My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 275: Chapter 275: Utilizing (Part 4)_1
 

“Because, I am looking for your brother,” Ye Xiong enunciated each word.

As he spoke, he continuously observed Li Xiangxiang’s expression, and sure enough, her complexion changed dramatically as she exclaimed urgently, “What nonsense are you spouting? My brother has long been dead.”

“Your brother isn’t dead. The ones who died are Li Xiaohuan, Li Yuanbin, and two stewards. If I hadn’t been lucky, I would have died last night too… Next, there might be even more people. Li Chunlang will die; Lu Yuanying will die; all members of the Li family will die one by one. Your brother is exacting insane retribution against the Li family.”

“If your brother continues like this, more and more innocent people will die. Do you want to watch your brother make mistake after mistake and more and more innocent people get hurt?”

Ye Xiong pressed her relentlessly, leaving her no way out.

Li Xiangxiang collapsed into the chair, speechless for a long moment, her face ashen, looking indescribably pitiful.

Although he felt it was cruel to do this, Ye Xiong had no other choice. Apart from Li Xiangxiang, no one else knew Li Chunpeng’s whereabouts.

“Xiangxiang, tell me where your brother is. Only by finding him can we stop this kind of retribution,” Ye Xiong said earnestly.

“My brother is dead; he’s already dead. I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Li Xiangxiang suddenly stood up and said coldly, “Ade, you’re not welcome here, please leave.”

“Xiangxiang.”

“No matter who you are, no matter what your purpose is, I will never trust you again.”

At this point, tears streamed down Li Xiangxiang’s face.

“Ade, all this time, you were the person I trusted the most. I never imagined that the kindness you showed me before was all fake. It’s laughable, I actually believed there was such a selfless person in the world, only to find out you were just using me.”

“Xiangxiang.”

“Get out, I don’t want to see you again.”

Li Xiangxiang, as if gravely insulted, suddenly turned, pushed Ye Xiong out of the room, and slammed the door shut.

Ye Xiong really wanted to break in, or even thought about capturing her to threaten Li Chunpeng, but upon reflection, if he did that, what difference would there be between him and a villain like Li Chunpeng?

Recalling Li Xiangxiang’s look of utter heartbreak, Ye Xiong’s heart clenched tightly.

What a damn mission.

He wanted to face someone fair and square in a life-or-death battle, not deceive an innocent girl.

However, she was the only one who might know Li Chunpeng’s whereabouts. Without persuading her, it was impossible to find him.

“To hell with it, shameless be damned.”

Ye Xiong gritted his teeth, steeled his resolve, ran back to his room, took out a few diaries written by Dummy, walked to Li Xiangxiang’s door, and knocked on it.

“Xiangxiang, I know you hate me for deceiving you, but what I want to say is, my staying by your side is not as you imagine, because…”

The words “I like you” were something Ye Xiong simply couldn’t utter, first because he didn’t like her at all, and second because he was indeed deceiving her.

How could he say it out loud?

“This is what I’ve recorded over this past year. Take a look for yourself, and you’ll know I haven’t lied to you or used you.”

Ye Xiong threw two diaries through the window, then went back to his room to pretend to pack his things.

Inside the room, Li Xiangxiang picked up the diaries from the floor and flipped through them without particular order.

Moments later, Li Xiangxiang’s face was awash with tears.

Three years and seven months, five hundred seventy days, without a single interruption.

The diaries recorded all the minutiae of her life over the year: her happy days, her sad days, her days of unbearable pain, and finally the days she stood strong again. Everything was recorded.

There were things Li Xiangxiang herself had forgotten, but the diaries remembered them all too clearly.

Those simple phrases, brimming with deep affection.

In this day and age, who could spend over five hundred days continuously documenting everything about someone else, if not for genuine, deep love?

Li Xiangxiang never understood why Dummy refused to leave her side, even when faced with daily harassment from Li Xiaohuan, even when ridiculed by others every day; he never once flinched.

It turned out, he had always been secretly in love with her.

Li Xiangxiang’s fists clenched tightly in excitement. Throughout the year, after experiencing numerous life-and-death separations and all sorts of trials, her mentality was no longer that of an ordinary girl.

In her heart, the ideal partner was a man who treated her well, who cherished her, not those wealthy, handsome, and rich men.

Thinking back over the year, how Dummy had taken meticulous care of her, always behaving properly, never daring to entertain any disgraceful thoughts towards her, she felt an unusual emotion stirring within.

Suddenly, she opened her bedroom door and sprinted towards Dummy’s room.

Ye Xiong was pretending to tidy up, never expecting Li Xiangxiang to suddenly come over. He became somewhat flustered.

“Ade, I’m asking you, do you like me?” Li Xiangxiang looked at him, asking very seriously.

Caught off guard by her question, Ye Xiong couldn’t react in time, but given the situation had reached this point, he had no choice but to carry on bravely.

“Yes,” Ye Xiong lowered his head.

He lowered his head not out of shyness, but guilt; he really didn’t want to deceive her if it wasn’t absolutely necessary.

However, on reflection, Dummy did like Li Xiangxiang, and now that he was impersonating Dummy, admitting it on his behalf didn’t seem so wrong. With this thought, he resolutely looked up and earnestly said, “From the moment I first saw you, I liked you. But you are a young lady, wealthy and beautiful, while I am just a servant, so I didn’t dare to show my feelings. Yet, feeling so stifled inside, I used the diary to record everything.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I am just a mute, our statuses are worlds apart. Being by your side is enough for me; I dare not hope for too much,” Ye Xiong replied.

Hearing this, Li Xiangxiang could no longer hold back and took a large step forward, intending to embrace him.

Ye Xiong was startled, having not anticipated this response from Li Xiangxiang; it was beyond his expectations.

Although Li Xiangxiang was petite and beautiful, he had never had such thoughts.

So he instinctively dodged to one side.

“Ade, don’t dodge,” she commanded.

Li Xiangxiang said that, then walked right in front of him, again trying to embrace him.

Ye Xiong dodged once more.

Li Xiangxiang thought he felt inferior and spoke softly, “Ade, you should know, my requirements for a boyfriend are very low; as long as he treats me well, appearances don’t matter.”

Ye Xiong didn’t want to get entangled with her on this issue and quickly said, “Xiangxiang, please ask your brother to stop, I don’t want him to get in too deep. I’m afraid that in the end, he will drag you into this mess.”

“I’ve advised him several times, but he doesn’t listen. Still, he said that everything will be resolved soon. In two or three days, we’ll leave this place, move to another city, and live together. How does that sound?”

“Has he been persuaded by you then, not planning on revenge anymore?” Ye Xiong pretended to be delighted.

“Don’t ask anymore; he told me we’d leave this place in a few days. I’ll explain our relationship to him then, and ask him to take us both with him,” Li Xiangxiang said very seriously.

Ye Xiong’s brow furrowed upon hearing this.

Was Li Chunpeng planning to settle accounts with Li Ba?

It seemed that the truth would soon come out, and he’d be able to confront Li Chunpeng soon.

For the death of his comrade, to take down Long Tianya, this time he must capture Li Chunpeng alive.

Ye Xiong’s fists clenched tightly.