Lord! Give up, my wife is a black and white vest

The two sat opposite each other at the dining table.

Qi Yu prepared a table full of dishes that Wen Li liked.

He was in a very good mood: "I asked someone to buy this bamboo noodles from China for me. Ali, try it and see if it tastes like this."

Wen Li picked up the chopsticks and tasted it: "Not bad."

Qi Yu smiled with relief: "That's good. You must try the veal in front of you. This place is simply a food desert. The quality and cooking method of the beef are acceptable. And the cheese pie on your left is not bad either. Try it after you finish your meal."

"Everything here is good, but I'm not used to the food. But nothing is static. You'll get used to it after eating for a while."

Qi Yu seemed to have endless things to say, and he wanted to tell Wen Li everything all at once, fearing that he would have no chance to say more after the meal.

Wen Li just ate quietly.

So Qi Yu hardly got any response from her.

In the past, Wen Li had mostly just listened quietly, but this time, Qi Yu could sense that Wen Li's lack of response wasn't simply a matter of personality. He understood that their relationship was irreparable, and that they could never go back to the way they were. So he paused and asked, "Ah Li, how have you been lately?"

Wen Li said indifferently, "Very good."

Qi Yu: "Where are Ah Ming and the others?"

Wen Li: "Since you've left Jinzhou, forget it."

Qi Yu was silent for a moment, nodded silently, and couldn't help asking the question he cared about most: "Are you still with that person?"

Hearing this, Wen Li stopped eating with his chopsticks, and finally looked up at Qi Yu, saying in a flat tone, "Qi Yu, I can try to understand your backstabbing. As my friend and my subordinate, you wanted to avenge me, and you used a knife to kill someone, even including me in the scheme. I know you, so I'm willing to give you a chance. But I cannot forgive you for hurting Lu Xixiao and indirectly harming Lu Jingyuan and General Hei. After this meal, our friendship ends here, and we will no longer have any relationship in the future. You take care of yourself."

Hearing Wen Li's intention to draw a line between them and go their separate ways, Qi Yu was heartbroken and unable to accept it. He looked at Wen Li with sorrow in his eyes. Perhaps knowing that nothing he said could remedy the situation or bring her back, he hesitated and instead persistently asked the same question again: "Are you still with that person?"

Wen Li frowned slightly: "This has nothing to do with you."

Wen Li, who originally wanted to finish the meal properly, put down his chopsticks in advance. There was no point in eating this meal anymore.

She said, "Let's go."

His tone was so casual, as if he was just going out for a walk.

Wen Li had just stood up when a strong feeling of drowsiness came over her like a flood, making her feel dizzy. She supported herself on the table with both hands, and her limbs quickly became weak. Her cold eyes, mixed with anger, glared at Qi Yu across from her: "Did you drug me?"

She shook her head to try to clear her mind, but after a few swaying steps she fell back into the chair, her whole body limp.

Qi Yu stood up and squatted in front of Wen Li. Facing Wen Li's angry eyes, he felt both happy and sad. With eyes full of pain, he said, "Ali, you still believed in me, but I still let you down."

Wen Li glared at him: "Don't seek death!"

Qi Yu raised his right hand and gently stroked Wen Li's cheek.

Wen Li wanted to hide but couldn't. She could only yell, but even speaking became difficult: "Get away, don't touch me..."

Qi Yu: "Ali, I'm sorry, I can't live without you."

"What do you want to do..." Wen Li couldn't finish her last sentence. The irresistible feeling of drowsiness made her eyes go dark. She tilted her body and fell forward onto Qi Yu.

Qi Yu caught her and touched the back of her head. There was a crazy and paranoid light in his eyes: "Ali, you can only be mine."

Wen Li opened his eyes again and found himself handcuffed to the bed.

His wrists and ankles were tightly cuffed.

"Ari."

Wen Li, who was still conscious, looked towards Qi Yu who was standing beside the bed.

Wen Li's eyes were filled with uncontrollable anger: "Untie it!"

Qi Yu shook his head slightly and said apologetically: "Ali, forgive me for not being able to promise you. I can't let you go back. I can't let you go back to that person. I don't want to hurt you, but I really have no other choice. I can't live without you. No one can take you away from me. You can only be mine."

Wen Li: "You are worthy?!"

Wen Li’s words hurt Qi Yu.

"You're right, I don't deserve it."

Qi Yu leaned back in his chair and spoke to Wen Li about his powerlessness and pain: "Ali, you know, sometimes I really envy Lu Xixiao. He was born into a noble family, has a distinguished status, and is extremely talented. He was born to be a favored child of heaven. He has everything he wants. Even though he hurt you like that, he still had the confidence and the courage to pursue you. Unlike me, even my birth was a mistake."

He lost himself in memories: "Why did I have such a miserable birth? That beast, why did he let a woman he sold like livestock give birth to his child? Why did he let me be born into this world, yet he refused to fulfill his responsibilities as a father? How could he sell a woman who had given birth to his child like a commodity? Why didn't he sell me too? If he had sold me, maybe I could have lived a better life."

"How can people be so bad? He and I share the same blood, so why wouldn't he let me call him brother? Why wouldn't he let me call him father? Why wouldn't he treat me as a family member, or even as a human being? We're both the governor's biological sons, so why is he the distinguished young master of Jinzhou, while I'm beaten and scolded, imprisoned and tortured, living a life worse than a dog's? My mother is just a commodity, but I'm still the governor's son. Why do they bully me? I was only five years old at the time, I didn't understand anything. They locked me up in the dungeon with those vicious criminals. Do you know how scared I was? He didn't want me to share his things, so why didn't he just shoot me? Why did he torture me like this? I clearly didn't do anything. I live cautiously and don't fight or compete. Why still won't let me go? Why do I have to suffer so much?"

Qi Yu took a deep breath and exhaled, his body trembling.

He calmed down for a moment, then smiled at Wen Li again. "During the first two years I was locked up in the dungeon, I hated them so much. I thought I had to survive, I had to kill them, so they too could taste the pain of being on the chopping block for years. But then I was really desperate. No hatred or resentment could hold me back anymore. It was too painful. I just wanted to die, I just wanted to be free, but I couldn't even die. I hated this rotten, smelly, disgusting world."

"I've never left the Governor's Mansion since I was born. I've been surrounded by a bunch of inhumane beasts. I thought the outside world was just as dirty and ugly, until you, Ali, showed up. Do you know what your appearance means to me? I even want to thank them, thank that beast for giving birth to me, thank him for not selling me, thank that little beast for not killing me, thank him for locking me up in the dungeon. It's as if all the suffering I've endured was to push me to your side. If that's the case, then I'm willing."

"When you brought me out of the dungeon and let me kill them both with my own hands, my whole world turned from black to white."

"I saved you, but you want to destroy me. Except for that time in Nanyang, I have never failed. And you, Qi Yu, the people I trust, the people I taught myself...!!!" Wen Li was angry and disappointed.

Qi Yu said painfully, "Ali, I'm sorry. I really don't want to do this. I don't want to disappoint you even more. You pulled me out of hell, gave me a new life, let me take revenge with my own hands, took back everything for me, gave me a name, taught me skills, treated me as a family member, gave me affirmation and trust, and gave me warmth and sunshine that I have never felt before. To me, you are more important than my life. I would rather suffer ten times or a hundred times the damage than let you suffer even the slightest injustice."

"I know I'm not worthy of you. I tried hard to be better and follow in your footsteps, but that person who came in from nowhere shattered my fantasy. He ruined me and everything between us. It's all because of him." He was puzzled. "Why, Ali? Why would you fall for someone who hurt you? We had so many beautiful pasts, why can't you just look at me?"

"Listen carefully, even if Lu Xixiao wasn't around, I wouldn't be able to like you." Wen Li's words were as sharp and ruthless as a knife.

It was unbearable for Qi Yu.

Wen Li said indifferently: "Let go."

Qi Yu shook his head.

Wen Li: "I told you to let go!"

Qi Yu: "Ali, forgive me."

Wen Li: "What on earth do you want to do?!"