Prince! The political conspiracy is not a play, the show is real

For some reason, Chu Huanjun's decision to stay near her made Tao Yao feel strangely at ease and warm. After all, with such a great figure like him around, Zuo Tang and his gang would have to give him some consideration. At least until Lu Che recovered, he could rest assured and recuperate.

Tao Yao thought about how Chu Huanjun looked like a smug peacock standing in the cosmetics shop just now, and she found it funny. She walked briskly all the way back to Lu Che's room, with a faint smile on her face unconsciously.

When she pushed open Lu Che's door, Lu Che had already gotten up from the bed and was standing by the window covered in bandages. Tao Yao thought he was still resting on the bed, so she was suddenly startled by him.

"Lu Che? Why are you up?!" Tao Yao exclaimed as she walked over and said repeatedly, "Go back to sleep quickly. You have so many wounds on your body. If you're not careful, they'll open. It's best not to get out of bed and move around..."

She was only halfway through her sentence when Lu Che stiffly turned halfway around. Tao Yao's heart suddenly trembled. Lu Che's eyes were bloodshot, making his resentful green pupils even more vivid. Half hidden by his long bangs, he looked particularly unsettling.

"Lu Che...you...you're crying?"

Tao Yao was a little panicked and wanted to raise her hand to wipe Lu Che's tears, but he quickly slapped her hand away.

Tao Yao groaned softly in pain, lowered her head to look at her hand that was slapped red by Lu Che, and quickly turned to look at him. Just as she was about to ask him what he was angry about, Lu Che had already turned his body back to face the window woodenly, without giving Tao Yao another glance.

"If something like this happens again, don't save me."

Perhaps because he was severely injured and had lost too much blood, Lu Che's voice became rough and hoarse, a tone he had never heard before, and it sounded strangely sad.

"Whether I live or die is none of your business..." He paused, then added, "For example, today, even if I really died, you wouldn't have to worry."

After Lu Che finished speaking, Tao Yao suddenly felt as if her internal organs had been beaten by countless hammers and weapons. Besides the pain, she also felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Tao Yao walked forward, carefully placed her hand on Lu Che's shoulder, and asked, "Lu Che, are you speaking in anger? What are you angry about? Can you tell me..."

Lu Che turned his head away, avoiding Tao Yao's gaze, and whispered, "I am angry, but not at you." He gritted his teeth and squeezed out these few words intermittently: "I am angry at myself."

Seeing Lu Che injured like this, Tao Yao couldn't help but feel distressed. Now seeing him so dejected and sad, Tao Yao couldn't help but wonder if she had done something wrong.

Was she wrong to rescue him from the teahouse at all costs?

Tao Yao didn't know what to say for a moment, so she could only comfort Lu Che, "Don't be angry with yourself... We fell for Zuo Tang's trick, and there's nothing we can do. Besides, if Zuo Tang really wanted to kill us, even if it wasn't this time at the teahouse, there would be another time. He would have a thousand ways to do it."

Tao Yao paused, thinking of something, and her heart suddenly warmed. She added, "But don't worry, I've asked Xiao Chu and Lord Song to help investigate this matter. Zuo Tang and the others are coming for you. Let's find out why they want to kill you."

"No need for that," Lu Che said coldly, "I heard everything at the teahouse."

"What did you hear?" Tao Yao asked hurriedly. Looking at Lu Che's expression, she felt a little worried.

"They want to kill me because they know I'm the boy who survived the Moon Worship Clan massacre," Lu Che paused, then continued, "It just so happens that I'm currently working at Wuyan Pavilion and have killed some people. This gives them a good excuse to get rid of me. If anyone discovers my death, they'll report it to the government as a murderer. If no one discovers my death, then... it'll be as if nothing happened."

Listening to him, Tao Yao clenched her fists unconsciously and said through gritted teeth, "These people are truly despicable! I'm going to beg Xiao Chu. This matter must not be let go like this."

Hearing Tao Yao repeatedly call him "Xiao Chu," Lu Che felt a pang of displeasure. He turned around woodenly, stared at Tao Yao for a long moment, and said, "No need. He's the same as them. What's the point of begging him?"

Tao Yao's heart moved, and she couldn't help but defend Chu Huanjun: "No, Xiao Chu is not what you think... At least, he helped us this time. Now we are staying in Doctor Cheng's clinic, and it was he who helped to intercede with Doctor Cheng."

Seeing Tao Yao's admiring expression when she mentioned Chu Huanjun, Lu Che felt a little ashamed of himself, to the point that a fire inexplicably burned in his heart, wanting to burn his already worn-out sanity into ashes.

Lu Che met Tao Yao's smile with icy eyes. Seeing her smile gradually froze on her face, he sneered, "Chu Huanjun did this because he has ill intentions towards you. Arnold, are you so gullible?"

Tao Yao simply couldn't believe that the person saying these words in front of her was actually Lu Che - the Lu Che who hid behind the screen with a silly smile and secretly bought her a skirt and jewelry.

Tao Yao shook her head in disbelief, a look of resistance on her face. She said, "Lu Che, I don't know what you're talking about. You must be tired. Get some rest. I'll come see you tomorrow morning."

She finished speaking and turned to leave. As she reached the door, Lu Che's voice suddenly rang out from behind her.

"Arnold, you also think I'm useless, right?"

Lu Che's voice was cold, as if a puppet was speaking, without a trace of emotion.

Tao Yao stood at the door in a daze, not knowing how to answer him for a moment. In fact, Tao Yao probably understood in her heart that at this moment, whatever she said would be wrong.

"Usefulness isn't something others can judge. If you've already decided you're useless, then no matter how much I try to comfort you, it won't be of any use."

Tao Yao didn't turn around, just speaking with her back to Lu Che. Lu Che stared longingly at Tao Yao's thin back, pinned to the doorway. Outside was the inky night, pitch black, making Tao Yao's plain moon-white robe gleam.

Tao Yao was thin, standing in the dark night, like a thin crescent moon, the moonlight was soft and fleeting, and it seemed that she would disappear in the blink of an eye.

Lu Che tried his best to stare at her back, not blinking. But after a moment, the moonlight disappeared into the night.