"She's carefree. You leaving will upset her for a month, maybe two, but you can't leave with regrets! Ji Rong, don't blame me for being disloyal!"
Ruan Xi fiercely wiped his eyes, tears streaming uncontrollably.
He had never considered himself a romantic.
But Ji Rong's devotion to Qin Yiqing now made his heart ache unbearably.
What a fool, Ji Rong!
Ji Rong didn't hear Ruan Xi's words. He gazed tenderly at Yun Shu and continued, "Never let yourself be wronged. If you are truly wronged, go find Yun Shu. Yun Shu and the Night King owe me this favor, and they will surely look after you more in the future. I can rest easy. Even your father won't be able to make you sad. Silly girl..."
Every word spoken by Ji Rong made Ruan Xi want to go mad.
He looked at Yun Shu.
Yun Shu turned her head, walked to the drunken Qin Yiqing, took out a pill from her hand, and put it into Qin Yiqing's mouth.
Qin Yiqing struggled and thrashed violently.
But her strength was no match for Yun Shu's.
She could only reluctantly swallow the bitter pill in her mouth.
The next moment.
Qin Yiqing, who had been garrulous in her drunken state, wailed with her mouth wide open, "It's too bitter! Yun Shu, you didn't give me candy! I smelled it earlier, it was a very bitter smell! And it tastes even more bitter."
"Qin Yiqing, sober up! Look, quickly look! If you wait too long and can't see, you'll regret it for the rest of your life! Hurry!" Ruan Xi strode over, grabbed Qin Yiqing's arm, and pulled her towards the bed.
Qin Yiqing struggled fiercely against Ruan Xi, "Ruan Xi, get lost! Stay away from me! You and Ji Rong are both bastards! Any woman who meets you is cursed for lifetimes! I must have done something wrong in my past life to be punished by meeting Ji Rong in this one. He so easily abandoned me, and now he's happily with other women! I hate him!"
"He didn't! He's not like me! I'm a scoundrel, but Ji Rong isn't!" Ruan Xi roared at Qin Yiqing.
He hoped to jolt the drunken Qin Yiqing awake with a single shout.
Qin Yiqing, startled by the roar, felt dizzy. Her mind seemed to be under some kind of control, and she looked at Ruan Xi blankly.
Seeing Qin Yiqing's dazed state, Ruan Xi gritted his teeth in anger, "Aren't you usually so clever? Why are you so foolish today?! You can hold your liquor so well, yet you're drunk after less than a jar of wine today. Qin Yiqing, if Ji Rong didn't cherish you so much, I'd have a mind to slap you sober!"
Yun Shu watched the frantic Ruan Xi and the confused Qin Yiqing, who clearly had no idea what was happening. She took out a silver needle.
She quickly pricked Qin Yiqing, who hadn't reacted yet.
Then she said to Qin Yiqing, "Yiqing, wake up. Ji Rong is here. You must wake yourself up."
In that moment, she suddenly understood.
When the news of Ji Rong's death spread, Qin Yiqing, with her intelligence, would surely guess why Ji Rong had abandoned her. And Qin Yiqing, who hadn't seen Ji Rong for the last time, would never easily recover from her remorse.
"Ji Rong, quickly look at Qin Yiqing. She's right here. You must not leave each other with any regrets! Ji Rong, say whatever you need to say directly to Qin Yiqing!" Ruan Xi urged Ji Rong impatiently.
Ji Rong's expression suddenly became somewhat dazed. He looked at Qin Yiqing.
Qin Yiqing was also looking at Ji Rong.
They gazed at each other in silence.
A part of Yun Shu's heart was being torn apart, and it hurt more and more.
This was the first time she had experienced the parting of life and death with a friend since she had transmigrated.
Ruan Xi fiercely wiped away more tears.
Ji Rong reached out his hand towards Qin Yiqing. His hands had become thin, but they were still beautiful. Qin Yiqing clasped his hand, but her own hand trembled uncontrollably. She felt groggy, unsure if she was dreaming.
But a voice inside her said, this is real!
She had to look at him properly.
Otherwise, she would definitely regret it later.
"Yiqing, do you remember what I just said?" Ji Rong's voice was as gentle as water.
Those words, like warm water, gently flowed into Qin Yiqing's heart.
Qin Yiqing's voice trembled slightly as she held Ji Rong tightly, afraid that if she let go, he would leave her. "Ji Rong, you can't leave me, absolutely can't leave me! You promised me before! I don't care what you say or what you want me to do, I won't listen, I won't listen to anything. I just want you to remember that you are Qin Yiqing's person. You can't leave me! You can't abandon me! Ji Rong, do you hear me?"
Hearing this, Ji Rong was momentarily lost in thought.
Then he stared intently at Qin Yiqing.
A look of helplessness appeared on his face. "They still let you come to see me."
Qin Yiqing also seemed to wake up, understanding something. She tightly held Ji Rong's hands, tears streaming down her face. Her red lips landed on his cold, almost lifeless fingertips. "You lied to me! How could you lie to me, Ji Rong?! Ji Rong, you can't leave me! You clearly promised me! You said you would always take care of me! Without you, what will I do? I can't take care of myself. I'll never fall for anyone else in this lifetime. Without you, I... I can't live, Ji Rong! There's no one in this world who would be as good to me as you are."
"No one can care for me like you do, ask after my well-being, know all my preferences, and make me so dependent and infatuated. There's no one else, only you, Ji Rong! Please don't leave me, okay? I beg you!"
Yun Shu turned her back and looked at the willow trees swaying in the wind outside the window, her throat still aching terribly.
Ji Rong raised his other hand and wiped away Qin Yiqing's tears. The tears were hot, seeming to burn his heart. He still smiled and said, "In the next life, in the next life, I will definitely keep my word."
"No! Ji Rong, absolutely not! Don't talk about the next life. I won't even glance at you in the next life. You've already let me down in this life, so I definitely won't like you in the next. I'll like someone else. Ji Rong, I order you, you cannot leave me in this life! I don't want you to go... I don't want you to die... Ji Rong, don't die!"
"Other people's lives may still have a chance to be saved, but mine is different. I was born unable to control my own destiny. Yiqing, the person I am most sorry to... is you. Only you." Ji Rong said with immense regret and pain.
The person he least wanted to let down in this life was her.
But in the end, he still had to fail her.
"Ji Rong, I wish I were the one who died now. I wish I could give you half of my lifespan. I only beg heaven to let you live a few more years. My request is not much, I only ask for a few years! I want to take care of you properly once. You always took care of me before, and I've never truly taken care of you!" Qin Yiqing cried out helplessly.