Xie Pei's face was pale, and his beautiful face was covered with a layer of Death Qi.
Shen Mingtang knelt on the side of the bed and held the man's thin hand tightly. Her hot tears formed a line and dripped onto his eyelids.
Xie Pei slowly opened his eyes and turned to look at her with gentle eyes.
"Why are you crying?" Xie Peizhi weakly raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her cheeks and smiled faintly. "I've achieved success and won fame in my life. I have no regrets."
He was born in a farmer's family, and his family was poor. His parents died early, and his brothers and sisters were dead. All of them couldn't have a good ending. Some people said that his life was hard and he could defeat his six relatives. His career was still smooth. Now he was only 40 years old and rich.
He would never marry anyone.
Xie Pei looked at the heartbroken Shen Mingtang, who was now thirty-six years old.
Without him by her side and protecting her, would she be bullied?
Xie Pei took out his hand and used all his strength to hold her tightly in his arms. His eyes were full of pity, unwillingness, and unwillingness. There was indeed regret. He could not protect his brothers and sisters, nor could he marry her. He would stay with her for the rest of his life.
"You don't have to worry. I've already arranged everything for you." Xie Pei closed his eyes for a moment and endured the pain. His weak voice was filled with bitterness. " delicatejiao, you're still young. You can find a..."
"Except for you, I don't want anyone else." Shen Mingtang shook her head and pleaded in a choked voice, "Pei Zhi, can you promise me a title? I want to follow you righteously. Wherever you go, I will follow you..."
In her whole life, she was in a mess. She could not recognize people clearly and led the wolf into the house, killing her whole family. It was Xie Peizhi who pulled her out of the swamp and raised her as a delicate guest in the mansion. He gave her everything he could, except for her title.
He said, "I want her to stay with me for a long time, not one day and one night."
This man was afraid that he would take her down and be so stingy that he wouldn't even give her his last name.
She was not afraid.
Xie Pei's lips moved, but he couldn't make a sound. His fingers gently touched her head, as if to make her obey. His warm eyes slowly closed.
Shen Mingtang hugged him and burst into tears.
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Shen Mingtang's body kept sinking, and the cold river water poured into her throat.
Her instinct to survive made her struggle to save herself, but she sank faster.
Suddenly, a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist and pulled her out of the water.
"Pfft... Ahem..."
Shen Mingtang breathed in the air and spat out a mouthful of water. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw the handsome man beside her.
The sun shone deeply on his face, and under his long eyebrows, a pair of dark eyes were soaked in ice. His body was wet, and the water droplets slid down from his cold chin. The man wiped the water droplets on his face, and the blue veins on the back of his hand showed that he was trying his best to restrain some kind of emotion.
A familiar face with a youthful air.
Her eyes turned red, and big drops of tears fell down.
"Pei Zhi, did you come to pick me up?" Seeing her lover, Shen Ming Tang ignored all kinds of strange things and threw herself into Xie Pei's arms. "I thought I would never see you again."
Xie Pei avoided it.
Shen Mingtang missed.
Upon hearing Shen Mingtang's words, the villager next to her burst into laughter and started to make sarcastic remarks.
"Mr. Xie, your wife's brain is a bad one. Now her brain is in the water, and she is even more stupid."
"It's good to be silly. Not only is he poor, but he's also sick. He's also a murderer. Who would dare to lie beside him, a normal girl? Maybe he'll strangle her to death on the bed one day."
"If you want to blame someone, blame this fool for being unlucky. He fell into my hands and became Xie Dalang's daughter-in-law. He's courting death."
"Hey... do you think it's Xie Dalang who pushed her into the river?"