Translator: SJade, Editor: Dj22031
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When Shen Qinglan came out of the shower, her face was even paler than before she went in.
She sat down beside the bed, and Fu Hengyi laid out the alcohol, iodine, and medicine one by one, “Take off your clothes.”
Shen Qinglan was slightly startled. She was wrapped in a bathrobe. Seeing that she was slow to move, Fu Hengyi reached out and pulled off her bathrobe. When he saw the criss-crossing scars on her body, a surge of anger rose in Fu Hengyi’s body.
He took a deep breath, calmed his expression, and picked up the alcohol to disinfect the wounds on her body.
The alcohol touched the wound, causing waves of stinging pain. Shen Qinglan frowned, but said nothing, not even a single sound.
Fu Hengyi’s eyes flashed with anger, “Shen Qinglan, if you feel pain, you can shout it out, you can scream it out, you can even cry, you don’t have to endure it like this.”
Shen Qinglan pursed her red lips when she heard this. She did not respond to his words, but asked, “Fu Hengyi, don’t you have anything else you want to ask me? You saw me kill someone today, don’t you have anything to say?”
Fu Hengyi put the alcohol cotton in his hand on the tray, squatted down, and looked into Shen Qinglan’s eyes, “What do you want to say?”
“Fu Hengyi, I’m a killer!” Shen Qinglan looked into Fu Hengyi’s eyes and said word by word, stretching her hands in front of Fu Hengyi, “These hands have killed many people before. Just today, they ruthlessly harvested many lives. They are stained with countless people’s blood and can never be washed clean.”
“Fu Hengyi, did you know that I used to be a killer who killed people without blinking an eye?” Shen Qinglan’s expression was cold, and she said sarcastically with a slight curl of her lips.
Fu Hengyi softened his brows and gently held her hand, “Does it hurt?”
Shen Qinglan was startled, and when she met his gentle eyes, she was a little overwhelmed. She thought that he would dislike her after he knew her past identity. After all, he was a soldier, wasn’t he?
“Qinglan, you’ve been injured a lot, right?” Fu Hengyi thought of how she was covered in wounds today, but she didn’t say a word and didn’t care about the wounds at all. His heart ached. This silly girl.
“Fu Hengyi, is this all you want to say?”
Fu Hengyi reached out and touched her face, “What else do you want me to say?”
“Fu Hengyi, I just said that I am a killer, and you are a soldier, a soldier who defends our country.”
Fu Hengyi nodded and agreed, “Well, I see, you used to be a killer, but you also said that was in the past, didn’t you?”
Shen Qinglan looked stunned, “Fu Hengyi, don’t you mind?”
“Silly girl, I said that no matter what happens in the future, I will always be by your side and will never leave you.”
“Fu Hengyi, you are a soldier, and I…” Shen Qinglan’s eyes trembled violently.
Fu Hengyi pulled her into his arms, hugged her gently, and spoke slowly, “Qinglan, I believe that becoming a killer is not what you wanted, and you are not now, and you will never be in the future.” Ever since they met in the rainforest, Fu Hengyi had doubted Shen Qinglan’s past identity, both good and bad. He once asked himself, if Shen Qinglan really stood on the opposite side of himself as he guessed, then what choice would he make, would he let go of her hand?
He asked this to himself many times, and the answer was always the same. Since he chose to be with Shen Qinglan, he would never let go of her hand in this life.
“Qinglan, don’t be afraid of me, don’t worry that I will leave you, and don’t distance yourself from me.”
Shen Qinglan hugged Fu Hengyi’s waist and sniffed, “Fu Hengyi, if one day, others know my identity…”
“Then I will go to hell with you. Wherever you go, I will go.” Fu Hengyi chuckled and said without hesitation. He thought that he was just a mortal after all. If he was an ancient emperor, he would choose beauty over the country without hesitation.
Shen Qinglan sniffed, her heart aching, because she understood what Fu Hengyi had given up in these words, “Fu Hengyi, thank you.”
Fu Hengyi chuckled, “Silly girl, we are husband and wife. I told you that you never have to say thank you or sorry to me. And this time, it’s because of me that you have to go through this.”
Shen Qinglan shook her head, “This has nothing to do with you, and you don’t need to blame yourself.”
Fu Hengyi pulled her away slightly and said, “Let’s take care of the wound first.”
Fu Hengyi looked at the crisscross wounds, a hint of cruelty flashing in his eyes. Last time, in order to retaliate against him, BK threatened him with the lives of ordinary people and killed his two brothers. This time, he kidnapped Shen Qinglan. The new and old grudges were combined, and the fight would not stop until one of them died.
After bandaging Shen Qinglan’s wound, Fu Hengyi and Shen Qinglan lay down, but neither of them felt sleepy at all.
“Would you like to tell me about your previous life?” Fu Hengyi spoke softly in the darkness.
Shen Qinglan was startled, “Do you want to know?”
“Well, if you’d like to say it.”
Shen Qinglan thought for a moment and spoke softly, “After I was abducted by human traffickers, I was sold to the Devil Training Base. Most of the people there were orphans adopted from orphanages. The rest were abducted by human traffickers like me. They were all young, and the oldest was no more than ten years old. We need to go through a series of training and learn a lot of things. If you are not capable enough, you may die in a certain trial…”
Although Shen Qinglan’s words were vague, Fu Hengyi felt very uncomfortable. He couldn’t describe his feelings at the moment. If possible, he would rather become the person she was talking about and bear everything for her.
“Qinglan, have you ever hated others? You could have lived a better life.”
In the darkness, Shen Qinglan shook her head gently, “Maybe at the beginning, but as time passed, this resentment was replaced by the desire to live.”
“Fu Hengyi, I’m very lucky. When I first arrived at the organization, I met someone who was dedicated to protecting me. No matter how difficult the situation was, she would tell me not to give up and to live. In the end, in order to protect me, she was killed. She died in a trial, at the hands of her companions, when I was the one who should have died.”
“We were often thrown into the rainforest, and the stay there gradually extended from a week to a month. We had no water or food, and only a dagger. In addition to being on guard against wild animals, we also had to be on guard against our companions, in case they stabbed us in the back at any time…”
“Qinglan, don’t say anything, everything is over.” Fu Hengyi hugged her tightly, feeling extremely distressed. He couldn’t imagine how Shen Qinglan, who was only five years old at the time, survived such a cruel training. He felt a little regretful. If he knew that her past was so difficult, he would not ask her at all.
Shen Qinglan did not stop, but smiled slightly, with a calm expression, and continued, “Fu Hengyi, do you know? My first mission was to kill the leader of a gang. I completed the mission beautifully. I was eleven years old that year, and I graduated from that organization when I was thirteen.”
“I have carried out many missions, and every mission target died in my hands. Even I can’t remember how many lives I have taken.”
Shen Qinglan’s eyes became very deep. “I used to hate soldiers because my father didn’t come to save me when I was at my most helpless. One of my partners died at the hands of a soldier. During a mission to Country R, a traitor appeared in our group. When we were retreating, the traitor informed the army of Country R of our route. One of my partners died to protect me.”
“What happened next?” Fu Hengyi asked softly.
“I was tired of that life of always walking in the dark, I was tired of those missions that never ended, I was tired of the smell of blood that was like rust, so I took Andre and the others to destroy that organization, along with our instructor Allen, but I didn’t expect Allen to be still alive. Fu Hengyi, if you stay with me, there may be endless troubles in the future.”
Fu Hengyi hugged her and kissed her on the forehead. “Shen Qinglan, I, Fu Hengyi, have never been afraid of trouble. I cannot participate in your past, but I will protect your future. I will protect you throughout my life until we grow old together.”
The gentle voice spoke the most powerful words in the world. Shen Qinglan’s throat was itchy and her nose was sore. She said nothing, but just hugged Fu Hengyi tightly.
Fu Hengyi, meeting you in this life was my greatest luck.
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