Chapter 912: Waiting for A New Day, Or Death (19)
Li Beinian paused and looked up. She saw something in Mu Xichen’s expression.
His long and slender fingers tapped his knee lightly as he trained his gaze on Li Beinian. The girl was silent for a moment. There was something unfathomable in his gaze.
“Hoping to see me for one last time,” Li Beinian murmured softly, repeating his words.
See her for one last time.
Was that all he meant?
“Is he really going to die?” Li Beinian asked. She sat down on the bed and leaned against Mu Xichen.
Mu Xichen pondered for a moment and nodded. “Yes.”
“Uh huh.” Li Beinian nodded. She wasn’t quite sure what she was feeling.
There was no joy nor sadness.
It was as if the person who was about to die, had nothing to do with her.
Mu Xichen raised his hand and brushed the wet hair back from her forehead. He said unhurriedly, “If you don’t see him now, you’ll never be able to see him again. So, go if you want to.”
In other words, if Mu Xichen had not wanted her to go, he could have kept it a secret from her.
But he didn’t.
Although he and Mu Donglin did not get along, it was now a matter of history. Besides, Mu Donglin was about to die.
If someone died, they would cease to exist.
There would no longer be such a person in the world.
Mu Donglin would no longer compete with him for anything, and he would never be able to stand before him with his annoying smile, showing off like he had always done.
He could only rely on those pitiful memories to remind others of the fact that he had once existed.
And such an existence would inevitably fade over time. Eventually, it would leave behind an indistinct silhouette that would gradually disappear with the pa.s.sing breeze.
Li Beinian looked at Mu Xichen and reached out for his hand. She placed the side of her face against it and kissed it gently. “If you had been the one in jail and the one sentenced to death, would he have agreed to let me see you for one last time? Would he be like you now, seeking my opinion, asking me, and actually hoping, that I’ll pay one last visit?”
Mu Xichen placed his palm against her face, rendered speechless by her words.
Li Beinian continued, “He would not. The only thing in his mind would be that his greatest enemy was finally dead, there’d be no one in the world going against him, that you deserved to be sacrificed.”
Mu Xichen started to say something, but she interrupted him.
She tilted her head back slightly and said with great seriousness, “I won’t hit him when he’s down, but I won’t give him a chance to hurt us either. Ah Chen, I’m not going.”
Mu Xichen lowered his eyes in a gentle gaze. He stroked the top of her head and said, “Alright, we won’t go.”
Only when one was at the bottom would one see the fickleness of the world and the fickleness of human nature.
Having been locked up for this long, Mu Donglin had but less than ten visitors.
Apart from his biological parents, Lin Kerou was the one who visited him most frequently.
At this point, Lin Kerou was patiently feeding Mu Donglin the porridge that she had made herself.
Her beautiful eyes were terribly swollen and her hand that was holding the bowl was unsteady.
Her heavy makeup was unable to conceal the sallowness of her haggard face.
She was very different from before.
“Brother Donglin, this porridge was cooked for hours with a lot of nutritious herbs. Have more of it. You will be in better health when you’re out in a few days.” Lin Kerou tried her best to maintain a smile, but it looked worse than crying. “I just came back from a prenatal checkup. Our babies are very healthy. The doctor asked me to bring the child’s father along next time. The prenatal education will help as the babies develop.”