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Chapter 65 - 65: Smile at Me
Chapter 65 - 65: Smile at Me
Chapter 65: Smile at Me
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Bai Xianyu’s gaze paused on the man’s hand for a moment, but the emotions in her heart were complex.
The dusty past seemed to have broken out of its cocoon, and scenes automatically appeared in front of her.
[Can you save my Third Brother? Xie Xingyun, your family has a
Death-Exemption Token, right? I know that it belongs to your grandfather, but my brother is already on death row. 1 beg you…]
His voice was as calm as ever.
[It’s gone.]
[Gone? How could it be…] She was in a daze.
Xie Xingyun had a complicated expression. [I had used it on you.]
A few fleeting moments seemed like several years.
She pointed at herself and staggered back with tears in her eyes. [Why did His Majesty want to kill me? What crime did 1 commit in your Northern Garrison Marquis Manor?]
[If you don’t want to save him, there’s no need to find such an excuse.]
As her thoughts fluctuated, Bai Xianyu’s eyes moistened. Third Brother did not commit a crime which would require nine generations of his family to be executed. In fact, there was still room for redemption. However, on the night she asked Xie Xingyun for the Death-Exemption Token, Third Brother actually committed suicide by taking poison.
How could a person like Third Brother take poison and admit his sins?
Someone must have plotted against him.
Bai Xianyu calmed herself down. No matter what Xie Xingyun was thinking, the Death-Exemption Token in his hand was indeed what she needed.
“…Which three things?” She was already prepared for Xie Xingyun to make some excessive requests.
But as long as it was not too much, she could still accept it.
Xie Xingyun’s gaze never left her eyes for a moment. Naturally, he saw the fleeting sadness in her eyes.
He lifted Bai Xianyu’s veil and said in a deep voice, “The first thing is to smile at me.”
Bai Xianyu was stunned for two seconds and was in disbelief. “You… aren’t joking?”
“No.”
Bai Xianyu smiled.
“It’s not like that.” Xie Xingyun’s cold fingers touched her eyelids and slowly moved up along with the curve of her eyes. “Curve your eyes.”
Bai Xianyu felt that this was not difficult. He probably felt that she was too cold to him now, so he could not stand this contrast.
In the next second, she smiled until her eyes curved into crescents. Her lips were red, and her teeth were white. Her clear eyes were as pure as a clear spring.
Just like before.
Xie Xingyun’s gaze froze for a moment.
“What about the second thing?”
“I’ll tell you when I’m done with the river lamps.” He grabbed her wrist through her clothes.
Bai Xianyu was pulled forward by him. Just as the corners of her mouth were about to droop, Xie Xingyun turned to look at her. “Keep it up.”
Bai Xianyu,”…”
Thinking of the Death-Exemption Token placed in her bosom that had yet to be warmed up, she endured it.
Xie Xingyun seemed to be very satisfied with her smile, and the expression on his face softened a lot.
Last time, they were recognized on the street because they did not cover themselves up right from the beginning.
The two of them were both famous in the capital. Now that Bai Xianyu was wearing a veil, Xie Xingyun also put on the mask of a ferocious fanged beast which covered most of his handsome face.
However, there were still many people at the place where the wishing river lamps were placed. Xie Xingyun pulled her along for a while before they found a place with fewer people.
However, there was a reason why there were not many people here. The reeds were taller than humans and there was a huge stretch of darkness.
There were also some potholes in the middle.
Bai Xianyu looked at her white and clean embroidered shoes and tugged at the man’s sleeve when he was about to walk in.
This simple action made Xie Xingyun’s heart beat faster..