Help The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama (by Lotus Seeds) novel Chapter 415

Chapter 415: Chapter 406: Where Is She?

The night was as dark as ink, and the candlelight flickered.

Shen Li, draped in a dark red robe lazily touching the ground, appeared more captivating than ever, accentuating his enchantingly handsome face. He leaned against a low table, holding a wine cup between his slender fingers, his narrow fox-like eyes slightly squinting, fixing his gaze on the brocade box in Qiu Yang’s hands, remaining silent for a long while.

It was hard to guess what he was thinking.

Qiu Yang knelt on the floor, the arms holding the brocade box trembling.

The hall was terrifyingly quiet, with only the increasingly strong aroma of wine permeating the air.

His knees had long since gone numb, yet he dared not move an inch, even suspecting whether Your Majesty was truly drunk. Could it be that he hadn’t heard him clearly?

Qiu Yang mustered the courage to look up.

In an instant, he met a pair of deep and abyss-like eyes, filled with emotions that seemed to be able to swallow a person whole, yet also carried an indescribable desolation.

Qiu Yang’s heart trembled, forcing himself to remain calm, "The Night Glow Monarch said... it’s a pity to throw them away, so I’m to return them to their owner."

He opened the brocade box.

The pair of red jade earrings lay quietly inside, searing his eyes like flames.

Shen Li’s face turned pale, the wine cup in his hand rolling to the ground, spilling wine, soaking his clothes, yet he seemed oblivious.

Qiu Yang pressed his forehead tightly to the floor, his breathing subdued, not daring to look at Your Majesty’s expression.

After a long time, a hoarse voice came from above,

"Did she... specifically ask you to deliver this?"

"Yes." Qiu Yang’s reply was so soft it was almost inaudible.

Shen Li closed his eyes, pressing his long fingers against his aching temples.

Waves of pain came from his heart, a buzzing noise in his ears. He stumbled to his feet, his vision blurring, almost collapsing.

"Your Majesty, be careful!" Qiu Yang hurriedly stepped forward to support him.

"No need to worry." Shen Li waved his hand, signaling him to step back.

Seeing Shen Li in such a state, Qiu Yang’s throat tightened, "I never expected... you knew what these earrings meant... how could you hand them over to an outsider like this."

He pushed the brocade box forward, "Your Majesty, you should keep them. Since others don’t want them, why be so fixated."

Shen Li stared at the glaring red, his eyes bloodshot.

In the end, he didn’t take it, only hoarsely asking, "Did she... leave any other words for you?"

Qiu Yang lowered his head, "No."

The grand hall was plunged into a moment of deadly silence and stillness, Shen Li’s heart tearing with pain, his vision swimming, his figure swaying.

"Your Majesty! You’re drunk, let me help you to bed to rest first!" Qiu Yang was anxiously flustered.

Yet Shen Li’s stubbornness was unspeakable, or perhaps disbelief, "After she went back, she didn’t mention me? Shouldn’t she hate me? Curse me? How could she... say nothing."

His last words seemed to suddenly lose strength, filled with confusion and helplessness.

Qiu Yang, seeing His Majesty in such anguish, didn’t know what to say, paused, yet still opened his mouth, "Perhaps it’s because the Night Glow Monarch heard the news of Your Majesty’s engagement, she’s completely let go, this is a good thing Your Majesty, at least she no longer hates you."

"Really?" Shen Li bitterly smiled, stroking the pair of blood jade earrings, his fingertips trembling, "I’d rather she hate me, at least it means she still cares, I have a chance to make amends."

Shen Li still remembered that on her birthday, when she received these gifts, the look of surprise and joy, as if it were the most precious treasure in the world, wishing to cherish it for life.

The gift that once brought her joy, has now become garbage to be cast away?

This was exactly his current standing in her heart.

Shen Li admitted he was selfish. That grand show back then, he just didn’t want Shen Tang to forget him.

He was destined not to be with her, but he genuinely loved her.

He wanted her to remember him forever!

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