Chapter 723 - Chapter 723: Let Wei Yu Know (2)
Chapter 723: Let Wei Yu Know (2)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Pei Jiao also noticed. She walked to Beike’s side and sat down. They were clearly not close, but Beike moved away as if he had bounced back and kept a distance from her. She had never seen him like this before.
Pei Jiao felt that he had something on his mind. It was fine if he did not dare to look her in the eye. When he saw her open the door and enter just now, what did his expression mean? Guilty? She pursed her lips. “Must something happen before I come to you? I used to come here a lot.”
Beike thought for a few seconds, but he turned his head away from her. “You should come less in the future. It’s hard to explain why a man and a woman are alone.’
His reason was irrefutable. Pei Jiao laughed in anger. “Do you have a guilty conscience?”
Beike smiled at Pei Jiao. “Not at all. My heart is clear and honest.”
“Is that so!” Pei Jiao changed the topic extremely abruptly and asked him directly, “Do you know where Wei Yu is?”
Beike was still smiling, but his smile was faint. Coupled with his unfathomable expression, no one could see through him.
Pei Jiao felt that he had a lot on his mind. Sometimes dispirited, sometimes energetic, as if they were one person and two personalities taking turns to stand guard. Seeing that he was smiling but not answering, Pei Jiao suddenly stood up.
Beike thought that she was angry from embarrassment and was about to slam the door and leave. He was not prepared to politely keep her. Unexpectedly, she stood up to walk to him and grab his collar to question him. “Where’s Wei Yu?”
Beike froze for a moment, then laughed out loud. His black eyes were clear, but the whites of his eyes were bloodshot. He slowly raised his hand and pressed it against the back of hers. “How would I know where Wei Yu is?” he replied softly. “You’re asking the wrong person.”
Pei Jiao’s grip on his collar slowly tightened, but this strength was nothing to Beike. Pei Jiao endured the discomfort in her abdomen and continued to interrogate Beike. “l want to know Wei Yu l s whereabouts. You must know.”
“You think too highly of me. How can I be sure?” Beike looked up at her expression and thought it was. “Are you very worried about him?”
Pei Jiao wanted an answer to reassure her. It would seem meaningless to explain, so she followed Beike’s answer. “Yes, I’m worried about him.”
The smile on Beike’s lips froze for a few seconds. “You’ve been waiting for news of his return to the Wei family every day for more than a month, right?”
Pei Jiao said, “Yes.”
Suddenly, she heard Beike sigh. The frozen smile on his lips spread again, but it was mostly bitter. “l went to see him.”
Pei Jiao frowned. “Where?”
Beike told the truth. “In Xingzhou, in a sealed laboratory, there are people from Beiyang guarding it heavily. They locked Wei Yu inside to do experiments for them. There’s no end to it.”
Pei Jiao frowned slightly and thought to herself that Wei Yu really did not leave that day. Beike closed his eyes, his expression forbearing. “Wei Yu is like a walking corpse there. If this continues, he probably won’t live long.”
Hearing that Wei Yu might not live long, Pei Jiao’s heart ached. “They abused wei Yu? t!
“There’s no abuse. Beiyang needs someone like Wei Yu very much. He will be treated well.’
“Then why…” Pei Jiao’s eyes stung. She wanted to ask why he still didn’t have long to live despite such good treatment.
Beike explained, “Because Wei Yu knew that he wouldn’t be able to come back. He would rather die of exhaustion there than be locked up by Beiyang for the rest of his life. Now, Beiyang can’t do anything to him. He can only squeeze him dry in his last moments.”
“So that day…” Pei Jiao’s voice became hoarse. “Wei Yu was the one who swapped me back that day?”
Beike admitted, “Yes.’
This trouble was caused by Beike. That day, he had not agreed to Wei Yu replacing Pei Jiao. He had caused this trouble himself, so he was naturally prepared to end it himself.
However, Wei Yu knew that if he was taken away by Beiyang, he would be half dead even if he did not die. He made a deal with him and asked him to bring Pei Jiao back first. Then, he would think of a way to save him from Beiyang.
Beike’s expression was pained as he blamed himself. “l was anxious to save you back then and was confused. I thought that I could really save Wei Yu by myself, but I overestimated my strength. In the past month or so, I’ve used countless methods but I couldn’t bring Wei Yu out. I only saw him once and was almost caught.”
At this point, Beike’s guilt intensified. “l regret it. I contacted Beiyang and used myself to exchange for Wei Yu. Although Beiyang wants me dead, he has a sense of choice. As long as Wei Yu is the most useful to him now, I can’t bring him back.”
Pei Jiao let go of Beike’s collar. She staggered back half a step, her expression looking even more pained than before. At first, Beike thought that Pei Jiao was worried about Wei Yu. She looked worried about him, but looking at it now, it didn’t seem to be what he thought.
Beike suddenly stood up and held Pei Jiao’s arm and back. “Are you feeling unwell?”
Pei Jiao took a deep breath, trying to ease the pain. “Help me sit down.”
“No. You seem to be in a lot of pain. Is it your stomach? I’ll take you to the hospital first.”
“Wait!” Pei Jiao pressed down on Beike’s arm. “l know my situation. I just need to rest.”
Beike could not dissuade Pei Jiao. He helped her sit down and went to get her a cup of hot water.
At this moment, Pei Jiao’s face was exceptionally pale and she looked haggard and weak. Beike was worried and asked all sorts of questions. Pei Jiao did not tell him the reason and only asked him, “Is Wei Yu really not coming back?”
Beike’s expression was very ugly. “It’s very difficult anyway.”
Pei Jiao asked, “What if I get my brother to step in?”
Beike’s words were very realistic. “Every emperor has a minister. A strong dragon can’t suppress a local snake. Don’t you see how far Xingzhou is from the capital? Pei Jingzhou is famous in the capital. Everyone gives him face, but in Xingzhou, we still have to follow the rules.”
Beike’s words reminded Pei Jiao.
Yeah, that was in Xingzhou.
“So, he will really die there, right?” Pei Jiao’s eyes became empty.
Beike did not want to lie to Pei Jiao. “The situation is already very bad. He can’t come out, and he doesn’t want to live there.’
“Can you do me a favor?” Pei Jiao suddenly straightened up and grabbed Beike’s arm excitedly.
Beike guessed, “You want me to take you to see Wei Yu? Pei Jiao, to tell you the truth, this is unrealistic. It’s very difficult for me to see him.”
“No, I’m not going to see him.” Pei Jiao quickly calmed down. She folded the test result from today and handed it to Beike. “Help me take this piece of paper to Wei Yu and ask him to wait.”
Beike took the piece of paper and asked, “What is this?”
Pei Jiao said, “Just help me bring it to him.”
If he really cared about her, he should be able to hold on until the day she saved him after seeing this pregnancy test result..