Chapter 268: I Want to Die By Your Hands (1)
His sharp, gloomy, and ambitious eyes swept across Gong Yimo.
"I have personally seen how much the emperor doted on you. I knew that it was impossible for you to be defeated since you were such an outstanding and talented person. At that time, I thought that you were my only chance to surpass my brother!"
"I intentionally got closer to you and then followed you. What does a seven rank official even amount to? I knew that you weren't going to push your blood-related brother in the pit of fire. I followed you when you went to repair the canal, just to wait for the day when you fall into danger, so I can strike you while you are down..."
An odd glimmer of radiance flashed by his eyes. His voice sounded dreamlike, "...I didn't expect that I didn't even have to wait a few years to find my chance. With one move, I was going to soar to the sky..."
Gong Yimo closed her eyes; she doesn't know why, but she didn't hate him at all.
...
She looked so fragile that it made Li Ke doubt what he even wanted to receive from her...
He just wanted his family's approval, but instead, he was abandoned by his family and friends. He just wanted to prove his worth, but he was pushed away by everyone. In order to save his life now, he had to coerce the girl before him. This wasn't the life he had imagined!
"You won't be able to kill me or catch me."
If those people from before didn't leave, then they might've stood a chance before her. But now, her only problem was whether she wanted to kill the person in front of her or not.
Li Ke smiled; he was pretty handsome. His smile was like blossoming snowflakes, but there was an unexplainable mournfulness behind it.
"I didn't plan to kill you either way."
After he finished talking, he knelt in front of Gong Yimo! His action startled Gong Yimo.
She narrowed her eyes slightly and asked, "What are you doing?"
Li Ke looked up, there was no fear in his eyes, instead, he looked relieved.
"It's nothing. I just thought that it would be better to die in your hands than by Gong Jue's hands. I don't want to live like this anymore."