Chapter 2275 - 2276: Just Friends?
Ye Xunhuan had always wanted to discuss this topic with Michelle, but there was never an appropriate opportunity!
Or rather, there was simply no chance to discuss this topic!
After all, before, there were no issues, no disputes, and no conflicts of interest, but now things are different!
Now, because of him, Ye Xunhuan, all parties have started to act for their own interests. Although no one has spoken about it, everyone understands that if this interest is damaged, or if Ye Xunhuan makes a certain decision, they will immediately tear each other’s faces!
Michelle is actually well aware of this, but she has been unwilling to admit it.
Now that Ye Xunhuan has spoken these things without reservation, making Michelle momentarily unsure of how to respond.
For a moment, Michelle was silent, and a complex tangle slowly showed on her face!
Could she really bring herself to act against Ye Xunhuan?
She couldn’t do it, truly couldn’t.
Seeing Michelle silent, Ye Xunhuan spoke again: "Michelle, things between us are very complicated. We are friends, but at certain moments, we might also become enemies!"
"Also, you should be well aware that you are merely a tool Louis uses to maintain good relations with me!"
"Of course, I don’t deny that Louis truly cares for you, but at his level, even if you were his biological niece, he could still sacrifice you!"
"Perhaps these words are harsh, but they are true, and you should understand this point."
"My uncle wouldn’t sacrifice me as a tool!" Michelle suddenly said, her face full of resolve.
"Perhaps he wouldn’t!"
Concerning the familial bond between Michelle and Louis III, Ye Xunhuan didn’t know much, and thus couldn’t comment much.
However, he hoped Michelle’s words were correct.
Otherwise, facing Michelle again, Ye Xunhuan wouldn’t know what to do either. Asking him to harm Michelle was something he couldn’t do.
"Why did you discuss this topic so bluntly with me?" Michelle stared at Ye Xunhuan and asked.
Ye Xunhuan smiled bitterly, looking at Michelle full of helplessness and said: "I actually didn’t want to, but everything seems about to happen, and I cannot avoid saying it. If I wait until things happen then speak, everything might be too late."
"Now, whether it’s you or me, we both need to prepare for the worst."
Michelle took a deep breath and gazed at Ye Xunhuan, saying: "You’re too cruel!"
Ye Xunhuan looked at Michelle with bitterness, saying nothing more. He knew his words were indeed cruel.
Just like how people live and always wear various masks, when you tear off the mask, you’ll see the side you least want to confront.
"Why can’t you leave me a little space for fantasy, why..."
Ye Xunhuan sighed softly: "Michelle, fantasy isn’t for you or me. Of course, you may still think I’m cruel, but this is how the world is!"
"It’s not like I want to be cruel, it’s just that everything pushes me to this point that I have no choice!"
In this world, there are many things we must let go of, no matter how unwilling we are at heart, but we must harden ourselves to let go, and some words, no matter how unwilling we are to say, must be uttered through clenched teeth.
Perhaps, at the time, they seem harsh to hear, but upon reflection, one might find that they are simply the truth.
Michelle took a deep breath, saying: "I need to calm down."
Ye Xunhuan nodded: "Yes, you should think it over. No matter what happens in the end, I will always consider you a friend!"
"Friend?" Michelle’s beautiful face slowly revealed a trace of bitterness, and at that moment, a hint of darkness flashed through her purple enchanting pupils.
At that moment, it seemed like clouds had covered Michelle’s bright eyes, stripping away all its colors!
"Just friends?" Michelle murmured, slowly turning her head and walking away.
Her words echoed in his ears, and watching her somewhat forlorn back, Ye Xunhuan’s heart was filled with conflicting emotions, full of complexity. At the same time, a classic song involuntarily surfaced in Ye Xunhuan’s mind, and its melody seemed to play at that moment!
We’re still good friends, still just good friends, but we’ve crossed the line of friendship long ago. My mind is always filled with your smile, I know you feel the same, we’re still good friends, still just good friends, if lacking courage, we might miss this chance, just one sentence is enough, don’t say anything else, I’m waiting for you to speak up and say you love me...
Michelle, with a lonely yet graceful figure, walked into the Xiahou residence!
She didn’t choose to leave; she chose to enter the Xiahou residence, seeking peace there, wanting to think calmly there.
Afterward, Ye Xunhuan couldn’t help but sigh, his face slowly showing an expression of helplessness, shaking his head full of bitterness, then he lifted his feet and slowly walked into the Xiahou residence!
After returning to the Xiahou residence, Ye Xunhuan acted as if nothing happened. The turmoil caused by his conversation with Michelle seemed to vanish, leaving no trace.
But has it really vanished without a trace?
Only Ye Xunhuan himself knows.
Once back at the Xiahou residence, Ye Xunhuan informed everyone about the Demon King’s departure.
This made Qiu Shuihan and others couldn’t help but chide Ye Xunhuan a bit, saying he shouldn’t have let the Demon King leave, he should’ve let him stay and rest for a day before leaving.
In response, Ye Xunhuan merely smiled, saying nothing more.
Time rushed by, and before long the night descended. Everyone sat together to eat, as if the Xiahou residence hadn’t had so many people over in a long time, nor been so lively, the atmosphere was great.
Everyone sat together, talking and laughing, seeming very joyful. Yet, from time to time, the corner of Michelle’s eye would sweep over Ye Xunhuan, and even her eyes frequently flashed with traces of complexity and pain.
Sitting alongside was Qiu Ruoxi, who noticed Michelle’s subtle actions but said nothing, as if she hadn’t noticed. She pretended to be oblivious, it truly exemplified the saying: Ignorance is bliss!
Everyone talked and laughed, as if everything that had happened before had disappeared at that moment. The pressure brought by the king also seemed to have vanished in the moment.
But everyone knows deep inside, that pressure has always been there; it’s just that no one shows it.