jdhmnovel Chapter 411: Lao Qing, you can't grasp the divine machine
Chapter 411: Lao Qing, you can't grasp the divine machine
"Cough...cough..."
Blood flowed down the corner of Zhuge Qing's mouth.
Like a winding little snake, it crawled over his originally white jaw, and finally dripped onto his collar, revealing a bunch of shocking red plum blossoms.
He opened his mouth, as if he had a thousand words to say, but his throat seemed to be strangled by something and no sound came out.
Su Chen stood there, his tall figure casting a shadow, covering Zhuge Qing.
His eyes were complex and deep like an ancient well, making it impossible to guess what he was feeling at the moment.
"Lao Qing, since we met, I have always regarded you as a smart person with brains."
Slowly, Su Chen spoke.
The voice was low and a little hoarse, like the wind blowing across the wilderness in autumn, bleak and desolate.
"You are extremely talented. At such a young age, you have already mastered the secrets of the Zhuge family. Your future is bright and limitless."
Su Chen paused slightly, as if he was organizing his words, or as if he was giving Zhuge Qing time to think.
"But today, you actually fought with me for a woman, and even... ruined your own future with your own hands."
The voice suddenly turned cold, like ice chips in the cold winter, hard and biting.
"Tell me, is this worth it?"
Zhuge Qing's body began to tremble uncontrollably, like a leaf drifting in the wind that could be blown away at any time.
He bit his lips so hard that it seemed as if he wanted to make them bleed.
Sure enough, strands of blood oozed out from between his clenched teeth, staining his originally white teeth red.
"Su Chen..."
Zhuge Qing's voice was dry and hoarse, like wood polished by sandpaper, rough and unpleasant.
"You...won't understand..."
"I don't understand?"
Su Chen snorted coldly, his voice full of undisguised sarcasm.
"I really don't understand. I don't understand why you would do such a stupid thing for a woman!"
"Fu Rong...she is not that kind of person..."
Zhuge Qing's voice, though weak, revealed a firmness that could not be changed.
"She is a good person. She just... has her own reasons..."
"You have no choice but to do so?"
Su Chen's eyes became sharper, like a sword drawn from its sheath, flashing with an intimidating cold light.
"Lao Qing, at this point, are you still defending her?"
"She joined Biyou Village and aided the evildoers. This is an ironclad fact!
As a representative of the younger generation of the Zhuge family, it is also true that you are protecting the people of Biyou Village!"
Su Chen pressed on step by step, and his voice became increasingly harsh.
"Tell me, what kind of difficulties did she have that made you so desperate that you even gave up your own future?"
Zhuge Qing was silent.
Faced with Su Chen's barrage of questions, he found himself speechless.
Su Chen looked at Zhuge Qing, and the disappointment in his eyes became more and more intense.
"Lao Qing, I'm really... so disappointed."
The voice was low, like a sigh from deep in the chest, carrying endless regret and pain.
"I used to think that you were a person with principles and bottom line."
"But now it seems that I was wrong, very wrong."
"You actually threw away your principles and bottom line for a woman."
"You... disappoint me so much."
Su Chen's voice was like a sharp knife, ruthlessly cutting Zhuge Qing's heart.
Zhuge Qing's body trembled even more violently, as if he was experiencing a fierce inner struggle.
His face was as pale as paper, without a trace of blood, like a body without a soul.
"Su Chen..." Zhuge Qing's voice was filled with a barely perceptible pleading, "I... beg you... to let Fu Rong go..."
"Let her go?"
Su Chen looked at Zhuge Qing coldly and asked back.
"Lao Qing, at this point, do you think it's still possible?"
"She made a mistake and she must pay the price for her actions."
"This is the company's rule, and it is also the customary rule in the alien world."
"I can't break the rules or bend the law for personal gain just because of you."
"Su Chen..."
Zhuge Qing still wants to fight for it.
"enough!"
Su Chen interrupted Zhuge Qing harshly, his tone resolute.
"Lao Qing, I don't want to waste any more words with you."
"Fu Rong, I'll bring it today."
"As for you..."
Su Chen looked at Zhuge Qing with a complicated expression.
"You openly protected the people of Biyou Village. The company will naturally give you an 'explanation'. You'd better take care of yourself."
After saying that, Su Chen ignored Zhuge Qing and turned to walk towards Fu Rong.
Every step seemed to be stepping on Zhuge Qing's heart, making him feel miserable.
"No!"
Zhuge Qing let out a desperate roar and struggled desperately to stand up and stop Su Chen's steps.
However, he was injured so badly that his internal organs seemed to be displaced and there was no part of his body that didn't hurt.
He used all his strength and only managed to lift his upper body slightly before he was no longer able to support himself and collapsed to the ground.
"Su Chen..." Zhuge Qing wanted to say something.
"Enough!" Su Chen interrupted Zhuge Qing harshly.
"Lao Qing, don't be stubborn anymore!"
"You've already sacrificed your future for a woman. Isn't that enough?"
"Or..." Su Chen's eyes suddenly changed and became extremely sharp.
"You have been trying to get close to Ma Xianhong and Shen Ji Bai Lian from the very beginning!"
Su Chen's sharp eyes were like two unsheathed swords, piercing deep into Zhuge Qing's heart.
Zhuge Qing's face turned pale and his body trembled violently.
"Su Chen...you...what did you say?" Zhuge Qing's voice trembled slightly.
Zhuge Qing's face became paler and paler, and his body began to tremble slightly.
"Su Chen...I..."
Zhuge Qing wanted to explain himself, but found that his throat seemed to be blocked by something and he could not make any sound.
"Why, I was right?" Su Chen sneered.
"Nothing to say?"
"No!" Zhuge Qing raised his head suddenly and refuted loudly.
"Su Chen, you misunderstood me!"
"Misunderstanding?" Su Chen raised his eyebrows.
"Then tell me, how did I misunderstand you?"
"I……"
Zhuge Qing took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
"I admit that when I first approached Fu Rong, I did have... the idea of coveting the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements."
"But...but that was just the initial thought!"
"Later... Later I found out that Fu Rong... She was a good person. She had her own reasons. I..."
"So you changed your mind?" Su Chen interrupted Zhuge Qing.
"For a woman, you gave up your original goal?"
"I..." Zhuge Qing was speechless.
"Lao Qing, you really impressed me."
Su Chen shook his head, his eyes full of disappointment.
"For a woman, you can actually do this."
"Do you know how much trouble this will bring to the company?"
"Do you know what kind of situation you're getting yourself into by doing this?"
"I..." Zhuge Qing lowered his head, not daring to look Su Chen in the eye.
"Lao Qing, I'm going to ask you one last time."
Su Chen's voice turned cold.
"Why did you approach Fu Rong?"
"Is it for the Divine Machine Hundred Refinements, or for... something else?"