Reborn Heiress: Seeking Revenge-Chapter 440 Zhuge Feng’s Secret 1(6)_1
"Girl, do you see the person on the bed? That is Zhuge Feng’s beloved. He spared no effort for this beauty, using every means possible; he was even willing to destroy his lifetime of Inner Strength for her." Ye Sanshao’s lips curled up slightly as he spoke in a low murmur. He didn’t know that within Shangguan You’s space, lay the same person, and atop the ice bed, another identical person. Two Lin Mengjies? 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
Could there really be two Lin Mengjies, both lying in slumber? Shangguan You’s body trembled slightly, her complexion turning pale.
"Girl, Zhuge Feng is a man deeply in love. I never imagined that without the legendary Crystal Coffin, he would find an ice bed and preserve her so perfectly."
Admiration laced Ye Sanshao’s voice as his lips gently curled. Although he had long known Zhuge Feng’s identity, he believed Shangguan You would be willing to accept this man.
"Why hasn’t she woken up?" Shangguan You took several deep breaths, whispering. She alternated her gaze between the person in her space and the one on the ice bed, her eyes filled with nothing but shock.
"It’s said that she was poisoned by a peculiar toxin, one that was administered by Li Wanying. The specifics are only known to those directly involved," murmured Ye Sanshao softly, revealing that he knew little of the past events. He didn’t even understand why Lin Mengjie could catch Zhuge Feng’s attention, let alone why he was willing to give up everything for her.
"Zhuge Feng is Ouyang Xuan," whispered Shangguan You, her mind in utter chaos. Facing two Lin Mengjies, both giving her the same feeling of kinship, she sensed a familiar affection, blood calling to blood, despite their slumber.
Last time, at the Lin Family’s home, she saw the living Lin Mengjie in a video, but that woman felt like a stranger to her, invoking no special feeling. Deep down, she even believed that woman to be an impostor.
Yet, facing the lifeless body on the ice bed, a mysterious pain welled up in her heart. She looked back and forth between the two, her head aching terribly, wondering what she was missing.
But the harder she tried, the less she could figure out.
"Zhuge Feng, release me. Even if you kill me, I won’t give you the antidote, HA HA HA," a shrill laugh echoed from an adjacent room.
"Zhuge Feng, you have half a year left. If there’s no antidote, then Lin Mengjie, this despicable woman, will die forever. No one can save her, HA HA HA. I will watch you all be buried alongside her, and I want to witness her slowly melt away, vanishing forever."
"HA HA HA, who would have thought that the esteemed Family Head of a Hidden World Family would fall for such a haughty woman, HA HA HA. And to think, for her sake, he even chose to stay in this mundane world and gave up such great power."
The piercing screams continued to ring out, taunting again and again in the deserted chamber.
Zhuge Feng ignored the screams and gazed tenderly at the sleeping figure on the bed. One hand gently caressed her cold face while the other held hers, unmindful of the chill emanating from the ice bed.
"Jiejie, do you know? Our daughter is already seventeen, and she’s doing well. No one dares to bully her; she’s the one who bullies others. She has grown so beautiful, resembling you so much. If you weren’t lying here, I would have doubted whether you had already awakened."
Zhuge Feng spoke gently, as if afraid of waking the person before him.
With a gaze full of deep affection, he continued watching over the sleeping beauty. But no matter how much Zhuge Feng spoke, the person on the bed remained still and silent.
"Jiejie, do you want to see how our girl looks now? It’s been four whole months since I last saw her. But even though I haven’t seen her, I believe she must be living well. I trust that both the Shangguan Family and Lin Family will take good care of her. She is our daughter, Jiejie. Do you wish to see her? If you do, please wake up soon, alright?"
Zhuge Feng spoke softly while gently massaging Lin Mengjie’s body. Even though her flesh had grown cold, she still had a trace of life within her, if only lacking consciousness. Lin Mengjie, lying on the ice bed, resembled a living dead, not eating, not drinking. Zhuge Feng’s words, gentle as a spring breeze, drifted through the secret chamber as his large hand enveloped hers. He continuously told her about the outside world and the happenings at Shangguan You’s school. Every tiny detail was spoken with great care.
He even played a small DV, filled with footage of Shangguan You’s life, right next to Lin Mengjie’s ear. Although Mengjie couldn’t see, she could hear Shangguan You’s cheerful voice.
The DV showed Ouyang Xuan spending an entire day as a doting father, taking Shangguan You out for fun. Zhuge Feng had dispatched many people to protect her in secret, so he was well-informed of her every move.
Shangguan You watched, stunned, as Zhuge Feng tenderly attended to Lin Mengjie. She saw herself in the DV, awkward and dressed in a princess dress, taken out for Pizza Hut by Ouyang Xuan. She felt so embarrassed at the time, yet Ouyang Xuan had cherished the moment enough to continuously play it for Lin Mengjie.
No wonder Ouyang Xuan insisted on filming the DV at that time; it was intended for Lin Mengjie in hopes that seeing her would help wake her up sooner. So, Lin Mengjie’s coma must have begun more than a decade ago, not just recently.
Listening to Zhuge Feng’s loving monologue, his conversation constantly revolving around her, even mentioning things she herself had forgotten, Shangguan You felt a growing knot of distress in her heart. These were the people who cherished and protected her, yet now she was powerless to help them, let alone show herself to them.
