Saving The Tragic Male Lead

erely said, “But now even if I am dead, your reputation is gone.
And even paying it back by using my life won’t be worth your loss.”

Xiao Yan frowned and said, “It’s not worth it going to jail for ‘Xiao Yan’!”

A’Li felt cold, he lowered his bloodshot eyes, thinking that these supposedly sincere words were just Xiao Yan’s useless rhetoric.

It was just because of her greed for life and fear of death, she said these words to him. 

There was a burst of bitterness in his heart.
His heart seemed to be tied to a big hard rock filled with heavy pain.

But now he had no choice but to listen to her disgusting words. 

He couldn’t even plead for his death.

A’Li put on his clothes, he didn’t care even if his naked body was exposed in Xiao Yan’s eyes.

A’Li’s originally clear eyes had now become dull, his whole body looked like a worn-out rag doll. 

While he was dressing up, Xiao Yan brought the hot water in. 

She wanted A’Li to wash himself up well, so his mother couldn’t find anything different.

But when she saw him sitting there with a lifeless look on his face, Xiao Yan could only sigh and help him wash his face.

“I’m sorry…”, Xiao Yan didn’t know how many times chanted it in her heart.  

She knew that her meager repentance couldn’t heal or comfort A’Li’s pain, so she carefully picked up her words to tell him.  

“Wait for me, okay.
I will marry you in three days…” Xiao Yan sincerely said, “Since you hate me so much, then I will marry you and for the rest of my life, you can  torture me and let me atone for my sin.”

It was unrealistic to let A’Li report her sin to the officials in this era.

After all, the powerful Xiao family was here.

If Mother Li was gone, A’Li could report the matter to the officials and try to fight for justice once.

If he failed he could only sacrifice himself and kill her with his own hands while destroying his life.

But Mother Li was still alive, so A’Li needed to worry about his mother’s well-being first.  

His face was blank, his eyes were wide open, and tears were continuously streaming down his face.    

Xiao Yan’s heart was throbbing with heavy guilt but she could only silently bend over and wipe his tears

A’Li didn’t seem to be able to feel the touch, and his eyelids didn’t even move when she helped him.

Finally, when A’Li was able to control his anger and sadness, he stopped crying and raised his hand to wave off Xiao Yan’s arms.

He forcefully wiped away his tears and took a deep breath.
He stood up and straightened his clothes.

Xiao Yan understood that A’Li had figured it out, and she didn’t know whether to breathe a sigh of relief or feel bad.