207 Eternal Silence

He saw silent forgiveness in her eyes accompanied by understanding overpowering her plea for life. There wasn't a speck of hatred or anger in her eyes, just stillness. Acceptance.

It was involuntary but it was like his body didn't want to do the deed for him. She was looking in his eyes like seeing something she wanted to for the last time.

Her tears were streaming down but she was staring at him without blinking. His hand shivered as his heart went erratic and restless.

He at once had a glimpse of a familiar scene from the past. He was laying injured to the point no part of his body was left not battered on a heap of hay and Lei Xinyi stood above him with a gun pointed on his head.