TSFLIP Chapter 532

“You bastard, Xu Wang!”

“Yes, I am a bastard,” Xu Wang admitted without hesitation. He grabbed Fengguang’s hand and pulled her into his arms, burying his face in the curve of her neck. He took a deep breath—her scent still had the same intoxicating effect on him.

Suddenly, she broke into loud sobs. “Why didn’t you tell me? Do you have any idea how worried I was about you?”

“Fengguang, I’m back now. I’m here with you.”

“Yeah, you’re back—but didn’t you say you’d return soon? Do you know how many days it’s been?!”

No matter how smooth-tongued Xu Wang could be, when faced with a crying woman—especially one he loved—he was helpless. All he could do was sincerely admit his mistake. “You’re right. It was my fault. I made you worry. Whatever punishment you want to give me, I’ll take it. Even if you want to stab me with a knife, I won’t stop you. Okay?”

“You know I could never bring myself to hurt you!” She was crying hard just a moment ago, but now she was so furious she couldn’t cry anymore. Her tearful, angry eyes glared at him.

Xu Wang’s heart ached seeing her eyes so red and swollen from crying. He whispered, “If you can’t bring yourself to hurt me, I’ll do it myself.”

“I won’t allow you to hurt yourself!” Her sobs started to grow louder again. “Xu Wang, I know you’re strong—strong enough to survive even if you were sliced in half—but don’t you feel pain? Even if you don’t, it hurts me! Can’t you take better care of yourself?”

She cared for his body more than he did. Xu Wang’s eyes were filled with tenderness and guilt. He regretted it deeply—he should never have kept the truth from her, never should have taken such a dangerous risk. Honestly, it was a mission with almost no chance of survival. But there’s an old saying: “Only by placing yourself in deadly peril can you find a life path.” For a more secure future with Fengguang, he had no other choice.

“I promise you, Fengguang…” he said as he gently wiped her tears away with his thumb, “from now on, I’ll take better care of myself.”

Through hiccuping sobs, she asked, “How can I trust you again?”

“You can. And if I ever lie to you again, I’ll destroy myself with my own hands.” Xu Wang kissed the tear-stained corner of her eye. His voice was soft, but there wasn’t the slightest hint of insincerity.

Fengguang buried her face in his chest, clutching tightly at his shirt. Her sobs gradually quieted down.

It should have been a tender, intimate moment between lovers—except someone had to show up at the worst possible time. Chen Yu wasn’t in any hurry to run. He strolled over, even wearing a faint smile. “Ye Mo, I knew you weren’t dead.”

Xu Wang looked up at him with a cold smile. “Of course I’m not.”

Fengguang blinked dazedly at the sight of Chen Yu, calm and composed. It was only then she realized something strange: in this so-called frozen moment, Chen Yu—like her and Xu Wang—wasn’t frozen at all.

Chen Yu asked, “What I don’t understand is—how did you survive that massive explosion?”

“Well, that’s because…” Xu Wang’s hand moved to Fengguang’s chest—more precisely, to the amber pendant resting there. His eyes softened, a faint smile tugging at his lips. “I gave my heart to Fengguang.”

Both Chen Yu and Fengguang were stunned. The amber pendant was nowhere near large enough to hold something the size of a human heart.

Xu Wang had always known that there was a built-in destruction protocol inside his body. Even though Ye Xiang was dead, the hidden danger remained. So, many years ago, he removed his own heart. Using modern molecular compression technology—something not all that difficult to achieve in their current era—he shrank it and sealed it inside that amber pendant.

In truth, the object within the amber wasn’t a rose petal, as everyone believed. What people saw was just a manifestation of Xu Wang’s spiritual energy. That spiritual force clinging to the amber created the illusion that what was sealed inside was a single red rose petal.