TSFLIP Chapter 533

If Xu Wang had taken out his heart—then what exactly was inside his chest now?

Or maybe… his heart wasn’t physically there at all. What was in his body was just a projection created from spiritual energy, while the real heart was sealed inside the amber pendant. The one inside him was nothing more than a shadow.

Before Xu Wang, no one had ever imagined doing something so bizarre with their own heart. It was too outrageous, too dangerous. But Xu Wang had done it.

That’s why he once said the amber was just as important as his life. But he also said that if it ever came down to a choice between the two, Fengguang should protect herself first.

She spoke in a daze. “You never told me… the thing inside the amber was your heart.”

“I didn’t tell you,” he said gently, “because I didn’t want you to feel pressured. No matter what, nothing is more important than you.”

Her voice rose sharply. “But it’s your heart!”

She couldn’t bear to think—during those days she’d been under surveillance, if anyone had discovered the truth about the pendant, would Xu Wang still have been able to come back to her?

Xu Wang let out a soft chuckle, then guided her hand to his chest, letting her feel the steady rhythm of his heartbeat. “If you weren’t in this world… this heart wouldn’t be beating anymore either.”

“Xu Wang…” she stared at him for a long moment, stunned. “You’re a complete madman.”

“But you love this madman,” he replied with a smile, taking her words as praise. He leaned in and kissed the corner of her lips, utterly pleased with himself.

Fengguang had no energy left to argue.

Chen Yu, watching this whole, heartwarming display, clicked his tongue in amusement. “I have to say, I didn’t expect you to have something like that up your sleeve. You must’ve known who I was all along. You saw through my plan, yet you still came looking for me, just to trigger that self-destruction protocol. After all, it can only be activated once.”

In other words, the destruction protocol within Xu Wang’s body no longer existed. He was completely free of that vulnerability now.

…Well, almost. He still had one weakness left.

Chen Yu’s gaze fell on Fengguang.

Xu Wang smiled coolly. “You won’t touch her.”

“You’re right. I won’t,” Chen Yu admitted openly. As a clone of Ye Xiang, he wasn’t made for combat. Ye Xiang hadn’t been a fighter, and neither was he. Aside from a high IQ, both his physical and spiritual capabilities were barely average. That’s why he always had so many bodyguards around. But causing emotional damage—that, he could still do. “Ye Mo, looking at my face… doesn’t it bring back any memories?”

Xu Wang’s smile didn’t falter. “Ye Xiang is dead. He died by my hand. You may have his face… but you’re not him.”

“Oh? You seem to have made peace with that. Still, all of Ye Xiang’s memories—what he did to you back then—are still stored in my mind.”

“That’s fine. You won’t be around much longer anyway.”

Chen Yu raised an eyebrow. “Planning to kill me?”

“I won’t have to. Your time’s almost up,” Xu Wang said calmly.

The first time he saw Chen Yu’s bodyguards, he’d stolen some of their memories—and that’s when he learned the truth about Chen Yu. That’s why he later chose to “go die.” And when he saw Chen Yu’s face through their minds, it all clicked.

“You’re a clone. You were never meant to live long. And to make things worse, to inherit Ye Xiang’s memories, they implanted a memory chip into your brain at birth. That tech is fundamentally incompatible with cloning. Let me guess—how many years has it been since your ‘birth’?”

Chen Yu smiled faintly. “Not too many, not too few—exactly ten years.”