Chapter 11: The Gorgeous Duke of Jasmine Dynasty 3

"If possible, I really don't want to expose the truth to you. I hope you will live in that beautiful lie forever. As time goes by, you forget me, and I disappear from this world, then the lie will become the truth."

It turned out that the guy who always spoke and acted nonsensically had planned everything for me from the beginning. That's why he was so shocked and at a loss when I showed up, because in his plan, even if he suddenly disappeared, I would still be alive and happy in the end.

He sacrificed himself, but never intended to let me know his sacrifice; he said he loved me, it was a lie at first, but later it became true, but until he disappeared, he never intended to let me know the twists and turns in between. What I hope I know is that he started to secretly love me in the hospital, and later he has always loved me so happily.

He said he would protect me for the rest of my life, and even if he left, he would not forget to make it happen. Even if others could not do such a miracle, for him, it was just a matter of effort.

He let his most precious heart stone guard me in his place.

That night, in my dream, he smiled and said he would protect me forever.

He didn't lie.

He didn't lie to me the first time, but I would rather he had lied that time.

But--

I grabbed Lagoud's hand and gently placed it on my heart: inside, there is your heart and your heart stone, they must be the two most precious things in your life, but you gave them all to me without hesitation.

But I - I even hated you just now, just because you brought me such pain.

I know that the pain I am feeling right now is definitely not what you want to see. You were planning to bury everything with your disappearance. It's my fault that I'm still causing you trouble in the end.

I remember clearly that just now, when you saw me for the first time, so many complex emotions flashed across your eyes, uneasiness, pain, heartache... so many, but the only thing missing was happiness.

At that time, I thought you didn't like my presence.

Now I understand that your anxiety, pain and heartache far outweighed that little bit of joy. It's not that you are unhappy to see me, you are just more worried that the facts that follow will make me sad and painful.

If I hadn't been inspired by everyone's words today, I would have found it difficult to understand such a complicated intention.

"You must think that I am stupid and will not understand, so you are so confident to play tricks on me like this. But you don't know that I have always had good luck, so you see, as soon as you left, I understood everything." I grabbed Lagud's hand and held it tightly in my palm until a sharp pain came from the palm of my hand.

I lowered my head and realized that the ring he mentioned as a contract weapon was quietly worn on his ring finger. The diamond on the ring was shining with a dazzling red light, leaving a red mark on the palm of my hand.

I carefully took the ring off his finger and just as I was about to put it on my own hand, Jean snatched it away from me: "Is this a contract?"

"Yes." I nodded. "This was supposed to be the contract device that Lagude used to take back my heart, but he didn't put it on me that day in the church."

"No, that's not right. The flashing light on the ring is clearly a symbol that the contract has come into effect." Jean held the ring and examined it again and again. Finally, he saw a few tiny words on the inner ring of the ring.

"Take a look at it." Jean returned the ring to me.

I looked down and saw a few words engraved on the inner ring of the ring: I love you, Qi.

"The contract has come into effect, but it is not yours, but Lagoud's. His contract to you is eternal until death," said Jean.

Until death.

I love you.

My tears, which had stopped flowing, started to fall uncontrollably again, but this time it was silent crying.

"But there is one thing that I find strange—" Jean said, puzzled, "Logically, the contract should have disappeared with the death of Duke Lagude, and the light on the contract device should have disappeared as well. But why is the light on this ring still so strong?"

"Light?" I looked at the ring puzzled, and then I discovered that there seemed to be a faint light flowing in the center of the red gem. Is this the light that represents the contract?

"I think, maybe, everything can still be saved." Jean suddenly said loudly.

"What do you mean?" My heartbeat quickened rapidly, and I looked at Jean with excitement and anxiety, "What do you mean? What can be saved? Is it Lagoud who can be saved? Tell me quickly!"

"In our world, there have been examples of love between vampires and humans." Jean said as he tried to recall, "But the difference in lifespan between us and humans is so great that every love ended in tragedy. Finally, one of them came up with a solution, which is to sign a contract through marriage so that two people can share life. The contract can ensure that two people share life, live and die at the same time, and even if one person is injured, the other will suffer the same pain."

"Conclude a contract through marriage?" I looked at Jean with sparkling eyes, thinking about the vows I had made with Lagoude in front of the church, the wreath ring I had treasured, his proposal and my shy answer... Perhaps, everything was destined.

I have never believed in fate, but at this moment, I am looking forward to these four words appearing in my and Lagoud's lives.

It's fate!

We were destined to be together.

It was destined—we were to get married!

"How do we conclude this contract and get married?" I asked anxiously, grabbing Jean's arm.

"Don't worry, this matter is a little troublesome." Jean said embarrassedly.

"What trouble?" How could I not be anxious at this time? How could I stay calm after knowing that Lagude might come back to life?

"Let's not talk about the fact that there are indeed differences between the gorgeous vampires and ordinary vampires like us, even if this oath can really take effect on him. If the oath fails, you will die with Lagude. Or if the oath is successful, but because of Lagude's death, not only will you not be able to save him, but you will also die." said Jean.

After that, the hall fell silent.

"Because your situation is a bit special, Lagude is already dead. Although he engraved the confession of eternal love on the ring, which can be barely regarded as his wedding vows, now as long as you add your vows, the contract can be concluded, but the problem is... First, I don't know how low the probability of a wedding vow without the formal participation of the parties will be when the probability of success itself is not high; second, even if it succeeds, the probability of your life and death is still 50-50."

"By this calculation, even if you are willing to make this oath, the probability of both of you surviving in the end is really very low." Jean said in a low voice.

There was a depressing atmosphere in the hall .

I lowered my head and gently stroked Lagoud's face. Compared to the heaviness of others, after listening to Jean's explanation, I felt a sense of relief.

I'm even happy.

I'm going to be with this guy in life or death.

That's enough.

If I am alive, I will stay with this guy. I will listen to his confession carefully again, see his proposal again, have a good relationship with him, introduce him to my parents, and go back to the kingdom of the gorgeous blood clan with him to meet his relatives and friends, and tell them not to introduce him to anyone anymore, and not to worry about him running away again, because from now on, I will keep him under my control.

If I die and it’s too late to do anything, that’s okay, just let me and he turn into ashes at the same time.

I squeezed Ragood's hand.

"Qiqi, you can't die, otherwise Lagude's death will become meaningless." Teacher Akashi tried to stop me.

"Yes, you now possess the most powerful force in the Gorgeous Vampire Kingdom. If you die, it will not only be the demise of your individual life." Jean looked at me with a complicated expression.

"Qiqi, dying for love is touching, but living for love is even greater. You--" Kawakami Feng Baozhu followed to persuade me.

I gave them a determined smile.

"Why are you all so pessimistic? Didn't Jean tell you that I am now the most powerful being in the Gorgeous Blood Kingdom? With the power I have now, I don't believe that I can't save my love."

"If you guys are friends, please give me more confidence." I said to everyone with a smile.

Everyone looked at me in silence.

"Rang, help me fulfill my oath." I looked at Rang, my expression so determined that I would not tolerate any persuasion or change from others .

"I have never known how much I love this guy as I do now. Without him, there is no point in me living." I looked at everyone and begged, "So please, let me fulfill this vow."

"Ah——" Mr. Akashi sighed, "Let?"

"I understand." Jean nodded.

In the kingdom of the gorgeous blood clan, in the Duke's Palace of the Jasmine Dynasty.

I held Lagoud in my arms, holding his left hand tightly, interlocking our fingers. Between our hands, the ring with the love words engraved on it lay quietly.

Time ticked by. I looked at the sunlight outside the window, which slowly changed from a strong golden yellow to a light golden yellow. I lowered my head and gently kissed Lagoud's lips.

It was cold.

But my heart is warm enough to melt any ice.

Akashi-sensei and the others had already left the room.

Let's say that once the pledge is completed, we will know the answer in no more than a day.

The sun of this day is about to set.

Dear Lagoud, when the sun shines on us again tomorrow, I wonder if you will open your eyes and look at me?

We still have half a day and one night left.

It takes a long time, don't be impatient.

I will hold you and wait patiently.

"Lagoud, you said you would always be with me."

"Lagoud, you said you would always believe me."

"Lagude, you even said that you are willing to be my blood supplier. You can let me suck your blood anytime I want."