My Wife, The Ice Queen President-Chapter 470 - 0469 Thirteen (first update)_1

Chapter 470 -0469 Thirteen (first update)_1

Thirteen didn’t speak; he didn’t know what to say.

In any other person’s case, he wouldn’t have cared, but he couldn’t ignore the young lady’s questions.

He had lived his entire life just for her.

“When did it start?” He Mengji asked.

“Thunder Mountain.”

He Mengji remembered that at Thunder Mountain, Thirteen had once gone missing. An apprentice of Ghost, known as Ghost Shadow, had disguised himself as Thirteen, intending to harm Ye Xiong.

She went out looking for Thirteen and finally found him unconscious in the bushes. At the time, she didn’t think much of it, assuming Thirteen had narrowly escaped a terrible fate, especially since Thirteen also said he had escaped inadvertently, so she didn’t dwell on it.

It never crossed her mind that Thirteen had already been compromised back then.

“What happened at Thunder Mountain?” He Mengji asked.

“They poisoned me, with an onset time of one month. Recently, they found me and made me work for them, or else I was left with no choice but death,” Thirteen said.

“Who are they?”

“I don’t know who poisoned me, but the one who contacted me was the second disciple of Ghost, Poison Lady. She ordered me to provide the company’s information,” Thirteen said.

“I’ve always suspected that there’s a problem among the core members of the company, but despite my suspicions about many people, I never doubted you,” He Mengji felt waves of disappointment.

“Miss, I didn’t realize the consequences would be so severe; otherwise, I would never have handed over the information to Poison Lady, even without an antidote,” Thirteen said.

“Leaving that matter aside, about now, where do you plan to take Ye Xiong? Are you going to deliver him to Poison Lady?” He Mengji asked.

Thirteen’s silence was as good as a confession.

“On the road just now, I constantly felt something was off. How could you have appeared so coincidentally? And after you showed up, so many pursuers just happened to appear. Also, the way you sent the An Family Sisters and Yang Xinyi away, splitting up to run, was unusual. Next, you were supposed to accidentally lose Ye Xiong, so nobody would suspect you. Then you would continue to be a mole at my side, right?” He Mengji said.

“I’m sorry, Miss,” Thirteen lowered his head.

He Mengji felt a lump in her throat, an indescribable discomfort.

In her life, aside from her deceased brother, Thirteen was the most important person to her; in some respects, even more so than Ye Xiong.

She couldn’t help but recall the scene when she met Thirteen.

It was six years ago. There was a family disaster, and her family suffered a major blow, unable to develop any further. It was then that He Mengji decided to seek opportunities in the war-torn Middle East.

In the midst of war, there was no more profitable job than being a mercenary.

Back then, with no money or fame, He Mengji’s beginnings were very tough.

It was at that time that the most important person in her life, Thirteen, appeared.

The first time Thirteen saw her, his eyes lit up, and when she asked him to join her mercenary group, he agreed without a moment’s hesitation.

Thirteen was very strong, and in the chaos of war, he gathered a large group of mercenaries around He Mengji, helping her conquer the battlefield.

It was as if she was his Empress.

Thirteen rarely spoke. More often, he proved himself through his actions.

He Mengji had forgotten how many times Thirteen, surrounded by enemies, had fought a bloody path for her and led her to safety.

To her, Thirteen was her guardian deity.

He Mengji knew Thirteen had feelings for her, but even though she was grateful, and could not lose Thirteen, she had no feelings for him whatsoever.

To put it bluntly: she wasn’t attracted to Thirteen.

So, she confronted Thirteen and said, “I can’t have feelings for you. If you’re hoping to be with me one day, I suggest you leave.”

In that moment, Thirteen’s eyes dimmed, but he quickly nodded, “I know what I should do.”

Then, he buried his heart and continued to stand guard by her side.

“Thirteen, if you turn back now, I’ll pretend nothing ever happened, and as for the poison in your system, we’ll find a way to deal with it together. It’s not like I haven’t been poisoned before; you were with me when we went to Thunder Mountain to seek Doctor Miao for a cure,” He Mengji said.

“Miss, I don’t like him,” Thirteen glanced at Ye Xiong on his back.

“Why?”

“He’s flower-hearted.”

“What does his being flower-hearted have to do with us? He’s just a business associate of mine. Besides, although Ye Xiong is flower-hearted, he has many shining points and is a very capable person. You can’t negate his other qualities just because he’s fickle,” He Mengji said.

“But miss, your feelings towards him…”

“Enough, Thirteen, I hope you’ll turn back.”

“Miss, I’ll listen to you.”

After Thirteen finished speaking, he carried Ye Xiong and escaped in another direction.

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He Mengji let out a sigh of relief. Although Thirteen had been disloyal, it wasn’t complete. His agreement to the Poison Lady’s terms was because he didn’t have a favorable impression of Ye Xiong, that’s why he did it. However, he remained as obedient to her commands as ever.

He was much better than Duanmu Linglong, at least.

They had just gone a few dozen meters when suddenly a figure appeared, blocking their way.

The figure was none other than the Poison Lady, Guo Furong.

“Thinking of leaving? It won’t be that easy. If you don’t want to die, leave my brother behind obediently,” Guo Furong said with a smile.

Those unfamiliar with the Poison Lady would certainly think she posed no threat when they saw her radiant smile.

Only those who had truly experienced her methods knew her ferocity.

Like Thirteen.

Recently, when Guo Furong came to find Thirteen, they had fought. He wanted to capture this woman and force her to hand over the antidote, but he hadn’t anticipated that her strength would far surpass his own.

It’s understandable. Each of Ghost’s seven top disciples had extraordinary abilities. Could the Poison Lady, ranked second, be weak?

Thirteen let Ye Xiong down and pushed him towards He Mengji, saying urgently, “Miss, take him and go, I’ll hold her off.”

“Let’s take her down together,” He Mengji said.

“There’s no way. Besides Ye Xiong, none of us can beat her.”

He Mengji looked at Ye Xiong, gritted her teeth, picked him up, and ran swiftly towards the seashore.

A dock was up ahead with countless boats moored. She planned to hide Ye Xiong and then return to help Thirteen.

“You think you can escape? It won’t be so easy,” Guo Furong lunged at her.

Thirteen drew a dagger and positioned it in front of her, striking out at her with haste.

Knowing her prowess, Thirteen attacked ferociously from the get-go, giving her no chance to catch her breath.

Although Guo Furong was stronger, she was thrown into disarray by Thirteen’s mad, fearless assault.

“Ignorant of death.”

Guo Furong reached into her bosom and flung out a purple powder that enveloped Thirteen.

Thirteen knew she was formidable with poison and quickly held his breath, retreating from the area covered in purple powder.

“You think holding your breath will help?” Guo Furong sneered, “That purple mist isn’t for you; it’s to activate the Gu insects within your body. Enjoy the agony of Devouring Insect Body.”

Thirteen felt as if something inside of him had broken out of its cocoon and started to bite and devour his body, an experience truly akin to Devouring Insect Body.

This must be the poison she had planted in him.

“Ah…”

Even a man with the steely will of Thirteen couldn’t help but let out a scream of agony.

“Miss, run fast!”

With a dagger drawn, Thirteen braced himself against the pain of Devouring Insect Body and lunged at Guo Furong.