Chapter 1370 - 1371: Tian Tian’s Counterattack 2

Because she had prepared thoroughly, Mu Tiantian looked at the furious Shen Tiancheng, who was like a raging lion, and smiled faintly.

"Being treated like meat on someone else’s chopping block—does it feel... especially awful?"

"Right, I forgot, you said you don’t do empathy, there’s no need for you to put yourself in someone else’s shoes. That’s my mistake for asking!"

"But... Shen Tiancheng, I bet you never even dreamed there’d be a day like this."

"I know you’re very formidable, especially when you get ruthless—you’re practically not human."

Seeing Shen Tiancheng about to speak, Mu Tiantian suddenly reached out and lightly covered his lips. Her white and tender, slender fingers moved slightly as she shushed him.

"No need to threaten me anymore. I know you’re powerful, incredibly powerful. Even A Yao could be outmaneuvered by you. I really do admire your methods and your abilities."

"So, you really don’t need to threaten me anymore."

Mu Tiantian, having staked everything on this, was no longer afraid of anything.

With nothing to fear, her heart was all the more unyielding.

Shen Tiancheng naturally saw that the Mu Tiantian in front of him was different from the Mu Tiantian of usual. Seeing the ruthless resolve and stubbornness in her eyes, his heart gave a sudden jolt.

"Little Sweetheart, what exactly are you trying to do?"

Mu Tiantian curled her lips into a smile, dazzlingly bright. Her white and tender cheeks were like magnolia blossoms bursting into bloom in an instant—spotless and pure, quietly sweet, so innocent and untainted.

It was as if he was seeing the little girl from two years ago, when Mu Tiantian steeled herself to practice taekwondo, mercilessly tough on her own body.

A flicker of astonishment flashed in Shen Tiancheng’s narrow, fox-like eyes as he looked at that expression—one he was more than familiar with. It was as if he was seeing his former self.

He’d always been disgusted by women, so why had he singled her out to toy with? Why had he gone to such lengths to keep her by his side?

His gaze turned cold and shadowy as Shen Tiancheng fixed his eyes on Mu Tiantian’s utterly resolute face. His long, narrow phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, his voice ice-cold.

"Little Sweetheart, can you really abandon them?"

Seeing Mu Tiantian’s expression pause ever so slightly, Shen Tiancheng quickly pressed on.

"Your aunt has only just returned, carrying nearly twenty years of guilt over this little niece of hers, wanting to make it up to you, wanting to see you happy and safe and healthy. Can you bear to let all her hopes turn into nothing?"

Shen Tiancheng knew that Mu Tiantian might look soft, delicate, and easy to bully, but in her bones she was extremely tenacious and stubborn—just like the roses you see everywhere along the roadside: clearly so inconspicuous, yet no matter the year, no matter the time, as long as it’s the flowering season, they’ll always be there in plain sight.

Those tiny flower buds were as tough as reeds in the marsh, and like spring grass—no matter if they’re burned to ashes, nothing left at all, by the time spring comes again, it’s once more a vibrant carpet of green.

To harden her heart enough to give up everything—how much courage does that take?

Shen Tiancheng considered that he’d treated her fairly well; at least compared to those women in his past, he could even be called gentle.

He was only hugging her to sleep every night, not doing anything else, yet that alone had driven Mu Tiantian to utter despair.

Shen Tiancheng was both enraged and baffled. Seeing Mu Tiantian looking at him, her expression slightly dazed, he thought he’d managed to sway her.

Just as he was about to press his advantage, he saw Mu Tiantian curl her lips and lightly smile.

"Shen Tiancheng, do you know what kind of drug I gave you?"

Although surprised that Mu Tiantian would suddenly bring that up, Shen Tiancheng still nodded.

"Something like the ancient Soft Bone Powder—it makes your whole body go weak. But the effect of this drug won’t last more than three hours."