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The light from the corridor was projected onto Edgar's face, and the man immersed in the darkness narrowed his eyes uncomfortably.Then, he chuckled lightly, but his gaze was still on the dancing candle.

"You came."

Wei Shenzhi thought about it for a while, and then said slowly: "People cannot be brought back to life after death, you... please forgive me."

Edgar gave a wry smile, and finally turned his head to look at the other party.Just like that, he watched the other party slowly close the door and walked towards him indifferently.The glowing candlelight elongated his shadow.Just like the woman who walked towards her on the dark scorched earth that year.

Edgar let out a heavy breath and raised his hands to cover his eyes.The corners of his lips were still raised, but when he lowered his hands, he clearly saw something glittering and translucent flashing past his cheek.

Accustomed to seeing him show off his sharp edge in the business world, Wei Shenzhi suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his heart.He leaned down and took his hand, but said nothing.Under the light of the candlelight, those black eyes were as bright as jade, and seemed to be coated with a layer of deep tenderness.

"No one has said anything like that to me in years."

Wei Shenzhi actually understood his thoughts very well.When Wei Xichao and Gao Lang were alive, he watched countless guests who were asking for more and flattered them, and those merchants who were in the opposite camp talked with each other.People will say anything and do anything for you for money and power.In such a place of interest, even if you are full of friends and guests, you must never chat with people casually.

Edgar was only a small manager when he first joined Western Network.In just five years, he has climbed to a height that many people can't reach in their lifetime. No matter how easy-going he is on the surface, such a person must be an impenetrable barrier in his heart, an unknown depth. pond.

And it was such a person who was willing to expose his vulnerable side to him, which made Wei Shenzhi feel even more moved, and at the same time, his heart was filled with some inexplicable feelings.Seeing the other party's wistful smile, he could only sigh, and then squeezed his hand even harder.Countless words were swallowed, and he couldn't find any words to comfort him.

"Thank you." Edgar stared at him quietly, a clear tear still hanging on his cheek, "Thank you for still being willing to visit me. I just... thought of something. Something... happened a long time ago about..."

"About Miss Bathory?"

"Miss Bathory? Don't call her that anymore." Edgar smiled faintly, "She is my wife, my wife."

"I see." Wei Shenzhi wasn't surprised at all, "I've been thinking about the Chinese character of your name, which is the letter 'b'. It turns out that it's the abbreviation of Bathory."

"Yeah, Edgar Bathory Flanders. This surname...it's really been a long time ago, so long that I'm a little strange. Heh...this surname is really not a pleasant memory. If Not Victoria, I've probably forgotten the name Bathory."

Wei Shenzhi didn't speak, because he knew that what Edgar needed was to talk, and he just needed to listen quietly.

"The Bathory family... has always been considered a big family, and it still has a bit of a family background. Since the previous head, Virginia, passed away, everyone's faces have been turned faster than books. But Virginia has a daughter who is both talented and beautiful. The collateral descendants naturally regard her as a thorn in their side and try every means to squeeze her out."

"Victoria Bathory." Wei Shenzhi said softly.

"Yeah, that's Victoria." Edgar smiled, and then continued, "The Bathory family has long since fallen, and there are many powerful opponents waiting for the Bathory family to wait for the change. The few heirs of the family tore the whole family apart, and then they swarmed up, making the Bathory family never turn around again. But Victoria's wrists are indeed very clever, and she even skillfully reconciled many internal and external issues. Contradictions caused the other families to fail."

"But the good times didn't last long, because she accidentally saved a dying person. She fell in love with that person, but that person couldn't agree with her beliefs. She and him had different paths to go. Not to mention...she liked The person in question is a worthless guy. Everything he has learned today was cultivated by her."

"In the end, he confessed his love for her and was willing to give everything to her. So he changed his surname for her, and used everything she taught him to help her clear the way. It's a pity...he failed too much in the end .”

"That day he was helping her deal with a family that came to find fault with her, but he didn't expect that family to cooperate with Bathory internally and externally - because her sharp edge was too dazzling, and it would only make her die faster when she was attacked from both sides. Anyway, when that useless man ran all the way back, Victoria was dead...and the child in her womb."

Having said that, Edgar smiled wryly, and raised his head to look at Wei Shenzhi again, only to find that the other party was staring at him tenderly.Yet he wasn't smiling--no one could laugh after hearing such a story.His long and narrow eyebrows were slightly frowned, and the corners of his lips were also pursed.

Is this frowning for me?

Edgar thought, and suddenly felt that his heart was beating very slowly.He lowered his head to cover his heart, and tightly grasped the clothes on his chest with his five fingers, as if he was going to pierce through his chest and hold the beating heart.

However, the next moment, he was pulled into a warm embrace, with his head resting directly on his shoulder.The opponent's arms hugged him tightly, as if to crush his bones.After a long time, he gradually relaxed his strength, patted his back with one hand, and said softly: "It's okay, it's all over..."

He could imagine Edgar's remorse and guilt when he watched his wife and children die... Probably the same feeling he felt when he saw his loving mother and strict father turned into a cold tombstone in an instant.How much he hated himself at the time for not being able to protect his parents, or even punishing the person who killed them.

This means that he did not ask whether those who killed Victoria received the punishment they deserved.In this world, there are too many things, no matter how fair the law is, it cannot sanction judgments.

There is always too much helplessness in the world.

"Careful, I want revenge." Edgar whispered in his ear.

"Well, I think so too." He didn't explain, because he knew that Edgar must know who he was talking about, "Let's go together."

"Okay." There was a little smile in the other party's voice, but there was no trace of teasing, "The situation on my side is a bit tricky, let's take revenge on you first."

"That's it." He reached out and rubbed the soft brown hair of the other party, "If you want revenge, you must first let yourself out of the shadow of the past. It is true that resentment is also a kind of strength, but if you carry too much , before you go to the battlefield, you will definitely be crushed."

After a pause, he continued, "If Victoria had a soul in heaven, she would definitely not want to see you suffer like this. She never enjoyed a happy life when she was alive, and you have the heart to let her soul return after she dies." Should I worry about you?"

Now Edgar laughed out loud.He pushed his shoulder away, knocked him on the head, and said in a very old-fashioned way: "Little devil, you have only lived for a few years, and you want to educate me?"

Wei Shenzhi did not immediately refute as he expected, saying that he looked like 27 or [-] at most.On the contrary, he looked at Edgar with an inexplicable gaze for a while: "According to what you say, are you still my elder?"

"I am your elder. Which of your current skills is not cultivated by me? Listen to me honestly." Edgar smiled inexplicably, but the alarm bell suddenly rang in his heart.I said too many things that shouldn't be said in front of him, if he really found out...

Sure enough, Wei Shenzhi looked at him with more complicated eyes.For a moment, he almost blurted out, "What do you mean the Bathory family has anything to do with Countess Bathory of Hungary", but he held back.

Edgar: "..."

No, I really said too much!Even if Wei Shenzhi had heard about Countess Bathory, shouldn't a software engineer be an atheist materialist? !In case Shenzhi really finds out... Well, he probably won't drag himself to the Vatican to be burned to death, but he will definitely keep him at a respectful distance!The person I have cultivated with great difficulty, this person who is as gentle and sharp as Victoria, is so useless? !

At this time, the duplicity ability of successful businessmen is brought into full play.Even though Edgar's palms were sweating, he still maintained a smile on the surface.Wei Shenzhi stared at him for a long time, thought for a while, but still felt that he was thinking too much.There are too many people with the same surname in the world. There are hundreds of Lincolns and Roosevelts in the United States.

"Do you know, don't pretend to be old-fashioned. With your surname, I almost regarded you as a vampire." Wei Shenzhi rubbed the other party's hair, "What's wrong with your surname, but Bathory. And that millstone The old pocket watch, the black and white photos that cannot be seen clearly, as for making it look like the 30s and [-]s?"

Edgar: "..."

Although he really wanted to ask "If I'm really what you think, what should you do", but with Wei Shenzhi's meticulous mind, he probably felt that he was not playing tricks on himself.

However, Wei Shenzhi hooked the corners of his mouth, suppressed the teasing emotions in his eyes, and looked at Edgar seriously: "Even if you are really a vampire, I will not have any grudges against you. True love is hard to find in this world. No matter who you are, I will not do anything to hurt you... unless you make me feel disheartened and make me hate you, just like Wei Tianci."

Edgar stared at him blankly, only feeling his heartbeat suddenly become extremely fast, almost flustered.He snorted, put his hand over his heart, and coughed twice.

"Heart discomfort?" Wei Shenzhi immediately supported him, "Are you alright?"

"It's okay." Edgar shook his head with a smile, and didn't linger on this topic, because he suddenly remembered that Wei Shenzhi's high fever had only lasted for a few days, and he was beaten again, so he said: " It's very late at night, you need to rest very much recently, you should go to sleep."

"...Okay." Wei Shenzhi was indeed a little uncomfortable.So he stood up, looked at Edgar who was sitting on the ground and looked up at him, and said worriedly: "It's a big deal to feel uncomfortable in the heart, you must find time to call the doctor to see it."

"Yes, I see." Edgar nodded with a smile.

"Also, don't dwell on the past. Long-term depression is not good for your heart."

"Ah."

Wei Shenzhi looked at him worriedly, and returned to the guest room under the urging eyes of the other party.However, it didn't take long for Edgar's cell phone to receive a message.

"Maybe I shouldn't say that, but forget about Victoria. You shouldn't be living in the past and looking for another person who is as good as Victoria. I believe Victoria's spirit in heaven will bless you too."

Edgar stared at the phone screen for a while, then flicked the phone screen with a smile, as if flicking that person's head.

"Okay, I promise you." Looking at the flickering screen, he whispered to himself, "Just... don't regret it, my dear... Armand."*