Together 2

25. Arrested

After drinking the wine, Zhu Zanjin and Wang Zhucheng sat down next to each other, holding hands. "A-Cheng, after this is over, I want to make our relationship public." Wang Zhucheng was ecstatic. "Really? Zanjin, you'll do that?" Zhu Zanjin nodded. "I'm sorry. I should've done it sooner. So, let's forget about everything and have a new start." "Zanjin..." Wang Zhucheng smiled at Zhu Zanjin. However, his smile didn't last long since his head started spinning suddenly.

"Zanjin... I feel... weak and... tired... suddenly..." Wang Zhucheng said in a low voice before he eventually closed his eyes and fell back on the sofa. "Ha ha ha!" Zhu Zanjin laughed in triumph. "Zhucheng, you've been a good partner all these years. Now it's time for me to move on and let you go." Zhu Zanjin held Wang Zhucheng's hand. "You had to be the sacrifice for my new love. But don't be sad. We just weren't meant for each other."

Zhu Zanjin slipped a paper and the bottle he had in his hand into Wang Zhucheng's. "Here is the will and proof of your sacrifice for me." He was just about to move away, when the door suddenly burst open, and Xiao Zhan and Duke Wang entered with a few guards. "Wang and... Zhan?!" The guards moved forward without a word and held Zhu Zanjin's arms, twisting them backward. "Hey! W-what are you doing?! Let go of me this instant!"

"His Majesty, the Second Prince Zhu Zanjin is under arrest for the murder of Wang Zhucheng. Your will be taken directly to His Majesty, and you will also stand trial for the attempted murder of Xiao Zhan." Duke Wang said in an stern tone. "Huh? Wait!"

"Wait a moment!" Wang Qiren burst into the room. "Please forgive my son for escaping his house arrest. He's a foolish boy who still has a lot to learn! Please spare him! Please...!" Wang Qiren was about to continue begging for forgiveness when he suddenly noticed Wang Zhucheng passed out on the couch in front of Zhu Zanjin. "Huh? A-Cheng...?"

Wang Qiren quickly ran up to Wang Zhucheng and held him in his arms. "A-Cheng!! Wake up! Stop fooling around and wake up!" Seeing Wang Qiren's reaction, Zhu Zanjin suddenly had an idea. As Wang Qiren still tried to wake up his son in a frenzy, he suddenly noticed a letter and a small bottle next to him.

"This is...?" Wang Qiren quickly ripped open the note and froze. "A suicide note?!" Hot tears spilled out of Wang Qiren's eyes as he engulfed Wang Zhucheng's body in a tight hug. "You stupid boy! Why would you do this to your father! Wake up! Please wake up!!" 'This is my chance!' Zhu Zanjin thought with a small smirk.

"General Wang, I'm so sorry! It's all my fault! I was worried for Zhucheng and even ran here against his majesty's orders! But it was too late by then!" Zhu Zanjin apologized. "Actually, before the party, I knew I had hurt Zhucheng very much. He had been ridiculed and looked down in at the party. He fought with Zhan, and when I broke them up, it was too late. Zhucheng was very hurt. It must've been very hard for him to bear to choose this. Zhan hurt him, even if it was unintentional."

Wang Qiren's eyes burned red as he turned to look at Xiao Zhan. "You street rat!" He lunged forward towards Xiao Zhan, but Duke Wang stopped him. "My son took his own life and it's all your fault!! This has to be heard! Before my death, justice needs to be served!!" Zhu Zanjin broke away from the guards' grip. "Let go. My innocence is proven." Wang Qiren continued shouting at Xiao Zhan as he tried to struggle out of Duke Wang's grip. Zhu Zanjin smirked. 'My noble side is winning.'

Just as Zhu Zanjin thought everything was over, he suddenly heard a soft voice behind him. "I thought..." Zhu Zanjin turned around and was shocked to see Wang Zhucheng sitting on the sofa, looking perfectly fine. "Wh-wh... Zhucheng?!" Zhu Zanjin exclaimed in shock as he backed away and fell to the floor. "But the poison... was real... you..." "I won't forgive you..." Wang Zhucheng said in a low, icy cold voice before shouting again. "I won't forgive you!!!"

"How are you alive?! The poison... it was real!" Zhu Zanjin exclaimed. "The day the letter was sent, I sent a letter too." Xiao Zhan said.

Flashback:

Wang Zhucheng received a letter from Xiao Zhan. Although at first he wanted to tear it, he eventually opened the letter. And the contents in it froze him. 'Zanjin is trying to kill you the same way you did to me.'

"But Shu Hao gave me the poison..." Zhu Zanjin said in shock as he held his forehead. "The bottle only had water. Prince Shu agreed to give you the fake poison himself." Xiao Zhan replied. "So... this was just a show from the beginning?" Wang Qiren asked. "It was. The only ones who didn't know it were you and Zanjin."

Xiao Zhan walked over to Zhu Zanjin who was still on the ground and smirked. "Twice the same play? How foolish. Did you think it would work a second time? You must've thought you already won, right? Maybe, you were even happy?" Xiao Zhan continued in a mocking tone, turning Zhu Zanjin's face dark. "It's over. You lost." Xiao Zhan said, making Zhu Zanjin grit his teeth in anger.

"You bitch... I'll kill you!!!" Zhu Zanjin lunged at Xiao Zhan, ready to punch him. However, Xiao Zhan was a beat faster. He raised his fist and punched Zhu Zanjin's cheek hard enough for a tooth to fall out. Zhu Zanjin knelt in pain and covered his face. "You didn't expect a frail omega to hit you back, right?" Xiao Zhan said and walked over, his shadow looming over Zhu Zanjin's body.

"I was so scared; my hands were shaking. Did it hurt you a lot?" Zhu Zanjin shivered and turned around, only to see Xiao Zhan smirking at him as he pulled out a sword from his sleeves. Duke Wang smiled when witnessed this scene unfold in front of him. "Interesting. Well done." Xiao Zhan unsheathed the sword and smirked coldy.

"You're the one who fought first. Isn't this just self-defense?" "AAAHHH!"