The Emperor's Beloved Crazy Wife

Chapter 12

‼️⚠️Warnings⚠️‼️
Stalking mentioned, death mentioned,
Affiar mentioned, Blood mentioned, Bipolar mentioned.

|I think I wanted you
Jiang Fan Pov
"Are you marrying her!?" I opened my eyes, trying to see who said that. It was Dai Chao, looking surprised. "What?" I felt a hard push on my back, knocking me forward a bit. "You're marrying Dai Táo! She's inviting everyone to the wedding, even my family!" Dai Chao smiled widely, happy that his best friend was marrying into his family. But as I thought back to that night, I realized I wasn't really happy. I felt mostly uncomfortable, though I didn't understand why.

I did want to marry her... right?
Did A-Chao love me at the time? Was he masking his hurt with happiness? I touched Dai Chao's face, and his smile remained unchanged. This is just a dream, I thought until I looked away and saw a bloodied face before me.

"Chao-Ge?"

Why is he bleeding?
I reached out as he collapsed into my arms. "Who did this to you!" I cried out tears welling up in my eyes once I realized he was dying in my arms. The one I truly loved was now bleeding out in my arms, his body covered in whip lashes every cut was deep and seeping blood staining my hands and clothes. "...why... Why her... not me..." His voice was a low whisper as he was choking on his own blood. "Don't die. Please don't die!" I cried chocked sob echoed through the abyss void we sat in.

"!!Gēgē!!"
A shout was heard through the abyss. The scene changed now I held Dai Chao on the snowy ground blood covering the once white snow. I turned around and saw a thin figure sprinting towards us. It was YaoZu, but... It wasn't him at the same time. His hair, his eyes, his face were all the same but... I sensed no demonic energy from his body. I vividly remember always feeling the dark energy pulsating out of Zeng YaoZu's body but now... I just don't know. "YaoZu-" I tried to speak but he phased right past me kneeing down attempting to bandage Dai Chao's wound with his outer layer, the cries were deafening as YaoZu clung onto Dai Chao tighter.

I woke up.
I lay in bed, staring up at the canopy. "What a horrible nightmare..." I sighed as I sat up. It had been a few days since my conversation with YaoZu, and this dream had become a recurring nightmare—one in which I couldn't save Dai Chao. I clenched the blankets tighter, my knuckles turning pale. My heart felt like it was going to break; I hated feeling this way.

I got up from my bed and walked to the closet dressing myself in simple clothing before combing my hair. I didn't think much during this process, my mind felt blank and lifeless. I exited my room and there sat Dai Táo in a chair eating her breakfast. I wanted to ignore her today but we haven't talked about her cruel actions toward YaoZu. "...Dai Táo" she looked over at me her eyes portrayed sadness but they also showed a deep anger. I sighed pulled out a chair sat down in front of her crossing my arms as I stared at her. "We have to talk..."

"About what..." she huffed, rolling her eyes. "You know damn well what," I gritted my teeth, realizing just how difficult she was until now. Our 'perfect' life shattered after that day. I finally saw all the flaws and cracks in our relationship. I was a mess, and the only reason we were still together was because of my once-forgiving nature. After my talk with Zeng Yaozu, I opened my eyes to the reality.

"We can't overlook the fact that you almost beat Zeng-Dì just for wanting to talk to me." She rolled her eyes again, exasperating me further. "So what! That lunatic is just a little brat; he's ruining the Dai Family's reputation!" she yelled, clenching her fists.

I couldn't take this anymore; I had been a fool for looking the other way on her Antics.

"I need time away from you, and that's final..." I stood up, but Dai Táo grabbed my hand, trying to stop me. The fear in her eyes was almost enough to sway me—almost. I pulled my hand free as she begged for forgiveness, tears brimming in her eyes as she desperately tried to hold me back. "Enough! I'm leaving!" I snapped, watching her jump and recoil. I opened the front door and stepped out of the south courtyard, making my way to the west courtyard.