Chapter 1040: Xiao Yan's Roar, Why is He a Good-for-Nothing?_1

At that moment,

Xiao Yan stood at the doorway.

Faintly, he heard the sounds coming from the room, his complexion turning deathly pale.

"How could this be?"

"How could it happen so quickly?"

"Xun Er is so reserved, how could she possibly..."

"Xu Ran, if you dare to take my beloved, once my strength is sufficient, I will tear you to pieces!" Xiao Yan's voice was trembling, his eyes bloodshot.

The humiliation Nalan Yanran brought him was one thing, but after all, Nalan Yanran was only his fiancee on paper, and he wouldn't be too heartbroken if Xu Ran took her away.

But Xun Er was different, he truly loved Xun Er.

Xun Er had always been the woman he loved the most, it was only because of a misunderstanding that he had lost Xun Er. Now, he owed Xun Er a great deal.

"Xun Er, have you gone to bed?"

Xiao Yan stood outside the door and asked with a trembling voice.

At that moment, all he could do was to console himself that he had heard wrong.

Xun Er absolutely couldn't be with Xu Ran, for once she found out Xu Ran's despicable true nature, she would definitely break down. Xun Er liked a man like him, Xiao Yan, who was honorable and upright, not someone like Xu Ran.

"Xiao Yan, what are you doing here?" Xun Er's voice came cold from the room, as emotionless as if devoid of any feelings.

To Xun Er now, Xiao Yan was nothing but an object of disgust, without any trace of affection.

She wished she had nothing to do with Xiao Yan.

For someone like Xiao Yan, who had lost everything, to think of seeking her out was simply ridiculous.

She came from the mysterious and powerful Gu Clan, she wasn't the type no one wanted. There were countless people in the Gu Clan who wished to court her, what was Xiao Yan in comparison?

"Xun Er, are you alone?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask.

Feeling the coldness in Xun Er's voice, Xiao Yan's heart ached fiercely.

But he couldn't blame Xun Er; he could only blame himself.

Now, no matter how much resentment Xun Er held towards him, he had to accept it.

"What does it have to do with you? I've already said, there's nothing between us anymore. From the moment you told me to get lost, we could never go back to how things were."

"From now on, I hope you won't come to bother me. I don't want to have anything to do with you."

Xun Er said, her voice devoid of any emotion.

Now she truly had no desire to have any dealings with Xiao Yan. There is nothing more painful than a dead heart, and her heart was already dead.

She had been wrong about him, having once fallen for someone like him only made her feel ridiculous. How naive she had been back then.

But not anymore.

Xu Ran was nothing like Xiao Yan; Xu Ran would be good to her.

Her tenderness would only be reserved for Xu Ran.

With that thought, Xun Er's beautiful eyes looked at Xu Ran, filled with gentleness, and Xu Ran understandingly squeezed Xun Er's small hand.

"Xun Er, I apologize for my past actions towards you. All I can say is that everything I did was due to misunderstandings," Xiao Yan hurriedly explained. He could tell that Xiao Yan seemed to have truly removed him from her heart.

"Shut up!"

"I don't want to hear anything from you right now. Leave immediately, or else I'll call someone. You're no longer a part of the Xiao Family now, and even if you were to die here, nobody would care," Xun Er said coldly.

"Dead?"

Xiao Yan stood outside, and the hope in his eyes also gradually dissipated.

He never expected that Xun Er would really be so heartless.

Did Xun Er really want him dead now?

Did Xun Er really hate him now?

Xiao Yan smiled bitterly, his clenched fist also loosened; sometimes he truly felt powerless.

He really couldn't do it.

"Xiao Yan, get lost. Xun Er is my woman now," suddenly, the door opened, and Xu Ran walked out of Xun Er's chamber, sneering.

Does Xiao Yan still delude himself with thoughts about Xun Er? Is it possible?

If Xiao Yan truly loved Xun Er, devotedly and wholeheartedly, how could he have allowed me to step in and take his place?

If the love between two people was truly unbreakable, then no scheme could ever tear them apart.

Between Xiao Yan and Xu Ran, it was always Xun Er foolishly giving her all, what had Xiao Yan ever given?

Xiao Yan only offered things he had no use for to Xun Er, while Xun Er always gave her best to Xiao Yan -- that was the disparity. Even though Xiao Yan became a Dou Di and Xun Er benefited, helping Xun Er grow stronger was just a trivial effort for the Dou Di Xiao Yan. What Xiao Yan gave was always trivial to him, while Xun Er had given up her Strange Fire for Xiao Yan -- that was the disparity.

So, what right did Xiao Yan have to make demands here?

Xiao Yan simply wasn't worthy of Xun Er.

A simple girl like Xun Er, when she truly falls in love with someone, would give her all without a second thought. In the original story, Xun Er didn't know how great Xiao Yan's potential was, yet she chose to wait for him in the Gu Clan. Just imagine if Xiao Yan's talent was only at the Dou Zun level, Xun Er would rather remain unmarried for life than marry another.

Xiao Yan simply didn't deserve Xun Er's goodness.

"Xu Ran, you..."

"I'll fight you!"

"You beast!"

"You've gone too far! You're not human!"

"Ahhhhhh! Xu Ran, why do you always have to compete with me? Why are you always bullying me? I've never offended you!" Xiao Yan watched as Xu Ran walked out of Xun Er's chamber and could no longer keep his composure.

It was so late; Xu Ran was in Xun Er's room, and the light had been turned off earlier, so what was Xu Ran doing to Xun Er? It was easy to imagine.

Xu Ran!

"Why?"

"I simply find you annoying. In my eyes, you're nothing but an insignificant ant. But I like watching an ant struggle to change its fate. It feels really great."

"Oh. I forgot to tell you. There was one just like you before, but he failed, and he died directly by my hands. He lost everything. Perhaps, your end will be the same as his, although I feel that your potential is stronger than his," Xu Ran casually knocked Xiao Yan to the ground.

"And one more thing, Xun Er's touch—it's really not bad," Xu Ran said softly.

"Ahhh! You don't truly love Xun Er, you'll get your comeuppance!" Xiao Yan roared continuously. He saw contempt and disdain in Xu Ran's eyes. A person like Xu Ran, who took pleasure in toying with others' fates, could he love Xun Er? Would he treat Xun Er well?

How could a good, kind-hearted girl like Xun Er end up in the hands of Xu Ran?

Xu Ran really wasn't a good person!

He hated it!

If only he had the strength, he could take Xun Er back, preventing her from falling prey to Xu Ran's evil clutches. But he, Xiao Yan, was just useless!

"Why am I so useless? Why?!!!!!" Xiao Yan kept roaring. Why was his strength so weak? Was he really useless? Was he really someone who couldn't even protect his beloved?