"Brother Qi!"

The two men stopped what they were doing and looked at them nervously.

Cui Ziqi looked at Xia Wan with no fear of her life being threatened; instead, he looked at the woman in front of him with great interest.

He held her waist with one hand and whispered, "Hold the knife steady, don't hurt yourself."

Xia Wan's hands trembled.

The sharp blade left a shallow bloodstain on his neck.

Xia Wan became even more frightened. She withdrew her hand and moved the knife away from Cui Ziqi.

She lay on his chest, looking at Jiang Na whose legs were covered in blood, and tears suddenly streamed down her face.

Cui Ziqi's eyes narrowed, and her heart felt as if something had squeezed it tightly.

Suddenly, Xia Wan withdrew the fruit knife and held it to her neck.

She moved swiftly, and the blade quickly cut a gash in her delicate, fair skin.

"Xia Wan!"

Cui Ziqi growled in a low voice, his heart clenching even tighter.

He wanted to stop Xia Wan.

Xia Wan pressed her neck even harder, pushing him away and shrinking into a corner of the sofa.

Blood trickled down the wound on her neck.

Cui Ziqi's eyes were scarlet at the corners, and her pupils were also tinged with crimson.

“Cui Ziqi, continue punishing Jiang Na, I die; release and heal Jiang Na, I live. Choose one.”

"You're threatening me for her sake?"

Cui Ziqi gritted her teeth, her eyes turning even redder.

Xia Wan had no other choice; she couldn't just stand by and watch Jiang Na suffer such a severe punishment because of her.

She said, "You know I'm capable of dying together with someone else."

Cui Ziqi looked at her stubborn little face and said things like they were going to die together, but tears were falling down her face like they were free.

He remained silent for a few seconds.

Xia Wan's movements became more forceful, and the wound on her neck deepened.

Cui Ziqi finally yelled, "Get out!"

This shout was directed at the two people and Jiang Na.

Xia Wan added, "I want Jiang Na to live a complete and unharmed life, without the slightest injury."

Jiang Na looked at Xia Wan with a complicated expression.

Cui Ziqi turned her head and glared fiercely at the two people.

"Didn't you hear me? Take her to get her wounds treated!"

The two men were frightened by Cui Ziqi's gaze; they knew she was about to have a relapse.

He quickly put down the knife and helped Jiang Na out of the villa.

Cui Ziqi looked at Xia Wan, the scarlet mark on her neck stimulating every nerve in his body.

"Can we release it now?"

Xia Wan didn't let go, but then she belatedly realized she was getting scared.

Since Cui Ziqi can be threatened, why not...

Before she could even process the thought, Cui Ziqi appeared like a ghost, quickly snatched the fruit knife from her hand, and threw it far away.

The next second, he grabbed the back of her head and kissed her.

A violent kiss, haphazardly biting her lips and tongue, stealing all her breath.

Xia Wan winced in pain and clenched her jaw tightly.

The man's tongue was bitten, leaving a wound; the taste of blood filled his mouth.

But he didn't let her go.

He continued kissing her, attempting to punish her for her earlier resistance in this way.

After a long while, just as Xia Wan was about to suffocate, his kiss finally moved away from her lips.

It went down and landed on her injured neck.

The tip of his tongue licked the fresh blood.

She trembled slightly and tried to shrink back.

Cui Ziqi suddenly wrapped his arm around her waist and lifted her up in a strong hug.

Cui Ziqi sat on the sofa and let Xia Wan straddle his lap, nestled in his arms. He pulled Xia Wan's arms around his neck, as if Xia Wan had taken the initiative to hug him.

He buried his face in the crook of her shoulder, his voice deep and melancholy.

"Wanwan, you're only allowed to threaten me with suicide this once."

The living room reeked of blood.

Xia Wan leaned on his broad shoulder, silently shedding tears.

After a long while, she bit his shoulder hard.

...

Cui Ziqi disposed of all the 'weapons' in the villa, such as knives and ropes, which could lead to suicide.

A small kitchen was built in the garden, and Cui Ziqi hired a five-star chef to cook for her.

After Jiang Na left, Cui Ziqi did not send anyone to take care of Xia Wan.

He stayed at the villa day and night, guarding Xia Wan at all times.

Because Xia Wan is sick.

I have a fever.

I lay in bed in a daze for several days and didn't wake up.

Cui Ziqi's face grew darker day by day, accumulating resentment, waiting for the day it would completely explode.

When Tang Xiao finished administering the last bottle of medicine to Xia Wan, he cautiously looked up at Cui Ziqi's face, which seemed to be on the verge of a storm.

"Brother Qi, your sister-in-law's fever has subsided. She was just too frightened and caught a chill. She should wake up tonight or tomorrow."

Cui Ziqi remained silent.

Tang Xiao packed his medicine kit and prepared to leave.

Zuo Cheng stood at the door and, seeing Tang Xiao come out, quickly asked, "How did it go?"

Tang Xiao shook his head.

"It's nothing, just a minor cold. I'll wake up by tomorrow at the latest."

"I'm asking you how Brother Qi is!"

Zuo Cheng knew that Xia Wan only had a minor cold, but he was more worried about Cui Ziqi.

Ever since Xia Zhizhi arranged to meet Xia Wan, and Xia Wan lost her phone, and Cui Ziqi couldn't find her, he started acting strangely.

He rushed to the coffee shop like a madman.

Seeing Xia Wan and Yu Jia talking, Xia Wan came out and then spoke to Xia Zhizhi.

Zuo Cheng could sense Cui Ziqi's increasingly gloomy aura.

Until Cui Ziqi forced Xia Wan to marry him, trapping her here.

He seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and his fierce aura lessened somewhat.

But now.

Perhaps provoked by Xia Wan, Cui Ziqi started acting strangely again.

Tang Xiao frowned deeply and shook his head again.

"The current Qi Ge is even more frightening than when he had an attack before. At least before, his attacks were outward, but now he keeps his emotions bottled up inside, and you never know when he will explode."

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