Chapter 40 Will You Come Back?

After the doctor left, only Gu Qingci and Ji Wanwan remained in the room.

Ji Wanwan said to him, "I still want to thank you for saving me..." Otherwise, she couldn't imagine the consequences of being captured by Kolov.

I don't know if it was a broken leg or a dark room...

Ji Wanwan trembled. Just thinking about it was terrifying. Those dark and hopeless days were filled with nothing but doing...

There's no way I can go back.

Gu Qingci came to the bedside and looked down at her: "You should have told me when we talked on the phone."

Ji Wanwan sighed: "I don't want to involve you. You know how powerful he is now, it's beyond our imagination."

Are you worried about me?

Ji Wanwan glanced at him. Another narcissist?

"You're overthinking it. I just don't want to involve others. Even if it's Lin Zhuang, I still won't say anything. You and he are the same, just friends..."

"Okay, I was overthinking it."

He stood up: "You should take care of yourself first."

Ji Wanwan watched his departing figure and breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Gu Qingci was still respectful to her; otherwise, like Kolov, she would have really died.

Ji Wanwan scratched her hair haphazardly and looked down at her flat stomach.

It's not that I don't want you, it's just that I can't afford you...

Ji Wanwan slowly made her way to the bathroom, the sticky sweat stains from the daytime still clinging to her clothes.

He took off his wrinkled clothes, revealing traces of Kolov's kisses on his waist and thighs.

As the hot water washed over my skin, those faint red marks seemed to come alive, bringing with them a familiar, chilling sensation.

Even though she had already escaped, she was still influenced by Kolov.

After she came out, she lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

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Meanwhile, inside the Luo Wan Manor, the lights were still on, and everyone was on high alert, afraid of angering Kolov by doing something wrong.

Kolov slumped at the foot of the bed, the room filled with the pungent smell of alcohol, with empty bottles scattered haphazardly in front of him.

He took off his suit jacket, leaving him in just a white shirt with a disheveled collar, several buttons popped open, and even his once meticulously styled hair was now messy.

Beside him lay the dress, and in his hand he clutched the ring left by Ji Wanwan.

Kolov's rugged face flushed red, and he became drowsy, muttering to himself.

"Ji Wanwan, don't let me catch you, or you're dead."

After saying that, he picked up the wine next to him and poured it down his throat. The amber liquid flowed down his cold, hard jaw to his chest and soaked into his clothes.

He then smashed the bottle against the wall, as if venting his emotions.

Glass shards flew everywhere, cutting his arm.

He didn't know how much time had passed before he collapsed into a deep sleep behind the bed, still calling out Ji Wanwan's name.

The next morning.

In the dimly lit room, with the curtains drawn to block out the sunlight, Kolov lay on the carpet.

Alexander hesitated at the door, holding a bowl of hangover soup, unsure whether he should go in...

I was afraid he would kick me again, so I sent him away.

Finally, he took a deep breath, pushed open the door and went in. The pungent smell of alcohol hit him immediately.

Alexander quickly stepped over the wine bottles on the ground, pulled back the curtains, and opened the window as well.

Staying here all night, it's a miracle you didn't suffocate.

The blinding sunlight reflected off the ring, stinging his eyes and jolting Kolov awake.

When Alexander turned around, he saw Kolov staring at him with bloodshot eyes.

Alexander paused in his act of opening the window and called out, "Young Master."

"Who gave you permission to come in?" Kolov's face darkened.

Upon hearing this, Alexander immediately retreated outside, worried that he might die inside.

All I can say is that he has a really tough life...

Alexander maintained a respectful expression: "Young master, the hangover soup is on the table."

Kolov stood up, rubbed his throbbing temples, picked up the hangover soup, and drank it all in one gulp.

Looking at the messy surroundings, Kolov ordered, "Clean this place up."

"yes……"

Kolov picked up the ring from the ground: "Have you found out where they are?"

Alexander immediately lowered his head, afraid of seeing his anger: "Not yet."

Kolov lit a cigar, leaned against the French windows, and fiddled with the ring in his hand.

"It's been a whole day? And we haven't even found a trace of them?"

Alexander lowered his head even further. The United States was not their territory, and many places were difficult to search.

At that moment, Ananda appeared out of nowhere and patted Alexander on the shoulder.

Alexander tried to grab his arm and tell him to leave, since it was now a matter of life and death for whoever went first.

To everyone's surprise, Ananda nodded to him with a reassuring expression, and then respectfully spoke to Kolov.

"Young Master, Miss Ji might be staying at a villa in the suburbs of Reno."

Ananda knew Reno; they had been rivals before, but Reno no longer posed a threat to his interests. The two shared similar interests and became brothers again.

However, after Reno went to China, the two lost contact.

But he knew that Reno had a villa in the suburbs.

Otherwise, with Alexander's exhaustive search alone, he would be kicked to death by Kolov by the time he found Ji Wanwan...

Kolov stubbed out his cigarette and picked up his suit jacket from the sofa.

Even if there's only a sliver of hope, he wants to see it.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Ananda quickly said, "The area is heavily guarded; it will be difficult to force your way in."

"Even if we manage to break in, it will be a lose-lose situation."

Kolov scoffed: "Who said I was going to break in?"

Ananda: ?

Then the bodyguards in the manor left, and dozens of helicopters hovered above the manor.

Upon hearing the sound, Katya quickly got out of bed and looked up through the window.

Is this some kind of plan to capture Sister Wanwan...?

She quickly found Dmitri, who was sitting in a chair cleaning his pistol.

Upon seeing Katya, he immediately put his gun away.

"Miss, what brings you here?"

Katya noticed his flustered state and sensed something was wrong!

"Are you going to Wanwan's place too?"

Dmitri hummed in agreement. He wasn't originally a member of the Peter family; he had just happened to be taken in by Katya.

"Then take me with you!" Katya didn't want to watch Ji Wanwan be captured and brought back, then trapped in this manor.

Dmitri refused: "No, it's too dangerous."

Katya walked up to him, shook his arm, and said in a coquettish tone, "Just let me go."

Dmitri lowered his eyes, avoiding her clear gaze, and whispered, "No, if you leave here, the poison in my body will take effect..."

In fact, Dmitri lied to her; the poison in his body had already been neutralized on the day he helped Ji Wanwan leave.

The condition for helping Ji Wanwan leave is to cure him of the poison.

They thought that if they did that, Kolov would forget about Ji Wanwan and agree to marry Katya.

However, they did not expect that Kolov's feelings for Ji Wanwan had become twisted, insane, and intensely possessive.

Upon hearing this, Katya gradually loosened her grip on his arm and gave in.

"Okay, then be careful."

Dmitri looked out the window; the swirling sounds outside had stopped, and he was about to leave.

Dmitry jumped out of the window, and Katya, watching his retreating figure, called out.

Will you come back?