"Nie Yu, what are you trying to do? You can't kill me! If you kill me, do you think you can still be with Li Qingling? This is murder! Huh?" In his desperation, Nie Fansheng brought up Li Qingling.

Nie Yu's eyes, which had been like those of a ferocious beast devoid of all reason, suddenly seemed to find focus, and the hand holding the dagger inexplicably stopped in mid-air.

“Stars…” he murmured involuntarily, Nie Fansheng’s words repeating incessantly in his mind like a spell.

“That’s right, Li Qingling, think about it. If he knew you killed someone, could you still be with him with a clear conscience? Wouldn’t she find you terrifying?” Nie Fansheng thought he had seized the opportunity and kept nodding, trying to change Nie Yu’s mind.

Nie Yu's seemingly confused eyes suddenly became exceptionally firm. He spun the knife around, the tip pointing downwards, and plunged it into Nie Fansheng's thigh.

"Ah!" Nie Fansheng cried out in pain, while Ke Min, standing beside him, wept and dared not look.

Seeing the veins bulging on Nie Fansheng's forehead and beads of sweat seeping out, Nie Yu still wasn't satisfied. He gripped the knife handle with both hands and spun it violently, causing blood to gush out from Nie Fansheng's thighs.

"Of course I won't kill you. I'll keep you alive and torture you little by little, just like Nie Zhenyuan tortured my mother back then."

As Nie Yu spoke, he continued to turn the hilt of the knife. Nie Fansheng's screams were incessant, but he became more and more excited as he listened. He only stopped when his subordinates reported to him.

"Young Master, we found Nie Zhenyuan's wallet, which he dropped when he fled, in a wasteland ten kilometers away. We estimate that he fled from the southeast."

"Then let's keep chasing." Nie Yu said coldly, while subtly pulling the knife stuck in Nie Fansheng's leg out.

Blood gushed out, splattering onto his white shirt. As Nie Fansheng screamed, he had already turned and walked upstairs expressionlessly.

"Lock these two in the basement. Don't give them any food until you find Nie Zhenyuan." His voice was icy cold, devoid of any emotion.

"Yes!" the men answered in unison, and then imprisoned Nie Fansheng and Ke Min respectively.

When Nie Yu returned to his room, the first thing he did was turn on his phone to see if he had missed Li Qingling's call. Seeing that the call icon was not marked with a red symbol, he put down his phone with a sense of disappointment and turned to go into the bathroom.

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The following weekend, at the Li family villa, Li Qingling received a note made of paper airplane.

The message simply read: "The surprise you long for."

Li Qingling recognized Nie Yu's handwriting at a glance, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

Xiangjian is a bar hidden in an alley. Three years ago, Li Qingling and Nie Yu accidentally discovered it while shopping. The slum-like decor in the basement was quite unique. Since then, the two of them often liked to go there. However, Li Qingling was still a minor, so Nie Yu never let her drink alcohol. He would just order her a non-alcoholic cocktail called Encounter, which was sweet and sour and very delicious.

"Why would he suddenly think of preparing a surprise for me?" Li Qingling murmured involuntarily, though she was very puzzled, a hint of expectant smile appeared on her lips.

Over the years, she and Nie Yu had been inseparable, and they seemed to have become an indispensable part of each other. Thinking of the first surprise he had prepared for her, Li Qingling felt both excited and secretly delighted. She immediately threw off the covers and got out of bed to start choosing clothes from the wardrobe.

Finally, she put on a white Peter Pan collar shirt, paired with light blue jeans and a white baseball cap, looking fresh and a little playful. She stood in front of the mirror for a long time, and only after the Li family turned off the lights did she put on her pink Cambridge bag, change into white sneakers, and slip out of the villa.

The "Thinking of You" bar is located in a coastal alley. After Li Qingling took a taxi to the alley entrance, the taxi could not go any further, so she had to pay the fare and walk in alone.

In the past, Nie Yu would accompany her when she came, but tonight, as she came alone, she felt as if someone was following her, and she felt inexplicably guilty.

She gripped the strap of her backpack tightly and deliberately quickened her pace, but the footsteps behind her grew louder and louder in response.

Li Qingling realized that she might have been targeted by bad guys, so she quickened her pace and continued forward.

Just as she saw the neon sign for "Thinking of You" and breathed a sigh of relief, four or five burly men suddenly rushed out from the end of the alley, completely blocking the already small exit.

Li Qingling stopped in her tracks, her slender hand already inside her backpack. Inside was a bewitching incense that her Aunt Qingci had concocted for her. As long as it was sprinkled on people, they would become weak and collapse to the ground within three seconds.

Just as she was about to make a move, a bright light suddenly appeared behind her, so bright that she couldn't even open her eyes. By the time she reacted, the men who had surrounded her had already put on goggles and rushed over.

In desperation, Li Qingling had no choice but to abandon her hidden weapons and fight the assassins with her bare hands.

Over the years, Li Zhanting and Gu Momo have taught her many self-defense techniques. Although she hasn't practiced much, she is exceptionally talented. After only a few sparring sessions with her parents, she has mastered the essence of these techniques.

While they might not be able to handle some experts, escaping unscathed from these small fry wouldn't be difficult.

Li Qingling leaped down, using her right foot to propel herself against the alley wall. She delivered an elbow strike to the assassin running in front, then grabbed the shoulder strap of her bag and, with lightning speed, strangled the man.

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