Chapter 39 Original Plot: "Liao Junqi died, by suicide."...

Jiang Xiliu didn't know how she dared to do it. She just instinctively felt that the person outside the door was up to no good, and the heavy, noisy footsteps didn't sound like Liao Junqi.

With nowhere to hide in the room, she looked around and decided to climb over the window by bracing herself against the windowsill, gripping the concrete edge outside the window tightly with her ten fingers.

After finishing, she realized she was in a dilemma. If she fell, she would become what Liao Junqi said, "unable to have all four limbs intact." But no one pulled her out from inside, and she couldn't climb back up.

The police downstairs were about to force their way in when they suddenly saw a person hanging outside the window, who happened to be their target. They quickly exchanged glances. One group of police continued to act with the kidnappers inside, urging them to hand over the hostage and surrender as soon as possible, while the other group urgently notified the firefighters down the mountain to send up a rescue air cushion.

But no one knew how long Jiang Xiliu could hold out. Two policemen moved directly below her, their arms slightly outstretched, clearly ready to catch her at any moment.

"What about the person surnamed Jiang?"

"I heard from Liao Ting that he was locked in a room by his older brother."

"Ha, they're brothers, do you think they'd tell you the truth? Go find them, and use them as human shields to get those cops out of here."

...

There were no footsteps after the door opened, only intermittent voices drifting in, sounding farther away than before.

Although those people seemed to have ulterior motives, they were still wary of Liao Junqi. They only dared to open the door and peek inside, and did not have the guts to directly barge into his room to search. They could only circle around outside.

"What are you doing?" Liao Junqi carried a tray upstairs with creamy pasta and sliced ​​fruit on it, along with two cherry tomatoes as a garnish. As soon as he turned the corner of the stairs, he saw several people standing at the door of his room.

He stared at the group with a grim face: "Why aren't you guarding downstairs? What are you doing at my door?"

The tattooed man subconsciously shrank his neck, but his gaze lingered on the plate Liao Junqi was holding. He mustered his courage and asked, "Brother, is this for that woman?"

They were a bunch of grown men, and all they ate every day was dry bread, dry steamed buns, and pickled vegetables. They couldn't even get a sip of hot soup, let alone such exquisitely plated and cut fruit.

Liao Junqi didn't even lift his eyelids, and didn't answer. He only said, "Go down and keep watch. Don't meddle in other people's business."

“We’re not just meddling in other people’s business.” The tall, thin man standing next to the tattooed man stepped forward, his eyes gleaming, and said, “Aren’t the police down there looking for her? Brother, why don’t we take her down there as a hostage? Those police will definitely not dare to keep shooting when they see her. We can use her to rush out, and then kill her once we’re out.”

"Don't even think about it." Liao Junqi suddenly looked up, startling the tall, thin man into instantly shutting up.

He was about to walk around them to get in when he suddenly realized that the lock on his door had been tampered with. His face darkened, he pushed the door open, and his eyes quickly scanned every corner of the room.

Liao Junqi gripped the edge of the plate tightly, then released it, and silently placed the plate on the table.

Turning around, he saw three men craning their necks to look into the room, clearly hoping he would find Jiang Xiliu once he entered.

Liao Junqi stared at them for a few seconds, then slowly rolled up his sleeves and smiled gently at them: "Come here."

...

Outside the room window, Jiang Xiliu had no way of paying attention to the sounds inside and outside the room. She had already pushed herself to her limit. Her entire arm was so sore that she had no feeling in it and it felt extremely heavy. Her ten fingers were also shaking uncontrollably from the excessive force.

"Ms. Jiang, if you jump, we can catch you." The police officers below had already noticed that she was swaying and offered to let her jump.

Jiang Xiliu took a deep breath and mustered her courage to look down.

The height of the fourth floor is naturally incomparable to that of the second floor; just one glance is enough to make one feel dizzy.

Just as she was about to give up, Liao Junqi appeared at the window, his face full of panic and anger. He almost immediately reached out and grabbed Jiang Xiliu's wrists tightly: "Why are you disobedient? Why can't you stay in the room obediently?"

Some of the police officers below had already raised their guns, the dark muzzles pointed at the kidnapper who had appeared in the video, their fingers on the triggers, constantly alert to any harmful actions he might take against the target.

Jiang Xiliu was forcibly pulled halfway in by Liao Junqi.

She grabbed his arm, using his strength to rest her aching arm, but she didn't admit defeat at all. Before she could catch her breath, she sneered, "What are you pretending to be a good person for? You sent people over to arrest me and send me to my death, and now you're asking me why I'm not in my room?"

She suddenly leaned in, wrapping her arms around his neck intimately, her tone mocking: "Because I don't want to be killed by you."

It's not that I don't want to die, it's that I don't want to be killed by you.

Liao Junqi froze, instinctively tightening his arms and urgently denying, "I never intended to kill you, never."

But does it matter? Jiang Xiliu closed her eyes: From the moment he kidnapped her and brought her here, it was destined that there would be no good outcome between them.

Liao Junqi had considered that she might blame him or hate him, but he always felt that time would heal all wounds. If he could take her away and find a place where no one knew them, she would eventually become dependent on him again.

In her world, there is only him.

Even if she never forgives him, even if she hates him her whole life, there will never be anyone else in her world.

He even thought that the worst possible outcome for them might be that they grew to hate each other.

But Jiang Xiliu shattered his illusions.

She opened her eyes and smiled with relief.

She told him that there was an even worse ending for them: she pulled her hands away from his and fell into his arms.

...

Jiang Xiliu smashed into the air cushion almost as soon as it was placed.

Although the air cushion absorbed some of the impact, she had been holding on for several days. The moment she was rescued, she was finally able to relax her tense nerves and faint peacefully.

"Still not eating today?"

"No, brother, they keep saying they want to see you."

The door opened, and Jiang Xiliu saw herself, a somewhat gloomy version of herself.

Because of her prior experience, Jiang Xiliu realized almost instantly that this was an experience that wasn't described in the original story but actually happened to her.

Perhaps because it was a dream, Jiang Xiliu could float freely in the room. She floated to the window and found that the outside was not a desolate mountain.

Where is this place?

Liao Junqi: "It's been four days already. Can you really hold on if you don't eat?"

"Wouldn't it be better if I starved to death?" Jiang Xiliu's voice sounded somewhat weak. "It would save you the trouble of getting your hands dirty."

Liao Junqi went out and came back in, carrying food: "Miss, you have to eat."

Jiang Xiliu remained silent, her face pale.

Seeing her uncooperative attitude, Liao Junqi suddenly leaned closer. Just as his high nose was about to touch hers, Jiang Xiliu, who was floating like a ghost to the side, was stunned.

Jiang Xiliu dodged it and slapped him: "Shameless."

Liao Junqi stood up, looked down at her, and smiled slightly: "Miss, everyone has given up on you. President Jiang received the video but not only did he not come to rescue you, he also did not call the police. President Xi goes to get off work and comes home as usual every day, as if he doesn't have a daughter like you. As for Jin Zhao, who you have been pursuing for several months, he was relieved to see you disappear."

He knelt down and pulled her into his arms, his voice gentle: "You only have me left."

Jiang Xiliu stared at him for a long time: "You're lying."

Her voice was very soft, even trembling: "Get out, I don't want you."

"Miss, this is love. I love you, so I want to stay with you forever."

"..."

"Only I love you. In this world, you only have me, and I only have you. How wonderful is that?"

"..."

"Love is about wanting to possess, about wanting her to have only one person in her eyes. Miss, no one will love you more than me."

"..."

It wasn't a week, or even half a month as reported, but a whole month.

Jiang Xiliu saw herself locked in that dark room, numbly listening to Liao Junqi repeat these words.

If Jiang Xiliu remembered correctly, System 0777 said that not long after she was kidnapped and rescued, she also chose to kidnap Jin Zhao to force him to marry her.

At the time, she didn't understand the original version of herself when she heard it, but now she realizes with shock that the original version of herself was sick.

Jiang Xiliu lay quietly on the hospital bed, with several bags of medicine hanging on the IV stand next to her, waiting to be administered. The heart rate on the monitor, which had been stable, suddenly became erratic, and the alarm sounded, prompting Xi Zhen, who was guarding the bedside, to hurriedly call for the doctor.

When Jiang Xiliu opened her eyes, the hospital bed was surrounded by doctors.

The dream was so vivid that she could hardly distinguish between the dream and reality, and which one was actually happening.

"Assistant Liao..."

Xi Zhen squeezed in and looked at her daughter, who had become much thinner, on the bed: "Don't mention Liao Junqi anymore, it's all in the past."

Her eyes were already red from crying: "Baby, don't be afraid, let the doctor check you out first."

Jiang Xiliu could only lie in bed.

"Body temperature is normal, wound is not torn, blood oxygen and blood pressure are all normal."

The elevated heart rate is gradually returning to a stable level.

Jiang Xiliu poked the ball of light that was constantly popping up in her mind: "I have something to ask you."

System 0777 turned her back, daring to ignore her for the first time.

"Hey." That's what was in her mind. She was thinking of flipping the little ball of light over, and the next second, the angry ball of light was actually flipped over. "How many times was Assistant Liao mentioned in your novel?"

The small ball of light, its face blank, paused for a moment.

System 0777 snorted: You didn't even tell me before you jumped off the building, so I'm not going to tell you that Assistant Liao never even appeared in the story.

Therefore, the novel only describes how this female supporting character forcibly took the male lead and forced him to marry her.

Nobody cares what she went through to become like this.

Including herself when she first heard the system's description.

Jiang Xiliu was so sad. She felt so sorry for her original self in the storyline. She couldn't hold back her tears and they flowed freely.

The doctor who was examining her was startled: "Ms. Jiang, are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

"I'm fine." Jiang Xiliu shook her head. "You don't need to worry about me, Mom."

Hearing the call, Xi Zhen quickly sat down by the bed, and the young lady hugged her waist: "Mom, I missed you so much."

Seeing her crying so hard, Xi Zhen wiped away her tears too: "It's all your father's fault. He misjudged people and ruined you."

"Mom, don't cry," Jiang Xiliu quickly began to comfort her mother.

"I'm so angry with your dad, he kept it from me." Xi Zhen only found out about her daughter's kidnapping after Jiang Xiliu was rescued.

Jiang Xiliu and her mother comforted each other for a while, and then the topic turned to Liao Junqi.

Jiang Xiliu asked, "Has Assistant Liao been caught?"

Xi Zhen shook her head: "Liao Junqi is dead, he committed suicide."