"Get out of my way!"

Yi Yi was heading in Qin Lang's direction. (Please search this site on Baidu.)

"What if I don't allow it?" Qin Lang sneered.

"No way! Do you want him to die?!" Yi Yi pointed the gun at the hostage's head.

"No, don't shoot! Boss, save me!"

The hostages pleaded with Qin Lang for help in a panic.

She thought, this is at least a human life, and it was his subordinate, so he wouldn't just abandon this person's life, would he?

However, Yi Yi clearly underestimated Qin Lang's ruthlessness.

"Bang--"

A gunshot rang out, and the hostage's head was blown apart.

This shot wasn't fired by Yi Yi, it was fired by Qin Lang.

After firing the shot, he acted as if nothing had happened, as if what had just occurred had nothing to do with him.

Crimson blood spurted out and sprayed into Yi Yi's eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the hostage swayed and fell to the ground.

Even in death, his eyes remained open in despair.

Yi felt her heart stop beating for a moment, and her whole body felt uncontrollably cold.

This was the first time a vibrant life had vanished before her very eyes.

Although she took him hostage, she never intended to kill him or harm him. She simply wanted to use him to escape.

But this person died because of her.

The gun in her hand fell to the ground with a thud. Her throat tightened, and she couldn't utter a single word. Her ears were ringing, and she couldn't hear anything.

When she recovered, she was already being escorted back to her room and locked up by Qin Lang's men.

Even after sitting on the floor of the room for a long time, Yi Yi was still shivering with cold. She remembered the man's dying plea for help, the blood gushing from his head, and his defiant eyes as he lay in a pool of blood…

Humans are terrifying...

...

As Yi had predicted, after her failed attempt to escape the room, Qin Lang increased the number of people guarding her door. They even added an extra person to deliver her meals.

Yi Yi behaved herself for a while, eating and sleeping quietly, and waiting for a chance to escape.

During this time, she tried to subtly inquire about Mu Nanxun's whereabouts, but each time she received no news.

She often encounters Mu Nanxun in her dreams, and upon waking, she feels even more lost and sad.

So she simply lay in bed all day, forcing herself to fall asleep. Only when she was asleep could she see Mu Nanxun.

"Cough cough cough...cough cough"

Not long after falling asleep, Yi Yi was awakened by a thick cloud of smoke.

She rolled out of bed and got up. All around her was a white blur, and she couldn't see anything.

"Cough cough...cough..."

What's going on? Wasn't she in her room? How come there's so much smoke?

Gradually, the thick smoke dissipated, revealing a handsome and familiar face.

Yi Yi's eyes widened in shock, and she didn't dare to blink, afraid that if she blinked even once, he would disappear like he had countless times in her dreams.

The man's thin lips curved slightly, his face full of doting smiles. Tenderness rippled across his face, seeping into his dark eyes.

"Silly Yi, don't you recognize me?"

Mu Nanxun was wearing a white t-shirt and simple jeans, unlike his usual serious attire, as if he was afraid others wouldn't know he was the heir to the Mu Group.

Although his outfit was simple, his innate kingly aura was impossible to conceal.

He hadn't slept for days; his beard was unkempt, his hair slightly disheveled, and his once resolute chin looked even more gaunt, which pained her to see.