Chapter 163 Let's get rid of it.

Jiang Ning gripped the princess-cut diamond ring tightly in her hand.

Qian Dazhi, standing before me, beamed with confidence.

She clearly wasn't worried at all that Lu Junyan would come to rescue her.

"Your dear husband is currently focused on searching for his first love, the one who's always in the spotlight! He doesn't have time for you right now!"

Jiang Ning's mind went blank.

The "white moonlight first love"... clearly refers to Chu Qingxue.

“I kidnapped both you and Chu Qingxue and made Lu Junyan choose. Without saying a word, he chose to save Chu Qingxue… You’re quite ruthless to me.”

As Qian Dazhi spoke smugly, Jiang Ning's face turned deathly pale, as if all the blood had been drained from him.

Her intuition told her that Qian Dazhi was not lying to her.

"So no one will come to save you, so just give up on that idea! Instead of pinning your hopes on a man who loves another woman wholeheartedly, you might as well be sensible and come with me... I promise that after I smuggle myself into NM, I'll only pamper you every day, hahaha!"

Qian Dazhi's despicable behavior disgusted Jiang Ning.

However, she believed Qian Dazhi's words.

If you were to put her and Chu Qingxue on opposite sides of a scale, the one who would hold more weight for Lu Junyan would definitely be Chu Qingxue.

Only Chu Qingxue.

Jiang Ning felt as if his heart was being squeezed tightly by a hand, making it difficult for him to breathe.

She can't count on anyone.

Especially Lu Junyan.

Even if Lu Junyan wasn't busy saving Chu Qingxue, he might not care whether she lived or died.

after all……

They got divorced.

To Lu Junyan, she is nothing now.

Jiang Ning took a silent breath.

The cold air was mixed with the salty smell of seawater and the stench of dirty water.

Her palm was pierced by the sharp edge of the princess diamond ring.

The ring Lu Junyan gave her could both cut the rope and hurt her.

Seeing Jiang Ning's increasingly grim expression, Qian Dazhi took out his phone, snapped a photo of his face, and sent it to Joker.

The photo wasn't what Joker wanted, but what Chu Qingxue wanted.

He had been taught to say those words by Chu Qingxue.

Jiang Ning was about to be tied up in NM, and would never be able to come back and bother Chu Qingxue again.

But Chu Qingxue still wanted to kill him and destroy his spirit.

Qian Dazhi suspected that Chu Qingxue's accomplice, Joker, was actually capable of killing Jiang Ning in the United States and ending the matter once and for all.

The reason she didn't do that was because, rather than dying a quick and painless death, Chu Qingxue wanted Jiang Ning to suffer a fate worse than death.

Falling into his hands, being ravaged by him for a lifetime, and then watching the man you love eventually marry another woman and live happily ever after with her—that is indeed a torment more unbearable than death.

That's why they say the most poisonous heart is a woman's!

Qian Dazhi chuckled.

But this is perfect, it's a bargain for him.

He had been lusting after Jiang Ning's body for a long time, and had failed to get her several times before. This time, he couldn't let the duck that was about to be eaten fly away.

In fact, Qian Dazhi's guess was pretty accurate: Chu Qingxue had considered having Joker find an opportunity to eliminate Jiang Ning directly in the United States.

But Qian Dazhi was a pawn that could be used. By taking advantage of the kidnapping, Chu Qingxue could make Lu Junyan feel sorry for her while also causing Jiang Ning to fall into Qian Dazhi's hands and suffer a fate worse than death. Chu Qingxue felt that this was more satisfying.

While Qian Dazhi wasn't paying attention to her, Jiang Ning secretly used diamonds to frantically cut the rope.

"Huh? What are you doing?"

Qian Dazhi suddenly glanced at Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning broke out in a cold sweat.

"I... want to know how you got to the US?"

Jiang Ning started a conversation with Qian Dazhi to distract him.

"What? Trying to trick me into talking!" Qian Dazhi shrugged and sneered. "I naturally have powerful connections to help me."

However, Qian Dazhi didn't know anything about Joker, not even what Joker looked like. He only knew that Joker was Chu Qingxue's helper, and that as long as he did what they said, he could get both money and people.

"The ship has arrived."

Qian Dazhi's accomplice suddenly shouted.

Qian Dazhi immediately jumped up excitedly, his face beaming with the joy of escaping death.

Qian Dazhi's escape was tantamount to Jiang Ning's utter destruction.

Jiang Ning's fingers and palms were covered in blood.

But she was so nervous that she lost the ability to feel pain.

She had to use just a little more force to cut the rope; only by cutting the rope would she have a chance to escape.

The rope had actually been loosened a bit, but now was not the best time to escape.

Jiang Ning noticed that Qian Dazhi didn't have a gun, but the foreigner had a pistol tucked into his waistband.

She only has one chance to escape, and she must maximize her chances of success.

The ship smuggling people to NM was getting closer and closer. It was a dilapidated cargo ship, crammed with people trying to cross the border illegally for various reasons.

Under the cover of night, the ship and the group of people looked like a festering sore on the sea.

"Hurry up!"

The cargo ship slowly approached the shore, and the crew urged it on in a foreign language.

Qian Dazhi personally escorted Jiang Ning onto the ship, with his accomplices following behind.

The sea breeze was strong and cold at night, and Jiang Ning was still wearing the formal attire she wore to the banquet. Her body was instantly frozen.

She was forced onto the boat, her hands bound behind her back, gripping the ropes tightly.

The cargo ship restarted and slowly sailed away from the dock.

"Hahaha, I'm free!"

Just as Qian Dazhi was cheering, Jiang Ning, whom he was holding captive, suddenly broke free of his ropes and kicked him in the groin.

Qian Dazhi let out a howl and covered his groin.

His accomplice instinctively drew the gun from his waist.

Before the shot was fired, Jiang Ning leaped into the sea with a splash.

The cargo ship is still sailing and cannot stop just because a stowaway jumped into the sea.

"Quickly! Go down there and bring her back to me!"

Qian Dazhi grabbed his accomplice by the collar.

The seawater was icy cold, instantly taking away all of Jiang Ning's body heat.

Even so, Jiang Ning had to take the gamble.

Qian Dazhi's main goal was to escape, but the smuggling boat had limited time and couldn't stop to wait for Qian Dazhi to catch her again.

Therefore, she had the highest probability of escaping by jumping into the sea when the ship had just set sail.

Submerged in the dark, icy seawater, Jiang Ning seemed to hear gunshots and the sound of someone falling into the water.

Was someone shooting at her?

Should I jump down and grab her?

Jiang Ning couldn't afford to worry about anything else.

She could only swim desperately, swim desperately, swim desperately...

Swim until you're completely exhausted and your body temperature is depleted.

The moonlight cast a layer of cold frost on the shore.

The cargo ship sailed back.

Tim had a gun pointed at the captain's head.

Tim is on the phone.

"The woman jumped into the sea and ran away. I've taken care of Qian Dazhi. Should we wait until she swims ashore and then kill her too?"

Inside the Lington Grand Hotel, Gu Jinci was holding an iPad and looking at the database provided by CelestiMed.

He was making a phone call using a Bluetooth headset.

"Okay, let's get rid of it!"

"good."

Tim received instructions and was about to hang up when Gu Jinci's voice suddenly came through the receiver again.

"Wait a moment……"

In the dilapidated apartment, Chu Qingxue was finally rescued.

"Junyan!"

When Chu Qingxue saw Lu Junyan rushing in first, she burst into tears.