Wen Lixuan frowned slightly. "You want me to lure Qiao Qiao here so you can control her and use her to threaten Jing Ting, is that right?"

“It’s so easy to talk to smart people. Let me tell you the truth, Second Young Master Wen. I didn’t mean to hurt Qiao Wanwan. It’s just that my girlfriend is in Zhan Jingting’s hands, and I need to use Qiao Wanwan to get her back. That’s all.”

Wen Lixuan put his hands in his pockets and said calmly, "I won't help you harm Qiaoqiao."

“I told you, I won’t hurt Qiao Wanwan.”

“Then let me tell you, I won’t do anything that would be detrimental to Qiao Qiao,” Wen Lixuan said firmly. “Just kill me.”

He Songling looked at him suspiciously, then suddenly seemed to realize something, "Does Zhan Jingting know how much you cherish your wife? You'd rather die than let her take any risks?"

Wen Lixuan burst out laughing. "You must not have any feelings between a man and a woman that can transcend love. Qiaoqiao and I are like that. I treat her as my best friend and family. I'm not afraid that Jingting will be angry with me, but if something happens to her because of me, I will be uneasy for the rest of my life. So I would rather die than be unkind and unjust to lure her here."

He Songling slowly moved his hand down and removed the gun that was pressed against his head.

"I believe you are not afraid of death. Not everyone in this world is afraid of death."

Wen Lixuan walked to the sofa and sat down. "Based on my understanding of Qiaoqiao, she wouldn't hurt your girlfriend, so you don't need to worry."

“You don’t understand. She’s timid. If she didn’t know that Zhan Jingting was the one who kidnapped her, she’d live in constant fear. How could she possibly have a good life?” He Songling closed her eyes. “I just want to protect him, even though Zhan Jingting will come after me sooner or later…”

Wen Lixuan looked at him and said, "I didn't expect you to be so sentimental. Since you have a girlfriend you love, why did you go astray and help that kind of person to go against Jing Ting?"

"To repay a debt of gratitude." He Songling leaned against the door, his voice tinged with weariness. "There are some things that I must do, even if I don't want to."

"Don't try to make yourself sound so innocent," Wen Lixuan said coldly. "I heard from Qiao Qiao that you killed your own parents and younger brother."

“That’s because they deserve to die.” A cold glint flashed in He Songling’s eyes. “Killing them is something I have to do.”

"It turns out that everyone has to pay the price for their past mistakes. If you hadn't avenged Lin Mo, Jing Ting and Qiao Qiao would never have known you existed, nor would they have found out that your family's deaths were related to you," Wen Lixuan sighed. "But I can also see that you have a soft side, otherwise you would have shot me long ago. Tell me, what are your demands now?"

“Take Xu Lai away and fly high,” He Songling said. “I have done my best to repay what I owed Lin Mo. Now I just want to take Xu Lai away from here and find a place where no one knows us to start over.”

“That’s probably difficult.” Wen Lixuan got up and poured two glasses of red wine, handing one to him. “Even if you haven’t done anything now, you helped the mastermind deal with Jing Ting before. Given his personality, he will definitely not let you go.”

“I have my own way of doing things.” He Songling did not take the wine glass. “But the premise is that Xu Lai has to stay by my side.”

Wen Lixuan didn't press the matter, took his wine glass, and sat down on the sofa. "So, what do you think of the current situation?"

Why are you asking this?

Wen Lixuan took a sip of red wine. "Now that you've paid back what you owed Lin Mo, you can certainly plan for yourself. After all, you still have a chance to save yourself."

"You mean, you want me to switch sides and help Zhan Jingting deal with him?" He Songling replied without hesitation, "That's absolutely impossible."

"Why?" Wen Lixuan asked curiously. "You yourself said that you only want to take Xu Lai away now, and this is your only chance. Of course, even if you don't defect, with Jing Ting's abilities, he can still catch him; it's just a matter of sooner or later."

“Betraying him is the same as betraying Lin Mo. I can stop helping him, but I will never betray him.” He Songling looked at him and said coldly, “Tell Qiao Wanwan for me that if Xu Lai loses even a single hair, I will risk my life to get rid of her.”

Just as He Songling was about to leave, he heard Wen Lixuan behind him say, "What makes you think you can touch Qiao Qiao? You might not even be able to leave here."

He Songling stopped and turned around. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly felt his whole body go limp and he couldn't even hold the gun in his hand, which fell to the ground!

"You..." He Songling lost his balance, staggering back two steps before sliding down to the ground, his hands bracing against the wall. "Where did you poison me...?"

"Didn't you notice the air conditioning vents above your head blowing air?" Wen Lixuan sipped his red wine leisurely. "I won't intentionally harm anyone, but I naturally need to have the ability to protect myself, otherwise wouldn't I become someone else's fish on the chopping block at any time?"

Wen Lixuan got up and walked towards him, picking up the gun from the ground. "The red wine I just handed you was actually the antidote, but you were too cautious and didn't drink it, which is why you were poisoned. But don't worry, this drug will only make you weak, it won't kill you. You came here to deal with Qiao Qiao, so of course I can't let you, this dangerous element, leave. I've already notified Jing Ting, you can leave him to handle it."

He Songling wanted to resist, but there was nothing he could do.

About twenty minutes later, the doorbell rang.

Wen Lixuan went to open the door and saw Jiang Dong standing outside.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell Jing Ting that he's currently weak and unable to move, and that just two bodyguards could take him away?"

"Master Zhan has other plans," Jiang Dong asked. "Where is he?"

"upstairs."

Jiang Dong followed Wen Lixuan upstairs and saw He Songling sitting on the ground.

He took a pill out of his pocket. "This is the antidote. Take it."

"Jiang Dong, what are you doing?" Wen Lixuan asked hurriedly.

"Master Zhan said to give him the antidote and then come with me obediently. Otherwise, Xu Lai will not survive tonight. It would be easy for Master Zhan to kill Xu Lai in secret. Our lady would not even have time to stop him."

He Songling's eyes were filled with coldness as he gritted his teeth and said, "What exactly do you want to do...?"

Jiang Dong said, "This is not your concern. You only need to cooperate in order to see Xu Lai unharmed."

He Songling gritted his teeth and swallowed the antidote.

Before long, the antidote took effect, and he was able to stand up.

"Let's go." Jiang Dong led him out of the Wen family villa and into the car parked at the door.

The car quickly drove away, and from behind the bushes in the distance, the person who had been watching with binoculars immediately took out their phone and made a call...