Shi Nian asked angrily, "What did you do to Chenchen!"

"Aunt! Auntie... um!"

Chenchen's voice suddenly disappeared, and Shi Nian's heart tightened instantly.

Fang Ning said in an unhappy tone, "Children are trouble."

Shi Nian's eyes were red. "Fang Ning, if you have any hatred, come to me. What's the point of bullying a little girl?"

She had seen Fang Ning's cruelty and knew that he could do anything when he got mad. She didn't dare to provoke him, so she could only suppress her anger and calm her tone, "What on earth do you want to do by taking Chenchen away?"

"You should know better than anyone what I want to do."

Shi Nian's expression suddenly turned ugly, and her lips moved, but before she could make a sound, she heard him say, "You came to the store alone. If I see anyone other than you, especially the police, I will kill that little girl immediately."

After Fang Ning finished speaking, he immediately hung up the phone.

Shi Nian then realized that the car had already stopped on the street.

Zheng Hai said, "Turn left from the alley ahead and you'll find your store."

Shi Wei cried, "Niannian, what should we do now? He must have no good intentions in letting you go alone. What if you go and encounter any danger?"

Shi Nian frowned and said, "If I don't go, what if he hurts Chenchen?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her cell phone vibrated.

Shi Nian lowered her head and glanced, and saw another text message from the unfamiliar number.

[Why don't you come over? I know you've arrived. I'll wait for you for one last minute. If I don't see you in one minute, you'll have to wait to collect the body of that little girl!]

Shi Nian bit her lower lip lightly, Feng Sihan's warning came to her mind, and she checked the time.

It would take at least an hour for Feng Sihan and the others to get back.

Chenchen simply can't wait.

In an instant, a thin layer of sweat appeared on Shi Nian's forehead.

She took the phone that Shi Wei handed to her with trembling hands and called Feng Sihan.

Time passed by and no one answered the phone.

There were less than 20 seconds left in the one-minute countdown. Shi Nian gritted her teeth and said, "No, sister, I have to go to the store to take a look. You stop the police car and don't anger Fang Ning. If Si Han calls back, tell him the current situation and he will take action... I will protect myself."

After saying that, she pushed open the car door, got out, and ran quickly towards the store.

The lock on the store door was cut off and thrown to the ground at random.

Shi Nian stopped at the door of the store. Through the glass door, she saw Chenchen tied to a chair with his mouth tightly gagged. She quickly pushed the door open and went in.

"Don't be afraid, Chenchen. Auntie will come to save you right away."

Chenchen shook his head desperately, making a grunting sound with his mouth.

Shi Nian saw that she was always staring at the back of her, so she slowed down her pace, turned her head and looked back, and heard the dull sound of the rolling door falling to the ground.

The curtains in the store tightly covered the windows. The light disappeared in an instant, and it was pitch black within the field of vision, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

Shi Nian's heart sank, and a white light suddenly flashed before her eyes, blinding her.

She raised her hand to block the light, and her vision gradually recovered. She saw Fang Ning standing next to the rolling door with his hands hanging down.

Her nerves suddenly tensed up, she pursed her lips and looked at him warily.

Fang Ning was dressed in black, and looked much thinner than the last time he saw her. He looked at her with a half-smile.

When Shi Nian's eyes met his, she felt as if she was being stared at by a cold-blooded animal. She felt her scalp tingling and a chill running down her back.

She suppressed her fear and trepidation, looked him in the face, and said expressionlessly, "I'm here. Are you happy now?"

Fang Ning walked towards her step by step. The memory of being kidnapped came to her mind. Shi Nian's hands and feet were numb. She couldn't help but take two steps back and raised her voice, "Stop! You are not allowed to come over here!"

Shi Nian retreated to Chenchen's side, noticed her frightened pale face from the corner of his eye, and took a deep breath.

Feng Sihan and his men were on their way, so she had to do her best to buy time before they arrived.

She still has Chenchen to protect, so she can't panic.

Fang Ning stopped one meter away from her, and said in a disappointed tone, "Shi Nian, am I not good enough to you? When you were in school, I took care of you in every way. You had a strong sense of self-esteem and were unwilling to accept charity from others, so I provided you with a part-time job with little work and high pay. When you were bullied, I stood up for you. Every year on your birthday, I always send you birthday wishes as soon as it's midnight... I have done so much for you, openly and secretly, but in the end, I am no match for Feng Sihan who appeared out of nowhere!"

Fang Ning's face was grim, his eyes were bloodshot, and he stared at Shi Nian tightly, "What's so good about him? Why do you only have eyes for him and never for me!"

Shi Nian was frightened by his manic mood, her breathing stagnated, and it took her a few seconds to find her voice again.

She was afraid of saying something wrong and angering Fang Ning, so she said carefully, "My mother was too eager to force me to get married, and I really had no choice..."

"These are all excuses!"

Shi Nian calmed down. "To chase a girl, you need sincerity, not tricks. You keep saying that you like me, but have you ever respected me? You kidnapped me to Country M and forced me to do things I don't like. Is this the love you keep saying for me?"

Fang Ning was stunned by the question and pursed her lips without saying anything.

Shi Nian's palms were covered in sweat. Seeing that he had calmed down, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She continued, "Fang Ning, liking someone is not possession. If you really like me, you should be happy for me when you see me happy..."

"Nonsense! I would rather destroy something I like than give it to someone else!"

Fang Ning yelled at Shi Nian, and then suddenly laughed to himself, "Shi Nian, do you know why I suddenly chose to meet you today?"

Shi Nian subconsciously asked, "Why?"

"Feng Sihan went to Country M this morning, right?"

Shi Nian felt uneasy in her heart, but she remained calm and did not respond to his words. "I can tell you that he will be back soon. We know each other. You didn't hurt Chenchen, and I won't force you into a dead end. You let us go before Si Han comes back. It's not too late to run now..."

Fang Ning interrupted with a sneer, "Do you think I'm a fool and can't guess what you're thinking? You called the police on the way here! As soon as I let you go, the police will rush in!"

He pulled the corner of his lip, strode towards Shi Nian, and regardless of her struggle, he pinched her arm hard, "Shi Nian, for you, I don't want anything in Country M. When I came back and used that little girl to lure you here, I never thought about leaving alive!"

Fang Ning's face was right in front of her. Shi Nian's arm was gripped by him so hard that it hurt. When she heard what he said, her brows furrowed for a moment.

Shi Nian couldn't get rid of his arm and became more and more anxious, "What do you want to do?"

Fang Ning stared at her without blinking, his eyes filled with anticipation and madness, "Niannian, if we can die together, can we be together forever?"