Chapter 238

Looking at Ying Ning's appearance, as if she had been struggling on the edge of despair for a long time, Duan Shen slowly spoke:

"I am too ashamed to face you."

"I have neither the courage nor the right."

Duan gave a bitter smile, his voice filled with exhaustion: "These days, I feel that the world I'm facing is always an illusion."

"Why...why did I fall in love with Xia Yueyue?"

Why did I break up with you?

"And why do I sometimes feel that you are not yourself, and I am not like the person I once knew?" Duan Shen's voice grew softer and softer, but he still continued.

"Sometimes I feel like a puppet without its own will, constantly choosing the wrong options within a predetermined trajectory."

"It caused us to break up."

"You've been ruined..."

Duan Shen did not recount the absurd scene that terrified him. He had thought about it and hesitated countless times these past few days, but ultimately could not bring himself to appear before her.

His words after Yuanye appeared threw him into a panic.

Even though Duan Shen knew that after hurting her like that before, any words of apology would be of no use.

But he wanted her to live.

At the very least, they are alive.

So, he still came looking for him.

...

The wind on the rooftop howled, almost trying to blow away all the misery and tragedy that had befallen the world, but Yingning's words shattered the silence:

Isn't passive-aggressive behavior your choice?

Her fingers remained restlessly on her thin wrist, and what she said next made Duan Shen dare not speak again:

"And the repeated neglect was also something you actively caused."

"Wasn't it you who pushed me directly to the precipice of public opinion?" Her mind began to waver as painful memories surfaced.

"Why?"

"Why?!"

"Why..."

......

Yingning clutched her neck and upper arms in despair, but her words stubbornly continued to search for the reason behind all these painful experiences, revealing the original owner's thoughts before her death.

"Duan Shen, tell me."

"What did I do wrong?!"

The original owner was just an insignificant passerby in Xia Yueyue's life story of turning her life around after she was bound to the Cupid system.

You Yingning clearly has her own life, but just because she's a stranger, does that mean she can be exploited and drained of her value without any bottom line?

Despite her repeated struggles and attempts to escape the darkness, she never escaped becoming cannon fodder.

Why should someone else's comedy be built on the tragedy of the original person?

......

Duan Shen listened to the questions, his lips trembling but he didn't utter a word. He heard Ying Ning's words, which sounded like her final farewell. His heart ached, and he almost burst into tears.

"Duan Shen, the whole story is too long," Ying Ning said slowly.

"I'm so tired."

She chuckled softly, as if she had given up on something.

“

Those once dazzling fox eyes were ultimately stripped of all their charm.

Standing in front of Ying Ning, Duan Shen trembled as he took off his glasses. The bright look in his phoenix eyes that he used to have was gone. He wanted to explain something, but he didn't dare to take out the papers from his pocket.

Things have come to this.

He went to defend himself against everything...

What's the point then?

Duan Shen withdrew his hand, quietly looking at Ying Ning's appearance. His heart ached as if he were suffocating. He suppressed his emotions and finally offered a trembling apology:

"sorry..."

"I'm sorry..."

"I'm really... sorry."

The dark, overcast sky suddenly seemed to weep, and large raindrops pelted the two people who were exposed, soaking their clothes in moments.

Duan Shen stood there, looking at Ying Ning's hospital gown, which was soaked through, the soft fabric clinging to her thin body. He still spoke:

"Ningning, let me take you down first."

He cautiously took a few steps closer.

"I'll take you away from here."

Just as his palm was about to touch Ying Ning's curled-up body, another panicked voice completely interrupted his actions.

"You Yingning!"

"Come back with me."

Pei Yuqing frantically pulled up the hospital's surveillance footage and finally found Yingning on the rooftop, but he didn't expect to see another person there.

He couldn't care less about Duan Shen now, and just rushed to Ying Ning's side, grabbing her wrist tightly, but unexpectedly eliciting a cry of pain from her.

"Pei Yuqing, let me go."

She avoided him, even trying to forcefully pull his hand away.

Duan Shen, unable to bear it any longer, directly created a gap between Pei Yuqing and Ying Ning, scrutinizing Pei Yuqing's appearance:

"You kidnapped her."

Pei Yuqing did not retreat, but his expression was also not good. Ignoring Duan Shen's words, Pei Yuqing directly addressed Ying Ning, who was curled up to one side:

"Come, I'll take you back."

His attitude was tough.

At this moment, Duan Shen had no intention of letting Pei Yuqing take Ying Ning away directly. Who knew if this so-called club investor mentioned by Yuan Ye would do something even more terrifying than kidnapping Ning Ning?

Duan Shen immediately took out his phone, ready to make a call:

"Pei Yuqing".

"As expected, Yuanye was right. Ningning was indeed kidnapped by you."

He forcefully shielded Ying Ning behind him, his gaze meeting Pei Yuqing's furious expression before he spoke again:

"Don't think you can do whatever you want and illegally kidnap others. The law will not stand idly by."

"Want to call the police?"

Pei Yuqing waved his hand lightly: "Not yet."

Before Duan Shen could understand the meaning behind his inexplicable words, he was immediately subdued by two bodyguards who had followed him onto the rooftop, and they snatched his phone.

"What are you doing?!"

"Let me go!!"

"Pei Yuqing, are you crazy?!" Duan Shen was pinned to the ground by the bodyguards and could only watch helplessly as Pei Yuqing forcibly took Ying Ning away.

"You're a madman...!!"

*

Hospital parking lot.

After Pei Yuqing fastened Ying Ning's passenger seatbelt, he took off his coat and covered her with it to prevent her from catching a cold.

"Pei Yuqing, where are you taking me?"

He made a phone call and immediately drove to his destination. After a while, he noticed the unusual quiet in the passenger seat and cautiously spoke:

"Ningning, just bear with it."

"Once we get there, we'll have the medicine."

Pei Yuqing had already arranged a private jet and an emergency trip abroad beforehand, and Duan Shen's appearance only brought all the plans forward.

He had planned to travel with Yingning to a small country in Northern Europe, but given her current health condition, they could only go to Chicago for now.

The black Maybach sped along the highway, the atmosphere inside the car quite oppressive.

Neither of them remained silent.

Until Yingning uttered a painful sentence:

"Pei Yuqing".

"So much blood..."

Pei Yuqing slammed on the brakes. He turned his head and saw blood slowly flowing from her nose, just like the day she fainted at the villa.

He was immediately terrified and anxious:

"Ningning, don't be afraid, a doctor will be here soon."

"Could you wait a little longer?"

He frantically tried to wipe the blood away with tissues, completely unaware that Yingning seemed to have accidentally stuffed something into his pocket.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." He was as afraid as a child, reluctant to let go of his delusions.

"Pei Yuqing," Yingning softly uttered her last words.

"Let me go."

Her fair neck was already stained with blood.

It's unclear whether it was from the bloodstains or from the struggles she endured while suppressing her bipolar disorder after being discharged from the hospital for so long.

Pei Yuqing's right hand trembled slightly, but he pretended not to hear and continued to wipe her face. However, when his gaze swept over her neck, his eyes stung.

He tried to appear relaxed:

"Ningning."

“I know that my actions in the past hurt you.”

“We’re going to Chicago. Pei Ling is there too. If you still want to play games, you can play with Pei Ling. You can also do many, many other things there.”

"Shall we go to Chicago first?"

Chicago has the best doctors who can at least temporarily treat her bipolar disorder.

As for her health, he could take her to any country or hospital in the world; there should always be a way to treat her.

Everything about her was worth the risk he took for her body.

Yingning shook her head:

“Pei Yuqing is already in a lot of pain.”

"This body is suffering from unspeakable torment every single second."

"And I will never trust you again."

"If you turn yourself in now, you'll still have a way out."

Upon hearing these words, Pei Yuqing quietly sat back down, his expression bitter.

“Ningning, I’ve said it before, what I’ve been most afraid of since I was a child is losing.”

"I used to think that I would rather destroy everything I love than watch it slip away."

"But I don't think that way now."

He pressed the accelerator again, his voice slightly choked:

"Destroying a person's life is the cruelest thing in the world."

"pity..."

"I realized it too late."

So he wanted to make amends, to salvage everything he had failed to protect, and to rebuild a pristine place from the ruins.

Even more so, I yearn for the chance to start all over again.

...

Just then, a speeding car suddenly forced Pei Yuqing's car to a stop, shattering his absurd fantasy without warning.

hiss...

hiss...

...

The sound of the vehicle rubbing against the asphalt road was particularly jarring, and Pei Yuqing subconsciously turned to avoid crashing into the car that had deliberately blocked his way.

After Pei Yuqing braked suddenly, he immediately looked up at the driver's seat of the car.

The person in the driver's seat had cold, sharp eyes behind their glasses.

The bruises on his cheeks silently testified to how he had managed to leave the hospital in front of those bodyguards.

Duan slowly put down his phone.

The two vehicles were extremely close together.

He mouthed a warning to the person in the driver's seat of the Maybach from a distance, just a few simple words:

you.

There's no escaping it.

Pei Yuqing understood his meaning, and his expression turned quite ugly.

The next second, Pei Yuqing shifted gears and slammed on the gas, reversing more than ten meters. Within seconds, he swiftly and unexpectedly grazed past Duan Shen's car.

Duan Shen was surprised that he was still so stubborn at this moment, so he stepped on the gas and chased after him immediately.

Two cars sped along the coastal highway, the windshield wipers screeching in the face of the torrential rain, their tracks carried on by the howling sea wind.

The pursuit continued unabated.

At this time, several police cars had already been deployed on both sides of the coastal highway exit. After receiving Duan Shen's emergency call, the police station immediately took action.

Several police officers prepared to stop the suspect directly at the highway exit.

One kilometer from the highway exit, Pei Yuqing glanced at the relentless pursuit in his rearview mirror and immediately slammed on the gas pedal again, hoping to seize the opportunity to throw Duan Shen off.

The warning lights not far away had already come into Pei Yuqing's view.

He cursed under his breath, but didn't slow down.

And the warning has already been issued:

"Owner of vehicle license plate number Su A8899, please stop immediately for inspection!"

"Su A8899, warning given, stop immediately!"

......

The police car's loudspeaker repeatedly warned Pei Yuqing, but the Maybach's speed did not decrease at all, and it even showed signs of trying to force its way through.

Duan Shi also discovered it.

He immediately floored the accelerator, the scenery through the car window was almost a blurry blur, he intended to stop Pei Yuqing again from the right side before the checkpoint!

The two cars raced wildly on the coastal highway, their engines roaring incessantly on the asphalt.

The checkpoint not far away had already completely blocked Pei Yuqing's escape route.

Duan seized the opportunity and overtook the checkpoint from the right when he was only 100 meters away, while the police car on the other side was already ready.

Several police cars lined both sides of the exit, and one of the officers, holding a microphone, shouted at the end:

"Su A8899, this is your last warning, stop immediately!"

"If you don't stop, we will take enforcement action!"

"Su A8899, stop the car immediately!"

......

The black Maybach slowed down.

Duan breathed a sigh of relief.

A police officer was about to approach the black car.

Just when everyone thought Pei Yuqing was about to stop, they heard the sound of the car accelerating suddenly. No one expected that he would accelerate again and try to force his way through!

So when Duan Shen realized what was happening, he instinctively stepped on the gas and blocked the Maybach's path.

The situation is urgent.

Duan Shen didn't think much of it at all.

Perhaps Pei Yuqing intended to rush directly down the side slope along the coastal road, but Duan Shen's actions forced him to change direction to avoid him...

The immense inertia and impact force caused the vehicle to cross the road.

There was no time to brake!

Boom!

In the blink of an eye, the black sedan crashed into the guardrails on both sides of the road, and after the ear-piercing crash, a terrifying scene of the car falling into the water followed.

The vehicle gradually sank in the sea.

The rain refused to stop.

When Duan Shen stumbled out of the car, he only saw the black car gradually sinking into the sea, and his face was full of disbelief.

He stumbled, and his panicked words trailed off:

"Ningning!"

“You Yingning.…”

"Quick...Help! Someone come here!!!" he screamed hoarsely, trying to break free from this terrible reality, and the police rushed over immediately.

"Please help her!"

......

*Plop*

When the police arrived at the beach, they only saw Duan frantically swimming towards the crash site, leaving behind only a resolute silhouette.

"Contact an ambulance immediately!"

"Those who are good swimmers, hurry up and come down with me to rescue them."