Chapter 77

As the sky darkened, Qi Yuyang felt more and more relaxed, even a little proud.

Is it that easy? Even the smartest woman would have no choice but to surrender in such a situation.

What on earth had he been so worried about? Her future was destined to belong to him.

"Huh"

The feeling of suffocation came like a tide. Qi Yuyang could never have imagined that he was thinking of Lin Mian with contempt in the previous second, and the next second he was strangled by the hemp rope that was used to bind Lin Mian.

The rough rope made Qi Yuyang roll his eyes. He didn't care about steadying the car. He let go of the steering wheel with both hands and tried to grab the rope and pull it down to give himself a sigh of relief.

But the next second——

"Bang"

Lin Mian hit his head hard with his elbow, and it hit the glass. The glass did not break, but his head was hit by the hard object, and bright blood flowed down his forehead.

At this moment, Qi Yuyang could not feel the sticky feeling of blood flowing through his cheeks. He only felt stars in his eyes, as if he saw his family in heaven.

"Ugh."

He was speechless for a moment, but the desire to live overwhelmed everything. He grabbed the hand and pulled it forward hard, and the rope around his neck loosened.

Before Qi Yuyang could even take a deep breath, Lin Mian grabbed Qi Yuyang's hair with the hand that had loosened the rope and slammed him against the glass.

Mother……

After a period of blurred consciousness, Qi Yuyang completely fainted.

Lin Mian had no time to do anything else. She had to control the car, otherwise both of them might die.

But at this critical moment, Lin Mian's back half was still in the back seat. After all, it was an unexpected attack, and she had no extra time to think. It was unrealistic to push Qi Yuyang away at this moment, and the car was still accelerating.

Fortunately, Lin Mian was close to the steering wheel. She steadied the steering wheel with one hand and reached for the key with the other hand and turned it hard.

The engine suddenly stalled and the steering wheel locked instantly. No matter how hard Lin Mian tried, it wouldn't budge.

The car, having lost power, slid towards the roadside due to inertia, and in that direction was a dense forest!

Without time to think, Lin Mian stepped on the armrest, and the moment he jumped down, he stomped on the brake pedal frantically. Without the vacuum assistance provided by the engine, the brake pedal became heavy, but in this situation, who would spare any effort?

But every time I stepped on the pedal, it only resulted in a desperate, slight deceleration. The tires made a harsh sound as they rubbed against the ground, and the light and shadows from the headlights swayed wildly in the darkness, making the shadows of the trees on the roadside even more hideous.

Time seemed to be stretched infinitely. Lin Mian heard the sound of wheels rolling over gravel and the sound of his heart beating.

Lin Mian used all her strength to hold the steering wheel and kept stepping on the brake pedal. The more critical the moment, the calmer she became, because she was absolutely confident that she would not be ridiculously killed here because of this person.

Her destiny has always been in her own hands!

I don't know how long it took, maybe only a dozen seconds, but it felt like centuries. After the wheels rolled over a piece of gravel, the speed finally slowed down, and the front of the car stopped just half a palm away from a big tree.

At this moment, even Lin Mian was in a trance for a moment.

It was as if she had returned to her youth. In countless collisions, she enjoyed it more than being afraid. She enjoyed the moment of being chased, enjoyed the speed that made her drop everything and focus only on the present, and enjoyed surpassing others and herself time and time again.

At this moment, the stimulation brought back her nature. She had been curled up in her shell for too long and had been enduring, so she was spied on by someone like Qi Yuyang.

His eyelids drooped for a moment, and Lin Mian let out a light breath.

Now is not the time to think about these things. She cannot relax yet. She pushed the car door open with force. The cold wind rushed into her body through the gaps in her clothes. The night is different from the day. Lin Mian shivered.

After struggling to drag the unconscious Qi Yuyang out, his heavy body collapsed to the ground. The blood on his forehead had stopped flowing, but his face was covered in blood, and he looked extremely miserable.

Lin Mian controlled the force. She reached out to check Qi Yuyang's breath and found that he was just unconscious but not dead.

She had no need to get into legal trouble for such a person yet, but she would send him to where he belonged.

Lin Mian thought he was in the way and dragged him to the grass by the roadside. The small stones scratched Qi Yuyang's clothes and his skin, leaving fine scars all over his thin back.

Seeing that Qi Yuyang seemed to be waking up, Lin Mian punched him again, and Qi Yuyang fainted again.

Lin Mian sat back in the driver's seat and tried to restart the car.

The key was turned, but the engine only made a weak, dull "click" sound, like the last struggle of a dying patient.

The light on the dashboard flickered faintly a few times, then stopped moving and went out completely.

Under the hood, there was dead silence.

Boundless darkness surged in from all directions, trying to swallow Lin Mian and the car together.

Lin Mian laughed softly as she stepped out of the car. Her hands were covered in Qi Yuyang's blood as well as her own. After all, she had used force to knock him unconscious. Without tidying up, Lin Mian walked over to Qi Yuyang and gently patted his face.

"Stupid"

At this moment, a beam of light suddenly illuminated her. Lin Mian's eyes could not bear such strong light and narrowed slightly.

Who is it?

In an instant, Lin Mian's body tensed up and she held the car keys tightly.

Although it is small and not sharp enough, it can still hurt people if caught off guard.

She still has strength, she will definitely be the final winner, and she will definitely go home.

Before I could see who was coming, I was hit by that familiar smell.

It's the smell of a quilt that has become fluffy and soft after being exposed to the sun.

Lin Mian relaxed suddenly.

He Xintong knelt in front of Lin Mian, hugged her tightly, and his warm breath hit Lin Mian's skin.

His whole body was shaking, even his teeth seemed to be chattering, he was extremely uneasy, even though he was hugging Lin Mian at this moment, he couldn't feel at peace.

"Are you hurt?"

These words were almost squeezed out from his throat, the crying tone was so obvious, and he was even a little nervous about the answer.

Just as Lin Mian was about to hug him back and say something to ease He Xintong's anxiety, he felt something wet on his hand.

"It's okay, it's okay. Look, I'm still standing in front of you, right?"

Her fingers threaded through his hair, stroking it again and again.

This comforted He Xintong greatly. He raised his head and looked at her. In the halo of light, Lin Mian could not see his expression clearly.

Although she couldn't see his expression clearly, Lin Mian was somewhat afraid to see it.

Why are you afraid?

Before Lin Mian could figure it out, He Xintong wiped his face, dried his tears, stood up and walked in front of Qi Yuyang, reached out and wiped the blood that had not yet coagulated on Qi Yuyang's face on his hand, and then left his fingerprints on the wounds.

Lin Mian saw through what he was going to do at a glance.

"As long as we get our confessions right, everything will be fine, Xiao Mian."

His voice was so firm, he had never been so firm in front of Lin Mian before.

Lin Mian stood in the halo, the blood on her hands gradually dried up, but she did not look disheveled at all. Her shadow flickered in the wind, but she was always calm. This was how she should be, always calm, always living in the light.

He Xintong stood in a place where the halo could not reach, his shadow disappeared, and he was becoming a new shadow.

Lin Mian sighed softly, she walked forward and put her arms around He Xintong's waist.

"He's not dead yet. I'll be fine. We'll all be fine."

His eyelids trembled slightly. He understood the reason, but he couldn't be sure whether Qi Yuyang's injury was on the sideline of excessive defense.

He Xintong didn't want to see any sign that Lin Mian might fall into the abyss, and he couldn't tolerate that Lin Mian, whom he loved, would be hurt by this scumbag.

"You and I are different, Xiao Mian. Your future is destined to be clear and bright. I'm not as upright as you think. Even if my hands are stained, it's what I deserve."

"Please believe me, Xiao Mian. Just like I believed you on that snowy night, please believe me."

After hearing these words, Lin Mian clasped He Xintong's fingers with her ten fingers. Her hands were obviously smaller than his, but it seemed as if her palms were covering his.

"There's no need to do that," Lin Mian shook his head gently. "I don't care about other people's eyes. I've grown up, and the things I used to care about seem insignificant now. There are very few things I care about now, but you have always been someone I care about. You are more important. So whether you are open and honest or gloomy, as long as it is you, I care about you."

Twenty-year-old Lin Mian is an adult who can take responsibility for all her actions. She does not need protection from others, and she will protect everything she cherishes.

Under He Xintong's disapproving gaze, Lin Mian pulled He Xintong's T-shirt without much force, but He Xintong subconsciously bent down, and her lips gently touched his lips.

All the uneasiness and anxiety seemed to disappear at this moment.

In this kiss that couldn't be any lighter, He Xintong felt Lin Mian's care and cherishment.

The happiness he wanted, the happiness he wanted to be given, was always there.

So be it, she can do whatever she wants, he is not her protector, and being her "accomplice" is happiness enough to drown him.

"First put him in the car and go to the nearest hospital."

As for those accomplices that Qi Yuyang mentioned that Lin Mian had to pay attention to, she would find them out one by one.

As she said, she is not a child anymore. She knows how to retaliate and how to protect herself.

Lin Mian didn't find Qi Yuyang's cell phone on her body or in the car, but He Xintong found her based on the location on her cell phone.

Lin Mian remembered that he had just dragged Qi Yuyang over, and the phone might be there.

Soon Lin Mian found the blood-stained cell phone.

While driving, He Xintong looked at Lin Mian sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror. He Xintong originally wanted Lin Mian not to force himself and Qi Yuyang to stay in the back seat, but Lin Mian disagreed.

She had used the attack from behind tactic herself, but she didn't want others to use it on her.

Several times, Lin Mian picked up his phone and put it down again.

In the end, He Xintong only heard her talking to Lin Mei on the phone to report that she was safe, and she said a few words that he could not understand.

Lin Mian is a person with secrets. He Xintong still doesn't know what she did during those four years.

But if Lin Mian didn't say anything, He Xintong wouldn't investigate.

He wouldn't let curiosity ruin his happiness.

Finally, there is the shadow of the city.

"We're almost there, Mian."

"Um"

She nodded softly, her eyes drifting to the window.

She'll make everyone pay.

The pain in her hand didn't make Lin Mian frown, as she had more important things to do.

After stopping the car in front of the hospital, He Xintong first wanted Lin Mian to get out of the car for a check-up.

Compared to what he would face later, at this moment, the only thing in his eyes was Lin Mian.

"Take him in for a checkup first. I have something else to do. I'll come in later."

He could never resist her eyes and her words.

Watching He Xintong disappear with Qi Yuyang on his back, Lin Mian dialed the familiar number.

"Hello, I'm Lin Mian."