Xiang Zhilan suddenly became much more sober. If he answered that he was willing, she might really stay for him, because she might never find a man who loved her so much again.

And for his sake, she would overcome the shadow of that incident.

But after she asked him twice, he didn't give her a straight answer. All she saw in his eyes was fear, as if she were dragging him to his death.

The man she had been waiting and searching for for over a decade turned out to be someone she didn't really understand.

However, she could understand that people are afraid of death, and since his feelings for her hadn't reached that point, she couldn't force him.

"Jingxian, let's leave it at that. From now on, we'll just be nodding acquaintances." Xiang Zhilan smiled bitterly, saying goodbye to her first love in her heart.

She put the headphones on and walked toward the path that led through the woods.

Feng Jingxian watched Xiang Zhilan's retreating figure, her slender waist, her long, straight legs...

He swallowed hard, clenched his fist, and thought, "This is the end. I'm not willing to accept it!"

He couldn't help but hurry to follow Xiang Zhilan and reach out his hand. When they reached the grove, he reached out his large hand and grabbed Xiang Zhilan.

Xiang Zhilan's hand was hurt from being grabbed, and she shouted, "What are you doing!"

Feng Jingxian grabbed Xiang Zhilan and dragged her into the dark bushes, pinning her against a tree. He tore away his gentle facade, revealing a ferocious and violent side: "Fine, you want to break up? I've played along with your sweet and innocent romance for so long, you deserve some reward!"

Xiang Zhilan was terrified and struggled, twisting her wrist, "Feng Jingxian, what do you want to do!"

"I want to do what Shen Muzhi did." Feng Jingxian felt it was inconvenient to lean against the tree, so he simply grabbed Xiang Zhilan and threw her to the ground.

Xiang Zhilan was stunned by the fall. When she looked up, she saw Feng Jingxian rushing towards her!

"Don't you like me a lot? It's definitely more interesting to do it with me than with Shen Muzhi." Feng Jingxian tugged at Xiang Zhilan's clothes and lowered his head to kiss her.

As Xiang Zhilan struggled and resisted, the scenes from the cruise ship flashed before her eyes again. Feng Jingxian's face overlapped with Shen Muzhi's face. She screamed in despair and frantically pounded on Feng Jingxian.

After listening to Xiang Zhilan's farewell to Feng Jingxian on the riverbank, Shen Muzhi felt a little relieved and planned to leave by another route so that Xiang Zhilan wouldn't see him.

But halfway there, for some reason my heart started racing and I suddenly felt very uneasy, so I turned back and walked towards the gravel path in the grove.

After walking for a few minutes, he heard Xiang Zhilan's voice!

He rushed toward the source of the sound and saw, under the moonlight, Feng Jingxian pinning Xiang Zhilan down and tearing at her clothes!

Shen Mu grabbed Feng Jingxian and slammed him heavily against the tree trunk.

Feng Jingxian's back hit a tree, and he grimaced in pain. Before he could react, a foot kicked him in the chest, followed by several more kicks.

Feng Jingxian was kicked so hard he vomited blood. When he looked up, he saw Shen Muzhi staring at him with bloodshot eyes, as if he wanted to kill him!

Just as Feng Jingxian had expected, Shen Muzhi showed no sign of giving up. He grabbed Feng Jingxian by the collar and choked him!

"Cough." Feng Jingxian's feet slipped in the air, and he struggled to kick, his hands gripping Shen Muzhi's, but he couldn't break free. Realizing he might really be killed by him, he blurted out in desperation, "Mr. Shen, isn't what I did exactly what you did not long ago? Don't you feel guilty for threatening to kill me..."

Feng Jingxian struggled to finish speaking, and Shen Muzhi's face stiffened for a moment, her grip tightening even more.