After being suspended for an hour, Xiang Zhilan was already in a semi-conscious state.

She felt something slowly sinking down her lower abdomen, and although she tried desperately to tighten it, she couldn't stop the feeling.

What should I do? My child…

Xiang Zhilan bit her lip tightly to keep from fainting. She was terrified. Although she hadn't wanted them before, she couldn't lose them now. Lately, she listened to the baby's heartbeat every day, feeling the wonder of their blood connection. They had become a part of her.

"Your physical condition is quite good; you haven't fainted after all this time." Li Rui stood up, walked to Xiang Zhilan, and used his cane to lift her face, looking quite regretful: "You're such a beauty. It's a pity you're with Shen Muzhi. It seems he doesn't care about you much. You haven't come for so long. Why don't you wait until he dies and then be with me?"

Xiang Zhilan really wanted to spit in his face, but angering him now would do her no good at all. What if he hit her in the stomach with his cane...

She was feeling conflicted. She wanted Shen Muzhi to come quickly, otherwise something bad would happen to the baby, but she also didn't want him to come. If he came, he would inevitably be threatened by Li Rui, and she didn't want to see anything happen to him.

“This isn’t fun anymore. Let’s try something new.” Li Rui put away his cane, walked back to his chair, and said a few words to his subordinate.

Xiang Zhilan looked at him with her eyes half-closed. She saw one of his subordinates holding a thick candle and placing it under the pillar tied with rope. The flame would occasionally leap up and burn the thick hemp rope.

She was shocked and her eyes widened. If the rope burned out and slipped onto the roof beam, she would fall straight down from mid-air!

A drop of about 1.5 meters in the air wouldn't be a problem normally, but since she was pregnant, the baby definitely wouldn't survive!

"At this rate, it should burn for about ten minutes without any problem. Just pray." Li Rui calmly continued to wait, enjoying Xiang Zhilan's terrified expression.

Xiang Zhilan watched the flames, which were being blown about by the wind, sometimes high and sometimes low. The hemp rope was already slightly charred. Her heart clenched, and she closed her eyes, unable to bear looking any longer.

At that moment, with a creak, the rusty door was opened.

Xiang Zhilan opened her eyes and quickly turned her head to look. A dark figure, back to the moonlight, was walking towards her.

The footsteps grew closer and closer, and the figure became clearer and clearer until he stood under the light, causing Xiang Zhilan's eyelashes to tremble slightly.

He's here.

A round of applause rang out, and Li Rui said with a playful tone, "Student Chen, you've come just in time."

“Our grudges have nothing to do with her. Release her. If you have any problems, come at me.” Shen Muzhi looked at Li Rui with a stern face.

“It was originally unrelated, but she was just unlucky to run into a rapist like you.” Li Rui said in a very harsh tone, raising an eyebrow: “Now it depends on how much guilt you feel towards her and how far you are willing to go.”

Shen Muzhi had already prepared himself mentally before coming here. Li Rui had gone to great lengths to lure him here, so he wouldn't let him off easily. He stared at Li Rui quietly, watching what tricks he was going to play.

"What terrifying eyes. Let's gouge out one of your eyes first." Li Rui threw the knife at Shen Muzhi and sat in his chair, watching with a leisurely air.

Shen Muzhi lowered his eyes and glanced at the sharp military knife on the ground, then slowly bent down to pick it up.

Xiang Zhilan was horrified and shook her head repeatedly, "No, no..."