Chapter 204 Escape

"But I ruined myself by being too arrogant."

"The deeper the connection with the Xu family, the less likely the Xu family will let me go, a mercenary who was close to the old patriarch, go at this important juncture of power transition."

"Especially..."

Xin Que covered her head in pain.

"After encountering a major event that shook the entire Xu family... it was probably the last time the old patriarch was kidnapped."

“Those in the Xu family who have the right to inherit all think that I am the most likely person to be entrusted with the care of the young master before the old patriarch loses his mind.”

“But do I have any will or keepsakes? If so, where would I hide them…” Xin Que sighed. “I’m sorry, I haven’t thought of that yet.”

[The statement is true.]

Ying Yun snapped out of his daze from the administrator's assessment. He composed himself, pulled Xin Que into his arms, and said, "You've done a great job."

“Let’s take it slow,” Ying Yun reassured Xin Que, while adding a little pressure at the right moment, “but this matter is very important; it concerns whether we can live happily together…”

"And the Xu family is also watching us closely... So Xin Que, you must try your best to remember before the Xu family catches up with us."

Xin Que nodded.

"Go to sleep." Ying Yun sat on his single bed, turned off the light, and his voice gradually faded into sleepiness. "We still have to travel tomorrow..."

Xin Que hummed in agreement, pulled back the covers, and lay down on her single bed.

In the middle of the night, Xin Que opened her eyes expressionlessly and stared at the ceiling shrouded in darkness.

The man's arm slowly reached towards her waist.

The already cramped single bed became even more crowded.

Luo Huayi clung to her like an octopus, his breathy voice drifting into Xin Que's ears along with his hot breath, "Sleep, I won't bother you."

When Xin Que smelled the cheap shower gel scent from the motel on the man, she paused in her movement to push him away.

She tilted her head slightly and lowered her voice to the lowest possible level, "Has the bathroom been cleaned?"

Luo Huayi didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

...

When Ying Yun sat up sleepily, Xin Que had already returned with breakfast. She handed Ying Yun a hot coffee and said, "We can't stay in one place for too long. We should go."

“Xin Que,” Ying Yun said hesitantly as he sat in the passenger seat, “this isn’t a sustainable way for us to keep running away.”

Xin Que fastened her seatbelt and started the car. "You're right, we need to find a way to take the initiative."

Ying Yun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the conversation between the two was not going off track.

“I still think the will is a breakthrough,” Ying Yun began, following his script, “but your amnesia…”

He then revealed a hint of hesitation at the opportune moment.

The answer is more convincing when the person themselves says it.

Xin Que looked tense and didn't respond immediately.

After a long pause, in the oppressive atmosphere inside the car, Xin Que slowly spoke, "Go back to China, find a way to go to the Xu family, and see if there are any clues that can stimulate me to regain my memories."

Ying Yun sat up abruptly. "No! This is far too dangerous for you. If the Xu family discovers your whereabouts, they will definitely not let you go!"

“Okay,” Ying Yun hesitated for a moment before his expression hardened with unwavering determination, “I’ll go back and find you. You stay abroad and wait for my news, okay?”

Xin Que "..."

When the male lead and the administrator were designing the dialogue, did they not expect that she would be able to shamelessly agree to such polite remarks?

With a sorrowful expression, Ying Yun inadvertently brought up their past, saying, "I owe you so much ever since you rescued me from abroad as a mercenary."

Xin Que "..."

In a moment of extreme grief, Ying Yun inadvertently brought up his suppressed love, saying, "I'm sorry, although I said a lot of cowardly, irresponsible things to escape reality in the hospital..."

"But I've figured it out. I can't be a coward hiding behind you for the rest of my life."

"Xin Que, if I can come back alive, would you...?"

Xin Que "..."

Ying Yun: "???"

Sister, hurry up and argue back! You only gave in once after being asked three times, why are you suddenly silent now?!

Ying Yun could barely maintain the gentleness on her face.

The silence continued until Xin Que parked the car in the airport parking lot.

“Ying Yun,” Xin Que pressed down on his hand as he was about to unbuckle his seatbelt, “I take responsibility for my own actions. I don’t need anyone to stand up for me.”

Ying Yun was taken aback.

Just as he was about to get up and stop Xin Que, his vision suddenly blurred.

Was it the coffee Xin Que handed over this morning?

"Also... when driving, you must concentrate on the road conditions and not chat."

The woman's voice gradually faded into the distance, and with the sound of a car door opening and closing, her figure disappeared completely.

[Current mission complete. Humanoid restraint program 03. Proceed to the next mission location immediately.]

After being forcibly awakened by the administrator, Ying Yun was stunned for a moment when he saw the car keys in his hand.

Did she decide from the beginning to return to China alone?

And she watched him, like a clown, jumping around and trying to get her to quickly take on the task of returning to China...

Finally, Ying Yun slammed the keys in his hand onto the driver's seat.

Xin Que is sick!

The man opened the car door and disappeared from the map area with a cold face, completely unaware that a small string of data characters silently seeped into his skin through his sleeve.

Vanished without a trace.

...

After the plane landed, Xin Que changed her clothes and took a taxi straight to her former residence.

As soon as the door opened, Xin Que paused.

Everything is ready.

Cheng Zheng's message came through.

Xin Que breathed a sigh of relief.

A patch of dark thorns slowly grew out from the shadows in the corner of the wall.

"What are you looking for?" Luo Hua noticed the woman was rummaging through the TV cabinet and squatted down beside her.

"Find some things that we'll need to infiltrate the Xu family." Xin Que said without looking up.

Luo Huayi's gaze fell on the fake document in Xin Que's hand.

"The Xu family?" He frowned. "A rival to someone of your status?"

Xin Que found all the identity-related props from the story and threw them aside.

"You heard my conversation with the male lead?" she asked, looking at Luo Huayi.

"What I said earlier about the Xu family... was actually a reflection of my past reality."

"The reason the prison put me through this ordeal is because—"

Luo Huayi leaned over and shut her up before she could finish her sentence.

The man's thumb slowly caressed Xin Que's cheek. His half-closed eyes remained dull and empty. He released Xin Que's lips. "Don't tell me these things... Your affairs have nothing to do with me."

“Xin Que,” he said with a forced smile, “stop using those elaborate tricks you use to deceive people.”

"It's disgusting."

Xin Que sighed.

Luo Huayi's slightly damp and cool kiss landed on her ear, and then the man's hand pulled her wrist and slipped it into the open collar of his shirt.

Xin Que broke free of his hand, pressed the back of his neck, and forced him to look at her. "What are you running away from?"