Unexpectedly, life dealt her such a devastating blow.
Is this the price she has to pay for refusing to accept her fate?
No, she refused to accept it!
Staring intently at Chen Jiayuan, watching him fiddle with and try to unlock her phone, Wan Mingyi swayed as she stood up.
Ding-dong!
As the elevator whirred, Wan Mingyi turned around abruptly, crying out, "Help... Waaah!"
Before she could pounce on her, Chen Jiayuan lunged at her from behind, covered Wan Mingyi's mouth, and dragged her behind the sofa.
Knock knock!
"Mingyi?"
Knock knock knock.
"Wan Mingyi?"
Luo Changchuan's voice rang out from outside the door.
Wan Mingyi burst into tears.
"Waaaaah, waaaaah..."
No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't break free from the shackles behind her back.
She tried to kick over the coffee table to make some noise, but Chen Jiayuan seemed to have seen through her intentions and pressed her firmly against the carpet in front of the sofa, making her unable to move.
“Mingyi, Wan Mingyi…”
Knock knock!
Knock knock knock!
The calls were accompanied by knocking, but then there was silence outside.
"Young man, who are you looking for?"
In the hallway outside, the door opposite opened, and an elderly woman with gray hair came out and said, "That girl hasn't come back yet. Call her if you need anything."
"Okay."
Luo Changchuan nodded, continuing to dial Wan Mingyi's number while turning and walking towards the elevator.
The phone vibrated and the screen went from bright to dark.
In the corridor, the sound of a man's footsteps faded into the distance.
Ding-dong.
The sound of the elevator doors opening rang out.
As if seeing Luo Changchuan's back as he stepped into the elevator, the hope in Wan Mingyi's eyes dimmed as well.
In the corridor, Luo Changchuan seemed to hear some faint sound and paused in his steps.
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