Xia Wan pulled Cui Ziqi outside, her whole being enveloped in a low-pressure atmosphere.
After walking for a while, she realized what was happening and stopped.
Turning to Cui Ziqi, he asked, "Is there something else you haven't taken care of?"
Cui Ziqi came to settle accounts with Su You, though she didn't know what accounts to settle. Fortunately, Su Meng was there, so it would be easier to handle whatever was going on.
Her pulling him away like that seemed to be delaying his business.
Cui Ziqi did not answer her question.
His dark eyes fell on her face, serious and inquisitive, as if trying to see right through her.
Are you angry?
Just as Xia Wan was feeling annoyed, Cui Ziqi's deep voice came.
The two were walking uphill.
Xia Wan walked ahead, stepping on a pebble, and was about the same height as Cui Ziqi standing below.
She could look Cui Ziqi in the eye at the same time.
She pursed her lips, a sense of helplessness welling up inside her, not because she had a grudge against Liang Qi, but because she realized once again the attitude of most people in this world towards Cui Ziqi.
Under Cui Jiyang's strong guidance, even the police department viewed Cui Ziqi with prejudice.
It won't be easy for Cui Ziqi to live happily in this world.
She held Cui Ziqi's hands in both, gently squeezing his fingertips, and made a low sound in her throat as she looked down.
"Um."
"Why?" Cui Ziqi tilted her head and looked at her, her eyes filled with confusion. "He only called me a murderer, why are you so angry?"
Xia Wan looked up at him, her eyes wide.
"You are not a murderer! He is a policeman who fabricates facts without providing evidence and launches personal attacks against you. He is in the wrong!"
“But what he said is true.” Cui Ziqi let her hold his hand, not caring even if her nails left deep grooves in his skin.
"I am a murderer, aren't I?"
Cui Ziqi smiled, his dark eyes fixed on Xia Wan's face.
“You are not,” Xia Wan said firmly. “You have never killed anyone.”
How did you know? Are you bothered by it?
Cui Ziqi appeared indifferent, but when asked if Xia Wanjie minded, he secretly clenched his fist on the hand that Xia Wanjie wasn't holding.
A withered leaf, carried by the wind from afar, landed on Cui Ziqi's shoulder.
Xia Wan freed one hand to remove the withered leaves, and her beautiful eyes softened as she glanced at Cui Ziqi's exquisitely beautiful face.
"I just knew you were so kind, you wouldn't kill anyone."
Kind?
Oh!
Cui Ziqi had heard Xia Wan's words of protection more than once, but it was not her true intention. It seemed more like a scheme to lead him step by step into her gentle trap.
He reached out and smoothed her wind-blown hair, his cool gaze not falling on her deceptive eyes.
"Since you care about me so much, why is it so hard for you to choose between Zheng Minghuai and me?"
His movements were gentle, but his voice was extremely cold.
He was still fixated on the question from that afternoon.
'Xia Wan, if you had to choose between me and Zheng Minghuai to die, who would you choose?'
Xia Wan felt somewhat helpless.
"Making a choice isn't difficult; it's just that the questions you've given are too difficult."
"Heh." Cui Ziqi sneered.
Xia Wan could feel the aura emanating from him, which instantly chilled her several degrees.
Even under the blazing sun, the gentle breeze that passed around the man was tinged with a chill.
Choosing between him and Zheng Minghuai must be difficult, right?
Xia Wan was afraid he would misunderstand, so she held his hand tightly. "If you ask me in a different way, I will be able to make a choice."
"What kind of question is that?"
"For example, if you asked me who I would choose between you and Zheng Minghuai, I would choose you without hesitation."
Xia Wan looked at Cui Ziqi with a smile.
Unfortunately, the man was not as happy as she had expected because of her words; instead, his face became even more gloomy.
Cui Ziqi appeared outwardly calm, but in reality, her heart was filled with anger.
How can a choice that disregards life and death be considered valid?
She couldn't bear to see Zheng Minghuai die.
But the more reluctant she was to let him go, the more determined he became to kill Zheng Minghuai! And he wanted him to suffer terribly before he died!
[The male protagonist's "darkening" stat has decreased by 10%.]
The system's cheerful voice rang in Xia Wan's mind.
Seeing Cui Ziqi's obviously bad expression, Xia Wan began to doubt the system's words, after all, the system had made quite a few mistakes recently.
"Ziqi?"
Only then did Cui Ziqi look at her properly, and the crimson tinge around her pupils quietly faded away.
"Let's go."
He took Xia Wan's hand and led her back.
He firmly believed that Xia Wan was a little liar, and he would never ask her such a question again.
...
The Zheng Group received an uninvited guest.
Zheng Minghuai himself was not too surprised by the arrival of this guest.
The secretary placed the tea on the coffee table. Cui Jiyang, with the gauze still on his hand, picked up the cup and drank the tea in one gulp.
He had just come from Sanmen Wharf and was so busy that he didn't even have time to drink water.
The docks have been ordered to cease operations. The Cui Group was already severely damaged by its cooperation with Fu Li, and now with the addition of the Sanmen docks, it simply cannot afford to continue operating.
After finishing his tea, he looked up and saw Zheng Minghuai sitting leisurely on the other end of the sofa, looking at him lazily.
His old face looked a little embarrassed, but being a seasoned veteran, he remained calm.
"Young Master Zheng, I know your aim is to target my youngest son, but isn't your approach a bit too extreme?"
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