After hanging up the phone, Gu Ying was worried and anxious. He looked at Shen Xingmian and said, "Brother Xingmian, what should we do? Sister Xixi has been kidnapped."
Only Shen Xingmian himself knew how terrified and frightened he was at that moment, fearing that something might happen to Nanzhi.
"Never mind, I'll go to the hospital first. That person was after me."
As he spoke, Gu Ying was about to step forward to stop the car, but Shen Xingmian stopped him, saying, "No, if you go there you'll be walking into a trap."
Gu Ying stamped her foot, "Then what do we do?"
He was very confused, scared, and panicked. What should he do if something happened to Sister Xixi?
"I'll stall him, you go call the police, and we'll see how things go in a bit."
At this moment, Shen Xingmian undoubtedly became the pillar of support. Gu Ying subconsciously listened to his words and nodded, "Then you must be careful."
Shen Xingmian patted Gu Ying on the shoulder and said, "We'll both be fine."
After saying that, he hailed a taxi and headed towards the hospital.
Less than half an hour later, someone broke into the rooftop. Li's father had been prepared to give Gu Ying a good beating, so he launched a sneak attack and pounced directly on Shen Xingmian.
Fortunately, it was Shen Xingmian who came, not Gu Ying.
Shen Xingmian instinctively started fighting with Li's father. Fortunately, he used to be quite a troublemaker, so beating people was not a problem for him.
Li's father quickly realized something was wrong, so he stopped fighting and quickly took a position that was advantageous to him.
At this moment, the most advantageous position is naturally next to Nanzhi.
"You are not Gu Ying."
Mr. Li's face darkened, and his sharp gaze fell on Shen Xingmian. "I only care about Gu Ying and Mu Xiyue's matter. This has nothing to do with you. If you know what's good for you, get out of here."
Shen Xingmian wiped the bloodstains from the corner of his mouth, which he had accidentally gotten from the fight. He sneered, "I'm not leaving unless you release Xixi."
Li's father glanced back and saw Nan Zhi turn her head, looking at Shen Xingmian, and shaking her head anxiously.
Being a smart man, Li's father could already tell that the boy in front of him must be very important to Mu Xiyue.
Mr. Li's face immediately lit up with interest. "I see you two get along quite well. How about this: I can let one of you live today. You can choose for yourselves who will live?"
Shen Xingmian frowned, her eyes glaring at Li's father as if she wanted to kill him. Li's father chuckled coldly, "Looking at me like that won't do any good. Mu Xiyue is sitting right here. I can push her off with a flick of my wrist. If you want her to live, just jump off from here. That way, I'll let her go."
Li's father's idea was extremely vicious: "There are only three minutes. If Mu Xiyue hasn't made a decision by the time the three minutes are up, then she can only die."
Because he could control Nanzhi, Li's father was fearless. He stood there and with a casual push, Nanzhi was bound to fall.
Shen Xingmian frowned. He looked at Nan Zhi, and the girl turned her head, her eyes still full of hope and light. She mouthed to him, "No."
Even though the other party said that, Shen Xingmian was unwilling to stand idly by.
Today, either he or Xixi will die.
But if he had a choice, he would definitely want Xixi to live.
"Xixi, I'm sorry."
The boy's voice was filled with sorrow. He looked at Nanzhi, his eyes sparkling. Nanzhi could tell what he was planning just by looking at his expression.
Sure enough, the next moment, Shen Xingmian walked towards the parapet.
"Stay ten meters away from here, or I'll push her down immediately."
Seeing that Shen Xingmian had taken a step, Li's father naturally wanted to be absolutely certain that everything would go smoothly. Only a distance of more than ten meters would put Li's father at ease.
Shen Xingmian paused, then stopped. He looked at Li's father, his face calm as if without a trace of emotion. "Are you telling the truth? You'll let her go as long as I jump?"
Mr. Li smiled and said, "Of course, I always keep my word."
"Okay, I'll go jump, but you have to let Xixi go."
As a teenager, Shen Xingmian's mind was filled with thoughts of Mu Xiyue. He was willing to jump if it could save Xiyue's life.
"Shen Xingmian, he's lying to you. Even if you jump, he'll never let me go."
Nan Zhi looked at the boy, whose face was full of sincerity, and who was truly determined to jump off the building. "Think clearly. If you jump, I definitely won't survive either."
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingmian simply looked at her for a long time before smiling gently, "So what? Xixi, do you really want me to watch you get pushed down? If I have to watch you die, I'd rather go with you. Besides, maybe he wasn't lying to us."
Shen Xingmian is now in a dead end. Seeing Nan Zhi sitting so high up, without any power to resist and at the mercy of others, a violent rage rises in his heart. For the first time, Shen Xingmian feels so weak that he can't even protect the girl he likes. In that case, sharing joys and sorrows with her seems like a good choice.
"Shen Xingmian, have you forgotten the secret I told you? You must live well. Only by living will we have a chance."
Nan Zhi's face was full of anxiety; she was afraid that Shen Xingmian wouldn't want to listen to her at this moment.
Upon hearing this, Shen Xingmian chuckled. He raised his head, his eyes filled with hesitation, confusion, and disappointment. His dejected appearance was imprinted in Nanzhi's eyes, causing her pain. But there was nothing she could do now; Shen Xingmian had to live.
If something happens here, will we never be able to go back? She didn't dare let Shen Xingmian take any risks. She heard the boy say in a low and serious tone, with a hint of disappointment, "Xixi, I'm afraid that's just wishful thinking. I only want you. If you're gone, what's the point of my life?"
Nan Zhi was deeply shaken. Yes, Shen Xingmian had his own thoughts. He couldn't possibly trust her completely just because she said that. He might even think that she was just deceiving him to find a reason to live well.
In the original novel, she witnessed firsthand how Shen Xingmian squandered his life; upon learning of Nanzhi's death, he lost all desire to live.
Thinking of all this, Nanzhi felt a pang of heartache, and tears streamed down her face.
"Thirty seconds left, have you made your decision?"
At this moment, Li's father spoke up impatiently. Anyway, he was already at his wit's end, so it would be good if two people could die with him. At worst, he would still have Mu Xiyue to die with him.
This time, Shen Xingmian didn't look at Nanzhi anymore, but looked directly at Li's father, "I've made up my mind, I'm going to jump."
After saying that, he ran towards the parapet wall in the distance as fast as he could.
Seeing that he was about to jump up, Nanzhi quickly shouted:
"Shen Xingmian, wait a minute."
The boy paused, not daring to look at her, afraid of seeing her hopeful eyes, but he stopped and listened attentively.
The girl's voice carried laughter and calmness, but also revealed information that Shen Xingmian could hardly believe.
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