Chapter 117 Even if we want to annul the engagement, you still have to become my woman first!
Lin Wan'er listened quietly as he finished yelling, her face remaining completely expressionless.
"Young Master Li, you are drunk."
"To fight in the street, with disheveled clothes and foul language, is not only unbecoming of a scholar, but also disgraceful of one's status."
These seemingly casual words completely ignited the last vestige of reason and hope in Li Mo's heart.
"Elegance? Hahaha..."
He let out a series of mournful and twisted laughs, staggered to his feet, and stared intently at Lin Wan'er with a pained and crazed look in his eyes.
"Lin Wan'er! What are you pretending to be, this aloof saint in front of me?! I heard everything you and your maid talked about in the room."
He approached Lin Wan'er step by step, questioning her: "You called me a piece of trash, a fool. In your eyes, am I just a joke from beginning to end? A pawn you can use and discard at will?"
"Do you think I'm stupid and easy to fool? You think a few sweet words can make me completely foolish, and that seeing me pour my heart out to you, you secretly laugh at me for being such a complete idiot?!"
Lin Wan'er's expression suddenly changed, and a crack finally appeared on that perfect mask.
But only for a moment, and he quickly regained his composure.
"Since you've heard it all, I have nothing more to explain."
Her tone was cold, carrying a sense of resignation.
"If you feel deceived, are resentful, and want to annul the engagement, I have no objection."
"Tomorrow, I will have someone deliver the letter of annulment to your residence."
After saying that, she ignored Li Mo's face, which had turned as pale as paper, and turned to leave without hesitation.
"stop!"
Li Mo's hoarse voice suddenly rang out, carrying a resolute tone.
"Lin Wan'er, what do you take me for? A plaything to be summoned and dismissed at will?"
His eyes were red, and his face was filled with twisted and crazed hatred.
"Who in the capital doesn't know we're engaged? Who doesn't tacitly acknowledge that you've long been mine? You took advantage of my feelings for you, using me as a pawn in your schemes, and now that you haven't achieved your goal, you want to kick me aside? To make my Li family the laughingstock of the entire city? On what grounds!"
He stepped forward and grabbed Lin Wan'er's wrist with surprising force.
Caught off guard, Lin Wan'er stumbled as he pulled her, both shocked and furious: "Li Mo! Let go of me! Stop talking nonsense!"
"I've already taken the blame, why shouldn't I get even a little benefit? Don't you think I'm useless? Today I'll show you that even useless people can accomplish great things!"
After saying that, he forcibly pulled Lin Wan'er into his arms, roughly gripped the back of her neck with his other hand, forcing her to look up, and sprayed his alcohol-smelling breath on her face.
"Since the rumors have already spread, let's just make them true! Even if we want to annul the engagement, you'll have to become my woman, Li Mo's woman, first!"
Lin Wan'er struggled desperately, crying out, "Madman! Let me go!"
"Miss!"
Seeing this, Qingdai screamed and tried to rush to help, but Li Mo pushed her hard, causing her to fall heavily to the ground and unable to get up for a while.
Li Mo, fueled by a wicked force, pinned the struggling and screaming Lin Wan'er firmly against the cold wall, lowered his head, and roughly kissed her lips and neck...
"Ugh! Let go..."
Lin Wan'er was no match for Li Mo's brute force, and tears of humiliation slowly streamed down her face. She could only let this lecherous man take liberties with her.
Qingdai got up from the ground and was shocked and frightened to see her mistress being humiliated. Her mind went blank.
In a moment of desperation, she pulled out a dagger from her pocket without thinking and stabbed Li Mo, who was attacking her with his back turned, with deadly force.
"Pfft!"
The knife struck Li Mo squarely in the lower back, a fatal spot.
The dull thud of a sharp blade piercing flesh was exceptionally clear. Warm blood gushed out, splattering all over Qingdai's face and body.
Li Mo froze, his kiss with Lin Wan'er abruptly halting. He turned back in disbelief and saw Qingdai holding a dagger, her face deathly pale.
He opened his mouth, his pupils dilated, but before he could utter a sound, he collapsed limply to the ground.
"Thump—"
Li Mo fell heavily to the ground, his eyes wide open, filled with resentment and bitterness until his death.
The dagger in Qingdai's hand clattered to the ground. Time seemed to stand still at that moment.
Qingdai looked at Li Mo lying motionless on the ground, her body began to tremble violently, her teeth chattering, and she couldn't even speak.
"I...I killed someone..."
"I killed someone..."
This thought kept running through her mind.
Lin Wan'er also recovered from her shock and looked at the scene before her, her heart pounding wildly.
She leaned against the cold wall, panting heavily, her clothes disheveled, and the taste of blood from the assault still lingering on her lips.
However, she quickly forced herself to calm down, staggered forward, and with trembling hands, checked Li Mo's breath...
As a result, he was completely lifeless!
Lin Wan'er was so frightened that she fell to the ground, her face turning deathly pale.
Qingdai was terrified and stammered, "Miss, I... I killed someone! Waaah..."
Lin Wan'er snapped back to her senses, grabbed Qingdai, and turned to run: "Let's go!"
The master and servant, like startled birds, fled in panic.
However, after running a few steps, Lin Wan'er suddenly stopped, glanced back at the dagger still lying in the pool of blood, immediately turned back, picked up the blood-stained dagger, wrapped it haphazardly in a handkerchief, and stuffed it into Qingdai's arms.
"Hide it well, find a secluded spot, and throw it as far away as possible, quick!"
Qingdai held the murder weapon, feeling as if it weighed a ton and was burning hot.
In the end, she could only nod resignedly, hastily put the dagger into her sleeve, glanced back at Li Mo's corpse, and then followed Lin Wan'er away.
Once she was seated in the carriage returning to the mansion, isolated from the outside world, Qingdai's carefully maintained composure crumbled instantly.
She trembled like a leaf in the autumn wind, her teeth chattered, and tears streamed down her face.
"Miss, what should we do? Young Master Li... he's dead..."
"I really killed someone... What if the authorities find out? Will I be beheaded?"
Lin Wan'er's own palms were covered in cold sweat, and her heart was still pounding wildly.
But she knew that it was precisely at this moment that she must not panic.
She gripped Qingdai's trembling hand tightly, trying to rouse her to a sliver of clarity, while also trying to calm herself down.
"Now is not the time to be afraid. If we don't want to both end up with our heads separated from our bodies, we need to calm down!"
She let out a soft groan, her voice trembling, as various thoughts flashed through her mind.
This matter cannot be investigated by Qingdai. We must find a scapegoat to completely absolve Li Mo's death and the Lin family of any responsibility!
Suddenly, a wicked and audacious thought, like a flash of lightning in the darkness, instantly illuminated her chaotic thoughts.
Her gaze locked onto Qingdai, and she commanded in an unquestionable voice:
"Qingdai, if you don't want to be arrested by the authorities, from this moment on, obey my orders!"
Qingdai subconsciously looked up, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.
“Miss, you said that I would do anything to save you.”
Lin Wan'er's eyes flickered. After a moment's thought, she leaned closer to Qingdai and whispered a few instructions: "In a little while, we..."
Upon hearing this, Qingdai's crying gradually subsided, and then her eyes widened. "Miss... this... will this work?"
"It has to work, even if it doesn't work!"
She looked at Qingdai with a sharp gaze, filled with a desperate resolve: "This is the only way to escape right now. Do you want to be found out by the authorities and then beheaded?"
"I...I don't want to!" Qingdai shook her head violently in fright, her face even paler than before.
"Then do as I say!" Lin Wan'er stared intently at her. "I don't trust anyone else with this task; only you can handle it personally!"
Qingdai forcibly suppressed the fear in her heart: "Yes, this servant understands..."
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