Luo Shuang grunted, but quickened her pace, and in just a few moments she was in front of the man in tight-fitting clothes standing on the edge of the cliff. She spoke slowly in fluent English, "I know you took a lot of money from Zhou Zijing, but... you might not be destined to... enjoy it!"
The blond, blue-eyed man turned warily, but Luo Shuang didn't give him the chance. As she leaned forward and rammed into him, she fired a shot into his side...
Gong Ning, who had been lying helplessly on the ground with her head down, seemed to sense something in an instant. As soon as she looked up, she saw Luo Shuang falling off the cliff.
Trembling and stumbling, he scrambled towards the edge of the rock, his whole body shaking as he roared, "Luo Shuang, Luo Shuang, Luo Shuang!"
"Gong Linyun, from this day forward, you have repaid everything you owed me..."
Luo Shuang's slightly relieved voice faded into the distance, leaving only the chaotic and empty sound of the waves...
Gong Ning's eyes widened, tears welling up in her eyes, her lips trembling as she opened and closed them, unable to utter a single word.
His fingers dug into the rock face so hard that his nails broke and bled.
Gradually, she couldn't suppress the sobs that began to escape her lips. Gong Ning lay face down on the rock, her pale face pressed tightly against the cold, damp surface, her expression one of utter despair. She murmured, "You are Gong Shangyue, you are Shang'er, aren't you... You are, you are her. You've come back, but I... I didn't recognize you. I'm sorry, I didn't recognize you, I'm sorry, Shang'er, I was wrong. Come back, come back, I was wrong, don't go, don't go, ah—"
The girl's grief-stricken cries, filled with heart-wrenching pain and regret, echoed through the vast sky.
...
Before long, sirens and car horns blared in a chaotic cacophony.
As soon as the car stopped, Yan Jingzhou quickly got out and walked over.
As soon as I got close, I heard the girl's low sobs and her mutterings to herself with a tearful and nasal tone.
With a slight shift of his gaze, he noticed that the girl's thin arms were covered with shocking streaks of blood.
The man was startled and immediately knelt down, whispering soothingly in her ear, "Jiaojiao, it's alright, it's all alright, I'm here, don't be afraid, I'll take you home..."
Gong Ning seemed to have fallen into a kind of obsession, her eyes unfocused and unfocused, only repeating "Shang'er, Shang'er" over and over again.
Yan Jingzhou's gaze swept over the damp rocks around him, noticing that the girl was still engrossed in her own little world.
His handsome, refined features twitched slightly, and in the next instant, he reached out and tried to pick the girl up from the ground.
Unexpectedly, this small action instantly triggered a switch, causing the girl to scream in panic, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, and even shrink back defensively.
She also seemed to forget that behind her was a cliff with a swift sea breeze.
The man's eyes narrowed, and he stretched out his long arm to wrap around the girl's slender waist. Ignoring her struggles as she punched and kicked, he quickly carried her away from the sea cliff.
When they reached a safe open space, Gong Ning unexpectedly stopped struggling. Her small, bloodstained hands tightly gripped the fabric of Yan Jingzhou's white shirt, and she buried her face in the man's chest, trembling.
She was clearly regaining her senses. "Yan Jingzhou, please send someone to search the sea. Luo Shuang fell in. No, she's not Luo Shuang, she's Chang'er, it's Chang'er! Please find someone to save her! She must still be alive. Please bring her back! She's so strong, she'll definitely be alive! A-Zhou, save her, save her! I can't abandon her again... She's back! I can't lose her again..."
The girl's hoarse voice rang softly in his arms, carrying a faint hope, and reached the man's ears in a muffled tone.
"good!"
Then, Yan Jingzhou summoned Bai Yi and, in front of Gong Ning, gave instructions for the rescue work.
Bai Yi quickly went to carry it out.
Yan Jingzhou's approach was clearly very effective in calming Gong Ning down.
The man looked down at the unusually quiet girl in his arms, and a pang of heartache welled up uncontrollably in his chest.
These days, I always hear her chattering and joking, but suddenly she's so quiet.
He suddenly remembered the girl who had been plunged into darkness two years ago after suddenly losing her sight.
Quiet and well-behaved...
It makes my heart ache.
The man kissed the girl's cold forehead. "If you want to cry, just cry..."
After a slight pause, she mimicked her usual tone, with a touch of awkward playfulness, "I'll cover for you, no one will find out!"
Standing not far from him, Ji Chen was caught off guard and choked on his saliva, looking horrified.
Then, they moved a little further away without leaving a trace.
The girl's hoarse voice rang out softly, "Put me down, I want to go for a walk over there... I won't go to the edge of the cliff..."
"Shall I treat your wound first?"
"Just for a little while!"
"……good!"
...
Lu Weixi, Gong Qiaoyu, and Gong Qiaoyan rushed over.
As soon as I got out of the car, I saw Gong Ning standing alone on a rock, looking up at the clear blue sky in the distance.
Her slender, bare arms were covered in crisscrossing bloodstains, with a ring of dried, dark bloodstains around her wrists.
The group was startled. Lu Weixi's eyes widened slightly, and her feet moved uncontrollably toward Gong Ning's location.
Ji Chen stepped forward and stopped her, "Madam Gong, please wait!"
Hearing this, Gong Ning turned her head slightly and said softly, "Assistant Ji, don't stop him!"
Ji Chen paused slightly, then turned to look at Yan Jingzhou, whose face was icy cold.
Seeing his master nod slightly, Ji Chen understood, took a step back, and made way for him.
A hint of obvious joy flashed in Lu Weixi's eyes, and even her usually brisk and elegant steps became hurried. In just a few moments, she arrived at Gong Ning's side.
She called out gently, "Ah Yun!"
Gong Ning lowered her eyes and did not answer her. Instead, she looked at the deep blue sea and asked in a voice that was as cold as ice, "What do you want?"
Lu Weixi's gentle smile froze, seemingly not expecting her to speak in a voice colder than ever before, and to adopt such a lukewarm and distant attitude.
Lu Weixi felt a sudden pang of panic. Her intuition told her that the invisible connection and bond between her and A-Yun was gradually disappearing...
Not hearing Lu Weixi's reply, Gong Ning gave a chillingly mocking laugh, turned her head, and stared at Lu Weixi with indifferent eyes, "Nothing to say? Then leave, and don't show your face again!"
Lu Weixi trembled, staring in shock at Gong Ning's exceptionally cold gaze.
All the words were stuck in his throat, his lips trembled, and he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.
Even the breathing through the nose lost its original rhythm, becoming rapid and disordered.
Gong Ning suddenly chuckled, "Do you think that after all these years, I have to figure things out, understand everything, and then happily forgive you? Why should I? Just because I was the one who was abandoned back then? So my importance in your heart is destined to be lighter?"
"Or is it that 'abandon' isn't the right word, and you simply didn't choose me?"
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