She looked at Jing Min, her eyes filled with a suffocating hatred and obsession.
"You're crazy..."
Her voice was hoarse.
"You're really crazy..."
"yes,"
Jing Min nodded faintly, his smile chilling.
"You forced me to do it."
"Now, start the timer."
He loosened his grip, and Yang Jinchu swayed slightly.
"Ten seconds—"
"Nine--"
Chu Wuyang shouted,
"Stop! Stop counting! Jingmin!!!"
"eight--"
Jingmin seemed completely deaf to her shouts, but his eyes were fixed on her every subtle expression.
It was as if they were watching her mental breakdown.
Chu Wuyang's hand was trembling. The trigger was almost fully pulled, but he felt as if he were nailed to the spot.
She couldn't gamble, she simply couldn't afford to gamble—Yang Jinchu would die, and Jing Min might die too.
"seven--"
He continued counting, his voice steady, like a judge pronouncing a death sentence.
"Jingmin!"
She screamed.
"Let him go, and I'll go back with you!"
"I'll do whatever you say!"
"Whether you want to lock me up on a secluded island or prevent me from having any contact with men, I'll agree to any conditions... as long as you let him go!"
"six."
Jing Min seemed to twitch slightly, his expression softening for a moment, but then tightened again, his smile colder than the wind.
You're lying to me!
He'd heard the story of the boy who cried wolf so many times he was numb to it; all the previous conditions seemed to have no hold on him now.
"No, I didn't—!"
She was on the verge of collapse, her voice choked with emotion.
"I really didn't, you have to believe me, I won't do it again, I'll never lie to you again,"
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