Shen Zhi Qiu pursed her lips, but due to the pain, she couldn't help but let out a hiss.
"Do you feel the pain now?" The man felt a pang of pity, but remembering what had just happened, he still roared fiercely, "Don't blame me! If they hadn't cheated, you wouldn't have had to suffer like this!"
"Brother, I know you've suffered a lot of grievances, and I know you did all this just for your wife, so I won't blame you."
Shen Zhi Qiu pondered for a moment, then gently retreated to advance, "In this day and age, it's really rare to see a man like you who is so devoted to his wife and family. Many men probably wouldn't care anymore and would just find a young and beautiful one themselves."
So, brother, I really admire you! You're a good husband and a good father.
The man's hands trembled slightly. He looked at Shen Zhi Qiu with a complicated expression and stammered, "You, you really, really think that way? You don't blame me? I've treated you like this, and you still..."
"Of course it's true. Brother, think about it yourself. You risked everything for your wife, and you even took me hostage to seek justice for her and punish the 'bad doctor.' How can such loyalty and righteousness not move people!"
Shen Zhi Qiu spoke earnestly, and when she looked up, tears were already welling up in her eyelashes, as if she was truly moved by her elder brother's actions.
"Sister, I'm sorry, I had no other choice today." The man was somewhat moved and loosened his grip on the knife. "It seems you're a good person. I promise I'll let you go once I get the money."
Hearing this, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.
"But you!" The man suddenly turned around, holding Shen Zhi Qiu hostage, towards the stairwell, and pointed the knife at Lu Jia. "I trusted you just now, and you actually tried to ambush me from behind! Ha, you've got some nerve. Go stand by the window!"
The man gestured with his chin towards the window at the top of the stairs, indicating that he should go over there.
"What do you want to do?" Shen Zhi Qiu asked nervously, sweating profusely. She was even more frightened than if she were being held at knifepoint. Her voice trembled as she asked.
"I want him dead!" the man sneered. "I don't plan to live anyway! As long as I get the money enough for my wife's medical expenses and my daughter has a good life, I'll have no major regrets!"
"Hurry up and stand over there! Open the window and jump!" The older brother was clearly a bit crazy, ordering Lu Jia around.
"Big brother!" Shen Zhi Qiu panicked. "There's no need for that, big brother. If you die, who will guarantee your daughter's life will be good? Her mother is already like that; if she loses her father too, how will she live her life?!"
"Don't speak!" The man scolded Shen Zhi Qiu, then urged Lu Jia, "I hate being lied to and betrayed more than anything in my life! Don't you love showing off? Heh, then die for her!"
Seeing that the man was becoming increasingly agitated, Lu Jia was afraid that he would hurt Shen Zhi Qiu again, so she resolutely walked to the window and opened it.
"Stand up! Hurry up!" The man was pleased with his obedience and continued shouting, "When I tell you to jump, you jump!"
"No!" Shen Zhi Qiu shouted excitedly, "Jumping from such a height is certain death! Big brother, don't involve innocent people, okay?"
"Innocent?!" the man sneered. "This world is inherently unfair. Who isn't innocent? Isn't my wife innocent?"
The man lost control of his emotions; he brandished the knife, tears streaming down his face.
Lu Jia stepped forward, turned around, and looked at Shen Zhi Qiu with a worried expression. In order not to worry her, even in this situation, he did not show the slightest fear, and his eyes remained as gentle as ever.
But Shen Zhi Qiu's heart jumped into her throat. Seeing that there was no obstruction behind Lu Jia and that she might fall at any moment, tears streamed down her face.
"Wow, you've got guts." The man couldn't help but tease Lu Jia when he saw that Lu Jia had done as he said, his face resolute as if he was really going to his death.
"Big brother, I beg you, please don't!" Shen Zhi Qiu burst into tears, her shoulders trembling, her eyes filled with sorrow as she looked at Lu Jia.
Lu Jia felt as if her heart was being torn apart. The proud Shen Zhi Qiu had never bowed her head for anything, and even when she had her neck cut by a knife, she had never begged for mercy.
At this moment, for Lu Jia's safety, she put aside all her pride and pleaded with the man in front of her with tears streaming down her face, "You just want a life, right? I'll give it to you, just don't let him jump."
She grabbed the man's arm and slashed the knife in his hand at her own neck.
"Zhi Qiu, no!" Lu Jia jumped down suddenly and rushed up the stairs.
"Damn it! Are you out of your mind?!" The man was completely bewildered, and he pulled the knife away slightly. "You're willing to risk your life just to avoid involving others? Are you out of your mind?"
He then became even more enraged, and somewhat reckless, yelling at Lu Jia, "Don't come any closer! If you take another step, I'll slit her throat!"
With a "ding," the elevator at the end of the corridor rang.
Rong Mo strode out, followed by the nurse who had just gone down.
Along the way, Rong Mo had already learned the whole story from the nurse. With a stern face, he asked everyone to wait on the floor below, and then rushed anxiously to the scene.
"Dr. Li will be here soon." Rong Mo's first words upon approaching were to get to the point. His eyes darkened when he saw the bloodstains on Shen Zhi Qiu's neck, and his hands unconsciously clenched.
"Where is he?" Upon hearing Dr. Li's name, the man's attention was immediately diverted. He glanced at Lu Jia not far away and roared somewhat irritably, "Get lost, consider yourself lucky."
Shen Zhi Qiu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly gestured to Lu Jia with her eyes to leave.
Lu Jia pursed his lips, looking worried, but Shen Zhi Qiu was even more anxious and urged him to leave again.
Lu Jia was afraid that if she didn't leave, she would provoke the man again, so she had no choice but to turn around and walk towards Rong Mo.
"Who are you?" the man asked warily, looking at the well-dressed young man before him. "Are you a leader at the hospital?"
“Yes, you can tell me directly if you have anything to say, and I can communicate with the dean on your behalf.” Rong Mo said neither humbly nor arrogantly, but he did not directly reveal his identity. He had learned from the nurse about the man’s hatred for the Rong family, so he was very cautious in his words.
"I have nothing to say. I've already talked to the man next to you. He says he's a bodyguard for some richest man in Nancheng and he'll give me 50 million! I also want Dr. Li. That's enough!"
Rong Mo glanced at Wei Qiao without changing his expression, and Wei Qiao immediately replied, "I'll call President Gu right now."
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