Shen Zhi Qiu's heart sank. She narrowed her eyes in thought, but unconsciously took another step back.
"Shen Zhi Qiu, do you know how hard I've been pretending all this time? Countless times, when I'm by your side, I've wanted to strangle you." Yan Yan curled her lips into a smug smile.
"You're Xiao Wanqing?" Shen Zhi Qiu frowned, looking at the face before him. This face was completely different from the Xiao Wanqing he remembered, yet her expression now revealed Xiao Wanqing's unique ruthlessness. Shen Zhi Qiu felt a chill run down his spine.
"Haha, that's rare. You're the first person to recognize me. When I ran into Gu Qingyan at the bar before, he was drunk and almost recognized me too. It's really tiring. I've been living under the name Yan Yan for so long, pretending to be kind and gentle. It's been so hard." Xiao Wanqing simply stopped pretending and tilted her head, smiling at Shen Zhi Qiu.
"How satisfying! Shen Zhi Qiu, we can finally be honest with each other." Xiao Wan Qing lazily twirled a strand of her hair with her fingers, revealing a cunning smile. Her eyes gleamed with a light that conveyed a sense of relief and the pleasure of revenge.
Shen Zhi Qiu looked at Xiao Wan Qing in front of her and felt a chill run down her spine. She glanced worriedly toward the stairs. She knew very well Xiao Wan Qing's insidious methods; without careful planning, Xiao Wan Qing would not have revealed her identity so rashly.
Currently, neither Lu Jia nor Rong Mo are home, and Zhou Xiaoran and Aunt Zhao upstairs are clearly no match for Xiao Wanqing. For now, their only option is to stall Xiao Wanqing and pray that Lu Jia can't get through on the phone and comes home quickly.
"Why did you do this?" Shen Zhi Qiu asked, pursing her lips in confusion.
Xiao Wanqing laughed, her smile filled with disdain, as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world. "Shen Zhi Qiu, you ask me why? Don't you understand? I hate you, I hate all of you! You drove me to the brink, you made me lose everything! I want you to taste what it's like to want to die, and I want you to know what it means to wish you were dead!"
Xiao Wanqing's voice was filled with resentment and malice.
Shen Zhi Qiu sighed and said, "You've lost your mind, Xiao Wan Qing. You've driven yourself into this corner. By doing this, you've not only hurt others, but you've also hurt yourself."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wanqing laughed even more wildly.
"Haha, this is just the beginning! I'm going to make you all pay the price!" Xiao Wanqing's eyes were filled with hatred.
Shen Zhi Qiu looked at Xiao Wanqing and felt like she was talking to a brick wall. She knew she couldn't persuade her at all, and thankfully, she had never intended to change her. Now, all she could do was protect those around her as much as possible from harm by Xiao Wanqing.
“No wonder you treat Gu Qingyan like an enemy every time you see him. You really should hate Gu Qingyan the most,” Shen Zhi Qiu said.
Xiao Wanqing listened but laughed without taking it to heart.
"You think I only hate Gu Qingyan the most? You're too naive! Haha, neither you nor Gu Qingyan will escape!" Xiao Wanqing's voice was full of confidence and arrogance.
"Xiao Wanqing, have you ever thought that Gu Qingyan's true love has always been only you?" Shen Zhi Qiu pursed her lips, racking her brains to try and buy time.
"Oh?" Xiao Wanqing smiled and shrugged indifferently, indicating that she didn't care.
"He sacrificed his own sister for you. Moreover, when I was being held hostage by those causing trouble at the hospital, he used my life to make a deal with my brother, just to get my brother to help him find your whereabouts." Shen Zhi Qiu said slowly, trying to use Gu Qing Yan to persuade Xiao Wan Qing to calm down.
"So what?" Xiao Wanqing curled her lips dismissively. "Shen Zhi Qiu, do you know? The biggest difference between me and other women is that I never put all my emotions on one man. Even the man I once desperately wanted to stay by my side can no longer be my weakness, let alone affect my emotions."
Shen Zhi Qiu frowned, her mind racing as she tried to find the next topic.
However, before Shen Zhi Qiu could come up with a solution, she heard Xiao Wan Qing's teasing question.
"Shen Zhi Qiu, I'm giving you two choices now."
First, obediently follow me.
Second, I'll detonate the bomb, so your friend Zhou Xiaoran and your children will be buried with you.
Xiao Wanqing took two steps back and sat back down on the sofa. She glanced at the time and said calmly, "You have five minutes to think."
Don't think that Lu Jia or your brother can come back to save you.
I know exactly what you're thinking.
They won't be back anytime soon, so you don't need to worry about them rescuing you.
Xiao Wanqing smiled and pressed the countdown button. "By the way, you have four minutes and forty-five seconds left."
“If you detonate a bomb here, you’ll die here too, won’t you?” Shen Zhi Qiu frowned, her face full of disbelief. “I don’t believe someone like you would be willing to risk your life for revenge.”
"What? Miss Shen, oh, no," Xiao Wanqing said, laughing heartily, "no, no, I should call you Miss Rong now, I'm not used to it yet, haha. Are you going to bet with me? Bet your friends and your two adorable little ones with me? Those two little darlings can't even speak yet, how can you bear to gamble with their lives?"
Xiao Wanqing sat up straight, her eyes darkening. She stared intently at Shen Zhiqiu, trying to detect a trace of fear on her face. However, Shen Zhiqiu's expression remained cold and unmoved. Xiao Wanqing narrowed her eyes, her hatred deepening.
"Have you forgotten that I blew up the windows of the Gu family villa back in Nancheng? Miss Rong, it seems you've become a bit forgetful after giving birth!" Xiao Wanqing's voice grew even sharper.
Shen Zhi Qiu's expression grew even more unpleasant. Of course, she hadn't forgotten that incident. She knew that Xiao Wan Qing was a mad woman who would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.
"Xiao Wanqing, don't force me," Shen Zhi Qiu said through gritted teeth. "I will not go with you."
"So now you realize that I deliberately came here to force you?" Xiao Wanqing laughed heartily. "Seeing you struggle and suffer makes me feel good."
Xiao Wanqing glanced at the time and reminded him, "Shen Zhiqi, you have one minute and fifty seconds left. Think it over carefully." As she spoke, Xiao Wanqing pulled a button from her coat and waved it in the air. "Did you see it clearly? Does this detonator look familiar?"
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