Chapter 454 The Ruthless Male Lead 13 When Old Master Qin looked at his grandson like this, he felt no relief, only a deeper chill.
He knows Shen Li all too well.
This sudden return to normalcy is nothing more than the final stillness before the storm.
When Old Master Qin handed over the information about Zi Xi's past, his intention was to use hatred to temporarily restrain Zi Xi's desire to die, even if it was just for one more day.
But he clearly saw that when Shen Li was reading those documents, what flashed in his eyes was not vitality, but a thicker desire for destruction.
He knew that Shen Li was planning something even more terrible.
Shen Li not only wants to eliminate those who directly harmed Zi Xi, but he probably also...
They don't even want to let go of the Yun family, the family that robbed Zixi of the life she should have had.
How can chains hold back a soul determined to be buried alive?
But he could only delay for a little longer.
He had to find an anchor that could hold him back, even if it was just to temporarily slow him down.
Old Master Qin closed his eyes wearily, ordered more people to guard the area, and sent people to find a replacement.
He found Zhong Xi through some clandestine and costly channel.
The girl bears a striking resemblance to Zi Xi, who fell off the cliff, and has a relatively simple background.
But what he didn't know was that this Zhong Xi was a reborn person carrying the memories of a tragic death in his previous life.
Zhong Xi sat in Old Master Qin's oppressive study, his heart filled with immense fear.
She never expected that she would still be found even after hiding in the countryside.
Memories of my past life are as vivid as a nightmare.
This seemingly kind but actually incredibly powerful old man sought her out, all in an attempt to get close to the madman, Chen Li.
In her previous life, she did manage to hold off Shen Li for a while, but ultimately, after Shen Li committed suicide for his beloved, she was caught and tortured to death while trying to escape with the money.
She was terrified of Shen Li, and also terrified of the old man in front of her who would sacrifice everything for his grandson.
But she was still caught, and she thought a lot on the way there.
The price quoted by Old Master Qin was an astronomical figure that she could not have imagined in her previous life.
He promised her a new identity and enough wealth to squander for generations after the deal was done.
Moreover, in this life she knows all of Shen Li's preferences, so why doesn't she fight for herself?
Anyway, that white moonlight that drove Shen Li mad is already completely dead.
How can a dead man possibly win against a living man!
Moreover, she felt in her previous life that it would be a waste for Shen Li to die with his face and power.
Her fear was gradually consumed by immense greed.
So, with trepidation, she still signed her name on the document that she knew was a devil's contract.
However, perhaps due to the butterfly effect of her rebirth, getting close to Shen Li in this life was much more difficult than she had imagined; it was practically a hellish challenge.
Even if she tried to imitate the woman's pure and innocent eyes from her previous life, wearing a simple dress, and appearing in places where Shen Li might pass by.
But the look in Chen Li's eyes was filled with undisguised disgust, as if he were looking at filth.
"Clear out all irrelevant personnel."
He would even stop and speak to the bodyguard in that disgusted tone.
Zhong Xi mustered his courage and, following Old Master Qin's instructions, delivered an important document to Shen Li.
Shen Li didn't even lift his eyelids, only uttering a few words to his assistant: "Throw it out."
When he was plagued by nightmares late at night, she tried to timidly offer him a glass of water, just like Zi Xi.
But he suddenly swung his hand and knocked it over; the sound of the glass shattering was like her taut nerves.
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