"You'd better be smart and tell me honestly where you saw me. If you can't tell me, you're dead."
The cold blade traveled down Shen Ling's chin and gently pressed against her stomach.
"Your child hasn't even been born yet, you wouldn't want anything to happen to him at this time, would you?"
Shen Ling's face was deathly pale, and she was completely unable to speak.
She never expected that even after pretending to be so convincing, Pei Ji would still see through her act.
This man is absolutely ruthless.
He's so cunning that no matter what clues there are, they can't escape his eyes.
Shen Ling's vision blurred, and she felt as if death was beckoning her.
She wasn't very mentally strong to begin with, and now that someone was threatening her with a knife, she was even more anxious and scared, and couldn't help but curse in her mind.
It's all Shen Zhihuan's fault!
This man was clearly her enemy; otherwise, why would he have only killed Shen Zhihuan and spared the others after breaking into her house in her past life?
Shen Ling felt that the reason she was being chased by others was entirely because of Shen Zhihuan!
This jinx not only ruined their whole family, but now she's been dragged into this mess as well.
Having this younger sister is truly the worst thing that has ever happened to her.
Shen Ling now only regrets that she was reborn too late. If she could go back to her childhood, she would definitely strangle Shen Zhihuan to death.
But it's too late to say anything now. Shen Zhihuan is alive and well, and is about to get married, have children, and reach the pinnacle of her life. On the other hand, she might die in this dark and deserted alley at any moment.
Seeing that Shen Ling was reluctant to speak, Pei Ji grew impatient.
He is a ruthless man, and he would show no mercy even to a pregnant woman.
"It seems you're not planning to cooperate obediently."
Pei Ji continued to exert force, and the tip of the knife directly tore through Shen Ling's clothes, leaving a bloody gash on her skin.
A sharp, stinging pain and endless fear struck at the same time. Shen Ling looked at the cruel smile on the man's face and was so frightened that she pushed him away and slid to the ground, trembling.
"I'll talk, I'll talk. As long as you don't hurt me, I'll cooperate with whatever you ask."
She racked her brains, desperately trying to come up with all sorts of excuses.
"I recognize you because you look a lot like one of my relatives, but I really don't know who you are."
"You still dare to lie to me."
Pei Ji was completely enraged by her. He raised the knife high and slashed it towards her neck.
Just as blood was about to spill on the spot, Shen Ling suddenly had a flash of inspiration and added another sentence.
“You look so much like my relative, maybe you two will meet.”
Seeing her eyes darting around frantically, clearly plotting something, Pei Ji's interest was piqued.
"What's your relative's name?"
Shen Ling swallowed hard, looked into his sinister eyes, and said a name slowly and deliberately.
"Chen, Zhi, Huan, my cousin."
As soon as she finished speaking, Pei Ji's gaze towards her instantly became even more hostile.
"You still dare to say you don't know who I am?"
No, I really don't know.
Seeing his reaction, Shen Ling thought there was hope and quickly seized this last chance to escape.
"Although I don't know what you want from Chen Zhihuan, I can help you by taking you to see her."
Why should I believe you?
"Because I've been at odds with her for a long time, as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, and we're on the same side now."
Seeing that Pei Ji was really listening to her, Shen Ling became bolder and slowly got up from the ground, getting more and more carried away as she spoke.
“Shen Zhihuan is a bad person. She caused our whole family to be destroyed. My parents are still in prison because of her. I dream about killing her every day.”
"So, by helping you, I'm also helping myself. Now you should believe me, right?"
Although Shen Ling's words were full of loopholes, her willingness to "surrender" was quite obvious.
Unexpectedly, she was so sensible that Pei Ji smiled and put the knife back in his pocket.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you. The kind of woman I like best is a smart woman."
Shen Ling breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, and was just about to rejoice that she had finally escaped death when she was suddenly kicked to the ground again.
Pei Ji did not intend to kill her for the time being, so he deliberately avoided her stomach when he made his move.
But that doesn't mean he's gentle.
Instead, he grinned maliciously as he bent down and patted Shen Ling's cheek, his gesture as contemptuous as if he were treating a dog.
“I agree to let you cooperate with my actions, but that doesn’t mean you have the leverage to bargain with me.”
"Until my plan succeeds, remember to be available whenever I call, otherwise I will not let your whole family go, your husband, your mother-in-law, and your parents in prison."
This action was extremely humiliating, but Shen Ling was so frightened that she was almost driven mad and couldn't muster any thought of resisting.
"I understand. I will definitely behave myself and not do anything improper."
Although her whole body ached terribly, she didn't dare to get up. She simply changed her position and knelt on the ground, trembling incessantly.
Seeing her timid and hesitant demeanor, Pei Ji narrowed his eyes and suddenly asked:
"However, there is something I am quite curious about."
"From the moment we met until now, I haven't shown any malice towards Shen Zhihuan, have I? How did you know I wanted to kill her?"
Shen Ling dared not say that she had been reborn and had already witnessed him killing Shen Zhihuan once.
She was also afraid that she might say something wrong and provoke Pei Ji to kill her again.
Shen Ling could only frantically try to find excuses to get out of it.
"Because, because you reacted so strongly to the name Shen Zhihuan, and you also carry a knife with you, it couldn't have been just to peel an apple for her."
"That's why I think you're looking for Shen Zhihuan because you want to kill her."
After saying that, she shut her mouth and nervously peeked at Pei Ji's reaction.
Unexpectedly, Pei Ji not only didn't find her talking too much, but also burst into laughter.
"It seems you know me better than I thought."
Shen Ling was stunned, and her face turned deathly pale instantly.
"No, it's not what you think, I really don't know anything..."
She refuted him too late; Pei Ji had already developed a strong interest in her.
Before Shen Ling could finish speaking, he knocked her unconscious and dragged her out of the alley.
"Such an interesting woman, of course we should take her back and keep a close eye on her."
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