Chapter 178 The River Stained Red with Blood
"Four years ago, I went for an interview at the Zhuang Group. I had already passed the first round of interviews, but the day before the second round, someone told me that the Zhuang Group was not a good fit for me."
The person in charge at the time told me to try out some startups, and even specifically recommended Zhaoye Technology. At first, I thought I'd met a kind person, but now I realize it was all a trap!
Qiao Mian grabbed Qu He's hair and pulled her forcefully to the side. Qu He's head hit the car frame, and her forehead instantly swelled up and turned red. The pain made her vision go black.
"You saw my photo and noticed that I look a bit like Qu He, so you deliberately sent me to Qian Zhaoye's company!"
"If it weren't for you, would I have been so bewitched as to seduce Qian Zhaoye? You just wanted to use this method to make Qu He give up on Qian Zhaoye, so you could take advantage of the situation!"
"Zhuang Bieyan, how cruel you are!"
Qiao Mian's voice grew increasingly agitated, "I used to have a stable job and a boyfriend who loved me, but because of your scheming, I lost everything!"
"Anda doesn't want me anymore, I've lost my child, and now Qian Zhaoye doesn't love me either. It's all your fault! Why don't you just die!"
Zhuang Bieyan's eyes were bloodshot, and his voice was hoarse: "It's me! It's all my fault! You released Qu He, so whatever grudges or resentments you have, come at me! I'll pay with my life!"
"Pay with your life?"
Qiao Mian sneered, then suddenly pulled out a dagger from under her seat, its cold light flashing.
The blade touched Qu He's face, and the icy touch made her shudder.
"Do you think your life is worth that much? I don't care. I want you to watch the woman you love most disappear from your sight, bit by bit! I also want you to taste the pain of losing everything!"
The moment the knife touched her, Qu He's body stiffened, because if Qiao Mian exerted even the slightest force, her face would be cut open.
Qiao Mian has completely gone mad. She won't listen to anyone and is capable of anything.
"don't want!"
Zhuang Bieyan rushed forward two steps, trying to stop Qiao Mian, but the police officers next to him immediately stopped him.
"Don't move! Don't come up!"
Qiao Mian's free hand gripped Qu He's chin, her red nails almost digging into her flesh.
She gently traced Qu He's face with her fingertips, her eyes filled with madness and destructive jealousy. "This face is so beautiful! No wonder everyone loves you, even Zhuang Bieyan is willing to scheme to this extent for you."
Qu He was just bumped and felt dizzy. She was whimpering unconsciously and trying to struggle.
"I bought this knife from the butcher. Why don't we test how sharp it really is?"
Qiao Mian gently patted her face with the back of her knife.
Seeing Qiao Mian's actions, Zhuang Bieyan could no longer hold back. He stepped forward and said, "Qiao Mian, if you want revenge, come at me! Don't... don't hurt her."
"Let her go? You're dreaming!"
Qiao Mian raised the dagger, and a bloody mark immediately appeared on Qu He's face.
"don't want!"
"Don't move!"
Qiao Mian stopped her, and with a little force, the blade pressed another bloody mark onto Qu He's face.
"If you dare take another step forward, I'll scratch her face! Zhuang Bieyan, aren't you the one who cares most about her face? I'd like to see if you'll still love her after she's turned into an ugly monster!"
The surrounding police officers held their breath, searching everywhere for an opportunity to rescue him.
Zhuang Bieyan stopped in his tracks. He looked at the bloodstains on Qu He's face, and tears finally streamed down his face.
"Qiao Mian, don't hurt her. I'll do anything you want."
"do what?"
Qiao Mian's lips curled into a vicious smile. "Fine, then kneel down. If you kneel down, I'll consider whether or not to let her go."
"Ugh! Waaah!" Qu He's eyes were blurred with tears as she struggled desperately to shake her head.
But Qiao Mian tightened her grip on her hair, and pressed the dagger even closer to her face: "Zhuang Bieyan, I'll count to three. If you don't kneel down, I'll make sure your Mrs. Zhuang never has the face to show her face in public again!"
"Three, two..."
"I'll kneel!"
Zhuang Bieyan interrupted her, looking at Qu He's tears and pleas, his heart felt like it was being slowly tortured!
Under everyone's gaze, he slowly bent his knees, his knees sinking down little by little.
The knees and spine, symbols of the dealer's dignity, lowered towards the van, slowly descending...
Qu He looked at him, her vision blurred with tears, and her heart ached as if it were being cut by a knife.
Qiao Mian looked at Zhuang Bieyan's humiliated appearance and laughed loudly.
However, just as Zhuang Bieyan's knee was about to touch the ground, a police car suddenly started and rushed towards the van.
Qiao Mian's expression changed, she pushed Qu He into the passenger seat and slammed on the gas.
"Let's die together! Let's all die together!" she laughed hysterically.
The van sped forward, heading straight for an advertising billboard and a street lamp not far away.
Qu He was pushed and slammed into the passenger seat. A sharp pain shot through her head, and many blurry images flashed before her eyes.
These images flashed by so quickly that she couldn't grasp them, yet each one caused a sharp pain in her heart.
She struggled to stop Qiao Mian, but she pressed the accelerator, and the car sped up.
"Bang!"
The van crashed into a streetlight, the vehicle shook violently, and glass shards flew everywhere.
The streetlights were knocked askew, and the billboards on top of them were teetering on the brink of collapse.
"No! Ah He!"
At that moment, Qu He seemed to hear the sound of an engine.
Zhuang Bieyan's black Maybach was rushing towards them.
She tried to shout, but her mouth was taped shut, and she couldn't make a sound.
"Bang!"
The black Maybach crashed into the middle of the van, pushing the car, which was originally under the billboard, several meters away.
Just then, the tilted billboard finally gave way.
"Boom!"
The billboard fell from a great height, slamming hard onto the roof and hood of the black Maybach.
In an instant, the world seemed to fall silent.
Qu He was dizzy and in pain from the series of impacts, and blood was flowing down her face from her forehead.
She struggled to sit up and, through the shattered car window, saw the black Maybach crushed under a streetlamp and a billboard.
The car body was severely deformed, the roof was dented, and all the windows were shattered.
"Ugh, Zhuang...oh, farewell banquet!"
Qu He struggled to get out of the car.
But Qiao Mian suddenly woke up.
Her forehead was already broken, blood was flowing down her cheeks, her eyes were vacant, and all that remained was the instinct for destruction.
She looked out the window at the Maybach crushed underneath, laughed maniacally, and then started the deformed van again.
The van gave its last engine whistle and drove towards the riverbank.
The car crashed through the riverbank railing and plunged headlong into the river.
"Quhe, look, the scenery here is so beautiful. Let's end it here."
"Bang!"
"Smack!"
The moment the van plunged into the river, the first firework burst into bloom in the night sky in the direction of the Ring City Amusement Park.
The dazzling fireworks, much like the fiery red sunset, instantly illuminated half the sky and the rippling waves on the river.
"Ah He!!!"
"Ami!!!"
Two voices echoed across the river, carrying endless sorrow and despair.
The icy river water surged in from all directions, instantly filling the vehicles and submerging Qu He's body.
The familiar, suffocating feeling of despair returned.
As her consciousness faded, she seemed to hear Zhuang Bieyan's voice.
She struggled to open her eyes and saw a blurry figure swimming towards her.
His face was covered in wounds, and behind him was a sea of blood.
But his eyes remained gentle, just like the little boy in the wheelchair in my memory.
"The 'Yan' in my name isn't the 'Yan' of swallows! It's the 'Yan' of farewell banquets and parting feasts!"
"Qu He, you drooled in your sleep and soaked my homework. Can you sleep on the bed next time?"
"Weren't you playing in the mud with that pretty boy Zhou Shi'an? Why are you looking for a cripple like me?"
"Ahe, this is a gift for you. My mom gave it to me. I'll come find you when school starts, and I'll teach you how to write my name then, okay?"
The voice in her memory overlapped with the figure before her eyes, and Qu He's tears flowed again.
She reached out, trying to grab Zhuang Bieyan, but just then, another huge impact came.
In the last second before sinking into darkness, she seemed to hear that boy's clear yet slightly awkward voice again.
Having traversed the long passage of time, it echoes in my ears once more:
"Don't cry, I'll go pick bayberries with you, okay?"
The river completely submerged her.
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