Chapter 87 You're Getting Too Close to Pei Ci
Blood.
Fresh blood.
Blood bloomed on Lu Ran's body, and then in Pei Ci's eyes, so intense it was almost blinding. At that moment, Pei Ci's mind was buzzing, her blank brain filled only with the system's exploding voice.
【Notice! ! 】
[Attention! Attention! The male protagonist is in critical condition. Please provide immediate medical assistance!]
The cold, mechanical system notification tone repeated endlessly; the system was about to crash. [Aaaaaah, what do I do? What do I do? What do I do?!]
【No!? Why? Why would Pei Ze make a move? He actually tried to kill you?? I don't understand?? I really don't understand?! !!! !!! 】
【This is no good, someone needs to come!!】
[If the male lead dies, we'll all be buried with him!!!]
Buried with the deceased?
Pei Ci regained some consciousness upon hearing that word. Her eyes swayed, and the bloodstains in her vision swayed with them. She blinked, feeling as if it were magma from a volcano, and that when it erupted, the whole world would be destroyed.
Am I going to die?
Pei Ci pursed her lips.
No, that won't do!
She had to live! She absolutely had to live!! Even though she didn't know why she was alive, she had to live!! She couldn't just die like this!!
"Lu Ran!!" Pei Ci directly ordered Lu Ran, "Control Pei Ze!"
Lu Ran was stunned when he heard the voice.
Ah Ci...
What are you saying?
His eyes flickered, the bloody scene before him shattered, and his ears rang, unable to hear anything. Even so, even though he couldn't hear what A-Ci was saying, his body instinctively obeyed her commands, like a general who had trained his troops for years and was ready to give an order. Lu Ran's body suddenly erupted with astonishing strength; despite being wounded by a knife, he snatched the blade with his large hand, and with his other hand, he gripped Pei Ze's neck, and then—
"Bang!"
After a tremendous bang, Pei Ze was pinned to the ground; the outcome was decided.
call.
call……
Whew...
With heavy breathing and blurred vision, Lu Ran's eyes flickered. He still didn't know what had happened or what he had done, only vaguely sensing that he had knocked down something.
Why do this?
have no idea.
He should have...
Lu Ran's lips moved, and the bloody vision suddenly revealed the real scene: a staircase, zooming in little by little, then the rooftop. The sky was red with blood, the floor beneath his feet was red with blood, and in another blink, he found himself standing on the edge of the rooftop. One more step forward, and he would fall.
"Smack—"
He'll be smashed to pieces.
Lu Ran's muscles twitched. He still didn't know why. Just as he was in a daze, a pair of warm hands cupped his face. He was stunned for a moment. The bloody scene dissipated, and the scene in front of him gradually became clear.
Then he saw a pair of eyes.
These are A-Ci's eyes.
His pupils were light in color, and his gaze was calm.
A-Ci was looking at him, and Lu Ran froze. Then, he heard her say:
"Don't think about anything, just go to sleep."
Lu Ran's gaze flickered.
A few minutes later—
[Ding, the male protagonist is out of danger. Please continue to monitor him.]
Pei Ci finally breathed a sigh of relief when the system notification sounded.
“Um…” The family doctor looked at Pei Ci nervously, “Miss, please hand over Young Master Lu to me.”
Shortly after Lu Ran subdued Pei Ze, Lu Ran fainted and his condition became extremely unstable. During this time, Pei Ci carried him.
"Okay." Pei Ci blinked, and then he fainted as he handed the person over.
"Young Miss!!!"
The family doctor's expression changed drastically.
*
The fact that Pei Ci and Lu Ran fainted has completely changed the Pei family.
Less than half an hour later, a large group of cars from the Lu family arrived, and a large number of people filed in. They used professional equipment and methods to evacuate Lu Ran.
Meanwhile, Pei Chi, who had just left, rushed back in a panic. His face was darker than ever before. He stormed into the Pei family's emergency room, his aura icy, and demanded, "What on earth happened?!"
On the way, Pei Chi rushed back as soon as he heard that Pei Ci had fainted, without caring about what had happened. Now that he was back, although she was in the emergency room, the doctor said that she had fainted due to the stress on her heart caused by shock. Lu Ran was relieved and began to pay attention to the details.
Faced with Pei Chi's rage, the servants dared not hide anything and quickly told him everything they knew without any emotion, all the while carefully watching Pei Chi's expression.
Pei Chi remained expressionless.
"Heh." A cold laugh rang out.
“So…” Pei Chi lowered his eyes, his tone cold, “it was because Miss was frightened by the assassination attempt that she fainted?”
"And the assassin..." Pei Chi paused, "was it the Pei family's newly recognized third young master?"
At this point, Pei Chi himself laughed, his face turning frighteningly cold. "What young master? I think he's just a bastard."
"You bastard!" he suddenly cursed, veins bulging on his neck, clearly enraged beyond measure.
Of course he was angry. What kind of person was Pei Ze? Assassination attempt? Attempt to assassinate Pei Ci? What kind of person was he? Let alone the third young master of the Pei family, even his own brother, or even his own father, if he dared to lay a hand on Pei Ci, he would deal with him without hesitation.
"Where is Pei Ze?" Pei Chi asked, suppressing the violent rage in his eyes.
The servants exchanged glances, but none dared to utter a sound. However, under Pei Chi's increasingly terrifying gaze, one of them finally couldn't bear it any longer and whispered, "He's...he's with the madam."
*
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, Xiaoze." In Pei's mother's bedroom, the woman held the boy with pink-dyed hair, comforting him again and again. Although she was comforting Pei Ze, her expression was more like comforting herself.
fine.
fine.
It's fine.
Mother Pei comforted herself inwardly. However, it was ultimately just a dream. Mother Pei knew it was impossible, but she never expected the bad news to come so quickly.
"Smack—"
Her room was forcibly opened, the loud noise startling Pei's mother, who then left clear finger marks on Pei Ze's arm.
No--
No! ! !
Why.
Why is it still like this?
Pei's mother almost screamed. She wished she were a believer in Jesus at that moment, and so desperately hoped that her wish would come true. But in the end, the footsteps got closer and closer, and then the bedroom door was violently kicked open.
The person who entered was Pei Chi.
Pei Chi was still dressed in the so-called formal suit required for meetings, his face expressionless, his eyes looking at everyone as if they were lifeless. Yet, this arrogant man's eyes were filled with murderous intent when he saw the figure in Pei's mother's arms.
Mother Pei quickly stepped back to block the person, and said with a stiff smile, "Little...Little Chi, good evening."
Pei Ci wasn't here, so there was no need for her to pretend to be a mother and son. Pei Chi had no intention of acting; he simply said, "Hand it over."
"Give...give what?" Pei's mother's voice trembled.
"Hurry up." Pei Chi was already getting impatient. He walked towards his mother, who pulled Pei Ze back, shaking her head in fear as she retreated, "No...don't."
Pei Chi didn't have time to argue with her and reached out to pull Pei Ze away. As a grown man, he was naturally much stronger than Pei's mother, so even though she resisted fiercely, it was to no avail. Seeing that Pei Ze was about to be pulled and beaten, Pei's mother could no longer control herself.
"Pei Chi!" she shouted, "You can't do this!!!"
Her eyes were filled with tears. "You promised me you wouldn't send him away again this time, you promised!!"
"You promised."
Due to her emotional state, Pei's mother's voice turned into a scream towards the end.
"Pei Chi!!"
Pei Chi grew impatient with being called over. "Yes, I agreed. So, is it okay if I go back on my word?"
"you--"
"What?" Pei Chi cut off his mother's words, which were ultimately things he didn't want to hear and found utterly boring. His face remained expressionless throughout. "Yes, Mother, I am such a wicked person, a born bad seed. Do you only realize this now?"
After saying that, Pei Chi laughed at himself, "Or have you forgotten how Pei Chi got lost?"
Pei's mother's expression changed drastically.
That was more than a decade ago. Pei's father and mother had Pei Chi, but for some reason, this child had an exceptionally cold personality and was not close to them at all. That was bad enough, but he also often did cruel and incomprehensible things.
Pei's parents tried many methods but couldn't get close to Pei Chi. In the end, they both gave up. To make up for their regret, they decided to have another child, preferably a girl.
This child is Pei Ci.
Unfortunately, Pei Ci was born with an illness, and her personality was also very cold, making her the kind of person who was difficult to get along with. But overall, she was much better than Pei Chi; after all, she was her own flesh and blood, and Pei's mother always wanted to be closer to her.
He fed Pei Ci, braided her hair, dressed her, and even gave her gifts and played games with her. With her persistent efforts, this little iceberg showed signs of slowly melting. However, just when success was within reach, Pei Chi, who was away on a business trip, suddenly returned home.
"Please take care of my younger sister these next few days."
“But I’ll do it from now on,” Pei Chi said politely. “She’s mine.”
It was only then that Pei's mother realized that during the time she hadn't figured out how to handle her relationship with Pei Ci, Pei Chi had taken care of all of Pei Ci's needs, from food and clothing to housing and transportation. This was not surprising, as it explained why Pei Chi had such a terrifying desire for control.
This is clearly abnormal.
Naturally, Pei's parents disagreed with this matter. They even tried to persuade him with earnest words.
"You and Pei Ci are getting too close."
"You can't take on her entire life."
"I think it's better for you two to separate."
They said a lot, and at first Pei Chi was very resistant, seemingly unable to accept their suggestions at all. But gradually, Pei Chi seemed to finally listen. He would occasionally nod in agreement, and he spent less time with Pei Ci and more time with them.
Even during this time, Pei's mother thought that Pei Chi had finally come to his senses.
However, this is fake.
This is all fake.
Pei Chi had ulterior motives for all of this.
Three months later, Pei Chi used swift and decisive means to force his father to abdicate, thus gaining complete control of the Pei family's power.
It was only then that Pei's mother realized that everything before had been Pei Chi's disguise.
It's impossible for him to separate from his sister.
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