The whip might look slender, but it’s actually very sturdy.
She raised her hand and swung at the steel rod three meters above her head. The first swing missed, but the second accurately hooked on. ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ novel⁂fire.net
Gu Lili quickly climbed up the wall, grabbing the rope, with Long Yubei close behind her.
Both drenched in sweat and panting, they sat side by side atop two steel rods. Just as Gu Lili pulled up the rope, the burly men chasing them arrived.
They didn’t stay seated for long before moving in other directions to continue the chase.
Gu Lili embraced the column, her face pressed against the wall, breathing rapidly.
Long Yubei sat beside her, his lips curving into an arc.
His body gradually leaned over, and his face came close to her ear, asking in an extremely soft voice, "Why are you here?"
Gu Lili’s face instinctively turned, and her lips brushed against his. They looked at each other, stunned.
Subconsciously, she turned her face away again.
Heat rushed to her face.
A stifling sense of panic arose inside her.
What intimacy hadn’t they shared before?! Was a collision of lips really such a big deal?
Thinking this, she relaxed somewhat and said in a low voice, "I took a nap this afternoon and had a dream in which you were lying on the ground in this parking lot, wearing these clothes and covered in blood. I didn’t know if it was just a dream or a premonition, like when I was taken away by Yuan Yi, so I came to check. I didn’t expect it to really be the case."
"So you’re saying you’ve altered my fate without realizing it?" he asked with a smile.
"Why are you laughing, like a fool?" Gu Lili felt angry just thinking about it. "Even if he had really taken me away, what does it have to do with you? You dismiss your bodyguards and deliberately hand yourself over to him? Showing off your greatness? Are you out of your mind? Not to mention, this is just a ruse of his; you fell for it so easily."
"What to do, I find you adorable even when you scold me."
There was a silence for a few seconds, and her voice grew colder, "Have you forgotten what I said in Xiliang Mountain?"
"I haven’t forgotten."
"Then why did you say that just now?"
"You speak your part, but whether I listen or act on it, that’s my business."
Gu Lili was frustrated, "Don’t you have any self-respect?"
"Self-respect is important, but not as important to me as you are." His mind conjured up the harsh words she had said at Xiliang Mountain, "When I love you, I’m willing to compromise everything for you. The day my love for you fades, I will reclaim my pride and self-respect. Yet... I hope you will turn back to me, while also hoping I can forget you."
Gu Lili tightened her hold on the column, her throat seemed clogged, unable to utter a word.
"Why did you come to rescue me?"
Gu Lili’s eyes glanced at the group of people frantically searching for them like ants on a hot pan, "It’s because of Grandpa, Grandma, Feng Xi, and Tian Jiao, not for you."
No sooner had she finished speaking, a large group of people rushed into the entrance, security guards, bodyguards, and Long Yubei’s own defense team included.
Seeing this, Gu Lili felt at ease.
Yuan Yi’s men, noticing the influx of people, knew they couldn’t escape and knelt with their hands over their heads, not daring to move.
The defense team searched around and couldn’t find Gu Lili and Long Yubei.
Tang Qingli immediately called Long Yubei.
Long Yubei answered the call as soon as the ringtone started.
Tang Qingli ran over and only then did he look up and see the two people high above.