"I can’t always be led by Wen Liangyu," he said. "Someone has to sacrifice."
She knew it, she just knew it!
This birthday celebration wouldn’t pass by peacefully... She knew something was waiting for her!
But how many scenarios could she possibly imagine before guessing that the person waiting for her was not someone else, but Wen Nian!
Qu Yu pursed his lips and tossed an object the size of a palm into the raging fire, Song Lili narrowed her eyes. She clenched her fists and squeezed three words between her teeth,
Lu Ziqing knew more about this device than Song Lili.
His heart churned like stormy waves. In that car, aside from Song Lili, there was only an old driver loyal to Wen Liangyu.
Regardless of who it was, it didn’t seem worth it for a President to murder, did it?
The President... what on earth was he doing?
Song Lili’s entire body shook uncontrollably, her eyes reflecting the roaring flames.
Lu Ziqing was confounded; the entire affair had exceeded his understanding.
"Make sure the aftermath is clean."
Wen Nian dropped this remark and then got into the car, taking the passenger seat. Qu Yu took a deep look at the still-blazing car and then also turned to get into the vehicle, which turned and drove away from the explosion site.
Lu Ziqing watched the car drive off into the distance, noticing that no cars or people had come by on this small road.
The firelight illuminated the icy black night sky, sparks crackling intermittently... snap, crackle, pop...
"What on earth is... going on? Lili, who exactly does Wen Nian want to kill?"
Lu Ziqing’s mind was reeling as he muttered to himself before slowly turning his head to look at Song Lili—
Song Lili was hunched over, both hands tightly gripping tufts of grass in front of her knees, clenching the sharp stones on the slope below as well, veins on her forehead bulging...
Her body trembled all over, her posture of extreme repression and despair made Lu Ziqing’s heart clench...
Between her and Wen Nian, there didn’t seem to be even a sliver of space for him to ask a question.
"Wen Nian... Wen Nian... Wen Nian... Wen Nian! Wen Nian! Wen Nian! Ah...! Ah! Ah!"
Song Lili pounded the earth violently with her fists, each striking with all her might! Each punch seemed to aim directly at Wen Nian’s heart!
Lu Ziqing was terrified by Song Lili’s sudden emotional breakdown. He quickly grabbed her hands to prevent her from inflicting such violent self-harm!
With a strength she seemed to harness from nowhere, Song Lili pushed him forcefully, sending Lu Ziqing far away!
Because of the excessive force, she herself became unsteady and sat down on the ground, wrapping her arms around herself, pinching her own arms, tighter and tighter...
Lu Ziqing saw clearly that her arms were marked with scratches from her own fingernails!
"Song Lili! What are you doing! Have you lost your mind?"
Lu Ziqing got up and rushed to grab her hands,
"What exactly is going on! What’s the matter! What is your situation with Wen Nian! Don’t stay silent!"
Lu Ziqing was frantic. A person who was fine ten minutes ago, who could laugh and joke, was now entirely falling apart...
"He really wants to kill me! He really wants to kill me! He really wants to kill me... sob, sob, sob... Someone has to sacrifice, someone has to sacrifice! I’m the one who has to be sacrificed!"
Song Lili patted her chest, tilting her head back and crying like a child, in despair as though the whole world had collapsed...
"It was this way in my past life, and it’s the same in this life... he really wants to kill me! Sob, sob, sob..."