"Bang——"

A gunshot rang out!

At the same time, Jian Yufei felt a sharp vibration by her ear, and then the light in front of her dimmed.

Then, the whole world came to a standstill.

Ruan Tianling gripped the handgun tightly, sweat beading on his forehead.

Nangong Yi was to Jian Yufei’s right, blocking her and Xiao Zexin.

One of his hands even covered Jian Yufei’s forehead.

The pebble did not fall in the intended direction but landed by Jian Yufei’s left ear.

Drip, drop—drip, drop—

Liquid fell to the ground, and Jian Yufei heard it clearly.

But her pupils were vacant, without any reaction.

"Yufei, dear—" Ruan Tianling dropped the handgun and rushed toward them.

Nangong Yi was yanked away by him, and then he pushed Xiao Zexin aside.

"Yufei, are you okay?!"

Ruan Tianling embraced her in a panic. After confirming that the stone hadn’t hit her, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

A few bodyguards subdued Xiao Zexin, but he remained quiet, without resistance.

Jian Yufei rolled her eyes and saw her father was fine, then her gaze fell on Nangong Yi.

He was lying on the ground, with blood spreading beneath him...

"Save him... Quickly save him..." She pushed Ruan Tianling away and rushed to support Nangong Yi.

"Nangong Yi, Nangong Yi?!"

Nangong Yi weakly opened his eyes: "Cousin..."

"Don’t worry, we’ll save you right away, you’ll be fine!" Jian Yufei looked at Ruan Tianling helplessly.

"Hurry up and save him, call the doctor now!"

Ruan Tianling’s eyes were dark: "Don’t worry, we’ll save him immediately."

Then, he ordered his men: "Get a move on and save him. If he dies, none of you should come to see me!"

"Yes!"

Nangong Yi was quickly carried away, and Jian Yufei got up to follow but found her legs weak and shaky.

Ruan Tianling supported her just in time, and Jian Yufei grabbed his arm, her terrified eyes meeting his.

"He won’t die, right?" she asked, her tone tense.

Ruan Tianling’s heart inexplicably ached—

"He won’t!"

Jian Yufei nodded, her voice trembling: "Don’t let him die, don’t let him die..."

If he dies, everything will change.

So he can’t die...

Ruan Tianling’s eyes were filled with pain. He held her tightly and softly comforted, "Don’t worry, everything will be fine."

Jian Yufei stared blankly into space.

"Ruan Tianling, my father didn’t mean to..."

"..."

"Don’t hurt him..." After saying that, Jian Yufei blacked out and fainted, unable to hold on any longer.

"Yufei?!" Ruan Tianling stared at her pale face, his heart breaking.

He picked her up horizontally and instructed his men, "Take him back and keep an eye on him."

"Yes."

A dazed Xiao Zexin was carried away.

Ruan Tianling also carried Jian Yufei away.

...

Jian Yufei had a dream.

A terrifying nightmare, worse than the end of the world.

Her father, holding a large stone, lost his mind and wanted to smash it down on her.

To save her, Ruan Tianling fired a shot at her father.

The bullet hit her father’s chest, splattering her face with blood—

However, her father’s stone did not fall on her.

At the last moment, her father spared her.

But his father died...

It was Ruan Tianling who killed him, it was Ruan Tianling who killed him...

Jian Yufei couldn’t accept this fact and woke up from the scream!

"Ah—no, no—"

"Yufei!"

Ruan Tianling held her tightly: "It’s okay, don’t be afraid, it’s okay."