Wen Liang was afraid something might happen to her, so he immediately stepped closer and bent down to check on her.
Tears streamed down Yan Xia's cheeks one by one. Wen Liang pinched her philtrum hard. Suddenly, she gasped for air and finally managed to catch her breath. She opened her mouth and looked into Wen Liang's eyes.
Wen Liang was shocked by the grief in her eyes.
Finally, she said, "Just kill me..."
Her smile was pale and miserable. "Lu Qianzhou's next plan is to kill me, right? Just kill me..."
She closed her eyes. "Go ahead."
Even if she had to die, she wanted to do it with dignity.
In this lifetime, she never wanted to hear Lu Qianzhou's name again and never wanted to have anything to do with him. Meeting him in the first place was a mistake, and she had fallen for his tenderness, making one mistake after another and ending up in this state.
In Lu Qianzhou's plan, she was surely doomed to die, just a matter of time.
Living like this was just pure agony every second. It was better to be dead.
Wen Liang watched her emotional changes, from hysteria to despair. Her eyes, as dark as a starless night, showed neither anger nor resentment, as if her heart had died.
Her current calmness was terrifying.
But Wen Liang never laid a hand on her. Finally, he took away the tablet and left the room directly.
Yan Xia was like a prisoner waiting for judgment, waiting for Lu Qianzhou's verdict in the room.
What on earth was he keeping her for? She had nothing and was nobody. Was he just keeping her to torture her and make her watch her loved ones die one by one?
Thinking of her sister, she couldn't help shedding tears.
Although the doctor said the chance of Cheng Yanxi waking up was one in a million, she had always been stubborn and never given up. She was willing to wait for her, always waiting for the moment when she would wake up. But now, even such a simple wish couldn't be fulfilled.
It wasn't until the next day that Yan Xia had fainted due to a high fever and not eating or drinking for a long time. She was on the verge of collapse, waiting for Lu Qianzhou to make up his mind and give her a quick death.
The door was pushed open again, and it was still Wen Liang who came in.
Lu Qianzhou really trusted him and left everything to him personally. That was why she was convinced that all this was Lu Qianzhou's arrangement.
They said Lu Qianzhou was hesitating and couldn't bear to take action against the Cheng family because he loved her.
He wasn't hesitating at all. He was just looking for a good opportunity to strike.
He was never merciful or soft - hearted, because he had never shown any mercy when hurting her.
Yan Xia showed a relieved expression. "Finally made up your mind."
Wen Liang came in front of her and looked down at her. "Miss Lu, I think you don't want to make things difficult for me."
He reached out and handed her a bottle of medicine. The liquid in the glass bottle swayed slightly. She didn't know what the medicine was, but she still reached out and took it, holding it in her palm. Then she laughed softly.
As she laughed, hot tears rolled down her face.
Her heart ached so much that she could hardly breathe.
When Fang Jiangyi caused her father and sister to leave her, she thought she had lost everything and had no chance of turning things around. But then God let her meet Lu Qianzhou. She thought he was the right man for her, with a bright future, and they could live a peaceful life together.
But now, fate had turned again. In just a short time, she had experienced loss, recovery, and then permanent loss.
What hurt even more was Lu Qianzhou's long - time concealment from her. The one who had been doing all this secretly and controlling everything was the man she had loved deeply after surviving a disaster.
Yan Xia suddenly tilted her head and drank the liquid in the glass bottle in one gulp. It tasted spicy and smelled terrible.
She didn't know what it was and didn't want to know. Anyway, it would lead to death.
Just... if there really was an afterlife, if she could make a choice in the future, she really didn't want to fall in love with Lu Qianzhou again, not even meet him.
The glass bottle in her hand fell to the ground, rolled twice, and ended up in the corner.
Seeing that she had drunk it all, Wen Liang seemed to think his mission was accomplished.
"Miss Lu, I'm sorry. I'm just following orders."
Yan Xia closed her eyes and waited for death. Finally, she said, "Actually, it's not bad. It's a relief for me. Just tell Third Brother for me that in the rest of his life, he'll never find someone who loves him as much as I do."
"Will this really untie his knot? If so, I don't blame him. Anyway, after I die, he'll soon have a new relationship and a well - matched wife. But he'll remember me, remember that I died because of him. When we were together, he only hated me. Maybe he'll feel a little guilty after I'm dead..."
"It doesn't matter. Remember the hatred for me for a lifetime. As long as he can let go of everything and live well."
Her last words were as soft as a sigh.
The love and hatred she felt for him left only loneliness.
Just as Wen Liang was about to leave, a syringe suddenly shot through the empty window and hit him right on the back. With a whoosh, the anesthetic was quickly injected into his body. Wen Liang instinctively reached back to touch his back.
But the drug took effect quickly. He didn't even have time to call for help or check what had been injected into him before he fainted straight to the ground.
Yan Xia opened her eyes and looked at the scene in front of her blankly.
At the same time, there was a fierce fight outside. The whole process only lasted a few minutes and then stopped.
The door was pushed open, and a very tall and somewhat familiar man came in. Yan Xia couldn't remember where she had seen him for a moment. It wasn't until the man quickly took out some tools and unlocked the iron chains on her hands and feet.
"Miss Cheng, Third Master sent me to rescue you."
Only then did Yan Xia suddenly realize that this man was one of Third Master Lu's men. She had seen him beside Third Master Lu when she went to see him twice, which was why she felt familiar with him.
"How did Third Master know I was here..." Yan Xia suddenly said hoarsely.
Actually, Third Master Lu must have known everything from the very beginning. He just concealed it from her like everyone else.
What Third Master Lu had told her that time, that there was a life - or - death relationship between Cheng Hua and Lu Qianzhou, was a reminder, not a joke.
So, it wasn't strange that he knew all this.
It was just that Yan Xia didn't expect Third Master Lu to send someone to rescue her.
"You called Third Master 'father'. Although it was just an act, there was still a father - daughter bond. Third Master said that General Manager Lu would surely regret it in the future, so rescuing you was a crucial and correct decision."
Yan Xia was a little stunned.
"Thank Third Master for rescuing me. But what's the use of rescuing me? Lu Qianzhou won't spare me. And where can I go now..."
All her family members were gone. She had completely lost both family love and romantic love.
Her heart was already dead. How could she go on living?