If she hadn't gone through the incident with Jiang He, Wu Pengpeng might still have held hope for what the Heavenly Dao cub said.
Now that she knew the secret of this deal, she was certainly not stupid enough to harbor illusions about it.
The Heavenly Dao cub's idea must be a bad one.
As it turned out, her prediction was right. "You tell him the truth. If he whole - heartedly accepts all your family assets, your mission will be completed."
Wu Pengpeng didn't comment. "What about him?"
"He knows this secret, so he can only..." The Heavenly Dao cub stole a glance at her expression and swallowed the rest of the sentence.
The same fate as Jiang He.
Wu Pengpeng refused his suggestion without hesitation. "No need."
What was the meaning of living without him?
"Don't make your own decisions anymore. If any one of them dies, I'll give up my life for them."
The Heavenly Dao cub thought she was just bluffing. But when he silently read her mind, he found that she really meant it.
An inexplicable anger welled up in his heart. "Stupid woman, are you crazy! What's more important than living?"
"Yes." Wu Pengpeng lowered her eyes. He Qian Shan was sleeping soundly and sweetly, with the corners of his mouth unconsciously curving up. She couldn't help but bend her eyes. "I hope he can live a good life and finish his own life."
The Heavenly Dao cub followed her gaze. The man in the bed was still in his dream. Unconsciously, he reached out to tuck in the quilt for her and then pulled her into his arms.
He suddenly found this scene a bit glaring. He withdrew his gaze and looked at Wu Pengpeng, frowning and saying, "You tiny humans are so stupid. You give up the chance to live for so - called love. Do you know that this chance for others..."
"I know." Wu Pengpeng softly interrupted him. "You telling me this must have exceeded your authority. Thank you for your kindness, but I can't accept it."
She looked at the Heavenly Dao cub, her eyes full of pity and mockery. "You Heavenly Dao beings, who are high - and - mighty and hold the fates of others in your hands, will never understand what price we tiny humans are willing to pay for the ones we love."
The Heavenly Dao cub was silent for a while, then said grudgingly, "Idiot!"
Before Wu Pengpeng could answer him, He Qian Shan in his sleep seemed to have a nightmare. He suddenly called out "Miss Wu" and woke up with a start.
"You can go back. Come and pick me up when the time is up." After saying that, without waiting for the Heavenly Dao cub's reply, she flashed out of the spiritual sea.
The Heavenly Dao cub lowered his eyes. She leaned over and kissed He Qian Shan's eyelids, and said gently like comforting a child, "I'm here."
The man troubled by the nightmare finally calmed down when he heard her voice and rubbed closer to her.
The Heavenly Dao cub looked at Wu Pengpeng with a smile on her face in the darkness. It took him a long time to angrily spit out a sentence, "You might as well be stupid to death!"
He left in a huff, thinking that he would never bother with her stupid business again.
Wu Pengpeng was lost in thought and didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night.
When she woke up, the sun was already high in the sky. He Qian Shan had long since gotten up and was not there.
She took out her phone and saw that it was almost twelve noon.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind - there were only four days and twelve hours left.
She felt as if she had been struck by a thunderbolt. Her chest seemed to be pricked by countless needles at the same time, and the pain was so dense that it was overwhelming. She subconsciously curled up her body to resist the pain like ten thousand ants gnawing at her chest.
When He Qian Shan pushed the door in, he saw Wu Pengpeng curled up in a ball, tears streaming down her face. He thought she was not feeling well and quickly strode over to hold her in his arms, checking her up and down. "Where does it hurt?"
Wu Pengpeng thought he had already gone to the company, so she let her emotions out. She didn't expect to be caught red - handed by He Qian Shan.
Lying definitely wouldn't work, so she half - truthfully said, "I just had a dream that you were gone. I looked for you for a long time but couldn't find you."
Although it was just a nightmare, He Qian Shan understood how she felt. Even now, he often dreamed that she suddenly disappeared. He would wake up from the dream and could only feel at ease after confirming that she was still lying safely beside him.
"I'm sorry." He gently patted her on the back and promised solemnly like making a vow, "I won't wander around in the morning anymore. I'll make sure you can see me as soon as you open your eyes, okay?"
Hearing his gentle words, Wu Pengpeng felt even more sad.
We don't have a future.
She forced back the on - verge - of - collapse emotions and nodded with a smile. "Okay!"
He Qian Shan let go of her and asked considerately, "Do you want to sleep a little more?"
Wu Pengpeng shook her head. She didn't have much time left and couldn't waste it on sleeping.
"I want to go skiing. Can you accompany me?"
"But it's summer now!" Before He Qian Shan could finish his sentence, he saw a flash of disappointment in her eyes and quickly changed his words. "It's okay. We can go to the Southern Hemisphere. I'll book a hotel right now."
Saying that, he took out his phone, got up, and called to book a hotel.
By the time Wu Pengpeng finished washing up, he had already arranged the itinerary properly. They would first go skiing in Australia and then go to New Zealand to set off fireworks. They could return to China in just three days.
To save time, they took Wu Pengpeng's private plane and flew directly to Australia.
Just as they were about to board the plane, Fu Heng called and said that there was an important meeting in the company and He Qian Shan needed to attend it in person.
He Qian Shan refused without thinking. He had already promised Wu Pengpeng to accompany her skiing and couldn't stand her up at the last minute.
When Wu Pengpeng said she wanted to go skiing just now, her eyes were full of expectation. He couldn't let her down.
To prevent Fu Heng from pestering him endlessly, He Qian Shan directly turned off his phone.
Wu Pengpeng vaguely heard Fu Heng say that it was a big project and the person in charge of the other party had already gone to the company. If He Qian Shan didn't attend, this project would probably fall through.
She was a bit worried. "Are you really okay if you don't go?"
He Qian Shan gave her a reassuring smile. "It's okay. There are other people in the company who will take care of it."
Wu Pengpeng knew he was comforting her, but she really wanted to go skiing with him and fulfill her last wish.
She selfishly pretended not to notice anything and walked towards the gangway. Just a few steps later, her phone rang.
Wu Pengpeng took out her phone and saw that it was a landline number. She thought it was a call from the Women and Children Protection Association, so she answered it.
"Miss Wu, is our boss with you?" Fu Heng's urgent voice came from the other end of the phone. "Please persuade the boss. He has been working on this project for almost half a year. Now it's about to be signed. We can't let all our efforts go to waste!"
Before Wu Pengpeng could say anything, he poured out all his words like beans from a bag. "Previously, for some reason, he invested in several unreliable projects. The company had to cover all the losses, and the company's capital chain almost broke. If this project is done well, it can improve the company's current passive situation."
Wu Pengpeng subconsciously glanced at He Qian Shan. So he had gone to such lengths to help her make money before.
"Okay, I see." She replied and hung up the phone.
He Qian Shan must have heard her phone call. Afraid that she would feel burdened, he quickly comforted her. "Don't listen to Fu Heng's nonsense. He just likes to..."
"Go back to work." Wu Pengpeng gently interrupted him. Since she was destined not to accompany him for the rest of his life, at least she should make sure that his future life would not be more miserable because of her.
She smiled indifferently. "I'll accompany you to work. We can go skiing some other time."
He Qian Shan thought that there would be plenty of opportunities in the future, so he didn't insist anymore and took her back to the company with him.
The project negotiation went very smoothly, and the contract was signed on the same day.
After that, He Qian Shan became even busier. Wu Pengpeng accompanied him the whole time. Later, she even went to his meetings with him. They were almost like conjoined twins.
At first, everyone was dissatisfied with this. Later, He Qian Shan directly announced at the general meeting that she was the boss's wife and there was no need to avoid anything in front of her. This finally silenced the gossips.
After a project discussion meeting that day, He Qian Shan was pulled by the project leader to report on the work, and Wu Pengpeng went out first to get some fresh air.
As soon as she walked out of the meeting room, she was stopped by a girl. "Sister Peng, come to our regular meetings every day from now on!"
After she came, she liked to buy milk tea and snacks for everyone. The employees were very close to her.
"Why?" This was such a strange request.
"Our boss doesn't scold people when you're around, and his tone of voice is gentler than usual." The girl came over with a big smile. "You two should get married soon. Then life will be better for all of us."
Wu Pengpeng was stabbed by this joking remark. Her face suddenly turned pale.
Before she could say anything, the girl whispered "General Manager He". He Qian Shan responded indifferently, and the girl quickly left sensibly.
He Qian Shan walked over and asked gently, "Are you hungry?"
Wu Pengpeng's wandering consciousness finally came back. Only then did she realize belatedly.
There were only thirty - six hours left in her life.