Blood!
Bright red blood trickled down her fair calves.
Lin Zhirou lay prone on the roadside, her consciousness fading.
She struggled desperately to get up, only to find that both her legs had lost all strength.
Looking down, she saw that both her knees were bloody, and her legs were bruised and swollen, a horrifying sight.
"Miss, are you okay?!"
The speeding car came to an immediate stop after hearing the commotion, but it was still some distance away from Lin Zhirou.
The bodyguards in the car quickly rushed over and were shocked to see Lin Zhirou lying on the ground, barely alive.
"Quick, take her to the hospital!"
One of them was the first to react. He picked up Lin Zhirou, got into the car, and sped off towards the hospital at full throttle...
At the airport where Lin Zhirou never showed up, Shen Jianyi was standing at the airport exit.
The well - tailored white dress she wore accentuated her ethereal charm. With a slender waist, long legs, and a radiant face, she caught the admiring glances of passers - by.
She looked like a pure and beautiful girl, yet inexplicably exuded a deadly allure like a red rose.
The eyes of the people coming and going fell on her from time to time, but no one dared to approach her because of her cold demeanor.
"Master!"
A coquettish voice came from the crowd. Following the sound, Shen Jianyi saw the familiar figure.
"Over here!"
Xia Liang was pulling a suitcase with one hand and waving vigorously with the other. A radiant angelic smile bloomed on her face.
She was wearing a modified Lolita miniskirt, and her cute twin ponytails bounced with each step she took. A bright smile on her delicate face made her unforgettable at first sight.
Shuttling through the crowded crowd, Xia Liang quickly rushed in front of Shen Jianyi and gave her an unexpected bear hug.
"Ah, master, I've missed you so much!"
Shen Jianyi patted her on the head and pushed her away.
"Why are you so late? I've been waiting for half an hour."
"You told me not to come and pick me up. So I just took my time coming out. Who knew that you, master, have a sharp tongue but a soft heart. I knew you cared about me the most..."
"Okay, let's go and have a big meal."
Whenever Xia Liang was around, Shen Jianyi felt as if there was a bee buzzing in her ear.
But in the eyes of the passers - by, the two of them standing together were a rare picture of beauty. For a moment, people didn't know which one to look at.
Half an hour later, the two sat down in an aerial garden restaurant in Shanghai.
They chose a corner seat on the rooftop, keeping a distance from the people around. Shen Jianyi pulled up her hair and watched Xia Liang order food across from her.
"I'll have this, this, and this. What do you want, master?"
"The same as last time."
Shen Jianyi spoke, and the handsome waiter immediately understood, as Shen Jianyi was a black - card member of their restaurant.
"Master, do you have any leads on the chip?"
Xia Liang spoke only after the sound of the waiter's footsteps faded away.
"No."
Shen Jianyi took a sip of water and hid the fleeting unease in her eyes.
The Tianji Team originally studied humanoid robots. After countless failures, they obtained relatively complete data, but they found there were still loopholes in practice.
The professor originally wanted to destroy the data, but unexpectedly, someone in the team stole the chip, and its whereabouts remained unknown.
As the top high - tech development area in the country, Shanghai was most likely the place where the chip would be sold. Shen Jianyi had been lurking in Shanghai to find clues about the chip.
"Master, I've come here on a mission this time."
Seeing Xia Liang's mysterious look, Shen Jianyi smiled slightly. "Did the professor send you here and say there are clues about the chip in Shanghai?"
"Not only that. More importantly, Xu Wenji from our team failed a mission last time and has been out of contact with the organization ever since. We suspect that he is the one who stole the chip."
Xu Wenji?
A familiar yet strange face appeared in her mind.
"I met him once, in the professor's secret room."
"Right. The professor used to trust him very much, but now we can't get in touch with him at all. The professor also has enough evidence to suspect him, so he sent me here to help you."
"Okay."
"Don't worry too much, master," Xia Liang quickly comforted Shen Jianyi when she saw her in a low mood. "With me here, as long as he's in Shanghai, we'll definitely be able to find him. Let's eat first."
As soon as she finished speaking, the handsome waiter came over with the delicate dishes.
Shen Jianyi nodded, but her thoughts had already drifted far away.
In the evening.
The long corridor in the hospital was very empty, with nurses shuttling through the wards from time to time.
In the operating room on the top floor, the red light kept flashing.
At the door of the operating room, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Feng sat in silence, saying nothing.
They never expected that their precious daughter would jump out of the car just to stay in Shanghai.
After several hours of surgery, Lin Zhirou was finally wheeled out of the operating room by the doctor.
"Doctor! How is my daughter?"
Hearing the commotion, Mr. and Mrs. Lin Feng rushed forward anxiously.
When Mrs. Lin saw her daughter lying on the bed, pale as a sheet, her tears began to fall.
"Mr. Lin, Miss Lin is out of danger, but her legs have suffered serious injuries. With active treatment for a period of time, it won't be difficult for her to walk. But..."
"But what?!"
Seeing the doctor's hesitant look, Lin Feng also got anxious.
"But it's basically impossible for Miss Lin to dance again."
It was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky. Tears welled up in Lin Zhirou's closed eyes, and her lips trembled uncontrollably.
"Zhirou..."
When Mrs. Lin saw her daughter wake up, she quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and softly called her.
"It's okay, Zhirou. You don't have to dance. Didn't you say you wanted to try acting? It's also good for us to develop in the entertainment industry... As long as you live well..."
"Mom," Lin Zhirou opened her eyes. "I want to stay in Shanghai."
"Okay, okay. Mom agrees. You can stay in Shanghai. Dad and Mom will take good care of you..."
The person on the bed lifted her eyelashes slightly and calmly held her mother's hand. Her black eyes were filled with coldness.
Lu Jinsheng, that heartless scumbag.
He must pay for his sins with blood!
The doctor wheeled Lin Zhirou towards the intensive care unit. Watching his wife and daughter getting farther and farther away, Lin Feng heaved a heavy sigh.
If it weren't for Lu Jinsheng, his precious daughter wouldn't have ended up like this.
But things had come to this. He couldn't force his daughter to leave anymore.
Thinking of this, Lin Feng took out his phone and dialed a number...