Chapter 8

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Sometimes, Ming Dai hated herself for having such a good memory.

Fortunately, she had just cried in front of a stranger and vented her emotions. She was still calm.

Ming Dai found a sofa and sat down. She took out her phone and unlocked it, preparing to find something to do to pass the time.

She could not open the social media platform. Once she does, she would see endless negative comments.

She could not log into the chat app either. There were too many people sending her messages, trying to probe, scolding her, giving hypocritical consolation, and so on.

In the end, she habitually chose the mini-game that she often played. The Match-3 game did not need to connect to the Internet and was repetitive. It looked boring, but it was one of the few sanctuaries for her.

Ming Dai, who had scanned the room in a hurry, did not notice that there was another wardrobe in the lounge.

Designed for aesthetics, the hidden door of the push cabinet blended into the surrounding wooden walls of the same color. It was not intentional and became an ideal hiding place for people with ulterior motives.

When the only sound that echoed in the quiet lounge was the sound of ice shattering in the game, the cabinet door on the wall cracked open, and a black shadow quietly crawled out…

Ming Dai suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

She turned her head sharply and scanned every corner of the room, but she didn’t find anything.

After she stopped moving, the game also quietened down. There was still only the clicking sound of the crystal curtain pendant hitting the wall.

Ming Dai retracted her gaze as if nothing had happened. She tapped on her phone and made a call.

As she spoke, she stood up.

“I’m in Gu Lingsi’s resting room. What? Are you coming over? I’ll come out to look for you…”

As she spoke, Ming Dai walked towards the door unhurriedly. She did not hang up the call.

When she finally reached the door and touched the doorknob with one hand.

Only Ming Dai knew that her hands were trembling violently.

One more step…

One step…

“Stop right there!”

The man’s hoarse voice sounded behind her head!

Ming Dai did not even dare to turn around. She turned the doorknob and immediately ran out!

The next second, someone grabbed her hair forcefully!

Ming Dai’s scalp was hurting from the force. She had no choice but to raise her head, revealing her slender and fragile snow-white neck.

Her phone had also accidentally fallen to the ground. The lock screen lit up, but there was no ongoing call.

The man looked down. How could he not have known?

Ming Dai had long discovered him. She was just pretending not to know and running away!

Without hesitation, he took out a handkerchief from his jacket and covered Ming Dai’s mouth and nose.

Ming Dai chose to hold her breath immediately, but she still inevitably inhaled some ether from the handkerchief!

The drug seeped into her body, causing her to instantly lose her strength and fall weakly to the ground.

Before falling into darkness, the last thought in Ming Dai’s mind was—

In that moment of danger, she didn’t know who to call…

…

“If it weren’t for you, my son wouldn’t have died!”

“Our Li family’s bloodline will end with me! It’s all gone!”

“I want you to die! Anyways, you lived a rotten life! It’s worth it to exchange a life for a life!”

“…”

…

Ming Dai heard the man’s hateful roar and slowly woke up.

When she opened her eyes, she was lying on the sofa. Her limbs were sore, and her body seemed to have been sucked dry.

She moved and struggled to open her eyes. In a daze, she saw the man pacing around the room anxiously.

The man was wearing a black jacket and his pants were covered in dust. He held a sharp dagger with a blood groove in his hand.

He was very thin, and his entire body was filled with vicissitudes and fatigue. His face was unshaven, and his eyeballs were bloodshot. His lips were so dry that they were cracked, but he did not drink any water. Instead, he kept muttering something. No one knew what he was saying.

Ming Dai blinked and recognized the other party—

… It was the father of the little boy who had passed away, Li Zhi!

It was said that he had been imprisoned for manslaughter a few years ago and had only been released at the beginning of this year. He was a true desperado!

Ming Dai realized that she was in a terrible situation. Her entire body turned cold and she accidentally shivered.

The sound of her skirt rubbing against the sofa was barely audible.

Li Zhi immediately turned to look at her!

His eyes were filled with anger, hatred, and cruelty. They were as cold as a beast’s!

Thinking of his identity, Ming Dai felt as if she had fallen into a frozen cave and her blood seemed to have frozen.

“You’re awake?”

Li Zhi grinned at Ming Dai, revealing his white teeth.

Ming Dai remained silent. Suddenly, she heard a muffled groan.

She turned her head and realized that Gu Lingsi was also there. Her hair was messy and she was lying not far away from her. Her left cheek was red, as if someone had grabbed her hair and slapped her.

… Who else could it be other than Li Zhi?

Gu Lingsi must have accidentally bumped into Li Zhi when she returned to the waiting room and was caught.

Most of these injuries were caused by her resistance.

For a moment, Ming Dai felt rather upset.

Although she did not have a good impression of Gu Lingsi, she did not want Gu Lingsi to get hurt because of her.

At this moment, Gu Lingsi, who had just woken up, seemed to have realized their predicament and remained silent.

Her messy hair covered half of her face. Gu Lingsi’s head was lowered, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Ming Dai thought that she couldn’t just sit back and do nothing. She cleared her throat and said,

“What do you want?”

“This girl’s pretty smart.”

Li Zhi licked his dry and bleeding lips.

The more critical the situation was, the clearer Ming Dai’s mind became.

Her previously muddled mind was working even faster as she stared at Li Zhi’s every move.

She said to Li Zhi, “You captured us but didn’t make a move immediately, which means that you have something you want. Tell us, as long as you don’t hurt us, we’ll do our best to satisfy your conditions, right? Gu Lingsi?”

Gu Lingsi did not respond when her name was called. She merely moved her body and hid behind Ming Dai.

But it didn’t matter as long as Gu Lingsi didn’t object.

Ming Dai had deliberately dragged her along because she was worried that she would not be able to meet Li Zhi’s conditions. The Gu family would not help her unless Gu Lingsi was around…

Hence, Ming Dai did not retreat and stood between Li Zhi and Gu Lingsi, trying her best to deal with the other party.

As for Li Zhi, he rubbed his face and gritted his teeth.

“When I was in prison for a few years, I fought with someone and was injured. The doctor said that I would never be able to give birth in this lifetime. My son, who was killed by you, is the only descendant of my Li family. Tell me, how much is his life worth?”

It was indeed money.

As Ming Dai thought about it, she felt even more fortunate to have called Gu Lingsi along.

Her tone was calm and gentle, wanting to appease the other party’s emotions.

“How much do you want?”

“I heard that celebrities like you can earn more than a billion yuan a year! I want a hundred million yuan! It’s not too much, right?”

As Li Zhi spoke, he tightened his grip on his dagger. He looked like he would kill them if Ming Dai was not satisfied with him!

Ming Dai felt extremely helpless.

She had thought that Li Zhi might be greedy, but she did not expect his appetite to be so big!

Let alone 100 million, she couldn’t even take out 10,000 yuan now!