Qiao Ning sat on the sofa in a daze and looked at Li Chengyan, who was opposite him. He did not react for a long time.
Seeing her like this, Li Chengyan was distressed and worried. He quickly said, "Ning, don't do this. I'm sorry, I lied to you. But don't do this. Think about the baby in your stomach, you..."
"You said you wouldn't lie to me again, but why?" Qiao Ning finally spoke, but choked up and asked.
Li Chengyan lowered his eyes and said in pain, "I had no other choice at that time. You were so weak. He died... To save you. What do you want me to do? Let me tell you, another man died to save you and let us bury a thorn between us? I admit that I'm selfish about this, but the thing about love is selfish. It's too narrow to accommodate a third person. Besides, people are already dead, and even if I tell you, what can I do to make you sad?"
"So you hid it from me and deliberately hid it from me. Tell me that he's still alive and well, so that I can live happily without any burden?" Qiao Ning cried and asked.
"If he really loves you, isn't this what he wants to see?" Li Chengyan said, "If I were him, I would rather you live happily without knowing the truth than bear the guilt and pain of a lifetime because of my death, and never be at ease for the rest of your life."
"Ah, woo, woo..." Qiao Ning covered her face and burst into tears.
Li Chengyan was right, but... Zeng Shaoyi was dead. Shao yi died to save her, but she didn't even know about it.
Why? Why was she so stupid?
She should have thought about how they would survive in that situation. What were the salty things she drank later? The smell of blood was so strong, why didn't she think about it?
He sacrificed his life to save her, but she didn't even know.
"Ning, stop crying." Li Chengyan held her in his arms and said with red eyes.
Qiao Ning sobbed and said, "He died to save me. How can I not be sad? Li Chengyan, how can I repay this life? How can I..."
"I know, I know you feel bad. But Ning, you know what? If I were to swap identities with him, I would rather it was me who saved you like that. But it's too late to say anything now. What we have to do now to save the Xu Meng family and not make them the next victim."
"Yes, Xu Meng, the Xu Meng family." Qiao Ning immediately wiped her eyes. Why was she so sad that she forgot about Xu Meng?
"Think about it carefully. Do you and Qiao Shan know anything in common? We only have two hours left. If it's any later, I'm afraid..."
"Qiao Shan, are you sure it's her?" Qiao ning asked.
Li Chengyan nodded, "It was just a guess, but Zhan Jian confirmed that it was Qiao Shan. But now we don't know where she is. I called the police last time and she didn't tell me the address this time. She just said that you know. So now, the only person who knows the place is you."
Qiao Ning's mind was in a mess, and she couldn't remember anything after being hit repeatedly.
She and Qiao Shan had been separated for many years. What could she and Qiao Shan know together?
"What's wrong? Ning, do you feel bad?" Li Chengyan was so scared that her heart almost jumped out when she saw Qiao Ning suddenly groan in pain with his stomach in his hands.
Chen Heng immediately brought the doctor in, and the doctor immediately prescribed medicine to take her pulse.
Fortunately, the child was fine, but she had some fetal qi.
"Mrs. Li, you have to calm down, or it will be very harmful to the child. Your fetus is still very young, and it is easy to slip." The doctor advised Qiao Ning.
Qiao Ning said with red eyes, "But I have to think quickly. If I can't think of that place, the Xu Meng family will be finished."
"Drink some water first. Calm down." Li Chengyan immediately poured her a glass of water to calm her down.
Qiao Ning nodded. She had no time to be sad now. Even if her mind was in a mess and her heart was in pain, she had to force herself to calm down and think of that place quickly.
Perhaps it was a ruse, as time passed, just as Li Chengyan began to get nervous. Qiao Ning's eyes suddenly lit up and he said firmly, "I know a place. It must be there. It must be there."
Li Chengyan was overjoyed and immediately said, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to come over immediately."
Qiao Ning said, "No, you can't bring someone over. Didn't you say that Qiao Shan said that I would go alone? I will go alone. If you bring someone over again, you will definitely provoke her this time. You have no idea how deep Qiao Shan's feelings for Zeng Shaoyi are. She can do anything for Zeng Shaoyi. Maybe she really can't help but kill the Xu Meng family."
"But how can I trust you to go there alone? No, absolutely not." Li Chengyan objected firmly.
Qiao Ning said bitterly, "This matter started because of me and should be solved by me. The Xu Meng family is innocent and I can't implicate them because of me. Chengyan, don't stop me, okay? I know you hid me for my own good, and I can understand you. But you have to understand me. Zeng Shaoyi's death has made me very sad. If anything happens to the Xu Meng family because of me again, even if I'm alive, I won't be happy for the rest of my life."
Li Chengyan looked at Qiao Ning firmly, and Qiao Ning's eyes were very firm. With pleading and insistence.
After a long time, Li Chengyan closed his eyes and nodded.
He was speechless and could only nod his head.
Qiao Ning didn't know what would happen if he went alone, but he couldn't stop him. For the first time in his life, he felt so powerless, knowing that there was danger ahead, knowing that... Maybe she would never come back, but he couldn't stop her.
"I'll send you there!" Li Chengyan stopped the driver from getting into the car. He opened the door and sat in. He said to Qiao Ning in a deep voice.
Qiao Ning hesitated.
Li Chengyan added, "Don't worry. I'll wait outside. No, I'll wait far away. I won't go in."
"Okay." Qiao Ning finally agreed.
Li chengyan fastened his seat belt and started the car, taking qiao ning to the destination she had mentioned.
This place was where Qiao Ning and Qiao Shan lived when they were young and had been abandoned for a long time.
Qiao Wenyuan used to work here for a while, so he moved in with his family. They lived for about three or four years before moving out, and this place was abandoned after they left.
At that time, Qiao Ning and Qiao Shan were not so bad, and when they had no other playmates, they were very close.
Qiao Shan once told her that if the two of them didn't get along well in the future. Just coming to this place for fun reminded me of the beautiful past when I was a child.