When Bai Qing heard me talking about Shen Jing's white moonlight through the headphones, she quickly grasped the key point.
The person Shen Jing loves is me.
She said in the headphones, "Xiao Man, I know you want to give up, but I need you to stay alive.
"So, I must tell Shen Jing that you are being held captive by Bai Man.
"Do whatever it takes to survive."
Her voice trembled in a rare display of emotion: "Xiao Man.
"You once said that your story has a happy ending, where all the villains will be punished.
"I'm sorry, I know you hate Shen Jing right now, but I have to use Shen Jing to save you.
"But I promise, I will get you out."
How could I be angry?
I love Shen Jing and also hate him.
In this final moment, I just want to say goodbye properly.
His love, his hatred, his life, his joys and sorrows, his violent disdain for the world—all stem from me.
I gave him such a villainous setup; everything he does is guided by that setup.
Even as a villain, I want to give him his own final ending.
When Shen Jing came in, he was in a state of near madness.
His previous severe injuries had caused the bandages on his chest to become soaked with blood again.
When he barged in, it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Someone tried to stop him, and Shen Jing looked at me with vacant eyes, as if devoid of life.
Shen Jing: "Try to stop me again?"
In that moment, no one dared to intervene.
Seeing my state, he suddenly seemed to shed his aggression and carefully picked me up.
He spoke more like he was talking to himself:
"Manman, don't be afraid, I'm here..."
His voice suddenly shifted, sounding like a demon whispering from the abyss: "Those who hurt you, I will send them all to hell..."
But Shen Jing, oh Shen Jing.
The one who hurt me the most was actually you.
Shen Jing took me back home.
At Wesang Beach, he spent money to create a romantic Chinese-style manor.
He did everything he could to treat me well and make amends.
But I rarely spoke.
Shen Jing held me from behind and pointed into the distance: "Lover's Island."
"When you're better, we'll go see it together."
I pulled down my coat, revealing large whip scars on my body.
"I am like this now, Shen Jing.
"What else do you want me to stay for?"
Shen Jing gently kissed my earlobe, "I like it any way.
"Manman, you don't need to do anything; just stay with me for a lifetime."
I turned around and met his gaze.
"You can fulfill any of my wishes?"
He smiled, "Of course, anything I can do."
I smiled back, "Then fine, I want you to kill Bai Man.
"And also, let that little knife go."
After a moment, he sighed and pulled me back into his embrace, "Manman, that is not possible for now.
"Aside from that, I can do anything.
"I won't kill the little knife, but he is a cop; I can't let him go."
Why can't you? Are you really feeling something for her?
Or is it that Bai Man can help you continue expanding your influence in Northern Myanmar?
Shen Jing's narrow eyes slanted upward at the corners, filled with an insatiable desire.
Fortunately, I hadn't assigned him any strange preferences at that time.
He wouldn't fall so low as to force someone against their will.
I lowered my eyes and pushed him away, "Give me some time."
After a while, his brows and eyes relaxed.
The fragmented light was so bright that I couldn't look directly at it.
"Alright."
"There is plenty of time ahead..."
That day, Shen Jing took me to a cemetery with neatly arranged tombstones.
He poured bottle after bottle of white liquor on the graves:
"Manman, this is the grave of my parents and other family members.
"When I found them, there were only ashes left; the whole family was shot dead.
"The fire burned for three days and nights, and it was found by one of my father's former subordinates who sneaked back to the ruins.
"Manman, do you know?
"Later, I found their family members, tied them up, and made them watch as I burned them alive."
I shuddered all over.
Shen Jing leaned against my forehead and smiled: "He cursed me to die a terrible death and go to hell."
A hot lip suddenly came close to me, and he whispered, "But he doesn't know that I have long been in hell."
I choked back tears: "Then, will you kill again?"
"As long as you don't leave," he swallowed my breath, "I won't harm anyone."
But, Shen Jing, you must die.
That was the final ending I had drawn for you.
The villains are brought to justice, and righteousness will ultimately prevail.
Another incident occurred in the second month.
Someone attempted to assassinate Shen Jing.
Although I knew Shen Jing wouldn't die so easily, being right beside him and experiencing it firsthand made me acutely aware of the brutality here.
After Shen Jing took me around the mall, as we were about to get into the car, he switched us to another vehicle.
As we drove down a small road, our original car was suddenly blown to pieces.
I stared blankly at the sky filled with sparks and the wreckage of the car.
Just ten minutes ago, the driver of that car was chatting with me.
Shen Jing pulled me into his arms.
He kissed my temple and said, "Don't be afraid."
I asked, "Did you know there was a bomb in the car?"
Shen Jing replied, "Yes."
"Then why didn't you let the driver leave..."
Shen Jing smiled ominously, "If he chose to betray me, he must have wanted to end his life."
I was astonished. "But if the driver knew there was a bomb, why would one of his own explode?"
Shen Jing swiped open his phone screen, revealing a virtual button.
"So I returned the favor with a bomb."
I looked at Shen Jing, a chill seeping from my bones.
Could I really kill someone like him?
Two days later, I was awakened in the middle of the night by screams. Shen Jing was not in bed.
The bedroom was on the second floor, and I quietly put on my pajamas and left the room.
In the hall on the first floor.
Several men were kneeling on the ground, screaming.
Shen Jing casually remarked, "I cut out their tongues."
One of them shouted, "Shen Jing, you bastard! You killed my brother! He only betrayed you because he was forced to dig out your girlfriend's kidney. You were going to drain her blood anyway, so now you're pretending to be a good person?"
Shen Jing laughed lightly, "I only want her blood, but first, I need her to be alive.
"Your brother was mine, but he casually betrayed me because of that woman Bai Man's whispers.
"What use do I have for someone who disobeys?"
That man saw Shen Jing's subordinate approaching him with a knife and his pupils reflected fear: "Don't come closer! Don't come closer...
"Shen Jing... you won't end well!!! Beast!!"
Each of those vicious and sorrowful curses echoed ominously.
The next day, I was awakened by Bai Qing's voice in my headphones.
"Manman!"
I opened my eyes, and Shen Jing was still sound asleep, his messy hair sticking up in disarray.
He looked somewhat childlike.
Bai Qing was still calling for me, so I quickly got up to go to the bathroom, preparing to respond to her quietly.
As soon as I moved, Shen Jing's arm pulled me back down.
He rested his chin on my shoulder, his voice thick with sleep: "It's still early, stay with me a little longer."
I gently pushed him away. "My stomach hurts a bit; I'm going to the bathroom."
He opened his eyes, fully awake now, his brows furrowed with concern: "Where does it hurt? Let me see."
Saying this, he lifted the hem of my nightgown. My face flushed as I pushed him away. "No, it seems like it's that time."
He paused for a moment and then let go of me.
I hurriedly ran towards the bathroom.
I locked the door securely.
I pressed my ear against the door and listened for a while; it was very quiet outside.
Then I squatted on the toilet for a few minutes before turning on the shower, the sound of water drowning out everything else.
I responded to Bai Qing: "I'm here."
Bai Qing said: "Manman, recently I've found out from A-Jing that Bai Man is looking for artists to draw comics. We caught one the other day and asked about it.
"Bai Man seems to be planning to replicate a new comic book because the original was destroyed. Each artist has a different style, so there hasn't been any progress yet.
"According to what you said, Bai Man might have discovered the effects of his blood, and combined with comics, it could have the ability to traverse space..."
A chilling thought suddenly crossed my mind.
"Are you saying that Bai Man interrupted the space-time continuum?!
"What does she want to do?"
Bai Qing continued to analyze: "Do you remember when you said that when you first got together with Shen Jing, you tried to return to the real world and found that the gun Shen Jing gave you came back with you?"
That time, I had a fight with Shen Jing, and in my anger, I took the comic Manuscript back home to the real world.
When I returned home, I was shocked to find that the self-defense handgun Shen Jing gave me was there too!
I was immediately drenched in cold sweat.
I quickly took the gun back to the comic world, and as soon as I returned, I was caught by Shen Jing.
He discovered that I had secretly gone back and was furious.
The comic Manuscript was taken away by him.
At that time, I naively thought he just couldn't bear to let me go and was afraid I wouldn't come back.
However, later I realized that all his love and special favor were merely a performance for my blood.
Now, Bai Man has become a newly born madwoman.
If she uses this to bring her assets and weapons into the real world to cause chaos...
It would be unimaginable.
"I will find a way; I won't let her succeed."
I must force Shen Jing to take action and kill Bai Man first!
Bai Man is uncontrollable, but Shen Jing, at least for now, I can hold him back.
I returned to the bedroom.
Shen Jing was lying on the windowsill, smoking and making a phone call.
After listening for a while, he saw me come out and quickly chatted a few sentences before hanging up.
I asked, "Are you going out?"
The call he just received was related to Fu Jing. According to the story's progression, Fu Jing should have brought people to destroy one of Shen Jing's drug factories.
With a murderous intent still lingering in his brows from the call, Shen Jing looked into my eyes.
He said, "Not going out, I'll stay with you."
He reached out to take my hand.
I pulled away.
He raised an eyebrow, showing confusion.
I said, "Shen Jing, kill Bai Man, immediately."
Shen Jing replied, "I said I would, but not now."
He was still lying to me.
Could it be that after spending a year together, he had unknowingly fallen in love with her?
I relayed the message to Bai Qing.
Bai Qing said, "Since Shen Jing is unwilling to kill her, then I'll leave it to me and A-Jing."
At this moment, I hated my own helplessness immensely.
I couldn't help at all.
Bai Qing continued, "How can you think like that? If it weren't for you, Shen Jing's pursuit of us wouldn't have temporarily stopped."
"You know how dangerous Northern Myanmar is, Manman. Take care of yourself."
I responded.
Two nights later.
I suddenly felt the bed lighten.
Shen Jing got up.
Where was he going at this hour?
He stood up, put on his shirt, and buttoned it.
Before leaving, he leaned over and kissed me lightly on the lips.
Just a taste.
Half an hour later, I followed him to a hotel under his name.
Shen Jing had never restricted my freedom because he knew that without the Manuscript, I would be homeless.
At this late hour, going to a hotel... it couldn't be...
As the elevator ascended floor by floor, it finally stopped on the eighteenth floor.
I immediately followed him. In the elevator, I received a call from Bai Qing.
Bai Qing: "Manman, don't go!"
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