Chapter 2369
Su Ran pointed at me, Murong Zhuan was against her, the mantis caught the cicada, the yellow bird was behind, Su Ran did not open the wooden barn in the first place after all.
She stared in shock at the near wooden barn opening and looked at Murong Zhuan incredulously, “You’re actually pointing a wooden barn at me?”
“Your mokura is indeed fast, but don’t forget who taught it to you.” Murong Zhuan didn’t even feel what Su Ran cared about, his face was expressionless as he spoke out a warning, “Now immediately, put the mokura down and leave the group from now on, I’ll pretend that nothing has happened.”
“You’re kicking me out?” Su Ran’s beautiful eyes instantly became dull.
“It’s just your own choice.” Murong Zhuan said calmly, “I said when I picked you up that if one day you turn around and bite me, then I will take your life as well.”
Still undeterred, Su Ran raised the wooden hamlet a little higher again and looked at me, her eyes already glowing with a crystal light, “I haven’t forgotten that you picked up this life of mine, and because of that, I won’t watch you destroy yourself, no matter what the cost.”
“You care too much.” Murong Zhuan’s tone hardened a little, as he had in the past when he had humiliated Fu Shen Yan, indifferent and self-possessed, not close to human feelings, “Su Ran, my patience is limited.”
Su Ran tugged up the corners of her mouth and smiled sadly, her eyes thoroughly moistened with tears, obviously crying but still holding on to a big smile, “Heh, heh, always you have to give up on me, rather I should get rid of this scourge for you now!”
With that, Su Ran’s bony finger pulled the trigger.
“Boom–”
Bullets. The bullet shot out, but not from the mouth of Su Ran’s wooden barn.
Murong Zhuan, kill her.
Kill the woman who would rather give her life than eradicate the obstacle for him.
The sound of the mokura fell and Su Ran fell to the ground in response, those desperate eyes deadly open, refusing to close, unwilling to believe that he had really ended her.
There was silence, the deadly silence of the living room.
A chill spread from my heart to all my limbs. I looked at Su Ran’s death and was once again struck by the shock of life and death, subconsciously hugging myself tighter.
Yes, this was Murong Zhuan’s original face.
Whether it’s a loved one or someone who has his own best interests at heart, as long as they are not the ones he cares about, they are all just tools that can be sacrificed at any time.
Only after a long time did Murong Zheng reveal his devilish gentleness, squatting down and closing Su Ran’s eyes for him.
When he got up and looked at me from above, his voice became clear and cold, “Fu Shen Yan has never changed, and you have no desire to love me, have you?”
I sat quietly on the sofa and listened, not answering, just holding myself tighter.
Death, as long as I was with this man, there was always endless death surrounding me, I could never shake it off, it felt too suffocating, I couldn’t breathe.
“Shen Shu, is it until I die that you will look at me more?” Murong Zhuan said to himself again, his voice so low it was almost inaudible.
“No.” I answered with a shudder.
Murong Zhuan thought for a moment, then revealed a sneer, “In that moment just now, I was thinking, do you mean, would you stop for me any time as long as I’m willing to change, but just for a second, I realized, no, you hate me, even if I die right now in front of you, you won’t give me one more glance.”
If you knew that, why ask more questions.
I pursed my lips and couldn’t help but worry about Fu Shen Yan’s situation.
With Su Ran dead and Murong Zhuan seeing through our sincerity, a step further might be an abyss of ten thousand feet, and a step back, there was no guarantee we wouldn’t die without a body.
We are standing at the edge of a cliff, and with a slight push from Murong Zhuan, all hell will break loose.
Chapter 2370
From the beginning to the end, Murong was aware of my feelings for Fu Shenyan, but he thought that his charm was above Fu Shenyan, that he could change me, that he could change love, that he could change this normal world, but in fact it was just a fool’s dream.
Su Ran’s death seemed to be more than just a huge shock to me, it also really made Murong Zhuan come to his senses and understand that continuing this game would only cause him to endlessly lose everything he had.
But when Murong Zhuan finished, he didn’t make any further moves, he just put away the wooden hamper, picked up Su Ran’s body and turned around to walk out.
Looking at their backs, one dead and one wounded, the expectations that had crushed Murong Zhuan suddenly became rolled up in his heart; it no longer seemed out of reach.
To give up on a goal that was only one step away from being accomplished was more regrettable than to give up halfway.
With a foot on the doorstep and a gambler’s mentality, even if it means dying without a body, I believe that Murong Zhuan will bet it all.
Fu Shenyan’s actions are becoming clearer and clearer, and a battle of backwaters is just around the corner. If Murong Zhuan were to withdraw now, he might still be able to save his own life.
But I would expect him to remain obsessed.
Not all wrongs should be given a chance to change.
That night, Murong did not return.
The next day, half-asleep, I was stirred out of sleep by the noise from downstairs.
Wrapped in my robe, I got out of bed, pulled back the curtains and was about to curse at Murong’s new men, when I saw Chen Xing in the middle of the four of them, already in conflict.
I couldn’t care less about my image, so I ran downstairs.
When I passed the door, one of my men was calling Murong Zhuan for instructions, “Mr. Zhuan, there is a Chen Xing who came to the door to cause trouble, how to deal with ……”
I then stopped in my tracks and grabbed the phone, declaring loudly into the microphone, “This is my family matter, I will drive him away, you better stay out of it.”
After saying that, without waiting for Murong to reply, I hung up straight away, threw the phone at the henchman and grabbed it again to free Chen Xing.
“What are you doing, let go, I told you to let go of him do you hear me!”
Seeing that these men refused to let go, I simply went straight for it and knocked their hands off.
They did not dare to hurt me and had to watch as I pulled Chen Xing into the house.
As I walked into the house, I vaguely heard them asking Murong Zhuan for instructions again, which I had long been accustomed to and did not stop.
When we got to the living room and let go of Chen Xing, we looked at each other and suddenly fell into a wordless silence.
Ruo Ruo’s funeral had been held a week earlier, and as Murong Zhuan’s people were watching closely, I couldn’t be there in person, but it was clear from the brief video shown on the news that both the Wang family and Ruo Ruo’s children were suffering terribly.
The incident was defined as a suicide attack in revenge against society because the killers were ignorant children from the poorest areas of the country.
Only I knew in my heart that she had died for me.
Chen Xing seemed to be in good spirits, but no one knew how much pain he was carrying beneath his calm exterior. I didn’t even have the courage to speak up and say I’m sorry I killed your wife.
After a few years in the business world, Chen Xing was able to read people’s minds more accurately and quickly guessed what was going on from my expression.
“Ruo Ruo doesn’t blame you, really.” His voice was noticeably huskier than before, and although he tried his best to sound calm, I could still read a bit of restraint in it.
The name “Ruo Ruo” instantly brought me back to the scene of the accident, where I stood behind her and watched as she was soaked in blood.