Chapter 111 p2
The doctors held Lin Shuxing down and personally fed her the medicine. The bitter taste of the medicine spread, and the room quickly returned to its calm.
Lin Qingwan stood at the door, gently tidied her cuffs, and instructed the security, “No matter what happens, without my order, no one is allowed to enter or leave.”
Even without the extra protection of the military, the Lin family was already as solid as a rock. Not even a mosquito could fly in.
Lin Qingwan came to the study, and with an indifferent expression, she took the roster that the butler had handed her. She looked up at the boundless grass outside the long corridor, and with a light stroke of her pen, she drew a red line on the list.
A huge floating board was hanging in front of the desk. In the faint blue halo, all the security and surveillance of the Lin family were displayed, with no abnormalities.
It was unknown how long had passed. Lin Qingwan glanced at it lightly, and suddenly her fingertips paused. She hurried downstairs and pushed the door open with a bang.
Her sister was gone. In the trash can lay a wrinkled tissue and the white pills she had spat out.
“Sister!” Lin Qingwan staggered and sat on the edge of the bed, her fingertips gently caressing the place where she had been lying, cold.
Her sinister gaze swept over every corner of the room, her nails digging deep into her palm, and she gritted her teeth. “Damn it. Is there a secret passage I don’t know about? Mom, you’re even guarding against me.”
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At the same time, in a certain mountain villa.
At the foot of the mountain was a field of fiery maple leaves, and a dragon-patterned flag was hanging in the center of the courtyard, rustling.
The woman sitting in the high seat looked as if she had been waiting for a long time. She smiled and raised her wine glass to the young lady who was slowly walking in. “Long time no see?”
Lin Shuxing took off her sunglasses, walked in front of her, and said straightforwardly, “I voluntarily give up my right of inheritance, as long as you save Fang Yi.”
Li Xianqing raised an eyebrow. “I thought you wouldn’t come… aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you?”
She stood up, lowered her eyes and approached the thin young lady, and said playfully, “Think about it. If you die here, and even your body can’t be found, wouldn’t that be a cleaner solution? Besides—”
She paused, the curve of her lips meaningful. “Someone has to be responsible for Li Jianxi’s death, right?”
The young lady was wearing a not-so-fitting coat, and under the wide hem, it was empty. The rugged mountain peak had bloomed the most brilliant flower. She bit her lip and said stubbornly, “You’re not that stupid, so I chose you.”
Along the way, countless pairs of eyes had been coveting her, as if she were the Tang Monk who had gone through ninety-nine and eighty-one hardships. Her skin and blood were priceless. Everyone wanted to pounce and take a bite, and swallow her, skin and flesh.
She said it very calmly. Even though her presence was half-suppressed by Li Xianqing, she still held her chin high with pride.
“Choice?” Li Xianqing savored this word between her lips playfully. “What makes you think you have the right to negotiate with me, little sister?”
“With the token of the head of the family, the inheritance treasure of your Li family.”
Lin Shuxing took out the longevity lock from her pocket, and with a few deft flicks under the lock, the gold-plated silver surface clicked open, revealing a glowing green jade thumb ring underneath.
Li Xianqing’s long, narrow eyes narrowed. “If I kill you now, I can also get it.”
The young lady clenched her fists and glared at her, and said righteously, “Many surveillance cameras have captured me. If you dare to harm me, the head of the family will not let you go. Think carefully. At worst, we’ll die together.”
Her lowered lips really had a bit of a resemblance to the head of the family, and also a bit of a resemblance to Li Xianqing. The subtle thing of blood ties was undoubtedly revealed at this moment.
Li Xianqing lowered her eyes, as if a big tiger were admiring a little cat. She gently caressed the young lady’s straight spine, and a somewhat heavy touch came through her clothes, and slowly moved up, and slid to the young lady’s slender neck. The thin skin was faintly blue, and fine cold sweat climbed on the soft ends of her hair.
“You’re wearing a bulletproof vest. Are you very scared?” the woman said with a light laugh.
“No.” The young lady smiled slightly, a hint of wickedness in the curve of her lips. “It’s a bomb.”
Her voice was not high, but it was so clear that it seemed to be able to penetrate every bit of tension in the air, like a fuse that could burn out at any time.
Li Xianqing: “…?”
Her palm patted Lin Shuxing’s body a few times, and she couldn’t hold it in, and was amused by her feigned calm and bluff.
“Alright, alright. For my cousin’s sake…”
“What’s a verbal promise?” Li Xianqing laughed lowly, and with a flick of her finger, the gun on the table was pushed in front of Lin Shuxing. “Since you are willing to give up, then show some sincerity—”
She leaned over slightly, her tone light and airy. “Cripple your own left hand, and I’ll help you.”
The young lady had a pair of hands for playing the piano, long, slender, and delicate, with an even bone structure. And it was this hand that could lightly play Mozart and Chopin, and could so easily stir up the changes of power.
Lin Shuxing was stunned, and a look of humiliation flashed on her face. Probably since she was a child, no one had ever dared to make such an unreasonable request to her.
Does she have to shoot herself and destroy a hand?
The elite education they had received since they were children was that interests were paramount. Just for a so-called lover, was it worth it?
A cripple of course could not inherit the Li family, and would also fall from a child of heaven into the mud. She would no longer be able to play the piano, and would no longer be able to embrace others wantonly…
The young lady was silent for a long time, and slowly bent down to touch that cold gun.
Li Xianqing frowned slightly, a hint of contempt in her eyes, and at the same time, she let out a barely perceptible sigh of relief.
But the next second, a sudden change occurred. Lin Shuxing actually took a quick step forward and pointed the gun straight at Li Xianqing.
Lin Shuxing said calmly, “Immediately revoke the arrest warrant for Fang Yi and go to the military to negotiate her release.”
Her fingers tightened, and the muzzle was firmly pressed against Li Xianqing’s brow. “And, prepare another three million US dollars and a plane to send her out of the country.”
“After I’ve confirmed her safety, I’ll let you go and apologize to you.”
So polite. Li Xianqing almost laughed out loud. “Do you know how to use a gun?”
Lin Shuxing emphasized, “You’ll know if you try!”
She released the safety, and in an instant, inside and outside the room, countless red dots aimed at the young lady’s head and heart.
“Put down the gun, or your young lady will definitely die before me.” Lin Shuxing sneered, and pulled Li Xianqing to a slightly shifted position, using her to block a part of the red light.
Unexpectedly, no one around moved. They seemed to not care about Li Xianqing’s safety at all. Even after Li Xianqing had raised her hand, they had not shown any intention of retreating.
What’s going on? According to the family system, how could these people not listen to their master’s instructions?!
Li Xianqing laughed again. “Oh, what a pity. They don’t listen to me?”
The young lady swallowed, her voice even more serious, and with a hint of a superior’s aura, she scolded sharply, “Since you know I’m the head of the family’s daughter, you still dare to point a gun at me. Are you rebelling!”
She really didn’t like to use her elders’ authority, let alone that unfamiliar and heartless person she had never met. But at this moment, she had no other choice but to hold up the jade thumb ring and make a final struggle.
Those people looked at each other, and the atmosphere completely froze. Lin Shuxing could almost hear the crisp sound of the bullets being loaded. She sensed Li Xianqing’s powerful fingers gently covering the hand she was holding the gun with, and she tapped it provocatively.
Just as the atmosphere was at its most tense, a soft laugh suddenly came from the dark corner of the screen.
“Are you rebelling?”
It was a low and unquestionable voice, like a giant whale lurking under a thousand layers of dark tide, so calm, yet with a heart-shaking power.
From behind the screen, a tall and slender figure slowly walked out.
The woman was also wearing sunglasses, and a half-smile was on her lips. She raised her hand slightly.
Lin Shuxing stared at the newcomer in astonishment.
Everything seemed to have settled. The surroundings were silent.
