Becoming The Bigshot's Only Love After Breaking Her Engagement-Chapter 664 - 657: A Son of the Zhan Family Comes of Age (Part 2)
But her brother told her that if she didn’t do as he said, he would reveal her true identity to Zhan Yunxiao.
She was too afraid of losing this relationship, too afraid of losing him, that she had no choice but to do as her brother instructed.
But life is like this, one wrong step leads to many wrong steps.
After she stole the project plan, her brother then asked her to assassinate Ye Ningwan.
She didn’t want to; originally, it was agreed that she only needed to meet Ye Ningwan to question her about why she treated her mother the way she did.
Her mother just wanted an answer, and she also wanted an answer.
However, her brother suddenly changed the plan and asked her to assassinate Ye Ningwan.
He also used the matter of her stealing the project plan to coerce her.
She knew full well that this was a dead end. Following her brother’s words would make her lose Zhan Yunxiao, and not following them would also make her lose him. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺
She felt like she was being roasted over a fire, with thorns in front and an abyss behind, and she had no way to escape.
And all of this, she couldn’t tell Zhan Yunxiao; even if she did, he wouldn’t believe her.
She broke down, covered her face, and cried loudly, feeling wronged like a child.
But in Zhan Yunxiao’s view, he found her even more detestable.
He loved her so much, liked her so much, and treated her with such passion.
Yet, she didn’t have any sincerity towards him.
"Why are you crying? Why feel wronged? You’re the one who trampled on my feelings at will, so why feel wronged?"
Zhan Yunxiao angrily pulled her hands away and questioned her furiously.
Xia Luo looked at him with tear-filled eyes, seeing herself in his angry gaze, feeling even more sorrowful.
And just at that moment, there was a knock at the door.
Zhan Yunxiao forcefully pushed Xia Luo away, causing her to fall onto the bed.
"What’s the matter?"
Zhan Yunxiao opened the door and coldly asked the person outside.
The person outside said a few words in a low voice and glanced inside, then lowered their voice even more.
"Okay, I understand. Let’s see how he escapes this time." Zhan Yunxiao sneered.
After closing the door, Xia Luo had already gotten up from the bed.
Although she didn’t hear clearly, she could somewhat make out some of their dialogue.
From their conversation, she vaguely guessed that the "he" Zhan Yunxiao mentioned was her brother Mu Chen.
"Are you talking about my brother? What did you do to him?" Xia Luo asked.
Zhan Yunxiao sneered, "You’re in no position to look after yourself, and you still have the mind to worry about him?"
"You can’t hurt my brother," Xia Luo asserted. "You’re definitely doing this on purpose, pretending with that person to make me guess and feel bad. My brother is so capable; you can’t hurt him."
"Capable? Xia Luo, you really are naive and laughable. Are you overly confident in your brother, or do you not know Jiangcheng well enough? This is Jiangcheng, the Zhan Family’s territory. Does he, an outsider, think he can stir things up in Jiangcheng? Does he think securing that project will truly give him a foothold here in Jiangcheng? Naive and utterly foolish."
"What do you mean? Zhan Yunxiao, what do you mean by that?" Xia Luo rushed over to ask.
Zhan Yunxiao pushed her aside and coldly said, "You’ll find out soon enough what I mean. For now, focus on healing. My mother said she wants to drop the charges against you. You’re very lucky; even after what you did to her, she still shows mercy. However, while she’s willing to let you go, I am not. I’ll make sure you understand the cost of deception and manipulation."
After saying this, Zhan Yunxiao left.
But when Xia Luo tried to open the door, she found it was locked from the outside.
Even though she was taken out of the prison, this place was just another prison.
Xia Luo was completely in the dark about the situation outside. She stayed in the hospital for another three days, during which Zhan Yunxiao did not come again.
On the fourth day, the door opened; she thought it was the caregiver bringing her meal again.
But when she looked up, she saw Zhan Yunxiao walking in.
She quickly stood up and eagerly asked, "How long are you planning to keep me locked up here?"
"I’m taking you out now," Zhan Yunxiao said.
Xia Luo’s heart leaped with joy; she could finally leave this place.
However, when she followed Zhan Yunxiao into the car, she found that he took her back to the previous apartment.
But this apartment was no longer as deserted as before; a few people were living in it.
Three men, three women—all bodyguards.
Once she was pushed inside, four bodyguards remained outside, and two followed her in.
Looking at the familiar surroundings of the room, Xia Luo smiled bitterly.
After all the back and forth, she ended up back here.
Suddenly, she heard a sound from Xia Tian’s room and thought of something, immediately rushing over.
Could it be that Xia Tian still lived here?
