Chapter 99: Freedom
Chapter 99: Freedom
They carried her upstairs to her room and threw her onto the bed.
He stood by the bed, looking down at her, his eyes conveying an undeniable authority as he said:
“You’re staying here, and you’re not going anywhere,” he said coldly.
Her face flushed red with anger as she glared at him. "Why are you restricting my freedom? I'm not your prisoner!"
He sneered, "In this house, my word is law. You stay here." With that, he turned and walked toward the door.
Just as the door was about to close, she shouted, "Fu Shiyue, I really misjudged you. I shouldn't have fallen in love with you, the man who killed my father!"
The male protagonist paused slightly, glanced at her sideways, then closed the door and locked it.
"Keep a close eye on your wife. She cannot leave without my permission."
Fu Shiyue ordered the servants to keep a close eye on Xu Qinghuan and not let her leave his side for even a moment, as this was to protect her!
She bit her lip and looked around.
Suddenly realizing the window wasn't locked, a thought struck her. She quietly walked towards the window, thinking that perhaps she could escape through the windowsill and get away from this man.
However, when she opened the window and looked out, she realized that it was extremely high above the ground, and jumping down would surely result in her being smashed to pieces. Helpless, she shrank back and slumped onto the bed, not knowing what to do.
"Why...why has everything turned out this way? Fu Shiyue, which version of you is the real one?"
She sat on the edge of the bed as if she had lost her soul, muttering to herself incessantly.
Those once lively eyes were now lifeless, staring blankly at the azure sky outside the window, her thoughts drifting further and further away like a kite with a broken string.
She thought to herself: I must find a way to get out of this awful place as soon as possible! She had to get back to her mother as soon as possible. Since the day she came looking for Fu Shiyue, she had not contacted her mother at all, and had not even had a chance to tell her that she was safe. Her mother must be very worried and anxiously waiting for news of her at home.
The thought of this made her heart ache as if it were being gripped tightly by an invisible hand.
Worse still, her phone had been ruthlessly confiscated without her knowledge.
This undoubtedly makes the already difficult situation even worse, damn it!
Was she destined to be trapped here, unable to contact the outside world? No, absolutely not! She had to find a way to escape the Fu residence, no matter what.
Fu Shiyue's office
Fu Shiyue stood by the window, his brows furrowed, Xu Qinghuan's words "the murderer of his father" constantly echoing in his mind.
At this moment, his brother Lu Ziming pushed open the door and entered.
"Ah Yue, if you do this and keep it from Qing Huan, the misunderstanding between you will only deepen, and she will hate you even more," Lu Ziming said with a worried expression.
Fu Shiyue: "This is all I can do, there's nothing else. All I can do now is protect her from harm..." He said in a low, hoarse voice, looking outside.
Lu Ziming approached him and said, "Be careful not to backfire. If you misunderstand her like this and imprison her again, she will only want to leave you more."
Fu Shiyue fell silent. He knew perfectly well that this was inappropriate, but the entanglement of love and hate in his heart made him lose his composure.
Fu Shiyue turned to Lu Ziming and said, "No matter what, she can't leave me."
Lu Ziming sighed helplessly and patted him on the shoulder, "I hope so."
Inside the Fu family mansion, Xu Qinghuan pretended to faint while the servants were delivering food.
The maid panicked and rushed to call a doctor.
She took the opportunity to sneak out of the room and ran towards the back door she remembered.
As soon as I ran into the garden, I heard the servants calling from behind me.
In her panic, she ran headlong into the nearby woods.
At that moment, Fu Shiyue received a call from home saying that Xu Qinghuan was missing.
He was extremely anxious and immediately drove home.
Xu Qinghuan wandered through the woods, eventually seeing the wall. She struggled to climb it and, ignoring her bruised arms, jumped down.
When Fu Shiyue arrived home, he searched everywhere but could not find Xu Qinghuan.
He flew into a rage at the Fu residence, demanding an explanation from the servant, who truthfully recounted what had happened.
Just as he was about to send people out to search, his phone received an anonymous text message: "If you want to find Xu Qinghuan, come to the abandoned factory in the eastern suburbs alone."
Fu Shiyue's expression changed, and he rushed to the eastern suburbs without hesitation.
He knew that someone must have been plotting against him and had even used Xu Qinghuan.
But at this moment, all he could think about was finding her as soon as possible and making sure she didn't get hurt.
Fu Shiyue rushed to the abandoned factory in the eastern suburbs. Inside, there was a pungent smell and dim, flickering lights.
He walked cautiously, calling out Xu Qinghuan's name loudly.
Suddenly, a group of men in black emerged from all directions and surrounded him.
The leader sneered, "President Fu, you can't escape today."
Fu Shiyue glared at them angrily: "Where is Xu Qinghuan?"
At this moment, a man in black pulled Xu Qinghuan out from a corner. Her mouth was gagged and her eyes were blindfolded as she was dragged out by the man.
"President Fu, I didn't expect you to actually come. I didn't expect you to come alone for her. President Fu has also found a weakness."
Fu Shiyue's sharp, eagle-like eyes flashed with a chilling light, as if they could freeze the surrounding air instantly. His voice was deep and menacing as he coldly said, "Let her go, you bunch of fools! Come at me if you have a problem, but don't touch a hair on her head! Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Every word carried a chilling coldness and boundless anger.
The leader of the men in black slowly removed his hat, revealing a scarred face. He smiled sinisterly and said, "Fu Shiyue, do you still remember me? You caused my family to be destroyed back then. Today is your death day."
Fu Shiyue narrowed his eyes, some blurry images flashing through his mind. "So it was you, Jiang Hong. You think this is enough to get revenge?"
Jiang Hong laughed loudly, "As long as I kill you, my hatred will dissipate. As for this woman, she is nothing more than bait to lure you here."
Xu Qinghuan struggled to speak, but could only make muffled sounds.
Fu Shiyue looked at her with pity, then calmly said to Jiang Hong, "Release her, and I'll let you do whatever you want with her."
Jiang Hong scoffed, "You think I'd believe you? I'll kill this woman to make you pay with your life first, then I'll kill you. Neither of you will escape today, hmph."
With that, he signaled his men to take action.
Just as Jiang Hongju was about to make a move against Xu Qinghuan, something happened in the blink of an eye!
Fu Shiyue, his eyes blazing, flashed forward and swiftly pounced on the men in black beside him.
Several muffled groans were heard, and before the men in black, who had been so aggressive, could react, they were swiftly and decisively knocked to the ground by Fu Shiyue, without even the strength to fight back.
After taking care of those few people, his footwork became agile and unpredictable, moving like a ghost among the remaining enemies.
His movements were fluid and seamless, each move containing immense power and precise skill, dazzling the eye and making it impossible to catch a glimpse of him.
In the blink of an eye, the many men in black who had been attacking them fell to the ground, groaning in pain and unable to fight.
However, Fu Shiyue remained unfazed and immediately rushed in front of her.
He took the blow for her, and blood immediately streamed down his shoulder. He clutched his shoulder and looked at her.
Xu Qinghuan's eyes widened, filled with terror.
Fu Shiyue endured the pain and kicked Jiang Hong away.
Jiang Hong's face flushed red, and he staggered backward. His eyes widened, flashing with anger and madness, as he roared furiously at Fu Shiyue:
"Fu Shiyue, Fu Shiyue, today is your death day! Do you think you can escape my grasp? Let me tell you, I've already prepared a backup plan! I've doused this factory with gasoline. Now, all I need to do is ignite this little spark in my hand, and this place will instantly turn into a sea of fire. At that time, you will all perish here, hahahahaha!!"
With a near-maniacal laugh, Jiang Hong raised the ignition device high in his hand, a ferocious, twisted smile spreading across his face.
It was as if I could already see Fu Shiyue and the others struggling in agony amidst the raging flames, only to be reduced to ashes.
Fu Shiyue hugged Xu Qinghuan tightly and whispered comfortingly, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Seeing this, Jiang Hong laughed wildly and lit the fire. The flames spread instantly, and thick smoke billowed out.
Fu Shiyue quickly untied her, removed the tape from her mouth, and pulled Xu Qinghuan to find an exit, but the fire was fierce and their escape route was blocked.
Jiang Hong stood at a distance, watching them smugly.
"Cough cough cough..."
Because the fire spread incredibly fast, like a runaway beast, everything around it was engulfed by the raging flames.
Suddenly, the heavy object beside him lost its support and crashed down, heading straight for Jiang Hong. A dull thud rang out, and before Jiang Hong could react, the sudden, heavy blow left him dizzy and disoriented, his vision going black, and he instantly passed out.
The fire was burning fiercely not far from him, emitting a strong, pungent odor that seemed to fill the entire space with this suffocating smell.
In just a short while, the flames grew even more ferocious, flaming wildly and licking the surrounding air, as if trying to turn everything to ashes.
At this moment, Xu Qinghuan's voice suddenly rang out, "Shi Yue, be careful!"
It turned out that she saw a huge, heavy object behind Shi Yue, swaying precariously and about to fall towards him.
Without the slightest hesitation, she rushed forward, wanting to warn and push Shi Yue away.
However, fate seemed to play a cruel joke on her, as the heavy object struck her directly at extremely high speed.
In an instant, like a kite with a broken string, her body lurched backward and crashed heavily to the ground. As a heavy pillar blocked her fall, blood streamed from her forehead...
"Qinghuan! Xu Qinghuan!" Shi Yue shouted hoarsely, his voice seemingly piercing through the endless darkness and fear.
He rushed forward with lightning speed, opened his arms, and caught the swaying Qinghuan with all his might. Due to inertia, the two of them fell heavily to the ground together.
Ignoring the excruciating pain coursing through his body, Fu Shiyue held Qinghuan tightly in his arms, feeling her faint breath and her gradually cooling body temperature. Tears welled up uncontrollably in his eyes, dripping onto Qinghuan's pale, snow-white cheeks.
"Please hold on...you must hold on...I will definitely get you out of here," Fu Shiyue murmured incoherently, his lips trembling. He looked at Qinghuan, who was barely breathing in his arms, his heart aching as if it were being torn apart, and he was in so much pain that he could hardly breathe.
Xu Qinghuan's eyes, which had been tightly closed, trembled slightly with difficulty, as if she had used the last bit of strength in her body to slowly open them. Her gaze was hazy and dim, and she appeared extremely weak.
A hand, as cold as ice, trembled and gently covered the cheek of the man before her—Fu Shiyue. The hand was so cold, seemingly devoid of any warmth, yet it carried a deep longing and despair.
Xu Qinghuan's lips trembled as she spoke in an extremely weak voice, "Fu Shiyue... I... I'm finally free... Let our relationship end here in this life... In the next life, I... I never want to meet you again..."
After saying this, she seemed to have exhausted all her life force. Her arm slid down limply, her eyes slowly closed, and she completely lost consciousness.
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