I raised my hand, intending to slap him, but he caught it again. The sharp pain made me feel like my wrist was about to break.
He watched my struggle, a glimmer of dangerous desire flashing in his eyes.
"You were the one who sought my protection back then, and now you pretend to be high and mighty. Jiang Jinqing, what do you take me for?"
Song Moting restrained my hands, tearing at my dress. My hair fell loose, and the Sunflower brooch swayed precariously before dropping straight from the loose collar of my outfit.
The brilliant gold glimmered like a fallen star.
A shadow darted past swiftly, intercepting the brooch before it hit the ground.
A familiar figure suddenly appeared before me; Long Qi stood there quietly, holding the brooch.
He wore sunglasses, his expression inscrutable, revealing only a pair of deep-set eyes.
I recalled how Long Qi had dealt with the enemies of the Song Family before; he had been agile and exuded a murderous aura then.
But now he stood there silently, and I felt a chill run down my spine.
Beneath the surface calm lay an anger capable of destroying everything.
So this was how he acted as a bodyguard.
Song Moting sensed movement behind him but remained unfazed. He adjusted his clothes and slowly turned around. Upon seeing Long Qi, his brows furrowed slightly.
"Long Qi? What are you doing here?"
Long Qi's voice was as cold as ice: "Let her go."
"What?"
Song Moting seemed momentarily taken aback. He glanced at Long Qi and then back at me, suddenly wearing a look of realization as he grasped my chin and laughed loudly: "Jiang Jinqing, I didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve. I send a bodyguard to take care of you for a few days, and you've charmed him? How long have you two been sneaking around behind my back?"
Long Qi's sudden appearance left me feeling conflicted.
But more than that, I felt worried.
What he was doing was too risky... Did he not fear Song Moting's retaliation?
Long Qi seemed completely oblivious to my anxiety as he calmly addressed the president of Song Group: "I'll say it again—let her go."
It felt as if I heard a joke, and with a provocative kiss on my neck, he said, "Dare to touch my woman, you're the first."
Unbeknownst to me, several figures had appeared in the room, the hidden bodyguards emerging from the shadows. They wore sunglasses and identical black suits, just like Long Qi.
I saw Long Qi take off his sunglasses.
So this was how skilled the bodyguard was; he single-handedly faced off against several opponents, and chaos erupted in the room. All I could see were dark shadows moving about. When he lifted me onto his back, I felt his suit soaked with blood.
We darted through the high-rise buildings again, as if time had reversed; this time, it was his blood that stained my dress red.
I held him tightly, feeling the city's neon lights flickering before my eyes.
"Long Qi, you fool, this time we're both going to be done for."
He pressed his lips together and jostled me slightly. "I'm taking the young lady out of here."
Leave—could we really leave? Even someone like me, who knew nothing of martial arts, could see armed personnel lying in wait in the distance.
"Long Qi, although I'm no longer pure, my feelings are sincere. If you don't mind..."
"The young lady is of noble birth."
"The dirty ones are those who have harmed you."
I froze, hot tears slowly streaming down my cheeks, burning with intensity. With all my strength, I held onto him tightly.
Long Qi, if only we could start over.
We... we shouldn't have been born into such a family.
At the end of the street, armed personnel stood ready for action.
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