The school beauty tortured me physically and mentally, and I was reborn as a licking dog and cut off

When Zhao Kai saw Wen Wan fall, he initially felt a sense of guilt for neglecting to take care of her.

I was caught off guard by this woman saying such a thing.

That trace of guilt was quickly overshadowed by the burning rage and jealousy.

The man darted to Wen Wan's side and grabbed her shoulders tightly with both hands.

His tone was urgent, as if he were desperately affirming something.

"I lost?"

"I didn't lose!"

"Has the man surnamed Ji found you?"

"As long as you're still in my hands, Ji Lengming can't win!"

Wen Wan lowered her head and chuckled softly.

Then he suddenly looked up again.

The torment and ordeal of the past two days have made her chin so thin it's almost pointed.

Yet his gaze remained firm and powerful.

That stubbornness was like a pavilion perched firmly on a mountaintop, its eaves always raised, facing the ancient green mountains, no matter how the wind and rain blew.

Wen Wan said in a hoarse voice, "Then you have to... make a choice: between me and your father, who is more important!"

"To be honest, if you release me now, there's still room for maneuver!"

"From your phone call earlier... it seems my Mingming has caught your family... a very important piece of dirt on you, right?"

It would have been better if we hadn't brought this up.

The mere mention of this topic caused Zhao Kai's body to churn and throb violently.

He guessed that all the unusual phenomena tonight might be related to Ji Lengming.

But he never expected that the man surnamed Ji would have such great abilities.

Originally, it was thought that setting up an ambush at the hot pot restaurant was the limit of Ji Lengming's methods.

As a result, in less than twelve hours, Liao, Wu, Huang, and Chang managed to gather a large mob and seize CRAZY like a siege.

What if we think about it a little deeper?

Could Li Jianping's arrival in S City be related to someone surnamed Ji?

Is it possible that the 'transfer of police officers from other areas' was something he planned in advance?

The more Zhao Kai thought about it, the more difficult it became.

He was facing a truly formidable opponent.

It is ever-changing and unfathomable!

However, the self-confidence and arrogance he had cultivated in his noble and powerful family made him completely unwilling to admit this.

He is a chosen one of heaven, so why does he boost the morale of others while diminishing his own?

Zhao Kai grabbed Wen Wan's chin with one hand.

“CRAZY is really important to me!”

"But don't forget, I'm still in charge of S City right now. Do you think a bunch of rioters can stand up to the armed police?"

Every bone in Wen Wan's body ached. The slight pain from having her chin pinched was nothing compared to the stinging sensation of alternating hot and cold all over her body.

But she still grabbed the other person's sleeve, enduring the intense pain in her bones, and resisted by tearing the other person's dirty hand off her face.

The woman was exhausted and panting heavily.

But he remained unyielding.

"I know my Mingming best. He must have... made thorough preparations!"

"You can... deploy the armed police, and he can... prepare reinforcements!"

"No matter what, you're the one who ultimately loses!"

Zhao Kai clenched his teeth tightly.

He desperately wanted to strangle the woman in front of him who spoke so rudely.

But seeing the bloody holes all over her body from self-harm, a sense of loneliness and desolation swept over the depths of my heart.

A man can't admit defeat; he tries his best to make amends.

"In your eyes, I will always be inferior to Ji Lengming!"

"Even if that guy surnamed Ji is lucky and the reinforcements he's hoping for arrive, as long as I cut off all the evidence chains that are detrimental to the Zhao family, my father and I will still be safe and sound!"

"All that trouble Ji Lengming has done is take away one of my family's funds, but haven't you always been in my hands?"

Wen Wan truly admired Zhao Kai's inexplicable self-confidence.

She couldn't help but sneer, "You don't actually think... that by erasing the relevant evidence beforehand, you can't... convict your father, do you?"

“Your actions will indeed make the investigation more difficult, but ‘tampering’ is itself a new crime!”

"To face death with composure, at least some dignity of a noble family is preserved."

"Someone as hardworking yet foolish as you will only drag your father down to the underworld with you!"

These words, like a brute force, were driven into Zhao Kai's temples, one needle after another.

The man flew into a rage, his expression suddenly contorting.

He no longer cared about maintaining his gentlemanly facade; despair was etched in his eyes as he dug his hands deep into the woman's pale neck.

Do you really love that person that much?

Even if it falls into my hands, I will still demean, belittle, and slander me!

"I love you too, I can think of you constantly, and from now on, you will be my only woman!"

"But why...why won't you give me even the slightest chance to give you a perfect moment together!"

Wen Wan's neck was being choked, making it difficult for her to breathe. Her pale face gradually turned a sickly pale pink.

But she didn't scream or struggle.

She simply raised her arms, letting her sharp nails elegantly and cruelly pierce the flesh of the other person's arms, tearing the flesh apart.

The stench of blood permeated the space between the man and the woman.

One after another, blood blossoms snaked down Zhao Kai's forearm, clumsily and heavily crashing to the ground.

But neither of them let go.

In the thick, chaotic darkness, two bodies silently tortured each other.

Even if it's extremely painful!

Until Zhao Kai was the first to be defeated.

When the man saw the tears welling up in Wen Wan's eyes from her difficulty breathing, his heart suddenly ached.

An inexplicable, almost cowardly reluctance fiercely seized him, forcing him to let go.

The restraints around her neck were suddenly removed, and Wenwan felt a sense of relief.

She instinctively hunched over, like a fish thrown ashore, mouth agape, greedily and voraciously swallowing the cool air.

A series of rapid, choking coughs rose from deep in her throat, making Wenwan feel so uncomfortable that she felt like she was coughing up her lungs.

Seeing this, Zhao Kai's heart melted.

An inexplicable feeling drove him to want to hold the woman coughing violently in his arms tightly.

My hand was just about to reach out.

The woman, drawing strength from who-knows-where, glared fiercely at him and screamed in a hoarse voice, "Don't you fucking touch me!"

A few short words were enough to make Zhao Kai stop.

This caused his tender feelings to be completely torn into a bloody mess.

The man's shoulders trembled violently.

There was resentment, indignation, anger, and bitterness...

But in the end, he simply stood up silently, locking all the weakness and fragility in his heart into the deepest part of his soul.

Zhao Kai's resolve hardened once more, the dejection in his eyes vanished, leaving only the cold, iron-like aura of his family's accumulated power.

He stood with his back to the light and spoke in a very calm and soothing tone.

"I can live without love, but I cannot live without power."

“My father has already paid too high a price to get to where he is today. As Zhao Hu’s son, I must support the ceiling that my father built with his own hands.”

"Wen Wan, you think Ji Lengming will win, but I bet I won't lose."

"Once I win this round, we'll settle this once and for all!"