When they met again, the boss' eyes turned red, kissed her and said sweet words to her

The tip of her nose felt very sore, and Xu Nanyin was in a trance, feeling Pei Jingmo's hot body temperature slowly seeping into her, warming her frozen body.

His voice, his embrace, and the familiar scent on him enveloped her in an instant, giving her an infinite sense of security.

"Be good~ why don't you speak?" Pei Jingmo asked softly in her ear.

Suddenly his expression changed drastically, "Could it be..."

He pinched her chin, made her open her mouth, and looked inside her mouth.

"It's okay, it's okay. I still have my tongue. I haven't become a little mute."

He was still frightened and breathed a sigh of relief, but his beautiful red eyes were still very nervous as he looked her up and down: "Are you stupid?"

Xu Nanyin's body moved as it warmed up, and finally she let out a "wu" sound, hiding her whole face in his chest and crying out loud.

Pei Jingmo hugged her tighter, listening to her pitiful cry, the difficult emotions in his throat churning, and patted her back with his big hand: "It's okay, Xu Nanyin. Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Xu Nanyin was getting warmer and warmer, but after Pei Jingmo took off his coat, he was only wearing a cashmere base shirt, and his back was getting colder and colder as if it had been soaked in cold water.

His eyes were fixed on the black down coat on Pei Muchuan who was sitting next to him.

"Lend it to me."

Although Master Pei said that he wanted to borrow it, he actually went straight to pull Pei Muchuan's collar with his hands, and accidentally got his hands full of stickiness.

is blood.

"Mr. Pei, are you injured?" Pei Jingmo then noticed the pool of red snow on the ground.

Pei Muchuan's face darkened: "I thought you wouldn't even notice your father died in these three days."

Pei Jingmo sighed, "How did you get injured?"

"Uncle Pei blocked the knife for me..." Xu Nanyin recovered from the shock and said hurriedly, "We need to rush him to the hospital."

Pei Jingmo looked at Pei Muchuan with a ghostly expression and asked quietly, "Did you get possessed by a ghost while ice fishing late at night? Were you possessed by my grandma?"

"You bastard!"

Pei Muchuan gritted his teeth, stood up and walked down the stairs. However, after taking a few steps, his body staggered and he almost fell down the stone stairs.

Glancing at the large pool of red on the ground, Xu Nanyin hurriedly tugged at Pei Jingmo's sleeve, "Go and help Uncle Pei. You don't know, he's seriously injured. If he loses too much blood and goes into shock, it will be troublesome..."

Pei Jingmo frowned and helped her up from the ground. "Can you walk by yourself?"

"Don't worry, I'm not hurt at all."

Pei Jingmo then walked down the stairs to help Pei Muchuan.

After regaining feeling in his hands and feet, Xu Nanyin quickly followed. However, just after taking a few steps, a cold voice came from behind him.

"Stop, sister-in-law."

Breath hitched.

Xu Nanyin turned her head and saw Pei Zhuo approaching her quickly with the black pistol in his hand in the dim night.

With the cold muzzle of a gun pressed against his forehead, Xu Nanyin's body, which had just warmed up, instantly became stiff again.

Pei Jingmo supported Pei Muchuan and stood on the last few steps of the stone stairs. He turned his head and his pupils contracted sharply in an instant.

Taking a deep breath, he proposed exchanging hostages: "After all, I am your target. Let go of Yinyin. Right now, the only way to save your life is to hold me hostage."

Xu Nanyin couldn't help but clench her hands. Just as she was about to say something, she tilted her head and saw a figure approaching her and Pei Zhuo quietly from behind.

Is he Pei Jingmo's man?

She remained calm and tense, holding her breath.

Pei Jingmo had obviously spotted the man, so he walked up the stairs step by step, trying to divert Pei Zhuo's attention: "You just want the consortium. I'll give it to you. As long as you don't hurt Yinyin, I'll agree to anything..."

Right at this second!

Xu Nanyin saw out of the corner of her eye that the man behind her suddenly lunged forward, trying to knock Pei Zhuo down.

however……

"boom!"

There was a gunshot.

Pei Zhuo was incredibly agile. He grabbed Xu Nanyin and dodged to the side. The moment the man missed, he shot him in the head.

The man fell limply on the steps, blood flowing from his head to his face.

Looking at this scene, Xu Nanyin was so frightened that her hands and feet turned cold and she dared not move. After she came to her senses, she saw the face clearly in surprise.

It turned out to be Shen Wenjie!

Shen Wenjie was also looking at her, but his eyes didn't seem to be looking at her, but rather at someone through her.

Shen Wenjie stretched out his hand tremblingly, "Qingqing, I finally... finally did something to make you happy, did you see it..." Then he closed his eyes.

Before Xu Nanyin could recover from her shock and confusion, Pei Zhuo took her hostage and led her down the stone stairs.

The terrain here is not good, the vision is narrow, and it is easy to be attacked by surprise. Pei Zhuo held Xu Nanyin hostage and walked to an open flat ground.

There were gusts of cold wind blowing at night.

Especially here, there are basically no trees to block the wind.

So cold.

Xu Nanyin clutched Pei Jingmo's coat tightly and looked at Pei Jingmo's tall and slender figure in the distance, as well as the dozen or so bodyguards from the old house who had arrived behind him.

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Only if she calmed down would Pei Jingmo be safe tonight and could he escape safely.

Finally, after thinking for a while, she spoke softly, "Pei Zhuo, are you cold?"

Pei Zhuo lowered his head to glance at her lips, which had turned black from the cold, and said in a gentle tone, "I know you're cold, and I'm sorry for putting you in such a difficult position."

Xu Nanyin continued, "Winter is very cold, but in two months it will be spring."

"You haven't had a good spring since you were 8, right?"

"I want to tell you that in spring, you can go to the park and watch dead trees sprout and bloom with peach blossoms. You can also fly kites in the warm sunshine and spring breeze. You can also make spring tea and taste spring bamboo shoots... If you are willing, you will soon welcome the ninth spring of your life. You can plant a tree with your own hands and let it grow freely, witnessing the many springs you will experience in the future..."

Pei Zhuo listened to her gentle voice, his eyebrows twitching slightly, and a different color seemed to flash in his eyes, but then immediately faded away. "There will be no more spring. I have reached a desperate situation."

Xu Nanyin raised her head, her round almond-shaped eyes looking at him softly yet resolutely: "You are only mentally at a desperate point, but you are not actually at a desperate point."

Pei Zhuo was stunned and looked dazed for a moment.

Xu Nanyin pressed on and continued, "Put down your gun. There's still time."

"Also, you said that the gun in your hand wouldn't hurt me. Does that still count?"

Pei Zhuo didn't answer her, but looked at Pei Jingmo who was leading a dozen people to surround them.

Xu Nanyin had a premonition in her heart. The next second, she shouted at Pei Jingmo with all her might, "Be careful! Get out of the way!"

Almost at the same time, Pei Zhuo turned the muzzle of the gun against her forehead and shot Pei Jingmo...

"boom!"

The bullet almost grazed Pei Jingmo's ear.

If Xu Nanyin had reminded him a little later, or if Pei Jingmo had not been so agile... the shot would have been a headshot.

Her heart was beating violently, and the blood in her body seemed to have frozen. Xu Nanyin's eyes widened, and she repeatedly checked her field of vision to see if Pei Jingmo was still standing there...

She was shaking and sobbing uncontrollably.

A clean grey handkerchief was handed to her.

She looked up angrily, but met Pei Zhuo's dark and empty eyes.

"Don't worry, this is the last bullet."

"God was not on my side after all. I lost and Pei Rong won."

Xu Nanyin was stunned, then saw him flip his wrist and the gun fell to the ground.

Pei Zhuo loosened his grip on her and walked backwards towards the cliff edge of the clearing...

"Promise me, don't let my mother know that secret. She loves me too much. If she knew what happened to me, she would blame herself and collapse. She wouldn't be able to live anymore."

"Tell Jing Mo not to vent his anger on An An, and don't let An An know that I have a father."

Xu Nanyin stood there stiffly, wanting to say something, but her thoughts were so confused that she couldn't utter a word. She only saw Pei Zhuo standing at the edge of the cliff.

The moon is half crescent in the dark night sky.

The snow-covered ground reflected a cold light. Pei Zhuo stood tall on the edge of the cliff, with the same clear and bright face as before, and a faint smile seemed to float on his lips.

"There's something I've never said to you. I know you wouldn't believe me even if I told you. Besides, my status... is not worthy of you saying that."

"Go to Rose Manor, I left something for you..."

"Goodbye, Xu Nanyin."