The leader of the cultivation alliance has a crush on me.

"What, trying to escape?" He Yunming asked with a half-smile, his tone sinister.

Song Ke was the only one in the house, so she couldn't deny it even if she wanted to. She simply admitted it: "What, you think you can lock me up and expect me to stay here obediently and let you do whatever you want with me?"

"I didn't stay here voluntarily. What's wrong with me wanting to escape?"

"Fine, I was hoping you could spend the last few days peacefully, but since you're so restless, don't blame me."

Looking at his expression, Song Ke had a bad feeling. She subconsciously took a step back defensively: "What do you want to do?"

He Yunming sneered and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I'm not satisfied with Chu Tiancheng's progress, so I'm going to give him a little gift."

Song Ke swallowed nervously, her gaze wary as He Yunming drew closer.

"Don't mess around."

"Let me tell you, if you try to kill me, I'll haunt you even as a ghost."

Upon hearing Song Ke's words, He Yunming paused, then chuckled, "Song Ke, you're overthinking it. Who said I was going to kill you?"

"I understand the principle of 'every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor,' but it just so happens that you're unlucky. Who told you to be liked by Chu Tiancheng?"

Song Ke waved her hand: "Don't come any closer."

"Fine, I won't run anymore."

Song Ke felt that He Yunming was very unpredictable now, and she dared not imagine what cruel things he might do.

When Song Ke woke up again, she found herself not in that room, but in a car. She was tightly bound and laid on the ground in the back seat, with even a towel stuffed into her mouth.

As soon as she moved, He Yunming in front of her seemed to notice her as well. He said coldly, "You're awake. Be a good girl and wait. We'll be there soon."

Song Ke strained to look out the window, but all she could see were trees receding along the roadside, as if she were in a desolate wilderness.

Song Ke thought to herself, "Could it be that they're going to kill someone and bury the body?"

Song Ke's eyes darted around, but unfortunately, not only her hands and feet, but her body was also tightly bound with ropes, making it impossible for her to move at all. She could only make muffled noises.

He Yunming glanced back briefly and met the fear in Song Ke's eyes. He chuckled softly and said, "Don't worry, I told you I wouldn't do anything to you."

"I was just taking you to a different place, but Chu Tiancheng is really persistent. I only went out for a short while, and he can smell me and come running."

"Now it seems that he really does care about you."

The car bumped along the way, and Song Ke's whole body ached. She felt nauseous and her internal organs were also uncomfortable, but her mouth was blocked, so she couldn't vomit, which made her feel even worse.

She frowned her pretty brows and made two loud "uh-uh" sounds, sounding very anxious.

He Yunming then turned around and saw that Song Ke had a cut on her forehead from somewhere, and bright red blood immediately flowed down half of her face, making her look horrifying.

Even if He Yunming didn't want to deal with it, he had no choice but to park on the side of the road, otherwise Song Ke might bleed to death before they even got there.

Chu Tiancheng led his men to the apartment where Song Ke was being held. Upon seeing the scene inside, he exuded a chill. Assistant Fang walked around the apartment and saw the broken door lock, but couldn't find anyone.

"President Chu, they shouldn't have been gone for very long."

Chu Tiancheng walked around the living room and noticed that the memorial tablet and portrait were missing from the center of the altar. He went over to take a look and saw that the incense was not yet half-burned, and the embers were still burning brightly.

He seemed to have thought of something: "Go and find out where He Yunming's mother is buried."

Upon hearing this, Assistant Fang immediately made a call to investigate, while Song Yan also asked the Transportation Bureau to check the traffic monitoring data.

Sure enough, in less than half an hour, they found out the direction He Yunming had left in.

Song Ke covered her head, looking weak: "No, I can't ride in the car anymore, I feel so dizzy."

He Yunming glared at her with displeasure: "It's all your own fault. I've told you many times that I won't do anything to you. You don't need to be so extreme in trying to escape."

"To be honest, I've been more than kind to Chu Tiancheng; at least I never thought of taking his life."

Hearing this, Song Ke rolled her eyes: "So, does he have to kowtow to you and say thank you?"

"Why don't you say that this matter has nothing to do with Chu Tiancheng? If you want to deal with someone, go deal with Zhou Chu instead."

He Yunming handed Song Ke a bottle of water, but Song Ke refused to take it, saying sarcastically, "Do you think I would dare to drink anything you give me now?"

"Alright, the deed is done, why bother with the pretense? It's a fact that you kidnapped me and threatened Chu Tiancheng. No matter what you've been through, that's no excuse for yourself."

At this point, Song Ke looked at him and suddenly asked, "By the way, how is He Wen now?"

He Yunming was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Song Ke to suddenly shift the topic to He Wen.

Song Ke didn't hide anything and said directly, "Didn't you go to see her this morning?"

"Actually, He Wen is quite innocent. She was a great star, but you dragged her down with her."

Upon hearing this, He Yunming's tone immediately turned gloomy: "You mean, I'm the one who harmed He Wen?"

“He knows best what kind of person Zhou Chu is and what he has done,” He Yunming said, recalling the events.

“He was only a few years old at the time, but he kicked my mother with a fierce look on his face and called her a bad woman, telling us to get out of his house.”

"Of course, he was very young then, and he may have forgotten it after so many years, but I have always remembered it."

"And Chu Qiuling, she drove my mother to her death, they all deserve to die."

Looking at He Yunming's hateful expression, Song Ke felt no pity, only sorrow.

Although he suffered a lot, that's a fact. But it's truly pathetic that he turned himself into this state in order to get revenge. After all, in the original story, he had both a successful career and a happy love life, which even Chu Tiancheng envied.

Zhou Chu and his mother were despicable, and they deserved to be punished.

"Have you thought about Gu Qing?"

"And He Wen, and all the people in the He family who are good to you, how do they feel seeing you like this?"

"You can't just think about the painful things and not the good ones. I just feel sorry for you. Even if you get your revenge, then what?"

"Have you thought about the future? You could have dealt with them in other ways, but you chose the most extreme path. Don't you want to turn back?"

He Yunming looked at Song Ke, deep in thought. He walked over, picked her up and put her in the car, then laughed self-deprecatingly: "You think I haven't thought of other ways, but Zhou Chu is too much. He Wen doesn't know anything. If he wants to do something to him, he should think carefully about the consequences."

"But do you think Zhou Chu will be in any trouble with the Chu family's protection?"

“Even if he’s trash, he’s still a member of the Chu family. Would Chu Tiancheng just sit idly by?” He Yunming sneered. “If he really wanted Zhou Chu to suffer the consequences of his own actions, he wouldn’t have hidden away that assistant, He Wen.”

“He won’t hide,” Song Ke affirmed.

"Do you think it's still meaningful to say all this now?" After saying that, He Yunming ignored Song Ke, got into the driver's seat and prepared to drive, when his phone rang.

He took it out and looked at it, his expression unchanged, as if he had expected it.