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

Chu Tiancheng was still anxiously trying to contact He Yunming, but the call could not be connected and he had been blocked.

"Faster," Chu Tiancheng said, glancing at Fang Cheng.

Fang Cheng said helplessly, "President Chu, we're already at top speed. Don't worry, Miss Song will be alright."

When they arrived at the boundary marker of Shahe Village, Chu Tiancheng was even more puzzled. As he got out of the car, he irritably reached for a cigarette and lit it.

"Go find someone."

While Fang Cheng went to look for people, he was also busy searching anxiously throughout the village. Less than half a minute later, Fang Cheng ran over, pointing towards the Shahe River with a worried and pale face, saying, "Mr. Chu... Mr. Chu, I saw a car in the river over there."

Because the location was some distance from the village, the residents were not alerted when Song Ke and the car fell into the water at the same time.

Chu Tiancheng ran over quickly, and when he got to the riverbank and saw the car half-submerged in the water, his heart sank. He hurriedly shouted to Fang Cheng, "Fang Cheng, go get help, call for rescue, hurry!"

Without waiting for Fang Cheng's reaction, he ran into the water and headed towards the car.

"Mr. Chu, please be careful."

After saying that, he ran to call for help while making a phone call.

As Chu Tiancheng ran, the water became deeper and deeper. After running a certain distance, he had to swim to the car. When he reached the car, he took a deep breath and sank into the water. He grabbed the car and tried to open his eyes to see if Song Ke was inside.

However, because the water was too murky and it was dark, with the sky overcast and not even a sliver of moonlight, he couldn't see what was happening inside the car.

He surfaced, exhaled, and sank back down, his heart filled with unease as he prayed.

Song Keke, please be alright.

Song Keke, don't die.

Song Keke, I'm sorry I'm late.

Despite having been reborn once, it seemed as if he hadn't foreseen any avoidable danger.

Why didn't he investigate He Yunming's background thoroughly?

Why didn't they keep an eye on Zhou Chu, that idiot, to stop him from causing trouble?

Why did they keep an eye on Qin Huan even though they had her under their noses, but not on her cousin?

He pulled hard on the car door, because the door that Song Ke had opened before jumping out of the car was not locked now, but it was not easy to open because of the force of the water.

Chu Tiancheng choked on several mouthfuls of water, his eyes turning red. He braced his feet against the car body and pulled hard on the car door, the veins on the back of his hands and arms bulging from the force.

If he weren't in the water, he could probably shatter the car window with a single punch, but since he was in the water, his strength was clearly insufficient.

He couldn't hold his breath any longer and surfaced again. The surface of the water was covered with small dents from the falling raindrops. He watched as the rain grew heavier and heavier. If it continued to rain like this all night, the river level would probably rise, and the car might be washed away or buried at the bottom of the river by the yellow soil and silt, making it even harder to find.

He didn't have the energy to guess what He Yunming was planning, but he didn't believe He Yunming's words that he wouldn't do anything to Song Ke.

Fang Cheng called for help, and when the car was salvaged, he used the license plate number to find out whose car it was.

He brought Chu Tiancheng some ginger soup from the villagers and a towel, saying with lingering fear, "Mr. Chu, take a rest. The rescue team is already searching the river."

"However, since Miss Song isn't in the car, she might not necessarily fall into the river."

"Also, the brakes on that car have been tampered with."

Chu Tiancheng's face was pale. He looked through the rain-covered car window at the direction of the river, his eyes red and filled with stubbornness.

"Has He Yunming been found?"

Fang Cheng shook his head: "Not yet. President Song went to look for them, but they were too late to the location they had located earlier."

Chu Tiancheng said calmly, "Tell him to go directly to the address I gave him before, he will definitely go back."

Fang Cheng nodded and went to make a phone call to inform them. Chu Tiancheng felt a chill run through his body, a chill that went to his bones and to his heart.

Song Ke, where are you?

Are you cold right now?

"Ah!"

Song Ke tightened the blanket around her body. Her face was pale from the cold, and she lay there weakly, trembling and powerless. She curled up into a ball, feeling her face burning hot. The contradiction between being cold and hot was driving her crazy.

He Yunming brought in a glass of water and some medicine, and also brought a small stool to sit by the bed. He sat down and looked at Song Ke, who was sneezing incessantly but still in a daze.

He smiled helplessly: "Why did you run away?"

"Now you're suffering, aren't you?"

"Here, take some medicine first." He Yunming said, putting the medicine to her lips. Song Ke closed her eyes and subconsciously backed away.

He Yunming wasn't in a hurry. He patiently put the water aside, helped Song Ke up by holding her chin and feeding her the medicine. Then he brought the water over and made her drink a mouthful, which made Song Ke cough incessantly.

"Cough...cough...cough cough cough..."

When Song Ke woke up again, it was already dawn. She was stunned when she opened her eyes and looked at the scene in the room. After a few seconds, she suddenly realized what was happening and sat up abruptly to look around the room again.

It was a very simple bungalow. If it were the original Song Keke, she would never have seen such a shabby house. The red bricks were still exposed, and there wasn't even a layer of whitewash. Moreover, there was a strong smell of dirt. The plants outside the window looked somewhat desolate because of the fallen leaves. She glanced at it a few times, then looked at herself. Her clothes had been changed. She subconsciously looked at the door with vigilance.

She got up and walked to the window. Unlike where He Yunming was locked up, this place had its doors and windows locked.

She opened the window, but the moment she saw the person who pushed the door open, her face fell, and she hurriedly closed the window in terror. She instinctively ran to the door and blocked it shut.

How could it be He Yunming?

How could it be him.

How did he know where he was, and how did he find himself?

Song Ke suddenly remembered the look in He Yunming's eyes when she left.

Therefore, he knew perfectly well that I was going to run away, and he even knew that I had hidden the lighter.

But why?

Since he knew everything, why didn't he expose him or stop him?

Song Ke suddenly realized that she had underestimated He Yunming; he was even more terrifying than she had imagined.

Why do car brakes fail?

It's him.

He did it on purpose.

He wanted to see himself struggling desperately, trying to escape, yet still unable to escape the terror.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Song Ke, open the door."

The knocking on the door felt like a blow to Song Ke's heart, filling her with panic and fear.

She didn't respond to He Yunming, but instead scanned the room, looking for a weapon she could use for self-defense.

"Song Ke, don't you want to know where Chu Tiancheng is right now?"

Upon hearing this, Song Ke's gloomy eyes lit up. She looked at the door thoughtfully, still ignoring He Yunming.

He Yunming continued, "He thinks you're still in the river, and now he's been searching for you by the river every day."

Listening to this, Song Ke could no longer contain herself and asked, "He Yunming, what exactly do you want?"