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

Chu Tiancheng has been waiting by the river for two days, but there is still no news.

His complexion was worse than before, almost bloodless, which worried Fang Cheng.

"President Chu, you should go and rest first. I'll stay here and call you as soon as I get any news. Your body can't take this kind of strain, especially since you already have a fever."

Chu Tiancheng looked like he wasn't listening. He asked, "By the way, how's Song Yan doing?"

"They should be here soon. I'll go ask them later."

"Also, Mr. Chu called and said that something happened at the company."

Chu Tiancheng didn't seem to care much. He asked, "Why do you think He Yunming led us here?"

"Is he really just bored and playing cat and mouse with us?"

Upon hearing Chu Tiancheng's words, Fang Cheng instantly understood that He Yunming was using a diversionary tactic. He probably didn't believe that Chu Tiancheng would actually bring down the Chu family's company on his own, so he created this situation to give the Chu family's nemesis an opportunity to take advantage.

The next day, Chu Tiancheng received another message: Zhou Chu had been beaten into the ICU while in detention.

Fang Cheng said, "The Chu family is in complete chaos right now. The old man and woman love their daughter dearly, and in order to appease her, they have promised to arrange for Zhou Chu to go to the company as soon as she is discharged from the hospital."

"However, given his condition, it's uncertain whether he'll wake up or not; the other party was too ruthless."

Chu Tiancheng felt a headache coming on. His gaze was cold as he looked at the figures still busy by the river, and he felt increasingly uncertain.

After staring at him for a moment, he slowly spoke: "I wonder what He Yunming is planning to do?"

Fang Cheng was a little confused when Chu Tiancheng said, "His initial purpose may have been to take revenge on Zhou Chu and his mother, but now it seems that may not be the case."

"Keep in touch with Song Yan at all times, and let me know when he arrives at the destination."

"Yes."

Song Ke still didn't give up on escaping. She couldn't just sit there and wait for Chu Tiancheng to come and save her. It wasn't that she didn't trust Chu Tiancheng, but rather that she was afraid of becoming Chu Tiancheng's weakness and putting him at a disadvantage.

She didn't believe that He Yunming was really just inviting her to be a guest here, since He Yunming's initial purpose was to use her to threaten Chu Tiancheng.

Listening to the noise at the door, she knew that although He Yunming hadn't tied her up or locked the doors and windows, he was keeping a close eye on her, giving Song Ke no chance to make any plans.

"Eat! You haven't eaten all day. If you're not thinking about running, how can you run without eating?"

Song Ke knew that He Yunming wasn't being kind. The reason he was smugly mocking her now was because she hadn't settled accounts with him for what happened last time.

"I wouldn't dare eat your food casually; who knows if it's been drugged?"

"Since we can't escape anyway, let's just starve to death."

After finishing her sentence, Song Ke returned his sarcastic remark: "What, are you still afraid I'll starve to death? If you run out of bargaining chips, Chu Tiancheng can easily take you down?"

"There's no need to play the emotional card with me. I'm the hardest-hearted person."

He Yunming listened quietly, his gaze subtly revealing a hint of emotion. When he met Song Ke's provocative eyes, He Yunming subconsciously looked away.

Song Ke's icy demeanor towards herself is reminiscent of her arrogant confrontation with Zhou Daqiang back then.

Back then, she protected me, but now she despises me.

He Yunming felt a pang of sadness, and a mix of indescribable emotions welled up within him. He knew that Song Ke could never like him.

That day, he witnessed Chu Tiancheng appear and simply say two words to Song Ke, "Let's go." The once arrogant Song Ke immediately changed her expression, smiled sweetly, and obediently followed Chu Tiancheng, not even giving him a second glance.

When she saw Chu Tiancheng, her eyes and heart were instantly filled with a galaxy of stars, shining brightly.

He had been amazed, admired, and ultimately envied.

"You can be hard-hearted towards me, but what about Chu Tiancheng?"

After He Yunming finished speaking casually, he saw the change in Song Ke's expression. She glared at He Yunming hatefully.

"By the way, you've been following me for so long, you probably still don't know about Chu Tiancheng, or the Chu family's situation, right?"

Song Ke stubbornly replied, "I don't believe you can do anything to Chu Tiancheng."

He Yunming said, "Whether you believe it or not, it's the truth."

He Yunming said with a smug look on his face, "Chu Tiancheng's company has been completely destroyed by his competitors, but he is still guarding Shahe and has no intention of fighting back. And the Chu family, don't you know that Zhou Chu's life or death is unknown and the Chu family is in chaos."

"You see, Chu Tiancheng isn't as invincible as you think. He can be defeated too."

“I can send him to Shahe, or I can send him somewhere else. As long as you're here with me, he can't help but be wary.” He then looked at Song Ke, a threatening smile playing on his lips: “So, Song Ke, do you really want me to take action?”

Song Ke rolled her eyes at him: "That's all you're good for."

After saying that, she couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark, saying with a sigh, "I really feel sorry for Gu Qing. I really can't see what you have that makes her like you."

"Aren't you afraid that Gu Qing will hate you for becoming like this?"

"Or do you simply not care about her at all?"

He Yunming chuckled: "Song Ke, aren't you mistaken about something?"

“I have absolutely no liking for Gu Qing. Before, when I met her, I thought she was very important to Chu Tiancheng, but I later found out that she wasn’t.”

"But I don't care about her liking."

"You know, the day I contacted you, she also knew about my plan. She wanted to stop me, wanted to tip you off, wanted to go against me. Do you think I would care about someone like that? Would I like her?"

"Yes, she is upright and righteous, but has she experienced what I have experienced? When I felt resentment, hatred, and bitterness, who could understand me even a little bit?"

Song Ke felt that He Yunming was completely impervious to reason and that she couldn't reason with him.

Song Ke simply ignored him, but He Yunming pointed to the food that had been brought in: "I'll clean up in half an hour. If you haven't eaten, then I'll have to tell Chu Tiancheng."

After He Yunming finished speaking, he glanced at Song Ke a few more times, then turned and left.

Song Ke looked at the food but still didn't intend to eat. She didn't believe that Chu Tiancheng would be so stupid as to do whatever He Yunming told him to do.

But she also knew that staying here any longer wasn't a solution; she had to find a way to contact Chu Tiancheng. But how could she do that? She didn't have a cell phone, and there wasn't a telephone in the house.

Song Ke leaned against the window, staring at the desolate branches in the yard, deep in thought. She even called out "love brain" in her mind several times, but there was no response.

The next time it appears, I'll definitely complain about it and give it a bad review.

In the past few days, Song Ke has been feeling an itch in her palms. When she scratches them with her fingers, she feels as if something is about to break through her skin.