"Mu Qing, don't be angry."

Fu Jingnian recalled Mu Qing's sabotage of him.

This is truly gratifying.

"Okay, okay."

Mu Qing thought it was great and was so angry she laughed.

She wasn't as angry as I'd imagined.

I was just annoyed.

I quickly adjusted my mood.

"That's good."

Fu Jingnian proudly tossed his hair.

He glanced casually at the other places, feeling quite pleased with himself.

!!!

It's okay if you don't look at it, but you'll be shocked when you look at it.

"They're here!"

Xia Yu and Shang Xu came on strong.

"Fu Jingnian, it's you!?"

"How long do you want to lie down this time?"

Xia Yu rubbed his hands together, his smile almost murderous.

"run!"

Fu Jingnian took off running, even losing his shoes in the process.

He ran to the stairwell to catch his breath, when Xia Yu's voice sounded behind him like a ghost:

Keep running.

"You think I'm afraid of you!"

Fu Jingnian assumed Xia Yu had come alone and confidently turned around.

"Hello?"

Shang Xu stood beside Xia Yu and spoke to him with a forced smile.

"Huahua, there are no surveillance cameras here, and the mini drone didn't come with us, so we can just go ahead and do it."

"If he's missing an arm or a leg later, we'll say he rolled down the stairs himself."

"How could you be so careless, Fu Jingnian?"

Shang Xu raised an eyebrow, his playful tone tinged with disgust.

"Okay."

"That sounds like fun."

Xia Yu seemed to be talking about something trivial.

"You dare?"

Fu Jingnian leaned against the doorway, his fist clenched, betting they wouldn't dare to act recklessly.

"Would you know if you try it?"

Xia Yu couldn't help but laugh at him.

She and Shang Xu were perfectly in sync, stepping forward hand in hand.

"save…!"

Fu Jingnian was about to shout for help when he noticed that the door to the stairs behind him could be opened. Without saying a word, he crawled inside and locked the door behind him.

"Did Zhao Jiajia use this trick just now?"

He saw Zhao Jiajia chase Xu Jianian into the stairwell.

"The elevator is out of service, and the doors to the stairwells on both sides are locked. Let's see how smug you are now."

He thought he was very clever and decided to go down one floor to see if Zhao Jiajia and the others were still there.

A moment later, he walked down the stairs to the 18th floor, in a great mood throughout the process.

"Those two are so stupid. I locked the door and they couldn't do anything. It's hilarious."

"Oh?"

Shang Xu's tall figure appeared at the entrance of the 18th-floor staircase.

He leaned lazily against the doorframe, as if he had been waiting for a long time, his tone somewhat impatient:

"are you talking about me?"

His eyes darkened.

"!!!"

Fu Jingnian was so startled that he fell flat on the steps.

"You...you are...how did you get here!?"

"Why is Xia Yu here too!?"

Fu Jingnian's only clever move was pointing at the air behind Shang Xu, which indeed distracted Shang Xu, causing him to turn around and look.

He seized the opportunity and quickly ran upstairs.

"You're quite fast, aren't you?"

He had just reached the last step of the 19th floor when he heard Shang Xu's sneer from above.

"I go!"

He was so frightened he almost fell.

"Aren't you down there?"

He was afraid because it takes time for the elevator to come up from the first floor, and how did Shang Xu manage to run so fast?

"I don't believe it anymore."

He turned around and ran down again.

This time, on the last flight of stairs, he slowly peeked out from around the bend.

!!!

Shang Xu was standing there early again.

"I see you."

He immediately ran upstairs.

"I don't believe in evil anymore."

Fu Jingnian went up to the 19th floor, where Shang Xu was waiting for him as always.

He felt a chill run down his spine and ran off again.

"You're so funny."

Shang Xu laughed at him.

"You son of a bitch!"

Fu Jingnian ran with all his might.

Finally, he was so tired that he sat down to rest halfway down the stairs, this time avoiding going up or down.

If he hears footsteps coming down from upstairs, he runs downstairs.

On the contrary, he would run upwards.

"Da da da..."

Footsteps came from upstairs.

Fu Jingnian endured his physical exhaustion as he walked downstairs. His steps were weak, and if he hadn't been holding onto the handrail, he probably would have fallen and broken his skin.

"Da da da..."

Before I had gone down two steps, I heard footsteps coming up the stairs from the 18th floor.

!!!

...

...

Upon hearing that Mu Qing had been eliminated, Xu Jianian pushed away the persistent Zhao Jiajia and went to find Mu Qing.

"It must be that bastard Fu Jingnian!!"

He cursed and swore, wanting to go up and avenge Mu Qing.

"You are not allowed to go!"

Zhao Jiajia ran up to Xu Jianian and spread her arms to block his way.

"Jianian, I just want to catch up with you alone. The misunderstanding between us is too deep."

She went from being arrogant to being somewhat vulnerable.

"If you have a problem, can't you go see a doctor?"

"There's nothing to talk about between us, and reminiscing is utter nonsense. Your repeated attempts to drag Mu Qing into this only make me find you more disgusting and repulsive!!"

Xu Jianian felt nauseous.

Thinking about it, Mu Qinghua and Sister Tang are both excellent girls.

Looking at Zhao Jiajia in front of me now, it's like night and day.

"Step aside!!"

Xu Jianian showed no mercy and simply pushed Zhao Jiajia aside.

"what…!"

Zhao Jiajia yelped in pain as her back hit the wall.

Xu Jianian paused, overjoyed, thinking there was a chance for a turnaround.

“A fine year…”

"This is just a warning to you."

Xu Jianian spoke without a trace of emotion, and left without looking back.

"Xu Jianian!"

Enraged, Zhao Jiajia rushed over and tore off Xu Jianian's name tag.

"There's no one here now. You and I have misunderstood each other too much. Let's talk this over, and I'll put the name tag back on for you."

Zhao Jiajia clutched Xu Jianian's name tag tightly in her hand.

Xu Jianian then gave her a look, but it was full of disgust.

"It's just a game, why would I care about that?"

Even if you hold my life in your hands, don't be so naive as to think you can control me in the slightest!

Xu Jianian made a harsh statement, not wanting to get entangled, and turned to go upstairs.

"Hehehe."

Zhao Jiajia smiled.

"Mu Qing doesn't know that you're just an illegitimate child of the Xu family, does she?"

Looking at Xu Jianian's lingering figure, she knew she had struck a chord with him.

"Besides being the illegitimate son of the Xu family, you have an even more shameful identity. Do you think you're good enough for Mu Qing?"

Zhao Jiajia made sarcastic remarks and then patted herself on the shoulder.

"Jianian, I don't mind these things about you. I was immature back then. Weren't we a match made in heaven in Berkeley?"

Her eyes were slightly red, and her voice began to choke.

As he spoke, he became emotional himself.

Xu Jianian's eyes were filled with complex emotions. He didn't say a word and simply disappeared.

...

...

"I was wrong, I was wrong!"

"Please, please let me go."

The stairwell light short-circuited at a crucial moment, plunging the area into complete darkness.

Fu Jingnian trembled with fear as he listened to the approaching footsteps in the darkness.

He was caught in the middle, his body slumped on the steps, begging for mercy until the footsteps above and below stopped.

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