Yan Jue had never wished more than to have the person he loved by his side in his final moments.
But Tang Xiao Min's madness frightened him.
The more dangerous the situation, the crazier she became.
He had tried everything to send her away, yet couldn't resist seeking her out, wanting to prolong the time they had together.
Now, it was time to stay far apart.
"Take good care of her. You should leave soon too."
"Mr. Yan, I won't leave. I will stay and face this with you," Zhong Li said, a resolute expression on his face.
"Mr. Yan, I'm not leaving either," Lu Xing echoed.
Just then, lightning shattered the darkness, followed by a deafening thunderclap.
The sky outside had completely darkened, resembling night.
Simultaneously, directly above them, a colossal vortex spun with increasing speed, accompanied by rolling sparks.
An immense pressure descended, making it feel as if one couldn't breathe.
Yan Jue looked up at the sky, his expression unusually grim.
"Go!"
He commanded.
"Mr. Yan, I won't go. I'm not afraid!" Zhong Li stated forcefully.
*Slap!*
Yan Jue delivered a stinging slap to Zhong Li's face.
"Do you dare disobey my orders now?"
"Mr. Yan..."
"If you don't go, who will take care of her? Do you want me to leave with regrets?"
Zhong Li's eyes welled up. The way he cried could truly scare a child to death.
"Go. Fulfill his wish. That's what we should be doing."
Lu Xing nudged Zhong Li, and they left, looking back repeatedly.
After walking a considerable distance, they saw the giant vortex at the center of the storm, and a wave of despair washed over them.
It was too terrifying. If that struck, flesh and blood could not possibly withstand it.
Lu Xing and Zhong Li ran away from the storm's center; with such strong winds, driving was impossible.
With astonishing speed, they finally ran out of the suburbs about ten minutes later.
They stood as if on the edge of two worlds, looking back at the massive vortex above the forest castle with despair.
"It's over. He definitely can't withstand such a tribulation. I swear on my entire family," Lu Xing said, even more despondent than before.
Zhong Li thought the same. It was impossible to endure, especially with Yan Jue's current mortal body.
After staring blankly for a long time, Zhong Li suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Wrong!"
"Wrong, this is wrong!"
"It can't be like this!"
Lu Xing looked bewildered.
"What are you saying is wrong?"
Hope reignited in Zhong Li's eyes.
"Mr. Yan made arrangements for Miss Tang's situation. If he has no attachments, he definitely won't be able to hold on."
"But if Miss Tang is by his side, he'll have something to care about and won't willingly accept fate! He can't face his great tribulation alone!"
Lu Xing frowned.
"But what if Miss Tang comes and he still can't endure it? Wouldn't that be harming them both?"
"Impossible. He loves her so much, he will endure. I believe he can."
"But..."
"No more 'buts.' If we can't even protect our master, we might as well not bother anymore." Su Dan Xiao Shuo Wang
This time, Lu Xing made a difficult decision, finding a reason to convince himself.
"You're right. If Mr. Yan can't get through it, Miss Tang won't be happy knowing about it later, and she might even blame us for not telling her."
"Instead of regretting it later, it's better to go all out now."
"That's right. Life is only interesting when lived to the fullest. Otherwise, it's better to be a ghost."
...
After discussing it, they defied Yan Jue's wishes for the first time and took it upon themselves to find Tang Xiao Min.
Unfortunately, her phone was unreachable.
...
At the same time, an uninvited guest arrived at Tang Xiao Min's new home.
Meng Yi Ren, sitting in an electric wheelchair, came to see Tang Xiao Min with her injuries.
Meng Yi Ren was merely a subordinate, and Tang Xiao Min had treated her even better than Zhong Li and Lu Xing.
Alas, things had changed.
At the Tang residence, only Zhang Mei Yu and Tang Xiao Min were present.
Meng Yi Ren's sudden visit aroused mutual animosity from Zhang Mei Yu and Tang Xiao Min.
Zhang Mei Yu hated shameless homewreckers more than anything in her life.
She immediately became furious and lashed out verbally.
"Bitch, shameless vixen! Xiao Min considered you a friend and even brought you home for dinner. Is this how you treat her?"
"Get out of my house, don't pollute my home's air!"
Meng Yi Ren's expression turned ugly after being scolded.
"I came here today to explain myself," Meng Yi Ren said to Tang Xiao Min, ignoring Zhang Mei Yu.
Miss Tang shot her a cold glance.
"I have nothing to say to you."
"So you believe I truly interfered in your relationship with Yan Jue?"
"Regardless of what happened, it's all connected to you. Since things have come to this, I don't want to bring up old scores. You should leave."
Tang Xiao Min clearly showed her disgust for Meng Yi Ren by ordering her to leave.
"Heh... Heh heh..."
Meng Yi Ren suddenly burst into laughter.
And she looked at Tang Xiao Min with the eyes of someone looking at a fool.
"Hahaha... Hahaha..."
"Tang Xiao Min, you are truly the most ungrateful woman I have ever met."
*Slap!*
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Mei Yu, caught off guard, delivered a fierce slap to Meng Yi Ren's face.
"Bitch, you little mistress, who gave you the nerve to act so haughty here? Do you even know what shame means?"
Meng Yi Ren glared at Zhang Mei Yu with a resentful look.
Zhang Mei Yu glared back without yielding.
Her anger, born from extreme hatred of homewreckers, projected an aura that was not much weaker than Meng Yi Ren's.
It even seemed to be surpassing it, making Meng Yi Ren feel a sense of fear.
Tang Xiao Min pulled Zhang Mei Yu aside.
"This is between me and her. I will handle it myself, don't interfere."
Tang Xiao Min's actions were far more ruthless than Zhang Mei Yu's.
Considering Meng Yi Ren's injuries were all from her, she didn't jump and rage like Zhang Mei Yu.
"Tell me, how am I ungrateful?"
"Tang Xiao Min, Mr. Yan loves you so much and treats you so well. But what about you?"
"Ask yourself, where does he rank in your heart?"
"Have you ever truly understood him?"
Meng Yi Ren's questions were sharp and hit the mark.
Tang Xiao Min was initially moved, but then she thought, what was Meng Yi Ren's motive for running over and saying all this to her?
"How I am with him is my business and his. You are not qualified to interfere."
"Hehehe..."
Meng Yi Ren laughed again, shaking her head repeatedly as she did.
"It seems you still don't understand him, don't love him enough, and don't trust him."
"He has been acting for you all along, Tang Xiao Min. Can't you see it at all?"
Tang Xiao Min's heart skipped a beat.
"What do you mean?"
Meng Yi Ren no longer hesitated and told Tang Xiao Min everything she knew.
"Mr. Yan knew his great tribulation was upon him and staged all of this himself."
"He's about to turn to dust, yet he went to great lengths to act and force you to leave him. Why do you think he did this?"