Chapter 377: Did We Save the Wrong Person?
"Senior sister, why are you helping Li Qingqing so tirelessly?" Ye Ningwan asked curiously.
Shuixian replied, "Why do you care? I always do things according to my will, you know."
"Of course, I know you’re always doing as you wish. I’m just purely curious, wanted to ask. After all, Master raised you for so many years but never succeeded. I’ve been your sister for so many years but never seen you care much about me. You’re serious about Li Qingqing, is it because..."
Ye Ningwan’s eyes twinkled mischievously, darting between the two of them.
The two were unsettled by her gaze, especially Shuixian, who angrily replied, "Stop spouting nonsense, I’m only into men."
"Oh, I see. It seems Li Qingqing can provide you with a constant supply of men, that’s why you’re protecting her like this," Ye Ningwan remarked.
"Enough with the chatter, hurry and make the call, have all the originals destroyed, then I’ll give you the antidote," Shuixian said impatiently.
Ye Ningwan took out her phone and made a call, "Collect all the originals now, wait for my command to destroy them."
"Why wait for your command?" Shuixian questioned after she finished the call.
Ye Ningwan sneered, "Senior sister, you may be smart, but I’m not stupid. If I have them destroyed now and you don’t give me the antidote, what then? Giving it to me but not letting me go, what can I do?"
"What do you want to do then?" Shuixian asked.
Ye Ningwan said, "You should know I’m someone who keeps my promises. As I originally vowed to avenge the Ye Family, look, after so many years, still managed to take them down."
"That comparison is quite uncomfortable," Li Qingqing said.
Ye Ningwan laughed, "I just want you to know I’m an honest and trustworthy person. This situation has no solution, the only way is mutual trust. After all, I’m not even sure if the antidote you give me is real, but you see, I trust you."
Li Qingqing and Shuixian looked at each other, seemingly unsure whether to trust Ye Ningwan.
Ye Ningwan said, "I’m not in a rush, but time is limited. If I don’t leave, those things will be made public. By then, the authorities might come uninvited, think it over. I can wait."
With that, Ye Ningwan sat down.
"We’ll go discuss."
Li Qingqing and Shuixian left.
Shuixian still maintained a seductive figure of a young girl, but Li Qingqing had become bloated, nearly obscuring Shuixian.
Ye Ningwan shook her head, indeed, time is a feed, fattening up a generation of film queens.
Soon, Li Qingqing and Shuixian returned from their discussion.
"How did it go?" Ye Ningwan asked.
Shuixian said, "This is the antidote, take it and immediately call to destroy part of it. Destroy the rest once you leave."
With that, she tossed a bottle to her.
Ye Ningwan took it, didn’t open it, but sniffed it first.
Shuixian sneered, "You forgot your own status? Even wanting to fool you, it’s impossible."
Ye Ningwan said, "It’s not certain, there’s a saying, under the lamp there’s darkness. Maybe you thought I was confident and wouldn’t check, sending fakes to trick me."
"Whatever, check if you want," Shuixian said impatiently.
Ye Ningwan opened the bottle, sniffed carefully, the ingredients seemed normal. But she couldn’t confirm if it was the medicine for Zhan Hanjue’s illness.
After all, he’s not here.
"Alright, you trust me, I trust you. I’ll call now to destroy part of it, and destroy the rest after leaving."
"Then you should leave! You’re not welcome here," Shuixian said.
Ye Ningwan made a call first, then prepared to exit.
Shuixian watched her turn, exchanged a glance with Li Qingqing, and smirked coldly.
Just then, they felt a sudden tremor.
Shuixian felt it first, being the shortest, closest to the ground.
She first shouted, "Li Qingqing, did you stomp?"
"Stomp your nonsense, I’m standing just fine here," Li Qingqing cursed.
Ye Ningwan felt it too, immediately running outside, shouting "It’s an earthquake, run!"
She sprinted as fast as she could, having some knowledge from experiencing earthquakes abroad before.
But Shuixian and Li Qingqing were in trouble.
They couldn’t react.
Living here for two to three years, never experienced an earthquake, how would they think an earthquake would happen here.
Shuixian had quick reflexes, starting to run.
Unfortunately, the tremor was too severe, not giving her time to escape.
The luxurious palace-like house collapsed immediately with a loud "boom."
Before she could exit, it fell.
Ye Ningwan heard the loud noise behind her, glanced back.
In the dust, the once towering house turned into rubble.
Her heart sank.
But the earthquake continued.
On the hillside, everything was shaking.
She hurried to find a safe spot for shelter.
But she wasn’t familiar with the place, didn’t know where to go.
Luckily, someone grabbed her and started running, couldn’t see clearly who it was, pulling her to safety.
Thunderous rumbling resounded.
Ye Ningwan’s phone rang, it was Xunyou.
Unfortunately, as she answered, the signal vanished.
Everything became pitch black, an earthquake on one side, rain pouring on the other.
This is truly misfortune piling up.
"Don’t worry, this place is temporarily safe. In the entire estate, only this spot is earthquake-proof," a man’s voice sounded beside.
Ye Ningwan calmed down, frowned.
The voice was familiar?
"Bai Qishu?"
"Who else do you think?" Bai Qishu replied irritably.
Ye Ningwan was surprised, "Did you pull the wrong person? I’m Ye Ningwan."
Since she was at a safe spot, she didn’t fear him pushing her back, so she told him.
"I know you’re Ye Ningwan, no need to remind me specially," Bai Qishu said.
"Are you really sure you didn’t pull the wrong person?"
Wasn’t he supposed to save Li Qingqing?
Why save her?
"I’m certain, and positive. The house collapsed, how could I save her? I can’t even get in, she’s likely crushed dead. Under such circumstances, I can only save whoever is in front of me," Bai Qishu explained impatiently.
Ye Ningwan "oh"ed, but then curiously asked, "Don’t you love her? Even betrayed your brother for her. Even if she’s trapped, shouldn’t you dig her out manually for rescue?"
After all, in TV dramas, this is how it shows deep emotion.