CHAPTER 188: CHAPTER 171 SHE WANTS TO MURDER HER SISTER-IN-LAW!

Following the chaotic footprints into the stone pile, Shen Yanchen heard a faint sound and immediately called out, "Gu Qimiao!"

Next, the voice responded to him, somewhat distant but clear enough to hear, "Brother Yan Chen! Help!"

On the rock cliff, Gu Qimiao’s body was mostly hanging outside. Hearing Shen Yanchen’s voice, she kept calling for help.

The two people glanced down, "Not good, someone’s coming, let’s go."

They ran a few steps, then one of them returned, pulling out a small knife and slashing her arm. They thought she would feel the pain and loosen her grip, but blood flowed from her arm without a reaction from her.

"Let’s go!"

The person who ran ahead shouted, and the other hesitated before running away.

Standing on the observation deck, Lu Qianwen and Liang Zixuan’s expressions changed.

"Useless!" Liang Zixuan cursed.

Lu Qianwen was already staring at Gu Qimiao, asking calmly, "Don’t you find something strange?"

Liang Zixuan tilted her head in confusion.

Lu Qianwen analyzed, "Look, her hand is bleeding so much, yet she hasn’t loosened her grip at all."

"To save her life, of course, she wouldn’t dare to let go!"

"It’s different." Picking up the binoculars beside her, Lu Qianwen looked and said, "She didn’t even frown."

"What do you mean?"

Lu Qianwen put down the binoculars, turned to look at Liang Zixuan, and asked, "Have you heard of congenital insensitivity to pain?"

Liang Zixuan frowned in confusion, "You mean she can’t feel pain?"

"Yes."

Liang Zixuan squinted, "Now that you mention it, I did see her pull glass out of her hand before, and after bandaging the wound, she acted as if nothing had happened, even started drawing."

"If we had known that earlier, it wouldn’t have been such a hassle."

Lu Qianwen’s cold smile lingered as she watched Shen Yanchen rescue Gu Qimiao. She gritted her teeth slightly and turned, "Let’s go."

Liang Zixuan looked over unwillingly, clenching her hands and turned away from the observation deck.

On the rock cliff, Shen Yanchen stared at the continuous flow of blood from the knife wound on Gu Qimiao’s hand, his expression darkening. He lifted her horizontally and walked quickly down the cliff, asking, "Who did this?"

Gu Qimiao hooked her arms around his neck to stabilize herself, her voice trembling with lingering fear, "I don’t know... It was two men who ran away when they heard you coming."

"Why did you run off by yourself?!"

"A girl said Yi Bao was looking for me, so I came here..."

Seeing her grievance, Shen Yanchen couldn’t bear to scold her further. He speculated inwardly about who might have murderous intentions; Liang Zixuan was the only suspect, but there was no evidence yet.

The place was remote and had no cameras. He hadn’t seen what those two men looked like, so there was no way to investigate. The only thing he could do was increase her protection. This attempt failed, but the perpetrator would definitely strike again.

Next time, even if the mastermind isn’t caught, they need to find someone to trace it back. Any threat to her must be thoroughly eliminated.

He took her back to her room and called the hotel’s medical staff for some basic wound care.

"Brother Yan Chen, I’m dizzy and want to sleep for a while."

"Alright, sleep then."

It’s probably due to the blood loss, causing some anemia.

"Should you eat before sleeping?"

Gu Qimiao curled up in the bed and shook her head, "You go eat, I’ll eat when I’m hungry later."

Shen Yanchen nodded, tidied the blanket for her, walked to the window to draw the curtains to block the glaring sunlight, turned off the bedside lamp, and stood by the bed watching her until she peacefully closed her eyes and fell asleep.

He quietly closed the door and left. Outside the door, He Ye stood there, looking remorseful, respectfully greeting, "Brother Chen..."

Shen Yanchen glanced at him without blaming, "Find a place to keep watch, inform me if there’s any noise, catch them in the act."

"Yes!"

At seven in the evening, everyone gathered to enjoy a seafood feast. Gu Moming walked around outside and looked at the table—how come Gu Qimiao wasn’t there?

Today’s plan hadn’t been to watch over her, letting her enjoy time with peers. But as of now, everyone else was present except her. Was she bullied and hiding alone?

With a somber face, he walked outside and took out his phone to call her. It rang for a long time before she answered, her voice weak, "Mo Ming brother..."

"Where are you?"

"I’m sleeping."

"What’s wrong?"

Not wanting him to worry, Gu Qimiao said, "Nothing, just feeling a bit dizzy, might have a touch of heatstroke. I’m sleeping a bit more, I’ll eat later. Hanging up now."

Listening to her voice, she seemed very drowsy and exhausted. Gu Moming didn’t want to disturb her. With so much sun exposure in the afternoon, no wonder she got heatstroke.

He walked to the seashore alone, and lit a cigarette against the sea breeze.

The dinner was lively. Midway through, Liang Zixuan left the table.

The others didn’t notice her. Shen Yanchen’s gaze followed her for a while but he didn’t get up to follow.

Liang Zixuan walked out of the restaurant, quickly returned to the hotel, and disguised herself in her room.

Then Lu Qianwen came knocking, handing her a room card.

Liang Zixuan came out, looked around, and seeing no one, walked straight to Gu Qimiao’s room, using the card Lu Qianwen had given her to open the door...

He Ye, who was staking out in the hotel room, saw Liang Zixuan entering Gu Qimiao’s room from the surveillance footage. She immediately dropped the remote control, got off the bed, put on her shoes, and walked out...

Inside the room, it was dark since night had fallen. Gu Qimiao was quietly sleeping on the bed.

Liang Zixuan gently pushed open the door. Wearing gloves, she took out a small knife from her pocket, which glinted in the darkness...

She walked to the bedside, looking at Gu Qimiao with a cruel smile on her face.

No pain sensation, even if she cut her blood vessels, she wouldn’t wake up, right? By the time she woke up, the blood would probably have drained away.

The blade slowly slid out of the handle, making a "click" sound in the silent room.

She stood by the bed, gently lifted the quilt, and seeing Gu Qimiao’s hand beside her head, reached out and gradually pulled her hand out.

Later, she would place the blade in her hand, creating a suicide illusion. No one would know it was her doing!

The shiny blade aimed at Gu Qimiao’s wrist, slowly descending.

"Bang!" Just as the blade touched Gu Qimiao’s hand, an unexpected force kicked her, making her collide with the bedside table.

The loud noise startled Gu Qimiao awake. The next second, the main light was switched on, and He Ye smiled at her, saying, "Little sister-in-law, don’t be afraid."

Gu Qimiao clutched the quilt, terrified. Hearing the noise by the bed, she finally noticed Liang Zixuan. Confused, she sat up on the bed, wondering what was happening.

Seeing Liang Zixuan about to stand up, He Ye, fearing she would grab the knife and attack again, swiftly pinned her down, twisted her wrist, making the knife drop to the ground. He then pulled off his tie, tying Liang Zixuan’s hands behind her back, and calmly called Shen Yanchen.

Everyone had just finished dinner and came upstairs. Seeing it was He Ye calling, and noticing Gu Qimiao’s room door open, Shen Yanchen quickened his pace.

Xiaoxiao and the others noticed his unusual behavior and followed him, puzzled.

When Shen Yanchen arrived, He Ye held onto Liang Zixuan and said triumphantly, "Brother Chen, caught her. She tried to kill sister-in-law!"

With a gloomy face, Shen Yanchen glanced at Gu Qimiao on the bed. "Are you okay?"

Gu Qimiao dazedly lifted the quilt and looked at her right wrist. There was a small shallow cut, just barely breaking the skin, with a tiny bit of blood oozing. She shook her head at Shen Yanchen.

Seeing everyone entering, she was still puzzled, lifting the quilt and getting off the bed, standing next to Shen Yanchen, looking at Liang Zixuan.

Why did she come to her room?

Still not understanding the situation, Shen Yanchen stepped forward, without a word, grabbed Liang Zixuan by the neck, and threw her against the wall.

Xiaoxiao and others were shocked. Xiaoxiao pulled Gu Qimiao closer, frowning at Liang Zixuan and quietly asked, "Gigi, what happened?"

Gu Qimiao was equally confused, shaking her head.

She hadn’t interacted much with Liang Zixuan, why would she want to kill her?

Liang Zixuan’s face turned purple-red, her hands tied behind her back with no room to struggle.

She looked at Shen Yanchen despairingly, struggling to make a sound, "Help... me..."

Seeing things about to go wrong, Gu Qimiao stepped forward and called, "Brother Yanchen..."

Xiaoxiao also looked worried, "Big brother, calm down. Let’s talk this over."

Shen Yanchen remained unresponsive, veins bulging on the hand gripping Liang Zixuan, indicating he was intent on killing her.

Seeing the situation not right, Yi An quickly went to find Shen Yiran.

Liang Zixuan’s eyes anxiously fell on Shen Yiran, sending out a distress signal, but she couldn’t utter a word.

Shen Yiran stepped forward, but Dudu grabbed his sleeve for a moment before it slipped from her grasp. She didn’t want him to save her...

"Big brother," Shen Yiran approached, grabbing Shen Yanchen’s arm, "No matter what she did, spare her for my sake this once. If she repeats, next time it’s all yours to deal with."

Shen Yanchen frowned, his eyes flashed coldly, he tightened his grip momentarily before slowly releasing it, clearly unsatisfied.

As his hand let go, Liang Zixuan collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.

Shen Yiran stepped up, untied the tie binding her wrists, expressionless as he carried her out of the room.

Dudu watched them leave, feeling deeply troubled.

Last time, she was pushed and injured by him, and he didn’t even look back. Now it was Liang Zixuan, and he was in such a hurry to take her away. What was good about that woman? How could she be inferior to her? They grew up together, yet he wouldn’t even glance at her?