With two muffled grunts, two black figures fell from the tree. Blood sprinkled in the night, and the bloody smell in the air grew stronger.
Leng Youlan felt nausea rising in her stomach. She tried to stay calm, saying, “Lie, let’s go?” She walked out first, wanting to leave quickly.
“Okay.” As soon as Chu Lie finished speaking, he saw a bullet flying toward Leng Youlan. He shouted, “Watch out!” and threw himself toward her.
“Lie, hold on, please. I beg you to persist. Lie?” Chu Lie was covered in blood. Even though Leng Youlan was usually composed, her voice was now filled with panic. She felt herself trembling, unsure if she could find the courage to live on if Chu Lie died before her eyes. No, she couldn’t. She definitely couldn’t.
The person who had just fired the gun was already killed by her flying knife when she turned back, but Chu Lie had blocked the incoming bullet for her in that instant.
She did not want this; she would rather have been shot herself. Her trembling hands touched the blood-covered Chu Lie, feeling an unprecedented fear in her heart; she could not accept seeing her loved one lying before her.
“Lie, say something, please, I beg you, please say something to me. I’m begging you?” Leng Youlan knelt on the cold street that night, helpless tears covering her face. Her heart was already so fragile.
“I, I’m, I’m fine, don’t, don’t worry.” Chu Lie said with difficulty; he did not want to see her so panicked. The pain on his body was nothing compared to her tears.
“Lie, you’re not dead? Don’t scare me anymore, okay?” Tears fell on Chu Lie like rainwater, merging with the bright red blood.
“Okay, I won’t scare you. Don’t cry.” Her tears were like sharp knives piercing his heart.
“Okay, I won’t cry. I’ll find someone to save you right away.” Leng Youlan frantically searched for her phone, wanting to find help quickly.
“Chu Lie felt darkness gradually enveloping him, his consciousness gradually blurring, ‘Little Lan Lan, if I die, the thing I’ll regret most in this life is not having told you I love you, I’ve always loved you.’ Darkness finally consumed him, his little Lan Lan drifting away from him.
