“Hurry up and leave! Quickly go find a woman at the brothel for me, here’s the banknote! Then leave someone to prepare cold water for me.” The man’s voice finally regained some sanity. His bloodshot eyes looked at us, giving commands in a low voice.
“You—go to the nearest brothel and find a woman for me right now. She will stay and prepare cold water for me. She’s calm enough!
“The man’s red eyes slowly recovered their wisdom, gradually fading from red, calmly pointing at me, radiating a sharp aura, his face slowly returning to a bronze color.
Xiao Wu seemed unable to recover from the previous fear, standing blankly, helplessly glancing at me as if seeking my opinion.
At this moment, I understood that delaying would only increase the danger, otherwise neither of us could escape. I sternly shouted at Xiao Wu: “If the previous scene repeats itself, do we have the strength to handle it?”
Hearing my cold voice, Xiao Wu finally came to his senses and ran out. I knew that I should prepare as much cold water as possible.
“Come here!” The man’s hoarse voice trembled slightly but was obviously much calmer, looking at me expressionlessly. “Why did you come back!” His icy eyes fixed on me, as if interrogating a heinous criminal.
“I don’t know what poison you’re under, but I know that if I hadn’t returned for Xiao Wu, even if she doesn’t die, she won’t have good days ahead. I just wanted to protect the person I care about.” I looked at him without expression, meeting his gaze frankly.
The man listened to my words, seemingly surprised, looking at me meaningfully, a mysterious emotion flashing in his eyes, but his cold indifference remained unchanged.
“Why didn’t you find a doctor!”
The cold figure was clearly angry, but I ignored it.
“No reason. I’ve never cared about people unrelated to me. And you are precisely in that category. Moreover, saving you is already my limit.” The cold voice was surprisingly calm, an eight-year-old girl speaking such heartless words, but I didn’t care about his fiery gaze.
His self-control was excellent; someone else would not have endured this long. Deep down, I was thankful for showing me the distance between Xiao Wu and me, and my position in her heart.
