Rebirth from the Ashes

The police soon left the scene.

With downcast eyes, Li Yuan held the girl’s hand and asked, “What do you plan on doing next?”

Giving it a thought, Shen Xi tilted her head and smiled at him. “Bail Su Mushi out.”

Su Mushi was a lunatic now. Su Ruowan would feel the fear if the lunatic was out.

Snowflakes fluttered in the air and piled up in a thick layer of snow. This year’s winter was colder, and the snow was heavier than usual.

Sitting in the caravan parked in front of the police station, Shen Xi leaned against Li Yuan’s shoulder while watching Su Ruowan walk out of the place. She then glanced at Kun Lun who was in the driver’s seat. “Kun Lun, go and bail him out.”

Su Ruowan’s wicked eyes glanced around before pausing at the caravan. In the end, she made a beeline to the curb and hailed a cab. She got into the cab and took off.

The police would not detain the piece of sh*t, Su Mushi, for long. Su Ruowan needed to find Shen Xi to work together as she trusted Shen Xi wanted the Su family dead like her.

Su Ruowan never thought she would see the day come when she would have to partner with Shen Xi, the b*tch. She wanted nothing more than to rip Shen Xi apart with her bare hands every time the latter’s face came into mind.

Her original plan was to let Shen Xi and the Su family get at each other’s throats while she waited in the background for the finishing blow. Yet now, Su Ruowan would not be able to get rid of the Su family alone without Shen Xi’s help.

Su Ruowan had to grin and bear until her cooperation with Shen Xi paid off before she could get to Shen Xi next.

No sooner had Su Ruowan left in a taxi than Kun Lun ordered one of his men to bail Su Mushi out. He also gave Su Mushi money, a gun, and a room key that was marked with Su Ruowan’s name.

Su Mushi thought it was weird when he got the stuff. However, anger and animosity flooded his mind and ate away his reason, leaving only one thing on his mind – kill Su Ruowan.

Soon, he hailed a taxi to get to the hotel. He had it planned out. He was going to hide in Su Ruowan’s room and scare her with a fatal blow when she walked in.

Standing outside, Kun Lun watched Su Mushi leave in the car before getting into the caravan and respectably inquiring, “Boss, Ms. Shen, where to next?”

Shen Xi let out a yawn. Clinging to Li Yuan’s arm, she listlessly replied, “Back to the hotel.”

Since the girl kept yawning, Li Yuan asked with a smile, “Tired?”

Shen Xi bobbed her head. “These two days have been an overload on my mind. It’s New Year’s Day in two days. Let’s travel after that.”

“Where do you want to go?” Li Yuan reached out to gently tuck her hair behind her ear.

“Anywhere’s fine.” Shen Xi looked at him with smiley eyes. “As long as you’re with me.”

“Okay.” Li Yuan responded with a tender curl across his lips. However, worry flickered in his eyes.

They could only dream about traveling together because Uncle Shen did not have full confidence in him to agree for them to be alone together.

The one-week time limit Fu Qingli talked about coincided with New Year’s Day. Shen Xi would probably return to the Fu family’s arms, and she would have a lot on her hands then.

During the couple’s journey from the police to the hotel, Shen Xi was so worn out that she fell asleep while on the road.

With the car coming to a stop, Li Yuan gazed at the sleeping beauty in his arms and wrapped her tightly in a jacket. He carried her down the car and into the hotel room.

Shen Xi was startled awake by a gunshot next door at around eleven at night. She opened her eyes and saw the man kneeling by the bed and lovingly covering her ears.

Looking at the girl, Li Yuan affectionately soothed her nerves. “It’s okay.”

Shen Xi nuzzled against his palm like a kitten after a good nap. Her voice was raspy, having just woken up. “Progress on Su Ruowan?”

Li Yuan said, “I heard the gunshot. Kun Lun went to check on it.”

The hallway was a total rat’s nest when the shot was fired. The cast members were startled by the gunshot as they were leaving the elevator after the production crew had called it a day. Screams and shrieks of horror ensued and it seemed to come from Su Ruowan’s room.

As the veteran of the group, Lin Chan calmly called Hu Zheng, the director, and hotel reception, following the screams. She also stopped those curious eyes from trying to take a closer look at the situation.

If her guess was right, the noise was a gunshot. They might be harmed by the person who was armed should they go there. This was no small matter. They needed professionals to handle this.

However, it did not take long before the door was open. Out came Su Ruowan covered in blood from head to toe. As though her soul had left her body, she crawled out of there in tears and was too frightened to say a word.

Lin Chan and the rest thought Su Ruowan had taken a shot. Someone wanted to go ahead and help her, but they were afraid the killer might rush out of there with a gun and shoot them. Everybody valued their life. Not many would risk their lives to save others for a righteous cause.

The hotel’s security personnel quickly made haste after receiving the call from Lin Chan, albeit they had no weapons to defend against the armed killer. Barging in there would not help them save the person and they might also lose their lives. Hence, no one dared to move ahead.

Su Ruowan had dragged herself to the corridor, bringing along a trail of blood behind her. Her room was pitch dark as the light was not turned on. No one knew what the situation was inside or whether the perpetrator had left.

Fortunately, they were in a five-star hotel. The special police on patrol arrived and took Su Ruowan to a safe place. After ensuring she had not been shot, they warned the person inside and proceeded to enter the room.

Through the hallway’s illumination, they could see a man lying on the ground in a pool of blood. The man was not moving at all.

The special police checked around the room to make sure it was safe before flipping the man over. He was shot in the chest and still breathing, but he was completely unconscious.

By the time Shen Xi opened the door, the fiasco next door was drawing to an end. As the blood-stained Su Mushi was carried away on a stretcher, Shen Xi frowned and whispered, “Su Mushi’s useless.”

He lurked in the hotel room with a weapon to give Su Ruowan the fatal blow. Yet, he was killed by Su Ruowan instead. There was no use for a good-for-nothing like him to be alive.

Li Yuan darted a cold look at Su Mushi. The Su family would have been dead by now if it were not because his fair lady wanted to have a little fun. Nevertheless, the family cutting each other’s throats took Li Yuan by surprise.. His fair lady sure read the Su family’s evil nature down to the tee.