Keeping her will bring endless troubles!
Only if she died would Lin Jiangnian's identity not be exposed.
As this thought emerged in his mind, Lin Jiangnian's eyes turned red, and his originally handsome face became more ferocious and vicious.
Facing the threat of death, Lin Jiangnian almost instinctively made the decision to survive. He held Xu Lan tightly, staring coldly at the fair and slender neck beneath her messy black hair.
With just a hard pinch... he could break this thin and slender neck.
Killing her would certainly offend the Xu family and even cause a feud between the Lin and Xu families. But if he didn't kill her, Lin Jiangnian's identity would be exposed and he would surely die!
So,
He no longer has a choice.
…
When Xu Lan, whose mind was blank, just regained some consciousness, she suddenly felt a hand on her neck, and she trembled all over.
A dangerous aura enveloped her, her delicate body was trembling, and a look of disbelief and fear appeared on her delicate face.
He really wants to kill her?!
Feeling the warm big hand pinching her neck, Xu Lan's breathing became rapid and her expression was terrified. Her body was stiff and her eyes were filled with despair!
At this moment, she was pressed to the ground, her mouth blocked, unable to move or call for help. She could only stare with wide eyes, feeling in horror the hand on her neck gradually exerting force.
Austerity!
The breath of death enveloped her little by little.
Am I really going to die?
The constriction around his neck was getting tighter and tighter. Xu Lan looked terrified. His breathing became increasingly difficult and his mind went blank again.
The threat of death is gradually approaching.
She looked desperate and dazed.
…
Just when Xu Lan was about to despair, thinking that he was going to die and be silenced by Lin Jiangnian.
There was a sudden knock on the door.
"Your Highness? Miss Xu?"
Came the voice of a maid.
It was this knock on the door that sounded like thunder in Lin Jiangnian's mind, suddenly waking him up.
Looking down, I found that Xu Lan was breathing rapidly, his face was pale, and he was almost dead.
He relaxed his grip slightly, and Xu Lan collapsed to the ground, clutching her neck and gasping for air. Her expression was utterly dejected, a delicate, fair face visible beneath her tangled black hair. Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes as she greedily breathed in the long-lost fresh air, her expression awash with the excitement of having survived a catastrophe.
It’s great to be alive!
Her delicate body was still trembling slightly, and she lay on the cold ground, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.
silence.
silence.
When the maid outside the door didn't hear a response from inside the room, her voice became anxious.
"Your Highness? Your Highness, are you here?!"
"What's up?"
Lin Jiangnian finally came to his senses, glanced outside the door, and spoke in a low and hoarse voice.
"Your Highness, is Miss Xu with you?"
The maid outside the door asked.
Lin Jiangnian looked down at Xu Lan, his face threatening. Xu Lan, now huddled delicately on the ground, looked at Lin Jiangnian with a look of terror.
"I, I'm..."
Xu Lan suppressed the fear in her heart and spoke calmly with difficulty.
After hearing this, the maid outside the door seemed to be slightly relieved: "It's good that Miss Xu is here!"
"Since Miss Xu is with His Highness, I will return to report!"
The maid's footsteps faded away.
The room fell into dead silence again.
After taking a deep breath, Lin Jiangnian slowly let go of Xu Lan on the ground, his eyes gloomy.
Why would the maid outside the door come over and ask about Xu Lan for no reason?
Obviously, this was Zhiyuan's attempt to test him. Had he aroused Xu Lan's suspicion by being alone in the room with her?
Even if it wasn't, being interrupted like this made Lin Jiangnian suddenly alert. He had to be extremely careful in this Lin Wang Mansion.
I'm afraid I can't kill her today!
…
Xu Lan was still lying on the ground, breathing heavily, until a long time later.
Xu Lan's thoughts finally returned to her mind, and her trembling body gradually calmed down. She struggled hard and slowly got up from the ground.
However, her hands and feet were still weak, so limp that she could barely muster any strength. It was as if she had just experienced a thrilling battle and was almost paralyzed from exhaustion.
She bit her lower lip, struggled to get up, and fell to the ground.
It was a simple action, but it consumed a lot of her energy.
She slowly raised her head and looked behind her, her eyes filled with fear after surviving a disaster, as if she was looking at a monster or beast.
Not far from her, Lin Jiangnian was also sitting on the ground, looking at her expressionlessly.
When Xu Lan looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, her heart trembled. Her cold, thin face, still slightly flushed and frightened, was now filled with a hint of confusion.
She stared at Lin Jiangnian for a long time, her voice a little hoarse: "Why..."
"Not killing me?"
Just now, she clearly felt Lin Jiangnian's strong murderous intent and the almost suffocating feeling on her neck.
He almost killed himself!
But why did he stop again?
"Do you really want to die?!"
Lin Jiangnian glanced at her coldly.
Her heart trembled, and Lin Jiangnian's eyes, which were so cold that they almost suffocated her, appeared in her mind.
For no reason, she felt weak all over, her body felt like it was burning, and her breathing became rapid.
Xu Lan took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down. But when she met Lin Jiangnian's gaze again, she was stunned again.
At this moment, Lin Jiangnian's face was cold and gloomy, and his eyes still frightened her. However, the murderous intent he had previously possessed seemed to be gone?
Without the feeling of despair that almost suffocated her... Was he really not going to kill herself?
The instinct of survival made Xu Lan want to escape from here quickly, but for some reason, another indescribable emotion surged in her heart at the same time.
She didn't move, biting her lower lip, leaving several deep marks on her bright red lips. Finally, she took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to look directly at Lin Jiangnian: "I want to know why..."
Lin Jiangnian stared at her coldly, and Xu Lan also slightly raised her face and looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes.
There seemed to be a hint of stubbornness on that pretty little face.
After lingering on the edge of death, she seemed to have given up hope!
silence.
There was another long silence.
The two of them stared at each other as if they were stubborn.
Lin Jiangnian looked at the stubborn and reckless woman in front of him, took a deep breath, and suppressed the thought that was about to stir in his heart.
He really wanted to kill her!
But it is obvious that this is no longer possible!
If she died here, not only would the Xu family's troubles be difficult to deal with, but her death would also likely expose Lin Jiangnian's identity along with it...
Stupid woman!
Lin Jiangnian turned his gaze away, no longer looking at her. He looked up at a familiar yet unfamiliar face reflected in a bronze mirror not far away. His eyes were slightly gloomy, his expression violent, and his fierceness still lingered... Was this still him?
At this moment, Lin Jiangnian was a little confused.
Why does he look so strange in the mirror?
“Ahem…”
At this moment, Lin Jiangnian suddenly started coughing, a fishy-sweet taste wafting through his mouth. Along with the sharp pain in his chest, his entire body felt as if it was falling apart.
It hurts so much!
Xu Lan's two palm strikes almost took his life.
At this moment, severe pain began to emerge all over his body. Lin Jiangnian trembled. The intense pain made him sweat profusely, and a piercing pain came over him.
His face gradually turned pale and his breathing became more and more rapid.
At this moment, a small white hand suddenly stretched out from the side, and there was a white pill in the palm!
Lin Jiangnian was startled and turned around.
But Xu Lan looked at him with a slightly complicated expression, then turned her head away.
"Here you go... This is a healing medicine to treat internal injuries and suppress pain."
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the pills, then back at her. He said nothing, and didn't answer.
"Here."
Seeing that Lin Jiangnian didn't move, Xu Lan stuffed the pill directly into his arms, still turning his head, and snorted softly: "You were injured by me, so this is my compensation to you!"
Lin Jiangnian looked suspicious.
compensate?
Take the initiative to show goodwill?
Lin Jiangnian looked down at the pill in his hand, wondering what she meant when the intense pain surged again, nearly causing him to faint. After a moment's hesitation, he swallowed the pill.
As the pill was swallowed, it gradually dissolved and absorbed into the throat. A refreshing feeling came from the chest. At the same time, the severe pain in the chest gradually eased.
After Lin Jiangnian breathed a sigh of relief, he seemed to realize something and looked up at Xu Lan beside him.
But she was still sitting on the ground, with her knees together and her legs hugged.
Her once smooth, thick hair was now a tangled mess, her face still tinged with a red that hadn't quite faded, and her clothes were equally disheveled. If it weren't for the bloodstains on them, they would have looked shocking. At this moment, she looked more like someone who had been forcibly defiled...
At this moment, Xu Lan looked less heroic and more feminine, and even more like a woman?
She lowered her head, hiding her fair face. Her eyes were hidden by her long black hair, and her gaze was a little downcast. She was absent-minded and dazed for a long time.
"Actually, I didn't intend to expose your identity..."
Her voice was very soft, a little hoarse, a little gentle, and seemed to have a bit of...grievance.
"I just wanted to scare you and get you to play with me..."