CHAPTER 677: IT’S TOO LATE

The woman on the other side chuckled lightly.

"Yes, of course, I’ll let her go! I won’t harm a single hair on her head and will deliver her to you unscathed. I keep my word, dare you drink it?"

"Fine, I’ll drink!"

This time, Qin Zixiao didn’t hesitate and drank the juice straight away.

Right now, he had no other choice.

An Xiaoyu was in that woman’s hands; all he could do was gamble.

"Mr. Qin, what a man! To face anything for the woman you love! Heh, but relax, there’s no poison in the juice, so you’re not going to die!"

Hearing the woman say this, Qin Zixiao’s heart shuddered, and he looked around.

"Stop looking. I can see you, but you can’t see me! Rest assured, I won’t hurt innocent people!"

"I’ve done as you asked, can you release her now?"

Qin Zixiao was only feeling confused. What exactly did this woman want?

"Heh, Mr. Qin, you really are anxious! Don’t worry, I keep my promises and won’t go back on my word, so you don’t have to worry about your beloved’s safety. However, I do pity you. Right now, An Xiaoyu has absolutely no idea... the lengths you’ve gone to for her! You even drank a stranger’s juice! It seems you’re truly fearless, even of death!"

Qin Zixiao remained silent, "Is there anything else that needs to be done now?"

"Hmm, not at the moment. Just sit here for ten minutes."

Qin Zixiao didn’t know what kind of game the person was playing. Sit for ten minutes?

"Alright!"

"Don’t hang up the phone! Keep the line open!"

"Alright!"

Qin Zixiao adjusted his breathing and felt that the tasks this woman asked him to perform were quite bizarre.

At this moment, Qin Zixiao had a rough idea of what was going on.

But what exactly did she want?

At that time, laughter came through from the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Qin, how does it feel now? Are you finding it hard to bear?"

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"Heh, nothing really. It’s just that a man as devoted as you, I quite admire. So, naturally, I can’t treat you unfairly, can I?"

"Where is An Xiaoyu? When will you let her go? I want to talk to her!"

"Want to talk to her, huh? I’m afraid that’s not possible right now! But don’t worry, you’ll definitely get the chance to talk to her... I’ll let you talk to your heart’s content! Whatever you want to say to her, you can tell her! You can tell her all about your love for her!"

At this point, Qin Zixiao realized that this woman was not sent by Li Xin, but why she was doing this remained a mystery to him.

However, the growing discomfort in his body, the wrenching sensation at his heart, made him increasingly uneasy, and his eyes were already filled with deep darkness.

"Mr. Qin, at this time, what you need most... is a woman, isn’t it! What will you do if I bring the woman you love right now to you?"

The woman’s voice carried a victorious laugh, as if everything was under her control.

And her words stirred up the tenderest yet most painful part of Qin Zixiao’s heart.

An Xiaoyu...

Originally, she should have been his!

But, he missed the chance with her, and even though he’s full of regrets... it’s all too late!

The woman laughed and said, "Mr. Qin, I truly sympathize with you. You can’t even have the woman you like!"

Qin Zixiao’s brows furrowed, the expression in his eyes growing even more dim.

"Have you said enough?"

"Hehe, what’s wrong? Did I strike a nerve, so now you’re angry out of embarrassment? The woman you like has long since become someone else’s! Don’t you feel frustrated?"

"Shut up!" Qin Zixiao was somewhat angered.

"Oh my, don’t get so worked up. The more agitated you are, the faster the drug will take effect! You’ll just feel all the more terrible! Do you feel like you’re about to burst?"

"..."

"Alright, I won’t say anything more. Now, you’ve done what I wanted you to do; you can go back to your own room."

Qin Zixiao’s heart was churning, beads of cold sweat broke out on his forehead from his strenuous effort to hold himself back.

"You’re saying... the task I needed to do is finished?"

"Yes, that’s right."

"An Xiaoyu?" Qin Zixiao pressed.

"Hehe," the woman on the other end gave a faint laugh, "Rest assured, I’ve said I won’t hurt her, so naturally, I’ll send her back to where she should be!"

Qin Zixiao felt some uneasiness in his heart.

The place where An Xiaoyu should be...

He hurried into the elevator, then went upstairs, and knocked on the door of An Xiaoyu’s room.

"Xiaoyu, are you inside? Xiaoyu?"

But no one responded.

"Mr. Qin, you should go back to your own room..."

The woman on the phone spoke again.

Qin Zixiao hesitated for a moment, a shock of surprise flashed across his eyes, and in that instant, he seemed to realize something.

So, he quickly swiped his card to open the door of the room, and the first thing he saw was...

...the woman lying on his bed was none other than An Xiaoyu, wasn’t it?

"Mr. Qin, I think... you must have seen the person you were looking for by now! Hehe, now you can relax. If I were you, I definitely wouldn’t miss such a good opportunity."

The voice from the other end grew more nefarious, each word as though filled with temptation, tugging at his heartstrings.

Qin Zixiao hung up the phone directly.

Enough is enough; at this time, he no longer needed that woman’s nagging in his ear.

Seeing An Xiaoyu lying on the bed as if she was asleep, with no injuries on her body, his heart that had been hanging in midair suddenly settled down.

Looking at her in her sleep, so peaceful, so serene. Those curved brows, long eyelashes, and that pert nose, lips slightly pursed into a red pout...

The face was familiar to him, yet at the same time somewhat strange...

The Xiaoyu of today had long since lost her youthful naivety and exuded a sultry allure.

At this moment, however, the words of the woman from the phone call echoed back. Uncontrollably, images of her with Shen Yufeng filled his mind, causing a sharp pain in his heart.

He didn’t want to think about it, but those terrifying images surged like a tsunami, howling towards him.

Everyone harbors a demon in their heart, and at this moment, the demon inside him seemed to be slowly awakening.