novelraw Chapter 412: Would Rather Die than Let Go
Chapter 412: Would Rather Die than Let Go
Mang-ge and his two lackeys were completely at a loss."Get lost!"
"Oh, yes, yes!!"
The third wheel hurriedly bolted.
Xiyan was already done dealing with Ou Jue. Furious, she turned and stormed out.
"Xia Xiyan." Ou Jue took a few quick steps forward and grabbed Xiyan’s arm.
"Let go!"
"Never, not even if I die!"
"I said let go!" Xiyan truly exploded in anger.
Throughout her entire relationship with Ou Jue, she had never been this enraged.
"Ou Jue, enough is enough! You’ve lied to me again and again, treating me like a fool! I’m completely transparent in front of you; I’ve given you my purest love, all of it! And you?
The woman in the hospital—what a mysterious existence she is, huh? So mysterious that I, your official girlfriend, don’t even have the right to know about her to this day. Is that fair to me?
Originally, this kidnapping—damn it—moved me deeply. I thought it might allow us to sit down and have a proper conversation, even go back to how things used to be.
But now, you’re telling me that even this kidnapping wasn’t real.
Everything you said to me—all lies! Then tell me, what on earth is true anymore?
I hate your concealments and deceptions. I can’t bear it anymore!"
Xiyan finished her furious rant and shoved Ou Jue hard in the chest.
But at that moment, billowing smoke started pouring in shamelessly through the cracks of the door.
Scalding heat was gradually approaching!
"Fire! Fire!" Mang-ge scrambled back, half crawling and half stumbling.
Ou Jue instinctively protected Xiyan behind him, his gaze darkening. "What’s going on?"
"Young Master Ou, Miss Xia, come with me quickly! The entire row of old buildings on this street is on fire! The cause is unknown, but the flames are spreading rapidly. There’s a chemical factory nearby—there’s a risk it could explode at any time. No time to explain, hurry up!"
Just as he finished speaking, the distant sound of boom, boom began to roar.
Glass shattered everywhere.
For the first time, Xiyan experienced such a scene. She was completely frozen, her eyes reflecting the raging flames that were rapidly engulfing the surroundings.
The quarrel, the anger—it all vanished in an instant!
Wh-what do we do?
This fire is massive!!
She anxiously clenched Ou Jue’s sleeve tightly.
Ou Jue’s eyes remained as composed as ever. He surveyed their surroundings, twisted open a bottle of water sitting nearby, and poured the entire thing over Xiyan. Then, he handed her a wet tissue to cover her mouth and nose.
Xiyan snapped back to reality, completely forgetting about the fight they were having. She nervously tried to argue, "Why are you doing this? Save some for yourself!"
In such a dire situation, Ou Jue instantly reverted to his commanding presence—his gaze icy, his tone oppressive. "Shut up! I’m a man—I don’t need this. You keep it on yourself and hold it tightly. Don’t worry about me!"
With that, he grabbed Xiyan’s other wrist and dashed out with her, following Mang-ge.
The flames surged higher and higher, accompanied by intermittent explosions. All around them, glass shattered, sending sparks flying and fueling even greater bursts of fire.
It’s so, so terrifying...
They had never been to this old building before, which spanned multiple floors.
The layout was complex, and they had to rely entirely on Mang-ge’s directions to navigate past the flames and head toward the correct escape route.
The black smoke grew thicker and thicker, choking Xiyan to the point that she began coughing uncontrollably. Her breathing grew rapid and shallow. "Cough, cough, cough..."