Chapter 254: Grand Finale
“Cousin!” Sui Tang shouted.
The man standing next to her, escorting her, slapped her discontentedly: “Shut up! Who told you to speak!”
Due to the excessive force, half of Sui Tang’s face was knocked askew, with a trickle of blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.
Yuan Yuan trembled in fright, her big eyes brimming with tears, but she didn’t dare cry out loud, her teeth biting tightly on her lips.
Sui Tang lowered her head, just as Yuan Yuan looked toward her.
Sui Tang’s heart shattered in an instant.
She blinked, tears dropping onto Yuan Yuan’s chubby baby face, but she still tried to smile, not wanting to scare the child.
She said softly: “Sorry baby, I scared you, don’t be afraid, Mom will protect you.”
Yuan Yuan didn’t know which word she heard, but she buried her head into Sui Tang’s chest, her little body shaking.
They were pushed aside.
Jiang Ning was choked by the smoke below, unable to breathe smoothly, coughing uncontrollably.
Sui Youran pulled out a gun from somewhere and gestured toward Jiang Ning’s direction.
Sui Tang’s eyes nearly split open: “Sui Youran, if you want to kill, kill me, please let my cousin go, she’s innocent.”
“Innocent?” Sui Youran seemed to hear something funny and couldn’t help laughing.
Her gaze turned venomous toward Jiang Ning: “She dared to seduce A Jin, she’s not innocent at all, any woman who gets close to my A Jin, I want them all to die, he’s mine alone.”
She wrapped one hand tightly around Wei Jin, as if he were some rare treasure she couldn’t bear to let go.
Wei Jin, at the center of this vortex, remained silent, letting Sui Youran restrain him with one hand.
Jiang Ning, suspended, strained to glance at Wei Jin.
He sat there in silence, as if trapped in a cage.
This Wei Jin wasn’t happy, he had even ceased to be himself.
The Wei Jin Jiang Ning knew should be like the sun, passionate, smiling boldly, not silent and reserved like this, you’re not yourself anymore, Wei Jin.
Yesterday’s vivid expression was still fresh in her mind.
Jiang Ning gritted her teeth and spoke: “He’s not an object, he doesn’t belong to anyone, he belongs only to himself, his freedom, his joys and sorrows, his actions, none of it should be controlled by you, this isn’t love, it’s perverted!”
Sui Youran was provoked by Jiang Ning, her eyes reddening, she loaded the gun and pointed it at Jiang Ning, yelling: “Shut up! Shut up! Go die, bitch! If you hadn’t appeared, my A Jin wouldn’t have said those words to me, do you know how heartbreaking that was? I almost killed him, but luckily… my A Jin has me in his heart, if he didn’t love me, why after I killed Huo Chengxuan last night would he personally come take me away, evading the police’s pursuit! He saved me again.”
Jiang Ning’s gaze toward Sui Youran changed: “So it was indeed you who killed him, why did you do it?”
Sui Youran sneered: “Why…”
She murmured, raising her hand to wipe away her tears: “Because he deserved to die, he was a rapist, he ruined me, I’ve wanted him dead for so long… they all deserved to die, whether my parents, or those family members who treated me like a money tree, or Huo Chengxuan who violated me, they all deserved to die, they were devils, they should go to hell, but A Jin is different, he held my hand, made me live properly, he gave me the courage to keep living, I only have A Jin left, without him I’d die.”
“But he has someone he really likes, and that’s you! Tan Qing? Oh no, Jiang Ning! It’s you, right? Why did you come back to ruin my happiness, everything was fine before… it was all good, but because of you, he changed.”
Sui Youran now looked like a madwoman.
Her eyes bloodshot with hatred staring at Jiang Ning, filled only with hate.
Jiang Ning sympathized with her experiences, but couldn’t pity the person she was.
She didn’t know how much longer she could stall.
The locator in her underwear interlayer should have already told Yuan Zhi her exact location.
It also confirmed that those girls’ disappearances were related to the Huo Family, and Sui Youran admitted to the killings.
So next, she just needed to wait for the law’s judgment.
But Sui Youran clearly wasn’t giving her that opportunity, raising the gun to her head: “Go die.”
Jiang Ning tensed up all over.
The always silent Wei Jin moved then.
He raised his hand to press Sui Youran’s hand.
The gun’s black muzzle instantly pointed at his head, Sui Youran was somewhat frantic: “Do you want to stop me? Or do you think I can’t hit? I learned shooting.”
Wei Jin, originally indifferent and cold, looked up again with helplessness between his brows: “Youran, don’t be nervous, I just want to say, leave killing to me, don’t dirty your hands, I’ll personally kill her.”
Sui Tang nearby struggled violently: “Wei Jin! If you dare harm my cousin, I won’t let you go.”
Wei Jin glanced at her contemptuously, sneering: “Clown, after I kill Jiang Ning, you’re next.”
Seeing this, Sui Youran slowly loosened her grip, she actually wanted Wei Jin to kill with his own hands the person she was so madly obsessed with, she hadn’t had that honor, why should this Jiang Ning, she just met Wei Jin a bit later, if she had met him first, Wei Jin’s heart and eyes would only have her.
She truly couldn’t tolerate Wei Jin having someone else in his heart, not even from the past!
She handed the gun to Wei Jin, her tone urgent: “A Jin, kill her, after this is over I’ll take you abroad, once abroad no one can find us, we’ll get married, be an ordinary couple, okay?”
The black gun felt ice-cold in his hand.
Wei Jin examined it in his hand.
Marriage?
He wanted to get married too.
He looked up toward Jiang Ning in mid-air.
With her.
But he no longer even had the qualification to rob her wedding.
Wei Jin lowered his gaze, his lips curving up, suddenly feeling relieved.
Forget it.
As long as Jiang Ning was happy.
Then he’d send her safely to marry.
He stood up, the gun originally aimed at Jiang Ning shifted the next second to Sui Youran’s temple.
His tone indifferent: “You lose.”
Sui Youran’s rising smile slowly fell, she turned her head, slowly looking at Wei Jin, blinking lightly: “Why?”
“Because of love.”
Tears slid from Sui Youran’s eyes.
She pursed her lips tightly, her face growing paler.
What about her love then?
Was it not worth cherishing?
“Wei Jin…” Sui Youran’s voice trembled: “I hate you.”
Wei Jin suddenly laughed out: “From the moment you threatened me with innocent lives, I already hated you so much, Sui Youran, every day with you made me feel utterly disgusted.”
His eyes ice-cold: “Either release them, or die, choose one.”
Sui Youran clenched her fist at her side, her voice trembling as she ordered: “You all go release that woman.”
The surrounding black-clad bodyguards hesitated but safely lowered the suspended Jiang Ning.
Jiang Ning, freed, dragged a black-clad bodyguard to Sui Tang: “Unlock it!”
The black-clad bodyguard could only obey.
Footsteps sounded from outside.
Sui Youran panicked and reached to grab the gun from Wei Jin.
The gun accidentally fired, directly hitting Sui Youran’s left arm.
She fainted from the pain.
Wei Jin frowned, looking down at the comatose Sui Youran.
“Wei Jin, are you okay?”
Jiang Ning freed Sui Tang and came to Wei Jin.
He shook his head lightly, smiling relaxedly at Jiang Ning: “What could be wrong with me, good thing she fainted, saves us trouble, wait for the police to take her away, the law will punish her, oh right, there are several girls who weren’t transferred in time locked in the basement here, Sui Youran has plenty of evidence of Huo Yu’s crimes, she feared Huo Yu turning on her, so she struck first, which works in our favor.”
Jiang Ning couldn’t help smiling: “This should all finally be over, but those who died can’t come back.”
Wei Jin wanted to hug Jiang Ning badly, but he restrained the impulse, his tone comforting: “It’s not your fault, you’ve done very well.”
Soon, Yuan Zhi entered first, gun in hand: “Nobody move, hands on head, squat down!”
Sui Youran’s hired men, seeing the police, fearfully dropped their weapons and squatted with hands on heads.
Yuan Zhi saw Jiang Ning safe and sighed in relief: “Good you’re okay.”
Jiang Ning nodded to him: “There are still hostages in the basement, probably the recently missing girls, go down and rescue them.”
Yuan Zhi didn’t hesitate, gathered ten people and went down.
Wei Jin glanced at Sui Youran on the ground, her wound untreated, blood pooling, he tossed the gun on the table and slowly relaxed, this felt like the most relaxed he’d been in a while.
He looked at Jiang Ning, casually asking: “When are you marrying that bastard Xie Jingyan? I want to come drink at the wedding.”
Jiang Ning gave him a look, laughing: “Not sure, when we do, I’ll definitely send you an invitation.”
Wei Jin laughed, somewhat gritting his teeth: “Really envious of that bastard.”
He pulled a bag of White Rabbit Milk Candy from his pocket: “Want one?”
Jiang Ning had no appetite now, but Wei Jin forcefully put one in her mouth, he peeled one for himself too, the milky fragrance instantly filling his mouth.
Seeing this, Jiang Ning popped hers in too, her voice muffled: “How come you like this milk candy too?”
Wei Jin narrowed his eyes: “I don’t like candy.”
“Huh?” Jiang Ning looked at him puzzled.
Wei Jin just smiled, without further explanation.
He just remembered Jiang Ning liked this milk candy.
Wei Jin with candy in mouth, hesitated repeatedly, mustered courage again: “Jiang Ning, did you really forget that one when you were five…”
“Jiang Ning! Come quick, help out, this girl is injured, we big men aren’t good for checking!” Yuan Zhi’s voice interrupted what Wei Jin was about to say.
Jiang Ning called back: “Coming.”
She turned, looking puzzled at Wei Jin: “What did you want to ask?”
Wei Jin sighed softly, shaking his head: “Nothing, go ahead.”
Jiang Ning then headed toward Yuan Zhi.
Wei Jin stood in place.
He actually wanted to ask.
Did she really forget, when she was five, in a luxury car at a bustling street corner, giving a dirty little boy a milk candy?
Meeting Jiang Ning was an accident, he was sold to Jin Cheng by his father because of hundreds of thousands in gambling debt, used him to pay it off, he escaped, at the bustling street corner, stuck in traffic, he met Jiang Ning in the luxury car, she saw him too, she had candy in her mouth, saw him staring, she gave a soft sweet smile, stretched her white tender little hand from the car window, voice milky: “Candy for you.”
The White Rabbit Milk Candy was placed in his palm.
Next second the car sped away.
Their first meeting lasted just one short minute.
But he stared in the direction the car disappeared for a long, long time, perhaps because that little boy had never seen such a clean pretty little girl, or maybe it was the first kindness from a stranger in his life, he clutched it tightly, unwilling to eat even after the candy melted.
Jiang Ning was busy not far away, Wei Jin took a few steps forward, wanting to be closer to Jiang Ning, even if he couldn’t stay by her side, he wanted to cherish this hard-won time.
On the other side, Sui Tang comforted Yuan Yuan, holding her and crying bitterly, she could finally send these murderers who killed her father to prison, for this she endured leaving Yuan Yuan for three years.
Her daughter’s eyes full of stranger’s gaze pierced her heart, she breathed softly, voice hoarse: “Yuan Yuan, Mom will never leave you again.”
Yuan Yuan didn’t actually know Sui Tang, but when kidnapped to this place, it was this person claiming to be “Mom” who kept protecting her.
But strangely, she didn’t resist her embrace at all, even felt it fragrant and soft, very warm.
She timidly asked softly: “Are you really Yuan Yuan’s mom?”
Sui Tang nodded with teary eyes: “Yes.”
Yuan Yuan mustered courage, asking what she most wanted: “Then… because Yuan Yuan was naughty, you didn’t want me?”
Sui Tang’s lashes trembled, hugging Yuan Yuan crying: “No, Mom missed you so much, Mom won’t abandon you.”
Yuan Yuan stretched her little arms, gently wiping Sui Tang’s cheeks, milky voice: “Then don’t cry anymore okay, Yuan Yuan forgives you, because I want a mom, now I’m a kid with a mom too.”
She curved her eyes smiling: “The chubby kid next door can’t call me mom-less anymore.”
She opened her little arms, hugging Sui Tang’s neck.
Feeling her daughter’s warmth, joy surged in Sui Tang’s heart.
She wanted to share this with Jiang Ning.
Turning, she saw the previously comatose Sui Youran crawling up.
She held a gun, aimed at Jiang Ning’s direction.
Sui Tang’s voice distorted in terror: “Cousin! Watch out!”
Accompanied by a “bang”.
Jiang Ning turned, Sui Youran face twisted: “Go die!”
Regaining senses, someone was already in front of her.
Sui Youran lived up to her shooting training, even injured in one arm, she hit accurately, the bullet aimed at Jiang Ning’s forehead pierced Wei Jin’s heart.
Jiang Ning’s lashes trembled, Wei Jin stood before Jiang Ning, staggering forward.
Jiang Ning immediately supported him, voice raised: “Wei Jin… Wei Jin!”
Wei Jin had many words for Jiang Ning, but after ten years on the dirty path, death came in ten seconds, he couldn’t even form a complete sentence.
Finally, using all his strength, he tightly hugged Jiang Ning.
Tears surged from her eyes, voice breaking: “Ji, Jiang Ning… hug… hug me.”
Only feeling himself hugged back did he smile, head heavily dropping on Jiang Ning’s shoulder.
In that instant, Wei Jin seemed to see his ten-year-old self, waving at him, brows smiling boldly: “Hey, did you marry your beloved girl?”
“No, huh?”
“I knew it!”
“What now?”
He sighed shaking his head, smiling helplessly at twenty-eight-year-old Wei Jin: “Then wish her happiness.”
Wei Jin slowly closed his eyes.
His body’s weight made Jiang Ning step back two steps, still hugging him tightly.
Actually Wei Jin had many words left unsaid.
He wanted to say, hugging Jiang Ning was his closest to her.
But Jiang Ning hugging him.
Was their closest moment.
Jiang Ning, I love you.
Jiang Ning, congratulations on your wedding happiness.
[Main Story End]
Main story done, there’s an extra, might update in a couple days, extras will be written, babies~
