Beichen Rui kicked him aside expressionlessly and said to the guards at the door, "Take him away."
"Yes." With the order given, the guards immediately entered the room. Ignoring Li Chengze's resistance, they each grabbed an arm and dragged him out directly.
"Young Master Chen, you can't do this to me... I have ties with your grandfather, you won't be able to explain this to him!" The heart-wrenching screams echoed down the hallway, but Beichen Rui didn't pay any attention. Gradually, they became softer and more distant.
...
He stood in place for a long while before walking to the bedside. He looked down at the now still bed and gently lifted a corner of the blanket.
Ye Xinluo's eyes were tightly shut, her eyebrows furrowed together, showing that she was uncomfortable.
Her wrists were already red from the intense struggle.
"Ye Xinluo?" Beichen Rui called softly, but for a long while, there was no response, as if his words had disappeared into the void, without a ripple...
