Banxia smiled. âMiss, not everyone has such a good life like yours. If I can have your life in my next life, I will suffer even more in exchange for it.â
âAre you thinking about your next life before this one is even over? Donât be silly. What benefits has Ma Ji given you that youâd work so hard for her? Can you tell me?â I asked without much hope.
Banxia looked at me with a strange gaze. Her smile also became erratic. âWhat can she give me? I donât need anything. All I ever need is your blood. I promised him that Iâd help him get you and fulfill his wish. He said that after I complete my mission, Iâll be the most honorable woman in Zhi Garden. I donât care about that. I just want to stay by his side so that I can see him every day.â
Banxiaâs voice weakened. She fell to the ground and stopped moving.
Mr. Li and I didnât speak. We were digesting what she had just said.
âWhen she wakes up, sheâll forget everything, right?â After a long while, I asked Mr. Li. Mr. Li nodded. âYes! If I had known earlier, I wouldnât have let her drink it. Why donât we let the Sea Wolves torture her? Maybe we can get some useful information.â
I didnât feel that it was a pity. âWhat should come will come. Letâs not waste time. Actually, her few words are already quite useful.â
Mr. Li frowned. âUseful? How could those nonsense be useful? Forget it. Itâs not important. The most important thing now is to recover your memory.â
I raised my eyes to look at him. âCan you really do that?â
Mr. Li nodded. âOf course. Why would I lie to you? Oh, do you think I said all those things to anger her?â
Thatâs true.
At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door. Jing Tian strode in. âNanxing?â
His figure was bathed in the afternoon sunlight as if it was plated with a layer of gold. I felt slightly relieved.
Every time Jing Tian appeared, he would calm my restless mood and give me a strong sense of security. Jing Tian hugged me in his arms. âYou scared me to death.â
I was held in his arms for no reason, listening to his intense heartbeat.
I struggled slightly and raised my head to ask him, âWhatâs wrong?â
Jing Tian let out a sigh of relief. âAhem!â My little uncle coughed behind him.
I stretched my head to look at him, not understanding what had happened.
Mai Qi and Jing Ni ran in. Seeing me, they sighed in relief. Then, they ran to hug me, pushing Jing Tian to the side.
âWhat happened?â I asked them.
Mai Qi said, âI heard that someone broke into the house and tried to take you away. There were no signs or movements, but all our communicators were out of order for three minutes. We were scared to death.â
I frowned. What a coincidence.
I took a glance at Banxia on the ground and felt that something was amiss.
Jing Tian and my little uncle immediately realized that something was wrong.
Jing Tian said, âNanxing, from now on, you canât leave my side. You have to stay within my sight at all times!â
Jing Tian warned me aggressively and nervously.
Before I could say anything, Mr. Li said with a smile, âThatâs good. I was going to ask you to come over.â
Everyone looked at him.
Mr. Li said with a joyful expression, âIâve found a way to recover Nanxingâs memory. We were trying to look everywhere for it, but it was right before us all this time. The antidote is Jing Tian!â
His incoherent words successfully changed the topic, and everyone couldnât help but look delighted
âReally? Mr. Li, tell me quickly. What do you want to do? What do you need?â My little uncle was full of joy.
Mr. Li was confident. âYes, I need Jing Tianâs blood.â