“Ugh~”
Li Zuhao’s feet slipped into empty air, the tie tightened around his neck, his eyes rolled back, and his brain was starved of oxygen, tormented by pain.
But at that critical moment, a mysterious woman suddenly burst out from his room.
“Buzz buzz buzz!”
She hurled a dining knife, slicing the tie in two, then quickly leaped onto the dining table, wrapped her arms around Li Zuhao’s waist, and pulled him back from the edge of death.
“Zuhao? Wake up! What are you doing? You’re not actually trying to die, are you!”
The mysterious woman laid Li Zuhao on the dining table and patted his face, but Li Zuhao had already fallen into a coma.
She was none other than the “Mysterious Mommy” who had gouged out one of Li Zuhao’s eyes.
She immediately performed mouth-to-mouth, blowing several breaths into Li Zuhao’s abdomen, then pressed on his chest to ventilate him, but Li Zuhao still showed no sign of waking up.
Mysterious Mommy was extremely anxious, her heart on fire, but completely helpless.
He’d need more professional medical staff to save him!
But she herself was an intruding stalker, a criminal genius—how could she be the one to call the Hospital?
And why should she save him anyway?
She hated him to the bone, and had come today just to torment him, as revenge for the humiliation she suffered yesterday.
But then Li Zuhao suddenly went and hanged himself, ruining her entire plan, and even turning the tables on her.
Should she save him?
Or just run away?
Could she really just stand by and watch him die?
But Mysterious Mommy glanced at the severed tie.
If she let him die, when his body was discovered, there would definitely be suspicions.
Although it was unlikely to lead back to her—her methods were flawless, her infiltration skills unmatched.
So she could still just stand by and watch.
Stall.
Observe.
“Hmph, don’t think you can die that easily. I haven’t had enough fun yet, my revenge isn’t over, so don’t think you can just end it all with death.”
Mysterious Mommy quickly came up with a way to save Li Zuhao without exposing herself.
First, she retrieved the cut tie, stuffed it into her pocket, and took it with her.
Then, she fetched an intact tie from the wardrobe and tied it around Li Zuhao’s neck, then dragged him to the entryway.
Finally, Mysterious Mommy pushed open the door, ran to the neighbor’s place, banged hard on their door, and after knocking, vanished like a shadow.
At that moment, Li Zuhao regained a sliver of consciousness and managed to half-open one eye.
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t make out Mysterious Mommy’s true face.
“Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!”
Mikan, who was in her room studying hard, suddenly heard a series of urgent knocks at the door.
“Who is it?”
She jumped in fright and hurried over to open the door.
But when she opened it, there was no one in the hallway.
“Huh?”
Miya was puzzled, but then turned to see the neighbor’s door wide open.
“Li?”
She walked over, a little embarrassed, and asked softly.
During the day, she had deliberately avoided Li Zuhao’s gaze, not wanting to get involved with him again.
Because on her first day after transferring, the very first thing her classmates told her about was the notorious, despicable villain Li Zuhao.
Everyone told her not to get close to him, not to be his friend.
The girls she had just met all said that because she was a bit pretty, Li Zuhao must be trying to get close to her for her looks.
“Li!”
But when Miya saw Li Zuhao collapsed in the small living room, all her careful thoughts vanished, and she hurried in to check on him.
Seeing the unconscious Li Zuhao with a tie still wrapped around his neck and the ceiling light askew, Miya’s heart skipped a beat.
Even though she wasn’t very bright—most people who knew her called her a fool—
But even so, she could see what had happened.
Li tried to kill himself!
But Li Zuhao’s eyes were half-open and weak, he was still breathing, though only just.
“Li? What happened? Are you alright?”
Miya knelt beside him, anxious beyond measure.
“Don’t save me…just let me die…”
Li Zuhao muttered, then closed his eyes again.
Miya felt like she couldn’t breathe, her hands clumsy, but she still managed to pull out her phone and dial the emergency number.
Soon, an Emergency Medical Vehicle from Academy City arrived within five minutes and carried Li Zuhao onto a stretcher.
“Are you a friend of the patient?” a medic asked Miya.
“Uh, no. Not really, I just moved in.”
Miya answered awkwardly, not wanting to get too involved, eager to clear herself and return to her studies.
As Li Zuhao was carried past by the medics, he happened to hear this, and fainted from heartbreak.
No idea how long he slept.
Li Zuhao finally woke up.
A strange white ceiling, but the familiar scent of disinfectant in the air told him exactly where he was.
He hadn’t died, which meant his plan had succeeded.
Though his head felt like mush, Li Zuhao couldn’t help but show a faint smile.
“Hei, look, he’s still smiling. There’s definitely something wrong with his brain. I told you it was unreliable to find someone at the psychiatric hospital.”
“And whose fault is that, Bai? You told him all those weird things about needing regret to conquer the Guiwang Zhuanshi, and he went and hanged himself!”
“Ah…how is that my fault?”
The only visitors at Li Zuhao’s bedside were Heiwuchang and Bai Wuchang, the two underworld envoys, still quietly bickering.
If he hadn’t known them already, he’d have thought they’d come to claim his soul.
After all, that’s exactly how he’d been taken by them before—now he was their wage slave.
“You’re awake? Why did you try to hang yourself? Is working for us really that unbearable? We were getting along so well, I was already treating you as a friend, and I was even applying for your Official Underworld Employee status.”
Heiwuchang saw Li Zuhao awake and immediately fired off a barrage of worried questions, her tone nagging and full of concern.
“You said you understood, so why did you turn around and try to hang yourself? Was it really necessary to go that far? Good thing you survived, or I’d be in trouble. Stop trying to die, please think of us who’ve been helping you behind the scenes.”
Bai Wuchang complained from the side.
“Don’t worry, it was all part of my plan.”
Li Zuhao looked confident, showing no sign of regret.
“What plan?”
Bai Wuchang asked, a little angry.
“I knew someone was lurking in my room, so even if I tried to hang myself, someone would save me. But that Mysterious Mommy couldn’t call the Emergency Medical Vehicle herself, so she’d have to get someone else to help. That way, news of my suicide attempt would get out. This is my move to cut the ground from under their feet. From now on, no one at school will dare bully me again. If anyone tries, I’ll just threaten to die in front of them.”
Li Zuhao analyzed.
“…………”
Heiwuchang was speechless after hearing this.