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Although Jia Baoyu had made countless mental preparations after agreeing to set up a test for Sheyue and the others,
when he burst through the door and saw Qiu Wen sprawled on the ground, it still felt as though an axe had split his head. Rage, shock, heartache, confusion...
Countless emotions gushed from that nonexistent wound, leaving Jia Baoyu unable to control himself. He suddenly raised his leg and kicked Qiu Wen, sending her sprawling backward.
"Why was it you?!"
After venting with that kick, his next hoarse demand was mostly tinged with bitterness and grievance. All he could think was: How dare she? How could she? How could she betray me like this?!
At the same time, Xiren, Sheyue, and the others followed him out.
Xiren hurriedly wrapped the Woolen Coat around Baoyu, while Sheyue stared wide-eyed and asked in disbelief, "You... you really killed Jia... Third Master Huan?!"
Supporting herself with both hands, Qiu Wen struggled to raise herself. She stared blankly at Baoyu for a long while, then suddenly grinned as if she wanted to say something—but blood flowed from her mouth first.
She wanted to raise a hand to wipe it away, but the moment she put even a little strength into her right hand, her body tipped backward again.
So she simply lowered her head and smeared all the blood across her bodice. When she looked up again, a relieved smile had spread across her cheeks. "Master... as long as you're all right. As long as you're all right."
At that sight, Baoyu's heart softened by more than half. Yet he truly could not get past what had happened—after all, that test had exposed not only Qiu Wen's identity as the real culprit, but also the fact that she had