Back at the place where he had been kidnapped once again, Song Jici wore a numb expression, his eyes lifeless.
His mind was filled with the image of Jiang Nian's body lying in a pool of blood.
What would it take to break this cycle?
What would it take to save Jiang Nian?
Could he really protect Jiang Nian and kill Fu Zhenzhen without triggering another cycle?
Remembering how Fu Zhenzhen had been obsessively pursuing him since their first lifetime, Song Jici lowered his head in silence.
Since that was how things stood, he would go along with Fu Zhenzhen's wishes this time and see what it would take to kill her without triggering another cycle.
But when he thought of Jiang Nian, who had already been sent abroad by this point, his chest began to ache again.
Although he did not want to admit it, he bore much of the responsibility for Fu Zhenzhen killing Jiang Nian in their first lifetime.
If he hadn't shown how much he cared about her, perhaps that lunatic Fu Zhenzhen wouldn't have sunk her claws into her?
Would staying away from her in this lifetime keep Fu Zhenzhen from taking her life again?
After wrestling with himself for a long time, he closed his eyes and finally made his decision.
As long as you live, it doesn't matter if you ignore me or hate me for the rest of your life.
This time, he escaped with practiced ease and ran straight toward the traffickers, where he encountered Fu Zhenzhen.
He no longer rejected Fu Zhenzhen's overtures, and he gave her the ring necklace he wore around his neck, earning her trust.
But after Fu Zhenzhen helped lure the traffickers away from him, she simply vanished without a trace?
He knew this was Fu