I'm In Love With the Guy I Grew Up With-Chapter 961: Wake Up, Please

Ji Yebai’s face was grim, and for a moment, the atmosphere in the basement was akin to the calm before a storm!

"What have you done to her?!"

Dong Yingluo smiled mischievously and said, "Nothing much, just told her that if she wants to save you, she must come alone. Unexpectedly, she really came!"

Ji Yebai cursed under his breath, his fingers curled into a fist.

Shit! If they dared to harm Ning Xixi, he certainly wouldn’t let them off!

"Eh? Why is there an extra person?" Dong Yingluo looked puzzled at the figure closely following Ning Xixi.

The young man was tall, dressed in sportswear suitable for movement, with handsome features. He grabbed Ning Xixi’s arm, shielding her behind him, then slowly moved forward.

Ji Yebai recognized it was Qiao Nancheng, and immediately breathed a slight sigh of relief.

With the fool Qiao there, Ning Xixi’s safety had a bit more assurance. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

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The uneven ground was difficult to navigate; Ning Xixi stumbled, and if not for Qiao Nancheng’s support, she might have had an "intimate encounter" with the ground!

She looked around; it was empty, not a soul in sight.

Ning Xixi bit her lip, looking in every direction.

"Miss Ning." A voice altered by a voice changer came from all directions, like surround sound reverberating through the factory.

"I’m here. What do you want me to do to let Ji Yebai go?" Ning Xixi clenched her fist, standing straight, her delicate face full of determination.

"I want all the Ning family’s shares in your hand. Sign the documents on the empty ground before you, and I’ll release Ji Yebai."

Staring ahead, Ning Xixi saw a document bag on the ground not far away. She took it out and quickly skimmed the contract, "Alright, I’ll sign. But how can I trust you? If I sign, will you really let Ji Yebai go?"

"Miss Ning, don’t worry, I am very sincere."

With a bang, a warehouse door was opened by someone; two men dressed in black clothing, black pants, and black masks dragged a person a few steps closer, stopping about ten meters in front of Ning Xixi.

Where they walked, the ground was stained with blood!

The person’s face was obscured by hair and blood, making it hard to see clearly, but the clothes were identical to what Ji Yebai was wearing the day he was abducted!

"Dabai!" Ning Xixi’s eyes instantly turned red, and she almost lost her sanity in an instant, "Alright, I’ll sign! I’ll sign immediately!"

Her hand holding the pen was trembling incessantly; she knew that with this signature, her parents’ lifelong efforts would be handed over...

Tears welled up in her eyes, but she stubbornly held them back.

Dad, Mom, I’m sorry...

As the last stroke was completed, Ning Xixi’s palm was already sweaty.

She placed the contract further away, "Can you release him now?"

A masked man stepped forward to take the contract, then retreated with his companion.

Ning Xixi rushed forward, "Dabai, how are you? You..."

The touch beneath her hand was cold, hard as if it were a corpse; Ning Xixi shakily placed her small hand on his chest...

There was no sign of rising and falling...

Had Dabai... died?

The focus in her eyes vanished in an instant, and a mournful whimper escaped her throat, "Dabai... don’t scare me... Dabai, wake up, wake up, please? It’s Erxi, you can’t, you can’t leave me alone..."

But the still heartbeat and the icy temperature reminded her that the man before her was nothing but a lifeless body.