Fictional world
1974
Beside the boundary marker on the border between Country M and Country L,
Li Yuchu struggled desperately, "Brother Yunkai, save me!"
Meanwhile, another woman, Song Qian, spoke with great fervor,
"Yunkai, don't worry about me, save Yuchu.
My man is a hero who stands tall, and I will absolutely not let him lose face, nor will the child in my womb!"
Yes,
they had been kidnapped at the same time.
The kidnappers were extremely arrogant; they had fled with them for a day and a night, evading various searches until they reached the borderline.
The leader of the kidnappers was a bald man with a face full of scars.
He looked disdainful and burst out laughing at the man standing opposite him,
"Yang Yunkai, if you have the guts, shoot at me.
Haven't you been looking for me all this time?
I am only ten steps away from you. Come on, don't be polite, shoot!"
Yang Yunkai, inside the territory of Country L, had veins bulging on his hands.
If he fired, it would provoke a war between the countries; he would not make such a mistake.
"Chai Laowu, let them go!
Otherwise, even if I have to chase you to the ends of the earth, I will bring you to justice!"
The man called Chai Laowu rolled his eyes strangely, full of malice,
"Fine, since the famous Deputy Battalion Commander Yang has spoken, how could I dare not release them?
It's just that I don't know, which one do you want me to release?"
His lecherous gaze looked at the stunningly beautiful Li Yuchu to his rear right, then swept over the pregnant Song Qian to his rear left,
"Is it your truly beautiful fiancée,
or this big-bellied woman?"
Yang Yunkai's gaze was as sharp as a sword,
"Enough nonsense, release them both!"
Chai Laowu burst out laughing,
"I say, Deputy Battalion Commander Yang, why are you so naive?
How many of my brothers fell at the hands of people like you back then? You never gave them a chance to choose!"
Li Yuchu, on the side, was being held down firmly and could not move at all,
"Brother Yunkai, save me, we are engaged!"
She, who had always loved being clean and maintaining her dignity, was now soaked through, her beautiful body curves exposed without reservation.
The rain washed over her flawless white face,
making any man who saw her unable to help but feel distracted.
Song Qian, on the other side, was equally disheveled,
"Yunkai, don't worry about me.
If Yi Yong knew about this in the afterlife, he would also choose to save Yuchu."
Chai Laowu covered his mouth, imitating the way a woman speaks, twisting his waist and curling his fingers,
"That's right, Yunkai, hurry up and choose, I can't wait anymore!"
Yang Yunkai and the brothers behind him all wore an unprecedented coldness on their faces,
"Chai Laowu, release them both!"
But the answer he got was a "rip" sound.
Chai Laowu tore open Li Yuchu's clothes and turned his head to shout,
"Stop the damn nonsense. If you don't choose now, I'll enjoy the beauty's company. You'd surely like to watch, right?"
Yang Yunkai stopped him sternly,
"Stop!"
Chai Laowu curled his lips,
"So you've chosen your beautiful fiancée?
It seems you are nothing more than this.
That Battalion Commander Sun died so miserably to save you, yet you ignore his wife and child. How will you continue to survive in the military after this!"
He walked over to Song Qian, eagerly rubbing his hands,
"I don't know if this pregnant woman can serve as a sandbag, but even if she's ugly, she must have her value!"
As he spoke, he prepared to strike at her stomach,
"Stop," Yang Yunkai's voice was sharp, as if it could pierce through the rain.
Li Yuchu's heart sank, and she struggled desperately,
"Yunkai, save me, I'm afraid."
She was not only afraid of being humiliated by these kidnappers, but even more afraid... that Yang Yunkai would not choose her!
Ever since she arrived at the Family Courtyard three months ago, Yang Yunkai had already made her yield too many times for Song Qian's sake.
Others also always used moral kidnapping on her, saying that one must take care of a benefactor's widow, otherwise one is wolf-hearted and dog-lunged!
"I say, Deputy Battalion Commander Yang, which one do you choose?
I'll give you three seconds, otherwise I'll kill them both!"
Three.
Two.
One.
"Kai..."
At the very last second, Yang Yunkai's cold voice drowned out even the sound of the rain, "Song Qian! I choose Song Qian!"
Li Yuchu opened her eyes wide, and large tears streamed down,
"Brother Yunkai, I beg you, don't abandon me, I will really die!"
But in the heavy rain, she couldn't even feel Yang Yunkai hesitate for a second, nor could she see his expression clearly; she only heard him say ruthlessly,
"Yuchu, whether your Eldest Brother or your Brother-in-law were here today, they would make the same choice as me.
Back then, I saved you from the great fire, and you insisted on offering yourself to me.
This time, let's consider us even!"
Li Yuchu screamed desperately,
"No, Brother Yunkai, please save me!"
Chai Laowu, on the side, "kindly" reminded her,
"Yang Yunkai, you are truly ruthless in destroying a flower.
Do you know what she will face if you leave her behind?"
Yang Yunkai certainly knew; everyone present knew.
A stunningly beautiful young unmarried woman taken abroad by a group of vicious desperadoes,
there would be no other outcome than being toyed with and humiliated like a plaything!
Even the side of Country M was even more extreme; the methods of those people were simply outrageous!
Yang Yunkai did not answer his question directly, but emphasized,
"Release Song Qian!"
Li Yuchu was completely frantic. She used strength beyond her imagination to move forward a step, "accidentally" bumping into Song Qian, who was walking forward.
Song Qian lowered her head and whispered in her ear,
"I told you long ago that the person he loved from the very beginning was me!
How could he choose you?
Do you guess if he knew all along that Chai Laowu is my cousin?
He has never made a mistake before, so why was he late by one step only this time?
Because he wanted to get rid of you to marry me,
you fool!
If you want to blame someone, blame yourself for having a strong maternal family; this is the only way he could completely get rid of you!"
Li Yuchu felt as if she had been struck by lightning, waiting a few seconds before she realized what Song Qian meant,
"You... wuwuwu."
Before she could shout, her mouth was covered by Chai Laowu,
"Beauty, now you are mine!"
Li Yuchu shook her head desperately.
So, this was all a show they directed and acted out for others to see!
So, Yang Yunkai really loved Song Qian!
No wonder the superior gave Song Qian compensation, yet Yang Yunkai took care of her day and night,
losing his principles and bottom line for her time and time again.
Then what was she?
When he saved her back then, and the two families discussed the engagement, he was clearly full of joy!
If he didn't love her, he could have just said so; she wouldn't have shamelessly clung to a man.
Why treat her this way?
But reality did not allow her to think too much.
Chai Laowu pushed her to the ground,
"Beauty, let your Brother Yunkai see how affectionate we are."
"Wuwuwu..."
But no matter how she struggled, it was to no avail.
Just as Chai Laowu was about to succeed, the rope on her hands inexplicably loosened in the panic, and the gun Chai Laowu had tucked at his waist flashed through her mind.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
After firing three shots in a row, the world went quiet.
Chai Laowu lay on her, dead with his eyes wide open.
Immediately after,
"Bang, bang, bang," Li Yuchu fired a few more shots at the other kidnappers, but she never fired toward the direction of her own country!
Even though she hated that pair of scoundrels to the core!
She knew her motherland was not having an easy time and was in a turbulent era.
As an ordinary girl, she couldn't make a great contribution, but she would absolutely not bring trouble to the country!
"Damn it, kill her!
Chop her into pieces and feed her to the dogs!"
Li Yuchu, unaware of the bullets piercing her body,
tried hard to look toward the boundary marker, but only saw Song Qian being held tightly in Yang Yunkai's arms.
Li Yuchu felt infinite sorrow in her heart.
She... wanted to go home!
She wondered if her mother would cry her eyes blind when she heard the news of her death?
Would her father be able to find the wine she had hidden?
Would her little niece blame her for not going back to braid her hair?
...
Just as her consciousness was about to dissipate completely,
she heard a strange exclamation that pierced her soul,
"Li Yuchu!"
She couldn't help but mock herself.
In this remote border, who would care about her life or death?
No one!!!
...
To think that she, Li Yuchu, would die so miserably on the borderline, just one step away.
She was not reconciled; she was truly not reconciled!
"Yang Yunkai, Song Qian, if there is a next time, I will definitely make you die without a burial place!"
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