Song Qingxian had been reborn once again, but this time she actually found herself on an operating table.
“Prepare the anesthetic injection,” the doctor in a white coat instructed the nurse beside her.
“Wait a moment.”
“What is it?” the doctor asked, pausing.
Song Qingxian lowered her head and silently checked her body. It seemed… there was nothing wrong.
“What… what are you doing?”
The doctor glanced at her somewhat speechlessly. “Giving you anesthesia. You don’t need anesthesia?”
“What kind of surgery is this?”
“…?” The doctor looked at her in confusion. Had she suddenly lost her memory? “An abortion procedure.”
Song Qingxian’s eyes lit up with sudden excitement. She had actually been reborn before the abortion. This was great.
She quickly got off the operating table. “I’m not doing it.”
The doctor and nurse exchanged confused looks. What was going on?
“Sorry for the trouble,” Song Qingxian said, then walked straight out of the operating room.
The child was still there. This time, Lu Nanzhan should no longer go mad.
“Qingxian?” A woman’s voice called out in disbelief. “Why did you come out so quickly?”
Song Qingxian turned her head and saw a tall man standing beside her. He carried an air of gentle elegance and noble refinement.
These must be her sisters Song Qinglan and Lu Chiyan.
Song Qingxian didn’t have any good feelings toward either of them, especially Lu Chiyan. He always appeared refined and elegant, but using a woman who liked him as a tool—what kind of man did that make him? Disgusting.
“Oh, I just suddenly changed my mind. I don’t want the surgery anymore.”
Song Qinglan looked surprised. Her attitude had changed 180 degrees so abruptly. Just moments ago, she had been determined to terminate the pregnancy.
“Are you scared? If you are, I can go in with you,” Song Qinglan said gently.
For some reason, Song Qingxian felt an instinctive disgust toward this so-called “sister.”
She curved her lips into a cold smile, her tone filled with mockery. “I wasn’t even afraid when I stayed by Lu Nanzhan’s side. Why would I be afraid of a minor procedure like this? Stop pretending to be a loving sister.”
Song Qinglan’s lips trembled slightly. “Qingxian…”
“Song Qingxian, going to Lu Nanzhan’s side was your own choice,” Lu Chiyan said coldly. “If you have any complaints, blame me. Why are you accusing your sister?”
As expected, a deeply affectionate couple.
“Goodbye.” Song Qingxian turned to leave.
Song Qinglan grabbed her. “Qingxian, you can’t just run around. You finally escaped. Do you want to be caught by him again?”
This hospital belonged to Lu Chiyan. Lu Nanzhan was currently searching the entire city for her. Once she stepped outside and exposed herself, she would be caught again very quickly.
“It has nothing to do with you.”
“Song Qingxian, mind your tone when speaking to your sister.”
Song Qingxian rolled her eyes. “What does it have to do with you? Hypocrite. Keep playing your role as a good man.”
A flicker of shock appeared on Lu Chiyan’s face. Since when has Song Qingxian become like this? She had always been careful and submissive in front of him, constantly trying to please him and obey everything he said. She had never once spoken to him like this.
“Song Qingxian, have you lost your mind? Hurry up and abort the child. Do you really intend to give birth to that man’s bastard?” Lu Chiyan’s voice rose.
Song Qinglan tugged at his arm. “Chiyan, don’t say things like that.”
“I’m telling you, Lu Chiyan,” Song Qingxian said, staring straight at his handsome, refined face, her tone ice-cold, “from today onward, I will no longer be your pawn, and I will not do anything for you ever again.”
Even that handsome face could no longer stir any emotion in her. Because she was no longer the same Song Qingxian.
Lu Chiyan looked at her with scrutiny. “Song Qingxian, what are you trying to do this time? What conditions are you planning to demand now?”
Last time, Song Qingxian had blackmailed him, demanding he break up with Song Qinglan or she would stop helping him. He had refused without hesitation. Yet she had still remained obediently at his side, helping him scheme against Lu Nanzhan.
She couldn’t be bothered to waste words with him and shook off Song Qinglan’s hand, walking forward.
But Lu Chiyan reached out and grabbed her back, his voice cold. “What exactly are you trying to do?”
Song Qingxian shook him off in disgust. “What I do is none of your business.”
Lu Chiyan lowered his gaze and casually wiped his palm, as if something filthy had touched him, his expression full of disdain.
Song Qingxian silently rolled her eyes. I’m the one disgusted by you.
“You’ve already completely lost Lu Nanzhan’s trust. Even if you go back to him now, your value is negligible. We need to reconsider our plan. For now, you must hide properly.”
Song Qingxian laughed coldly. Of course! They truly treated her as nothing more than a pawn.
According to the original plot, Lu Chiyan had arranged explosives in a warehouse and used her as bait to lure Lu Nanzhan into a trap.
No matter the outcome, he would be the ultimate winner.
If Lu Nanzhan signed the share transfer agreement, Lu Chiyan would obtain everything Lu Nanzhan had painstakingly built in Nanchuan City.
If he refused to sign, Song Qingxian would die along with him. With Lu Nanzhan having no wife and no child, Lu Chiyan, as his closest relative, would naturally inherit everything.
From Song Qingxian’s perspective, neither of the Lu brothers was anything good. One was an outright deranged and violent madman in the open, while the other schemed in the shadows, destroying people without leaving a trace.
“Your damn plan!” Song Qingxian suddenly exploded. “Do you not understand what I’m saying? I will not help you anymore!”
Lu Chiyan and Song Qinglan were both stunned. They couldn’t understand why Song Qingxian had changed so drastically.
Lu Chiyan sneered. “Then go ahead and leave. Let that madman drag you back and throw you to the dogs.”
“Lu Chiyan, are you even human? You know exactly what kind of person Lu Nanzhan is, yet you still arranged for me to be by his side. He’s a madman, and you’re not much better!”
Lu Chiyan’s expression instantly turned sharp. He grabbed Song Qingxian by the throat forcefully. “Don’t compare me to that beast. He killed his father and brother, he deserves to die. And don’t forget, going to him was your own choice. No one forced you.”
Killed his father and brother?
These were details Song Qingxian had never seen in the story. Was Lu Nanzhan truly that cruel, bloodthirsty, and inhuman?
Song Qinglan quickly stepped forward. “Chiyan, calm down!”
Lu Chiyan shoved Song Qingxian away with clear disgust, as if she were something filthy.
Seeing her silence, he continued, “Don’t forget. Your father also died because of him. Don’t let a child of his cloud your judgment about who your enemy is.”
Song Qingxian’s fingers trembled slightly.
So the father of the original Song Qingxian had also died because of Lu Nanzhan?
Song Qinglan looked torn and pained. “Chiyan, stop talking!”
She stepped forward and gently embraced Song Qingxian. “Qingxian, you’ve suffered for the past two years. I don’t want to see you suffering by his side anymore. Let me find a way to send you away, alright?”
Song Qingxian raised her eyes to look at this gentle and beautiful “sister.” At the very least, she had shown no malice toward her so far. Perhaps she wasn’t necessarily an enemy—though Song Qingxian had instinctively placed her on the opposing side.
【The path to salvation lies within it.】
That sentence echoed in her mind again.
Song Qingxian realized she couldn’t escape. She had to return to Lu Nanzhan and save him from the edge of destruction.
That was her fate.