After the Second Playthrough, the CP-Less Female Lead Kneels and Begs Me for Forgiveness [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 62

“Report: we haven’t found him.”

The mercenaries had been searching for a long time, but Song Xiuran was nowhere to be found.

Hearing this, Song Xin looked into the distance. This was a jungle, and the jungle at night was extremely dangerous—especially since Song Xiuran was injured. The scent of blood would only attract even more vicious creatures.

“Stop searching. Call everyone back.”

Song Xin did not go to Shao Xibei’s room; instead, she went to the room next door.

It wasn’t that this small island had no signal; rather, the signal had been blocked by a wide-range jammer she had deployed.

After turning off the jammer, Song Xin opened her phone and dialed a number.

“How is the situation?”

The voice on the other end replied, “Everything is normal. They haven’t suspected that I’m a fake.”

Having received the news, Song Xin hung up and immediately turned the jammer back on.

Song Xin arrived at Shao Xibei’s door and pushed it open directly.

Looking at the person lying on the bed, wrapped tightly in blankets, Song Xin put on a gentle smile.

“Ah Xi, I know you’re not asleep.”

There was no response.

“Ah Xi, are you hungry?”

Silence.

Song Xin stepped forward and abruptly yanked the quilt off Shao Xibei.

As expected, Shao Xibei was not sleeping.

She kept her eyes open, looking at Song Xin without any emotion—not even hatred remained.

Song Xin leaned down, her hands firmly gripping Shao Xibei’s shoulders.

“Ah Xi, are you resentful because I made a move against Song Xiuran?”

Shao Xibei still didn’t speak; her eyes were hollow.

Song Xin forced a smile. “Ah Xi, don’t be like this.”

Seeing Shao Xibei like this made Song Xin feel a strange sense of panic in her heart.

Her grip on Shao Xibei’s shoulders tightened involuntarily. “If you don’t speak, I’m going to kiss you.”

With that, Song Xin slowly leaned closer to Shao Xibei.

Her lips stopped just as they were about to touch.

Song Xin suddenly let go and stood up straight. Looking at the vacant-eyed Shao Xibei, she clenched her fists.

“Ah Xi, talk to me, please?”

“Ah Xi… I’ll come see you again tomorrow.”

The jungle at night was indeed dangerous. For a powerless human who was bleeding to wander here was undoubtedly a death wish.

Fortunately, the system’s mysterious power helped her by masking the scent of blood.

However, the bullet was embedded in her shoulder, and it was difficult to remove it by herself.

Song Xin likely wouldn’t harm Ah Xi in the short term, but there was no guarantee that the psychopath wouldn’t change her mind on a whim.

She hoped the Shao family and her own people would find them quickly.

Two days was a short time.

But for Song Xin, it felt very long. During this period, Shao Xibei hadn’t spoken another word, and her eyes remained unnervingly vacant.

When she sat by the bed, she looked like a soul-less doll.

This was not the Shao Xibei that Song Xin wanted to see.

Sitting in front of the monitors, Song Xin watched the motionless Shao Xibei and murmured under her breath, “Ah Xi, even if you just scold me, it would be better.”

Just then, a voice came through the communicator she used specifically for the mercenaries.

“Boss! Several helicopters have been spotted landing on the island!”

Song Xin was stunned. Could it be the Shao family? They found this place?

Song Xin’s eyes gradually darkened. She had underestimated the Shao family; she hadn’t expected them to track her down so quickly.

Looking at the lifeless Shao Xibei on the screen, Song Xin brushed her fingers against the monitor, her gaze full of lingering affection. “Ah Xi, I can only prepare for the worst now.”

The mercenary’s voice came through the communicator again: “Boss, they outnumber us two to one, and they have armed units.”

Song Xin replied, “Understood.”

At Song Xiuran’s hiding spot.

[Someone is coming,] the system warned.

Song Xiuran opened her eyes. She had only had a bit of water over the last two days, and her face was deathly pale.

[It should be them.]

Voices could be heard, though not very clearly.

“President Shao, the signal was emitted from this area.”

Song Xiuran’s lips curled slightly. It must be Ah Xi’s sister.

Song Xiuran coughed a few times, immediately drawing their attention.

“Who’s there?”

Song Xiuran slowly crawled out from the hollow.

“It was me… who sent the signal,” Song Xiuran said with great effort. She was covered in dirt, and there was a large patch of blood on her clothes near the shoulder.

Shao Yu and Shang Yin exchanged a glance and immediately recognized the person before them as Song Xiuran—who, according to their investigation, was supposed to be lying in a hospital after a car accident.

Shao Yu stepped forward but didn’t get too close.

“Song Xiuran? Weren’t you in a car accident?”

“The person in the car wasn’t me. The news was fake.”

Song Xiuran didn’t intend to elaborate on that matter. She changed the subject: “Go save Miss Shao. She was kidnapped and brought here by Song Xin.”

Shao Yu was taken aback. Then she frowned; as it turned out, the person who had sent her messages to investigate Song Xin and finally sent the coordinates was indeed Song Xiuran.

“Boss!!! We’re late!” a loud shout came from behind.

Song Xiuran looked up—it was her own people. She slowly stood up from the ground.

Addressing the two people in front of her, she said, “Allow me to introduce myself again. I am the owner of Sibei, Song Xiuran.”

Shao Yu looked thoughtful. So the rising star of the business world was the person standing before her.

“Boss, I brought a doctor,” Song Xiuran’s assistant rushed over.

Shao Yu glanced at the large bloodstain on Song Xiuran’s shoulder.

“Treat your wound first. Just tell us the exact location, and we will go save Ah Xi.”

However, Song Xiuran refused. She took some food handed over by her assistant. “No, we will save Miss Shao together first.”

“Let’s go. Everyone, follow me.”

[Song Xiuran, if you let your wound stay like this, I’m afraid you’ll never be able to hold a scalpel again.]

[It doesn’t matter. I’ve changed careers to be a boss anyway.]

[Do you love her that much?]

Song Xiuran naturally understood who the system meant by “her.” She answered without hesitation.

[I do.] How could she not?

Having received an answer, the system vanished once again.

As they drew closer to their destination, Song Xiuran felt a sense of dissonance looking at the quiet surroundings.

Why was it so quiet?

Song Xiuran saw the building ahead—the place where Song Xin was holding Shao Xibei captive.

But there wasn’t a single person in sight.

“[I sense her.]” After the system spoke, Song Xiuran felt as though a piece of her mind had suddenly gone blank.

The system had likely departed.

If it could sense her, it meant she was nearby.

“Let’s check inside the house,” Song Xiuran said.

Shao Yu nodded and turned to Shang Yin. “Take the men and search the perimeter. She and I will go inside to find her.”

Shang Yin offered no objection.

Song Xiuran and Shao Yu led their team to break through the main doors by force and entered the building.

Song Xiuran headed straight for the second floor.

There were only three rooms upstairs. Song Xiuran felt a voice in the depths of her heart calling out to her. She dashed toward the room at the very end of the hallway.

Shao Yu followed closely behind. Song Xiuran reached the door and, with a gentle twist of the handle, found it unlocked.

She frowned at the scene inside. Shao Yu’s reaction was identical.

Inside the room, Shao Xibei sat before a dressing table, quietly allowing Song Xin to groom her.

Noticing their arrival, Song Xin turned her head and offered a faint smile. “Hello there. Come see if Ah Xi looks beautiful.”

Song Xin stepped aside, fully revealing Shao Xibei to Shao Yu and Song Xiuran.

The hollow look in her eyes immediately caught their attention.

Shao Yu couldn’t help but roar, “What have you done to my sister!”

Song Xin made a shushing gesture. “Don’t be like that. You’ll scare her.”

Song Xiuran’s brow remained furrowed; something felt wrong. Why would Song Xin stay here alone with Shao Xibei?

The moment Shao Yu saw the shackle around Shao Xibei’s ankle, she could no longer restrain herself.

“Damn you! What right do you have to treat her like this!” Shao Yu strode forward and shoved Song Xin aside, only to realize that the woman had used a bracelet to chain herself to Shao Xibei.

Song Xin laughed happily. “Don’t treat me so roughly. You might accidentally hurt A-Xi.”

Shao Yu clenched her fists tightly. Song Xiuran’s eyes, however, were sharper. She noticed a device resembling a watch on Song Xin’s wrist.

A realization flashed through her mind.

“Song Xin, you brought a bomb!” Song Xiuran lost her composure and lunged forward, grabbing Song Xin by the throat.

“You found out, huh? Hahaha,” Song Xin laughed.

Shao Yu was also shocked. She looked at the object on Song Xin’s wrist—it looked like a watch, but it was significantly larger. A timer was visible in the bottom right corner, counting down.

It currently read—04:48.

“You noticed, didn’t you? It’ll explode in less than five minutes when it hits zero.”

Song Xiuran’s grip on Song Xin’s neck tightened. Song Xin’s face contorted, her smile turning into a hideous grimace.

Meanwhile, Shao Xibei sat ignored by the other three.

[System, can you disable that bomb?]

[I can.] Breaking a low-level gadget from this world was easy for it.

Shao Xibei’s vacant stare over the past two days had simply been her dazing out. She hadn’t spoken because she couldn’t be bothered to deal with a psychopath like Song Xin. She sat there quietly, unaware that her silence was causing a massive misunderstanding.

Shao Yu pulled Shao Xibei into a tight embrace. “Ah Xi, I’m sorry. It’s my fault for not protecting you.”

Shao Xibei was stunned. Huh? What’s going on?

Receiving no response, Shao Yu’s heart ached even more.

Song Xin’s face had turned flush red from the choking, but her eyes were filled with excitement. “There are only… two minutes left. Hahaha! A-Xi, we will be together forever. No one can take you away.”

Song Xiuran released her grip and delivered a heavy punch to Song Xin’s stomach. Song Xin doubled over.

“Urgh… Hehe… Why aren’t you leaving? Are you waiting to die?”

Song Xiuran looked down at Song Xin with cold, indifferent eyes.

Shao Yu used her communicator to tell the others to evacuate, but she clearly had no intention of leaving herself.

Song Xin straightened up. “President Shao, aren’t you leaving? You still have people waiting for you at home.”

She then looked at Song Xiuran. “If you run now, you won’t have to be blown up with us.” She didn’t want anyone else intruding on her final moments with Ah Xi.

Song Xin waited for the coming explosion with a sense of pure euphoria.

— 00:20

“Twenty seconds left. It’s too late now.” Song Xin’s expression suddenly turned to one of disgust. “Tsk, I didn’t expect people to be making a nuisance even in the final moments.”

Shao Yu held Shao Xibei tightly, sighing inwardly: I’m sorry, Father.

5… 4… 3…

Song Xin’s expression became increasingly frenzied.

Shao Xibei watched Song Xin’s madness in silence. At the final second, Song Xiuran also lunged forward to shield Shao Xibei in her arms.

— 00:00

The timer hit zero. However, after a full minute, nothing happened.

Shao Xibei patted the two people protecting her. “It’s over. You can let go of me now.”

Stunned, Song Xiuran and Shao Yu stood up. Shao Xibei extracted herself from their suffocating embrace.

Song Xin seemed unable to believe it; she stared fixedly at the bomb.

Without a word, Shao Xibei raised her hand and slapped her across the face.

“Song Xin, just how long are you going to keep acting crazy?”

Song Xin’s head was whipped to the side. She clutched her cheek and said with surprise, “Ah Xi, you’re okay! I thought you were sick because you wouldn’t talk to me.”

Shao Xibei was speechless. “I didn’t talk to you because I felt that speaking to you was a waste of breath.”

“Song Xin, from the moment you did these things, every single move you make only fills me with disgust.”

Song Xin began to tremble involuntarily. “I… Ah Xi… I just love you too much.” Her eyes were wild and burning, like foul black sludge.

[This person is simply beyond saving.] Even the system’s mechanical voice seemed to carry a hint of emotion in response to Song Xin’s words.

Hearing the system say this, the last bit of gloom in Shao Xibei’s heart dissipated.

Shao Xibei ignored Song Xin and said, “Sister, she threw the key into the courtyard.”

Shao Yu nodded and opened her communicator. “Search the courtyard for anything that looks like a key.”

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