Shen Qiwen hadn't expected Lin Qiutong to resort to such a move. He instinctively reached out to pull her back, "Tongtong, calm down. If Song Qinian dies, we won't survive either!"
"I've wanted to die for a long time! What I can't have, she won't get either!"
Song Qinian's face turned red from the strangulation. Seeing Shen Qiwen's attention on Lin Qiutong, she gritted her teeth and, with great effort, snatched the knife from Shen Qiwen's hand, stabbing Lin Qiutong fiercely in the arm.
"Ah..."
Lin Qiutong screamed, clutching her bleeding arm and crying in pain.
"Tongtong!"
Shen Qiwen yelled anxiously. Lin Qiutong glared at Song Qinian hatefully, her eyes filled with intense killing intent, "Don't mind me! Hurry and kill her!"
The blood from Lin Qiutong's arm struck a nerve in Shen Qiwen. He slapped Song Qinian hard and grabbed her by the neck, "You dare hurt her! I'll kill you!"
As soon as he finished speaking, before he could even see the other person's movements clearly, a sharp pain shot through his arm. The person forcefully broke his arm.
Immediately after, his face took a brutal punch.
When Shen Qiwen brought Song Qinian onto the ship, Shen Chiyan and Gao Kunlun had secretly boarded while Shen Qiwen and Qiao Yongsi were not paying attention.
Gao Kunlun had already subdued Qiao Yongsi and turned the activated ship around.
Shen Qiwen's nose and mouth were bleeding from Shen Chiyan's blows, leaving him with no room to retaliate.
"Shen Qiwen, you deserve to die!"
Shen Chiyan's strikes were heavy, his face terrifying, like a demon crawling from hell. The mere thought that Song Qinian could have died at Shen Qiwen's hands if he had been even a moment later fueled his hatred, making him want to kill Shen Qiwen with his own hands.
"Shen Chiyan..."
Song Qinian's weak voice came from behind. Shen Chiyan immediately stopped his assault and rushed to Song Qinian's side, "Qiqi, how are you?"
Song Qinian was pale from blood loss, without a trace of color in her face, and her hands lacked strength. The knife fell onto the deck. Leaning into Shen Chiyan's embrace, she moaned in discomfort, "It hurts."
Shen Chiyan's heart leaped into his throat. "Where does it hurt?"
Before Song Qinian could answer, Shen Chiyan felt his palm growing warm. He opened his palm to see it covered in blood.
The stark red made his face drain of color. He looked down and saw that Song Qinian's waist was bleeding profusely.
Shen Chiyan cursed and immediately picked Song Qinian up, "Don't be afraid, I'll take you to the hospital now!"
Lin Qiutong watched this scene, her eyes turning red with jealousy.
Song Qinian wasn't dead yet!
Why was Shen Qiwen such a useless coward and didn't just break Song Qinian's neck.
No!
They couldn't be allowed to leave, or she would never have another chance.
Seeing the knife on the deck, her eyes shifted. She picked it up and charged towards Song Qinian.
At the same moment, Shen Qiwen, beaten to the brink of death, suddenly saw a red dot appear on Lin Qiutong's forehead – a sniper's laser sight. He was horrified. Without a second thought, he struggled to his feet and rushed to shield Lin Qiutong in his arms.
"Bang..."
A gunshot rang out. Shen Qiwen was shot in the head. He looked at Lin Qiutong with his darkening eyes and fell to the ground with a thud.
In that instant, numerous images flashed through Shen Qiwen's mind.
"Why are you here alone? I'll play with you from now on!"
"Young man, I admire you. Be my knight from now on!"
"Wuwu... Ah Yan has fallen for someone else. He doesn't like me at all. Qiwen, you'll help me, right?"
"Shen Qiwen, if you dare not wear a condom again, don't touch me again!"
"No! I won't go with you!"
From the first moment they met, he had vowed to protect her well. But this time, he probably wouldn't have the chance.
The sudden gunshot startled everyone. Before anyone could react, another shot rang out.
Song Qinian watched in horror as Shen Chiyan was shot in the chest. She tried to call out his name but found herself speechless.
As Shen Chiyan collapsed, she hugged his waist, but she had no strength. They both fell to the ground.
"Boss!"
Gao Kunlun cried out piteously, but he quickly located the sniper and pointed, "Over there!!!"
"Bang bang bang..."
Several shots were fired, and the assassin who had targeted Shen Chiyan was killed.
"Shen Chiyan... Shen Chiyan..."
Song Qinian held Shen Chiyan tightly, her trembling hands covering his bleeding wound, consumed by fear.
"Gao Kunlun, hurry... call... call an ambulance..."
Lin Qiutong hadn't recovered from the shock of Shen Qiwen being shot in the head when she saw Shen Chiyan fall.
Her mind went blank. Before she could even think, she pushed Shen Qiwen off her and scrambled to Shen Chiyan's side, "Ah Yan... Ah Yan, how are you?"
Shen Qiwen watched Lin Qiutong's retreating back as she ran to Shen Chiyan, his eyes wide with death, "He died with his eyes open.
He had given everything for her, even his life, yet her eyes had never truly rested on him.
Even as he was dying, her gaze didn't linger on him for more than a second.
She had never loved him, nor did she fear losing him.
Shen Qiwen realized the truth of what people said only in death.
A simp, a simp; licking until the end and losing everything.
As Lin Qiutong reached out to touch Shen Chiyan, Song Qinian fiercely pushed her away, her tear-filled eyes coldly staring at her and roaring in anger, "You have no right to touch him!"
"You have no right!"
Lin Qiutong stood up and shoved Song Qinian hard, trying to snatch Shen Chiyan from her embrace. Gao Kunlun, who had rushed over, blocked her. "Lin Qiutong, haven't you caused enough harm to my boss?"
"I... I didn't... it wasn't me..."
"Still delusional even now. You are the one who deserves to die the most!"
The police sirens were already approaching. Song Qinian tugged at Gao Kunlun's arm, her face ashen, her voice incredibly weak, "Saving him is the priority. Shen Chiyan... save Shen Chiyan..."
Shen Qinqin was crying her eyes out. She followed Song Qinian and Gao Kunlun to the hospital with Shen Chiyan.
Lin Qiutong still wanted to follow but was blocked by the police. She watched Shen Chiyan's receding figure and finally realized that Shen Chiyan would never belong to her, which filled her with despair.
"Report to the captain, Shen Qiwen has expired."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qiutong suddenly looked back at Shen Qiwen. Ah, she remembered. Shen Qiwen had just died saving her.
She looked at the unclosed eyes of Shen Qiwen with a blank expression. Her pale lips parted slightly, and she spat out two words, "Useless."
If she had known Shen Qiwen was so incompetent, she wouldn't have placed all her hopes on him.
He couldn't even kill a single Song Qinian. Living was just a waste of air.