Volume One, Chapter Two: The Spirit Eye Technique!

Ji Yunxi stood quietly, gazing at Li Susu through the refracted light from the glass, a fleeting glimmer of gold flashing in her eyes.

At that moment, Li Susu approached her and crouched down. “You’re really cruel to yourself just to keep Ming Yue from coming for me. But Ming Yue doesn’t like you. No matter what you do, it’s useless.”

“Just like last time,” Li Susu’s eyes darkened.

Though she didn’t say the last sentence aloud, Ji Yunxi’s spiritual eyes had already seen the scenes of Li Susu booking tickets in advance and urging the taxi driver to rush to the Fu family.

She knew that Li Susu had also been reborn.

But last time, Li Susu had been the winner—why come early this time?

Not wanting to have a broken leg?

That must be it.

Although her leg had healed later, it was said she couldn’t run fast anymore and could only manage basic movement.

No matter—it didn’t matter anymore.

This time, Ji Yunxi turned her gaze to the divorce agreement on the tea table.

“Zhang, help me up,” she weakly said.

She no longer wanted a man like this. If Li Susu liked him so much, she might as well take him early.

But Fu Mingyue, acting wildly, suddenly grabbed Ji Yunxi and pulled her up. “What’s going on? Didn’t you see the broken glass on the floor? Why didn’t you avoid it and just hit it like that?”

Ji Yunxi, already weakened from blood loss and having used her spiritual eyes, felt dizzy. It seemed she couldn’t use her eye techniques again until she recovered, or else she might lose her sight without anyone having to gouge her eyes out.

“Ming Yue, don’t say that about Yunxi. She just wants your attention, she means no harm.”

“Don’t speak for her—” Fu Mingyue started, then abruptly let go of Ji Yunxi.

“Bang!” Still faint, Ji Yunxi collapsed instantly. She tried to brace herself instinctively, but her elbow landed on the broken glass, the sharp pain snapping her wide awake.

“Madam!” Zhang hurried over to help.

Ji Yunxi looked up and saw Fu Mingyue gripping Li Susu’s arm, examining her elbow. “What happened? How did you get hurt?”

Sunlight streamed in through the floor-to-ceiling windows, clearly revealing a small scrape on Li Susu’s alabaster skin. It wasn’t serious, but because of her fair complexion, it was strikingly visible.

“I’m fine. I just came to find you and urged the driver to speed up. I got a little scratch along the way, don’t worry about me. Hurry and check on Yunxi! Ah! How did you get hurt again?”

Li Susu’s eyes showed surprise and disapproval. “Yunxi, I know you like Ming Yue a lot. I never wanted to compete with you. You don’t need to harm yourself like this. We women should love ourselves first.”

Earlier, she said she rushed the driver to see Fu Mingyue, yet claimed she wouldn’t compete...

Ji Yunxi found it amusing—Li Susu had said it all for her.

Yet Fu Mingyue didn’t see the contradiction and looked at Ji Yunxi impatiently. “What more do you want to make a fuss about?”

Ji Yunxi was too tired to answer or ask Zhang to help her up. She propped herself weakly, leaned over the tea table, and opened the divorce agreement, signing it.

The name “Ji Yunxi” was clearly written on the white paper, stained with blood. This life, she would no longer entangle herself with Fu Mingyue’s fate.

“Zhang, call an ambulance.”

No scoundrel or shameless woman was worth trusting.

Ji Yunxi didn’t want to escape the misery of her past life only to bleed out and die.

“You…” Fu Mingyue was shocked, probably not expecting her to sign so swiftly.

Li Susu was also surprised. “What’s this? Ming Yue, are you divorcing Yunxi?”

Fu Mingyue said nothing, still watching Ji Yunxi lean weakly against Zhang.

Blood covered her head, face, and body. The vivid red made Fu Mingyue realize just how much blood she had lost, and his heart clenched involuntarily.

“I’m taking you to the hospital! Hou, drive the car here quickly.” Fu Mingyue bent down to pick up Ji Yunxi, but Li Susu was faster and helped her up. “Yunxi…”

Fu Mingyue yanked Li Susu aside. “You’re hurt—don’t move.”

“I…” Li Susu hadn’t finished speaking before Fu Mingyue hoisted Ji Yunxi into his arms and hurried toward the front door.

Hou had already driven the car to the entrance. Fu Mingyue had just placed Ji Yunxi inside when Li Susu’s startled cry came from behind. He turned to see her limping and falling, rushing over immediately.

Ji Yunxi withdrew her gaze, suppressing the sudden sharp ache in her heart.

After all, she had been the one trailing behind, calling him “Brother Ming Yue” for seventeen years.

She had truly believed they could grow old together.

“Bang!”

Ji Yunxi slammed the car door with all her strength, dispelling that lingering bitterness completely.

Seventeen years of childhood companionship, five years of pouring out everything—even sacrificing a pair of eyes.

It was enough.

The burning pain on her face, the stinging on her forehead and elbow, the searing agony of having her eyes gouged out, the bone-chilling torment of being haunted by countless ghosts, the gnawing pain of demonic devouring—all these should awaken her!

Ji Yunxi regained her composure. “Hou, drive.”

“But…”

“Do you want to see me die?”

Through the rearview mirror, Hou saw Ji Yunxi’s pitiful pale face and then glanced at Fu Mingyue, who was still holding Li Susu protectively. He started the car.

Fu Mingyue had just picked up Li Susu when he saw the car pulling away.

“Hou, you…”

“Yunxi must be angry,” Li Susu said apologetically. “It’s definitely a misunderstanding. Let me down—I’ll go to the hospital myself. You should go after her and explain.”

“There’s nothing to explain!” Fu Mingyue said coldly as he carried Li Susu into another car.

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Due to excessive blood loss, Ji Yunxi was unconscious upon arrival at the hospital and had to be carried inside.

When she woke, her forehead and elbow were wrapped in bandages, and no one was by her side.

Ji Yunxi slowly sat up, then got up and checked out on her own.

“Madam Fu, your wounds have been treated,I'm sorry, but I cannot assist with that request.