Chapter 174

After sending the message, Bai Jing quickened her pace.

As she walked toward the bus stop, Bai Jing kept glancing at her phone screen.

Clearly, she hoped Amu would reply to her message soon.

Two minutes later, she received a WeChat message from Amu.

“Wait over there, someone will come to pick you up.”

Upon seeing this message, Bai Jing did not reply further.

Not knowing who would pick her up, Bai Jing looked around anxiously as she walked to the bus stop.

Ten minutes later, a blond-haired man who looked to be around twenty years old walked up to her.

After looking Bai Jing up and down, the blond-haired man asked, “Are you Bai Jing?”

“Yes, it’s me.”

“Come with me.”

“How is Amu?”

“It’s alright.”

Hearing this, Bai Jing became even more worried.

Fifteen minutes later, they entered a residential building.

Because there was no elevator, Bai Jing followed Huang Mao upstairs.

Reaching the sixth floor, Huang Mao took out his key and opened the door.

After pushing open the door, the blond-haired man said, “Sis, you can go in now. I won’t disturb you two.”

“Thanks.”

After Bai Jing went inside, Huang Mao closed the door behind him and went downstairs.

Looking at the somewhat messy living room, Bai Jing hesitated for a moment before asking, “Amu?”

“I’m in my room.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing walked towards the master bedroom.

Upon entering the master bedroom, Bai Jing immediately frowned.

She saw Amu sitting against the headboard with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.

Because he was shirtless, the bandage wrapped around his abdomen was very conspicuous, and you could even see the blood seeping out.

Looking at Bai Jing standing at the door, Amu asked, “Does your husband not know you’re here?”

“He was having hot pot with his friends, there’s no way he could have known.”

“That’s good,” Amu said, stubbing out the cigarette he hadn’t finished smoking. “After all, in your eyes, I’m a stain on your life. Actually, it’s not so much a stain as a witness to your past. I’ve been thinking about something: since you were willing to use your looks to seduce men in Lijiang back then, why won’t you help me now? With your help, I believe my market expansion here will be much faster.”

“I told you a long time ago that I did that for my mom.”

“Is that really your mother?”

“I know what you’re thinking.”

“But I don’t know what you’re thinking.”

“Can you please stop living this kind of life?” Bai Jing said, her voice trembling slightly. “I know drug trafficking is very profitable, but have you ever thought about the day you get caught? Once you get caught, you could very well be executed.”

“Actually, if you include the other things I’ve done, I would have been qualified to be executed long ago.”

“Then why aren’t you stopping?”

“Since I’ll be shot if I get caught, why should I stop?” After a cold laugh, Amu continued, “So I’ll continue dealing drugs, that way I can make lots and lots of money. With enough money, I can naturally live a life of pleasure.”

You weren’t like this before.

People change.

“But I don’t like you changing.”

“Things have changed a long time ago, so there’s absolutely no point in you saying that.”

At this point, Amu got out of bed and walked towards Bai Jing.

As Amu drew closer and closer, Bai Jing’s brows furrowed deeply.

Walking up to Bai Jing, Amu said quietly, “Actually, you have no right to judge me, because you’ve changed a long time ago. When you cried on the phone and told me what you did in Lijiang, I knew you were different from the person I remembered. Don’t say it was to raise money in a short time; that’s no excuse for using your looks to seduce men. Besides, even if that excuse were valid, do you think it’s just? In my opinion, what you did back then was not much different from what I did.”

“Nonsense! That’s illegal!”

“Don’t you understand the law?”

“It’s illegal in the first place!”

“Weren’t the things you did illegal back then?”

Bai Jing was speechless after being asked that question by Amu.

Looking at the fair-skinned and beautiful Bai Jing, Amu reached out his hand.

When Amu touched Bai Jing’s face, Bai Jing did not resist, but her expression showed some discomfort.

Sliding his hand down Bai Jing’s face to her chin, and gently grasping her chin, Amu asked, “Will you help me?”

“Even if I’ve done something illegal in the past, I won’t help you. I’m not going to be a fool and let you drag me into this abyss.”

Upon hearing this, Amu released his grip.

After smiling, Amu said, “So in your eyes, coming to Shenzhen means you can abandon the past.”

“I don’t know if I can let go of the past, but I know I can’t do anything illegal,” Bai Jing said, her eyes reddening. “Amu, please, turn back. There’s still a chance. If you get caught by the police for drug trafficking, you’ll be doomed. This morning, my husband’s cousin went to Yunnan, probably because of the drug bust, so I was wondering if something had happened to you.”

“Going to Yunnan?”

“Yes, they said it’s related to work.”

“Do you know where in Yunnan we’re going?”

“I’m not sure about that.”

“You can ask your husband when you have time, or just call his cousin.”

“I wouldn’t ask that kind of question.”

“Why?”

“Because I hate you drug dealers!”

Upon hearing Bai Jing’s words, Amu suddenly burst out laughing, as if he were watching a comedic scene from a movie.

After laughing, Amu said, “Let me tell you, your ability to tell jokes is getting better and better. You’ve clearly committed murder for money, yet you dare to talk like a righteous person about hating drug dealers? You should actually be glad that you weren’t caught by the Lijiang police, otherwise you might be in jail right now. I know you must have lived in fear all these years, especially when facing Han Sheng, who is a policeman.”

“I’m leaving.”

“Since you’ve also broken the law, why can’t you help me?”

“Because I didn’t do it on purpose.”

After saying that, Bai Jing immediately walked towards the door.

“If I tell your husband about your situation, what do you think will happen?”

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing stopped in her tracks.

Without turning her head, Bai Jing said, “I know you’re not that kind of person.”

“You should know that I changed a long time ago.”

Some things will never change.

“It sounds so profound, even I don’t understand it.”

“Don’t destroy everything I have now, or I’ll call the police.”

“Does this threat work?”

“Take care of yourself.”

Bai Jing opened the door and went out.

Thump!

After the door was closed, Amu let out a long sigh.

After sighing, Amu went back to the master bedroom and lit his third cigarette of the day.

As for Bai Jing, because she was feeling so bad, she burst into tears as she walked down to the first floor.

As soon as she reached the first floor, Bai Jing ran into the blond-haired man who had brought her there before.

Seeing Bai Jing crying, the blond-haired man with a cigarette in his mouth hurriedly asked, “Sis, did Brother Amu bully you?”