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As he sped past red lights and cut through traffic, Xu Jing realized that he was breaking nearly every traffic rule in the book. But he didn't care. His focus was solely on getting to the small park just outside the city, the one Ling Buyi had once called her sanctuary, her place of solace. A place where she could find peace in the midst of chaos.
Normally, it would have taken him about twenty-five minutes to reach the park, but Xu Jing arrived in just under fifteen. His car screeched to a halt near the entrance, and without wasting another second, he jumped out and started looking frantically around the park.
