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Crack, the sound of footsteps breaking dry branches and leaves resounded.
The deer startled in an instant, its glossy eyes looking at Li Qiyu with panic—
When Sheng Shinian looked up and saw her, the deep fog passed through his eyes beneath his gentle and jade-like face!
His body was covered in cuts and bruises, with half of his face contused and his left eye severely swollen and bloodshot—a result of the beatings he had received from Bo Yeyuan's men over the past few days as he went to the Li family demanding to see her.
If it hadn't been for Li Qiyu's words, how could his injuries have been so light!
Sheng Shinian's gaze was hazy, as if he were seeing little Qiyu standing in front of him, her eyes brightly looking at him.
"Qiyu..." he steadied himself against a tree trunk, swaying as he stood, and his heavy body moved towards her.
Blood seeped through his wet shirt...
Li Qiyu was suddenly enveloped in a warm embrace!
