"Boom—"

The lighter was thrown down, and a pile of flammable materials instantly caught fire, spreading rapidly.

When Jiang Chen carried Ye Jingyi out of the factory building, the fire had already spread throughout the entire structure.

Gong Lin drove to the factory and waited a while.

After she got out of the car, she exclaimed in shock upon seeing Jiang Chen, "Jiang Chen, how are you? Didn't you say you were fine?"

"I'm okay," Jiang Chen gently shook his head, opened the back door of Gong Lin's car, carefully placed Ye Jingyi inside, and then also sat in the back, gently cradling Ye Jingyi in his arms.

Gong Lin glanced at the factory engulfed in flames, then turned back with a complex look at Jiang Chen and headed to the driver's seat.

"Should I take Jingyi back to the hospital?" Gong Lin quietly inquired after settling into the car.

Jiang Chen shook his head and said softly, "Gong Lin, could you let Jingyi stay at your place for a few days first?"

Gong Lin was slightly startled, and with mixed feelings, she nodded.

"Thank you," Jiang Chen expressed his gratitude. He dared not send Ye Jingyi back to the hospital now. This experience had frightened him, making him realize that the hospital was not a very safe place.

Comparatively speaking, Gong Lin's home was in a high-end villa community where security was provided by a professional company. Moreover, there were fewer people coming and going in the villa community than in the hospital, and it was less crowded and mixed, making it a bit safer.

Plus, Jiang Chen wanted to take care of Ye Jingyi up close.

Gently touching Ye Jingyi's face, Jiang Chen's eyes were filled with tenderness.

Gong Lin caught a glimpse of this through the rearview mirror, feeling somewhat complicated, but she said nothing and drove away from the factory.

After Gong Lin's car had left, a figure emerged from the woods near the factory.

Chen Long looked in the direction where Gong Lin had departed, then at the blazing factory, and the corners of his mouth curled into a sinister smile. He took out his phone and dialed Jiang Minghui's number.

"Hello, Chen Long." As soon as the call connected, Jiang Minghui's deep voice came from the earpiece.

Chen Long spoke softly, "Family Head, Wan Feng is dead. He was killed by Jiang Chen!"

"What? Really?"

Jiang Minghui's voice sounded surprised and pleased over the phone.

Chen Long nodded and confirmed, "It's true. I saw it with my own eyes. Wan Feng and Jiang Chen entered together, but only Jiang Chen came out, and then that place was set afire by Jiang Chen."

"Good! Very good! Haha... Now, we don't have to lift a finger!"

Jiang Minghui's voice clearly overflowed with joy, "Keep watching him. I'll find a way to inform the Wan Family right away. The Wan Family will take care of this bastard for us!"

...

Back at home, Jiang Chen carried Ye Jingyi to the guest room and, trembling, placed her on the bed.

Suddenly, Jiang Chen's vision darkened, and his body swayed, falling to one side.

"Jiang Chen!" Gong Lin shouted in alarm, quickly reaching out to support him.

Jiang Chen felt a wave of weakness, unable to muster any strength.

Was this... an aftereffect?

Jiang Chen pondered inwardly for a moment. The outburst in the factory must have been a state of frenzy induced by the Blood Fiend Aura, and now that the frenzied state was over without the support of the aura, his body had gone limp, especially since his injuries were too severe!

"Jiang Chen, how do you feel? Should we go to the hospital?" Gong Lin looked at Jiang Chen with a face full of concern.

Jiang Chen gently shook his head, "No need. Have you forgotten? I am a doctor. I know my body. I'm just drained of strength. I'll be fine after some rest."

"This... okay, I'll... help you wash up!" Gong Lin nodded, hesitated for a moment, and proposed with a blush on her face.

Jiang Chen was slightly startled and then nodded gently.

He was now covered in fresh blood, his clothes stained red. Staying like this until he recovered was certainly not an option.

Seeing that Jiang Chen agreed, Gong Lin got up and dragged him into the bathroom.

She turned on the shower and adjusted the water. Then Gong Lin took off Jiang Chen's blood-soaked clothes, which were no longer in any shape to be worn.

"Ah!" Upon seeing the wounds on Jiang Chen's body, Gong Lin trembled, cried out in shock, and a pained expression crossed her face as tears instantly filled her eyes. Pointing at his wounds, she exclaimed, "You, you call this alright?"

"I'm really fine. These wounds might look terrible, but they're not serious. Those bastards tortured me without hitting any vital areas, nor did they touch the bone; they're just flesh wounds," Jiang Chen reassured Gong Lin in a soft voice.

Gong Lin took a deep breath, calmed herself, and said with a face full of concern, "How did you get all these wounds?"

"It was Wan Feng and his gang. They threatened me with Jing Yi's death; I couldn't fight back!" Jiang Chen softly explained and glanced at Gong Lin. After a moment's hesitation, he added softly, "However, I killed Wan Feng and that bunch of people!"

"This... why? Wan Feng is from the Wan Family. Killing him will bring you a lot of trouble!" Gong Lin looked at Jiang Chen with a shocked expression on her face.

Jiang Chen quietly recounted what had happened in the factory.

Gong Lin washed Jiang Chen's body while listening quietly. When she heard about how those guys had pressed cigarette butts into Jiang Chen's flesh, she reached out to touch the wounds on his chest, and tears streamed out once again.

As she was showering him, Gong Lin suddenly asked, "If it had been me treated like that by Wan Feng, would you have saved me the same way?"

Jiang Chen was taken aback for a moment and then looked up at Gong Lin, falling silent.

The expression in Gong Lin's eyes slowly darkened. She lowered her head and continued to wash Jiang Chen's body.

But her tears kept flowing unstoppable.

Jiang Chen, have I done so much for you only to still not be able to match Ye Jingyi?

Gong Lin's heart was truly bleeding and in pain!

But at that moment, Jiang Chen's voice suddenly rang out.

"Jing Yi and you, you are both my women!

Whichever of you is hurt, I would save you, at any cost!

For you, I could become a devil!"

Gong Lin was stunned.

She looked up at Jiang Chen, dumbfounded, "You, you mean that?"

Jiang Chen didn't speak but nodded solemnly.

He wasn't a heartless man, nor a man without honor; he saw everything Gong Lin had done for him, and he would never fail to live up to her expectations!

Gong Lin covered her mouth at once, and her tears welled up again.

But this time, they were tears of excitement, joy, and happiness.

Then, she suddenly threw herself into Jiang Chen's arms, frantically finding Jiang Chen's lips and kissed him passionately.

Jiang Chen was at first startled, then slowly responded, kissing Gong Lin back with equal fervor.

Outside the bathroom, in the bedroom, Ye Jingyi lay silently, seemingly unaware of everything. But from the corner of her eye, a tear rolled down slowly.

In that tear, there seemed to be infinite tenderness and sorrow.

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