Chapter 498 - A Shattered Romance (1/2)

n.o.body expected this sudden change in the situation. Eleven knew that Meng Lianying had feigned fainting and fired at Mo Ye because she wanted Mo Ye to kneel before her and atone for his sins. While that was something she had pondered upon for a while, she also wanted to see how much Meng Lianying loved Mo Ye. Little did she expect Meng Lianying’s love for Mo Ye to be skin-deep enough to feign fainting as she was afraid that Eleven would expose her.

While she was unwilling to get up, she knew that the truth – being told by her and by Eleven – were different should she be confronted. Meng Lianying would not allow Eleven to have her wish and rather hear Mo Ye grunt as the bullets punched into him.

Eleven, however, saw that she was unwilling to get up and decided to tell the truth. Meng Lianying could not allow it to happen and stopped feigning that she knew nothing. Hoping to gun Eleven down, she stood up and fought back.

Having taken three shots, Mo Ye could not get up from how he knelt on the ground. He could only watch the black muzzle of the gun pointed at Eleven and was in shock. He even felt Meng Lianying vicious gaze at him terrifying, and her silhouette emanated a shred of insanity.

From Mo Ye’s angle, he could only see Meng Lianying’s silhouette. Eleven broke into a cold smile as she saw the shock in his eyes and seemed to be mocking him. Mo Ye could not make out the emotions in her eyes.

It seemed to ask, ‘Who are you worried about?” Or to put it differently, ‘Is this what you are hoping for?”

As Mo Ye’s wounds burnt, he struggled in deciding whether to go over and push Meng Lianying’s gun away. He deeply knew that even though Meng Lianying may not have meant it, she would still be ultimately disadvantaged.

As Meng Lianying pulled the trigger, Ye Wei took out her gun and fired into Meng Lianying’s back almost simultaneously. There were three loud bangs on the beach as Ye Wei fired at Meng Lianying, Meng Lianying at Eleven, and Eleven into Meng Lianying’s abdomen.

A bullet hit Eleven’s elbow, another in Meng Lianying’s back, and one in Meng Lianling’s abdomen. Eleven grabbed the gun and viciously pushed Meng Lianying onto the ground. Meng Lianying stumbled and could not crawl up.

Mo Ye’s eyes burnt as he stared at Eleven viciously and in hatred. Eleven coldly laughed and turned around…

Mo Jue moved his hand, and Ye Wei stared at him sternly before blocking him.

She was stubborn and would not allow him to move.

Mo Jue looked at Ye Wei, then at Eleven’s back, then at the woman who was shot in the back and in the arm. The woman who was shot had an extremely pale face as she lost substantial volumes of blood from her non-critical injuries.

As she would never last long on the ocean – and probably die in the process – Mo Ye had everybody back away from the beach to ensure Meng Lianying’s safety.

Mo Ye and Meng Lianying were seriously wounded, and only Ye Wei and him were left. If they each took different sides, the best way was to maintain the status quo and allow Eleven to leave. If Mo Ye was not treated immediately, his legs could be crippled.

Mo Ye pondered about many things for a long time. While it was not difficult for him to avoid Ye Wei and gun down Eleven, but… Apart from Mo Ye, he was slightly afraid of how Ye Wei would take to him killing Eleven?

While that woman did not quite like him and Ye Wei, she at least did not call Ye Wei out before him and allowed him to do what he deemed fit. While she initially did not want to hurt Ye Wei, she however gave him a way out.

Would this be a good reason for him to let her off? It would not be worth his while to fall out with Ye Wei over this.

“Lianling…” Mo Ye was unable to walk and called out Meng Lianling’s name but he looked at Eleven slowly walking out of his view.

“Eleven!”

As she had left so many questions behind, she must not leave! She clearly left hints about him, but did not say them out. How could she simply leave? She must not…

At this moment, Meng Lianling – whose life hung in the line – no longer mattered. The woman in the windbreaker, and whose back he saw, only mattered. He was never this fl.u.s.tered at this juncture where she seemed about to walk out of his world.

He who had just faced down her cold gaze and her gun and did not panic the slightest, suddenly panicked…

“Little Jue, stop her. Don’t let her leave,” Meng Lianying flatly ordered. The injuries on his leg, and whether he would become a cripple did not matter. Meng Lianying’s fate seemed to not matter too.

It was of utmost importance that she did not leave.

“Brother,” Mo Jue was in a difficult spot.

“Big Boss Mo, you are sure heartless enough to further inflict hurt on her eh? What are you holding her back for? You have turned her into a non-human, and what else do you want with her?” Ye Wei mocked Big Boss Mo, arms akimbo.

Mo Ye did not seem to hear Ye Wei’s words and insistently called for Mo Jue to hold Eleven back.

She must not leave.

Mo Ye could sense that Eleven leaving this time would make them crossing paths difficult. Eleven, by then, would certainly hate him to the core and he would be unable to even draw close to her. He was no fool, and knew from today’s happenings that something was amiss.

Even he could not figure out why the two women were mortal enemies because of him. even the keen-eyed could tell that the tiff between the two women were partly because of him.

Mo Ye knew that he had not crossed paths with Eleven, save in City A. They had seen each other, and had a not particularly happy yet somewhat lively interaction on the island.

Based on how she sounded, they seemed to have known each other from long ago.

He could not recall anything, and he would definitely not forget seeing her before. Mo Ye had his doubts, and Eleven’s att.i.tude gave him the most direct answer.