Chapter 896: 896、Prelude to Storm (1/2)

Be strong, Qiu Jin, even if it’ll be an unrequited love in the end, at least you tried.

She took a deep breath and held her flooding emotions back, “You are going back, aren’t you?”

“Yup.” Xiang Jinxi smiled the moment he replied as he thought of the potential outcome of his plot. Darkness faded away from his eyes as replaced by the looming joy, “Bruce’s family has sent their eldest son, Eric, to infiltrate the country. They’ll be prepared soon, I believe. And I…” He sneered, “I have enough of Huo Yunting and his shameless pride.”

Qiu Jin nodded in approval like Harley Quinn with her partner in crime, “Do not worry. I’ll do my best in anything I can without hesitation.”

“Thank you very much.” Xiang Jinxi then surveyed the slight change of her expression. His eyes rose in curiosity mixed with something unknown before he walked to her to catch her in his embrace, “You know, after I got what I want, things might change.”

“…” Qiu Jin’s eyes enlarged.

Was that a proposal? Was that a promise?

Will there be a different ending for the both of us once Huo Yunting has been defeated?

If that’s so, I—I…

Her face blushed as heat flowed into her ears rapidly. There was soul finally in her eyes as she spoke, “Well, I think there’s someone else who could help you too.”

“Who?”

“Mo Shan.”

“That girl?” Xiang Jinxi was bewildered, “Is she actually alive? I thought Huo Yunting finished her a long, long time ago.”

“Nah, she’s still alive, only crippled, living in a wheelchair now,” reported Qiu Jin yet the information did not quite catch the man’s attention.

She elaborated, “But that doesn’t deny the fact that she’s something. Well, sometimes for something too risky you need a piece of pawn to test the water for you, don’t you think? If it works, then hallelujah to us; if it doesn’t, just pretend that it never happened.”

Now when you put it this way…