Chapter 223 - Woht (1/2)
Annina stirred awake to find herself in a roos looked rather old, in the style of 90’s China Through the , she saw a forest and the leaves on the trees had almost all fallen There wereshe saw painted a bleak picture
Just then, the door to the room opened and Xia Lei walked in
“Lukas” Exciteet up fro only a little Her body was soft and powerless; she was very weak
Xia Lei walked to her bedside “Lie down, don’tfor two days”
“What’s wrong with ly
Xia Lei smiled and said, “Re in it that si but you can be revived if you’re tended to in time”
“What about Markus and Ralf?” Annina remembered her vicious countrymen
“They’ve been detained The consular staff are negotiating with our side now,” said Xia Lei
“Will they be sentenced?”
Xia Lei shook his head “No They will be released after we give theoal was to save you, not to fraents”
“What if they want et ashes We’ve prepared ashes of a fee to yours and taken some hair and skin from you and mixed them into the ashes The ashes will have your DNA in there There will be flaws, of course, but they cannot do anything if we insist that those are your ashes”
Annina relaxed only then She looked quietly at Xia Lei, her eyes alight with laughter
“We will give you a new identity You can start your new life here,” said Xia Lei
“I’d like to work at your company I’m a machinist too, like you,” said Annina
“You can’t, not right now You have to lay low for some time You understand what I mean? It’s a sensitive ti at my company there will be trouble,” said Xia Lei
“Then what can I do? I don’t want to stay here all the tie everything after you’ve recovered”
“Long Bing?” This was Annina’s first ti’s name
Xia Lei smiled “You’ve seen her - Laura”
“Your wife?” blurted Annina, then she remembered and said, “She’s not your wife You’re not ht?”
Xia Lei nodded
“Do you love her?”
“I do” Xia Lei felt e about it “We…”
Annina cut him off “Hold me”
Xia Lei paused He’d been about to refuse but he could not bear to at the thought that Annina had only ended up in such dire straits because of hi her and found that a person sitting by a bed could not hold soed “I can’t”
“You can climb on the bed and hold me,” said Annina
Xia Lei was speechless
“Just hold me for a bit I want you to comfort me There’s no way you’ll be able to cheat on your fiancée with me like this, is there?” said Annina sneakily One could see that she was in a much better mood already
Xia Lei smiled wryly and bit the bullet He climbed onto the bed and lay next to Annina, then stretched out an arm for Annina to use as her pillow Annina lay quietly in the crook of his arether wordlessly
Xia Lei had thought that it would be very aard to lie on the saely, not He felt rather tranquil instead
Annina must’ve been too tired; she fell asleep quickly
Half an hour later, Xia Lei cautiously climbed out of bed and left the room He looked back at her as he exited She looked peaceful and had a faint s of?
Xia Lei saw Long Bing standing in the yard as soon as he walked out This place was actually just a sles