161 Her Life Lies in Your Hands 4 (1/2)
Clearly, there had to be a careful discussion before coming to an appropriate decision.
The Gu family was insistent on saving An Xiaoning, whereas the Jin family was bent on rescuing Jin Qingyue as well.
It was a tough decision to make.
The two families continued arguing over who to save but could still not come to a consensus in the end.
The matter continued to drag on as they found themselves stuck in a difficult dilemma.
In fact, Jin Qingyan was in a dire state of turmoil.
One was his wife, and the other, his sister. He would have to face the music either way, regardless of who he chooses to let live.
He had never been put in such a difficult position before.
This was the very first time in his life that he had ever experienced something like this.
If he could pick, he would rather be the one who had been abducted than to have to choose between two of his dearest kin.
He wished he could shred the two hitmen into pieces.
He sat on the couch, staring blankly at the two families breaking into conflict before him.
The argument began to get heated.
From the looks of it, it would be a long time before they cut it out.
Grabbing his phone with him, Jin Qingyan returned to his room and locked himself in, refusing to open the door no matter who it was.
At this point, An Xiaoning finally began to realize how helpless she was.
Jin Qingyan had also discovered how much An Xiaoning mattered to him.
His mind was flooded with the memory of her — her sweet smile, her blank expression, the little tantrums she'd throw, her sometimes willful self, her everpresent confidence, all of which were deeply etched in his mind.
To the worry of Mrs. Jin, he had been locking himself up the entire day.
At this point, An Xiaoning and Jin Qingyue were parched and starving beyond imagination.
Thinking that it would be a hassle to have to bring them to the washroom every now and then, the hitmen decided not to allow them much to eat or drink.
Freezing and famished, the two of them laid helplessly on the ground, akin to cattle waiting to be slaughtered.
Jin Qingyue could not stop crying. After all, she was born with a golden spoon in her mouth and had never been subjected to such abuse all her life.
She was petrified yet distraught at the plight she was in.
God knows how long they had been being held in the basement, isolated from the outside world. Red welts had formed on An Xiaoning's wrist due to her repeated struggle to free herself from the chains.
However, her efforts were futile.
She could not manage to break free at all.
”Sister-in-law…”
”Yes?”
”I'm freezing.”
”Me too, but there's nothing we can do, all we can do is just wait,” said An Xiaoning, staring at her though she could not quite see clearly in the darkness of the pitch-black room.
”Why hasn't Brother come to save us?” Jin Qingyue whined, her voice turning hoarse from all the crying.
”Beats me.”
All of a sudden, the door opened once again and they hurriedly kept quiet.
The lights were switched on again as the two hitmen in black began walking towards them. They stood beside Jin Qingyue and An Xiaoning, sandwiching them in the middle as they glared down at them from above.
An Xiaoning stared at them with a straight face while remaining silent.