She Would Remember This Forever
Qian Tao looked at Li Hengzhi and their eyes met.
He was as calm as before with not a bit of franticness.
Her premonition grew stronger.
Was it because he knew that there was a backup plan and that set him at ease? That once her life was threatened, the sniper would shoot the kidnapper who was standing behind her?
The only thing that made Li Hengzhi's expression change was Qian Tao being gashed by the dagger when she spoke and stirred. Blood stains showed on her fair neck, on the part where the dagger was pointing.
"Brother Lee, listen to me. There's a sniper opposite. Please do not act rashly."
The kidnapper became panicky and suddenly lost his presence of mind.
Qian Tao believed that even though he didn't want to take her life at first, nobody could predict what would happen eventually if he acted rashly.
"Brother Lee! We've just told each other our stories. In this world, I do not have anyone biologically related to me anymore. Without my adoptive father, I don't even have any relatives. I can die without regrets, but you? You have a wife and a sick daughter. Are you hard-hearted enough to leave them and let your wife raise your daughter and bear the high medical fees alone?"
The kidnapper's hand was trembling and Qian Tao knew he had taken in her words.
"Please surrender. You guys have made a mistake and you should be punished according to the law. If you're not afraid of death, what else are you afraid of? To be imprisoned isn't scary! When you get out of prison, you can still see your wife and daughter. Moreover, you were willing to set me free. So, I'll plead for you in court and I can even get you a lawyer and fight for a lenient sentence, alright?"
"Ah…" With pain in his heart, the kidnapper cried.
"Put the dagger down slowly and don't do anything which appears to be hurting me. I'm afraid that the sniper will misunderstand."
They were not actually cruel and fierce. As long as her life was not threatened, the sniper will not shoot.
The dagger on her neck was slowly withdrawn. The kidnapper let his hand loose and dropped the dagger onto the ground. He knelt down in the mud and cried bitterly with his face buried into his hands.
The police surrounded and caught all the kidnappers after danger was removed and the mistaken kidnap was brought to an end.
After escaping danger, Qian Tao was weak. She blinked her eyes and her vision slowly blurred. The world in front of her started to duplicate. Her body shook and she fell into someone's arms.
Qian Tao did not faint but only felt weak, so she could feel that she had been caught by someone. Her whole body was pressing against his. She slowly tilted her head while Li Hengzhi lowered his. The rain from his hair dripped onto her face and they gazed at one another for what seemed like a century.
After some time, with her eyes half closed, Qian Tao let out a laugh.
He saw her red eyes with a mixture of tears and rain.
He knew it was tears as the liquid that fell on his hand was warm.
No matter why he had come to save her, Qian Tao knew that she would remember this forever.
She would always remember that in early November this year, both of them were under the unforgettable rain. Today's memory will be imprinted deeply in the bottom of her heart.
Li Hengzhi.
Suddenly, this name was like music to her ears.