Chapter 208: Distorted Love

　　"A pendant?!"

　　Lu Fei and Liu Fugui almost said in unison.

　　"Huzi, did you see it clearly? What shape is the pendant?"

　　"I didn't dare to get too close, but I saw it was a black string with a glass bead kind of pendant, similar to what General Manager Zhou described."

　　"Is there blood inside?"

　　"No... Boss, they are about to leave."

　　"Keep an eye on her and see what she is up to."

　　"Got it!"

　　This discovery by Hu Zi greatly invigorated Lu Fei and Liu Fugui.

　　"Goodness, that pendant was actually given to her by her best friend! Who exactly is borrowing the luck, I'm getting more and more curious!"

　　"We'll have an answer soon, she has a new pendant, so she should be acting again soon."

　　The two decided not to return to the antique street and instead went back near the hospital, finding a place to sit and wait.

　　An hour later.

　　Hu Zi sent another message.

　　"Boss, she's back at the hospital."

　　Lu Fei looked through the glass window towards the hospital.

　　Ding Xiaoying got out of the taxi, straightened her clothes, and headed towards the inpatient building, holding a small bag.

　　Not far behind her, Hu Zi was following stealthily.

　　Fortunately, there were many people in the hospital, so Hu Zi wasn't discovered.

　　"Old Liu, the good show is about to start. Let's go, we should get in position as the audience."

　　"Let's go."

　　Liu Fugui had been eagerly waiting for this moment.

　　Both of them arrived at the inpatient department, met up with Hu Zi first, and then waited outside the ward.

　　Ding Xiaoying pushed open the door of the ward and walked in.

　　Zhou Yuyang was lying on the bed, pretending to sleep with his eyes closed, but in reality, he had his phone on the bedside table, silently video calling Liu Fugui.

　　Ding Xiaoying moved quietly, placing her small bag on the bedside table, and sat at the edge of the bed, gazing deeply at Zhou Yuyang with slightly red eyes.

　　Zhou Yuyang felt goosebumps all over, but he didn't dare to show it; his hand under the blanket gripped tighter and tighter, and his sweat almost dampened the ghost-repelling character in his palm.

　　The phone on the bedside table just happened to capture Ding Xiaoying's appearance at that moment.

　　On the phone screen, her face was pale, and her eyes looked somewhat unusual.

　　Lu Fei and the other two found it very eerie as they watched.

　　After a long while.

　　Ding Xiaoying sighed softly.

　　"I don't know what's wrong with you lately, but I really can't lose you."

　　After saying that, she took out a peculiar-looking pendant.

　　A black cord held a frosted glass ball the size of a marble, inside which a dark red liquid shimmered with an eerie glow under the incandescent lights of the ward.

　　"Meiyun is right; to keep a man, being good to him alone is not enough."

　　Then, she hung the pendant around Zhou Yuyang's neck.

　　"Do it!"

　　Zhou Yuyang could no longer pretend to be asleep; his eyes suddenly opened, looking at Ding Xiaoying in terror.

　　"You, what are you doing?"

　　Ding Xiaoying's hand stopped mid-air, her pale face filled with shock.

　　"Yuyang, weren't you sleeping?"

　　"I'm asking you, what exactly are you doing?" Zhou Yuyang demanded loudly, his voice trembling somewhat.

　　"Nothing, I just wanted to bring you a safety charm. The one from last time was lost in the car accident, so I went and got another one..."

　　Ding Xiaoying was still able to maintain her innocent and harmless appearance.

　　"Still lying to me!"

　　Zhou Yuyang couldn't help but shout, raising his bandaged hand and striking out forcefully.

　　"What did I do that made you hate me so much, wanting me dead so badly!"

　　The pendant rolled to the ground with a clatter.

　　Ding Xiaoying stared blankly at Zhou Yuyang, her eyes growing increasingly red, her face full of disbelief.

　　"Yuyang, what are you talking about? How could I hate you? I could never let you die..."

　　"I've caught you red-handed, and you still won't admit it?" Zhou Yuyang almost couldn't catch his breath, "Brother Liu, Manager Lu..."

　　"Who are you calling?"

　　Ding Xiaoying was taken aback, and then she heard footsteps and looked towards the door.

　　Lu Fei and two others walked into the ward.

　　Lu Fei picked up the pendant from the ground and examined it carefully. The glass ball was a miniature sealed vial, containing blood inside.

　　And it was fresh blood, the liquid still flowing and not yet coagulated.

　　He looked at Ding Xiaoying's hand; both fingers on her left hand were wrapped in band-aids.

　　"What do you mean by this?" Ding Xiaoying looked at the three people, then at Zhou Yuyang, her face instantly became deeply hurt.

　　"You still have the nerve to ask us?" Liu Fugui was also astounded, "You nearly got President Zhou killed, and you're still pretending to be innocent?!"

　　"You're lying! He's my boyfriend, why would I want to harm him?" Ding Xiaoying argued forcefully.

　　"Then what is this?" Liu Fugui pointed to the pendant containing blood, "President Zhou had an accident because of this kind of pendant, and you even gave him another one. If you aren't trying to get him killed, what are you doing?"

　　"What?" Ding Xiaoying's face changed drastically in an instant, her black grape-like pupils trembling, "How could that be? Meiyun said it's a Heartlock Pendant, used to lock a man's heart. How could it harm anyone?"

　　"Lock a man's heart?" Liu Fugui, enraged to the point of laughter, "Little sister, you sure know how to name things! One minute it's a Heartlink Pendant, the next it's a Heartlock Pendant. Are you taking President Zhou for a fool?"

　　Ding Xiaoying trembled, hurriedly looking at Zhou Yuyang on the hospital bed, her eyes instantly turning red, tears welling up.

　　"Yuyang, it's not like they say! I admit I didn't tell you the truth. This is a Heartlock Pendant, and it contains my own blood, symbolizing my feelings for you."

　　"Meiyun said that if I give you my blood, you won't be unfaithful."

　　"Don't believe me? Look!"

　　As she spoke, she removed the band-aid from her finger, revealing the wound that had been cut by a knife.

　　Zhou Yuyang looked at her tear-streaked face and the wound on her hand, feeling somewhat moved, but he gritted his teeth and turned his face away resolutely.

　　"Manager Lu, I only trust you. What exactly is this pendant?"

　　Lu Fei had been silent since entering the ward, taking out his phone as if to look up something.

　　"Found it."

　　He handed the phone to Zhou Yuyang.

　　"I thought the pendant looked familiar before; turns out I saw it online. This thing is available for sale on the internet."

　　Liu Fugui and Hu Zi also curiously gathered around, all their eyes fixated on the phone screen.

　　On it was a product detail page, with an image of a pendant that looked exactly like Ding Xiaoying's.

　　"Blood Pendant, a token of love for couples, expressing the purest love to each other."

　　"Place an order and get a lancet and a band-aid for free."

　　"Damn! What the hell is this? Giving your own blood to the other person, how can that be the purest? This is the most insane thing!"

　　Huzi and Liufugui looked at each other, both swearing out loud.

　　Zhou Yuyang stared blankly at his phone, completely disoriented, not knowing what to feel.

　　"Did, did we wrong Xiaoying?"

　　"It's not exactly wronging her; there's no real harm in these pendants, it's just a gimmick by the vendor. But the one she gave you is laced with something extra."

　　Lu Fei snorted coldly.

　　He pulled out the tiny stopper of the glass bottle and extracted a small red paper fragment from it.