The Moment When Life Hangs in the Balance

Long Yuhao looked at his daughter's departing figure and let out a deep sigh. This daughter was very capable, but unfortunately, she was a woman and was likely to become the target of attacks.

He hoped that Ji Minze could protect her. He picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"This is Long Yuhao!" Long Yuhao said after the call was connected.

"Hello, Director Long!" Ji Minze said habitually.

"You should change your address. We're already remarried," Long Yuhao frowned. The person who had remarried his daughter was still calling him Director Long.

"Sorry, Dad! You wanted to talk to me?" Ji Minze asked a bit awkwardly on the other end of the phone.

"When are you going to take Yiren back home?" Currently, Yiren still went back to the Long Mansion every day and showed no intention of moving back to the Ji Family Garden. This worried him a bit. Although he hoped she could live in the Long Mansion so that they could spend more time together as father and daughter, it wasn't appropriate for his daughter's happiness.

"I've mentioned it to her, but she hasn't agreed to move back to the Ji Family Garden yet. I'll talk to her again. Is there something wrong with Yiren?"

"Yiren is focusing all her attention on work. If this goes on, when will you two have a child?" One daughter had a son before getting married, and until now, he still didn't know who the father of his grandson was. The other daughter was so career-oriented that she showed no intention of being a good wife and mother. They were both giving him headaches one after another. Originally, he didn't want to interfere in Yiren and Ji Minze's affairs, but for his daughter's happiness, it was best for them to resume their normal married life as soon as possible. That was why he was calling Ji Minze.

"Uh... Dad, I'll try my best," Ji Minze said awkwardly.

"Take good care of Yiren. Come back for dinner with Yiren when you have time. That's all for now. I'll hang up."

After saying this, Long Yuhao hung up the phone. Thinking of Ji En's son, he had none of Ji En's arrogance and ruthlessness. He was always so gentle and refined. It was probably only a man with such a character who could tame his overly assertive daughter. The so-called complementarity of yin and yang and the combination of firmness and softness made sense in this way.

"Don't come to pick me up after work today. I'll be working overtime tonight," Yiren said to Ji Minze on the other end of the phone while marking on the budget sheet.

"What time will you finish working overtime? I'll come to pick you up then," Ji Minze asked on the other end of the phone.

"No need. I'm not sure what time it'll be. You'd better go to bed early," Yiren said with a smile. In fact, she missed him a lot. They hadn't seen each other for several days. Recently, she had been busy with the preparations for the bidding of that piece of land and was determined to win it!

"Come back to the Ji Family Garden tonight, okay?" Ji Minze still took a step back and said.

"Okay," Yiren thought for a moment and agreed. Because tomorrow was exactly the weekend.

Although Ji Minze had asked her many times to move back to the Ji Family Garden, every time she said she would move back after a while. She wanted to stay in the Long family for a little longer. In fact, she was afraid of going back to the Ji Family Garden. It always made her feel depressed. Maybe the previous pressure had left a shadow on her.

After hanging up the phone, Yiren called a meeting of all relevant departments regarding the bidding of this piece of land. The meeting ended after 10 p.m. Yiren stayed alone to work overtime until after 3 a.m.

She picked up her bag and walked out of the office. She didn't look tired despite working overtime. She liked her work, so all the hard work became a natural dedication.

She drove the car out of the underground parking lot. Not long after,

She suddenly heard the clear sound of the rear seat glass of her car breaking, which was particularly harsh in the quiet late night.

"Squeak—"

She made an emergency brake at high speed, and the sound of the tires scraping against the ground echoed.

Yiren didn't understand what had happened yet. She just instinctively made an emergency brake. When she gradually calmed down and looked up, she saw a man in black standing a few steps in front of the car. The muzzle of the gun in his hand was pointed directly at her head!

Heichen!

Yiren immediately realized her current situation: Heichen had sent someone to kill her. Did they think she would become a threat to them? Or did they definitely want to push Ruicheng into a desperate situation? And at this moment, she had no way out! She could only look directly at the man. Under the faint light of the street lamp, the man's ferocious face was terrifying.

"I'll kill you and then successfully bid for that piece of land! It's a two birds with one stone deal," the man finally spoke.

Yiren looked at him and remained silent!

Bang— The windshield shattered as expected.

Yiren reflexively closed her eyes and waited for the arrival of death. Suddenly, Ji Minze's handsome face, who was waiting for her to go back to the Ji Family Garden, flashed through her mind. She had never thought that one day, she would end her life in this way.

After a while, she didn't feel any pain at all. Instead, she heard the man groaning. Yiren opened her eyes and saw a petite figure pick up the gun that had fallen to the ground, remove the bullets, and throw it back to the man.

"Go back and tell your boss not to touch a hair on this woman's head. Otherwise, Chi Yan will make him cut off his descendants!"

The cold female voice issued a warning that was even more chilling.

"You're the number one killer, Chi Yan!" The man covered his injured palm and said in horror, then fled in a hurry.

The woman just glanced at Yiren through the mask and then disappeared into the night.

Yiren came back to her senses. At that moment, she almost had the illusion that the female killer was her younger sister, Yan Ziyun. Although she was wearing a mask and her voice had been processed, the feeling was so familiar.

Yiren returned to the Ji Family Garden, drove the car into the garage, and calmed down her still frightened mood, trying to make herself as calm as if nothing had happened.

However, when she got out of the car and walked out of the garage, she saw Ji Minze standing at the door waiting for her. She almost burst into tears.

If it hadn't been for that female killer saving her tonight, she might never have been able to return to the Ji Family Garden. And now she was able to return to the Ji Family Garden safe and sound!