The shooting of *The Chronicles of Spring Yu* was completed, and now it had entered the post - production stage. Li Qiyu got busy. Li Xiangping had called her several times, but she ignored all of them. Sometimes, annoyed by his persistence, she would reply, "See you in court."
Li Juan came in with a cup of tea and happened to hear Li Qiyu rarely losing her temper on the phone.
She had been staying by Li Qiyu's side all these days and of course knew what had made Li Qiyu angry. Seeing Li Juan, Li Qiyu felt she had lost her composure. She lowered her head, looking a bit upset. "Do you also think I've gone too far?"
Li Juan shook her head. "If you didn't fight back, I'd think that was too much."
How could a father hurt his child like this? It wasn't enough for him to suck the life out of his child; he even wanted to kill her.
While Li Qiyu and Li Juan were chatting, the phone rang again. This time, it wasn't Li Xiangping but Jiang Yongfeng.
Jiang Yongfeng had been a stingy woman all her life, but now she seemed deeply in love with Li Xiangping, acting as if she couldn't live without him.
It seemed she hadn't gotten enough benefits over the years.
Li Qiyu was annoyed and casually hung up the phone.
Then Jiang Yongfeng sent a message: "Your father is in the hospital. Come and see him."
The same old trick.
After Li Xiangping was hospitalized last time, she had privately asked the doctor and learned that he had faked it. It was just some common old - age ailments.
Of course, Li Xiangping cherished his own life the most. He had always been well - taken care of, never missing out on any nutritional supplements. How could he possibly have a serious illness?
Li Qiyu replied coldly, "Go to the doctor. I have nothing to do with him anymore."
From the moment she knew that Li Xiyu was pushed into the river by him, she had decided to cut off all ties with Li Xiangping.
Li Xiangping had applied for medical parole. As an old man, the police had no reason to refuse. Li Qiyu thought that with someone watching over him, there shouldn't be any problems.
But unexpectedly, a moment of negligence had brought trouble to her.
One day, after working until midnight, Li Qiyu quickly ate the take - out that Li Juan had ordered for her and left at the front desk. After finishing the last bit of work, she went downstairs, planning to take a taxi home. As she entered the elevator, she felt something was off. Her head seemed heavy. At first, she thought it was because of the hard work and didn't think much of it.
When she got out of the elevator, she found that the building was out of power.
The dizziness combined with the power outage made everything seem unusual today. As soon as Li Qiyu stepped out of the elevator, her sixth sense told her that something was wrong.
She suddenly realized what was happening, slipped back into the elevator, and kept pressing the up button. At that moment, she heard footsteps. Just as the elevator doors were closing, she saw Li Xiangping's repulsive face.
Li Qiyu never expected him to come to her company. And now she didn't have time to think. She randomly pressed a floor number, but she knew she couldn't hold on for long. She quickly called Song Yi'an.
"Song Yi'an, save me."
That one plea for help instantly woke Song Yi'an up.
"What's going on?"
"Li Xiangping. He's come for me. I... I think I've been drugged." Li Qiyu analyzed with her last bit of rationality. "It should be the take - out I just ate that's the problem."
The take - out was left at the front desk, and anyone could have drugged it. Li Xiangping must have had this in mind. She didn't know what kind of drug he had given her. If it was poison, she would die today.
"Where are you now?"
"In the elevator, but he must be looking for me."
"There's a distress button in the elevator. Call for help right now. The security guards should be there." Song Yi'an said as he took out his phone and called Li Juan.
During this time, he stayed on the phone with Li Qiyu. The drug's effect was getting stronger. Li Qiyu could hardly stand, but she had to keep pressing the elevator door - close button.
Suddenly, the elevator stopped.
It went completely dark inside.
Li Xiangping had cut off the elevator's power. She was now like a turtle in a jar.
This building was once given by Li Xiangping to Li Xiyu and Song Yi'an. Who else could know this place better than him?
Li Qiyu was on the verge of despair. She slumped to the floor weakly. "Song Yi'an, I can't hold on anymore. I just want to sleep."
Holding a phone in each hand, Song Yi'an kept saying to Li Qiyu, "Hold on." He kept calling people to go and save Li Qiyu. And he himself was desperately rushing to the airport. Whether there was a flight today or not, he would crawl back if he had to!
"Li Xiangping hates me so much. He's already tried to kill Li Xiyu once. He must have given me poison."
"Li Qiyu, I don't allow you to think like that. It'll be okay. Don't be afraid. Wait for me, okay?"
"Zhou Donglin, in the previous lives, I always made you wait for me. I'm so sorry. In this life, let me go first. Let me wait for you in the next life, okay?"
"Li Qiyu, what nonsense are you talking about! I don't want the previous lives or the next life. I only want this life. I just want you to be okay now. Do you hear me?"
Li Qiyu smiled, then started crying.
You know, she never used to cry before.
It seemed that after marrying Song Yi'an, she had turned into a crybaby. She was afraid of pain, of being wronged, and of getting hurt.
She was becoming more and more like a little girl, spoiled by him.
The sound of an iron rod prying at the elevator door could be heard. Li Xiangping's voice sounded as cold as if it were coming from hell.
"Xiaoyu, I'm your father. Why are you hiding from me? Open the door. Dad has something to talk to you about."
But at this moment, Li Qiyu couldn't reply to Li Xiangping or Song Yi'an. Overwhelmed by the drug, she couldn't hold on anymore. Her phone fell to the floor, and from the phone came Song Yi'an's heart - rending roar.
"Li Qiyu, you're not allowed to give up. Do you hear me? I've been looking for you for several lifetimes. I'm not ready to let this end!"
Not getting a response from Li Qiyu, Song Yi'an cursed under his breath, "Damn it." He quickly picked up the other phone and called Li Juan and Wang Shu. "Damn Wang Shu, where are you! Go to the company quickly. If anything happens to Qiyu, I'll hold you accountable."
Wang Shu didn't even have time to put on his clothes. He rushed to the company in his pajamas. He wouldn't blame Song Yi'an for his harsh words. He knew that Song Yi'an must be extremely worried now.
They were also very anxious. Wang Shu directly scanned the taxi driver's payment QR code and transferred 5,000 yuan.
"Driver, go. If there are any fines or points deductions, it's on me! I'll give you another 5,000!"
Hearing this, the driver didn't hesitate at all. He stepped on the gas pedal all the way. He was determined to earn this money.