Chapter 85
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Jiang Li's heart was beating so fast when he realized Luo Xin was ignoring him. She was the one person who had understood him, listened to him, and taken care of him since he was five years old. The thought of losing her attention, even for a moment, filled him with a restless unease he could not explain.
He couldn't simply leave her like this.
"I'm just worried because Shen Mei is getting—"
He never finished.
A sudden, sharp pinch struck the side of his neck. Jiang Li frowned, lifting his hand instinctively to touch the spot. His fingertips came away stained with blood.
For a second, he simply stared at it.
Then the world shifted.
The ground seemed to sway beneath his feet, and the sounds around him became strangely distant. His vision blurred at the edges as an unfamiliar weakness spread rapidly through his limbs. His fingers became numb, and a strange heaviness settled over his body, making even the simple act of standing feel impossible.
Luo Xin.
