Chapter 380: Chapter 380: They Lit the Fuse at the Perfect Moment
Ji Hanyu held Bai Haoxue even tighter, as if only in this way could he confirm that she was still okay in his arms.
"What exactly happened on the ship?"
Bai Haoxue also embraced Ji Hanyu, trying not to touch his wound. "It was Bai Youran who took my dad and me on that ship. The ship departed at night, and I hadn’t yet recovered. Once aboard, I went to the room to rest.
I had just fallen asleep when Bai Youran, scared and anxious, came in and woke me up.
She said you had brought people onto the ship to chase us, that you had even captured my dad, and that you were in a standoff with Ye Jinyan.
I was anxious then and hurried to find you all."
Bai Haoxue hugged Ji Hanyu even tighter, looked up at him, her eyes filled with tears and guilt, "When I was outside, I heard gunshots.
When I ran into the room, what I saw was my dad shot in the chest, slowly falling, and you, holding a gun aimed at my dad."
Moreover, the gun in Ji Hanyu’s hand clearly looked like it had just been fired.
Ji Hanyu said, "I did just fire, but not at your dad. At that time, in the room were your dad, Ye Jinyan, and a friend of Ye Jinyan’s.
When I entered, your dad seemed to already be arguing with them.
That friend of Ye Jinyan had a gun aimed at your father, and I aimed my gun at him.
He fired at your father, and I fired at him, but he dodged, only injuring his arm."
At that time, Ji Hanyu stood opposite Bai Xiang and Ye Jinyan’s friend.
The gun used by that person was the most advanced, capable of penetrating a human body, so even though Bai Xiang was shot from behind, the bullet penetrated his chest, and thus Bai Xiang also had blood on his chest.
What Bai Haoxue saw when she entered was her father being shot in the chest, and Ji Hanyu still holding a gun aimed at her father.
So, Bai Haoxue pulled out her gun without hesitation and fired a shot at Ji Hanyu.
The gun Bai Haoxue used was the one Ji Hanyu had given her.
When Ji Hanyu slowly fell, his eyes held no blame, only a light sense of relief and letting go.
Bai Haoxue’s hand reached inside Ji Hanyu’s clothes, touching his chest to find that scar, "I’m sorry... It must have hurt a lot back then!"
Ji Hanyu, without pretending otherwise, nodded and said, "Yes, it hurt a lot!
Just like how Little Short Legs often says, the heartache felt like it would kill me."
Bai Haoxue knew Ji Hanyu was trying in his own way to make her happy. She pressed her face against his chest, tears falling silently, "Ji Hanyu, do you know? Shooting you is the thing I regret the most in my life.
In the early days after I came back to life, every night I dreamed of shooting you, dreaming of you lying peacefully in a pool of blood looking at me."
"It’s all in the past now," Ji Hanyu kissed Bai Haoxue on the forehead, stopping her from continuing on this topic, "But don’t you think we were manipulated?"
In the past, I never thought about it this way.
It was just because I believed she wanted to escape me, that she hated me. After all, it wasn’t the first time Bai Haoxue tried to run away and kill me.
But after we talked it out, it was easy to figure that things were not like that.
As it turned out, she was willing to stay by my side; she had liked me for a long time before.
Nothing made Ji Hanyu happier than this realization.
Along with this happiness, Ji Hanyu keenly sensed something amiss—the conflicts between him and Bai Haoxue were repeatedly amplified and escalated.
It was all because someone ignited the fuse at the most opportune moments.
