After rebirth, I was hugged and kissed by a crazy boss

Yan Qing's chest heaved violently, and her breathing became more and more rapid, as if an invisible hand was tightly strangling her throat.

Gu Qingyan saw her gasping for breath. Her pale face was now sickly red, her eyes were full of water, and she was almost fainting...

"Qingqing, what's wrong with you? Slow down, breathe slower!"

She rushed to Yan Qing, holding her arm with one hand and gently stroking her back with the other.

"Take your time, don't rush..."

Yan Qing clutched the fabric on his chest tightly, his nails piercing his flesh, and his body slowly fell forward.

The slight pain was like a silver needle, pricking her nerves and seemed to make her slightly more awake.

"Waiter, please pour me a glass of water!"

Gu Qingyan was a little panicked for a moment, but she calmly asked for a glass of water, pulled up Yan Qing's chair with one hand, and let her sit down slowly.

"Come, drink some water... Yes, swallow it slowly, don't be in a hurry..."

Seeing Yan Qing leaning back in the chair and his breathing gradually becoming steady, a huge rock in her heart finally fell to the ground.

"Qingqing, you..."

Faced with his friend's puzzled gaze, Yan Qing smiled helplessly and raised the back of his hand to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"It's the aftermath of the car accident. The doctor said that my heart and lung functions have been irreversibly damaged... Actually, it's fine, I'm just a little more delicate than before."

She took a deep breath and returned her gaze to the photo that had shocked her.

"Qingyan, which hospital is this photo from? Does this mean that my brother... is still alive, right? He's waiting for me to find him... right?"

Gu Qingyan pursed his lips, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.

After a long time, under Yan Qing's expectant gaze, she spoke carefully:

"Qingqing, actually... not necessarily. After all, I only searched for your facial features. The man in the photo may just look a little like you, but he may not really be your brother... Moreover, the surveillance video, which is only a few seconds long and has a blurry picture, may have been mistakenly filtered out because you two only look 60% or 70% alike..."

"Besides, I can't locate this surveillance point." Gu Qingyan sighed and shook his head helplessly, "I can't even be sure when this video was produced. The image quality is so blurry that I even think I may have accidentally collected a video from 20 years ago - so, overall, this video may... not have much reference value."

The light in Yan Qing's eyes gradually dimmed. She slowly lowered her head, her chest heaving, as if she was trying to adjust her emotions.

Seeing her like this, Gu Qingyan already felt a little regretful for taking out the photo.

After all, it was a non-existent thing, so why bother to make her feel miserable again? She was already pale and thin, and looked as if she would break if the wind blew... First she ignited hope, and then let it be shattered - this was really cruel.

"Qingqing," Gu Qingyan forced a smile, "You haven't told me yet, where did you go after the car accident? You were clearly alive and well, why are there rumors outside that you're gone?"

"..."

Yan Qing was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said a name expressionlessly.

"Jiang Heyan."

"Jiang Heyan?"

Gu Qingyan frowned, she had some impression of this name.

"Is it... Professor Jiang from our school who teaches international trade?"

"Ah."

Yan Qing nodded, his eyes were cold, as if stripped of all emotions.

"Jiang Heyan was my father's colleague and one of his best friends. He often came to my house and talked with my father about everything. We had a lot of fun. My brother and I always called him Uncle Jiang."

"After the car accident, I woke up in the ICU and the first person I saw was him."

"He told me that my parents and brother had all died in the car accident, and I was the only one who survived. He had arranged the funeral with my father's relatives and had chosen a cemetery. Everything was arranged. He even showed me photos."

"He also said that he and my father were close friends, and when I was discharged from the hospital, he would take me home and raise me like his own daughter, so that I could be a companion to his daughter."

"I was so stupid at the time that my brain was damaged by the car crash... He said he could let me rely on him, and I didn't even doubt his intentions. I followed him home obediently. At the time, I thought to myself that a person's true character is revealed in times of adversity. Uncle Jiang is such a good man... I will definitely repay him well."

Yan Qing pulled up the corners of his mouth and smiled sarcastically, his eyes full of sadness.

She rolled up her sleeves and stretched out her slender white wrists in front of Gu Qingyan.

A string of black number tattoos and a few shocking scars.

Gu Qingyan couldn't help but gasp.

"Not long after I was discharged from the hospital, I spent a few days peacefully at his house, but I hadn't gotten used to losing my family yet... Jiang Heyan sold me to a large underground auction house."

"I only remember that I drank a bowl of chicken soup at dinner... and then I knew nothing. When I opened my eyes again, I was locked in a cage and a code was tattooed on my wrist. Like those rare animals, I became the finale item of the auction that night."

Yan Qing's eyes were empty and lifeless, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised, as if he was telling someone else's story.

That day, she woke up from the cage. It was dark all around her, with a damp smell of blood in the air... There were many people wearing masks walking around, and there were nearly ten iron cages of various sizes around her, which contained many birds of prey and wild beasts. Their pupils were like night pearls, flashing a faint light.

In this place, there seems to be no difference between humans and animals.

Yan Qing's body was shaking violently, his face was pale, his heart was beating wildly, and cold sweat was dripping from his forehead like rain.

In the second before her mental breakdown, when her fear reached its peak, a terrible scream burst out from her throat, regardless of anything, like a dying bird bleeding, exhausting the last of her life's energy -

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at her.

Yan Qing had already lost all her sanity. She screamed almost crazily and banged her thin body against the iron cage again and again. She seemed to feel no fatigue or pain at all... until a man in black came around behind her and skillfully raised the stun gun in his hand.

The electric arc gently touched Yan Qing's lower back through the fabric, and she felt a sharp pain.

Bang.

The dull sound of flesh hitting the ground.

Yan Qing's strength was drained away in an instant, and he fell to the ground unconscious like a boneless rag doll.

"Clean her up and take care of her. She'll be up for auction in an hour."