I Want a Lifetime with You
Chapter 350

Bang! Bang! Suddenly, two loud noises rang out. Li Heng had already busted both the car's back tires, causing it to sway left and right. At the same time, he unbuckled his seat belt and attempted to jump out o his car, but Li Cenbei showed no intention of stopping his vehicle.

Fu Chengyan squinted as he held the gun in his hand, aiming at one of Li Cenbei's front tires. Meanwhile, Pei Jingxiu aimed his gun at Li Cenbei's head. Yet, Li Cenbei's stopped his car all of a sudden. He proceeded to hold onto Pei Huan, making Pei Jingxiu unable to aim straight.

Li Cenbei opened the car door, dragged Pei Huan down with him, and stared at the three men before him. "Looks like I've underestimated you guys," he remarked while pursuing his lips. Li Cenbei had thought that with only Fu Chengyan and Li Heng around, he would still have a chance at survival as long as he had Pei Huan. However, Pei Jingxiu had decidedly shown up too.

Pei Jingxiu sat inside the car, tampering with his laptop. Then, very quickly, he shut down all the surveillance cameras in the area and exited the vehicle.

"It's done."

"Don't come any closer, or I'll shoot!" Li Cenbei held Pei Huan by the neck and pointed a gun at her. "I didn't want to make an enemy out of you, Fu Chengyan, but you just had to get in my way."

Fu Chengyan narrowed his eyes. As he walked over, he glanced at Li Heng while signaling Pei Jingxiu with his hand. "The person you've taken hostage just so happens to be a member of the Fu family. She's my sister, so how could I not intervene? How about this? Let Pei Huan go. You can do whatever you want with Li Heng. The Li family's affairs have nothing to do with the Fu family. What do you say?" "Do you think I'm a three-year-old, Fu Chengyan?" Li Cenbei scoffed. "You and Li Heng have been friends for so many years. There's no way you'd leave him be."

Fu Chengyan smirked and nodded slightly. "You're right, but..." Before Fu Chengyan could continue, Li Heng suddenly showed up and gave Li Cenbei a kick from behind. Before the latter realized it, Li Heng had already snatched Pei Huan over to his side.

Li Cenbei swiftly turned and aimed his gun at Li Heng. The moment Pei Huan saw this, all she managed to do was scream, "Be careful!" Bang! Bang! Two shots rang out. As Li Heng fell into Pei Huan's arms, Li Cenbei received a bullet to his forehead and chest. He stared wide-eyed in Pei Huan's direction.

Pei Huan's heart pounded frantically as she felt herself being weighed down by another person's body. "Li Heng? Li Heng!"

She cried out Li Heng's name while relentlessly slapping him on the back. "Are you okay? Don't scare me like this. Don't you die on me!"

Cough, cough! Li Heng glanced at Pei Huan in frustration. Then, he turned over and got up, helping the woman up at the same time. "Even if I didn't get shot, I would've died from being slapped in the back like that."

"You're okay?" Pei Huan stood up and looked around, making sure Li Heng was unharmed before heaving a sigh of relief. "You scared me."

She really thought Li Heng had been shot from trying to protect her unconditionally during that crucial moment.

Tears swirled around in Pei Huan's eyes as her face turned pale. "How could you be so stupid to now know that he had a gun-Li Cenbei!" She hurriedly turned to the man lying on the floor, but she couldn't bring herself to keep her gaze on him. "He's..."

"Don't be afraid!" Li Heng pulled her into his arms. "Everything's okay."

"Alright. You'll all okay, aren't you?" Fu Chengyan glanced at the sweet couple after inspecting Li Cenbei's corpse. Seeing they were uninjured, he nodded at Li Heng. "Aunt Ning's surgery was a success, Huan. She's currently resting in the hospital. Do you want to go and see her?"

"Really?"

Having just gone through a life-and-death situation, Pei Huan felt deeply shaken. But after hearing what Fu Chengyan said, all the anxiety and fear in her heart was washed away by happiness. "So, my mom's..."

"Shaoqing said the surgery went even more smoothly than the previous one, so you don't have to worry anymore," Fu Chengyan replied before turning to Li Heng. "Take Huan to the hospital, Li Heng. I'll handle it from here."

"Alright." Li Heng nodded. He knew how much Ning Xin mattered to Pei Huan. The latter woman would never be at peace as long as she didn't see Ning Xin safe and sound. "I'll leave this to you." "Chengyan," Pei Huan called out to Fu Chengyan. "Thank you."

Fu Chengyan's lips curled into a smile. "Go on, now."

"But Li Cenbei..."

"Since he insisted on coming here, his body will remain here too," remarked Fu Chengyan. "Don't worry. I'll take care of everything here."

Once Li Heng left with Pei Huan, Fu Chengyan cast Pei Jingxiu a glance. "I'm counting on you again, Jingxiu."

Pei Jingxiu returned him a glance, got into the car, and began to work on his laptop again. "I can help you sort things out, but as for the guy..." Fu Chengyan raised a brow. "Jiang Hu's coming."

As expected, the moment Fu Chengyan's words sounded out of his mouth, Jiang Hu and Zhou Zheng showed up. "Hello, Mr. Pei and Mr. Fu!" "Clean this place up, Jiang Hu."

Fu Chengyan drove off right after giving his orders. Still, he couldn't help but ask Pei Jingxiu while on the road, "I thought you'd deal him a headshot."

Pei Jingxiu glanced at him. "I told you I'd let you do it."

Fu Chengyan smirked. "Where to, now?"

"The hospital," Pei Jingxiu responded emotionlessly, causing Fu Chengyan to be slightly astonished. "To see Ning Xi?"

Pei Jingxiu, who was busy typing away on his keyboard, suddenly froze for a moment before nodding. "Yeah. I'll be taking her to the Nings in Sheen City, now that we've confirmed she's part of the Ning family." Fu Chengyan frowned slightly. "Are you sure? You won't regret it, will you?"

Pei Jingxiu calmly closed his laptop, but no words escaped his lips for a long time. Despite his eyes glimmering slightly, they still looked especially gloomy. "You know I've lived just for this moment."

The car instantly fell into silence. Fu Chengyan pursed his lips before he said, "You should really think about it. This isn't an easy path to walk. On top of that... She's innocent."

"Innocent?" Pei Jingxiu smirked. "No one is ever innocent in this world-especially if they're from the Ning family!"

Ning Xin was still in slumber when Pei Huan and Li Heng arrived at the hospital. Su Shaoqing had mentioned that Ning Xin wasn't in good health, to begin with, so she would take a while to regain consciousness. Pei Huan nodded her understanding and sighed with relief upon knowing that Ning Xin was truly okay.

Her eyes brimmed with tears as she peered at the woman, who was sleeping peacefully, through the glass window.

Li Heng left Su Shaoqing and walked over after getting his minor injuries bandaged. Upon seeing Pei Huan's eyes turn red, he proceeded to hold onto her. "What's wrong?"

Pei Huan turned around and buried herself in Li Heng's arms upon seeing him, hugging him tightly. "Nothing. I'm just so happy my mom's finally okay."

"Yeah. She's fine now. Everything will get better soon," Li Heng consoled her while patting her back gently. Suddenly, Pei Huan recalled the virus in Pei Huan's body, as well as... "Li Cenbei said Bao was injected with the virus too. What should I do, Heng? Bao is still so young!"

"Don't worry!" Li Heng responded when he saw how frantic Pei Huan became. "Don't get all worked up."

"But... Li Cenbei said he doesn't have the cure. He said that himself. He also said that he had only injected the virus into me. It was someone else who injected it into Bao. Who else has the Li clan offended aside from Li Cenbei, Heng?"

Li Heng's eyes narrowed. "You're saying he wasn't the one who injected the virus into Bao?"

Pei Huan nodded. "Plus, he said there isn't a cure for this virus in the entire world. In fact, the one inside Bao is an improved and purer strain. Heng—”

"Don't worry. Leave this to me," assured Li Heng as he held Pei Huan's hand. "Did Li Cenbei say anything else?"

"He said..." Pei Huan shook her head. She couldn't come up with anything else despite trying her best to recall the previous encounter. "I can't remember, but I suppose he meant that there are other people who are out to get the Fu clan apart from him. I'm part of the Fu clan, and so is Bao. On top of that, my mother is ill and needs a bone marrow transplant, so it has to be either Bao or..."

Pei Huan could no longer continue. The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.

Li Heng's heart ached at the sight of this woman. "Don't think about it," he said, pulling her into his embrace. "It's not like things can never change for the better. Honestly... We've long been aware of the virus inside you and Bao. Chengyan and I are already looking into it, so don't worry. If a virus exists, there has to be a cure too."

"But..."

"Okay, let's stop thinking about this. Don't you want to see Bao?"

Pei Huan nodded. "I've been so busy that I've neglected him. Is he at the Wuyun Residence?" she asked, pushing Li Heng away. "Yeah. Do you want to go and see him now?"

Pei Huan shook her head. "I want to see Ning Xi first." In any case, she owed Ning Xi too much. She wouldn't have known what to do at all if it weren't for that woman. Even if Ning Xi were part of the Ning family and was associated with Ning Xin, the fact that she could help out at this time made Pei Huan extremely thankful.

"Okay, then. Let's go see her." Li Heng placed a hand on Pei Huan's waist, and the two headed over to Ning Xi's ward.

Ning Xi had long regained consciousness. She was young and healthy, after all. She was only initially hurt during the bone marrow aspiration process, and she needed some rest after. By now, she had regained all her energy. Still, Fu Heng felt that she had saved Ning Xin's life and was eternally grateful. However, he kept refusing to let her leave the hospital out of concern for her health.

Ning Xi was feeling bored out of her mind when she heard footsteps approaching her ward. Her ears had always been extremely sensitive, given the environment she had grown up in. With a squint, she hastily got off the bed and swung a dagger toward the door the moment it opened.

Ning Xi was fast, but the other party moved even quicker. Ning Xi felt her arm being grabbed as a cold voice rang out from above her, "You can fight already? I guess you're all better now."