"Mr. Xu, I don't understand why you seemed to hate me. I don't remember offending you in any way."

"Stop acting like a fool! I know about the current trouble that the country is undergoing. I know it had something to do with you. I know you caused this."

"What do you mean?" she snorted. "I was here. I don't have any means of communication or even a way to watch TV. I have no idea what is going on in the outside world or— "

"I told you! That won't work on me. I know you can play with him, but not me. I am not a fool. I can see everything. I don't have any idea how you managed to pull it off while you are inside here. But I am certain it had something to do with you." He squinted and pulled a dagger from his coat. He knew that she is working with the Shen Family and as much as he would like to give anything that could prove this assumption, he didn't have the time for it.

Xu Ke's attitude changed since Lyca arrived in his life. He needed to kill her before it's too late.

Lyca took a step back, senses on high alert, when she saw one of her knives in Xu Jihan's hand. "You know that I am good with knives," she said.

"You have no weapons with you."

"He would kill you if— "

"Did you really think I was that dumb? I already turn the camera off. No one would know I killed you." And if he knew, Xu Jihan was planning to explain why he did it. He was planning to tell him about Lyca and the Shen Family.

"He would."

"Not if…" Xu Jihan paused, his crazed eyes turned more sinister. "I hurt myself first."

"Eh?" Lyca gave him a doubtful gaze. What did he just say? Did he want to hurt himself first? Wasn't that too much? Of course, she didn't voice out her thoughts and just looked at him, waiting for him to act. And just as he said, he slowly used the knife to cut his arm.

He winced and let out a curse.

Did he think Xu Ke would believe such an act?

Because of this, Lyca realized that this man doesn't know Xu Ke and her history. If he does, then he would know that Xu Ke knew everything about Lyca's fighting style. Including her favorite targets which are always the vital points. She was fast and small. So she wouldn't fight face to face but would choose sneak attacks, hitting the vitals, killing people in one strike.

Seeing the blood gush out of Xu Jihan's wound, Lyca didn't know if she would laugh or cry from this man's stupidity. True, his instincts might be sharp but… he was still a bit dense, no? "Jihan… do you really need to do something as crazy as hurting yourself?"

Lyca blinked at him, unable to understand the purpose of this action. So, he was planning to hurt himself, then fight her? What was he going to do? Did he know that she is not very good at fighting fairly? In fact, she was already planning on using the surrounding chemicals to her advantage.

Wait, why would this man fight her in a place like this? Xu Jihan knew that this place was full of chemicals and yet he actually dared to come here and provoke her into using the chemicals.

Aha!

Lyca's eyes brightened, but she quickly hid it.

This man… he is truly sinister. Xu Jihan was indeed determined to kill her. And to do that, he would not mind hurting his own body just to make sure she is dead. She inhaled. And just as she expected, her sharp senses found something odd in the air.

She doesn't have anything special that could determine the components of the air, so she wasn't too sure what it was. However, she guessed, it is flammable.

"I only came here to resurrect Shen Qui." She took another step back.

"Resurrect him? Is he even dead in the first place?"

Lyca's eyes twitched. This man is sharp — too sharp! Sadly, this kind of thinking is the reason why he needed to die. "I'm not going to fight with you," she declared. "You can hurt yourself all you want. I'm not fighting."

"What made you think you have the choice?" he smiled a sinister smile before launching himself towards him. Sadly for him, he truly underestimated Lyca's skills and size.

A normal woman's response would be to try and throw the things around her towards the person trying to attack her. Anything that she would get her hands to. Or as a fighter, she could easily fight against him, tackle him, and use her small size and speed to attack him.

Well, Lyca didn't do any of that. Why would she? She knew that the lab would explode if she spilled any chemicals. Unlike Xu Jihan, who was probably wearing something beneath his clothes, she was only wearing her underwear.

Now, that is just unfair.

So, she chose the most logical way.

She ran.

She avoided him and just ran away, trying her best to lock him inside the lab, alone.

"You bitch! I didn't know you are a coward!" Xu Jihan hissed as he tried to catch up to her. Sadly, the large metal table in between them was preventing him. The table was full of just some random machines that Xu Jihan didn't recognize. These machines were preventing him from actually attacking her. If Xu Jihan would run towards Lyca, she would just run to the other side of the table. "Come and fight me!"

"Crazy." Lyca stuck her tongue out. Obviously, Xu Jihan was also scared to spill the chemicals near him as it would mean he would receive the full brunt of the explosion. "If you want to fight then, fight yourself. Stop disturbing me! You are such a crybaby. No wonder you are still single despite your age!"

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