After giving Li Ci a severe scolding, Jingjing finally left Li Ci’s room, thoroughly satisfied.

But Li Ci, lying on the bed, burst into long, silent sobs—each sob filled with remorse over the choice she had made, each sob bringing to mind the very words Jingjing had spoken!

Yes!

If only she had followed Jingjing’s advice back then and told Ming Kai everything that had happened, working together with him to devise the best possible plan, would she be in this situation now? Would her family still be in danger? And what about Ming Kai… would he still be like this?

The answer was clear!

Yet she hadn’t done any of that; she had chosen the most wrong path, the one most detrimental to Ming Kai.

Of course, that path was also the most harmful to herself.

Back then, when those people were using her, they didn’t seem to care about her safety at all—they even wanted to blow both her and Ming Kai up!

But could she really blame herself?

After all, she was just an outsider!

It was because of Ming Kai that she had been dragged right into that deadly trap!

If she had never met Ming Kai… would none of this have happened?

But if she had never met Ming Kai…

Li Ci stifled her painful sobs as quietly as possible, trying hard to keep them under control, yet faint traces of them still seeped out into the hallway.

Ming Kai had already gotten up.

He had actually caught some of what Jingjing had said earlier—especially her angry reprimand of the choice Li Ci had made all those years ago—which not only entered his ears but also his heart.

Indeed!

Back then, if it hadn’t been Li Ci but Lin Xi or Jingjing, they would have quickly chosen the option most beneficial to themselves.

But Li Ci… she stubbornly chose the cruelest, most ruthless path…

Ancheng.

Ming Yue had already settled in.

She was staying in a residential complex not far from Liu Qingqing’s neighborhood—just around the corner.

Having just arrived today, she wasn’t in a hurry to show up in front of Liu Qingqing, nor did she plan to appear before her right away. Instead, she took a nice, relaxing bath, lay down on a comfortable big bed, and began plotting her next moves.

However, before she could finish planning, Jiang Feng’s video call came through.

Ming Yue answered immediately, expecting to just chat casually—but as soon as the call connected, she saw that Jiang Feng’s face was swollen, as if he’d been beaten by someone.

Ming Yue instantly recalled several previous incidents.

Back then, though, the injuries he’d sustained were always on his back.

This time it had spread to his face?

Ming Yue frowned slightly and asked, “What happened? Did someone beat you up again? Can you tell me which powerful person you’ve offended that keeps coming after you like this?”

She knew quite well how strong Jiang Feng was.

He was probably on par with her.

Anyone who could beat him must be pretty formidable!

Ming Yue was very curious to meet such a master.

Of course, she wasn’t looking to seek justice for anyone—she just wanted to learn from a true expert.

But Jiang Feng didn’t see it that way.

Hearing Ming Yue’s question, he broke into a broad smile and shook his head. “No, no one beat me up. I just slipped and fell on my way back.”

“Fell?”

Ming Yue clearly didn’t believe him.

Jiang Feng nodded. “I did fall.”

“How did you fall?”

“I slipped while walking.”

“You slipped while walking?”

“Yes, I slipped while walking.”

“Where did you slip?”

“Right outside the gate of the residential complex—I just lost my balance and fell.”

End of Chapter 180: Counterattack 106