A viscous red color appeared before my eyes, and the terrifying scene of Feiya being hit and thrown by the rushing truck repeated in my mind. My limbs became numb, and I shook uncontrollably. Sweat beads formed on my forehead. A mental force called fear and panic was devouring me.

I killed Feiya, I killed Feiya, I killed Feiya.

Guilt and fear made me feel helpless, other than watching Feiya lying in a pool of blood, not knowing what to do next.

"Jie..." Zhiye softly called me beside me.

"I killed Feiya...," I said in terror.

"No... Jie, you haven't done anything. Feiya died accidentally," Zhiye calmly told me.

"What should I do, Zhiye..." Fear further engulfed me, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

"Let's escape..."

"Escape?"

"Yes...I will escape with you, Jie."

"But... killing someone is illegal. If I run away, the punishment will be even heavier..."

I said fearfully.

"It's not as serious as Jie thinks. We just need to lay low for a while. And Feiya's death is not your fault," Zhiye reassured me.

"If I didn't chase after her... maybe she wouldn't have been hit by the truck,"

"If Jie thinks that way, then the truck has no responsibility at all, right? It caused Feiya's death... Feiya's death is directly related to the truck,"

"But..."

"... I don't want to see Jie get hurt. I also have the obligation to protect Jie. I feel sorry for Feiya's death, but... Jie, don't feel guilty here. The priority is to leave this place. The truck driver is calling for an ambulance. Let's go now,"

Before I could say anything else, Zhiye took my hand. Many people began to gather at the scene, and an ambulance arrived as soon as we left. But before I could take another look, Zhiye led me to another corner.

"Jie, are you okay?"

Zhiye asked me as we stopped.

"I'm... fine..." My forehead was covered in sweat, and I felt freezing cold all over. My legs trembled uncontrollably.

"I will protect you, Jie..." Zhiye kissed my lips. In an inexplicable state, I felt an electric shock from Zhiye's kiss.

"...I..." I couldn't form words. Zhiye just looked at me with sincere eyes.

"Just follow me, Jie. Don't think too much about anything else,"

Zhiye said in this way, and I felt a lack of security in my heart. It felt like I could only rely on Zhiye.

"Is it... really?"

"Of course... I won't let anything harm you because you are my fiancée, Jie. You are the most important person to me, more important than anything else in this world. You are my treasure, and I won't allow anyone to defile or harm you," Zhiye said with a smile.

"But I might bring trouble to Zhiye,"

"I won't abandon you, Jie. Whether you bring trouble or disaster to me, I will willingly accept it," Zhiye said with a resolute tone.

"Why would you go to such lengths for someone useless like me?" I said self-deprecatingly.

"They don't matter. I love you... all of you. Even if you have flaws and imperfections, I don't care. The only thing I can do is to love you, wholeheartedly,"

"Is that so?" I murmured, unable to refute Zhiye's statement.

"Let's leave this place... Jie. Let's go to a place that belongs to us,"

"But... I feel like we will be discovered anywhere we go... And where can we find a place for us to stay? I will only be a burden to Zhiye," I couldn't see any hope. As someone who killed another person, I couldn't go anywhere.

"Just follow me, Jie. We don't need to think about all of that,"

"But..."

"Okay?"

Facing Zhiye's sincere gaze, I didn't have the courage to say anything against it anymore.

"Okay..." I could only nod.

"Then let's go home first, taking routes with fewer people,""Um..."

Zhiye led me through some less crowded alleys, and before long, we safely made it back home with Zhiye.