“We’re in the middle of a fun game. Why’d you suddenly show up?”

Before Li Mei could inject the liquid in the syringe into Lin Qing, Su Yao, in the bed beside them, suddenly spoke.

She was still lying in bed, but she pulled the curtain open with one hand and looked at Li Mei with a deeply annoyed expression.

Even when she saw Li Mei about to commit murder, Su Yao didn’t show the slightest panic.

She was perfectly calm.

If she hadn’t made that bet with Lin Qing, Su Yao would’ve been more than happy to see Li Mei show up at the hospital.

But things were different now.

More than she wanted the murderer to come, Su Yao wanted to win the bet.

Su Yao glanced at Lin Qing, still unconscious, then at the clock on the wall. It was two minutes to midnight. What a shame she wasn’t going to win this bet. It was enough to make anyone sad!

She’d thought she was going to win, too!

But now that Lin Qing had been sedated and couldn’t fight back at all, if she dragged this out any longer, he’d die.

She’d finally found a decent toy.

It’d be awful if someone else broke it.

Then she’d be back to her boring old routine.

So she couldn’t just ignore this, even if it meant losing the bet.

“What are you doing here?!”

When Li Mei saw Su Yao in the bed beside them, the corners of her mouth, which had been turning up, quickly fell. Her panicked eyes filled with venom as she wondered whether she should kill this woman too!

Damn rich people.

You can all just die!

Wait…

No.

Unlike the unconscious Lin Qing, Su Yao was conscious and had full use of her arms and legs.

All she had to do was shout, and the bodyguards outside would come in. Li Mei wouldn’t be able to do a thing.

She had to stay calm. She couldn’t give herself away.

“If I were you, I’d pull that syringe out. Lin Qing’s condition doesn’t require an injection. He can just take medicine.”

But it was as if Su Yao had guessed what Li Mei was thinking. Her gaze fixed squarely on Li Mei, full of knowing certainty.

It was as if she knew every move Li Mei made, and every crazed thought in her head.

Li Mei’s heart tightened. She knew her plan to bluff her way out had already failed before she could even put it into action.

There was only one other way forward.

“Don’t make a sound, or your boyfriend dies!”

Li Mei gripped the syringe in one hand, keeping it poised to inject at any moment as a threat to Su Yao.

Su Yao was Lin Qing’s girlfriend. No matter how capable she was, she couldn’t possibly stand by and watch her boyfriend die in front of her.

Then all Li Mei would have to do was get rid of the syringe, and she could distance herself from the whole thing.

After all, there were no cameras in the hospital room. The only cameras were in the hallway and other areas.

“You’re right. He can’t die.”

But Li Mei’s certainty suddenly began to waver.

Su Yao was still lying in bed, chatting away with a relaxed, carefree air. There was nothing in her manner that suggested she cared about Lin Qing.

She wasn’t worried or tense at all.

It was as if the person being threatened wasn’t her boyfriend, but some random passerby on the street.

Su Yao’s smile wore a false mask. Only when her cool eyes turned toward Lin Qing could anyone tell that she truly felt nothing for him.

It was all an act.

How could that be!!!

Li Mei had seen all of Su Yao and Lin Qing’s interactions in the hospital cafeteria. Anyone with eyes could tell there was something between them.

Could it be…

That this had all been planned in advance?

Was it all specifically aimed at her?!

As these thoughts crossed her mind, Li Mei started trembling uncontrollably. Her gaze turned vicious as she looked at Su Yao, realizing there was no way she could escape today.

Even so, if she was going to die, she’d take someone down with her!

“Don’t get worked up. Haven’t you noticed that the bodyguards outside still haven’t come in, even though we’ve been talking for so long? The room isn’t very soundproof—you know that. That’s why you used a sedative.”

Meeting Li Mei’s vicious stare, Su Yao simply rolled onto her side. Still lying in bed, she smiled and continued.

Li Mei froze at those words.

Something really was strange.

If this was a trap set for her, they could’ve already tightened the noose. Caught in the net, she had no way out and could only make one last desperate struggle.

Even so, judging by how casually Su Yao treated Lin Qing, it would probably be a pointless struggle.

But then why was Su Yao saying this now? What was going on?!

For a moment, Li Mei’s thoughts raced in every direction. She couldn’t understand how things had ended up like this!

“What do you want?”

After being caught off guard, Li Mei’s voice no longer sounded as pleasant as before when she spoke again. It was hoarse and low, as if she’d become a different person.

Su Yao hadn’t called the bodyguards in directly, but Li Mei didn’t let her guard down.

She was afraid it was a trick.

“I’m not like that guy, handing out kindness on a whim. I’m just interested in you.”

At last, they’d gotten to the point. Su Yao immediately perked up.

That was exactly right.

If she hadn’t been interested in Li Mei, Su Yao wouldn’t have gone to so much trouble to stay at the hospital.

Of course, Lin Qing was one reason too—but not the only one.

“Does it feel good to kill someone?”

But Su Yao’s next question immediately put Li Mei on edge.

What was this woman called Su Yao trying to do!!!

“If you want to know whether it feels good, kill someone and find out.”

Li Mei didn’t know what Su Yao was after, but she knew she couldn’t just sit there and say nothing.

Otherwise, Su Yao would shout once, and Li Mei would be finished!

“I’d like to, but I can’t afford a criminal record.”

Su Yao shook her head, turning down Li Mei’s “suggestion.” She explained that she couldn’t do that.

Murder was wrong.

If anyone found out, everything would slip away from her.

No matter how dazzling the halo over her head was now, once her status and position were gone, that halo would disappear with them.

In manga and novels, powerful murderers might get sick of their boring lives and start killing people. But all that would do was make them lose everything.

Remembering how her uncle had taught her since childhood never to do anything bad, even using all sorts of real-life cases as examples, Su Yao let out a helpless sigh.

Having a police officer for an uncle was way too restrictive.

“So, let’s look at it another way… If I kill a murderer in self-defense, there won’t be any problem, right? And I can even be the victim and get everyone’s sympathy.”

As Su Yao spoke, her expression grew more and more excited.

Her eyes, dark as obsidian, gleamed with impatient anticipation.

“You’re crazy!”

Seeing this, Li Mei shouted angrily and immediately moved, ready to push the liquid in the syringe into Lin Qing.

Even if she couldn’t escape her fate today, she’d kill as many people as she could!

But before Li Mei could inject the liquid in the syringe, a hand clamped tightly around her wrist. Lin Qing, who had been unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes and spoke.

“I agree with you.”

His eyes were clear and alert. He didn’t look unconscious at all.