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Yin Qing's heart, which had already been hanging in the air, was now in a state of panic after the elevator lights had been extinguished.

The documents in her hands were scattered all over the floor. She couldn't care less as the elevator suddenly stopped and stopped on who knows how many floors. She couldn't see anything in the completely dark sealed room.

"Don't be afraid."

Qi Yan Shang's voice was low and hoarse beside his ears.

Her hands clenched into fists as she bit her lips. Her entire body was trembling. If it weren't for Qi Yanzhong who was hugging her, if not …

She would definitely collapse!

The two of them maintained their previous deadlock. The elevator would descend once again at any time. In the darkness, no one knew what would happen next.

Yin Qinghuan remembered that in the past, she wasn't afraid of the darkness at all.

But now, even with Qi Yanzhi by her side, she was unable to control the fear in her heart. Her body trembled, and even her breathing became rapid.

Her palms were ice-cold. The nightmare from that night appeared in her mind. She tugged on Qi Yan Shang's sleeve, biting her lips as if she was on the verge of losing her breath.

How could Qi Yanzhong not feel that the person in his arms was trembling? He couldn't see the expression on her face, but he could guess that it must be very ugly.

"Afraid of death?"

A man's deep voice entered his ears. The words he had spoken were clearly unpleasant to hear. Furthermore, he had mentioned death. Yet, Yin Qing had managed to ease her tense mood.

In his heart, besides fear, there was also a sense of anger.

Who wouldn't be afraid of death, especially... She was also a person who had died once.

She took a deep breath and mumbled to herself after a long time — —

"It's all your fault …"

His voice was very soft, but in this sealed space, his breath was close to hers, so how could he not hear it?

"Blame me?"

"I didn't mean to get on the elevator!" The woman simply turned her fear into anger and vented it at him.

What happened just now, she shouldn't have entered the elevator. If it wasn't for him … If she hadn't come in, he and Joanne might have been in danger.

Perhaps it was because she was too angry, but as soon as she finished speaking, she heard some rubbing sounds and was immediately scared to the point that she didn't dare to speak again.

No, she didn't want to die in this elevator.

Knowing that she was truly afraid of death, this was the first time Qi Yan couldn't do anything to a girl, as if it was indeed his fault.

"Well, my fault."

Qi Yan Shang also had the chance to admit his mistake? Yin Qinghuan bit her lips and chose to continue remaining silent.

At this time, it was best to quietly wait for the maintenance personnel to arrive.

On the other side, Joanne had already arrived at the shallow office.

"Special assistance, you're looking for me?"

Joanne had always disliked the sometimes light. After all, she was Joono's friend. Naturally, the way she treated her was neither warm nor hot.

"I have something to ask you."

Shi Qian told the other party to sit down and directly asked, "Before your sister's engagement banquet, did she ever meet anyone or …" What happened? "

Not expecting to mention Qiao Yino and even the word 'engagement', Joanne's heart trembled. However, her expression remained as indifferent as before, causing people to be unable to tell that something was amiss.

Why did Shi Qian suddenly ask her about this? Could it be … Did you find Qiao Yonuo? Or was it Qiao Yinuo? What did he say to Shi Qian?

Joanne recalled what she had said when she broke into the meeting room. There was no news of that person, was there?

"..." "What?"

Since she didn't know what was happening to Shi Qian, she could only pretend that she didn't understand and ask, "My sister?"

"Yes, she was still fine the morning before the engagement. Why did she suddenly disappear?"

She did not want to talk nonsense with Joanne. She only wanted to know if anything had happened before the engagement ceremony.

"I don't know about that."

Joanne shook her head and answered truthfully.

"If nothing really happened, why did she miss the engagement? And the Qiao family has no intention of sending anyone to find her. "

He was no fool. With Father Qiao's love for him, he would have sent people to look for him after missing for such a long time. It was not like he had not made a move until now.

"After my sister went missing, there was a lot of gossip about her absence from the betrothal feast, and my dad was not sure... "Elder sister, is it really as the rumors say, that she secretly ran away with a man, so she could only secretly have her private investigators look for her?"

"Then why aren't we looking for him now?"

Joanne thought that she must have been lying when she said that she had heard from Jojino earlier.

I was almost tricked by her, so … Qiao Yonuo was planning to hide like this forever and never come out.

Since that was the case, no matter what she said, it would become the truth …

"Because Daddy knows about it. About Big Sister and that man."

"The man?"

Why didn't Shi Qian understand her words? Which man did she have a problem with? Was this something she didn't know?

Time passed by in the elevator. She leaned against Qi Yan's chest, her face hidden from view. She could clearly hear their breathing. In his ears, his heart was thumping.

In such an environment, the man suddenly spoke.

"Stand up."

"Hmm?"

"Grab my hand and stand up against the wall."

Qi Yanzhong said as he slowly supported the woman's body and stood up.

After Yin Qinghuan stood up, the man took out his phone from his pocket and turned on the flashlight. He pressed all the buttons on the elevator, but there was no response.

He pressed the intercom again, but there was still no reaction. Yin Qinghuan also took out her cell phone and wanted to make a call, but —

"I can't call without a signal."

Qi Yan frowned. Yin Qinghuan lowered her head, looked at the time on her phone and changed the number.

Her heart felt a little cold. "Could it be that no one has discovered the failure of the elevator?"

Logically speaking, that shouldn't be the case. The control room should have already discovered this situation, could it be … That staff member isn't in the control room?

She shouldn't be so unlucky, right? If she had known earlier, she would not have entered the elevator today, even if she were beaten to death.

"As long as the elevator doesn't drop and we stay here, nothing will happen."

Qi Yan's words seemed to be true, but … She didn't want to stay here!

"Then what if …" The woman frowned and stuttered, "What if it falls?"

Then, she heard a light laugh coming from above her head — —

"Then we can only die together."

Yin Qinghuan: "…"

Can there be a third option?

"I don't want to die with you."

Regardless of whether he was joking or not, what he said was the truth.

As soon as he finished speaking, his lower jaw was seized by him, and he was forced to raise his head.

"I really want to drag you down with me."

Hmm, from what I heard, he really is a vicious man.

At this moment, someone's voice came from the elevator above — —

"Is anyone inside?"

It was the rescue team. Yin Qinghuan, who had been tensed up this whole time, finally heaved a sigh of relief when she found out that someone had arrived.

Qi Yan Shang's teasing voice was not slow, but it was still close to her ear, "It seems that we will not die."

Wasn't it a good thing to not die? If he really wanted to die, then please find someone else next time and not drag her into it.

Yin Qinghuan couldn't be bothered to respond to him. Instead, she lifted her head and called out to the rescue workers outside the elevator.

"Boss Qi and I are in the elevator!"

She hoped that the rescue workers would be more efficient. At least there was a CEO accompanying her in the elevator, so she didn't have to worry about these people being slow and efficient.

On the other side —

After listening to what Joanne had said, Shi Qian immediately slammed the table and stood up, not believing her at all.

"Impossible!" Other than Qi Yan, he had never liked anyone else! "She has been in contact with me since she left the country for a few years. If she fell in love with someone, it's impossible for her not to tell me about it!"

He had never even heard of someone who truly loved men when they were studying abroad. This person definitely did not exist.

"I know you think of my sister as your best friend, and my sister as well. Available... There are some things that even the best of friends cannot say. "

"What do you mean?"

Why did Shi Qian sound like he was mocking her? No matter how good a friend was, if they couldn't talk, they could only talk to their sister, right?

"I don't mean anything. I'm just telling you what I know."

Joanne meant to repeat the last word. Fact. Whether she believed it or not, she told him everything she knew.

"My sister is with the man she loves right now, isn't that great? If you really are her friend, you shouldn't go and disturb her hard-won quiet life. "

Joanne nodded, then turned and left her office.

Shidi watched as the woman left, his hand clenched into a fist.

Okay, she was successfully angered by Joanne.

This little sister, she had a trick up her sleeve.

Did she think that with just a few casual words, she would be fooled? Shi Qian believed in the friendship between Qiao Yino and himself, and he knew better than anyone that Qiao Yino loved to speak with others. This engagement banquet was something that she had been looking forward to for a long time.

Joanne, who had come out of the shallow office, heard the news that the elevator had malfunctioned and that someone was trapped.

Just a second ago, he was still thinking about who was so unlucky, but the next moment, when he found out that the person trapped was Director Qi, he was completely dumbfounded.

Now the elevator stopped at the middle level between the thirteenth and twelfth floors. The maintenance workers on the thirteenth floor were preparing to use tools to open the doors. After all, no one knew if the elevator would fall again. Hearing the sound, Yin Qinghuan felt that waiting for a minute longer was extremely torturous.

He stared unblinkingly at the source of the sound, praying to see the true light quickly.

"What are you thinking about?"

The woman impatiently tried to push him away, but the moment she took a step back, she was restrained by a man.

"Don't move."

He didn't know if it was beneficial for him to move around now, but if he didn't want to die, he should at least behave a little.

Yin Qinghuan, who was restricted by the rules, grumbled in annoyance.

"From now on, I'm going to take the stairs …"

This elevator had left a shadow on her, so she didn't plan to enter again for a short period of time.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yanqi gave a faint smile. There were many sides to this woman, Yin Qinghuan. Sometimes you think she's got a lot of nerve, and every time she thinks about him. But just now you would have found out that she was a coward.

They were afraid of death and cherished their lives. In fact, when they panicked, they would feel an indescribable trembling and helplessness, causing their hearts to be moved.

The elevator door opened and a faint light shone through. When Yin Qinghuan saw the light, the fear in her heart gradually dissipated.

The rescue team members crawled onto the ground and stretched out their hands towards Yin Qinghuan, "Give me your hands!"

After all, this was the middle floor, and the elevator walls were too slippery. He could only reach out his hand to grab the rescuer's arm and climb up.

Qi Yan Qi was holding her up, so it wasn't hard for her to get up. However, there was the occasional sound coming from the elevator, so she was quite afraid that there would be another accident while she was climbing.

When Joanne ran over, she saw Yin Qinghuan being rescued from the elevator.

Why was Qing Huan also here?!

However, she soon stopped thinking about it, because —

"Qi Yan Shang!"

Yin Qinghuan's shout sounded out, followed by a loud sound. The elevator descended once again, but there were still people inside who had not been rescued.

In a split-second, Yin Qinghuan felt as if the world had collapsed, and her heartbeat suddenly stopped.