Chapter 1561: Chapter 1561: Die with Me, Are You Afraid?
“…”
Dan Hanjie struggled to pull his foot free, but it was stuck too tightly to budge.
Seeing Qin Youxuan drenched in sweat, panic written across her face, his heart ached unbearably.
The dripping sound of oil in his ears was like death’s toll, urging them closer to the abyss.
Dan Hanjie grabbed the gun lying beside the car seat and aimed it at the door lock.
“Get to the side, find a safe place and stay down.”
“You’re crazy! One shot and the car might explode immediately!”
Qin Youxuan gripped his hand tightly, refusing to let him pull the trigger no matter what.
“We’ll think of another way. There has to be a way…”
Qin Youxuan was like an ant on a hot pan, pacing frantically.
Dan Hanjie squinted his devilish eyes, biting his tongue hard to stay awake.
As he gazed at her delicate face, his lips curved into a doting smile.
How many years had passed since the wedding was called off? He hadn’t seen her worry for him like this in so long. At that moment, he realized death held no fear for him—only the thought of never seeing her again pierced his heart.
His wild cat, so untamed, so free-spirited—what would happen if he left? How would she cope?
“Be good. Find a safe place to hide,” Dan Hanjie ran his long fingers across her porcelain cheek.
Her skin, damp with sweat, felt even softer to the touch.
“I won’t leave. I’d rather die than leave,” Qin Youxuan gripped his arm tightly, terrified that if she let go, he would disappear forever.
In that moment, Qin Youxuan’s mind held no hatred, no resentment… Her thoughts were entirely consumed by Dan Hanjie.
Living—surviving—was more important than anything else.
She needed him to survive!
Fueled by an unstoppable conviction, Qin Youxuan grasped the car door with both hands and began pulling with all her strength.
The car shook a little, and Dan Hanjie pressed her hand down firmly, “Go now!”
“I’m not going! Wherever you are, that’s where I’ll be!”
“Don’t you hate me for killing Ye Zhanxing? Why do you care about me now? I told you to leave!” Dan Hanjie’s face darkened as his consciousness grew fuzzier. He feared he wouldn’t be able to hold on. What if she was left all alone?
From her angle, Qin Youxuan couldn’t see that blood had already soaked Dan Hanjie’s thigh, pooling under the driver’s seat in a crimson puddle.
“I’m not leaving… Dan Hanjie, what would I do without you…”
Tears streamed from Qin Youxuan’s eyes like broken pearls, rolling down uncontrollably.
Her hands were trembling as she pulled desperately on the car door.
In life’s final moments, when faced with death, only then do people truly realize how insignificant the things they’ve clung to—those they thought they’d never forsake—become compared to the instinct to live.
Dan Hanjie gazed firmly at her, his enchanting eyes flashing with an uncanny glint.
He reached out, gripping Qin Youxuan’s hand, “Are you afraid to die with me?”
“…”
Qin Youxuan trembled violently, staring blankly for a few seconds, falling into a dead silence.
Then, softly, she shook her head.
“Stop crying. If you’re not even afraid of dying, what’s left to cry about?” Dan Hanjie brushed his long fingers over her cheek, tilted his head, and kissed the corner of her mouth.
He pulled out a Swiss Army knife from his ankle and forcefully stabbed it into the button on the door lock.
“Try again.”
“Okay.”
Qin Youxuan exerted all her strength, pulling again, but the door wouldn’t budge.
The leaking oil had already ignited faint flames; in just a few minutes, they would be engulfed in a fiery death.
Dan Hanjie’s captivating eyes hardened, and he pressed the knife deeper into the mechanism with gritted resolve.
This time, before he could speak, Qin Youxuan threw herself into pulling the door with all her might.
With a crisp “click,” the sound of success rang out, like a spark of hope igniting amid despair.
“It opened! Dan Hanjie, we opened it!”
As the door swung open, Qin Youxuan crouched down, reaching out to free Dan Hanjie’s trapped leg.
Her eyes caught sight of the bloodstained floor beneath the seat, and she froze in place.
Looking up again, Dan Hanjie had already lost consciousness. His eerie, beautiful face was drained of color, pale to the point of being frightening…