Two thirty in the morning on the seventeenth of January.
The full moon hung high in the sky.
Silvery moonlight bathed the wheat fields at the foot of the Great Wall.
It also illuminated a face, pale and drawn, with a bloody smile at the corners of its lips.
Upon seeing this face—
Li Qianfan's murderous intent vanished. His ferocious grin froze, and the coldness in his eyes instantly turned to bewilderment.
How could it be her?
Li Qianfan remained still, his left hand gripping the Frog Woman's neck, his right holding her mask, like a carved statue, staring blankly at the face.
Scenes from the past slowly drifted through his mind.
Legs reaching out from a window—
Walking side-by-side with Mo Hongti in black attire—
Her tearful pleas not to be abandoned—
Her eyes, even in death, still held a silken allure, gazing quietly at Li Qianfan.
They stared at each other for an unknown duration.
The Frog Woman slowly raised her right hand, her fingers trembling slightly as she caressed Li Qianfan's cheek. She whispered, "Dad."
Li Qianfan blinked.
He suspected he was dreaming.
Otherwise, why would he see Dai Paipai?!
It wasn't a dream.
This Frog Woman, whose throat he was strangling and who he had pinned to the wheat field, was Dai Paipai, the one who had activated his original 209.
She was also the woman he could never let go of!!
Li Qianfan sobered up.
He now understood why Dai Paipai had become so formidable and why she had tried to assassinate Su Nanyin.
Because her genes were highly compatible with 209, the Dark Web had quickly transformed her into an expert capable of defeating Gao Lingwang! She had killed Su Nanyin—
It was because back in Qingyun, Li Qianfan had spared her and let her go. For the sake of the bigger picture, Su Nanyin had sent people to hunt her down.
At that time, Dai Paipai had done nothing wrong, yet she had been abandoned by Li Qianfan.
When she was at her most terrified and heartbroken, Su Nanyin had sought to annihilate her.
Furthermore, from a gossip perspective, Su Nanyin had stolen the only man Dai Paipai loved.
Revenge for her life, hatred for the stolen husband.
They were irreconcilable!!
It could be said without exaggeration—
In this world, no one hated Su Nanyin more than Dai Paipai!!
"When she returns after her training, she will surely kill Su Nanyin."
As Li Qianfan suddenly understood, he heard Dai Paipai whisper again, "Dad."
"Paipai."
Li Qianfan released his left hand, his fingers loosening their grip. His voice trembled as he asked, "Why did you come back? Was it because Su Nanyin tried to kill you back then? But you should know, she was merely acting as my villain. She feared you would become like this!"
"Dad."
Dai Paipai reached out, encircling his neck and forcing him to lower his head. Tears welled up in her eyes. "I missed you. Every minute, every second, I missed you. My heart truly aches. Kill me now."
She was not lying.
The unique attributes of 209 caused Dai Paipai to miss Li Qianfan constantly, yet she felt nothing for any of the handsome men introduced to her by the Dark Web's Chief Executive.
Every night, she dreamed.
She dreamed of being with Li Qianfan, entwined in a passionate embrace until dawn.
The sky as their blanket, the wheat field as their bed.
The stars as their lamps—
Boss Paipai's beautiful dream had finally come true!
She turned to look at Li Qianfan, her long, slender swan-like neck extending as she let out a swan-like cry that drifted through the starlit night.
"Damn it, they got together?"
Jiao Yin, hidden in the shadows in the distance, crouched on a car roof like a frog (ready to pounce at any moment), vaguely heard the woman's uncontrollable babbling and was filled with astonishment.
Shock.
Envy.
Anger.
Jiao San was undoubtedly surprised.
Envy stemmed from the fact that the Dark Web's Frog Woman General had obtained Li Qianfan before her.
The anger, of course, was directed at Li Qianfan: "I've been chasing you for so long! You never gave yourself to me, but you gave yourself to her!"
But the next moment—
"Dai Paipai!"
Jiao Yin cried out in disbelief, "I know who she is. So, she is Li Qianfan's old flame, Dai Paipai! Besides her, no other Dark Web expert would dare to assassinate Su Nanyin on their own. And no other female expert from the Dark Web could make Li Qianfan fight her and then willingly serve her."
Jiao Yin had long known that Dai Paipai's genes were highly compatible with 209, and by using the modified version, she could become a top-tier expert in the shortest time.
If it weren't for the Dark Web's Chief Executive interfering, Dai Paipai would have been Jiao San's absolute main force.
Upon realizing Dai Paipai's identity, Jiao Yin's face was filled with dejection.
More than anything, it was envy, jealousy, and hatred.
She had to put in a great deal of effort to suppress the urge to rush forward and yell at Dai Paipai, "Let go of that child and let me have him!" She slid into the car through the window.
Her two legs, which could stretch seven meters, rested on the steering wheel as she stared blankly out the car window.
Time ticked by.
Four thirty in the morning.
The temperature had dropped even lower than in the early hours. A white mist, carried by the cool morning breeze, danced alluringly under the moonlight.
In the wheat field.
Li Qianfan looked at the woman curled up in his arms. He lightly brushed his left hand over the reflection of the full moon cast on the wheat field, his fingers tapping unconsciously. He watched the blurred outline of the Great Wall, made more indistinct by the thin mist, his eyes fixed on something unseen, his thoughts unfathomable.
"Dad."
"Hm?"
"Do you want to kill me?"
"No."
"I've become bad."
Dai Paipai said softly, "And I plotted to assassinate your woman. If you don't kill me, I might cause you more trouble in the future. Because I must obey the Dark Web now, or I will die in agony."
Li Qianfan looked down and asked, "Did they poison you?"
Dai Paipai replied, "The modified 209 is more potent than poison. If I don't take it regularly, I will quickly become another Ji Ya."
Li Qianfan asked again, "Are the other presidents of the Dark Web like this?"
"No. Only me."
Dai Paipai gently bit Li Qianfan's chest. "After they were modified, they no longer need to take 209 regularly."
"Why?"
Li Qianfan raised his hand and gently pinched Dai Paipai's chin. "Because you still have me in your heart, and the Dark Web doesn't trust you?"
Dai Paipai remained silent, turned over, and sat up, her figure slowly becoming alluring again.
Her silence was an implicit confirmation of Li Qianfan's question.
The Dark Web had seen that Dai Paipai's heart belonged only to Li Qianfan, which was why they employed this method of regular dosage to ensure her compliance.
Otherwise.
The Dark Web's hard work would have benefited Li Qianfan.
Li Qianfan lay in the wheat field, looking up at the slowly alluring woman. He didn't ask her about the matters within the Dark Web.
Even though he knew clearly that if he asked, Dai Paipai would likely tell him.
But that would be tantamount to forcing Dai Paipai to betray the Dark Web.
Even if the Dark Web didn't kill her, they would torture her!
He also didn't want to dwell on Dai Paipai's assassination attempt on Su Nanyin.
Regardless of the reason, if Su Nanyin could kill her, then she had every right to assassinate Su Nanyin!!
As for her daring to seriously harm Gao Lingwang and others—
It was because in her heart: "Looking across the East, besides Li Qianfan, Su Nanyin, and Mo Hongti, there is no one I dare not kill!"
"Paipai, don't come to the East again."
Li Qianfan instinctively raised his hands and embraced her slowly alluring waist.
Dai Paipai slowly shook her head and whispered sweetly, "I, I don't get to decide."
Li Qianfan said, "If you come again, I might truly kill you."
Dad.
You can't bear to kill me.
Because there might be a seed here.
This was what Dai Paipai said to Li Qianfan at five thirty in the morning as she stepped into the car, her left hand caressing her abdomen.
Beep!
Rumble—
The car accelerated and sped away from Li Qianfan, disappearing back the way it came.
Soon, the car's taillights vanished into the white mist.
But Dai Paipai's tearful cry as she leaned out the car window before leaving echoed through the heavens and earth: "Dad! Remember to miss me."
Sigh.
A fated, complicated relationship.
Li Qianfan leaned against the front of the car and took out a cigarette.
As the smoke drifted away with the white mist, a graceful figure emerged from the fog.
It was Jiao Yin, wearing a black trench coat and riding boots.
Her gaze scanned Li Qianfan from head to toe, like a frog staring at a delicious mosquito.
Her scarlet tongue licked her lips lightly.
She said seductively, "Daddy, I'm here."
Li Qianfan frowned. "Scram."
"Damn it—"
Jiao Yin was furious. She pounced on him, opening her mouth and biting his neck fiercely.
She growled incoherently, "Before sunrise, you are mine!"