Defrosting The Cold Young Master
Chapter 1244: 1248 is about to erupt

Chapter 1244: Chapter 1248 is about to erupt

But she hadn’t expected Qiao Zui to act so unpredictably.

Normal people shouldn’t act like this, right?

She had said it: if she died, Gu Junzhu would suffer an even worse fate than death.

Shouldn’t they be treating her with extreme caution and reverence, valuing her safety above all else and guarding her from any harm?

Why did they dare to harm her so recklessly?

Or, was her guess correct—did Qiao Zui truly wish for Gu Junzhu’s death, so that after Gu Junzhu died, he could inherit the Gu Family’s wealth?

If that was the case, then she had miscalculated.

Her so-called protective charm had lost all meaning.

If Qiao Zui wished for Gu Junzhu’s death, then he would be the first to kill her.

In that scenario, Gu Junzhu’s death would not be blamed on Qiao Zui, and he could logically inherit the Gu Family.

Having realized this, she fell into complete despair.

In just a few minutes, Qiao Zui had stabbed her with more than a dozen iron spikes.

With each stab, he repeated the same question.

She was in agonizing pain, yet she could not answer even one question.

Her master had shown her kindness, she could not betray her master.

Moreover, her younger brother and sister were at the master’s side.

If she betrayed the master, her siblings would certainly die a terrible death.

Now, apart from death, she had no way out.

She did not want to die.

That’s why she had tried every means to get Gu Junzhu to take “Joy of Reunion,” hoping to use it to control Gu Junzhu, preserve her life, and even to make Gu Junzhu fall for her, to love her deeply, for a lifetime.

But the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.

She thought she had the situation under control, but she hadn’t accounted for Qiao Zui’s ambition.

Seeing the madness in Qiao Zui’s eyes, she despaired and began to laugh miserably.

To suffer less, she could only wish for death.

She had no chance to take the antidote anymore.

She was going to die!

She was going to die…

She truly did not want to die.

But this torture was unbearable; she could not take it any longer.

To protect her master’s secrets, for the sake of her brother and sister, she had to die.

Before death, all she could do was destroy all the antidotes.

The “Joy of Reunion” poisoning Gu Junzhu required taking two types of antidotes simultaneously to be completely cured.

She had only given Gu Junzhu one type.

The other was hidden inside her belt.

She had taken poison before coming here.

Timing it out, the poison was about to take effect.

She had to destroy the antidote before the poison could react.

Since she couldn’t complete the task of seducing Gu Junzhu and make him leave Ye Xingbei, then she would have to let Gu Junzhu die.

With Gu Junzhu dead, he naturally couldn’t compete with the Young Master for Ye Xingbei anymore.

Seeing Qiao Zui aim the last iron spike at her eye, she said with difficulty, “I’ll talk! I’ll talk!”

The iron spike in Qiao Zui’s hand still aimed at her eye, he looked at her coldly.

Lian Jinshang trembled violently from the pain, her voice intermittent as she said, “The Gu Worms are fake, but Gu Junzhu is indeed poisoned… The antidote I gave Gu Junzhu is real, but only half of it; the other half is hidden in my belt. Give me my belt, and I’ll give you the antidote…”

Qiao Zui glanced at Gu Chi.

Gu Chi immediately found her belt among a pile of Lian Jinshang’s belongings.

Gu Chi presented Lian Jinshang’s belt to her.

Lian Jinshang said, “Untie my hands, otherwise I can’t give it to you.”

Qiao Zui said coldly, “You’ve said someone can take it for you.”