I Treat You as My Sister, But You Want to be My Wife?!
Chapter 693: Ignoring It

Chapter 693: Chapter 693: Ignoring It

Lao Si felt he couldn’t just sit around and wait for death, so he made the first request, hoping it would be agreed to.

Lao Er was also quite shocked. He hadn’t expected that someone would actually say such a thing at a time like this. It seemed he was still of some use. Otherwise, why would they even think of him? With that thought, he relaxed a bit. Fine, even if he was about to leave, he decided to milk them for their last bit of usefulness.

Only then did he feel it would be somewhat fair. With this in mind, he calmed down further and didn’t pursue why they hadn’t kept him safe earlier. After all, they were just paying back an old score. Thinking this way, his heart was incredibly at peace.

Lin Qi had already seen that Lao Er was beginning to get ideas, so he directly squashed them, saying, "Don’t tell me you actually think he wants to protect you. Don’t forget what you initially promised them. Now, they have no other way to escape, so naturally, they have to rely on you. Of course, they wouldn’t wish for you to die.

You don’t really think he’s concerned about your safety, do you? Ridiculous. Just a few words from someone else can easily defeat you. If I were you, I’d find that quite amusing." Lin Qi said this, revealing the whole truth all at once.

Lao Er then suddenly realized the obvious. Normally, his brain wouldn’t have missed this, but just now, he really didn’t know what he was thinking when he overlooked the truth of the matter. It was laughable why he hadn’t thought of it earlier. Only now, he remembered after the little girl’s reminder.

He felt a bit embarrassed. How could he have thought like that? No, he needed to calm down and not let their small favor stir any undue emotional response. He had cleaned up after them countless times before, and so he had already decided not to think about the other party any further; no matter what they said, he would not be softened.

Seeing Lao Er’s reaction, Lin Qi finally felt some relief. It would have been inconvenient if there had been no effect. If they were useless, he wouldn’t know how to handle the situation later. Now that the two sides had started to mistrust each other, it would be much easier for him to act. With this thought, he began to put the knife down—after all, he needed to cooperate with them, right?

But he still held onto Lao Er tightly. The play had to be performed in full. Seeing that the other side had already put down the knife, why hadn’t his Lao Er come over yet? Could he be that foolish?

While bringing the person to the middle, he kept making faces, hoping the other side would see his expression and know what to do. Little did he know, Lao Er merely exchanged glances with him and then nothing followed. Lao Si was internally collapsing, wanting to shout for Lao Er to hurry over, but he couldn’t. Doing so would raise the woman’s guard again.

He had already seen how quick the woman’s movements were. In just a moment, she had held someone hostage. That was a risk he couldn’t take. Lao Er was now their only lifeline. No mistakes could be made, so he could only keep making faces, hinting. Unfortunately, Lao Er just wouldn’t take the bait, or perhaps he understood the hints but was unwilling to come over. Lao Si couldn’t quite understand why.

Lin Qi had noticed what was going on and naturally wouldn’t let the other continue making faces. He spoke up, "What’s the matter? Bring the person over quickly. Just bring them together and stop hanging around there. After all, you’re not safe either."

After saying this, he had the two swap hostages and head over together. Lao Si’s heart was collapsing. If only Lao Er had come right away, there wouldn’t have been so much trouble. Maybe they could have even kept a hostage for leverage. In case anything went wrong, they would still have the young master as a shield.

No one else could say much, but now talking was useless because the switch had already been made. If it didn’t go through, who knew what harm might come their way. They managed to suppress their feelings and then decided to proceed with the exchange. Lao Er looked at Lin Qi, as if trying to see something in his eyes, only to find the woman was surprisingly calm.

Not a single hint of panic showed on her face. It seemed she truly wanted him to come over. Fine, if he had to go over, he would. He just hoped the promise between the two would still hold up. He hadn’t failed them, after all. He had agreed, and he could ensure his own safety. As for them, he would try to help them escape at most, but beyond that, he could provide no other assistance.

How foolish they were, Lao Er thought smugly to himself, still the smartest. From beginning to end, he could think of ways to escape, while these fools still relied on him to figure out a solution. Laughable. If he had been that capable, would he have needed to negotiate with them here? Clearly, he had no other skills left and had to depend on them, but he couldn’t overtly show his dependence. These people were just too naive, unlike himself. Yes, that’s right. As he thought this to himself, his expression was brimming with self-satisfaction.

Lao Er’s demeanor made Lao Si feel that something was amiss, but he couldn’t pinpoint what it was. He had no choice but to proceed with the hostage exchange. Zhang Xu never thought he would one day be swapped over like this, and he was extremely scared.

In the process, he trembled, losing all traits of a nobleman, leaving only a small, timid member of the Zhang Family. Zhang Xu felt pretty pathetic, but what could he do? If an ordinary person experienced such a life-or-death situation, how could he recover so easily? Even though he was a wealthy young master, this was his first time experiencing something like this. Yet, he still thought his reaction was quite normal. With this in mind, he had silently walked to the very center, and Lao Er followed at a slow pace, with disappointment in his teacher’s eyes.

Because Lao Er now seemed different from the one he had known before—stupid and simple, lacking even basic sense. If he had just run over quickly from the start, none of this would have happened, and he could have seized Zhang Xu right away.