“It’s good to know that I have a place in your heart.”

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard that familiar voice again. I stared incredulously down at Xiaotao. She slowly got up to her feet and dusted off her clothes. It turned out that she was only pretending to be dead. If she hadn’t done so, the ladies would’ve never stopped trying to kill her. The blood that flowed out of her mouth also turned out to just be from her bruised lips.

“Did I scare you?” she asked, chuckling.

“Damn right you did!” I answered, wiping away my hot tears.

Xiaotao felt the scratches on her face and frowned.

“Do you think they’re gonna leave permanent scars?” she asked.

“I’m sure they won’t,” I replied. “They’re only scratches, after all.”

“Ugh, this is so annoying! I look ridiculous!” 

She stomped her feet in anger. I couldn’t believe that she was more concerned about her face than her own life.

“Is this the time to worry about that?” I asked her. “Even if there are scars on your face, you’d still look beautiful anyway.”

Xiaotao blushed and smiled. She was about to say something, but she stopped herself short.

We both understood that we were still in danger. We shouldn’t stay here for too long. Who knew what more Professor Li had in store...