194: Its fate has run out.

It indeed wasn't troublesome; Sun Binghe had lived at Yang Bin's place for a long time.

It had been that way from the moment he was taken in until now.

Speaking of which, it felt like the blink of an eye, but Sun Binghe always felt that the time spent there was gently stretched, with a clear dividing line from everything in the outside world. Even the Yang Bin there was different from the one outside.

Actually, Yang Bin didn't like having outsiders in his home. At first, he had no choice and cleared out a bedroom for Sun Binghe, thinking it would be fine once the man left. In the end, this stay became Sun Binghe's permanent residence. During this time, toiletries and casual clothes were all provided. Sun Binghe had the house keys and stayed whenever he wanted. Occasionally, when he returned home suddenly after an assignment, Yang Bin didn't find it surprising to see him.

"Assistant Yang has good patience," Shen Lian remarked.

Sun Binghe shook his head. "Yang Bin wasn't like this at first. Back then, he was young, aggressive, and sharp-edged. The first time I saw him at the meeting room door, scolding a bullying executive until they were bowing and scraping, I was shocked."

"I'm shocked too," Shen Lian replied.

"Later, his personality gradually mellowed out." After saying this, Sun Binghe looked at Shen Lian. "Don't just talk about me. What about Teacher Shen? It's the Boss's birthday in a while; any thoughts?"

Shen Lian: "Then I'll have to give it some proper thought."

A gust of cold wind swept past, and the two of them unconsciously quickened their pace, worried that a heavy snowstorm was about to hit.

On the other side, a helicopter circled above the mountain. After the Bodyguard confirmed that the incoming road was impassable, it circled to the other side, right at the exit. Rocks were piled up, but there was enough space for one or two people to squeeze through.

Everyone was trembling with fear, terrified of seeing a bloody scene inside.

However, after a cautious investigation and search, the car was found, but the people were gone.

"What do you mean the people are gone?!" Feng Yueshan, listening to the report on the other end of the phone, felt like he needed some oxygen. At Zhou Yuanlin's signal, he suddenly realized, "There's only that one road outside the tunnel. Search along it, there will definitely be traces!"

Just as he finished speaking, someone entered, covered in frost.

There were three roads up Mount Fuqing: two old roads and one new road. Because they had come from the villa area at the time, Sun Binghe chose the nearest old road, while Chu Yilan took the new road.

"Brother Chu." Feng Yueshan threw down the phone and stood up.

Chu Yilan originally had no expression, but seeing him like this, he suddenly felt like laughing. "What's the panic? What does this have to do with you?"

Feng Yueshan: "..." Brother, I'm not quite used to you being like this.

Feng Yueshan never doubted Chu Yilan's brains, but he could never match the man's streak of madness. What did Shen Lian going missing mean? After that time with Chu Changqi, he felt like Chu Yilan was going to have PTSD. Why was he so calm now?

Zhou Yuanlin also felt uneasy. "If there's anything making you uncomfortable, vent it. We can take it."

"If they aren't in the tunnel, then they've come out." Chu Yilan looked out the window, his tone certain. "They're fine."

Just then, a Bodyguard came in to report, "Young Master Feng, the blocked road has been cleared."

Chu Yilan strode out, and Feng Yueshan and the others immediately followed.

At the same moment, Shen Lian and Sun Binghe also made an unexpected discovery.

There was a person collapsed by the side of the road.

It seemed they had run out of strength, as half their body was buried by the wind and snow. Just by looking at the silhouette, Shen Lian sighed helplessly.

Sun Binghe didn't step closer, but narrowed his eyes. "Is it him?"

Shen Lian: "I guessed as much."

Zheng Ge's left leg had been injured in the violent impact; that was where the blood on the driver's seat had come from. This person hadn't been unconscious at first. In the darkness of the moment, he had struggled to crawl out, and the biting wind instantly snapped him into a state of calm.

What have I done? Zheng Ge thought to himself.

He had followed Shen Lian in his car, felt a strange impulse midway, and even set up a smokescreen to hide. Then, under the cover of the wind and snow, as if possessed by a demon at the final moment, he had bypassed the Bodyguards' obstruction and crashed directly into them.

Zheng Ge used his phone's light to approach the G-Wagon. He was hunched over, looking completely different from the courage he had shown when risking everything earlier. It was as if he had only been brave once in his entire life.

Zheng Ge's eyes were filled with terror. When he saw Shen Lian and Sun Binghe with their heads slumped and unconscious, Zheng Ge completely panicked. He screamed and ran back, the sound of pebbles grinding and falling sounding like a death knell to his ears, as if the ghosts of the two were chasing him from behind.

The hole Sun Binghe discovered was actually something Zheng Ge had happened to dig out in his panic.

Digging with his bare hands—he could be considered a ruthless person.

Shen Lian flipped Zheng Ge's body over and saw that his face was ashen, but he was clearly still breathing.

"Idiot," Shen Lian said. "In this weather, even if there's rescue at the end of the road, could you have made it?"

Sun Binghe had a look of disgust. "Thinking about being screwed over by him... this can be entirely classified as a dark spot on my record."

Shen Lian thought that he had underestimated Assistant Sun. The concept of the 'World Will' was something Shen Lian had vaguely sensed during his time with Chu Yilan. It wasn't terrifying, yet it could subtly pull people toward the abyss. Otherwise, why would fate have treated Chu Yilan so poorly? Meanwhile, Zheng Ge was clearly the favored one. Jiang You always felt that he and Sun Binghe were as smart as if they were using cheats, but experience accumulated through suffering isn't called cheating; Zheng Ge was the one who actually had a cheat.

Shen Lian gazed at Zheng Ge for a moment and suddenly said, "His luck has run out."

There was no reason for it; he just thought so. Even Shen Lian himself couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"How should he be dealt with?" Sun Binghe asked, his eyes showing no mercy.

"This..."

The wild wind swirled, and a roar approached almost instantly. Shen Lian abruptly looked up and saw a helicopter circling above.

It bore the logo of Ding Tian International—their own people.

Shen Lian waved his hand as a greeting.

The helicopter seemed to finally be able to take a breath, swaying slightly.

After all, Feng Yueshan had been roaring on the phone as if his very life were in someone else's hands.

Neither Shen Lian nor Sun Binghe was in a hurry, but Zheng Ge looked like he was about to pass away. After some communication, Shen Lian had the other party take Zheng Ge back first to warm up. No matter how much they loathed him, they would settle the score once he was conscious.

Once the helicopter left, Shen Lian and Sun Binghe continued walking down the road. Both of them were in good physical shape. In fact, when Shen Lian playfully grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed it down Sun Binghe's neck, the assistant immediately retaliated.

Knowing that rescue was just ahead, the road had become incredibly safe, and the two of them had no psychological burden.

"Over there!" Zhou Yuanlin pointed forward.

Everyone looked up. The figures shivering in the wind and snow they had imagined didn't exist. Yang Bin had even opened his overcoat, intending to wrap someone up directly, only to see Sun Binghe and Shen Lian having a snowball fight as they got out of the car. When Sun Binghe couldn't win, he used his feet, aiming a kick right at the other's butt.

Chu Yilan got out of the car and watched this scene with a faint smile. He knew it.

Shen Lian was having so much fun that he didn't notice. He wound up to throw a snowball, and Sun Binghe surprisingly didn't dodge.

The assistant got a face full of snow. He stood up straight and regained his elite appearance, as if the person who had just been playing with such abandon wasn't him. "Boss."

Chu Yilan: "Continue."

Zhou Yuanlin: "Hahaha!"

"Yes, Boss," Sun Binghe said. Then, the snowball he had balled up in his hand flew in a swift arc and smashed into Zhou Yuanlin's face.

Chu Yilan: "..."