Chapter 130: This was the very first time he had ever left her behind like this!

Shi Runrun had never imagined that Chi Wanwan could be this ruthless and vicious.

To frame her, she had actually been willing to gamble with her own life. Shi Runrun truly felt that she had to concede defeat to such depths of depravity.

The oxygen mask, torn from her hand, slammed hard against her face before hitting the floor with a clatter. Immediately, the alarm in the hospital room began to blare. Deprived of oxygen, Chi Wanwan’s breathing grew rapid, her face turned deathly pale, and her entire body began to tremble violently. Even as she struggled for air, a beautiful smile remained on her lips. She looked at Shi Runrun, curling her lips into a smirk, and gasped out, "Coming here to see me alone today is the biggest mistake you've ever made in your life! Very soon, the doctors and nurses will arrive, and they will tell Xiao Xuezheng! It was you! You came in here and removed my oxygen mask! You wanted to kill me! You wanted to harm me and Xuezheng’s child! Cough, cough… Shi Runrun… you really are… too stupid!"

Shi Runrun stood there, listening calmly, though her heart pounded uncontrollably. The woman before her was truly terrifying.

However, the plan to frame her did not go as smoothly as Chi Wanwan had envisioned. The alarm continued to wail, but the expected doctors and nurses did not arrive in time. Due to prolonged oxygen deprivation, Chi Wanwan gasped heavily, her breathing growing faint. She was suffocating.

Chi Wanwan’s expression shifted drastically. Instinctively, she climbed out of bed, trembling as she reached for the oxygen mask. While framing Shi Runrun was important, her own life was paramount. She had to survive to be the ultimate winner.

But as she bent down and her fingers were about to touch the mask, Shi Runrun gently smiled and placed her foot firmly on it.

Chi Wanwan’s eyes, already beginning to lose focus, widened in shock. She could not believe that Shi Runrun would actually do such a thing.

Shi Runrun pressed down on the mask with all her might. Looking at her, she said calmly, "You gambled your life to frame me, assuming the doctors would rush in immediately? Not everything goes according to your wishes. Chi Wanwan, if you die today, you die because of your own malicious heart. After all, this isn't the first time you've used your life to frame someone else!"

She kept her foot planted, refusing to let her reach it. She had decided to go all in. From her perspective, even if Xiao Xuezheng was wrong, Chi Wanwan was the mistress. She despised women who broke up other people's families more than anything else. Even if Xiao Xuezheng was unforgivable, Chi Wanwan was no better and deserved no sympathy. She was already broken in heart and body; if Chi Wanwan died, she would simply pay with her own life. After everything she had been through, she had long since ceased to care about living.

Unable to retrieve the mask from beneath Shi Runrun's foot and suffocating from the lack of air, Chi Wanwan collapsed onto the floor. The sensation of impending death began to fill her with terror. She had never expected that her perfect scheme would end up costing her her own life.

"No... I don't want to die yet... give me... give me the mask..." She lay on the ground, clutching her throat and moaning in agony.

Listening to her, Shi Runrun felt an unprecedented sense of relief. Call her vicious if you must, but she had been framed by this woman too many times. She now realized that the case competition from before must have been a setup as well. To get close to her and frame her, she had nearly dragged Huanhuan and her classmates into it. This wicked woman deserved no mercy.

Just as Chi Wanwan was on the verge of death, the door to the room was suddenly kicked open with a bang. A gust of wind rushed past her as a massive force shoved her aside. A figure, tall and familiar to her bones, appeared with a grim expression and a cold, murderous aura. He snatched the oxygen mask from the floor, scooped up the dying Chi Wanwan, and pressed the mask to her face.

"Wake up! Chi Wanwan! Wake up!"

The words, filled with concern, felt like blades piercing Shi Runrun’s heart. Look at him—he wasn't even pretending anymore. How much he cared for her. Shi Runrun sneered internally.

Doctors and nurses swarmed into the room. Shi Runrun stood to the side, watching as they surrounded the bed to save Chi Wanwan. No one noticed her in the corner; no one at all.

Shi Runrun curled her lips in a mocking, bitter smile and turned to leave, but the next second, her wrist was gripped tightly by a large hand. The force was so great it felt as if her wrist would shatter. Shi Runrun winced, unable to suppress a cry of pain.

The man, however, did not loosen his grip. He dragged her out of the room and into the hallway. His cold, black eyes looked down at her, filled with rage. "Why did you remove her oxygen mask?" he demanded.

Such a question from him. What a man, Xiao Xuezheng.

Shi Runrun pressed her lips together and remained silent. Xiao Xuezheng’s handsome face was taut, his gaze colder than anything she had ever felt from him. He pressed her again, "I am asking you! Why did you take her mask?! Do you know she has asthma and would die without it? She is carrying a child!"

*I am also carrying a child, three of them, in fact,* Shi Runrun thought with a cold laugh.

Outwardly, she met his icy stare. "Xiao Xuezheng, if I told you that this was all a trap set by your mistress, that she removed the mask herself, and that she is using her life to frame me, would you believe me?"

Xiao Xuezheng’s brows furrowed tightly as he stared at her. "Is there anyone in this world stupid enough to gamble their own life just to frame someone else?"

Hearing his words, Shi Runrun smiled softly. She pulled her wrist from his grip, clutched her aching chest, and shook her head. "So, you only believe what you see with your own eyes, and you do not believe me."

"You don't believe me."

As she spoke, a doctor rushed out of the room, looking anxious. "Mr. Xiao, the patient has been deprived of oxygen for too long and has fallen into a coma. I fear the baby is in danger! We must operate immediately!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuezheng cast one last meaningful look at Shi Runrun, said nothing more, and followed the doctors back into the room. It was the first time he had ever abandoned her like this.