Then she might already be trapped.
Or worse.
At that exact moment—
A figure suddenly moved.
Without hesitation.
Without permission.
Without thinking.
Xi Wenzhe rushed forward.
His dark figure shot through the crowd before anyone could react.
Straight toward the sea of flames.
"Wenzhe!"
Lin Meiyun cried out in shock.
But Xi Wenzhe never slowed down.
Nor did he turn around.
The fire reflected in his eyes.
His expression was terrifyingly dark.
In the blink of an eye, he disappeared into the smoke.
Xi Yunchen froze.
Xi Qianqian froze.
Even Xi Jianyu looked surprised.
Because they had all seen it clearly.
The moment he heard Su Yueqing was trapped—
Xi Wenzhe had moved immediately.
Almost as though his body had reacted before his mind could.
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Meanwhile—
Inside the burning kitchen.
The situation was far worse.
Smoke filled every corner of the room.
The heat was unbearable.
Wood crackled overhead.
Flames crawled along the walls.
The entire structure looked as though it could collapse at any second.
Su Yueqing was crouched behind a fallen cabinet.
One sleeve covered her mouth.
She coughed violently.
Her eyes watered from the smoke.
Every breath felt like inhaling fire.
Yet despite being trapped in a burning building—
The loudest thing in her head was still her own complaints.
[I hate this system.]
A loud creak sounded overhead.
Su Yueqing immediately looked up.
A burning beam swayed dangerously.
[I seriously hate this system.]
Crack!
Another piece of wood snapped.
Smoke poured down around her.
She coughed again.
[Villain mission my foot.]