Her eyelids are getting increasingly heavy, her body no longer under her control as she is laid down on the sofa.
She squints, barely able to make out as Coco heads out first, their voices growing fainter but still discernible.
She even sees Haohao being picked up by an assistant, then their conversation follows.
"Youāve investigated, right? Sheās of age."
"Rest assured, Mr. Yang, sheās of age. Even if thereās an accident, it wonāt be that serious. We can easily pin a charge on her."
Investigation...
Why would they investigate her...
Could this be not an accident, not a coincidence, but something they had planned all along?
The more Song Jiaqi thinks about their conversation, the more sinister it seems, but she couldnāt muster the strength to act.
"Haohao..."
Her mind is barely conscious as Haohao is taken away, unconscious, leaving only her and Mr. Yang in the room.
The door to the room is closed, plunging her into hopelessness.
Outside room 1508, two bodyguards stand guard, ready to prevent anyone from escaping.
The door to room 1509 opens.
"Everythingās taken care of, Third Young Master."
"Good," Gu Tianyu stands there, coolly looking at An Hao, "Why are you playing pretend now? It was you who directly sent your good friend to her doom - Oh... right, can the one who stabs in the back...be called a āfriendā?"
An Hao stands there, gripping her hands tightly, staring at the door as if trying to see through it.
Every word from Gu Tianyu cuts like a knife, piercing her heart.
"Itās too late to regret now. Youāve chosen fame and fortune over your good friend, you have no more options."
No...
She still has!
"Jiaqi..."
An Haoās gaze wavers, she suddenly lunges, trying to grab the room key from the assistantās hand.
Would the assistant let her?
"Give me the key! I regret this!" An Hao cries out, "Jiaqi--Iām sorry, Jiaqi--"
God, what is she doing?! What terrible thing has she done to her good friend Jiaqi?!
Jiaqi came because of her, and what has she done in the end?
The assistant shoves her off, pushing Song Jiaqi towards Gu Tianyu.
Gu Tianyu seizes this opportunity to grab her wrist and pins her against the wall, "Regret? Thereās no cure for regret! Whatās done is done, thereās no turning back. An Hao, you are nothing more than a selfish, wicked woman."
"Iām sorry, Brother Three Gu! Give me another chance! No, give Jiaqi one more chance!" An Hao, coming back to her senses, panic sets in. With tear-filled eyes, she pleads with Gu Tianyu, "Please Brother Three Gu, save Jiaqi..."
"Save her? Okay, I will save her. But what about you? Go back to that jail? Or lose that opportunity to Song Jiaqi, and you - you end up with nothing. Are you sure you want me to save her?"
In that moment of hesitation, An Hao is seized by Gu Tianyu and pushed into room 1509. She is pressed against the door panel, his fierce eyes boring into her: "Admit it, An Hao, you arenāt suited for the role of a kind-hearted person. This is your nature, I merely offered you the opportunity to be wicked! Song Jiaqi is unlucky to have a friend like you!"
"Stop talking... stop talking!" An Haoās vision blurs with tears.
She also hates the hesitant version of herself just now!