If You Could Hear My Heart

"Mr. Shen, Mrs. Shen, watch out!"

Ayu's eyes widened as she extended her hand and pushed Shen Chi and Xu Chaomu aside!

Miao Xiu suddenly realized something and quickly shielded Ayu, pulling her backward!

Xu Chaomu was completely baffled. When she looked up, she saw Bai Man holding a timer in her hand.

Bai Man's hand was pressing the switch on the timer. She sneered coldly, "Ten seconds left."

Xu Chaomu widened her eyes in terror as she looked at Bai Man. This insane woman had actually strapped a timed bomb? But where had she placed it?!

Shen Chi's eyes gleamed with determination. He pushed Xu Chaomu toward Ayu and, with a swift leap, dashed toward Bai Man to snatch the timer from her hand!

"Too late. The bomb is under the car." Bai Man's voice was chilling as she stared at Shen Chi, her mouth curling into a smile full of despair and vengeance.

The smile was like the grin of a devil, sending shivers down one's spine.

"No!" Xu Chaomu screamed, her heart pounding furiously, her eyes flooded with panic and fear.

Her Xiaobao was still inside the car!

Although Shen Chi had snatched the timer, Bai Man closed her eyes. "Six seconds left."

"Bai Man! You're insane! You crazy woman!" Xu Chaomu broke into tears, crying out in agony, struggling to throw herself at Bai Man.

Ayu held Xu Chaomu tightly, fearing that if she let go, Xu Chaomu would do something reckless.

"Let me go! Xiaobao! My baby!" Xu Chaomu wailed, her cries wrenching from her chest as if a knife was twisting her heart repeatedly.

Shen Chi clearly hadn't expected Bai Man to plant the bomb under their car. His eyes flushed red, like a bloodthirsty lion!

Shen Chi's blood boiled, a fiery hatred welling up within him, making him wish he could tear the woman before him to pieces.

"Damn it." His face darkened as he threw the timer viciously to the ground and sprinted toward the car.

The car was within their sight—neither close nor far, but lying at the boundary between life and death!

"Mr. Shen!" Ayu yelled in fear. "You can't go!"

Xu Chaomu struggled fiercely, tears streaming down her face as her eyes followed Shen Chi's retreating figure.

"Xiaobao, Fourth Brother…" Xu Chaomu cried out with all her might, her voice cracking.

Ayu's heart trembled; she had never seen a woman cry so tragically.

But what shocked her even more was Shen Chi's fearless resolve.

Six seconds later, the bomb exploded. And what awaited them… was unknown.

Miao Xiu steadied Xu Chaomu in an instant, securing her and Ayu, preventing them from approaching and forcibly pulling them back.

"Baby… Fourth Brother…" Xu Chaomu cried and screamed with all her strength, as if pouring out her entire being.

Bai Man's lips still curled into a cold sneer. She stared at Xu Chaomu with a gaze like ice, unmoving.

She relished seeing Xu Chaomu's torment, a state worse than death—then and now.

Xu Chaomu had taken everything from her, destroyed her life, and why should she allow her happiness…

Furthermore, Bai Man knew she had nowhere else to go…

Ayu was shaken by Bai Man's gaze. She realized that when a woman lost all sane reasoning, she truly feared nothing. That gaze was chilling and frightening.

Xu Chaomu cried out Shen Chi's name, cried out Xiaobao's name…

Her most important people in life—how could she just stand by and watch them disappear…

"Let me go, Ayu, let me go, let me go… Fourth Brother… Xiaobao… let me go…"

"Madam!" Ayu refused to loosen her grip. She was strong, but even so, she felt a bit overwhelmed.

She could not underestimate the strength of a mother, for at this moment, she was feeling it clearly and deeply.

Ayu could only signal Miao Xiu with her eyes, and Miao Xiu understood, joining Ayu in holding Xu Chaomu back, refusing to let her leave.

At the last two seconds, Bai Man closed her eyes, her lips curling into an eerie smile.

Two, one…

With a loud "boom," a distant explosion ignited a blaze of fire! The flames soared skyward!

Time seemed to freeze; after the thunderous blast came an apocalyptic silence.

Ayu closed her eyes. Though she was a veteran police officer who prided herself on her cold detachment, she could not bear to face such a scene directly.

Yet Xu Chaomu kept her eyes wide open. At that instant, her heart seemed to stop, and it felt as if all the blood in her veins had ceased to flow.

Her limbs grew cold, her gaze vacant.

Her chest felt as though ants were devouring it piece by piece—pain, despair, cold emptiness… like mercury coursing through her body.

She stood stiffly at the same spot, staring at the raging flames, her eyes forgetting to blink.

The fire soared into the sky, the explosion was deafening, smoke billowed everywhere.

Even the trees by the roadside shuddered incessantly, as if undergoing an earthquake.

The leaves rustled down, carried by the autumn wind, scraping the ground and emitting a mournful hum—a deathly silence blanketed everything…

The distant road reeked of acrid smoke, a choking smell carried on the autumn breeze, wave after wave.

It wasn't just the smell of burning; there was the scent of scorched leaves, gunpowder, and blood—as if the air was slowly being enveloped by destruction.

Not long after, the sounds of fire trucks, police cars, and ambulances filled the air!

Xu Chaomu's legs felt like they had been filled with lead as her gaze remained fixed on the thick plumes of black smoke rising before her, on the reality that her husband and son had lost their lives in the explosion, while she… could only stand helpless.

Every cell in her body seemed to cry out and scream in agony; her throat was tight with bitterness, incapable of forming a single word.

She maintained the same posture as she had before the explosion, unmoving for a long time.

Bai Man collapsed to the ground, neither looking back nor forward. She only muttered under her breath: "Mutual destruction…"

Bai Man's eyes also held an infinite void, a vacant stare imbued with infinite sorrow, utterly lifeless.

"Shen Chi… in the end, we still ended up together—only in this way…" Bai Man sneered, talking to herself, her words unheard by others.

After speaking, she faced a nearby wall and, using all her strength, charged forward!

But her injured leg betrayed her; before she could collide, Miao Xiu strode forward and subdued her!

"Let me go!" Bai Man struggled desperately, her gaze cold as she looked at Miao Xiu.

Miao Xiu snorted coldly and restrained her. "Death is too merciful for you."

"I fear nothing anymore," Bai Man replied, staring at Miao Xiu.

"You think you're so capable, don't you?" Miao Xiu spat harshly.

If she hadn't been a woman, Miao Xiu would have slapped her without hesitation. But since Ayu was present, he refrained from using violence.

"So what? Look at Xu Chaomu—that woman is worse than dead, haha." Bai Man glanced vindictively in Xu Chaomu's direction.

"Then I'll make sure you're worse than dead first!"

With that, Miao Xiu flung her forcefully to the ground.

Due to the impact and her reopened wounds, Bai Man let out a painful cry, curling her body in anguish, her features contorted.

Miao Xiu still felt unsatisfied, but refrained from kicking her out of spite.