After returning home with the child, her ex-husband knelt down and gently coaxed her.

A towering building stands on the outskirts of the city, but it has been abandoned and dilapidated for more than a decade. Weeds grow all around the building, and the building itself is in a terrible state.

The entire building was dark and cold, and even the sun overhead couldn't warm it.

Anning was awakened by waves of cold.

The first thing you see is a dilapidated corridor, the floor covered with dust, dead branches and leaves, and shards of glass scattered everywhere, giving off a sense of desolation that has been neglected for years.

She leaned against the half-meter-high wall of the corridor, looking down at the ground dozens of meters above.

She suddenly snapped back to reality, and the word "kidnapping" exploded in her mind.

Just as he tried to move, he found that his hands and feet were tightly bound. He tried to speak, but his mouth was firmly taped shut, and he could only let out whimpers.

All she remembered was taking An Xuan to the amusement park when she received a call from Cao Han.

On the phone, Cao Han told her, "It's been 28 years, and we haven't had a proper talk yet. Let's meet up and chat."

The moment she received the call, An Ning's hand trembled slightly, and she declined, saying, "There's nothing to talk about."

Cao Han's voice was tinged with laughter, devoid of its usual arrogance. "An Ning, we're mother and daughter, and I'm also curious about what's happened to you all these years. You don't want to live your whole life with resentment towards me, do you? Why don't we talk it out, untie this knot, and then you can live your life, and I'll live mine."

"Whether you acknowledge me or not, whether I like you or not," Cao Han said with a smile, "let's just be friends for now and not bother each other anymore."

An Ning hesitated after Cao Han finished speaking.

Even if she was disappointed and heartbroken by Cao Han, she was still her biological mother by blood.

The thought of having a biological mother, who was also the Cheng family's nanny, and who spoke harshly to her, made her feel uncontrollably distressed.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Cao Han asked again, "Didn't you suspect that the eldest daughter of the Cheng family hit and killed your adoptive mother? I can give you some information."

An Ning was suddenly taken aback. "You know the truth?"

"It's not easy to say over the phone, let's talk in person."

An Ning asked in a deep voice, "You treat Cheng Wanwan like your own daughter, so why are you telling me?"

"There's no reason," Cao Han said. "I'm right across the street from you. It's up to you whether you come or not."

After hanging up the phone, An Ning hesitated for only two seconds before immediately instructing the nanny to take An Xian back, saying that she had to go out to take care of something.

She strode across the street, where a car was indeed parked, driven by Cao Han.

An Ning immediately got into the car, and the vehicle drove away.

Cao Han drove on and on, taking one road after another, not knowing where he was going.

Anning, sitting in the car, asked her, "Where to?"

Cao Han skillfully steered the wheel. "You'll see when we get there."

The car had been driving for a long time, and Anning, who never gets carsick, suddenly felt dizzy and lightheaded.

Within seconds, he leaned against the car window and fell into a deep sleep, completely unconscious.

She only realized she was tied up when she woke up.

As if hearing her movement, a soft, rustling sound came from behind her.

She suddenly turned her head and her eyes widened in surprise.

Don't look at me like that.

Cao Han pulled up a dusty, worn-out chair and sat down behind her, her half-gray hair swaying gently in the wind.

"I originally wanted to take you to the rooftop on the 26th floor so you would suffer less and just close your eyes and it would all be over."

She looked at Anning, her eyes eerily calm.

"But I'm too old to move you, so let's just stay here."

She stood up, leaned against the half-meter-high balcony wall, and looked down. "Seventeenth floor. You're doomed."

An Ning suddenly opened her eyes wide and twisted her body, whimpering.

She suddenly realized that Cao Han was lying to her!

Everything he said on the phone was a lie; his only goal was to lure her out!

What are you doing out here? Are you going to die with her, or push her off the building?

Regardless of the outcome, Cao Han's result is the same—

She must die!

With bloodshot eyes, she yelled at Cao Han, demanding to know why!

"peaceful."

Cao Han stood up, walked over to her, and squatted down. His eyes, etched with the marks of time, showed no pity for her.

"Twenty-eight years ago, I already gave you a way out. I was going to strangle you and throw you into the wild to feed the dogs. You were lucky to have met that kind woman."

Anning met her eyes, her eyes wide open, her heart aching with each passing moment, and tears involuntarily streamed down her face.

These are the words her biological mother said to her.

She was born, and now she's going to strangle her and feed her to the dogs!

An Ning felt a sharp pain in her heart that made it hard to breathe, and she glared at Cao Han with red eyes.

"You could have stayed in Dianhai forever, been the daughter of your professor parents, and lived your good life! None of this would have happened if you had never come to Jinghai again!"

At this point, Cao Han suddenly grabbed An Ning's hair, her eyes filled with hatred. "You had such a good life, why did you have to show up in Jinghai! Why did you have to seduce Miss Cheng's fiancé! Why did you have to be so reckless?!"

Anning's scalp tingled from being pulled, but the pain was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.

She couldn't speak, she could only sob and scream, her eyes bloodshot as she stared at Cao Han.

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to stay by Wanwan's side forever, watching her grow up, watching her get married, and watching her live a happy and fulfilling life!"

Cao Han tightened her grip, pulling harder on her hair, and said sharply, "Because of you, you bastard! I can no longer be with her! I told you, you shouldn't have been born! You were born to die! You deserve to die!"

As Cao Han spoke, he grabbed An Ning, pulled her up, and slammed her against the wall!

Suddenly, half of An Ning's body was outside the wall, and if Cao Han exerted even a little force, she could easily fall down.

That distance was enough for her head to explode and she to die on the spot.

Blood rushed back into Anning's face, turning bright red, and her eyes were bloodshot.

Tears dripped down, one by one.

She heard Cao Han's icy voice say, "An Ning, since we're destined to be mother and daughter, you're my child, and I gave you your life, it's not unreasonable for me to take it back now, is it?"

"But don't worry, I'll go with you to the underworld, and I'll keep an eye on you."

Cao Han was holding a button, which belonged to Cheng Wanwan's haute couture suit.

Cheng Wanwan looked stunning in that expensive dress, but she decided to throw it away after a button fell off.

Cao Han thought of sewing it on for her and then putting it on her.

Unfortunately, the buttons weren't sewn on properly, and we'll never see her wearing such a beautiful dress again.

She lowered her head, stroking the buttons in her hand, as if speaking to Anning, or perhaps to herself.

"Time is running out. Only if we both die will her life be easier."

As soon as she finished speaking, she pushed Anning down half a step, and Anning's feet immediately dangled in the air, leaving her hanging on the wall.

"Anning, as long as I die with you, nothing and no one will be able to affect Wanwan's happiness!"