Her heartbeat suddenly quickened for no apparent reason, thumping so rapidly as if about to pierce through the heart's membrane. Chi Enen instinctively opened her mouth, reaching out to grab him, but her arm seemed nailed in place, unable to move. She watched helplessly as the rope overhead showed signs of breaking, and saw the man holding her lifting his head to glance at it, as if he had made some decision. He looked at her –
It was that one look.
Chi Enen's heartbeat was about to leap out of her chest, her chest seemed scorched by a blazing fire, burning so intensely that she couldn't breathe.
No!
Don't!
She desperately opened her mouth, shouting in her heart, but no matter how anxious she was or how much she wanted to call him, her throat couldn't produce a sound...
The burning sensation in her heart reached its peak –
Chi Enen's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.
