A life for a life.
Jia Zhao killed the rich heir with a knife. What awaited him would inevitably be a prison sentence. Moreover, the heir was the only son of his family. While the family wasn't the most powerful in Beijing, taking down someone like Jia Zhao, who had no parents, no status, and no influence, would be no problem at all.
Jia Zhao had originally planned to surrender himself, not wanting to drag Jiang Xing'er into the mess.
She deserved a bright and open future, not to stand in the darkness alongside a man with blood on his hands.
But Jiang Xing'er threatened to die if he did—
The heir's family would undoubtedly find a way to kill Jia Zhao in prison. Jia Zhao had killed by accident, all for her sake. She couldn't just stand by and watch him surrender himself to certain death.
In the end, the two decided to flee, embarking on a life of running from the law.
