100 ways to kill your husband

Chapter 6: The question is whether to kill him for the fourth time or to kill him.

The flame in Wen Xu's eyes gradually died out. No one was on her side; they all believed in Lu Heng. She didn't know why she was trapped in this cycle of rebirth; she was all alone.

"Why don't you go to my house first?"

"Do you believe me?"

Wen Xu stared wide-eyed at Qiao Shan. There was doubt in Qiao Shan's expression, and Wen Xu suddenly suspected that Qiao Shan, like Tang Lin, might have something on Lu Heng that he could use against her.

In her second life, she waited at home for Qiao Shan to pick her up, but before Qiao Shan arrived, she was strangled to death by Lu Heng. If she had gone home with Qiao Shan, and Qiao Shan had summoned Lu Heng, an even more tragic death would have awaited her.

She doesn't like to suspect others, especially without any evidence.

Having experienced three rebirths, her long-held materialistic beliefs had collapsed. Coupled with the cruel treatment she had suffered at the hands of Lu Heng in her previous life, she couldn't help but carefully observe Qiao Shan's eyes.

Her scrutiny was tinged with pity, as if she were truly mentally unstable and in need of special care and attention. However, Qiao Shan's next words dispelled Wen Xu's doubts.

"Although I don't know what happened between you two, I know you wouldn't joke about something like this. Let's talk about it at my place."

Qiao Shan took her arm as usual and led her towards the garage. Her heart gradually calmed down. She knew that this time, like the previous times, something bad would happen soon, but she wasn't so afraid.

In the time following her rebirth, each time she awoke, she would be transported to a critical juncture that determined her life or death. As long as she resolved the crisis, she would move on to the next critical juncture, and the time between the two critical junctures would be filled with newly generated memories.

Although she hadn't actually experienced it, it wasn't much different from her real memories, just a little strange.

Each time she is reborn, her memories are different. For example, this time, her breast cancer has become locally advanced.

In her three rebirths, her breast cancer worsened twice and improved once. The biggest difference between these three rebirths was whether she was killed by Lu Heng or killed Lu Heng before her rebirth. Being killed by Lu Heng would have worsened her condition, while killing Lu Heng would have improved it.

Does she need to repeatedly kill Lu Heng in order to change her life?

This absurd thought sent a chill down Wen Xu's spine. Although she had killed Lu Heng last time, it was entirely because Lu Heng wanted to kill her mother. Her mother was the only person in the world who loved her unconditionally. At that time, she couldn't ask for help from the outside world; Lu Heng had tortured her so much that she had lost an arm and her legs were paralyzed from prolonged bed rest. Killing Lu Heng was the only way she could think of to save her mother. Although she did feel relieved after killing Lu Heng.

But now, she can't easily make the decision to kill someone. After all, murder is illegal, and she has received legal education for more than ten years. She doesn't want to ruin her life because of a scumbag.

Qiao Shan drove quietly, glancing at her in the rearview mirror from time to time. The car radio was playing a case report about a woman who was murdered and dismembered by her husband. Qiao Shan pressed the channel change button, but it turned out to be another social issue commentary about a man pushing his pregnant wife off a mountain. Qiao Shan had no choice but to turn off the radio.

"Xiao Xu! You have to believe in this world! Scum like Lu Heng are just a minority! Everything will pass!"

Qiao Shan wanted to encourage Wen Xu, but Wen Xu gave her a wry smile and then said, "Do you remember the plot of The Matrix?"

Qiao Shan looked at her through the rearview mirror with her round eyes, "Huh?"

Qiao Shan didn't understand why Wen Xu would mention The Matrix. Although they had watched science fiction movies together, Qiao Shan preferred sweet romance historical dramas. They didn't usually talk about science fiction, and she had never heard Wen Xu mention liking science fiction novels.

"Sometimes I really don't know what reality is. Lu Heng killed me before, and I've been reborn three times."

After the radio was turned off, all that could be heard was the sound of the car running. Wen Xu could see that Qiao Shan's back was straight, and she was frozen in place.

If someone had said the same thing to Wen Xu before her rebirth, she would have assumed that the person had read too many movies and novels.

"I trust you!"

"What did you say?"

Wen Xu looked at Qiao Shan's expression in the rearview mirror, his eyes full of determination.

"No matter what you say, I believe you. When my mother passed away, you were by my side, saying that her soul would definitely go to heaven. I believed you and that's how I got through it. I still believe you now."

Qiao Shan is like that; once she decides to believe someone, she never doubts them again. Even if Wen Xu told her now that the earth is flat, she would still agree.

Not everyone was so indifferent; a flame of hope rekindled in Wen Xu's heart. But this was followed by a sense of tension.

Lu Heng will definitely come to find her. This is the first time she has decided to leave Lu Heng so early in her life. Her future can definitely be changed.

Just then, her phone rang in her pocket. Seeing that it was Lu Heng calling, her face paled. As she answered the phone, she instantly recalled her second life. She jumped to the crucial point in the hotel. Just as she was trying to leave, a torrential downpour of rain and hail began outside, like knives falling in an instant. It seemed that she couldn't get through this critical moment by running away.

"Xuxu, where are you?"

"Xiaoshan and I are having coffee."

How would she know if it would work if she didn't try? Wen Xu decided to leave with Qiao Shan and make further plans once they reached Qiao Shan's house. If she didn't address the crisis head-on, would she jump directly to the next critical juncture? But she soon realized she had nowhere to escape.

"You've already left the mall. You're lying again. Why do you always deceive me?"

"I didn't! It's you who never believed me. Of course, I was also wrong to give you the right to hurt me, but now I'm taking that right back."

Qiao Shan's attitude gave Wen Xu confidence; she was no longer alone.

Qiao Shan snatched Wen Xu's phone from the passenger seat, put it on speakerphone, and shouted into the microphone, "Lu Heng, don't go too far! Xu Xu isn't your property, you have no right to threaten her. Xu Xu is staying at my place today, you should reflect on your actions."

"Damn it!"

Even through the phone, Wen Xu could hear the dull yet crisp sound of Lu Heng striking the screen.

"Who do you think you are! A scantily clad prostitute! What right do you have to stand between us!"

Lu Heng pounded on the car door with his fist. His car, which looked like a black ghost, suddenly appeared behind Qiao Shan's car and was getting closer at an accelerating speed.

"Holy crap! How much was he speeding?!"

While complaining, Qiao Shan also sped up, but Lu Heng's car was even faster and crashed into her bumper.

"Is he out of his mind? My nickname when I was young was Thirteen Sister of the Outer Ring Road. Who dares to mess with me! Today I'll show him what I'm made of."

Qiao Shan floored the accelerator, and the car shot off like a madman, its speed increasing rapidly. Lu Heng's black car followed closely behind; they weren't the only two cars on the road. A few other vehicles, intimidated by their aggressive approach, dared not get too close. Qiao Shan was a skilled driver, managing to avoid other cars while accelerating, while Lu Heng drove recklessly, scraping against other vehicles several times with loud thuds. One car, after being hit, lost control and veered off the road.

"This guy's gone mad! I know now, he really wants to kill you."

Lu Heng's speed reached 220 kilometers per hour, and he crashed into a car that was driving on the side of the road, causing it to overturn.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Wen Xu was truly anxious and panicked. She glanced through the rear window at Lu Heng's car, then at Qiao Shan. Suddenly, a horrifying scene unfolded: Qiao Shan's fingers began to turn transparent. Not only her fingers, but her hair, her shoulders, her arms—her entire body began to become translucent from the edges. Wen Xu couldn't help but let out a gasp of "Ah!"...