Chapter 265: Chapter 266: Suddenly Going Crazy

His arm had just left Shen Manbing's neck when the man reacted, yelling, "You lied to me! She would never agree!" He immediately grabbed her hand again.

At that moment, Gu Qichen stepped forward, knocking the gun from the thug's hand. The thug fell backward, grabbing Shen Manbing's skirt as he went down. The force pulled her backward. Gu Qichen lunged, catching her. The thug plunged from the top of the Times Building, disappearing from view. Shen Manbing's body dangled over the edge.

Gu Qichen, on the ground, desperately held her hand, but gravity pulled him forward. His upper body reached the roof's edge. Xia Yangyang, who had been standing nearby, grabbed one of his legs, shouting, "Hurry!" The crowd surged forward, pulling them back to safety.

No one had anticipated such a terrifying turn of events. After being pulled up, Shen Manbing was stunned. The usually pompous and domineering woman trembled. She had just witnessed the thug fall hundreds of meters, his body shattering on impact.

Assistants and staff members gathered, their voices overlapping with concern: "Sister Bingbing, are you okay? We were so worried!" "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, Sister Bingbing. It's all over now, everything will get better."

While they comforted her, Gu Qichen patted her shoulder. "Bingbing, talk to me. Look at me!" His voice was stern, like an order, yet filled with worry.

Triggered by a past memory, Shen Manbing screamed, "Get away! Get out! All of you get out!" She wrapped her arms around her head, screaming and pulling her hair, behaving like a woman gone mad.

Many were bewildered. Even though she was safe, something was clearly wrong. Gu Qichen quickly lifted her into his arms. She clung to his collar like a drowning person, shivering.

Ruian Hospital—

Xia Yangyang and Gu Qichen stood outside the ward. Inside, nurses restrained Shen Manbing while a doctor administered a sedative. The image of Shen Manbing's terrified madness remained in Xia Yangyang's mind—a fear that made her feel like the world was her enemy, forcing her to hide, refusing any comfort. It was clearly a mental illness, not simply a reaction to the trauma.

They were in the neurology department. Shen Manbing was finally quiet, seemingly asleep.

Deeply shocked, Xia Yangyang asked Gu Qichen, "Why did she react like this?"

He was silent for a moment before saying, "When she was a child, she was maliciously pushed from a roof into a swimming pool below and nearly drowned. It was a traumatic experience, and today's events likely triggered those painful memories."

Xia Yangyang was taken aback. She had been unaware of Shen Manbing's horrific childhood experience.