Pursuing Her (Sophie and Tristan)

Chapter 1 Do Not Move
It was annoyingly hot in Horington by the time June arrived.After the self-study session ended at night, Sophie Tanner waited till
the other students filed out before she got on her bicycle. She took the road to a quiet alley to head home. It might be deserted,
but she could shorten her journey by over ten minutes.Before she could cycle out of the alley, she caught a whiff of blood with
her keen nose.Sophie was pretty familiar with the scent of blood. Other girls would’ve fled the scene if they were in her
shoes.However, Sophie was no ordinary young woman. She continued riding on her bicycle as though nothing had
happened.Indeed, five minutes later, she saw a fight happening in this desolate alley.One of Sophie’s feet was on the ground,
and the other was on the pedal. She stuck one hand into her pocket and held her bicycle with the other as she whistled loudly to
catch the others’ attention.There were over a dozen tall men beating a man up. As there were no lights in the alley, she peered
at the man who was surrounded by the rest under the moonlight.Looks like he’s the one who got hurt.Hearing Sophie’s whistle,
everyone present turned to look at her.“Scram!”As she was tall, skinny, and clad in her school uniform, the leader of the attackers
barked at her furiously.Sophie’s brow knitted together impatiently.“You’re blocking my way.”“You have a death wish!” the leader
snarled testily. They had gone to great lengths before getting the opportunity to take action against Tristan Lombard.Anyone who
stopped them from doing that would have to die.It only took one look from him to get two men to march toward Sophie.Glancing
at her watch, Sophie realized it was already half past ten at night.Before they could lay a hand on her, Sophie placed her other
foot on the pedal and cycled toward the men in black swiftly.In the blink of an eye, she managed to hit one man with her bicycle,
who stumbled to the ground in a miserable heap.Placing both palms on her seat, Sophie whipped around and kicked another
man forcefully.The leader belatedly realized he had overestimated Sophie’s capability.At once, he ordered, “Kill them both.” They
didn’t have much time left. If Tristan’s men arrived, they wouldn’t be able to take him out any longer.Tristan was barely alive
when he heard the leader’s order. He immediately pulled himself together. I can’t die here.Sophie initially planned to leave after
teaching the men a lesson.She happened to walk past Tristan and caught a glimpse of him. Suddenly, her bicycle halted to a
stop even though she had successfully escaped from the men.“D*mn it.” Sophie changed her mind. I’m going to do a kind act
today. Just for today.The next moment, she turned her bicycle around and pedaled toward the men.As Sophie didn’t have any
weapons, she grabbed two knives from the men.Using her bicycle as leverage, she started attacking the men.The men’s
expressions grew grim when they realized how vicious and swift Sophie could be.“Kill them!” the leader commanded.Sophie
darted to Tristan deftly.“You’re still alive?”“I’m not going to die.”They didn’t have a chance to continue their conversation, for the
men began charging toward them.Sophie was capable enough to defeat them all easily. Her actions were cool yet sassy.After all
the men had been beaten to a pulp, Sophie kicked the person who was blocking her path away.“Goodbye. You’re welcome.” She
didn’t want to continue poking her nose into his business.She got onto her bicycle nimbly. It was almost eleven, so she needed to
get home as soon as possible.Alas, her bicycle remained rooted to the spot even after she started pedaling.She turned at her
shoulder and realized Tristan had grabbed the rear seat of her bicycle.Her eyes were flashing with fury, for it was late at

night.“What else do you want?”“Thank you.”With that said, he fainted and lost consciousness.“What the f*ck?” Sophie cursed
under her breath as she glared at the man on the ground. Despite losing consciousness, he still looked as dignified as ever. In
the end, she helped him up and used up all her might to place him on the rear seat of her bicycle. After doing that, she gritted her
teeth and rode out of the alley.As Tristan was shot, Sophie dared not bring him to the hospital.A gunshot wound was too
sensitive. She was pretty satisfied with her current life and didn’t want to return to her past life.If his gunshot wound wasn’t dealt
with, he would meet his doom before the sun rose tomorrow morning.Sophie brought him to a medical laboratory at Horington
University. She walked in freely as though she owned the place.After switching on the lights, she placed Tristan on the dissection
table that the medical students used for their experiments.Opening one of the cabinets, she pulled out a surgical gown and put it
on.There were no anesthetics around. He had fainted, so she assumed he could bear the pain.After putting on the surgical
gloves, Sophie grabbed a pair of scissors and cut Tristan’s bloodied shirt into half.The bullet was pretty near to his heart, so if
she didn’t pay enough attention, his heart might suffer from a rupture.She disinfected the scalpel and began to remove the
bullet.Tristan prided himself as a tough man, but the pain jolted him awake when the scalpel sank into his chest.He glared at the
young lady beside him who was holding the scalpel.“Who are you? Do you have a death wish?”Sophie had no idea Tristan would
regain consciousness at this moment. It was understandable, though. There was an incision on his chest, so he was no less than
a dead body if he were to remain motionless.“If you want to survive, don’t move,” she snapped impatiently.Not wanting to waste
more time, Sophie continued the surgery without hesitation.“Mm!” Tristan moaned in anguish as she cut into his skin. However,
that was the only moan he made throughout the entire surgery.Tristan waited until the surgery ended before he allowed himself
to faint.“He has a strong willpower, huh?” Sophie remarked. After all, Tristan had remained awake the entire surgery and
watched as she operated on him without taking any anesthetics. Hence, he deserved the praise.Pulling his phone out, she typed
out a text and sent it to a random name that was to her liking.Sophie cleared the laboratory and left with her backpack. She didn’t
even bother sparing the man another look.After receiving Tristan’s text, Felix Northley rushed all the way to the medical
laboratory at Horington University.He was stunned to see Tristan lying on the dissection table.I wonder who had the guts to do
this? Doesn’t he or she know who Tristan Lombard is? He’s one of the Lombards from Jipsdale!Tristan woke up and saw Felix
standing before him.“Mr. Tristan, who did this to you?” he asked curiously. The person must have a death wish! No one dares to
do this to Mr. Tristan in Jipsdale.Tristan shot the talkative Felix a look.“Mr. Tristan, who brought you here?” Felix was sweating
profusely after he learned of Tristan’s disappearance.If he meets his doom, many people in Jipsdale will have to die alongside
him! I wonder who is the person who did this to him.Felix’s curiosity was piqued.“The enemy hired mercenaries to take my life.
Find out who saved me tonight.”