Chapter 34: His anger surged as he was injured.

Yu Wu was eventually carried away by Ke Yanchen with one hand.

Ke Yanchen led her back to the villa. Cheng Yi was standing on the first floor, his back to her, making a phone call, his posture upright. Xia Tingxue stood at the door and spoke gently again, "Brother, just for a little while, okay?"

Ke Yanchen glanced at Yu Wu on the sofa, then at Cheng Yi, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "Yu Zi injured her calf, could you... help take care of her? I'll be right back."

Cheng Yi replied to the person on the other end of the phone in English, then turned his head slightly and nodded, his gaze calm.

The door clicked shut, and Ke Yanchen left.

The villa was quiet; no one knew where the others had gone to play. Cheng Yi's tall figure was still making a phone call in front of the French windows, his expression somewhat serious.

Yu Wu curled up in a ball, hugging her knees, not bothering to treat her wounds, and stared blankly at the sofa with her head tilted to one side.

After a while, Cheng Yi finished his call and finally strode over.

He first crossed his arms and quietly looked down at Yuwu for a while before squatting down and, without saying a word, pulling out Yuwu's injured leg to examine the wound.

"Why aren't you crying?" he asked softly, his eyes lowered.

She turned her head away and pursed her lips.

He suddenly pinched the wound hard, and Yu Wu hissed in pain, turning her head and struggling to pull her foot back, glaring at him.

He laughed in a particularly wicked way, a really gleeful laugh, and then asked, "Does it still hurt?"

Yu Wu pursed her lips and remained silent, only feeling the heat of his palm and the abnormal burning sensation on her skin.

He pinched the wound hard again, his handsome eyebrows twitching slightly in a provocative manner.

Yu Wu was truly angry. She grabbed his hand and bit down hard until she tasted the metallic taste of blood in her mouth, finally venting her anger.

Surprisingly, Cheng Yi was easy to bully and did not retaliate.

*

The man's thin eyelids were lowered, his dark eyelashes trembled slightly, and his movements were focused. His handsome, sculpted face was close at hand as he bandaged her wound with gauze. His aura was cold yet exuded a strong sense of security.

After Cheng Yi finished, he stood up and said calmly, "Zan Ya will be here soon."

Yu Wu looked up at him in disbelief. Zan Ya had clearly gone on a business trip to another city.

Does Chengyi know Zanya?

As Cheng Yi walked upstairs, he scrolled through his phone, casually deleting the text message that read "Miss Xia has arrived," and adding an explanation: "I've known her for a long time."

...

Zan Ya arrived as expected at lunchtime, and they sat in the restaurant waiting for the others to arrive.

The terrace restaurant is suspended above the rocky outcrops, offering a wide and beautiful view. The entire sea area is clearly layered under the sunlight, with the shallows near the shore tinged with mint green, and the color deepening to a pure and clean blue as you go deeper into the sea.

The dining area is shaded by several large white parasols and surrounded by lemon trees, which bring a lemon scent and a gentle coolness with a light breeze.

The gleaming silver cutlery holds the freshest seafood feast, its aroma wafting through the air and tantalizing the taste buds.

Yu Wu clung to Zan Ya, refusing to let go, which made Zan Ya complain that Yu Wu wouldn't let her eat. Yu Wu didn't say anything, only felt at ease, and inexplicably shed a few tears.

Humans are strange; they can be strong and bear everything when they're alone, but they become unusually sentimental when they're in a close relationship.

When Zan Ya saw that Yu Wu was really crying, she exclaimed and quickly wiped her tears with a tissue, saying repeatedly, "Hold me, hold me, I won't tease you anymore."

Ke Yanchen and Xia Tingxue arrived just in time to witness this scene. The girl who had stubbornly swallowed all her tears in front of him that morning was now revealing her most vulnerable side in her best friend's arms. So, was she still somewhat wary of him?

After exchanging brief greetings, the group sat down, with the girls mainly chatting.

Cheng Yi rested his elbows on the table, lazily closing his eyes, a faint sense of fatigue between his brows.

Ke Yanchen stared absently at the boundless sea in the distance, his fingers twirling his phone up and down on the table, looking preoccupied.

......

Song Man and Yuan Yin walked towards the dining table with smiles. Noticing Xia Tingxue's presence, almost instantly, Song Man jumped up, pointed at Xia Tingxue, and asked sharply, "What the hell are you doing here?"

Xia Tingxue remained seated, her lips slightly pursed, her timid eyes revealing a hint of unease.

Ke Yanchen stood up, grabbed Song Man's wrist, and walked out, saying, "Come out with me."

Song Man struggled wildly, yelling at Ke Yanchen, "You've already forgotten what she did to you? Are you crazy? You've been bewitched by that green tea bitch!"

The sound gradually faded away as the two people left.

Xia Tingxue lowered her head and took a sip of lemonade, seemingly oblivious to everyone around her, as if her earlier unease was merely an act.

Ke Yanchen and Song Man did not return for lunch.

During the meal, Yu Wu noticed the intense gaze directed at her from the side and exchanged several glances with Xia Tingxue.

here we go again.

It's been like this since high school. Whenever they're in the same place, Xia Tingxue will stare at her intently, like a ghost just pulled from the water. There's no malice in her gaze; it's a quiet scrutiny. Whenever Yu Wu looks back, she'll purse her lips, still staring straight at her without flinching.

I don't understand.

But I have to admit, she is really beautiful, with a pure and innocent charm that is completely harmless. Her skin is also very delicate. Several times when our eyes met at close range, Yuwu was stunned by her beauty and couldn't come back to her senses for several seconds.

Her appearance reminded Yuwu of a film review she had once read about "Journey Under the Midnight Sun": Karasawa Yukiho's beauty was undeniable, possessing a pure appearance that was immediately apparent. But beneath this pitiful exterior lay a calculating, ruthless soul. She spent her entire life concealing her true self, never revealing her true nature.

Yu Wu had seen Xia Tingxue in many different ways: half as a beautiful but soulless doll, half as a coquettish and petulant woman, but she had never seen her lose control of her emotions and vent her anger.

In some ways, Xia Tingxue and Tang Zexuehui share similarities. But this is merely a vague and ethereal feeling evoked by Yuwu.

......

After finishing their meal, the table gradually became lively with conversation, and the tissues were placed on the farthest opposite side of Xia Tingxue.

Yuwu noticed this and wanted to get some tissues, but since she didn't know the people at the table, she didn't feel comfortable standing up to get them.

Yu Wu drank water with her eyes lowered, and casually moved a tissue in front of Xia Tingxue.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Xia Tingxue seem to pause for a moment, her shimmering eyes fixed on Yu Wu.

Yu Wu didn't meet her gaze again, not even once.

......

After lunch, everyone went back to the villa to rest for a while. At 2 pm, the men were going out to do activities such as jet skiing and surfing, while the women, unusually, stayed home.

As Yu Wu was washing her hands in the first-floor restroom, Yuan Yin happened to walk in. Her eyes revealed undisguised disgust, and she turned to leave.

"Wait—" Yu Wu called out to her, glanced at her, lowered her eyelashes, and continued to slowly wipe the water droplets from her palms. She said slowly, "Last time at the club, Jian Mengyu was someone you hired, wasn't she?"

"So what if it is?" Yuan Yin turned around, staring straight at Yu Wu, not backing down at all, arrogant and radiant.

“I suspect it was Song Man who instructed you. After all, it’s been like this since high school. She gives the orders, and you’re responsible for coming up with the ideas.”

What are you trying to say?

“Your father is a senior engineer in a company, and your mother is a doctor without borders. When I was in high school, I envied your family background. It was respectable and classy.”

Yuan Yin's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her eyes darted away uncomfortably.

Yu Wu slowly approached her and chuckled, "If everyone knew that your father was a good-for-nothing gambler who drank all day, your mother was a well-known mental patient in the village, and you obtained your money by constantly dating rich boyfriends, what would people think of you?"

"What do you want to say? That I'm lowly, that I'm a gold digger?" Yuan Yin's tone suddenly turned shrill, and she gasped for breath after shouting it out.

As soon as the words left his mouth, the empty space on the first floor echoed with the words "Gold digger, huh?" The two of them were still staring intently at each other.

Tensions were high.

Yuan Yin often spread rumors about Yu Wu's chaotic private life to attack her. Now that Yu Wu has caught this big dirt on her, she can certainly humiliate her and trample her underfoot.

But she didn't want to use "Huang Yao" and "gold digger" to attack another woman.

"I have no intention of judging your life, but you shouldn't climb up by stepping on my flesh and blood." Yu Wu stared at her with calm and unwavering eyes.

Yuan Yin sneered, "Why should I listen to you?" She turned around as soon as she finished speaking, looking like she couldn't be bothered to get entangled with Yu Wu. Before she had taken a few steps, she suddenly felt a sharp pain on her scalp.

Yu Wu grabbed her hair, her fingertips circling and tightening the strands. Yuan Yin hissed coldly, her scalp throbbing with pain. Her face contorted in agony as she shouted, "Yu Wu, you're fucking insane!"

"That's enough." Yu Wu released her hand, casually brushed away the strands of hair that had fallen between her fingers, gently patted her sore scalp, and left.

*

When the sun finally became gentler around 4 p.m., Yu Wu and Zan Ya went out to play volleyball.

Upon reaching the villa, they found a group of professionals wearing masks disinfecting the area and reminding Yu Wu and Zan Ya to leave as soon as possible.

Zan Ya asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

The staff member replied, "It's for insecticide. Miss, you'd better leave quickly. Inhaling this medicine is harmful to your health."

Yu Wu nodded and quickly left with Zan Ya.

......

Stepping onto the warm, fine sand, Yu Wu and Zan Ya joined the game with strangers.

Truly stunning beauties who are breathtakingly beautiful often require many qualities, including not only facial features and shape, but also body structure, temperament, and speech.

As for Yu Wu, although her appearance is described as delicate and not as striking as a bold one, her exceptionally tall and well-proportioned frame is so striking that she immediately catches the eye from afar.

The beautiful girls on the volleyball team were all wearing sexy bikinis, while Yuwu was relatively conservative, wearing a tank top and denim shorts, only showing off her long, straight legs, which made the boys on the team keep showing interest in her.

Just as Yuwu delivered a beautiful serve, a mocking whistle came from behind her.

Turning my head, I saw a row of beach chairs to the southwest, filled with a group of men. Among them were Cheng Yi, Ao Ziye, Shu Yueqiao, Ke Yanchen, and Ye Ren.

Like peacocks displaying their tails, each person in beach shorts was more flamboyant than the last, and their abs were more sculpted and defined than the last, making them a very pleasing sight to behold.

A group of spoiled young men, indulging in a life of pleasure and debauchery.

Men's friendships are strange, like Cheng Yi and Ke Yanchen, they're not awkward at all when they're together now.

For some reason, Yu Wu's gaze fell on Cheng Yi.

Thin muscles, clear and delicate texture, slender waist and abdomen, well-defined muscles, very powerful and taut, the muscle groups undulate vividly with movement.

—This is really bad.

For some inexplicable reason, she recalled that nightmare etched into her mind: the oppressive stimulation of the cramped storage room, her body tightly held in his arms, their bodies pressed together without any gap, his hot, hard chest, the lingering, passionate kisses, and the unexpectedly tender, gentle pecks. After a chaotic internal struggle, Yu Wu finally managed to pull her gaze away from him.

Xia Tingxue was also there, sitting at the very edge next to Ke Yanchen.

Unlike the group of men who were shirtless, wearing beach shorts and sunglasses and lounging lazily on beach chairs, Xia Tingxue sat there with her back straight, also watching her.

The one who just whistled was Ao Ziye, who was now lazily clinking glasses with Cheng Yi, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Yu Wu ignored the group and continued playing volleyball, while boos and jeers came from behind her from time to time, as if she were watching the World Cup.

With Ke Yanchen present, Yu Wu played very restrainedly, focusing on her gentle and mild-mannered image. Her fighting style relied mainly on skillful maneuvering, which only made others think that she won by luck.

Yu Wu hit another beautiful shot and was high-fiving Zan Ya in celebration when a volleyball suddenly came flying at her from the opposite side. Instantly, a violent impact rushed straight to her brain, and her vision went black.

Zan Ya rushed over to check on the injuries, asking with a worried look if the person was alright.

Yu Wu gently shook her head to comfort Zan Ya, then gritted her teeth and looked over. She saw Song Man and Yuan Yin looking smug. Song Man raised her eyebrows triumphantly, without any apology on her face. "Oh, I didn't control my strength well."

The proud princess couldn't even bring herself to say "sorry."

The upbeat "Oh!" from those behind me, who were watching the spectacle, suddenly drew out, followed by suppressed shakes, sighs, and toasts.

Yu Wu blinked again, a burning pain exploding around her eyeballs, a mix of soreness and dull ache. She turned to look at Ke Yanchen behind her; he was wearing sunglasses and staring at her, his expression unreadable.

No, no, Ke Yanchen was watching from behind. She couldn't expose herself; she was a weak, obedient girl, and obedient girls wouldn't fight back.

Girls shouldn't be sharp-tongued.

Behind him, Ao Ziye clicked his tongue, shook his head, and clinked glasses with Cheng Yi, saying, "Your daughter isn't up to par."

Cheng Yi glanced at him sideways, a slight smile playing on his thin lips: "You underestimate her."

Shu Yueqiao glanced at the two bored people beside him, propped his legs up on the recliner, and lazily squinted at Zan Ya, who was looking at him with concern.

......

Yu Wu then looked at Song Man in front of her. Song Man was waving at Yu Wu triumphantly, her eyes crinkling with a smug smile.

The dizziness returned, as if the whole world was shaking.

His temper flared up.

No, I still can't swallow this insult.

Yu Wu gritted her teeth, picked up the volleyball, and called out, "Song Man."

The moment Song Man turned around with a smile, a violent impact hit her eyes, and she instantly fell to the ground.

Yuan Yin quickly knelt down to check Song Man's injuries.

Yu Wu blinked and smiled, "Sorry, I didn't control my strength well."

The group of men behind them, with their perverse sense of humor watching women tear each other apart, were having a great time and were excitedly shouting "Oh!" and cheering.

Ao Ziye: "Your daughter is quite prickly."

Cheng Yi smiled lazily, a hint of thorns in his lips: "Gentle yet sharp."

Song Man struggled recklessly to rush over and tear Yu Wu apart, but was stopped by Ye Ren and Yuan Yin. Yuan Yin looked at Yu Wu with a hint of fear in her eyes.

Yu Wu clapped her hands and left with Zan Ya.