"None of that matters anymore." Shen Yu's voice suddenly grew colder and more irritable. "Because I'm about to bring you back and chain you to my side forever."

Xi Xingxue raised an eyebrow but remained silent.

Shen Yu chuckled sullenly: "Baby, this is your punishment for running away from me."

"Neuropathy."

Shen Yu successfully received a curse.

However, he became even more excited on the other end of the phone. An irrepressible darkness and fervor crept into his eyes, and his features were sharply defined and mysterious under the bright sunlight.

"Wait until I catch you."

The call was cut off.

But Shen Yu was not surprised; he simply opened a message window.

On the other end, someone sent a photo.

The photo shows a pair of handcuffs.

It can be worn by two people together.

When Shen Yu said he would handcuff Xi Xingxue to his side, he really meant he intended to handcuff him to his side, not to lock him up alone.

They are two people, blended together.

I'll take him with me wherever I go from now on, so we can be together completely.

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Yao asked with some concern, "This Shen Yu is crazy. You absolutely mustn't let him take you back."

Xi Xingxue nodded: "I understand."

Jiang Yao added, "Come with me, I have a way to hide you well."

He secretly boarded the ship and hid in a box to get there; Shen Yu had no idea he was there.

Xi Xingxue looked at him upon hearing this, "How can I thank you for helping me?"

It's not about paying for it yourself.

Xi Xingxue thought to herself.

Jiang Yao coughed loudly. Here it comes, here comes the famous scene from the book!

You know, in that book, after the younger brother helped his sister-in-law escape the clutches of her abusive older brother, she asked him how she should thank him!

The uncle replied, "I want you."

Then they rolled around together.

Although if it were me, it would be like stealing my best friend's wife, but it's not much different.

All sisters-in-law are one family.

Seeing that he didn't reply, but instead his eyes darted around excitedly, Xi Xingxue had a bad feeling.

Silently, she moved her feet aside, preparing to go to the deck to see if Shen Yu had caught up.

A loud shout came from behind: "Wait!"

"What's wrong?" The bad feeling intensified again.

"I want you," Jiang Yao said in a voice barely audible.

This is my first time confessing my feelings to someone, and I have absolutely no experience.

"The wind is too strong, I can't hear you," Xi Xingxue said.

Jiang Yao looked miserable: Had he been rejected?

Hmph, so what if I get rejected?

The next second, Jiang Yao shouted, "I said, Xi Xingxue, I want..."

"You want Xizhilang?" Xi Xingxue chimed in.

"What?" Jiang Yao was stunned.

"Not a marquis, not a king, Jelly, you want Xizhilang, right?"

Jiang Yao fell silent.

High emotional intelligence, absolutely high emotional intelligence!

No wonder he's the man Jiang Yao has his eye on; even his rejections are so interesting.

Xi Xingxue coaxed him like a child, her tone indulgent, "Sweetie, I'll buy it for you when we get back."

In the past, Xi Xingxue would have hung out with handsome guys, since he used to have a thing for good-looking young men, and still does now.

Being chased by a crazy, perverted person is exhausting. It's really hard to deal with all these romantic advances, so it's best to avoid them.

After talking with Jiang Yao, Xi Xingxue ran to the deck to take a look, and what she saw was a pleasant surprise.

Shen Yu and his crew's ship had vanished!

Xi Xingxue breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Jiang Yao's driving skills were quite good, as he had left them behind.

Three hours later.

The two, feeling drowsy, finally reached the shore.

Before even reaching the shore, Jiang Yao put on something to cover his face and even changed his clothes, becoming someone he no longer recognized.

Xi Xingxue understood.

If Shen Yu found out that his only brother had abducted someone close to him, he would be furious and storm Jiang Yao's territory in a heartbeat.

As soon as she disembarked, Xi Xingxue understood why she hadn't been able to see Shen Yu and their boat earlier.

It turned out that, thanks to their knowledge of this sea area, they changed their route and reached the shore first!

As soon as Xi Xingxue got off the boat with Jiang Yao, a large group of people surrounded her.

"Don't move!"

Seeing this, Jiang Yao didn't hesitate at all. He grabbed Xi Xingxue's hand and rushed out, then kicked down several people.

He grabbed Xi Xingxue and rushed out. His fierce demeanor made it seem like he was protecting his wife!

These people were swept away by his leg wind and quickly retreated.

A moment later, Shen Yu rushed over from the crowd.

"Xi Xingxue!" His voice, tinged with gloom, drifted into Xi Xingxue's ears.

Xi Xingxue's reaction was: "Run! Run!"

He wanted to run away. Shen Yu's restrictions on personal freedom were too cruel and he couldn't let the pervert's power grow.

Reading novels is fine, but when it's his turn, it's naturally the police who save me.

Jiang Yao pulled him straight outside. He was very skilled in martial arts, and none of these people were his match.

Taking advantage of the fact that Shen Yu was blocked by the crowd and couldn't rush over them by stepping on their heads, Jiang Yao directly pulled Xi Xingxue and broke through the encirclement.

There was a car parked on the side of the road. Jiang Yao pulled Xi Xingxue into the car, started the engine, and left the people chasing them behind.

Xi Xingxue was having trouble breathing, and Shen Yu's shout echoed in his ears for a long time.

He looked out the window and saw that the crowd had become a dense, faceless mass, and Shen Yu was completely submerged within it...

Jiang Yao didn't say anything, but focused on driving and leaving those people behind. Only after driving ten miles and completely leaving the people behind did he glance at Xi Xingxue.

"Um, are you scared?"

Jiang Yao asked a question.

"I'm not afraid," Xi Xingxue said. "I might make peace with Shen Yu in a while, but I won't go back now."

"Oh." Jiang Yao breathed a sigh of relief. "Don't you want to leave him forever?"

Asking the question made my breathing even more tense.

Xi Xingxue shook her head: "I don't want to."

"Ah..." Jiang Yao hesitated and struggled for a moment, "You like him?"

Xi Xingxue silently clutched her chest: "I like it."

I do like it a little.

Before this, there might not have been any, but over the past month...

He and Shen Yu were together every day, and he gradually accepted him completely.

Therefore, there is actually a reason why Xi Xingxue is running away now.

The system doesn't allow him to fall in love with anyone else.

So why not try quitting?

Jiang Yao fell silent.

He felt as if his heart was made of glass, and at that moment it was struck by a hammer, shattering into pieces. Even after being glued back together with transparent tape, the cracks were still visible.

His eyes were red.

"Then...could you try falling for someone else?"

Xi Xingxue's pupils contracted slightly: "Falling in love with someone else...?"

Has Jiang Yao finally given up?

But there's one thing he didn't say: he liked Shen Yu.

But it's not just about liking him.

He's a complete scumbag.

He wouldn't deny it if Jiang Yao asked.