Chapter 94: The Fruit of Time

After a while, Ye Jing came back panting and saw from afar the minions lying on the ground, rolling and wailing. Ning Yi was also fighting and retreating under the attack of the yellow-haired man and the tall man.

Xie Fei's face looked very ugly. His sword-like eyebrows were frowned unhappily under his hair. His thin lips were so white that they turned black and were slightly pursed into a line. There was a hint of coldness in his slightly narrowed phoenix eyes.

If it wasn't for waiting for Ye Jing to come and "rescue the beauty", he would have beaten these bastards so badly that their mothers wouldn't even recognize him!

Taking advantage of the moment when Xie Fei was distracted, the yellow-haired man couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in joy, and excitedly waved the stick in his hand high up, just about to hit Ning Yi on the head, when suddenly a powerful female voice came from behind: "Stop——!"

Here it comes.

Hearing this voice, Xie Fei lowered his head and smiled calmly, but this voice scared the yellow-haired man and the tall man, so they both paused subconsciously.

"Fuck, who is that? I was scared so badly!" The yellow-haired man turned his head angrily and looked over.

At the corner of the alley, the autumn sunlight was faintly shining on the ground through the swaying leaves. There was a figure standing there with her back to the light. Apart from the shining scorpion braids, her appearance was completely invisible. The yellow-haired girl placed one hand on her forehead to block the sunlight, squinted her eyes and took a few closer looks before she could see clearly that it was a beautiful girl in school uniform.

Being stared at with ill intention by two thugs with fat faces and vulgar looks, Ye Jing felt extremely sick at their frivolous looks and expressions. She avoided their gazes with some disgust, and the courage that she had finally mustered up in her heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Ye Jing pursed her lips and began to fear that if her plan failed, would she really be at the mercy of these people?

Thinking of this, she clenched her hands in panic, her body trembled slightly involuntarily, and her little face turned pale and almost transparent in an instant.

"Oh, a little beauty has come. She must be Ning Yi's lover." The yellow-haired man's eyes suddenly lit up. He glanced at Xie Fei and said with a smile, "It's different to be good-looking. There's also a beauty to save you. It's just a pity that you, a delicate girl, can't even protect yourself, and you still want to save this boy?"

He sneered as he spoke, and then his eyes rolled around again, grinning with a sly smile: "But there is a way. As long as you, my beauty, are willing to play with our Brother Tiger, we will mercifully let this kid go. Don't you agree, Brother Tiger?"

Zhang Wenhu was stunned, he glanced at the yellow-haired guy, and instantly understood what he meant. He grinned and laughed obscenely: "Yes, yes, you are so delicate and tender, you must be a virgin. Don't worry, Brother Hu will treat you well, and I promise that you will want to do it again. As long as you serve me well, I will show mercy to you-ah!"

Zhang Wenhu had just said half of his words when he suddenly screamed and covered his crotch. Then a fist as big as a baby's face slammed into his cheek with a "bang". He howled with his mouth wide open, and his mouth full of saliva sprayed into the air. His fat body retreated several steps and fell directly on his butt.

"With your appearance, even a sow would vomit. Don't bother girls." Xie Fei shook his sweat-soaked hair arrogantly and handsomely, lowered his eyes and glanced at Zhang Wenhu, and his deep and pleasant voice sounded leisurely in the alley.

“Damn it!” Zhang Wenhu covered his painful spot with a frown and climbed up. He picked up the stick on the ground and walked forward swearing. He ordered the minions in a rage, “Hiss—all of you get up. If anyone wails again, don’t blame me for being merciless! I must destroy this son of a bitch today, otherwise I am not Zhang!”

Amid Zhang Wenhu's scolding, Ye Jing saw those minions ignoring the pain and crawling towards Ning Yi with sticks in their hands. She clenched her hands as she looked at Ning Yi who was surrounded, closed her eyes, and raised her cell phone high in a hurry, shouting, "Stop! I, I've called the police, and they'll be here soon!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard that and their pace slowed down. However, Zhang Wenhu was so angry that he didn't care about anyone and just said, "What are you all standing there for? Come on! Whoever doesn't listen will be killed by me! You are scared by the little girl's words of calling the police? Coward! She has been under our noses the whole time. Why call the police? Call the police, are you stupid——"

The minions looked at each other, and the hesitation in their eyes was dispelled by Brother Tiger. They were about to rush forward with sticks raised. At this moment, bursts of sirens suddenly sounded outside the street.

"Did you really call the police?"

"This is over. I don't want to go to the police station. What should I do?"

“This is a dead end…”

They were just a group of teenagers about 17 or 18 years old. When they heard the sirens, they panicked immediately and looked at Zhang Wenhu pleadingly. Zhang Wenhu didn't expect that girl to really call the police. He frowned, pointed at Xie Fei and said, "Boy, you are lucky today, but you may not be lucky next time. You'd better beg me not to meet you when you are injured again!"

After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and everyone hurriedly followed him away. The tall man glared at Ye Jing fiercely as he passed by her: "You stinky bitch, how dare you meddle in my business, you have guts!"

Ye Jing suppressed her fear and looked back at the tall man. No one knew that her legs were trembling and so weak that she couldn't move at all.

After she saw the gang of thugs rushing into a nearby house, she gasped, slid down to the ground against the wall with her body weak, and hugged her numb knees, finally breathing a sigh of relief.

Her mind was blank, and she only had a feeling of surviving a catastrophe. While she was in a daze, Xie Fei staggered over. His clothes were a little messy, and the sweat and the smell of blood made him look a little embarrassed. The hostility in his eyes still lingered, but his expression had softened a lot. The corners of his tightly pursed mouth relaxed, and there was even a smile on his lips: "Why, are you scared now?"

Ye Jing was still frightened. This was the first time she had seen a fight in her life. Moreover, the tall man threatened her before leaving. She was now worried. She clutched the straps of her schoolbag tightly with both hands. She shrank back in uneasiness, her head was confused, and she had no idea how to answer him.

Xie Fei saw that she was very frightened. Her small face, which was the size of a palm, was almost pale. Her eyes were slightly red, and a layer of mist gradually floated in her eyes, slowly soaking her eyes. Crystal clear tears fell one by one, and her long curled eyelashes trembled and blinked, like two small brushes gently brushing across his heart. He suddenly felt distressed and couldn't bear it. He half squatted down and gently rubbed her head, and said softly: "Don't cry, I will protect you and never let anyone hurt you in the slightest."

Being touched by his warm big hand, Ye Jing felt like she was wrapped in a sense of security she had never felt before. She pursed her lips, raised her hand to wipe away the tears on her face, stared at the hem of his clothes and said stubbornly, "Who needs your protection? You can't even take care of yourself."

Xie Fei looked down following her gaze, only to see that his white shirt was almost half stained red with blood. He sighed helplessly, smiled and said, "Yes, it was thanks to the squad leader that Ning Yi was able to escape safely today."

"I'm glad to know." Ye Jing was dazzled by his smile. She avoided his gaze as if her little face was burning. She exhaled quietly and said proudly with raised eyebrows.

Seeing her cute appearance, Xie Fei couldn't help but secretly smiled, then he looked at Ye Jing seriously and said, "You didn't call the police, right? The siren sound just now was fake."

"How did you know?" Ye Jing's eyes widened when she heard that, and she puffed up her cheeks like a little squirrel that was caught stealing food. "I, I just asked the owner of the stationery store at the end of the alley to play a ringtone on the loudspeaker... You know, fighting is commonplace when the police come. By the time they get here, you'll have been beaten to a pulp."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xie Fei hit her forehead hard. Ye Jing hissed in pain, rubbing her forehead and glaring at him: "What are you doing? Is this how you repay your lifesaver?!"

"How do you repay me?" Xie Fei raised his eyebrows and looked at her with a sneer, "Do you want to pledge yourself to me?"

If you are willing, that's fine. I will be happy to accept this reward.

Ye Jing said secretly in her heart, and the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up quietly. Her face was as red as the sunset glow in the sky, and she said with a twinkling look in her eyes, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"I'm talking nonsense, then you're just doing it!" Xie Fei pinched her chin and pulled her closer to him. He stared at her with cold eyes as deep as black jade, and said in a faint voice, "Fighting is a boy's thing. Why are you, a girl, joining in the fun? Others would stay as far away as possible, but you're the one rushing to join in. Do you think you've lived too long?"

His voice and expression were very calm, but Ye Jing could inexplicably feel the anger beneath his calm surface. She stared at Ning Yi blankly, feeling even more guilty, but there seemed to be some other indescribable emotions mixed in.

Is it a grievance? Is it surprise? Or angry?

Or something else.

She didn't know, but her tears couldn't help but flow down. The hot tears dripped into his palm, like candle wax tears that left a burning mark on his heart.

Ye Jing choked up and blurted out, "I'm just worried about you. I don't know why I did this, but my legs just won't listen to me. What can I do..."

She was sobbing and talking. Xie Fei looked at her tearful face. She was obviously a soft and tender girl, but her eyes were full of stubbornness. He watched her crying with grievance in silence. His heart softened instantly. His eyes gradually became deep. After a while, he sighed helplessly, let go of the hand holding her chin, tiptoed forward slightly, and took her into his arms, gently rubbing the back of her head, and said in a low and lingering voice: "Silly girl, thank you."

Ye Jing was startled. He had only said five simple words, but her face felt slightly hot. She leaned her head against his shoulder a little embarrassedly, and after a long while she replied in a muffled voice, "You're welcome."

The author has something to say: ??Xie Fei: I am crazy and you are stupid, we are entangled to the end of the world~

Ye Jing: Haha, I’ll give you an expression so you can understand it yourself :)