Chapter 198 Poisonous Desire

"Xin Que, have something hot to warm your stomach." Ying Yun sat down next to Xin Que and handed her a steaming paper cup.

Seeing that she didn't refuse, Ying Yun's expression softened. "This is the only instant coffee available on the train. Just make do with it."

A few snowflakes drifted down outside the car window.

It's snowing.

Before getting out of the car, Ying Yun took out a scarf from his bag, carefully tied it for Xin Que, and then pulled her towards the car door.

When the arrival announcement sounded, Ying Yun pulled Xin Que along with the crowd to get off the train.

"This country is very small; we can hide in a coastal city for a while..."

Ying Yun, mindful of Xin Que's amnesia, had prepared a strategy beforehand, patiently explaining to Xin Que as they walked.

It was already afternoon when the two got off the bus. After changing buses several times to leave the bustling city center, they finally walked side by side on the street leading to the hotel.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, quickly turning the streets white.

Winter nights come exceptionally early.

Ying Yun chatted and laughed with Xin Quedong as they strolled leisurely under the dim streetlights, trying to keep her relaxed.

Where the light doesn't reach, darkness follows like a shadow.

"Xin Que, you're in much better spirits." Ying Yun's eyes were almost brimming with laughter. He raised his hand to brush the snowflakes off Xin Que's hair, but a strange sense of melancholy lingered in his expression.

"If it weren't for the Xu family... we might just be on a normal overseas trip right now."

Ying Yun was somewhat downcast, "You wouldn't have suffered so much undeserved misfortune..."

Xin Que feigned sadness, saying, "There's no going back in life."

There was an awkward silence between them.

After a while, Ying Yun stopped at the entrance of the alley where the streetlights did not reach.

"Xin Que..." He slowly pulled the woman who turned to look at him into his arms, tilting his head to rub her cheek with the tip of his cool nose.

He gently guided the woman's thoughts along the predetermined path, "If we have something that can make the Xu family wary..."

There were only the two of them on the street, making it a rather secluded place.

In such a secluded environment, Ying Yun's intimate actions and words towards Xin Que became even clearer and more obnoxious.

Especially from the perspective of the alley entrance, Ying Yun's action of embracing Xin Que was quite striking...

It was almost as if he was the one kissing her.

The unexpected happened abruptly before Ying Yun could finish his lines.

On the thin layer of snow, a glaring, eerie trail, like a snake winding its way out, glided across the surface.

A dark shadow slid swiftly across the snow, wrapping around Ying Yun's ankle with lightning speed and dragging her brutally into the darkness of the alley.

When Xin Que saw the shadow of the thorns, her pupils dilated slightly.

How did Luo Huayi, who was exiled to a desolate place by prison, end up in the new interrogation plan?!

Her brain reacted almost instantly, and she immediately dashed into the alley.

Just before the thorns dragged the man into the darkness, Xin Que drew her sword, shattered the thorns, forcibly intercepted Ying Yun, and dragged him back.

The broken thorns turned to ashes in an instant and disappeared into the air.

Ying Yun's forehead was bleeding profusely from the wound caused when it hit the ground, and he fell into a coma.

Fortunately, the administrator was not alerted.

Before Xin Que could even breathe a sigh of relief, several gangsters emerged from the depths of the alley.

Xin Que tossed Ying Yun aside and coldly glanced at the group of tall, burly men.

The visitor is not friendly.

These individuals are the next steps in the interrogation operation that Ying Yun is responsible for advancing.

"Xin Que, a life for a life." The leader, holding a stun gun, looked down coldly at the woman who was squatting on the ground supporting Ying Yun, and said, word by word, "You should also pay back Miss Xu's debt."

"Did the Xu family hire you to seek revenge?"

Xin Que scoffed, gripping the hilt of her knife tightly with her right hand. "Don't dream about it."

The man swung the stun gun at Xin Que.

Xin Que was pondering how to fake fainting when they took her back to the Xu family.

She caught a glimpse of several gangsters whose dark figures opened their gaping maws, like venomous snakes with thorns as thick as bowls, aiming at the back of the last member of the Black Snake Society.

Xin Que cursed, dodged the stun gun, and struck the back of the man's head with the hilt of her knife, knocking him unconscious.

She then grabbed the stun gun and ran into the depths of the alley to rescue the remaining few.

If something happens to these NPCs here, it will definitely attract the attention of the administrator!

Forcefully pulling Jingji away from the gangsters who had been stunned by the electric baton, Xin Que simply let Jingji drag her into the darkness.

Luo Huayi sat in his villa and led the person out of the thorn bushes.

His fingertips trembled when he touched Xin Que's arm.

It has temperature.

This time, the one who came here is the complete Xin Que, not just a Xin Que with only a vague and ethereal consciousness.

"Why did you save them?" Luo Huayi's demeanor remained unchanged, his eyes still filled with a deathly, dark, and malevolent aura. He looked at the person standing close to him, his voice calm.

“Those gangsters wanted to kidnap you,” Luo Huayi said. “That man whose identity is almost identical to mine… is plotting against you.”

He was somewhat puzzled. With Xin Que's keen eyesight and shrewdness, it was impossible for her not to see that the people around her all had ulterior motives.

“I’m helping you…” Luo Huayi raised her hand and brushed the strands of hair that were sticking to Xin Que’s cheek behind her ear, her thumb gently stroking her cheek.

The man's emotionless voice finally revealed an undisguised sinister emotion, his empty, lifeless eyes fixed on the woman's face so close to his, forcing her to meet his gaze.

"But you are protecting them."

Luo Huayi cupped her face tightly in her hands, "Xin Que, am I the one who's gone mad, or are you?!"

"You meticulously planned and schemed against my identity, tricking me into risking everything to fight for my life in prison... and in the end, I didn't even get a shred of your sincerity!!!"

"When a person keeps a dog, the dog protects its owner from disaster and at least earns a word of concern! What about me?!"

"Xin Que." Luo Huayi's eyes were bloodshot, but her emotions suddenly calmed down, and her voice returned to its previous calm. "In your eyes, I'm not even as good as a dog."

His tone was even quite mild.

"You schemed against me like this, then kicked me aside when I was no longer of any use... and then went to pour your heart out to the new protagonist of the new world?"

A slight smile seemed to appear on Luo Huayi's lips, making it impossible to discern his true feelings.

"You let that man hug you... are you planning to win him over like you used me?" Luo Huayi looked at the woman in front of her, her tone gentle, a stark contrast to her bloodshot eyes.

“That doesn’t make sense either,” the man said, a hint of confusion and distress in his expression. “When you approached me, I never saw you being so indulgent…”

“Xin Que,” Luo Huayi’s voice suddenly turned sinister, “Don’t tell me you’ve fallen for him.”

Desperately suppressing her hatred, Luo Huayi searched for Xin Que and witnessed, in the darkness, Xin Que being pulled into a man's arms without resistance, their embrace tight...

Like gunpowder ignited by a spark, the endless hatred roared and set the sky ablaze.

Until the person completely breaks down.