"Oh my, Ah Yan is still working so hard!"
The woman's shrill voice made Meng Yan frown.
"I've brought you some great stuff today!"
Before he finished speaking, Meng Yan had already noticed the girl they had brought.
For some reason, his heart trembled slightly the moment he saw her. This street was the most prosperous and also the dirtiest street in the border city. He had never seen a girl dare to wear a white dress on this street before.
Isn't she afraid of getting dirty?
Just as Fatty and the others said, she was an outsider and had no idea how treacherous this murky place was.
Mei Jie took a few steps forward and stared wide-eyed at Meng Yan's well-defined muscles. A meaningful smile played on her lips as she twisted her body like a water snake.
Her brightly colored cheongsam, combined with her heavy makeup and perfume, made her look extremely aggressive.
Her gaze lingered on Meng Yan. As the most famous "madam" in the area, she had always thought she was invincible when it came to men, but she never expected to stumble with Meng Yan.
From the moment she first saw Meng Yan, she was captivated by this handsome, rugged, and undeniably masculine boxing champion. But no matter what moves she used, Meng Yan wouldn't even glance at her. In a fit of anger, she spread the rumor that Meng Yan was all bark and no bite, utterly useless.
Men usually value this kind of thing more than their own lives, but strangely enough, Meng Yan didn't care about these words.
This surprised Sister Mei. Could it be that she had really guessed right?
That's why we're in this situation now.
She tied up a pretty girl and handed her over to the fat man, asking him to test Meng Yan.
"Sister Mei." Meng Yan casually rolled up the bandage on his hand, his deep voice as cold as a stone, "Thank you for thinking of me, but I advise you to send this girl back to where you picked her up. It seems like there's going to be a major crackdown on security in the border city recently, so don't cause yourself any trouble at this time."
"Oh, so you're concerned about me."
"I'm concerned about myself." Meng Yan looked up at her, a half-smile on his face. "What if these underground boxing rings get shut down too? Where am I going to make money?"
"you……"
Mei-jie glared angrily at the fat man, who immediately understood and shoved the girl into Meng Yan's arms.
"Go, go, go! Hurry up and finish this match, then take her to spend the night together! Meng Yan, don't be ungrateful, Sister Mei has never been this kind of doting on anyone before!"
The fat man squinted his triangular eyes, looking on with anticipation, and a sinister smile crept onto his lips.
Meng Yan's expression remained indifferent throughout.
In such a place, there is no humanity; people become like animals, driven only by instinct.
"Looks like Ayan doesn't want this girl." Sister Mei chuckled somewhat boredly, wiggled her hips, and turned to leave. "Then I'll take her back, check her over, she should be a virgin, I'll find a rich man to deflower her!"
Meng Yan's hands, which were tidying up, suddenly paused.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the two men that Sister Mei had brought reach out to grab the girl. Although she was blindfolded and her white dress was a little dirty, the girl let them pull her without moving.
She remained calm and composed; her mouth was not gagged, yet she did not utter a sound.
Even her small, fair hands were clenched tightly, like a small animal ready to attack at any moment.
Meng Yan felt as if something had struck his heart, and a thought suddenly popped into his subconscious: he couldn't let those dirty hands touch this white dress.
The fat man and Sister Mei were chatting and laughing as they walked out when the door opened, and a tall, muscular figure blocked their way. Before either of them could react, the person grabbing the girl was kicked away hard by Meng Yan.
Then he scooped her up with one hand, lifted her around the waist, hoisted her onto his shoulder, and strode out of the gate.
"I'll take her back now." He said, his back to everyone, each word distinct and deliberate. "From now on, she's mine."
*
Huo Jiayuan was blindfolded the whole way and remained silent, so quiet that people might mistake her for a mute.
Things progressed in a way that surprised her.
However... it's quite comfortable to lean on this person's shoulder.
The man ran fast and steadily, able to support her with one hand. She guessed he must be a big guy, and then a somewhat inappropriate analogy flashed through her mind—like the horse she had raised since she was a child at her family's horse farm.
Thinking of this, Huo Jiayuan let out a soft smile.
The man paused noticeably.
He took her home shortly afterward. This kind of small house is a unique type of residential building in the border area, constructed of a mixture of wood and bamboo, and it creaks when you step on it.
Meng Yan's house was small and simply furnished, without even a spare stool. He placed her on the only low sofa in the room and was about to remove her blindfold when he suddenly noticed something hidden inside her short boots...
Meng Yan was stunned.
But he was faster, already removing her blindfold. In that instant, the girl leaped up from the sofa, and a flash of cold light appeared before his eyes!
Meng Yan reacted quickly, dodging away in a flash, and then his eyes met the girl's.
That was a look he would never forget.
She was so beautiful she seemed otherworldly; even in her disheveled state, her noble air was undeniable. She was like a startled little rabbit, yet also like a stubborn, determined cheetah.
Huo Jiayuan was also taken aback. She had hidden the dagger in her boot beforehand, and her movements just now had been very swift; she hadn't expected him to be able to dodge it in time.
The man was as she had imagined—tall and powerful—but he had an even more angular face and a pair of deep, complex eyes than she had expected.
The two stood there quietly, and those few seconds felt like centuries.
Huo Jiayuan was the first to regain her senses. She suddenly used a feint to dodge him, and then raised the dagger and stabbed it straight at his heart!
Meng Yan was a seasoned veteran, and he had long since seen through this little trick. He easily dodged it and grabbed her shoulder with his other hand.
During their confrontation, the two accidentally knocked over a glass on the table, which shattered with a loud crash, leaving shards all over the floor.
"You came prepared, didn't you?" Meng Yan smiled gently.
He pulled her sharply, drawing Huo Jiayuan into his arms, where she bumped her head against his strong chest.
Then his large hand tightly gripped her slender waist, while his other hand grasped her wrist. With a slight exertion, she gasped in pain, and the dagger fell to the ground with a cold thud.
"Let me go..." Only then did Huo Jiayuan truly panic.
Meng Yan looked up, glancing warily at the window.
"Keep your voice down." He leaned close to her ear. "If you don't want to be handed over to one man after another, you'd better... listen to me!"
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