Xia Wan struggled through tears as the haphazard biting continued.
But the man grabbed her waist and pinned her down.
Tears that had been held back for so long finally burst forth, sliding down their cheeks to their lips where they met.
The salty and bitter taste seeped in, and Cui Ziqi tasted something other than the blood, instantly sobering her up.
In the darkness, the crimson in his eyes had faded.
Sensing the man's relaxation, Xia Wan suddenly felt angry. She raised her hand, cupped Cui Ziqi's face, stood on tiptoe, and leaned close to his lips, biting him hard.
"hiss."
"Cui Ziqi, you can doubt me, but you can't wrong me!"
Xia Wan released him and spoke in a low, forceful voice.
Cui Ziqi's expression, which had just softened, turned cold again.
Just as he was about to speak, there was a rapid knocking on the elevator door.
Is anyone inside?
"Someone's here! The elevator's broken! Help us get out!"
Xia Wan quickly replied.
The cruise ship was carrying elites from all over the city, and the organizers attached great importance to it, so they made full preparations for security.
The alarm goes off as soon as the elevator malfunctions.
The repair crew arrived in just three minutes.
"Hang in there, we'll get you out soon."
The elevator door was opened a crack.
The light from the flashlight shone in from outside.
With his back to the door, Cui Ziqi could only see his silhouette outlined by the light and his surprisingly bright eyes in the dim light.
He gripped my wrist tightly, and waves of pain shot through me.
Xia Wan caught a glimpse of the silver spear in his lowered hand out of the corner of her eye, and her fear intensified.
She believed that if she didn't explain herself clearly, the gun would soon be pointed at her head and shot!
"Cui Ziqi, calm down, I'll explain to you, okay?"
She forced herself to calm down and gently coaxed the person in front of her who could go crazy at any moment.
"You're still injured, don't do anything foolish."
The elevator doors were opened.
The blinding light shone in, and Xia Wan instinctively raised her hand to shield her eyes. Cui Ziqi also instinctively stood in front of her to block the light.
After realizing what she had done, Cui Ziqi frowned deeply.
Why would he shield this swindler from the light?
"Cui Ziqi?"
Cui Xuze's voice came from outside.
Xia Wan sensed an even stronger aura of hostility emanating from the man.
"I was just looking for you! I didn't expect you to come by yourself. The venue is all ready, so you should go and get ready too."
The underground boxing match stage was set up in the basement on the first basement floor.
The competition stage was newly built after discussions between Cui Jiyang and the organizers.
Cui Xuze had not yet received instructions from his father to play. He was satisfied after looking at the competition stage and was about to go find Cui Ziqi when he met her at the elevator entrance.
Upon hearing Cui Xuze's voice, Cui Ziqi gripped the silver spear tighter and tighter.
Xia Wan's pupils contracted, fearing that his fingertips might not obey and could accidentally go too far.
She quickly grabbed Cui Ziqi's hand holding the gun, carefully stuffed it into his trench coat pocket, and resumed her smiling expression.
"Sweetie, don't scare people, let's go out first."
As she spoke, she took Cui Ziqi's hand and led him out of the elevator.
The maintenance worker went in to check and found that the surveillance camera was broken, so he called the technician.
When the technicians arrived and discovered that the surveillance camera had been hit with extra bullets, they broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly went to call the security team.
Xia Wan was worried that things would escalate.
As soon as Cui Ziqi stepped out of the elevator, he shook off Xia Wan's hand and walked straight past Cui Xuzhe toward the competition stage.
"Cui Ziqi!"
Xia Wan hurriedly followed Cui Ziqi's steps, while Cui Xuze stepped aside to block Xia Wan's path.
His malicious gaze swept over Xia Wan from top to bottom.
The girl had long, black hair that fell to her waist, and a curvaceous figure. She had a beautiful face, especially her bright, sparkling eyes, which were both pure and charming.
However, her lips were swollen and red, and there was a small wound on the side of her lips.
If Cui Xuze remembers correctly, Cui Ziqi also had a wound on her lip just now.
The two of them were in the elevator...
A sarcastic smile played on his lips as he deliberately lowered his voice and spoke to Xia Wan.
“Miss, Cui Ziqi has important business to attend to. If you would like to stroll around the ship, I can be of service and show you the way.”
Xia Wan ignored him and tried to walk around him to the left, but Cui Xuze immediately moved a step to the left, blocking her way.
Xia Wan turned to the right, and he moved to the right again.
Xia Wan was furious as she watched Cui Ziqi's figure disappear around the corner.
She raised her eyes and glared fiercely at Cui Xuzhe, her face tense as she warned, "A good dog doesn't block the way!"
Cui Xuze's smile froze.
But it quickly returned to normal.
“Miss, forgive my bluntness, but what is your relationship with Cui Ziqi? I'm warning you, Cui Ziqi is a madman. He'll kill when he goes berserk. You'll get nothing out of him. You'd be better off with me…”
Before Cui Xuze could finish speaking, a sharp pain shot through his groin.
"ah!"
Cui Xuzhe clutched his lower body in pain and bent over. Xia Wan, still angry, kicked him, and Cui Xuzhe fell to the ground and curled up in a ball.
"Who do you think you are? How dare you speak ill of Cui Ziqi!"
Xia Wan glared at him coldly, then strode off in the direction of Cui Ziqi.
Cui Xuze wanted to curse, but the intense pain rendered him powerless to do so.
"Sir, do you need any help?"
The maintenance personnel who witnessed everything came up to inquire only after Xia Wan left.
"Of course I need it! Get me to the medical team quickly!"
Cui Xuze roared.
The repairmen quickly carried Cui Xuzhe away.
Xia Wan followed the direction Cui Ziqi had left and turned the corner.
Facing you is a large, black, carved dragon-head gate.
The dragon head is exactly the same as the armrest of Cui Jiyang's cane, so it seems that this is the underground boxing match venue built by the Cui family.
Xia Wan pushed open the door and went in.
The stadium is sunken, a semi-circular space.
Chairs were neatly arranged along the curve; though they were called chairs, they were actually extremely comfortable soft sofas, arranged in three rows, standing out brightly in the dimly lit room.
In the center, surrounded by chairs, was a small playing platform.
The arena was surrounded by iron railings, and from a distance it looked like an iron cage.
A ring of ultra-low wattage lights was installed on the ceiling, and even now that they are all lit, the entire venue is still dim.
This kind of atmosphere is perfect for thrilling, bloody scenes.
Xia Wan didn't have time to appreciate the scenery. She glanced around but didn't see Cui Ziqi.
There were only a few staff members standing in front of the stage on the entire field.
Bare-chested, their muscular physiques gleaming under the lights, they were checking the sturdiness of the iron cage.
Xia Wan took a deep breath to calm herself before walking to the front of the arena to ask questions.
Have you seen Cui Ziqi?
The men turned around and became alert when they saw Xia Wan.
Although Xia Wan was scared, she continued to ask, "It was the man who just came in, the one in the black trench coat."
The men exchanged glances and laughed for no apparent reason.
"Miss, aren't you being a bit too bold to come here looking for someone?"
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