Chapter 260 A Friend's Husband, Not to Be Deceived
She knocked on the first time, but missed the second time. The door suddenly opened, and she was pulled inside.
The room was very dark, and I couldn't see anything.
Hu Yingying couldn't suppress the smile on her lips. She thought she would fall into the man's broad and muscular chest, but instead, with a strong force, she was thrown directly to the ground.
She accidentally bit her lip, and blood started flowing down her face. The pain made her vision go black, and she couldn't even speak.
The bow at her waist was also undone.
Hu Yingying's eyes hadn't adjusted to the darkness yet, and she couldn't see anything.
But Shen Congxuan saw it clearly.
Under the dim moonlight, the white silk coat was open.
The clothes underneath were made of only a few threads. Nothing that should have been covered was actually covered.
Before Hu Yingying could react, she was met with a barrage of punches and kicks.
"Manager Shen, a thief has broken in! Help! Mr. Shen! Brother Xuan! Help!"
Hu Yingying screamed for help hysterically, but her eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness.
She also realized that the man who had beaten her like a punching bag was actually... Shen Congxuan!
Hu Yingying then realized that the gentleman everyone saw was actually a super weirdo.
She'll definitely get beaten to death.
She scrambled desperately toward the door. Unfortunately, she hadn't gone far when a strong hand grabbed her foot and dragged her back like a dead dog.
My chest was instantly chafed raw.
...
The next morning, Su Luochen left the hospital.
Dr. Li Yu said the surgery was very successful, but the possibility of recurrence could not be ruled out. Therefore, she advised Su Luochen to wear a mask when going out, especially to crowded places, and to pay attention to certain precautions and dietary restrictions.
Su Luochen agreed to all of them before being allowed to complete the discharge procedures.
The boy, who had hardly ever left the hospital in his life, was now like a dragon soaring in the ocean or a bird entering the forest, heading straight to the airport by car.
As Su Luochen boarded the plane and it soared into the clouds, the men in black who were tracking him exchanged bewildered glances. Was he really just leaving like that?
The leader had no choice but to nervously make a phone call, "Mr. Chen... Mr. Chen, Su Luochen has already left by plane. We didn't manage to catch Su Xi."
"What a bunch of idiots. Su Xi definitely went to the hospital, or definitely met up with Su Luochen, and you guys didn't even catch her? Keep a close eye on her."
"...Yes." The leader of the men in black hung up the phone, a slight toothache nagging at him. Su Luochen was already gone; where were they supposed to find a mere woman?
Suddenly, the leader of the men in black had a sudden flash of inspiration.
He sent a group of people to stake out the airport, watching whether Su Luochen pretended to board the plane, and then came out again after they left.
Another group of people were waiting in the hospital's emergency room. The rumors about Feng Jue and Su Xi were rampant online, and they had been following the gossip. So Su Xi might not be able to resist checking on her lover's condition.
On the other side, the villa.
The more unattainable something is, the more desirable it seems. That woman was clearly already his, yet she vanished without a trace, and the more Shen Congxuan thought about it, the more disgusted he felt.
Looking again at Hu Yingying, who was covered in bruises and had a pig-like face, he felt even more as if he were being suppressed by a ghost.
He kicked her, but her body remained limp.
He checked the man's breath with his hand, and frowned deeply; he was still alive.
He had his own principles; he would only play with someone's life to the point of death, not kill them himself. He casually instructed the servants to fetch a doctor for the woman, then went to work as if nothing had happened.
The maid was startled by Hu Yingying's miserable state. Yesterday, this woman had treated her arrogantly, like the lowest servant, and she had been angry, but now... her anger subsided immediately.
And I'm so glad I'm old and past my prime, otherwise, what if Mr. Shen took a liking to me...
Then she thought about how nowadays all the domineering CEOs fall in love with menopausal women like me, and the maid shuddered.
But the salary here is too high, and she doesn't want to leave; her son still needs her to buy a house and a car. Oh well, she has no choice but to accept this situation.
To die beneath a peony is to die a romantic death. No, no, a miserable life is better than a good death. From now on, I'll make myself as ugly as possible, even uglier.
The maid was conflicted, her face contorted in a bitter expression, as she watched the doctor arrive to examine Hu Yingying's injuries.
The shocking wound made her afraid to look at it and have nightmares, so she turned away to attend to other things.
While busy, I was still thinking back to how Hu Yingying was split in half, probably with a broken bone, and she was still doing the splits now.
He wasn't paying attention and tripped, leaving a diagonal scar on his face.
She was disfigured, but she smiled; she was safe.
"Qingqian, go to work, you don't need to stay with me."
"I've already taken leave. I feel like you're having a bad year lately, so it'll be more reassuring to stay with you."
The servant prepared the meal, served it on the table, and then left respectfully.
Ye Qingqian pulled Su Xi to sit down at the dining table. "These are all your favorite dishes. Have some. They're not for you, they're for our child."
Su Xi's words of refusal stuck in her throat, and she picked up her chopsticks.
"Luckily, Captain Wang was there, otherwise you... I really didn't expect Shen Congxuan to be this kind of person. Feng Jue was right to have foresight. I've changed my opinion of him; after all, no one is perfect."
Su Xi tightened her grip on her chopsticks, then continued eating. Although Captain Wang wasn't allowed to go into the restroom, he noticed she was missing immediately.
He then risked his life to rescue her from the basement, sustaining injuries in the process.
Su Xi still feels guilty, especially when she failed to save herself, was unwilling to be tortured by Shen Congxuan, and wanted to bite her tongue to commit suicide, when Captain Wang appeared.
She was so moved that tears streamed down her face, and she almost wanted to give herself to him.
"Is there still no news from Feng Jue?"
"No. I feel something's fishy. Those Feng family members are all profit-driven; they wouldn't want to take over Tianjue if Feng Jue is gone, would they?"
Su Xi said calmly, "That's possible. However, some of them may have ill intentions, but I believe in Feng Jue's abilities. He won't fall for someone's tricks easily."
"That's true, that's how he fell for your trick."
Su Xi's eyes flickered, and she said seriously, "Qingqian, I know you've changed your opinion of Feng Jue, but I haven't. There's no possibility between us. If you like him, I don't mind him being my brother-in-law."
"No, no, don't worry, he and I are just like brothers at most." Ye Qingqian waved her hands repeatedly in fright. She was still principled; she couldn't mess with her friend's husband.
"By the way, aren't you really going to see your brother off?"
“I already talked to him last night. Besides, Shen Congxuan might be waiting for me at the hospital entrance. If Shen Congxuan finds out how important my brother is to me, he might also try to harm him. Feng Jinchen is a prime example. I feel relieved that he has left the country.”
"That's true." Ye Qingqian nodded, her eyes looking a little strange, with a hint of gossip in them, but seeing that Su Xi wasn't very interested, she didn't say anything more.
Given Su Xi's personality, she should have left Luo City immediately after Su Luochen went abroad. The only reason she hasn't left is because she's worried about Feng Jue.
Seeing through Ye Qingqian's thoughts, Su Xi said in a low voice, "I will leave as soon as Feng Jue wakes up, and I will never see him again. Moreover, Shen Congxuan will definitely have spies at every checkpoint outside Luo City. If I leave the city now, I might get caught by him."
Ye Qingqian nodded repeatedly. She thought to herself, "As long as you can fool yourself, you certainly can't fool my Lord Ye."
Hearing the doorbell ring, the maid came over and said, "Miss Ye, there's a deliveryman outside."
Ye Qingqian frowned. "I didn't book this service at all. Xixi, did you book it?"
Su Xi shook her head.
Ask him who he sent it to and what kind of package it was.
The maid returned quickly, saying, "It's for Miss Su. She said Miss Su will understand at a glance."
Ye Qingqian sneered, "It's just a trick to get people to open the door. Don't open it. Could it be that Shen Congxuan found out about me so quickly? I don't believe he can act with impunity."
Not wanting to implicate Ye Qingqian, Su Xi got up and went to check the surveillance footage. She saw that the deliveryman was tall and thin, wearing a hat and mask.
Her eyes flickered. "Qingqian, let him in. It really is my package."
"What? Didn't you just say..." Ye Qingqian's eyes flashed with suspicion. But she still let the deliveryman in.
After the deliveryman came in, Ye Qingqian bent down slightly to look at the man's face and couldn't help but narrow her eyes.
She waved for all the servants to leave, leaving only the two of them and a deliveryman of unknown origin in the room.
"Su Xi, I've finally found you. Ye Qingqian, how dare you harbor Su Xi? Do you have a death wish?"
The deliveryman's voice was sinister, somewhat hoarse, yet filled with intense hatred.
Ye Qingqian and Su Xi exchanged a glance and then burst into laughter. Ye Qingqian, in particular, clutched her stomach and collapsed onto the sofa, panting heavily.
Thank goodness I didn't laugh myself to death.
"This is boring. How did you recognize me?"
The deliveryman took off his hat, revealing Su Luochen's face, which, though trying hard to be taut, still revealed a childlike quality.
"I'd recognize you even if you turned to ashes." Ye Qingqian realized the ominous nature of those words, and her laughter gradually faded. Her face was still flushed from laughing.
Looking at the woman's face, which was as red as an apple, Su Luochen rolled her eyes in disgust and looked at Su Xi, "Sister, your friend is a bit unreliable. I don't feel comfortable leaving you with her."
Ye Qingqian was unconvinced and wanted to say something, but Su Xi stopped her with a look.
"Qingqian, have the servants check the surveillance footage around the villa to see if there are any tails."
"Don't worry, my double has already flown out of the country and led people astray."
Despite saying that, Ye Qingqian still sent people to check again. They indeed found no one following them.
She couldn't help but give Su Luochen a thumbs up, and the latter's expression finally improved, seeing that she would never use those nostrils again.
The three of them talked for a while longer. Su Xi asked Su Luochen to book a flight for tomorrow morning, but the latter flatly refused.
"Shen Congxuan's matter hasn't been resolved yet, how can I leave in peace? That man really doesn't show off. He looks refined and cultured, but he's actually a BT101. I really underestimated him."
"I think this kind of person must have been oppressed for a long time, so his mentality is twisted and abnormal. He doesn't have the ability to take revenge on that person, so he vents his resentment on someone weaker than him. It's utterly shameful."
Mentioning Shen Congxuan, Su Xi suddenly thought of Wu Qingluan.
Wu Qingluan's words implied that Feng Jue had been framed and that his mother's car accident had nothing to do with him. How could that be?
Su Xi felt that Wu Qingluan was deliberately trying to disgust and annoy her. Her words were a mix of truth and falsehood and couldn't be trusted.
"By the way, Qingqian, do you still have some of the things I left with you when I checked out last time?"
"What you said is all true. What do you want?"
"A square brocade box."
She stole that brocade box from a hidden compartment in Feng Jinchen's study. The secret inside…
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