Chapter 72 Are you okay? Does your neck hurt?
My brain felt like it was filled with thick fog, chaotic and dizzy...
The body seemed to be floating in the water, constantly sinking...
Surrounded by a feeling of suffocation, she subconsciously took a breath, and a mouthful of water suddenly poured into her nose, choking her and suddenly waking her up.
After coughing violently, Lin Yan opened her eyes and found herself lying in a bathtub filled with water, with her neck below immersed in the water. The shower head above her head kept pouring water, as if to drown her.
Next to the bathtub stood a tall and thin man.
He was looking down at her meaningfully with the eyes of a man sizing up his prey.
Lin Yan shook her dizzy head and looked up to meet the man's highly recognizable eyes.
"It's you."
His forehead was wrapped in gauze, which was stained with blood, as if he was injured.
The man smiled frivolously: "Ms. Lin, we meet again."
After being hit hard by the stick, Lin Yan felt dizzy and had a headache.
She held onto the edge of the bathtub and tried to get out, but the man suddenly bent over and grabbed her neck.
Push her back into the water.
Her head was forced into the water. She subconsciously held her breath and flapped her hands in the air. The water in the bathtub splashed onto the floor as she struggled.
After choking on the water several times, the man pulled her out by her hair and looked at her teasingly and sinisterly: "Ms. Lin, let's play a game."
Lin Yan took a deep breath, feeling as if her scalp was about to be flipped off by him.
She opened her lips softly: "What are you playing?"
The man stared into her stubborn and cold eyes, not expecting her to be so calm and composed.
The hand that was pulling her hair loosened and moved towards her fair face.
"Ms. Lin, this shouldn't be your first reaction. Aren't you curious about who I am? Why am I approaching you? What am I trying to do right now?"
Lin Yan turned her face away in disgust, avoiding his hand.
His voice was as flat as a frozen lake in winter: "Everything that happened at that party was directed and acted out by you, right?"
The corners of the man's lips moved slightly, and a hint of curiosity flashed across his face.
"Tell me, how did I direct and act in this show myself?"
Lin Yan was clear-headed and stated it lightly.
"That night, you had that bearded man bribe my colleague to spike my drink. Then, the bearded man pretended to humiliate me, and then you showed up and acted like a hero saving the day, completely letting me down and making me think you were my savior. That was how you got close to me, right?"
The man stared at her for a long time, a smile on his face, and did not deny: "So, how did you find out?"
"Smell. You and the bearded man both smell of sandalwood, and it's high-quality sandalwood that's hard to find on the market. If I'm not mistaken, you must be a Buddhist and offer incense every day."
The man suddenly pinched her chin and scanned her beautiful face with interest: "Are you born in the year of the dog? You have such a keen nose."
Lin Yan was extremely resistant to physical contact with a strange man. She took advantage of the moment when he let his guard down and pushed him away with brute force. She quickly jumped out of the bathtub and ran towards the door.
But the door couldn't be opened.
The man slowly stood up from the ground, his voice suddenly becoming very soft: "Ms. Lin, it can't be opened. It's locked."
Having experienced this kind of thing too many times, she has long since trained her heart to be calm and numb.
She looked him straight in the eye: "Tell me, what is your purpose?"
"Purpose?" The man walked towards her openly.
The woman in front of me had water droplets on her face, which diluted her makeup to the point where it was almost invisible, but this did not detract from her fair skin at all.
She was soaked, her chiffon shirt was soaked and stuck to her skin...
The skirt underneath her body kept dripping with water, sliding down her long, straight legs to the ground.
The whole person was wet, which made people tremble.
He slowed down his voice and said, "The purpose is... to repay the favor."
Before she could react, the man rushed forward like a bloodthirsty wolf, grabbed her hair and pushed her roughly to the ground.
He grabbed her neck with great force.
Lin Yan struggled desperately, but to no avail.
"Ms. Lin, save your energy. You're so thin, you'll collapse soon."
After saying that, he lowered his head and moved closer to her.
In an instant, Lin Yan suddenly raised her voice: "Xing Mo!"
Xing Mo paused in surprise, then looked at her again and burst into laughter: "Oh, so Miss Lin, you are the hunter?"
The strength in his hands continued to increase, veins popping out on the back of his hands, as if he was pouring all his strength into her neck.
His eyes gradually turned red, and he glared at her fiercely: "How do you know my identity? You knew it but didn't tell me, are you kidding me, Miss Lin?"
Lin Yan's face was flushed, and her neck was like a wound-up spring, strangled by him so hard that she couldn't make a sound.
It lasted for half a minute, until she was almost suffocated, and then Xing Mo let go.
Lin Yan gasped and adjusted her breathing.
Xing Mo's pressing voice rang out again: "Xing Yu told you?"
"No. I guessed."
"How did you guess?"
"First, I haven't offended any men in Jingbei. Second, you're very thin and look sickly, obviously recovering from a serious illness..."
In addition, Xing Yu had been acting very strangely these past two days, and she also learned from their last conversation that their relationship was very strained.
Xing Mo probably wanted to use her to take revenge on Xing Yu.
Naturally, his identity was revealed.
Xing Mo clapped his hands in amusement, clamped her chin again, and admired her with a sinister look: "Hey, it's not just a vase that looks good but is useless. Interesting."
Lin Yan continued to delay time, negotiating with him calmly and trying not to anger him.
"Mr. Xing, I think you misunderstood. Xing Yu and I are not together at all, and I don't like him at all. There is no need for you to use me to threaten him. It won't have much effect."
"Really?" Xing Mo said with a sinister smile, "But he likes you very much! He told me personally that if I dare to touch you, he will kill me. I want to see how he is going to kill me."
"Mr. Xing..."
"Alright! Time to get down to business!" Xing Mo interrupted with narrowed eyes, glancing at her: "Miss Lin, you're not still a virgin, are you? I have to examine you thoroughly..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of a key turning in the door was heard.
Then two policemen, the hotel owner and Su Xin broke into the house.
Xing Mo glanced at the police officer anxiously, then glared at Lin Yan fiercely: "Ms. Lin, you are quite capable. I really underestimated you."
Then, Xing Mo was taken away by the police.
Su Xin rushed towards her, saw that she was soaked all over, took off his coat and put it on her.
He looked her over carefully again, and finally his gaze fell on her neck, which was red from being pinched.
"Sister Lin Yan, I was almost scared to death... Are you okay? Does your neck hurt?"
"It's okay." Lin Yan forced a smile and praised her: "Xiao Su, you did a great job."
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