Feng Lingyi returned to the presidential suite of the five-star hotel where she was staying.
The moment she pushed open the heavy door, the relaxed smile that remained on her face because of Qin Xiao's "joke" froze instantly, as if blown by a cold wind.
She sensed it without even needing to turn on the lights.
A suffocatingly low pressure hung heavy in the suite's living room, pressing down on my heart.
In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, on an expensive leather sofa with its back to the door, sits the silhouette of a man.
It was blurry, yet carried an unmistakable sinister aura.
Without needing to see the face clearly, Feng Lingyi knew who it was just by that familiar, gloomy, and oppressive aura.
Ye Chen.
How did he get here? How did he get in?
Countless questions flashed by, but were quickly overwhelmed by an even stronger sense of disgust.
A nameless anger surged within her, and her voice was icy, filled with undisguised disgust: "What are you doing here?"
Ye Chen slowly turned around.
The motion-sensor lights in the living room turned on, illuminating his fairly handsome face, which was now filled with gloom and hostility.
His eyes were filled with resentment, fixed on Feng Lingyi, making her feel physically uncomfortable.
“I heard it from Scorpion.” His voice was hoarse, like sandpaper rubbing against wood, and every word was dangerous.
"You went to see Qin Xiao today."
He spoke slowly and deliberately, as if confirming something, or perhaps issuing a verdict.
"Don't you know that he is an enemy I, Ye Chen, must kill?!" The last few words were almost squeezed out from between his teeth, filled with intense killing intent.
Feng Lingyi's heart skipped a beat, but she forced herself to remain calm: "It seems I don't need to report to you who I meet."
"Heh," Ye Chen sneered, his laughter devoid of any warmth, "No need to report?"
Before Feng Lingyi could speak again, Ye Chen suddenly sprang up from the sofa, like an enraged beast, and rushed to her in a few steps.
The movement was incredibly fast, accompanied by a fierce gust of wind.
He grabbed Feng Lingyi by the collar of her expensive silk shirt, the force of which pulled her forward, causing her to stumble.
The shirt fabric constricted tightly around her neck, making it suddenly difficult for her to breathe.
The strong smell of tobacco mixed with a cold, aggressive aura emanating from him made Feng Lingyi's stomach churn, and she almost vomited.
"Bitch!" Ye Chen's eyes burned with raging anger. Without hesitation, he raised his other hand high, and a slap with a sharp whistling sound was about to strike her face hard!
"Even you're going to betray me?!"
"You're flirting with that Qin Xiao, what are you pretending to be so aloof and reserved in front of me for!" His gaze was filled with naked possessiveness and tyranny, as if he wanted to devour her alive. "I think you're asking for it!"
"I'll take you down today! I'll show you what happens when you betray me!"
"Rip—" The shirt collar was roughly torn open, making a piercing tearing sound, revealing a delicate collarbone and a small patch of snow-white skin. Buttons popped off and rolled onto the carpet, making a soft sound.
A chilling fear gripped Feng Lingyi's heart like a tidal wave, freezing her blood.
She could even feel the pressure from his palm strike.
It's over.
Ye Chen's raised hand fell with devastating force!
In a flash, Qin Xiao's face, which was both playful and unusually serious, and his words, which sounded utterly absurd and even childish, flashed through Feng Lingyi's mind like lightning.
"Wear this."
"If someone wants to do something bad to you, or wants to attack you."
"In your heart, shout 'Goodnight, Makka Pakka' as loudly as you can."
Absurd! Ridiculous!
But at that moment, it became her only straw.
Goodnight, Makka Pakka!
In her heart, with all her might, filled with the despair of impending death and a sliver of hope that she herself was unaware of, she screamed out this curse that she herself found laughable!
Time seemed to have been paused at that moment.
Ye Chen's raised hand froze in mid-air, only inches away from her cheek.
The wind stopped.
The ferocity and rage on his face froze, like a poorly made oil painting.
Then, the fierce light in his eyes began to blur, his pupils lost focus, and his body swayed uncontrollably.
"Hmm?" He uttered a muffled question, seemingly bewildered, and the hand gripping Feng Lingyi's collar lost its strength and let go limply.
Feng Lingyi felt the restraints around her neck suddenly loosen, and instinctively took a step back, panting heavily.
Immediately afterwards, Ye Chen staggered back two steps, his steps unsteady, his eyes vacant, just like a drunkard.
With a muffled thud, his tall body fell straight backward, crashing heavily onto the soft bed behind him. The mattress even trembled slightly as he lost consciousness.
Even in his unconscious state, he continued to mutter incoherently, his voice unclear yet filled with malice and resentment.
"You bitch...you dare to cuckold me..."
"When I wake up... I'll strip you naked... and let the brothers of the Dragon King's Palace have their fill... let's see if you still dare to..."
"Feng Lingyi... do you really think I like you?"
"Ha... I've never loved you... I was only after the money from your Phoenix Perch Society... and your figure..."
"Your body... I can play with it for a while... but once I'm tired of it, I'll throw it away like trash..."
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