"Smack—"
Xia Quan'an, unable to bear it any longer, slapped Xia Bingqing hard across the face. He was worried that if she continued to make a scene, she would anger the man.
Xia Bingqing's face stung from the slap. She clutched her swollen cheek and screamed wildly.
"You hit me! You actually hit me for this old geezer! Dad, am I even your biological daughter?!"
"Get out of here! Get out of this room!"
"Fine, I'll get out! Dad, you'll regret this! I'm going to find Brother Xun!" Xia Bingqing glared at him and Ji Nian hatefully, then turned and left.
As she reached the door, Xia Bingqing noticed a man leisurely drinking in the corner, wearing a mask.
It seems this man was also involved in hurting Xun-gege.
What's even more infuriating is that he was leisurely drinking on the side.
Xia Bingqing stopped and turned to walk in Qin Lang's direction.
By the time Xia Quan'an noticed, Xia Bingqing had already reached Qin Lang, and he couldn't stop her in time.
"Hey, who are you? Did you give my dad the idea that ruined my brother Xun?!"
"Shut up!" Xia Quan'an was terrified and ran over in a few strides. Because he had drunk some alcohol, he was a little dizzy and stumbled after only a few steps.
Seeing that Qin Lang ignored her, Xia Bingqing reached out to remove the mask from his face.
However, before her hand could even touch the mask, the man stood up, his right hand accurately gripping her throat, forcefully, his eyes coldly fixed on her, as if sucking out a bloody gag.
"My face isn't something anyone can just look at. Unless... you want to die."
Xia Bingqing was being choked and couldn't breathe. She was getting more and more uncomfortable, her eyes gradually turned bloodshot, and her face turned abnormally red due to lack of oxygen.
Xia Quan'an finally staggered to Qin Lang's side, grabbing his arm and pleading, "Mr. Qin, my... my daughter was ignorant and offended you. I apologize on her behalf. Please... please forgive my daughter. We'll be cooperating in the future, won't we? Ji Nian, please... please plead for my daughter."
Ji Nian remained unmoved by Xia Quan'an's pleas for help. Xia Bingqing had just offended him, and he was eager for her to be taught a lesson. "President Xia, I...I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
"You—" Seeing that there was no hope of getting help, Xia Quan'an had no choice but to turn to Qin Lang for help.
Qin Lang seemed not to hear at all, and his grip tightened, gradually lifting Xia Bingqing off the ground by her neck.
Xia Bingqing's toes left the ground, gripped by the fear of suffocation. Her hands flailed wildly in the air, but she couldn't grasp anything.
"Mr. Qin, I... I'm kneeling down and kowtowing to you! Please release my daughter!"
Xia Quan made a firm decision, knelt down on the ground with a "thud," and kowtowed repeatedly until his forehead was scraped.
Just when Xia Bingqing felt she was about to die, Qin Lang disgustedly shook her off, wiped his hands, and as if nothing had happened, slowly sat down on the sofa and continued drinking his wine.
Xia Bingqing fell to the ground and coughed for a while before gradually recovering. She sat on the ground, panting heavily.
Xia Quan'an scrambled to Xia Bingqing's side, helped her up from the ground, and hurriedly pushed her out of the room. "Hurry, hurry—"
Xia Bingqing didn't dare to delay and fled the room in fear.
*
Philadelphia, maple-lined waterfront.
Yi Yi woke up again in the empty room, the surroundings still eerily quiet.
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