Chapter 63 Huo Yanzhi, Save Me
The corridor outside the banquet hall was much quieter than inside.
Ruan Yao was practically imprisoned in Shen Yu's arms as they walked towards the outside.
A night breeze blew in from the takeout container, carrying a slight chill, which helped clear Ruan Yao's muddled mind a little.
She knew Shen Yu too well.
This person's greatest skill is using the gentlest appearance to conceal the most vicious schemes.
Trying to force him will only fuel his desire to conquer.
Moreover, she is no match for him now.
Her past life experience told her that Shen Yu was the kind of person who responded best to gentle persuasion and not to force.
In a flash, Ruan Yao's body, which had been struggling, suddenly went limp, and she leaned into his arms.
"Brother Shen Yu..." Her voice became soft and sticky, with a hint of coquettishness after being tainted by desire, "My head is so dizzy..."
Shen Yu looked down at the girl in his arms who had suddenly become obedient.
He knew that deep down, she was still that little girl who would act spoiled and dependent on him.
Once Huo Yanzhi is gone, she will eventually return to his side.
"Sweetie, Yaoyao, I'll take you to rest." He coaxed her softly, helping her continue walking towards a more secluded area.
"No..." Ruan Yao suddenly stopped and grabbed his sleeve, refusing to leave.
She looked up, her voice trembling with tears, soft and aggrieved, like a child throwing a tantrum.
“Brother Shen Yu…my bracelet…”
She stretched out her fair and slender wrist, which was completely bare.
"My bracelet is gone. That pink bead on it is my favorite... It must have fallen off where it was just now..."
With a sob in her voice, she grabbed Shen Yu's sleeve, refusing to take another step, and acted spoiled and unreasonable.
"Please help me find it... I need that... Please find it for me... Please..."
Looking at her like this, Shen Yu's sinister gaze faded slightly, replaced by a morbid sense of satisfaction.
See, she still depends on him.
Even though he hated that she got together with Huo Yanzhi so quickly, seeing her acting so dependent and affectionate towards him, his childhood love and possessiveness took over again.
In his view, Ruan Yao was now his possession, a caged bird that could not escape.
She showed no sign of resistance, but simply threw a tantrum like a spoiled little girl.
Fulfilling her small request wouldn't be a big deal.
"Okay, okay, don't cry."
Shen Yu gently coaxed her, reaching out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, his movements as gentle as if he were handling some rare treasure.
"You stay here and wait for me. I'll go back and find it for you right away. Once I find it, we'll go home."
He helped Ruan Yao sit down on a nearby bench. Seeing that she didn't resist at all and was just staring at him expectantly, he turned around and began to search carefully along the path they had just taken.
The instant he turned around, Ruan Yao lifted her skirt and, with all her might, stumbled and ran behind a large decorative bush, completely hiding her small body in the shadows.
My heart was pounding wildly in my chest, almost as if it would jump out of my throat.
With trembling hands, she took her phone out of her handbag, the glaring light on the screen making her squint.
She swiped the screen, her trembling fingers finding the name in her contacts that she had saved but never dialed.
— Huo Yanzhi.
She pressed the dial button.
Inside the speeding car.
Huo Yanzhi sat in the darkness, letting his phone ring persistently in the passenger seat.
The two characters "Ruan Yao" flashing on the screen were like a scorching fire, burning his eyes.
He has decided to leave.
We can no longer give her any hope, and we can no longer involve her in any way.
He shouldn't have answered that call.
Even if I accept the offer, what difference will it make?
go back?
impossible.
He reached out his hand, intending to hang up immediately.
But the moment my fingertip touched the screen, I just couldn't press it down.
The phone was still ringing.
Again and again, stubbornly and relentlessly, it pounded on the high wall he had built with reason.
Why did they have to call at this particular time?
Huo Yanzhi irritably loosened his tie.
Behind the bushes.
As Ruan Yao listened to the "beep...beep..." sound coming from her phone, each beep felt like a hammer blow to her nerves, which were on the verge of collapse.
She hid in the bushes and could see that Shen Yu's figure had returned not far away.
He couldn't find the bracelet, and the gentleness on his face vanished, replaced by a gloomy expression.
He discovered she was lying to him.
"Yaoyao?"
"Yaoyao, stop fooling around and come out now."
The gentle voice, tinged with hidden anger, drew closer.
Ruan Yao covered her mouth tightly, not daring to make a sound, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.
The mechanical waiting tone continued on the phone.
Answer it quickly...
Please, answer the phone...
Shen Yu's footsteps grew closer.
"Yaoyao, I know you're here. Stop playing hide-and-seek with me and come out."
His voice was like a death warrant.
Ruan Yao listened to the monotonous busy tone in despair, just a second before the call was about to automatically disconnect.
The long wait finally ended.
The call was connected.
"Hello."
Huo Yanzhi's restrained and distant voice came through the receiver.
At this moment, Ruan Yao's tears finally burst forth.
With all her might, she let out a broken, tearful wail into the microphone.
"Huo Yanzhi... save me..."
Inside the car, Huo Yanzhi gripped his phone tightly, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.
All the rationality and plans about leaving, letting go, and the future were shattered the moment the girl uttered those few words.
Huo Yanzhi abruptly turned the steering wheel, the tires screeching on the slippery ground, and forced a U-turn in the congested traffic, heading back towards the clubhouse.
Ten minutes later, a blinding beam of light pierced the darkness, accompanied by a sharp tire screech, and a black Bentley pulled up in front of the clubhouse.
Huo Yanzhi didn't even have time to close the car door. He was covered in a terrifying aura as he strode toward the spot Ruan Yao had given him.
Shen Yu is not here; the place is deserted.
His phone was still on a call, and based on the signal, it located a patch of decorative bushes.
He parted the wet leaves and immediately saw the girl huddled in the shadows.
Her champagne-colored dress was wrinkled beyond recognition, her hair was disheveled and stuck to her sweaty cheeks, and her usually bright doe eyes were now filled with tears and fear. She looked like a butterfly with its wings soaked by a downpour, so fragile that she seemed ready to break at the slightest touch.
Huo Yanzhi's fingertips felt cold.
He took off his suit jacket, which was still warm from his body, bent down, and carefully wrapped the small, trembling body, along with her broken fragility, around it.
The girl's body was frighteningly hot.
"Huo Yanzhi..." Ruan Yao found a sense of security in his arms, sobbing and burying her face in his chest.
"Don't be afraid." Huo Yanzhi's voice was terribly hoarse.
He hugged her, then turned and left.
Huo Yanzhi placed Ruan Yao in the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt.
The girl was still crying softly, the strange feeling in her body and the fear from before intertwined, causing her to curl up into a ball.
“Huo Yanzhi…” she clutched his sleeve, murmuring his name over and over again.
"I'm here." Huo Yanzhi bent down and gently wiped away the tears on her cheeks with his fingertips, a gesture that was completely opposite to the murderous aura he exuded at the moment. "Don't be afraid, everything will be alright soon."
As he was about to close the car door, a figure strode out of the clubhouse.
It is Shen Yu.
He must have searched the banquet hall but couldn't find anyone; the gentle facade on his face had cracked, revealing his anxiety.
He saw the Bentley parked on the side of the road, and Huo Yanzhi bending down next to the car.
Shen Yu's gaze passed over Huo Yanzhi's shoulder and landed inside the car.
He saw Ruan Yao huddled in the passenger seat, her face streaked with tears and her clothes disheveled.
She was still wearing Huo Yanzhi's suit jacket.
Shen Yu's pupils contracted sharply, and he clenched his fists.
It was so close.
So close!
Huo Yanzhi straightened up, turned around, and faced Shen Yu directly.
The two men, one exuding a chilling aura of violence, the other barely maintaining his last shred of dignity, his eyes swirling with resentment and malice.
Huo Yanzhi's dark eyes watched him quietly.
It's like looking at a dead person.
Shen Yu's face was grim.
He had no doubt that if he dared to take a step forward, Huo Yanzhi would do something crazy without hesitation.
Inside the car, Ruan Yao let out a soft sob, the unfamiliar heat in her body growing stronger and stronger.
Huo Yanzhi didn't look at Shen Yu again; he didn't have time to deal with this piece of trash right now.
He closed the car door, went around to the driver's seat, and started the car.
Like a silent beast, the black Bentley slipped silently into the night and sped away.
Shen Yu stood there, watching the taillights of the car disappear quickly around the street corner, and the gentle pretense on his face finally shattered.
It's him again.
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