Chapter 48: Chapter 48 - 48 048 Shut up

Chapter 48: 048 Shut up Chapter 48: 048 Shut up Fu Han’s delicate brows slightly furrowed as a cunning smile crossed her face amidst the turmoil, “Lady Xia, how do you know that I came to the hospital because I was beaten up?”

Xia Ning realized she had misspoken and, though she wanted to bite off her own tongue in frustration, her demeanor remained unflinching, “For a woman like you, who only knows how to seduce men, it’s normal for you to get beaten. If I were you, I’d hide at home every day and wouldn’t even dare to step outside.”

“I think the one who shouldn’t dare to go out should be you,” Fu Han said meaningfully as she looked at Xia Ning, “It seems Lady Xia had quite the unrestrained night yesterday. Going out with the strawberry marks still visible, you clearly don’t care about losing face.”

At this, Fu Han smiled brilliantly, “After all, Lady Xia, you’ve never understood the concept of face, so of course, you wouldn’t feel embarrassed.”

Xia Ning was deeply shocked at the mention of “strawberry.” She wanted to refute Fu Han’s words but had an intuition that Fu Han was not speaking recklessly.

After tossing out a “Fu Han, you just wait,” Xia Ning fled in panic to check herself in the mirror.

How much Xia Ning drank last night, she herself had no idea, with her memory stopping at the moment she smashed a lecherous man with a wine glass, then everything went blank.

This morning she woke up to find only a janitor in the ward, who relayed Xia Cheng’s message that he had to return to the company for a regular meeting first, and then come to the hospital to handle her discharge procedures.

Xia Ning rushed to the mirror and indeed saw strawberry marks on her neck. Although she had only had feelings for He Xing and had never been intimate with a man, she was not an ignorant girl.

She lowered her head to look at her hospital gown, her mind becoming more and more panicked. Without further thought, she incessantly called Xia Cheng.

…

A City is known for its nightlife, and at night it is colorful and even more beautiful than during the day.

Where there is light, shadows follow.

The night had deepened, the sound of insects in the bushes had vanished, and on the empty streets, a stray cat was hunting for food, with its green eyes glittering like gems—a sight that in the darkness induced fear rather than beauty.

A cat’s meow scared the birds perching on trees to fly away, their wings fluttering like leaves rustling in the chilly autumn wind.

At a street corner, an inconspicuous door opened, and out came a group of people, their slurred speech audible even from a distance.

After bidding each other farewell, the group dispersed, each going their own way.

The last man, staggering with unsteady steps, was clearly drunk.

He stumbled along until he leaned against a tree at the roadside and vomited until he was in a fog.

When he raised his head, he discovered a group of people in black standing about five meters away.

Backlit, he couldn’t see their faces clearly, but a sense of unease took hold of him, and he immediately turned and ran.

But how could a drunk man outrun those tall and leggy? In just a few breaths, he was caught up, a sack pulled over his head, and before he could utter a sound, he was taken away.

…

In an abandoned warehouse, Xia Ning looked at Yang Kaitai bound tightly to a chair, her anger unable to find an outlet.

Xia Cheng kicked a bucket of water nearby, “Xiaoning, there’s salt mixed in this water; you can splash it on him.”

“There’s not a scratch on him,” Xia Ning coldly stared at the unconscious Yang Kaitai, “If you’d let me splash boiling water on him, that might interest me.”

“Behave, I’m here to avenge you,” Xia Cheng rubbed her hair affectionately, “Don’t worry, you can deal with him any way you want later.”

A bucket of cold water drenched Yang Kaitai, and with a jerk, he woke up and immediately became agitated when he saw Xia Ning, “Xiaoning, what are you doing here? I’ve missed you so much.”

After finishing his words, he realized he was bound and couldn’t move. His eyes bulged in panic, “Xiaoning, why can’t I move? Hurry and save me!”

Slap, slap, slap!

Xia Ning slapped Yang Kaitai three times, causing blood to trickle from the corner of his mouth, still unsatisfied with her venting, “Speak up, what did you do to me last night?”

“I didn’t… didn’t do anything,” Yang Kaitai stuttered, scrambling to explain, “That man wanted to hurt you, and I saved you.”

“Still not admitting it?” Xia Ning pushed her long hair over her shoulder, revealing the dark red strawberry marks on her neck, “You dare say these were also left by that man?”

Yang Kaitai swallowed nervously, looking pleadingly at Xia Cheng, who responded with a “fend for yourself” look.

While struggling, he explained, “Xiaoning, you know I like you… Every time I see you, I just want to kiss you…”

Xia Ning seemed to produce a knife from nowhere and pointed it suggestively at a particular part of Yang Kaitai, “You even dared to treat me like some bar girl. I ought to confiscate your ‘tools of the crime’.”

“No crime, there was no crime,” sweat beads the size of beans rolled down Yang Kaitai’s forehead as he called out in desperation, ignoring everything else, “Xia Cheng, help! You know I didn’t do anything.”

The knife was swinging in Xia Ning’s hand when Xia Cheng grabbed it hastily, “Enough, Xiaoning. It’s time to stop joking around.”

Hearing the word “joke,” Yang Kaitai immediately relaxed, but Xia Ning was still enraged, “I’m not finished. Even if he didn’t really do anything to me, the repulsive marks on my neck were his doing. If Brother He Xing finds out, how could I ever face him?”

“He Xing won’t know,” Xia Cheng said meaningfully, looking at Yang Kaitai, “You wouldn’t dare to spread the word, would you?”

“I wouldn’t dare! I wouldn’t dare!” Yang Kaitai’s affection for Xia Ning was genuine, but he valued his life even more. He promptly swore, “I absolutely won’t tell He Xing. If I do, let lightning strike me down.”

“Even if you don’t tell, someone else might,” Xia Ning’s expression did not soften as she retorted coldly, “Fu Han already knows, and with her big mouth, she’s sure to spill it.”

“I’ll shut her mouth for you,” Yang Kaitai grasped at the lifeline, terrified that Xia Ning would not believe his promises, his voice rising, “I assure you, I’ll make sure she doesn’t talk about this.”

Their eyes met knowingly as Xia Ning and Xia Cheng exchanged glances, both understanding the unspoken agreement, though Yang Kaitai, fully preoccupied with saving his own life, noticed nothing.

“Kaitai, I’m not refusing to help you, but you need to be more honorable in your actions,” Xia Cheng released him from his bindings personally, subtly threatening him, “My sister has never endured such an insult. If you can’t handle this matter and she does something drastic, I won’t intervene.”

“I understand, I understand,” Yang Kaitai’s eyes darted slyly towards Xia Ning, but his voice was firm, “This matter is on me. I would rather kill Fu Han than let her speak.”

“You can’t say things like that lightly,” Xia Cheng immediately became solemn, deflecting responsibility, “We never asked you to kill anyone.”