Chapter 43: Hard to Dodge the Pointed Gun

  I gazed into Yu's eyes, and his dark pupils shone like stars. A gentle smile played on the corners of his mouth. I felt happy and content in his arms, wishing time would stand still, making everything around us irrelevant to us two.

  The faint sound of water droplets brought back my wandering thoughts, and I realized that the surroundings were eerily quiet, with even the slightest breaths from ten meters away being clearly audible. Suddenly, I discovered that a group of women, their faces twisted in anger, had gathered at the end of the corridor near the grand hall. Li Xiaoran stood out among them, her face contorted in rage, her entire body trembling with fury. Her hand hung down, clutching an empty high-heeled glass, red wine spilled all over the floor and splattered on her pale legs. She looked like a phoenix rising from the ashes, ready to spew fire at any moment.

  I subconsciously struggled to break free from Yu's restraint, but he not only didn't let go, instead he hugged me even tighter, burying my head deep in his chest, blocking my line of sight. This forceful action seemed to be creating a natural cave for me, and I poked my burning hot head into it, not daring to move. What's wrong with these people? Don't they have anything better to do than come here to watch others' romance? Are they sick? Most importantly, was the image of me being so intimate with Yu just now really seen by this many pairs of eyes? I really wanted to roll my eyes and die on the spot.

  "What's wrong? My woman and I are kissing, do you have a problem with that? Get out of here!" His icy voice came from above my head, just neutralizing the scorching feeling inside me.

  I turned my head in front of him, secretly checking the situation around. That group of women who were like wallheads, flirting and charming, were scared away by his bloodthirsty coldness, but Li Xiaoran walked forward fearlessly, her sharp eyes like a steel knife, as if she wanted to stab me through immediately. I slightly forced my face straight, with a righteous air, staring back at her straightforwardly, at this time I absolutely couldn't retreat, and I really didn't believe you could do anything to me.

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  "Ji Yu, do you really prefer this cheap girl over me?" Xiao Ran's eyes were filled with furious flames, and the voice that squeezed out from between her teeth was like a warning.

  "Are you blind? Can't you understand? You really disappoint me." Ze Yu always had a bad temper towards people who dared to provoke him, even Li Xiao Ran, with whom he had an ambiguous relationship, no one was born liking to be on the receiving end of his anger, but Xiao Ran wasn't someone to be trifled with either.

  "How can you avenge without me? I've done so much for you, been used by you for so long, and you're just going to kick me away like this?" Xiaoran shouted loudly, the high-heeled shoe smashing heavily onto the ceramic floor tiles, glass shards scattering everywhere. Ze Yu's face was expressionless as he stared at her, his hand releasing my waist and moving to my shoulder, unaffected by the flying fragments.

  The atmosphere suddenly became stiff, and the several bodyguards behind her began to whisper to each other. Those four burly men in black clothes seemed to have stopped following her since they entered the house, this bodyguard was really professional.

  "You'd better get out of here, I'm not in the mood to clean up after you." Yu's low voice rose by an octave, the anger in his eyes was about to erupt, and if Xiao Ran came to provoke him again at this moment, she would have to swallow her own bitter consequences.

  A flash of heartache flickered in her eyes, she closed them for a moment, and when she opened them again, they were still fixed on me with a venomous glare. The girl who used to have tears streaming down her face like a faucet was today devoid of even a single tear, replaced instead by a face twisted to the extreme in anger.

  While we weren't paying attention, she quickly lifted her foot and kicked me hard on the calf. Unprepared, I took a solid hit. The high heel was no joke - a sharp pain shot straight to my brain, and my leg went limp. I twisted and fell to one side, but Meng Yu swiftly supported me, letting me slide down slowly until I sat on the cold floor.

  The high heel of the shoe landed right on my shinbone, it felt like the bone had sunk in a bit, and I was gritting my teeth in pain.

  I was holding onto my thighs and gasping for air, when a crisp and loud slapping sound rang out. Xiao Ruan fell to the ground with a thud, and everyone in the room, including me, was stunned into silence.

  "Scram." He casually spat out a single word and stopped paying attention to Xiao Ran, crouching down instead to examine my wound.

  Her eyes passed through Yu's gaze to look at Xiao Ran behind him, she slowly got up from the ground, covering her face with an expression that refused to believe even if she was beaten to death, her eyes shining with crystal clear tears, staring tightly at Yu's back. Yu was indifferent to her attitude, but to me, he was warm and caring, apparently having crushed her heart.

  "I swear you will regret what you've done today! Little Ruan straightened her back, pointed at us with her index finger and gritted her teeth, "Lumimi! Listen to me! I'll make you suffer even more in the future to avenge the humiliation Semu has brought upon me today!"

  Xiao Ran finished writing the letter of challenge, turned around and left, her footsteps somewhat unsteady. She was supported by a group of women, but she roughly shook them off, turned back to me, raised her middle finger, her eyes gleaming with ferocity, holding her head high as if trying to maintain the last bit of pride, but in my eyes, she truly looked more pitiful than anyone else.

  "Ah!" He touched the middle of my calf, which was already a purplish color, and I let out a wolf-like howl, quickly hugging my leg and retreating.

  "Your injury needs to be treated quickly, otherwise it will get worse." He slightly furrowed his brow and said, then suddenly swept me up in a horizontal hug. I let out a loud "Ah!" and tightly hooked my arms around his neck, with one heart hanging in mid-air.

  My head was burning, and I whispered to him: "I can walk, just put me down!" As we walked through the crowded hall, the packed crowd quickly made way for a narrow path, all staring at us with their eyes, feeling really uncomfortable.

  He slightly curled up the corners of his mouth, not saying a word, seemingly very satisfied with the current situation, and looked at my eyes with a mischievous sense of triumph. I took a light breath, my eyeballs rolling around in all directions, secretly sizing up the crowd on both sides, astonished, dissatisfied, watching the show, angry, mocking... all kinds of rich expressions, without seeing any familiar faces, Ji Dong should have already left?

  He gently placed me on the sofa, called for someone to bring a first-aid kit, and began carefully cleaning and dressing my wounds. Looking at his serious expression, I felt a sense of happiness wash over me, my heart racing with excitement. The cotton swab soaked in red antiseptic solution touched my wound, causing me to flinch in pain, and I involuntarily shrank deeper into the sofa.

  He slightly raised the corner of his lips, letting me ease up a bit, his voice soft and magnetic: "Bear with it, unless you want to become a cripple."

  I bit my lip, stretched out my legs again and closed my eyes, with a sense of resignation: "I'm ready, come on!"

  A faint smile escaped his lips, and then he carefully moved his hands. I was in so much pain that my forehead was covered in cold sweat, but I endured it silently from start to finish. He seemed very worried about me, making his movements as gentle and slow as possible, occasionally raising his eyes to observe my scrunched up facial expression, with a hint of heartache in his eyes that was hard to detect.

  Li Xiaoran really used all her might, plus high-heeled shoes, almost kicking me half to death, if my bones weren't hard, she might have poked a hole in me, who knew high heels could be used as a deadly weapon...

  "Are you getting along better with your mom now?" I asked, trying to shift attention and alleviate the pain.

  He paused for two seconds, then shrugged with a nonchalant attitude and said lightly: "That's it." He continued to focus on his work at hand.

  "Then aren't you afraid that your mom will be even angrier with you for treating Li Xiaoran like this?" Thinking of his aunt's icy face, he couldn't help but worry about him.

  "What does it matter to you whether she's angry or not? Mind your own business and stop getting hurt so easily!" He said impatiently, intentionally or unintentionally shifting the topic back to me.

  I pouted, not taking it seriously: "Just now was because I wasn't paying attention for a moment, so I let her sneak up on me. If it weren't for you..." I said halfway through, and then my face turned red again and my heart skipped a beat, and I immediately shut my mouth.

  "Why me?" He smiled, curling up the corners of his mouth, with inviting red lips.

  I swallowed hard and shook my head: "Nothing! Nothing..." At this moment, the pain in my calf disappeared instantly, and I could only feel the intense impact coming from my chest cavity, one after another, making my mind confused.

  He clearly noticed my nervousness, but just smiled gently and didn't force me: "Don't get too emotional, be careful not to make the wound worse. Li Xiaoran, be more careful in the future, you fool, don't fall into her trap again."

  Yes! Little Ruan will definitely seek revenge from me in the future, I must be vigilant at all times, make preparations, and cannot let her succeed in her conspiracy again.

  The best defense is a good offense, it seems I also need to think of a countermeasure to teach this guy who keeps bothering me a lesson!