213: Chapter 213 Unsightly 213: Chapter 213 Unsightly Xi Jue asked, “Miss Su, do you not even care about your own life for his sake?”
Can there really be people in this world who would sacrifice their own lives for another?
He didn’t believe it!
Unmoved, Su He said, “Mr.
Xi Jue, my life can only be controlled by my own hands, you people can’t threaten me!
Unless you’re also willing to give up your own life.”
“Oh, right, you should know I’m a doctor, right?” Though her tone was relaxed, it carried an oppressive force that couldn’t be ignored: “Then you should also know that doctors are most familiar with the body’s weakest spots.
So, you have to believe me, the moment I make my move, you definitely won’t last long enough for anyone to come save you.”
“You look quite young; you probably haven’t married yet, and haven’t left yourself an heir, right?
You wouldn’t want to die young, would you?”
With the most relaxed tone, she uttered words that pierced the heart…
Seeing Su He indifferent, Xi Jue had a complicated expression, with a hint of sinister light flashing in his eyes.
Then, he laughed loudly for a while, a sound that Su He found intolerably grating; she didn’t like it!
Xi Jue put down the gun first, but Su He did not.
“Mr.
Xi Jue, please excuse me, but I’m going to need your men to put away their guns and leave this place.
Of course, for fairness, you can choose to leave three men behind with you,” said Su He.
“…”
“Miss Su, it seems that you have forgotten that this is my territory.”
Not caring in the least, Su He retorted, “But Mr.
Xi Jue, don’t forget that your life is still in my hands.”
Hearing this, Xi Jue’s temples buzzed and throbbed!
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice, “Ah Wu, get everyone out of here!”
The bodyguard Ah Wu closest to him was taken aback but still responded, “Yes, sir.”
With a wave of Ah Wu’s hand, the dozen or so bodyguards who had surrounded them withdrew, leaving only three men behind.
Yet even so, Su He still did not remove the gun from his forehead.
Xi Jue’s patience was limited, “Miss Su, do you have any other demands?”
Su He curved her eyes in a smile, “Nothing too excessive, no need to worry.”
After saying that, she gave Lan Yan a meaningful glance; years of cooperation had bred a silent understanding between them.
Lan Yan stepped forward and snatched the handgun from Xi Jue’s hand.
Seeing this, the bodyguard Ah Wu tried to intervene, but Su He shot him a cold glare, and Ah Wu immediately dared not move.
Su He stated, “Mr.
Xi Jue, thanks for the reminder earlier.
I only have one gun, indeed that’s not enough.
So, I’m going to have to trouble you to lend me a few more, if that’s okay with you?”
Xi Jue: “…”
He was so frustrated he didn’t know what to say.
Seeing he didn’t speak, Su He answered the question for him, “If Mr.
Xi Jue doesn’t speak, I’ll take it as you agreeing to my request, thank you.
Rest assured, when this is over, I’ll return them to you.”
Having said that, she looked toward Lan Yan again.
Lan Yan understood and headed toward the bodyguards, then stretched out her hand to them and said, “Please hand over your handguns, we’ll borrow them for a moment.”
The servant and master were quite polite, never straying from the word “borrow.”
The three remaining bodyguards exchanged glances.
“Didn’t you hear that your master already agreed with our boss?” said Lan Yan when she saw they remained unmoved and added another sentence.
The three bodyguards: “…”
As for Jiang Yan and his servant Jiang Feng, they stood there uselessly, not sure what to do, just watching.
Jiang Feng could never have imagined such a reversal would happen.
Moreover, this was the first time in his life he felt completely superfluous.
Their Young Madam was too brave, too fierce, too awesome; she had no need for him, a bodyguard assistant with mere brute strength.
Xi Jue commanded, “Give them to her!”
The three bodyguards handed over their guns to Lan Yan.
Upon receiving them, Lan Yan tossed two to Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng caught one swiftly.
He glanced at Jiang Yan beside him and said, “Master, do you need one too?”
The man glanced sideways at him with the corner of his eye and responded in a heavy voice, “Keep it for yourself; I have a wife.”
Jiang Feng: “…”
Has the Master become addicted to being protected by the Young Madam?
Seeing everything had been settled, Su He turned to Xi Jue and said, “I’m really sorry, Mr.
Xi Jue, you might be inconvenienced for a while.”
She spoke words of apology, but her tone and expression carried no hint of regret.
Xi Jue’s frown deepened even more, his profound eyes harboring a sharp glint.
His long, narrow eyes half-closed as he watched Su He’s delicate and cold face, recognizing that beautiful women should not be underestimated.
“Since you stepped into this estate, have you been plotting how to take me hostage?” he asked.
Su He replied with a slight smile, “You’re giving me too much credit!
I don’t have the gift of foresight, it’s just that events happened to progress in a way I wanted to see, and I just took a little advantage of the situation then pushed things along a bit.
But, I must say, thanks to Mr.
Xi Jue for going along with it, otherwise, I couldn’t have pulled it off myself.”
Xi Jue: “…”
He didn’t dwell on the matter, because there was no point.
As for the woman Su He, her depth of strategy was likely even deeper than his, full of cunning—a not so easy adversary to underestimate.
Over the years, he had only been bested once by Jiang Yan, which cost him a hand; this was the second time, though not by the same person, yet these two somehow had connections…
“Miss Su certainly is not someone who doesn’t keep her promises, is she?
The previous two rounds ended in a draw, we can’t waste the third round.
Since we’re here, Mr.
Xi is quite looking forward to gambling with Miss Su again.”
“Mr.
Xi Jue, what would you like to wager?” Su He asked without outright refusal.
Xi Jue said, “Anything’s fine, but this time, I want to change the stakes.”
“Oh?” Su He raised her brow slightly, “What stakes do you want to change to?”
Xi Jue’s eyes revealed a hint of a smile, his husky voice carrying a trace of wickedness, “If you win, I’ll let you guys go, but if you lose…”
He purposely trailed off, long almond eyes glancing towards Jiang Yan with a cold smile, then looked at her again, saying, “You, Su He, belong to me.”
Before Su He could respond, a shadow flashed by her from the corner of her eye, moving so quickly that she could barely see, feeling only a gust of wind by her ear.
Without hesitation, Jiang Yan clenched his right fist and threw a powerful hook punch, heavily smashing into Xi Jue’s face.
Xi Jue stumbled back several steps, indicating the full force Jiang Yan had put into the punch.
And the gun in Su He’s hand was seized by him.
Xi Jue was hit squarely by the punch.
After he steadied himself, a taste of rust spread from his mouth.
He wiped his mouth with the pads of his fingers and a smear of fresh blood came into view.
Xi Jue chuckled a few times before raising his head.
His thin lips curled as he looked at the stern-faced Jiang Yan and said four words: “You hit really hard.”
Jiang Yan’s deep eyes were like two extremely sharp swords, his voice so cold that it sent shivers down one’s spine: “Xi Jue, if you don’t want that mouth of yours anymore, I can help you get rid of it!”
The air around them became heavy.
Su He saw the hint of crimson in the depths of Jiang Yan’s eyes and knew that he had murderous intent.
She timely grabbed his wrist, and through this touch, she realized he was much angrier than she had imagined, his muscles tensely wound.
It was a feeling similar to last time in the home gym, when his muscles were also extraordinarily tense.
“Husband, don’t be angry, calm down for a bit, and besides, I’m alright,” she whispered in his ear: “I know you hate him, but now’s not the time for revenge.”
After all, they were currently on Xi Jue’s turf, and if Xi Jue were to be truly hurt, then his subordinates would have no further scruples.
However, Xi Jue let out a devilish smile and said, “It seems, Miss Su still cares a lot about me.”
After he finished speaking, Su He gave him a cold glance, her words sharp: “Shut up!
Are you blind or deaf?
Which ear heard me caring about you!”
“…”
Because of Su He’s words, the crimson in Jiang Yan’s eyes slowly faded.
With her cold gaze fixed on Xi Jue, she then said, “Xi Jue, if you want me all to yourself, you’d probably have to be reborn.”
The hidden message was: Go to hell!
Such blunt words, anyone could understand.
At this moment, Su He’s phone vibrated a few times in her pocket.
She knew that the person she was waiting for had arrived.
“Mr.
Xi Jue, for the final round, how about we make a bet on whether we can leave here smoothly, what do you think?”
Her eyes glittered with stars and a sly smile.
Xi Jue’s narrow eyes narrowed slightly, Su He gave him the impression that she was very confident.
At this moment, sounds of disturbance and gunfire came from within the mansion.
Xi Jue’s brow furrowed, he suddenly looked towards Su He, only to see a curve forming at the corner of her mouth.
In that moment, he finally understood everything she had done before…
She was buying time, waiting for someone!
The so-called bet she mentioned was nothing but a time stall.
And he hadn’t noticed it until now!
This woman’s schemes were certainly not few, plotting right in front of him!
It was indeed only Su He who dared to do such a thing!
“Miss Su, do you really think this place is somewhere you can come and go as you please?” Xi Jue said.
Before Su He could respond, a nonchalant and sloppy voice rang out: “Yo, what’s all this commotion about?
What are we doing here?”
Ye Jiuqing strolled in with his long legs.
Along with him came Helian Lu, as well as Gu Beiyan and Wan Muqi among others.
They had met on the way here.
Ye Jiuqing’s blue eyes glanced at Xi Jue, a mischievous smile on his face: “For this crappy place of yours, isn’t it effortless for me to come and go as I please?”
Xi Jue’s brow furrowed deeper at the sight of this arrogant blue-eyed man.
Who the hell was this guy?
Xi Jue just sneered coldly, not bothering with Ye Jiuqing, he wasn’t very interested in him.
He turned to Su He and said, “Miss Su’s reinforcements are pretty impressive.”
From his dark, shifting eyes, Su He caught a hint of amusement.
Then he added, “I just don’t know if the people who aren’t here today, can you protect them!”
Su He’s eyebrows knit slightly.
There was still a trace of blood at the corner of Xi Jue’s mouth, so when he grinned, it was freakish and sinister, giving one the chills.
“What do you mean?
Speak plainly, don’t talk in riddles with me,” said Su He.
Xi Jue sneered coldly, “Miss Su is so smart, surely I don’t need to remind you?
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, it’s that kind of situation.”
Su He’s delicate brows furrowed, a thousand thoughts flashing through her mind.
Xi Jue couldn’t possibly have reached the little one in such a short time.
Moreover, the little one had Jiang Qi and Fei Yang watching over her, if something happened, she and Jiang Yan would have known.
Immediately after, she looked towards Gu Beiyan and asked, “Is Lu Zhiyang with Xiaxia?
He didn’t come here, did he?”
Gu Beiyan said, “He’s not here, but the message came from Lu.
We rushed over after receiving the message.
He knew about it, and he said he wanted to stay at the hospital to accompany that girl, so they’re probably together.”
But just as Gu Beiyan’s words fell, his phone rang.
He pulled it out and saw that it was from Lu Zhiyang.
He waved it at Su He, saying, “It’s Lu’s call.”
Su He narrowed her eyes slightly, a bad premonition rising within her.
Sure enough…
The next second, Gu Beiyan said, “Uh, sister-in-law, Lu says Jing Xuan is missing.”
A chill flashed through Su He’s eyes as she suddenly turned to glare at Xi Jue’s annoyingly smug face.
Suddenly, a speculation also flashed through her mind—the person who pushed Jing Xuan could also be Xi Jue…
“Xi Jue, if so much as a hair is missing from my friend, you’ll be skinning yourself!”
Su He’s voice was extremely cold and her presence overpowering, leaving all the men present feeling a chill down their spines.
Jiang Yan held her hand in return, trying to calm her down.
It was just moments ago she was urging him to calm down, and now the tables were turned…
But damn it, Su He really wanted to give Xi Jue a thrashing right now!
Xi Jue still wore a devilish smile, his hooked lips suggesting, “Miss Su, it depends on whether you’re willing to sacrifice for your good friend and bestie.”
In truth, hurting the Jing Family girl wasn’t his original intention, but last night Si Jinchuan did remind him.
Fortunately, he indeed had a backup plan.
Gritting her teeth, Su He asked, “Out with it, what do you want?”
Xi Jue was still unrelentingly crafty, “How about trading yourself for her?
That’s not too much to ask, right?”
Gu Beiyan and the others didn’t know the previous events, but upon hearing this, they were stunned, and their sympathy towards Xi Jue grew; they all knew Su He was the apple of Jiang Yan’s eye.
Wasn’t Xi Jue’s statement akin to digging his own grave?
Typical suicide…
“You must be dreaming in broad daylight, huh?
A toad lusting after a swan’s flesh, you don’t even take a piss to see your own freaking ugly mug!” Ye Jiuqing was the first to curse.