Li Sichen, having served in the military and once rivaling Qin Beiting there, wouldn't be so easily defeated.
He quickly blocked Qin Beiting's punch with one hand, a roguish grin on his face. "Didn't you hear, don't hit a man in the face?"
"Are you even human?!" Qin Beiting's voice was cold. He swung his fist again.
From his angle of entry, he had seen Li Sichen push Yu He onto the table and kiss her. What's more, Yu He hadn't even resisted!
Yu He got up from the dining table and watched the two men fighting from the dining room to the living room. They were both skilled, exchanging blows that targeted vital points. The living room was a mess, with furniture overturned. The little piggy was so scared it cowered at her feet.
They were clearly adults, yet they resorted to violence at the slightest disagreement, like middle schoolers brawling. Yu He couldn't intervene. Besides, she was still thinking about the sniper rifle incident. She decided to stop trying to mediate. "You guys fight. I'm leaving."
With that, she picked up the little piggy and turned to go.
Qin Beiting, his heart burning with anger, saw Yu He about to leave. Despite his rage, he couldn't bear to let her go.
A plan suddenly formed in his mind, and he immediately stopped fighting.
Li Sichen sensed something was wrong. He couldn't retract his punch in time, but it was a straight punch he could have easily dodged. To his surprise, Qin Beiting didn't evade it!
The punch landed on Qin Beiting's jaw.
*Bang—*
Qin Beiting was thrown back against a cabinet, knocking over a vase.
Yu He paused in her departure. She turned back to see Qin Beiting on the floor and her heart clenched. She immediately put down the little piggy and rushed to help him. "Are you alright?"
Qin Beiting's eyes flickered. Seeing how worried Yu He was, the fire in his heart subsided slightly. He even considered the punch a favor to Li Sichen.
"I'm fine." He raised his hand and wiped away the blood from his lip. "Be careful not to step on any glass shards."
Yu He saw that his lip was slightly swollen, and her brow furrowed. She turned to Li Sichen. "How could you..."
Li Sichen finally felt the impact of his punch on Qin Beiting's infuriating face, but there was no sense of satisfaction. Instead, he felt wronged!
He hadn't even used much force with that punch!
Seeing how worried Yu He was about Qin Beiting, he suddenly understood. Qin Beiting's move was intentional!
"Ow, that hurts." Li Sichen suddenly clutched his stomach and hunched over, crouching down. "I think two ribs are broken. Qin Beiting, how could you hit so hard? Yu He, quickly check on me. Am I going to die..."
Yu He: "..."
Qin Beiting saw through Li Sichen's act but didn't rush to expose him. He grabbed Yu He's hand, used it for leverage, and stood up. To everyone's surprise, he said, "I'm not dying yet. He is. You should go check on him first."
Yu He looked at him in surprise. Hadn't he told her not to interact with Li Sichen before?
Was he this magnanimous after their breakup?
"Go ahead. I'm just a little sore, I can endure it. I'm not going to die. Don't worry about me."
Qin Beiting lowered his gaze, his eyelashes obscuring his eyes, making him look weak, innocent, and helpless, as if he weren't the one who had barged in with a chilling aura and started a fight.
This familiar act of playing the victim, using his pathetic tone and expression, was precisely because he knew Yu He couldn't be hard on him. It made her feel helpless.
Li Sichen was surprised to see Qin Beiting like this for the first time.
In his eyes, Qin Beiting had always been ruthless, disciplined, aloof, and so formidable that he seemed to have no weaknesses. He never expected him to have such a "green tea" side!
His gaze shifted to Yu He. He was becoming increasingly interested in this disciple of his, feeling more and more that taking her away would strike at Qin Beiting's weakness.
With this thought, Li Sichen's moans became more intense. "Ow, it hurts so much, Yu He, quickly check on me..."
"..."
Yu He remained motionless.
Seeing this, Qin Beiting's lips curved into a smile, as if declaring his ownership. "You're not going to him means that in your heart, whether he lives or dies, I'm more important than him, right?"
Yu He glanced indifferently at his large hand tightly gripping her wrist. "..."
"You say such nice things, but you won't let go so she can come over!" Li Sichen couldn't stand it anymore.
"See? He can still yell so loudly, which means he's perfectly fine," Qin Beiting immediately retorted.
Yu He: "..."
Li Sichen: "..."
Damn it!
"Let's go." Qin Beiting forcibly pulled Yu He, bypassing the glass shards on the floor, and called for the little piggy to follow.
Yu He could feel the strength in Qin Beiting's grip on her wrist. He was angry. His pretense was just an act.
He truly could change his mind as easily as flipping a book.
He pushed her into the passenger seat. Her jaw ached as his hot lips descended upon her, as if trying to brand her as his alone. The kiss caught Yu He off guard.
"Mmm..." Yu He tried to push him away, but he responded with an even more aggressive punishment.
In a fit of pique, Yu He bit down hard. Qin Beiting let out a muffled groan of pain before reluctantly releasing her. He licked his lips and said in a husky voice, "If I ever see another man touch you, I'll lock you up!"
With that, he domineeringly closed the car door, then opened the back door to let the little piggy, who had been following them with snorts, into the back seat.
Yu He was utterly baffled. She wanted to get out of the car, but Qin Beiting had already gotten in, locked the doors, and driven off.
Just then, a "ding" sounded from Yu He's phone. A message had arrived.
She opened it. It was from Li Sichen.
[The person following you is Qin Beiting's man.]
He then sent a photo. In the picture was the man in black Yu He had seen in the park, and the background was the villa complex.
Yu He's heart skipped a beat. She looked up at Qin Beiting.
His profile was sharp, his features chiseled. The stubble on his chin was gone, returning him to his clean-cut handsome appearance.
His thin lips were pressed together, and there was a slight bruise at the corner of his mouth, his displeasure evident on his face.
It was a face she once knew so well, yet Yu He suddenly felt a sense of unfamiliarity.
"How did you know I was here?" she asked.
Qin Beiting didn't reply. He held the steering wheel with one hand, took out his phone, swiped a few times, and then tossed it to Yu He.
On the screen was a WeChat chat with Li Sichen. The message history showed that Li Sichen had sent him a photo of Yu He cooking in the kitchen over an hour ago.
Yu He suddenly didn't understand Li Sichen's intentions. Was he trying to sow discord?
Or was he genuinely trying to warn her?
Qin Beiting sensed Yu He's gaze. He remained silent, waiting for her explanation, but she offered none.
Yu He averted her gaze and placed his phone in the center console box. She turned her head to look out the car window.
She began to recall the terrifying ambush she had experienced on her last outing, and Qin Meimei being silenced by a sniper rifle. This was the third time.
The first two times, Qin Beiting had saved her. This time, if not for Li Sichen, she would likely be dead by now. And she only now realized she had been under surveillance all along.
Yu He suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.