Xie Bingxia walked out of the bathroom and was immediately assailed by the smell of cheap perfume, which made her want to vomit. In front of her were a bunch of weirdos. The women were wearing next to nothing, with their bright red lipstick making them look like the man - eating monsters in fairy tales. The men didn't seem to mind at all. They groped and hugged the women on either side, looking extremely excited.
The one leading the group had dyed his hair yellow. When he caught sight of Xie Bingxia, the corner of his mouth twisted into a lewd smile. "Yo, are you the one brought back by Brother Gu?" he said, winking at those around him. "Brother Gu really knows how to pick. High - class taste! Hey, high - class taste!" After saying that, he pushed the girl in his arms away and strode towards Xie Bingxia, making a show of pouncing on her.
Naturally, Xie Bingxia didn't give him a good look. She dodged to the side, and the yellow - haired man missed and almost stumbled.
"Are you friends of Gu Bei?" Xie Bingxia asked with a hint of contempt on her face, looking down at the yellow - haired man.
The yellow - haired man got angry and stepped forward to grab one of Xie Bingxia's hands. "Do you think you can just call Brother Gu by his name?"
Xie Bingxia was quick - witted. With her other hand, she promptly grabbed the yellow - haired man's wrist. With a bit more force, she could easily dislocate it. Just as she was about to act, she suddenly thought better of it. Beating up these hooligans now and having it reach Gu Bei's ears might not be appropriate.
Instead, Xie Bingxia threatened, "I'm Gu Bei's person. I advise you not to touch me."
The yellow - haired man burst into laughter as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. He tilted his head back and laughed heartily for several times.
"Alright, what if I do touch you?" The yellow - haired man signaled to someone behind Xie Bingxia. Another man stepped forward, picked her up around the waist, and pressed her onto the large leather sofa.
"You—" Xie Bingxia immediately stiffened. The strong masculine smell was getting closer and closer, squeezing the last bit of her rationality.
Several men pinned down Xie Bingxia's hands, making her lie there like a frog on a test - bench in front of the yellow - haired man. The yellow - haired man used his index finger to lift Xie Bingxia's chin and leered at her up and down. "Is this your first time? Don't worry, bro knows the ropes. I'll make you feel like you're in heaven in a bit!"
"How dare you!" Xie Bingxia gritted her teeth so hard that they made a creaking sound.
"Hehe, so funny!" The yellow - haired man let go of Xie Bingxia, looked around the room, and smirked. "Do you know where this is?"
Xie Bingxia didn't say a word, but her eyes were extremely stubborn.
"This is one of Brother Gu's lairs. Do you know what a lair is? It's a place to entertain guests. Good food, good drinks, beautiful women, and fine wine are all sent here for us brothers to have fun."
"You say you're Brother Gu's person? Hahaha, if you were really his, you wouldn't have been sent to this place!"
The last string of rationality snapped. Xie Bingxia's temples throbbed. All her thoughts finally boiled down to one: Gu Bei, just you wait!
Xie Bingxia stopped resisting, but her face was terribly gloomy.
"That's right. Be a good girl and obey." The yellow - haired man patted Xie Bingxia's face twice with his hand, his pride showing. "Tell me, how do you want brother to play with you?"
"Then you—go to hell." Xie Bingxia hissed these words through her teeth and suddenly kicked the yellow - haired man in the crotch.
"Oof!" The yellow - haired man's face turned from blue to purple in an instant, and he staggered back.
While the others were still in shock, Xie Bingxia quickly elbowed backwards and hit one of the men on the nose. Blood gushed out immediately, and the man covered his flattened nose, groaning in pain.
Xie Bingxia's resistance obviously enraged the other men. They swarmed towards her, landing solid punches on her body.
Xie Bingxia's nimble body dodged left and right under their chaotic punches. She was as light as a swallow. The rushing air in her ears seemed to make her hear the coach's angry shouts again.
"Aim at the vital points. Got it? Hit here!"
"Use more force! Be ruthless! Otherwise, it'll be you who dies!"
Xie Bingxia propped herself on the sofa seat, did a mid - air somersault, tightened her thigh muscles instantly, and swept out. The man had no chance to back away. He was hit hard on the temple by the sweep kick, his head buzzing, and he fell to the ground. Xie Bingxia was still not satisfied. She flipped over the sofa, rolled onto the ground, pressed her knee on the man's back, grabbed his arms with both hands, and used her flexibility to counter - attack, wrenching his arms in the opposite direction.
"Argh—" The second half of his scream got stuck in his throat, and he fainted from the pain.
"Crazy! Crazy! I'll kill you!" The yellow - haired man jumped up in a rage. Before he could even take care of his poor "little brother", in less than a minute, all his brothers were lying on the ground like dead fish.
Ignoring the pain in his lower body, he grabbed a red - wine bottle and smashed it on the table. The women, who had been stunned by the wonderful fight, as if they were watching a TV show come to life, were now so scared that they let out a scream and fled through the door when they saw the yellow - haired man really losing his temper.
"I'll make you bleed today!" The yellow - haired man rushed towards Xie Bingxia with the broken bottle in his hand. Xie Bingxia quickly took a few steps back. Her eyes scanned the yellow - haired man like a scanner, analyzing his weaknesses. She was just about to fight back when, in the next second, the yellow - haired man suddenly stumbled forward as if someone had kicked him hard from behind.
The yellow - haired man crashed straight into the wall and fell silent.
Gu Bei looked down at the carpet stained with red wine under his feet, showing a look of extreme disgust. Then he turned to Xie Bingxia and said after a long while, "Miss Xie is really energetic. You've just arrived and already ruined a carpet worth tens of thousands of yuan of mine?"
Xie Bingxia lowered the arm that was ready to strike and said calmly, "It's your friends who are no good."
Gu Bei walked slowly towards her, looking at the men lying on the ground on both sides. He even nudged one of them with the tip of his shoe. "Did you do all this?"
"They did it themselves—" Before Xie Bingxia could finish her sentence, Gu Bei's tall figure loomed over her, forcing her to sit on the sofa. Gu Bei put one knee on the sofa and trapped her with one hand. His cold eyes stared firmly into hers.
Xie Bingxia didn't back down at all. It seemed as if there was an invisible current crackling between them.
Suddenly, Gu Bei tightly grabbed Xie Bingxia's chin. The force was so strong that she almost thought her jaw was going to be dislocated. He leaned in closer, with a faint smile on his lips. "Tell the truth."
"I did it."
"What? Not pretending to be a good girl anymore?" Gu Bei increased the force in his hand. Xie Bingxia couldn't help but hiss in pain. "I don't care who you really are or what schemes you have with Xie Shuwen. I'll only say this once. Don't provoke me."
Gu Bei's hawk - like eyes shot out a cold light, once again stirring up the old wounds deep in Xie Bingxia's heart.
—You're such a proud person. You'll mercilessly get rid of anyone who stands in your way, right?
Xie Bingxia swallowed hard and finally held back these words.
Gu Bei let go of Xie Bingxia with a flick of his hand. "Get out if you understand." He didn't forget to take out a handkerchief to wipe the fingers that had grabbed her.
Xie Bingxia touched her chin. It really hurt. There were probably finger - marks on it. And Gu Bei didn't show any tenderness at all. He just turned around and left.
"What if I listen to you?" Xie Bingxia shouted at Gu Bei's back. "If I listen to you, can you take me home?"
The man in front of her suddenly stopped in his tracks. He didn't leave immediately, but he also didn't turn back.
"I want to go home with you." Xie Bingxia said this very calmly, without any sign of pleading.
For a moment, the only sound in the room was Gu Bei's heavy breathing. After a long while, he said, "I like your look in the eyes just now."