After downing a few more glasses of mellow wine, the power of alcohol hit her nerves, ringing an alarm bell for Xie Bingxia. She couldn't drink any more. She needed to stay sober.
Chen Laojiu stepped forward and was about to refill her glass, but she blocked his hand. "Boss Chen, have some dishes."
"Yeah, yeah. The dishes haven't been touched," Chen Laojiu said, then turned to pick up some dishes for Xie Bingxia and muttered, "I guess Boss Gu isn't coming. Ah, leaving you, such a beauty, here alone. It's not very nice."
Xie Bingxia was startled. She seemed to smell something bad.
"Could it be that he deliberately didn't come?"
"Sorry, I'll go to the restroom." Xie Bingxia suddenly stood up and staggered out of the private room. Chen Laojiu secretly winked at the yellow-haired guy standing outside the door. The yellow-haired guy rubbed his nose and quietly followed Xie Bingxia.
Xie Bingxia walked towards the elevator. Actually, she wanted to go outside to get some fresh air and sober up a bit. But... why were her steps getting heavier and heavier? Logically speaking, her drinking capacity wasn't bad, and she hadn't drunk many glasses just now. How could this happen?
The elevator was right in front of her. Ding! It opened. Xie Bingxia quickened her steps, got in, and quickly pressed the close button. The door slowly closed. She leaned against the button panel on one side and took a deep breath, expelling the turbid air from her lungs.
She might as well just escape. All these things in the business world were disgusting. In the past, she never cared about the development of the family business and didn't know that the business world was so tough. There was intrigue and scheming everywhere. How much effort was behind all that huge profit?
She thought of Gu Beilai. Had he been through all this during his years in the business world... The cold touch of the stainless-steel elevator wall came through the fabric of her clothes, making her feel a bit more comfortable.
Just as the door was about to close, a pair of hands reached in through the gap. Ding - the elevator door opened again, and the yellow-haired guy squeezed in.
"Where are you going, Miss Xie?"
Xie Bingxia shrank back. "I'm going to the first floor to get some fresh air." She didn't want to have any conflict with the yellow-haired guy in this narrow space, especially since she wasn't feeling well at the moment. So she frantically pressed the button for the first floor.
Suddenly, she was forcefully pushed backward. The yellow-haired guy's right hand wrapped around her waist and pulled her towards him. He leaned close to Xie Bingxia's ear and chuckled. "That's not right, Miss Xie. You should go to the sixth floor." Then he punched the button for the sixth floor.
The elevator shot straight up, as if taking Xie Bingxia to hell.
"No..." Xie Bingxia couldn't shout. The yellow-haired guy used one hand to restrain her body and the other to cover her mouth. All her strength was slowly flowing away from her fingertips, leaving only futile struggles.
The yellow-haired guy carried her out of the elevator and walked straight towards the prepared room. Then he threw her onto the bed. Xie Bingxia was like a bird with broken wings, lying limp on the quilt. Her hair was a bit messy, which actually made people feel an urge to bully her.
The yellow-haired guy licked his dry lips. "Anyway, she'll end up with Boss Chen. Why don't I have a taste first?"
Xie Bingxia raised her chin. She could hear the yellow-haired guy approaching step by step. What caught her eye was something on the bedside table - a message book and a pen for guests. She summoned up her last bit of strength, grabbed the pen on the bedside table, and without hesitation, stabbed it into the back of her left hand.
The hot blood seeped into her fingers, staining the white bedsheet red. The sharp pain was like a heavy punch, hitting her brain nerves hard. Xie Bingxia instantly sobered up a bit.
She rolled off the bed. Before the yellow-haired guy could react, she stabbed his thigh with the pen. Then she quickly straddled his shoulders and used a reverse scissor with her legs to tightly lock his throat. The whole series of actions was as fast as lightning, taking no more than ten seconds from start to finish.
The yellow-haired guy couldn't breathe. He was like a fish out of water, thrashing around and struggling desperately, making whimpering sounds in his throat.
The sudden pain from stabbing her hand was only temporary. As the sense of weakness came back, Xie Bingxia felt despair. The moment the yellow-haired guy could breathe a little, he grabbed Xie Bingxia's calf and brutally threw her off the bed.
Run! Run as far as you can!
Xie Bingxia staggered to her feet and rushed towards the door of the room. But before she could take two steps, the yellow-haired guy pounced on her from behind, wrapped his arm around her slender neck, and dragged her back forcefully.
"Want to run? Hmm?" The yellow-haired guy tightened his arm. Xie Bingxia's small face turned bright red. "I'll kill you today!"
Xie Bingxia clenched her fist and punched the wound on the yellow-haired guy's thigh, splashing a hand full of blood. The yellow-haired guy howled and let go, giving her a chance to catch her breath.
However, before she could take a few breaths, the yellow-haired guy directly grabbed her neck, picked her up, and slammed her against the window.
The window glass shattered instantly. Xie Bingxia felt a sweet and fishy taste in her throat. The broken glass scratched her delicate cheeks, leaving streaks of blood.
"I'll kill you!" The yellow-haired guy went crazy and pressed Xie Bingxia, pushing her out of the window. Half of her body was hanging in the air. She could hear the wind howling in her ears, but she still held tightly onto the yellow-haired guy's hand around her neck with both hands.
Her consciousness in her brain had already started to become chaotic. Only the desire to survive supported her last bit of resistance.
"Xie Bingxia -!" At the last moment before she completely lost consciousness, she heard a familiar voice in the wind.
...
The sound of the window glass shattering made Gu Bei look up. He had just been bailed out of the police station by Lawyer Li and rushed to Dongxingge in a hurry. What he saw was a rather terrifying scene - Xie Bingxia was being choked by the yellow-haired guy and was about to fall.
A surge of blood rushed to his head. Gu Bei took three steps at a time and rushed up the emergency stairs. He kicked open the door of the room. The yellow-haired guy was still muttering "I'll kill you" like a crazy man. Gu Bei grabbed his collar and threw him away, then pulled Xie Bingxia back with one hand.
Xie Bingxia had fainted, but she was still breathing. Gu Bei let out a sigh of relief, leaned her against the bedside, then turned around and kicked the yellow-haired guy in the chest, kicking him three meters away.
When the yellow-haired guy saw Gu Bei, he was like a deflated ball. He knelt on the ground and desperately begged for mercy. "Boss Gu, spare, spare me. I, I won't dare again!"
Gu Bei stepped on the yellow-haired guy's right hand and pressed hard, grinding it. The yellow-haired guy was sweating profusely, but he only dared to grunt with gritted teeth and still kept shouting "Spare me, spare me."
"Is this the hand that choked her, huh?" Gu Bei's eyes were full of bloodshot eyes. The anger that had been building up all night finally found an outlet, and he unconsciously increased the force on his foot.
With the sound of bones breaking, the yellow-haired guy finally couldn't hold back and let out a shrill scream.
"Boss Gu, there are people here!" Chen Laojiu had just run up. Seeing this scene, he was also shocked. He quickly came out to smooth things over. "Let's sit down and talk things over. Don't cause a life-threatening situation."
Gu Bei gasped heavily. It took a long time for him to gradually calm down and move his foot away. The yellow-haired guy howled and rolled on the ground. A group of people surrounded him to check his injury. Gu Bei turned around, took off his tie, and gently wrapped it around Xie Bingxia's injured hand. Seeing her quietly curled up beside the bed, with blood at the corner of her mouth, blue and purple marks on her neck, and the dried bloodstains on her small face were also shocking. Her glasses were nowhere to be found, making her eye sockets look even deeper, full of exhaustion.
He stared at her blankly for a while, then reached out to stroke the bloodstained corner of her mouth and tidy up her disheveled sideburns. A part of his heart was slowly softening, warm and moist, and then a feeling of sadness welled up, and his throat tightened. Gu Bei wanted to say something, but finally he kept silent and gently picked up Xie Bingxia.
"Miss Xie, she... is she okay?" Chen Laojiu didn't expect things to turn out like this. He originally wanted to drug Xie Bingxia, take the opportunity to do something bad, and then send her home secretly. Now that the young lady of the Xie family was injured, it wasn't good after all.
Gu Bei hugged Xie Bingxia tightly in his arms and stared down at Chen Laojiu. "We'll settle this score later!" Then he walked out without looking back.
After Gu Bei was far away, Chen Laojiu spat out in disgust. "That little brat. Humph, just you wait!"