The moon hung on the treetops. Li Duo was huddled in the back seat of the car, engrossed in a mobile game. Yan Xiaoyi had just finished slurping instant noodles and asked him, "Qin Feng has been there for a long time. How about we go and relieve him?"
"Sure. This round is almost over."
The two of them tidied up, got out of the car respectively, and made their way through the narrow path in the woods to find Qin Feng. They walked one behind the other when Li Duo suddenly grabbed Yan Xiaoyi. "Hey, look! Isn't that Gu Bei?"
Yan Xiaoyi looked in the direction he was pointing. Beyond the woods was a villa area. A man and a woman were standing in front of a house. The side profile of the man did look very much like Gu Bei.
"Seems so."
Li Duo said anxiously, "Is the woman beside him Xie Bingxia? He's blocking her face. I can't see clearly."
"Wait!" Yan Xiaoyi tensed up. Gu Bei was blocking the woman's face. They could only see half of her figure and her clothes.
"Is she wearing..." Yan Xiaoyi squinted to confirm. "Something like a camisole pajamas..."
Then they saw the two of them enter the house.
"Come on! Hurry and find Qin Feng!" Yan Xiaoyi grabbed Li Duo and they ran all the way. When they reached the stake - out point, they saw Qin Feng hugging the leftover doughnut and sound asleep, leaning against a tree stump.
Li Duo went up and shook him awake. "Xie Bingxia was taken away by Gu Bei. Quick, think of something!"
"Into the villa. She was dressed very sexily." Yan Xiaoyi added.
Qin Feng wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and exclaimed, "What?!" Gu Bei couldn't do anything to Xie Bingxia. Absolutely not! He sprang up. Yan Xiaoyi led the way in front, and Li Duo supported from behind. The three of them rushed towards the villa in a hurry.
Yan Xiaoyi stopped not far from the destination. "That's the one!" After indicating the direction, she and Li Duo stood still on the spot. They both gave Qin Feng a thumbs - up at the same time. "Brave lad, go and create a miracle!"
Without saying a word, Qin Feng stepped forward and pounded on the door. "Gu Bei, open the door."
There was no response inside. Qin Feng raised his voice. "Open the door! I know you're in there!"
Something was wrong. Qin Feng pressed his ear against the door. Why was it so quiet?
"I'm warning you. Don't do anything to Xie Bingxia, or I, I, I... I won't let you off!" Qin Feng pounded on the door two more times when he heard a roar from inside. "Get out!"
Qin Feng was greatly shocked on the spot. He recognized the voice as Yuan Yiyun's - was it a threesome?! It was too much for him to take. He felt dizzy for a moment and could hardly stand.
Li Duo couldn't bear to watch any longer. He ran over, picked up a fire extinguisher from the side, and smashed it at the door lock. After that, he shouted at Qin Feng, "Dude, man up, will you?" The forest villa was specially designed as a wooden cottage to attract tourists. The lock on the door was far from as strong as that of a security door. After a couple of smashes, the doorknob fell off.
Qin Feng came to his senses. Seeing the broken door lock, he gave the door a swift kick, and the door instantly flew open.
All these actions happened within just one minute. Yuan Yiyun and Gu Bei hadn't had time to react and were still in an intimate position, which was all caught in Qin Feng's eyes.
Qin Feng's eyes widened as big as copper bells. He opened his mouth wide and stammered "You, you, you guys" for a long time but couldn't say a complete sentence.
"So noisy!" A familiar voice came from afar. Qin Feng stood rigid at the door. He saw Xie Bingxia rubbing her sleepy eyes and walking towards them. "Qin Feng, what are you doing here?"
Taking a closer look, he saw that Yan Xiaoyi and Li Duo were also there. They both quietly put their index fingers up and pointed into the room. Qin Feng stepped back repeatedly to make way for Xie Bingxia.
Xie Bingxia looked into the room and met Gu Bei's eyes. Gu Bei's breath caught in his throat for a moment. He panicked and pushed Yuan Yiyun away. Trying to look calm, he explained, "It's not what you think."
"What do you mean by 'what I think'?" Xie Bingxia's face was extremely ugly. She walked in and said coldly, "I saw it clearly with my own two eyes. Are you trying to deceive me?"
Then she looked at Yuan Yiyun. "Didn't your teacher teach you not to steal other people's things?"
Yuan Yiyun was already annoyed because her good deed had been interrupted. Xie Bingxia's rudeness was like a spark that set off an explosion.
"Humph. Didn't your teacher teach you not to enter without permission?" Yuan Yiyun tossed her long hair over her shoulder. Although she was only in a single - layer dress and looked a bit disheveled, she still tried to maintain her superior image. She gave Xie Bingxia a disdainful glance and continued, "A wild girl from an orphanage, acting like you're in charge. Do you really think you're the young miss of the Xie family? Take a look at who's in control now."
"If you didn't have Gu Bei to support you, you'd be no different from a stray cat on the street..."
"Yuan Yiyun!" Gu Bei shouted at her sternly. "Don't go too far!"
Xie Bingxia wasn't angry. Instead, she replied calmly, "If I'm a stray cat, you're probably a bitch. Everyone can ride you."
Gu Bei never expected Xie Bingxia to say such a thing. He turned to look at her in surprise. Xie Bingxia didn't even want to pay attention to Gu Bei. She stepped closer to Yuan Yiyun. "What? Am I wrong?"
"You - " Yuan Yiyun was extremely angry. She raised her hand to slap Xie Bingxia across the face.
Xie Bingxia had been waiting for this moment. With lightning speed, she grabbed Yuan Yiyun's arm, turned around, and with a push of her shoulder, threw Yuan Yiyun over her shoulder, making her eat dirt.
The violent impact distorted Yuan Yiyun's face. She lay on the ground for a long time and couldn't get up. Xie Bingxia stepped forward, straddled her, bent her wrist backward, and pressed her entire upper body down.
Gu Bei immediately gasped. He had suffered from this move under Xie Bingxia's hands. The pain was still terrifying just thinking about it.
Yuan Yiyun was covered in cold sweat. She groaned for a long time before spitting out a few words through her teeth. "You... You... How... Dare you. I, I..."
"What are you talking about? What am I talking about?" Xie Bingxia exerted a little more force. Yuan Yiyun let out a wail. Her cold and fierce eyes showed a hint of ferocity as she stared at the panicked Yuan Yiyun beneath her and said, "In the past, when you offended me, I was magnanimous and didn't bother with you. Now I'm telling you again. The Xie family belongs to me, Xie Bingxia, and Gu Bei is mine. I don't care if you're engaged or not. Be smart and call off the engagement as soon as possible. If you do, I'll still treat you and the Yuan family nicely in the future."
Yuan Yiyun couldn't catch her breath. She rolled her eyes to look at Gu Bei, hoping he would speak up for her. Gu Bei was greatly shocked by Xie Bingxia's actions. He never thought she would be so fierce and knock Yuan Yiyun down.
He coughed twice and said softly, "Bingxia, that's enough..."
"Shut up!" Xie Bingxia didn't give Gu Bei any face. "Don't tell me what to do!" She turned to ask Yuan Yiyun, "Do you understand?"
Yuan Yiyun nodded with difficulty. Only then did Xie Bingxia let her go. She got up, grabbed Yuan Yiyun's coat from the bed, and threw it at her. Yuan Yiyun trembled as she got up, wrapped herself tightly in the coat, and stared at Xie Bingxia with a venomous look, but didn't dare to retort. Finally, she left in a hurry, leaving behind a threat, "You'll pay for this."
The whole room fell silent. Everyone looked at Xie Bingxia with complex expressions, not knowing how to break the silence. After a while, Xie Bingxia's tense nerves finally relaxed. She lowered her head, let out a long sigh, and her eyes gradually turned red.
Gu Bei saw it clearly. His little white rabbit lashed out to hide her inner pain. In fact, she was the most hurt one.
"Bingxia..." Gu Bei approached Xie Bingxia. He really wanted to hug her tightly. Xie Bingxia suddenly looked up, stared at Gu Bei resentfully, then walked out without looking back, leaving behind a trembling voice, "Don't follow me!"
Gu Bei chased after her but was stopped by Qin Feng. "Didn't you hear? She told you not to follow." Gu Bei tried to push Qin Feng away, but Qin Feng puffed out his chest and didn't back down. "She needs to calm down on her own. If you follow her, things will only get worse."
Watching Xie Bingxia's fading back, Gu Bei shrugged off his heavy burden. Finally, he let out a long sigh and turned around dejectedly.
Xie Bingxia didn't know where she wanted to go or where she was going. Her cheeks were a bit wet, and the night wind blew them cold. She wiped them with her hand and found that she was crying. She continued to walk forward aimlessly, passed through the dense grove, and came to a high slope.
The crescent moon in the night sky was hidden in the rolling black clouds. On the high slope, where there should have been no moonlight, a faint blood - red light suddenly spread.