The situation came so suddenly that even an experienced driver like Gu Bei couldn't escape unscathed. He slammed on the brakes, and the car jolted violently, hitting a tree in the green belt. The tree trunk just blocked the driver's door.
Several men got out of the肇事 vehicle, each carrying a steel rod. They smashed the window of Gu Bei's car violently. Gu Bei instinctively raised his hands to cover his face to avoid the flying glass shards, his mind constantly on Xie Bingxia in the back seat.
A hole was punched through the window. Just as Gu Bei lowered his hands, there was a sizzling sound. He felt as if an electric current had passed through his body, and then he lost consciousness.
Xie Bingxia in the back seat fainted temporarily due to the pain. The men dragged her out in a hurry. After confirming her face, one of them said, "Call the young lady. We've got the target."
During the bumpy journey, Xie Bingxia was groggy, sometimes conscious and sometimes in a daze. But she was sure that she was no longer with Gu Bei. When the car reached its destination, the men casually threw her on something like a bed. She smelled a damp and stinky odor and felt nauseous.
Hearing the footsteps gradually fade away, Xie Bingxia tried hard to open her eyes. She was in a shabby warehouse with nothing else but an iron bed under her. There was a mattress on the iron bed that seemed to have been there for ages. Her right hand was cuffed to the bed frame, completely depriving her of freedom of movement.
Even without the handcuffs, she couldn't have run far. Her injured foot seemed to have lost all other sensations except pain. She didn't even want to move. She tilted her head and leaned on the mattress, closing her eyes.
Not long after, a blinding light shone in front of her eyes. The warehouse door was pulled open, and a woman walked in slowly, complaining, "What a stinky smell!"
Xie Bingxia propped herself up and sneered, "Yuan Yiyun. As expected, it's you."
Yuan Yiyun looked at Xie Bingxia provocatively. "Yes, it's me. So what?"
Xie Bingxia spat, "Bitch! What's your purpose?"
"Watch your attitude!" Yuan Yiyun winked at the men around her. One of them stepped forward, grabbed Xie Bingxia, and dragged her off the bed. "Understand this. You're the prisoner now!" Yuan Yiyun stepped forward and stomped on Xie Bingxia's back. Xie Bingxia gritted her teeth tightly, refusing to show the slightest sign of submission. Her hair, soaked with sweat, stuck to her face in strands.
"Tell me. What do you want with *Spring Prose*?"
"Hehe. Are you scared?" Xie Bingxia taunted. "You did those dirty things but don't have the guts to admit them?"
Yuan Yiyun got angry and pressed harder with her foot. "What do I have to be scared of? Ridiculous!" Looking down at Xie Bingxia, who remained unyielding even under her feet, she felt even angrier. Since she couldn't defeat her physically, she decided to hurt her emotionally.
"Forget it. I knew you wouldn't say anything." Yuan Yiyun lifted her foot. "Anyway, Gu Bei will handle it for me. I don't have to worry."
Xie Bingxia's back twitched. Yuan Yiyun noticed this subtle reaction and felt secretly pleased. As expected, the mention of Gu Bei got a reaction from this stinky girl.
"You've found your ideal husband. I haven't congratulated you properly yet." Xie Bingxia said ironically. Yuan Yiyun took the bait and replied with a smile, "No need. Your congratulations are worthless." Then she bent down and looked at Xie Bingxia with a pitying look. "I forgot to tell you. Gu Bei and I are having our engagement banquet in three days. It's a pity... you won't be able to attend."
"..." Anger flashed across Xie Bingxia's eyes. Yuan Yiyun was even more delighted. She deliberately acted extremely happy and continued, "We've invited all the big shots from various industries to witness our happiness. After the banquet, we'll get our marriage certificate and then go to Hawaii for our wedding. Oh, sorry. All these things have nothing to do with you. Why am I telling an outsider about them? Hehe."
Xie Bingxia turned her head away and said nothing.
Yuan Yiyun had expected Xie Bingxia to make a big scene. Now she felt bored. Then she thought that as long as Xie Bingxia didn't cause any more trouble, it would be fine. This place was too dirty and smelly. She didn't want to stay for a second longer. So she said, "I'll let you go after Gu Bei and I get married. Well, goodbye, Miss Xie."
The figure swaying away disappeared behind the door. As the door closed, the warehouse turned back into a dark dungeon. The ground was extremely cold. Xie Bingxia summoned all her strength and crawled back onto the bed.
Don't be angry. Don't get mad. Don't let the bitch affect you. The most important thing now is to regain your strength and then come up with a plan. You mustn't just sit and wait for death. Xie Bingxia kept telling herself this in her mind, but tears welled up in her eyes and fell on the dirty mattress, leaving circular water marks.
*
Late at night, in the boss's office of the Xie Group, the lights were on brightly. Gu Bei stubbed out his cigarette butt in the ashtray and immediately took out another one from the cigarette case. Just after midnight, Secretary Zhang came in to report the situation.
"Have you found anything?"
Secretary Zhang hesitated for a long time before he dared to speak in the face of his boss's expectant eyes. "Not yet. But... we've found a little clue!"
Gu Bei got angry. His eyes were filled with terrifying bloodshot eyes. "Check the surveillance, the license plate, and the positioning! Find them all!"
Xie Bingxia had been kidnapped for a whole day and night. How could he not be anxious?
Secretary Zhang swallowed hard and left the office. These robbers were professional. They had anti - reconnaissance abilities and their whereabouts were very secretive. It would be extremely difficult to find their location in a short time. He sighed repeatedly. Just as he was going out, he ran into Yuan Yiyun, who was visiting at midnight. He advised, "Miss Yuan, the boss is in a bad mood. You'd better not go in..."
To avoid getting rebuffed.
"It doesn't matter." Yuan Yiyun swaggered into the office and gently hugged Gu Bei from behind. "What's bothering my dear?"
Gu Bei pulled her arms away and distanced himself a bit. "You came just in time. I want to postpone the engagement banquet."
"Postpone it? Why?" Yuan Yiyun became anxious. "My family agreed to invest in the development of the senior care institution on the Lincheng land. We've put so much money into it. The situation is just right now. Our image as a loving couple has deeply rooted in people's hearts, and the sales of the real estate project are rising steadily. We can't postpone the engagement banquet at this time."
"I've made up my mind. We'll reschedule the engagement banquet."
Xie Bingxia's life or death was uncertain. How could Gu Bei be in the mood to deal with the engagement banquet? Yuan Yiyun threw her designer handbag on the ground fiercely, pointed at Gu Bei, and shouted angrily, "Gu Bei! You want to push me away for Xie Bingxia? No way!"
Gu Bei immediately caught the loophole in her words. "What does this have to do with Xie Bingxia? Do you..."
Yuan Yiyun wasn't afraid of the truth being exposed. She simply admitted it directly. "Yes. She's in my hands."
"You—" Gu Bei suddenly grabbed Yuan Yiyun's hand and twisted it so hard that she cried out, "You're hurting me!"
Gu Bei threw her hand away. Yuan Yiyun covered her red - bruised wrist and said, "If you and I hold the engagement banquet as planned, get married, and get the marriage certificate, I'll naturally let her go. Otherwise..."
"Otherwise?!" Gu Bei stared at Yuan Yiyun with wolf - like fierce eyes, as if he wanted to devour her alive. Yuan Yiyun was scared inside but refused to admit defeat on the surface. She shouted at the top of her voice, "Otherwise, I can't guarantee her safety. My subordinates are all as strong as tigers. Xie Bingxia is just their type... Ah!!"
Yuan Yiyun suddenly screamed. She saw Gu Bei pick up the paper cutter on the table and press it against her throat.
"If you dare to touch a single hair on her head, I'll make your life a living hell!" The killing intent in Gu Bei's eyes was not a bluff. Yuan Yiyun's Adam's apple moved, and her heart was pounding. Since she had come this far, she couldn't show weakness.
"If you dare to touch a single hair on me, I'll make her life a living hell!"
Gu Bei gasped heavily and stared at Yuan Yiyun fixedly. After a moment, he slowly put down the paper cutter. Yuan Yiyun immediately took several steps back. After tidying up her clothes, she fled in a hurry. Before leaving, she added, "The engagement banquet will be held as scheduled in two days."
Gu Bei turned around and swept all the things on the table to the ground with one hand. The lamp and the computer fell and were smashed to pieces.
*
The sun set and rose again. The small window above the warehouse witnessed the alternation of day and night. Was it the third day? Gu Bei and Yuan Yiyun's engagement banquet was tomorrow, but she still had no idea what to do.
With a clank, the warehouse door opened. The guard brought in the day's meals. "Get up and eat."
Xie Bingxia remained motionless. She glanced at the young man who brought the food. He didn't even look at her. After putting down the lunch box, he focused on playing games on his phone.
The person who brought the food had changed today! Hope flashed in Xie Bingxia's eyes, and she immediately had an idea.