The young man who delivered the meal had no interest in Xie Bingxia at all. He was focused on his mobile game, muttering to himself. Xie Bingxia covered her stomach and pretended to be in great pain, shouting, "My stomach, ouch..."
The young man came to his senses and asked warily, "What's wrong with you?"
Xie Bingxia grabbed his sleeve and pleaded, "Brother, I... I'm on my period... My stomach hurts so much." As she spoke, she pointed outside the room. "Could you help me get some toilet paper and pour me a cup of hot water?"
She was already pale, with dry and bloodless lips. It was completely natural for her to act like this. The young man nodded. "Okay, wait a minute."
When the young man came back, there was an extra cup of boiling hot water in his hand. He still couldn't put down his game and kept his eyes on the phone screen. He handed the cup to Xie Bingxia with one hand. Xie Bingxia took the cup shakily and accidentally spilled all the water on the young man's hand.
"Wow!" The young man cried out. The phone flew out of his hand and landed on the mattress. Xie Bingxia was quick - witted. She grabbed his two hands and said anxiously, "Sorry! Sorry! It's all my fault! Go and run your hands under cold water quickly, or your hands will blister and peel later. Your hands will be ruined."
The young man's hands were burning with pain. He cursed and turned around to look for a sink to deal with his hands first.
Xie Bingxia seized the opportunity and picked up the phone he dropped. She only had a dozen seconds. Who should she call? The phone in her hand was the only chance to call for help, but for a moment she was actually confused.
The sound of running water outside the door rose and fell. Xie Bingxia forced herself to calm down. She clicked on the keypad and entered a series of numbers. She heard three beeps - beep - beep - on the receiver, but no one answered. She immediately hung up and switched back to the game screen.
The young man just came back shaking his hands. He saw Xie Bingxia curled up and already asleep. He picked up the phone from the mattress. The game showed that he had lost. He cursed under his breath, "What bad luck!" and slammed the door as he left.
Only then did Xie Bingxia raise her face and look at the small window above her head. It was noon at this time, and the ample sunlight shone in. She hoped that that person could be in tune with her and find her location. However, as the sunlight gradually turned orange and then to the twilight, her heart became as heavy as the ink - like night.
Had she finally trusted the wrong person?
The door of the warehouse was suddenly opened with a bang. Xie Bingxia suddenly felt a glimmer of hope and cast her eyes on the person coming in. But the next second, the sound of her hope shattering was extremely clear, hitting her heart.
A middle - aged strong man walked in. He grabbed Xie Bingxia by the collar, glared at her, and asked, "Did you touch his phone?"
Xie Bingxia turned her head and saw the young man who delivered the meal standing at the door timidly, looking like he had done something wrong. He tried his best to explain, "Brother, I just went to wash my hands. Who knew this chick was so capable? She took my phone and made a call."
"Get out! You're so stupid that you can be fooled!"
"But the call didn't go through, really! She shouldn't have contacted anyone outside." The young man probably had just "entered the industry" with the strong man not long ago. He was so afraid of making mistakes that he looked miserable. Xie Bingxia saw that he was not extremely vicious, so she said to the strong man, "It has nothing to do with him. I tricked him."
"Yo, you've got some guts." The strong man grabbed Xie Bingxia and threw her off the bed. Xie Bingxia groaned. The sharp pain in her foot almost made her faint. She managed to get up and found that her collar had been torn open by the strong man, revealing a large area of skin on her chest.
The strong man swallowed his saliva. His burning eyes locked on Xie Bingxia, and he said playfully, "Actually, taking a closer look, you're quite pretty and young." As he spoke, he grabbed Xie Bingxia's ankle and stroked up along her calf.
The feeling of the rough palm rubbing against her skin made Xie Bingxia feel extremely disgusted, but she couldn't resist. She could only crawl forward, trying to escape the strong man's clutches. Seeing this, the young man who delivered the meal panicked and tried to stop him. "Brother, don't do this. Be careful that Miss Yuan will blame us."
"Get out of here!" The strong man kicked the young man. "I've been through all kinds of hardships and stayed in this god - forsaken place. I haven't had any fun for many days. Can't I enjoy myself? After I'm done, I'll let you have a taste too."
"Don't touch me!" Xie Bingxia kicked up her left foot, which could still move, and aimed at the strong man's crotch. That kick was like a cotton ball hitting a spring cushion. The strong man was completely unharmed. Instead, he regarded it as a special kind of fun. He grabbed Xie Bingxia's foot with one hand and spread her legs apart, grinning wickedly. "Don't be in a hurry. Let big brother love you well."
The young man didn't want to cause trouble and didn't dare to disobey his elder brother. He could only stamp his feet and run out of the door like he was escaping. A few seconds later, before the strong man even had time to take off his pants, the young man turned around and ran back. "B - Brother..." He was out of breath, and his face was covered with sweat.
The strong man was unhappy and shouted, "Get out of here!"
Woo - woo - Suddenly, the headlights of several cars flashed outside. Along with the roar of the engines, an off - road vehicle rushed in like a runaway wild horse, crashing into the large iron gate of the yard outside. Wherever the wheels went, dust was flying. Several SUVs behind it drove in one after another. A dozen black - suited bodyguards got out of them in an orderly manner. The back door of the leading off - road vehicle opened, and a man with a sharp aura got out.
"What are you doing?" The other teammates of the strong man heard the commotion and came out of the next room one after another, holding iron bars and machetes in their hands. The man's cold eyes swept across everyone present. He raised his finger and made a gesture. The bodyguards were all highly skilled. With just a few moves, they beat the others to the ground, unable to move.
The young man who delivered the meal was scared to death. He knelt on the ground with a thud and pleaded, "Brother, no, Boss, please spare me. I just started in this business."
The man didn't even look at him. He stepped over him and walked into the warehouse. His eyes fell on the disheveled strong man and the embarrassed Xie Bingxia under him. Immediately, a killing intent rose in him. The strong man was dumbfounded. In less than a minute, all his men were defeated. He looked at the man. Who in the business world didn't know this business tycoon?
"G - G - G Boss Gu... Mr. Gu..." The strong man stammered. The bodyguards picked him up like a little chicken and then punched him so hard that he saw stars. The man crawled on all fours and prostrated himself in front of Gu Bei.
Gu Bei took off his coat, put it on the dying Xie Bingxia on the ground, and then picked her up and hugged her tightly in his arms. His cheek touched her forehead. Feeling the familiar temperature, his heart ached.
"Sorry, I'm late." Gu Bei choked with sobs. During the day, he was forced to try on a wedding dress. On the way, he received a call that only rang three times. At first, he didn't care and thought it was a harassing call. After trying on the wedding dress and returning to the company, he felt inexplicably irritable and restless. For some reason, he always kept thinking about the call that only rang three times. He suddenly realized that could it be a signal from Xie Bingxia? So he immediately ordered his men to track and locate the address and found this place.
Sure enough, it was a distress signal sent by his smart little rabbit.
The moment Xie Bingxia saw Gu Bei, she was already exhausted. She couldn't say a word. She just sobbed a few times and leaned against his arm. Gu Bei lifted her face. Her usually beautiful and playful little face was dirty now, and her hair was covered with a layer of black mud. He didn't care at all. He leaned over and kissed her, savoring it carefully.
After being intimate for a while, Gu Bei was finally willing to hand Xie Bingxia over to the private medical staff who came with the team. The medical staff carried Xie Bingxia to an ambulance on one side for emergency treatment. Gu Bei pulled over a chair and sat down in front of the strong man. He asked, "Which hand?"
"Ah?" The strong man was confused.
The bodyguards directly pressed his two hands on the ground. Gu Bei asked again, "Or both hands?" He took an ice pick from the bodyguard and stabbed it into the strong man's right hand.
The strong man let out a pig - like howl. His whole body trembled as he begged for mercy. "Mr. Gu, I was wrong. I'll never dare again, never."
"Will there be a next time?" Gu Bei turned around and pulled out the ice pick, then stabbed it into the other hand without hesitation. The strong man rolled his eyes and fainted. Gu Bei let go of the ice pick, stood up, and said coldly, "Remember well. This is the end for those who touch the people around me."
"Throw him into the pigsty behind." After giving the order, Gu Bei rushed towards the ambulance.
Xie Bingxia was on a nutrient drip. Her condition was obviously much better than before, but she was still weak. She wrapped Gu Bei's coat tightly around her and leaned against the car seat. When she noticed Gu Bei approaching, she looked up at him and said, "Thank you."
Gu Bei took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the dirt on her face. Xie Bingxia sighed and said again, "You saved me, but I'm sorry. I don't plan to go back to you. I still have something to do."
Gu Bei didn't say a word. He continued his gentle actions. When he wiped Xie Bingxia's hand, he opened her palm and put something in it. He finally compromised.
"I think you need this."
Xie Bingxia looked down and was extremely surprised - it was a USB flash drive.
"Tomorrow, the engagement banquet will be held as scheduled. I won't stop you from doing what you want."