Liu Zihao had developed a psychological shadow from Chen Xiao's torment. Every time he saw Chen Xiao, his abdomen, which had been stabbed by a scalpel, would ache.
But at this moment, relying on his superior numbers, he didn't take the lone Chen Xiao seriously.
His greedy gaze shamelessly admired the stunningly beautiful Ye Qingxin and the messy clothes scattered on and around the bed. He said sarcastically:
"Qingxin, a pervert has broken into your bedroom. As your cousin, it's my duty to protect you."
Although Ye Qingxin was very grateful for the support of Gou Shunfang and Liu Jinya, sincerely regarding them as her benefactors, she had always been filled with fear towards Liu Zihao. Otherwise, she wouldn't have installed so many security doors.
Now that Gou Shunfang and Liu Jinya were not around, she couldn't imagine what Liu Zihao would do to her after Chen Xiao left. Panicked, she quickly shook her head and explained:
"It's not like that! Cousin, you've misunderstood. Chen Xiao is not only a divine doctor introduced by Aunt Fang, but he came specifically to treat me this time. He's also my university classmate."
Liu Zihao never dreamed that Ye Qingxin and Chen Xiao were university classmates, nor did he expect Ye Qingxin to speak up for Chen Xiao. He was instantly enraged. He violently ripped open his shirt, revealing the medical gauze wrapped around his abdomen, and said fiercely:
"Qingxin, look! This stab wound on my body was inflicted by your university classmate with a scalpel. Even my father was beaten by him and sent to the hospital. He's still not out of danger!"
"Wh-what?"
Ye Qingxin looked at Chen Xiao in disbelief, her mind went blank, and she stammered:
"Chen... Chen Xiao, is that true?"
Chen Xiao disdained to explain and nodded without hesitation:
"They deserved it!"
"You..."
Ye Qingxin was utterly speechless, and her gaze towards Chen Xiao instantly turned ice-cold.
Seizing the opportunity, Liu Zihao gloated:
"Chen Xiao, you're truly audacious! You dare to trespass into my cousin's bedroom late at night. You deserve to die! However, if you're willing to kneel and beg for mercy, I might consider letting you go, hehe."
Chen Xiao was unfazed and said unhurriedly:
"You went to such great lengths to lure me here, just to force me to kneel? That's too high a price. Don't forget I warned you before. Unless you have another mansion, bigger and more valuable than this villa, to compensate, don't provoke me again."
"You..."
Liu Zihao was furious, his reason instantly lost control, and he blurted out:
"Hmph! I spent over a hundred thousand tonight to hire thugs, not just to force you to kneel, but to sleep with Ye Jinhuan's illegitimate daughter, whom she privately hinted to my parents about, and then frame you for it! You'll rot in prison, your reputation ruined, while I'll become the Ye family's son-in-law as I wished, and embark on the peak of my life!"
"You... you... you you you..."
Ye Qingxin, hearing Liu Zihao's sudden words, was furious and completely terrified. She frantically wrapped the quilt tighter around herself:
"Cousin, what nonsense are you talking about? What illegitimate daughter of Ye Jinhuan? I... I've always treated you like my own brother..."
Liu Zihao, clearly still resentful of Ye Qingxin speaking up for Chen Xiao, bared his teeth and interrupted her:
"Bullshit about being like my own brother! From the day my parents adopted you, you were destined to be a woman under me!"
The peerless beauty he had desired for years was right before him. Liu Zihao couldn't wait another moment. As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn't help but roar at Chen Xiao:
"Chen, aren't you going to kneel? If you keep dawdling and delaying my good deed, I'll chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs!"
Saying that, he waved his hand. More than a dozen burly men immediately surrounded Chen Xiao with murderous intent, and they all took out the sharp daggers they had hidden on their bodies and brandished them to intimidate Chen Xiao.
Ye Qingxin finally had to believe that Liu Zihao had come prepared. She couldn't help but cast a remorseful and desperate look at Chen Xiao, saying:
"Chen... Classmate Chen Xiao, I... I'm truly sorry for not listening to you earlier, and I'm even more sorry... sorry for implicating you. On... on the road to the underworld, let's be companions..."
Affected by extreme emotions, she suddenly had an episode again. Her words were intermittent and weak, and her spirit was very sluggish, as if she would faint again at any moment.
But she was a chaste and strong woman with a gentle exterior. Unwilling to be defiled by Liu Zihao, as soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly rolled off the bed desperately, still wrapped in the quilt. Then, she unhesitatingly rushed towards the open balcony, moving so fast that even Liu Zihao and the others couldn't stop her.
"Ye, the campus belle, you're too pessimistic. It's not us who should go to the underworld, but your cheap cousin!"
But Chen Xiao was quick. As he spoke, he had already dashed forward, grabbed Ye Qingxin by the waist, and then turned back fiercely to glare at Liu Zihao:
"Are you jumping yourself, or should I throw you down?"