“What are you doing?” Noticing her gaze, Chen Ning asked coldly, “Killing people is against the law. If you want to die, fine, but don’t drag me down.”
Ying Xue laughed hysterically, grabbed the hair of the maidservant who had already fainted from being choked, dragged her out of the room, and then tightly locked the door.
When her eyes met Chen Ning’s, he couldn’t help but shiver. Especially seeing the cold fruit knife in Ying Xue’s hand, he softened his tone: “Ying Xue, let’s talk properly. I admit I drank too much this time. Next time, next time I won’t touch them again. I love you. Otherwise, after so many years without children, I insisted on staying with you against my parents’ objections…”
Ying Xue couldn’t hear anything else, only two words registered – next time.
“Heh, next time? There’s a next time?” Ying Xue walked closer to Chen Ning bit by bit. “After all these years, I know better than you how many women you’ve slept with! A full 365!!! Enough to celebrate New Year’s!!! You didn’t know, did you? Although I lost my mermaid magic, my sense of smell became exceptionally sensitive. Every time you were with another woman, we could smell different scents. Hahaha, I maintained my ridiculous self-esteem and didn’t expose you, but what about you? It was one thing to mess around outside, but now you’re doing it so openly in our bed…”
Ying Xue couldn’t continue.
Every word she spoke made her scalp tingle with anger.
She lunged at Chen Ning without hesitation, thrusting the fruit knife towards his most vulnerable spot, gritting her teeth and laughing maniacally, “Since you can’t control your lower half, then get rid of it!! Hahaha, you can’t have children anyway, you useless piece of trash!!!”
“Ah—” Chen Ning’s eyes were about to pop out from the pain. He watched the bloodstain spread on the white bed, and the pain made him pass out.
*
Little Spoon witnessed this dramatic scene and immediately came to gossip with Qiao Ci, “Host, Chen Ning is ruined, completely ruined, and Ying Xue personally crippled him. It’s too scary.”
“I thought Chen Ning would calm down after losing his legs, but I didn’t expect him to be so restless. Heh, he won’t be able to stir up trouble anymore this time.”
Qiao Ci was holding the lunchbox that her cub had forgotten, preparing to deliver it to the cub’s internship company.
“Isn’t this the inevitable outcome? One was swayed by lust, the other was blinded by love. When the truth is revealed, it’s their time to break up.”
Little Spoon sighed, “Ying Xue, instead of being a good mermaid, insisted on falling in love with a human man. Especially at that time in the church, she herself saw Chen Ning’s cowardice and selfishness, yet she still chose to be with him. Now, she might spend the rest of her life in prison.”
Qiao Ci shook her head, negating its guess: “She won’t. Chen Ning won’t allow it.”
Little Spoon:… ???
What was there not to allow?
As it turned out, Chen Ning indeed did not call the police. The moment he woke up, he ordered people to humiliate Ying Xue in front of him.
“You keep calling me dirty? Now you’re dirty too, so should I treat you the same way?” Chen Ning looked at the miserable Ying Xue, his eyes filled with fierce anger.
“You are a beast! Chen Ning, you are a beast!” Ying Xue didn’t expect Chen Ning to hit or scold her this time, nor did he send her to jail. Instead, he humiliated her in this manner.
The entire process, she was in a daze. Hearing Chen Ning’s voice, she couldn’t help but curse him.
Chen Ning looked at Ying Xue coldly. He had completely become a eunuch; even the most advanced medical skills couldn’t save him.
He looked at Ying Xue with hatred, and she returned his gaze with equal hatred, “Ying Xue, you have such a cruel heart. Do you think this will completely destroy me?”
“My biggest regret is saving you back then! Your life was mine to begin with. Even if I killed you, it would be justified. Hahaha, how does it feel to not be able to be a man anymore?” Ying Xue’s laughter had a hint of madness, “This is good, isn’t it? That way, you won’t touch other women, and you’ll be completely clean.”
Chen Ning’s blood rushed to his head for a moment, almost making him explode, “What did I lack? Money? Resources? For so many years, you’ve been the only constant woman by my side! Aren’t you satisfied?”
Ying Xue broke free from the restraints of the people around her, her face contorted as she roared, “All I ever wanted was your love, but you cheated so many times! Chen Ning, you deserve to die! I should have killed you directly!”
“You want to kill me? Then let’s see who dies first.” Chen Ning’s face was dark as he dialed his mysterious friend’s number.
The hospital couldn’t save him anymore; he had to save himself.
Ying Xue was a mermaid before, possessing endless life. Perhaps he could find a breakthrough from her. His friend was a super-rich businessman and a biologist, most fond of researching these strange and peculiar creatures.
If it weren’t for the lingering feelings he had for Ying Xue, he would have given her to that mysterious friend long ago.
After hearing the phone call, Ying Xue, disregarding her tattered clothes, struggled to rush towards Chen Ning, crying out in terror, “You can’t do this to me! I am human now! That Mr. Jin will kill me! Didn’t you say he was a pervert? You might as well kill me yourself…”
After the incident at the church, Chen Ning had mentioned that mysterious friend to Ying Xue a few times. He liked torturing and killing animals, even conducting experiments on live human subjects. He was a psychologically twisted man.
He was obsessed with mermaids to an extreme degree, and she absolutely couldn’t fall into his hands!!!
However, at this moment, Chen Ning hated Ying Xue immensely and sent her away without hesitation!
…
Noon, lunch break.
Lan Ye had just finished organizing his morning work when a male colleague walked into the office with envy on his face and said to him with a smile, “Lan Ye, your girlfriend is here to bring you lunch.”
Girlfriend?
Lan Ye’s expression was momentarily confused. When did he get a girlfriend?
It couldn’t be another secret admirer sending him food, could it?
Lan Ye’s brows furrowed slightly with impatience. He nodded at the male colleague without any further action.
“You’re not going? The girl bringing you food this time is very beautiful, with long, wavy seaweed-like hair, and she’s stunningly gorgeous…”
Before the male colleague could finish his sentence, Lan Ye quickly got up and dashed out of the office…
Male colleague:… Could she really be his girlfriend?
A few female colleagues in the company who secretly admired Lan Ye were also curious. One of them, being more outgoing, pretended to go downstairs to buy a drink and quietly followed him out.
“…Why are you here?” Lan Ye was quite happy to see Qiao Ci.
Qiao Ci lifted the bag in her hand, “To bring you lunch. You forgot it.”