Qin Si Ye heard this and immediately pulled her into his embrace again. "Xi Xi, we'll be able to return home soon, and you won't have to endure this then."
Startled, Shen Xi didn't know what he meant. She gently pushed him away and asked, "Why are you here, and why have you brought so many people with you?"
Qin Si Ye no longer hid anything from her. He smiled and replied, "I'm helping Mayor Abel eradicate an overseas commercial force and followed them here."
"That's not right. Didn't those people say they were businessmen? Why do they all look like thugs?" Shen Xi recalled the fierce faces of those people just now, and the glinting sharp knives in their hands.
"What businessmen? They have long been in league with the underworld, colluding for their own gain." Qin Si Ye's voice was cold.
If he had arrived a moment later, Shen Xi might have been harmed.
Thinking about it now, he still felt a lingering fear, a cold sweat breaking out on his body.
Shen Xi suddenly looked up at him with a smile. "So that's how it is. No wonder you suddenly appeared at the mayor's house that day. Did you two already reach an agreement in private?"
Qin Si Ye's lips curved slightly. "If I want to do business here safely, I have to help him stabilize the situation first. Besides, what I'm doing is also for you."
"For me?" Shen Xi raised an eyebrow, puzzled.
"Yes. Think about it, Mayor Abel's illness was caused by this matter. If I help him resolve it, he'll naturally be in a much better mood. Coupled with your acupuncture therapy, his insomnia symptoms should improve quickly." Qin Si Ye replied with a smile.
So, when she spoke to him the first night he visited, he had kept her words in mind.
He had been busy with this matter for the past few days.
"Mm. Thank you. I also want to leave here soon." Shen Xi looked at him with gratitude.
Qin Si Ye gently tapped her cheek and drew her into his arms again. "I told you, don't say those words. Just keep them in your heart."
Just then, Shen Xi suddenly remembered Song Kai Cheng and quickly pushed him away. "Brother Kai Cheng's arm is injured and still bleeding. I can't stay here too long. I need to hurry and take him to get his wound treated."
"Alright. Go quickly." Qin Si Ye smiled slightly, releasing his hand, his eyes filled with an undisguised reluctance.
However, his actions today had deeply touched Shen Xi.
It was the first time he had so readily let her go to help Song Kai Cheng.
Shen Xi walked a few steps away, then suddenly turned back and ran to him, hugging his waist. She said softly, "Qin Si Ye, thank you!"
Startled, Qin Si Ye hadn't even fully registered it before she was gone, like a gust of wind, rushing out rapidly.
Watching the direction her back disappeared, a charming and happy smile gradually spread across Qin Si Ye's face.
Shen Xi returned to their previous location and immediately went to Song Kai Cheng's side. She glanced at his wound, tore a piece from the hem of her skirt, and quickly wrapped it to stop the bleeding.
"Xi Xi, who was that person? Why did you take so long?" Song Kai Cheng's gaze remained fixed on her.
"I don't know. He just asked me about what had just happened." Shen Xi glanced at him and slowly helped him up.
Song Kai Cheng was still puzzled. "Could you understand what he said?"
Pausing slightly, Shen Xi smiled and replied, "Yes. He spoke English to me. Brother Kai Cheng, we need to leave quickly. Your arm is quite seriously injured, and it needs proper treatment at a hospital."
Led by a man in black, the two soon exited the "maze."
Shen Xi helped Song Kai Cheng into the back seat, took the keys, and drove them to the nearest hospital. After his wound was treated and he received two bags of anti-inflammatory fluid, they drove back to H City.
As soon as they entered the hall, Mei Yun saw their disheveled state and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my god! What happened to you two? Weren't you going out for fun? How did you end up like this?"
When she hurried over and saw the bandages on Song Kai Cheng's arm, she covered her mouth, blinking her teary eyes, and only spoke after a long moment. "Kai... Kai Cheng, what's wrong? Why are you injured? Did you encounter assailants?"