The movie felt like an eternity to Luo Tianyi.
Finally!
As the movie ended, if the lights had come on at that moment, one would have seen that Comrade Luo Tianyi's face had already turned red from her ears back, all due to a certain person who couldn't get enough of taking advantage.
"This movie was super good."
"Mm-hmm, the acting of both the male and female leads was great, a truly worthwhile film~~"
Luo Tianyi, "......."
Listening to the words of the couples, Luo Tianyi glared at the person beside her. It was all this scoundrel's fault; she hadn't watched any of the movie she liked at all. It was completely different from the script she had imagined.
"How was it, wife? Want your husband to help you up?"
Seeing his wife's resentful expression, Ye Xuan smiled faintly.
"You... Humph~"
She shot him a look and got up from her seat, but as she did, her legs felt a little weak. That scoundrel, she'd make him pay all the water bills when they got back.
After calming her emotions for a while, Luo Tianyi finally regained her composure, and the blush on her cheeks faded. Unfortunately, such a breathtaking sight went unappreciated.
However, just as the two of them exited the Times Square exit and stepped into the square, they heard a panicked commotion from the people around them, and not far away, a crowd of onlookers were also in a stir.
"Oh no, a mentally unstable person is holding a three or four-year-old girl hostage, absolutely insane!"
"That madman might have been provoked by something~~"
"Hey, I hope that two or three-year-old girl will be alright."
Chirping voices carried over. Ye Xuan had no intention of meddling, but as he looked at the little girl being held hostage in the center of the crowd, his expression stiffened. "Xiao Mengru, why is it her?"
"Wife, wait here. I'll be right back."
After Ye Xuan spoke, he walked towards the crowd without waiting for Luo Tianyi's reply. Luo Tianyi followed his gaze to the scene, her pretty face also paling slightly. "That's... Cousin Ye Xuan's cousin Chen Ziyan's niece."
"Third Uncle, please... please save Mengru."
"If anything happens to Mengru, what will I do~~"
Chen Ziyan covered her face in panic, her hands tightly gripping the uniform of Ye Xuan's third uncle, Chen Deyu, who was a captain in the Yangcheng Judicial Department.
"Ziyan, don't worry."
"Third Uncle will do his best!!"
Chen Deyu had rushed to the scene immediately after receiving the report, but when he saw it was little Mengru, whom he had parted ways with not long ago at the birthday banquet, his face changed drastically. He comforted his niece, his mind racing through all possible safe rescue methods.
"Don't come any closer!"
In the center of the scene, the mentally unstable man held a dagger to little Mengru's neck. Mengru's little face was pale with fear, tears streaming down her cheeks; she was completely terrified.
"Waaah, Mommy, Mommy~~"
Heart-wrenching cries came from Mengru's mouth. Chen Ziyan's slender hands turned pale from her tight grip, and her lips were bitten raw. If possible, she wished the hostage-taker wasn't holding her daughter, but herself.
"Mengru, don't be afraid. Your third great-uncle will save you soon."
Chen Ziyan was utterly panicked at this moment. She didn't know what she could do, and could only place her hope on her third uncle.
"Bitch, it's all that damned bitch's fault! She gave birth to this bastard with another man, I'll kill this bastard now!!"
As if stimulated by the surrounding environment, the madman's mind was further agitated.
"No~"
Chen Ziyan's heart leaped into her throat. Chen Deyu immediately stepped forward and put down his gun. "Sir, don't be impulsive. We can talk things through slowly."
Even though the other party was mentally ill, the primary task was to stabilize his emotions.
"I... I won't talk to you. You're all in this together."
"Little bastard, I'll send you to meet your father."
"This is bad~"
Chen Deyu's heart sank. He then gave a signal to one of his subordinates, and with no other option, he decided to shoot the madman on the spot.
"Die!!"
"Mengru, no~!!!"
Chen Ziyan watched as the bandit raised his dagger, about to slash at her daughter's neck. Her mind went blank, and her legs stumbled. The surrounding onlookers averted their eyes, unable to bear the sight.
In the nick of time, just as Chen Deyu's subordinate was about to open fire.
*Chii~*
A figure flashed lightning-fast into the scene. Chen Deyu immediately raised his hand, signaling his subordinate to stop shooting the madman. The next moment...
*Crack~*
A crisp bone-cracking sound was heard. Ye Xuan snatched the dagger from the madman's hand, held little Mengru in his arms, and kicked the madman several meters away.
*Whoosh~* !!!
The sudden turn of events startled everyone around, and gazes fell upon the scene.
"She's saved!!"
"Who is that guy? Such fast skills, disarmed the weapon with bare hands and easily kicked away the madman."
"This... Could he be the legendary 'Soldier King' from the War Department?!"
Chirping voices erupted from all directions. Ye Xuan looked at little Mengru, who was crying her eyes out, "It's okay, little Mengru. Uncle is here. You're safe now."
Upon hearing a familiar voice and seeing who was holding her, little Mengru burst into tears, "Uncle Ye, wu wu wu~~~~"
Chen Deyu, Chen Ziyan, and the Judicial Department personnel all crowded around. When they saw it was Ye Xuan, Chen Deyu's pupils widened. He had clearly not expected that the person who had intervened at such a critical moment would be his nephew.
"Cousin, little Mengru was a bit frightened, but luckily she's alright."
Ye Xuan handed little Mengru over to his second uncle's daughter, sighing with relief. Chen Ziyan hugged Mengru tightly. "Cousin, thank... thank you."
"If it weren't for you, I really wouldn't know what to do."
Chen Ziyan shuddered thinking back to the scene just now. If anything had happened to Mengru, she would never have forgiven herself.
Luo Tianyi, standing beside him, stared at the scene in a daze. "That guy... has such good skills!?"
"Just now, how did he... do that? It was too incredible."
At the same time, in a corner of Times Square.
Rong Ningning's eyes widened, filled with shock and awe. "That Ye Xuan, no, Young Master Ye, he..."
"A master!"
Rong Sihai narrowed his eyes, staring at the scene. "Ningning, Young Master Ye is definitely an exceptionally formidable master. That speed, that decisive seizing of the moment, he's so much better than your second uncle."
"No wonder... he had the power to make your uncle's family disappear from Tianhai overnight. With such strength, I'm afraid his subordinates wouldn't be weak either."
"This person absolutely cannot be offended!!"
Rong Sihai immediately added Ye Xuan to his Rong family's list of taboos. He knew very well that if their Rong family were to anger this existence, they would face a devastating disaster.
Rong Ningning was so scared she almost collapsed. Recalling what had happened earlier, she fiercely slapped herself. "Just now, what kind of existence did I almost offend..."