Chapter 555: Chapter 555: Here Again
"Why doesn’t it hurt?" The red-haired young man said dazedly, holding his broken arm.
"Do you really wish it would hurt a lot?" Xu Ke raised an eyebrow, not quite understanding the red-haired young man’s thought process.
"No, no, this is fine, this is fine."
The red-haired young man quickly refused, seeing Xu Ke’s eager look.
He wasn’t some masochist. Isn’t a pain-free broken arm better? Does it need to hurt like hell to be satisfying?
While Xu Ke and the red-haired young man were talking, Xiao Liu, who had been knocked down by Xu Ke, quietly got up and tried to sneak away.
A pair of white canvas shoes blocked his path.
"You’re not being obedient. My dear won’t let you leave. How could you leave early?" Ariel, draped in Xu Ke’s jacket, blocked Xiao Liu’s path and tilted her head as she spoke.
"Get the hell out of my way." Xiao Liu looked back at Xu Ke, who was still talking with the red-haired young man, and lowered his voice menacingly towards Ariel.
"Wow, you really scare me!" Ariel said, not with any real sincerity.
"How about this? If you can knock me down, I’ll let you go. What do you say? You couldn’t beat my dear, but surely you can beat a girl like me?" Ariel said, raising an eyebrow at Xiao Liu.
Seeing Xiao Liu unmoved, Ariel further taunted, "Really? You can’t even take down a girl? Pathetic to the core, I look down on you." She said this with the utmost contempt.
"You’re forcing me." Xiao Liu quickly glanced back at Xu Ke, who was still talking, feeling anxious.
"And what if I am?" Ariel smiled, curling her lips.
Before Ariel finished speaking, Xiao Liu swung a punch at her face.
"Wow, you really don’t know how to cherish women." Ariel teased, seeing his fierce punch.
Ariel’s playful demeanor completely infuriated Xiao Liu.
Each punch from Xiao Liu was faster, each one more fierce, yet none landed on Ariel.
Ariel toyed with Xiao Liu like a pet, fueling his rage and watching his furious face.
"Is that all you’ve got?" Ariel said disdainfully.
"Your punches are so slow, are you a snail?"
"Faster, faster—why do your punches feel so soft? Didn’t you eat?"
"Are you really a man? You can’t even hit me. So embarrassing."
Ariel taunted Xiao Liu with each sentence, watching him lose control in anger as his punches became chaotic.
"Now you look like a big gorilla. Just ugly."
"You bitch, shut the hell up. Will you die if you don’t speak?" Xiao Liu bellowed in fury.
At this moment, Xiao Liu realized Ariel’s intent, feeling as if he was being toyed with like a clown. This humiliation nearly drove him insane.
"Can’t handle it already? We’re just getting started. When my dear told you to shut up earlier, why didn’t you? Now you want me to be quiet—not likely." Ariel winked at Xiao Liu, smiling brightly.
Although she was smiling, her eyes were full of mockery, more unbearable than open ridicule. She kept stringing his taut nerve.
Like a delicate hand, she plucked at it repeatedly, stretching it taut, seemingly about to snap at any moment.
Xiao Liu’s eyes were bloodshot, his appearance demonic from Ariel’s teasing.
"With your bloodshot eyes, you’re just hideous. Your face is an insult to my eyes. If I looked like you, I’d never leave the house. Yet somehow, I still admire your courage."
"Enough, stop talking, shut up!" Xiao Liu shouted loudly.
In truth, Xiao Liu’s appearance was rather delicate, but in his current rage, it was quite unsightly.
The red-haired young man felt uncomfortable watching his buddy get toyed with.
He wanted to step in but remembered Xiao Liu’s previous abandonment, which left a divide between them.
In the end, the red-haired young man didn’t intervene, instead standing there with his broken arm, a complex expression watching his feral friend.
Once Ariel was done playing, Xu Ke approached and grabbed Xiao Liu’s arm mid-swing towards Ariel, snapping it.
Xu Ke wasn’t gentle with Xiao Liu like he was with the red-haired youth. The intense pain snapped Xiao Liu back to reality, mimicking the red-haired young man’s reaction.
"Shut your mouth or I’ll knock your teeth out one by one." Ariel said, unceremoniously picking her ear, warning Xiao Liu.
Having experienced Ariel’s cruelty, Xiao Liu quickly shut his mouth, enduring the pain silently despite throbbing veins on his forehead.
"Keeping it together well." Ariel praised.
"Behave yourself. Next time seeing us, keep clear, or it won’t just be a broken hand." Xu Ke warned Xiao Liu.
"Did you hear me?" Seeing Xiao Liu’s lack of response, Xu Ke kicked him.
Xiao Liu didn’t dare speak, fearing any sound would let out a painful scream, so he kept nodding, hoping these two demons would spare him.
From this experience, Xiao Liu understood Xu Ke and Ariel were complete demons. The last time they encountered him in the restaurant unharmed was sheer luck.
Next time he saw them, he’d definitely avoid them.
Revenge? What was that? He didn’t know.
Seeing Xiao Liu truly behave and not acting, Xu Ke and Ariel left after a few more warnings.
"Had fun just now?" Xu Ke asked, ruffling Ariel’s hair.
"Not bad. Overall, it was enjoyable. I would have been happier if it lasted longer." Ariel replied, touching her chin.
"Naughty."
"That’s naughty? Then you haven’t seen when I’m really mischievous." Ariel said, mysteriously.
Seeing Ariel’s sparkling eyes, Xu Ke followed up, "What are you like when you’re really mischievous?"
"You’ll find out tonight."
Ariel winked at Xu Ke mischievously, a sly smile on her lips.
"I’m looking forward to it." Xu Ke said.