CHAPTER 263: CHAPTER 263

Kang Xuan strode towards Xiao Linye and respectfully bowed. "Sir, are you all right?"

Xiao Linye, without even glancing at Ye Tong on the ground, said, "Clean this place up immediately."

"Yes!" Kang Xuan nodded.

A single command to ’clean up’—it was clear what, or rather who, needed to be dealt with.

Ye Tong watched Xiao Linye, feeling as if she were suffocating. Two words flashed through her mind: It’s over!

If all had gone according to plan, Zheng Siyu should have already returned to the Ye Family. If she returned now without having achieved anything, Ye Shilong would definitely kill her.

Kang Xuan approached Ye Tong. When he saw her face clearly, disgust and contempt instantly surfaced in his condescending gaze.

He spoke coldly, "Miss Ye, please leave immediately."

Kang Xuan had just returned from abroad and was unfamiliar with many people and affairs in Upper City. However, the reputation of Xiao Shuo’s fiancée was known to everyone there. After all, the fallout between Ye Tong and Xiao Shuo was notorious.

When Kang Xuan first heard that Xiao Shuo had gotten involved with such a woman, he’d thought Xiao Shuo was truly unlucky. How could he have ended up with such a shameless woman! This is truly the height of shamelessness. She broke up with Xiao Shuo, and now she’s trying to seduce our Master?

Kang Xuan didn’t believe for a second that Ye Tong was unaware of the relationship between Xiao Shuo and the Master. And yet, she still dared to do such a thing!

Ye Tong was shaking terribly. Zheng Siyu had likely already returned to the Ye Family to report on her. If Ye Tong went back now, Ye Shilong would surely kill her.

Kang Xuan, seeing Ye Tong sitting motionless on the ground, reminded her again coldly, "Miss Ye? How would you like to leave?"

His question, "How would you like to leave?" dripped with menace.

Ye Tong looked vacantly at Kang Xuan, biting her lips tightly, her eyes filled with unyielding frustration.

Kang Xuan said coldly and dangerously, "Miss Ye, let me remind you of something. Let’s not even talk about whether anything happened between you and Qi Ye today. Even if it did, Qi Ye would never grant your wish!"

Kang Xuan had seen too many people like her. How many women abroad had flocked to the Master, like eager egrets? Those women, while eyeing the Master, were even more enamored with the wealth and glory he could bring them. They spared no effort to get close to him, just to achieve their own goals!

This was also why, after returning to the country, Xiao Linye rarely appeared in public. He didn’t like dealing with it all...!

He had finally been enjoying some peace, and now this woman—who was almost his niece-in-law—was throwing herself at him!

Kang Xuan’s words, cold and dangerous, directly extinguished Ye Tong’s last flicker of hope.

Ye Tong fixed her gaze on Kang Xuan and then turned towards Xiao Linye.

Xiao Linye took a drag from his cigar, his eyes fixed on her, predatory as a cheetah in the dead of night. A single, fleeting glance was enough to reveal the chilling danger in his eyes.

Ye Tong sniffled, took a deep breath, and said, "I... I’m very sorry, but I...!"

She didn’t dare finish her sentence. She didn’t dare to imagine what Ye Shilong might do to her if she returned home now. But one thing was certain: even if she didn’t die tonight, she’d be left half-dead!

Yet this Qi Ye before her was so intimidating that she dared not take another step forward.

What should I do? What on earth am I supposed to do? Showing up here tonight means I’ve effectively cut off any retreat to the Ye Family. What do I do now?

Amidst a myriad of thoughts, someone knocked on the door of the lounge.

KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.

The knock instantly silenced the room.

Ye Tong instinctively glanced at Xiao Linye again. He was just then stubbing out his cigar in the ashtray.

His profile, outlined in that moment, was breathtakingly perfect.

To be with a man like him... even without marriage, I’d willingly devote my entire life.

「Outside the lounge, Ye Yuning.」

Her hand was on the doorknob. Hearing no response from within, she refrained from knocking again. She was also unsure about the actual situation inside. Moreover, people were constantly passing by the doors near the lounge. This made her hesitate, even though she had been about to turn the knob and enter.

She took out her phone and called Xiao Linye directly.

The man on the other end answered quickly, his deep voice resonating, "Hello~!"

From that single word, Ye Yuning could tell Xiao Linye’s tone was markedly different from before.

Ye Yuning asked, "You’re in Lounge No. 2, right? Can I come in directly?"

At this moment, Ye Yuning was surprisingly calm. Especially when someone passed by behind her, she became acutely aware: if the situation inside wasn’t right and she barged in, it could create terrible publicity for him and the Xiao Family!

Danger flashed in her eyes; she had already thought of how to deal with those planning against Xiao Linye...