CHAPTER 217: CHAPTER 215 WHEN DID YOU GO BLIND?

Soon, they were back at the villa. Lin Xiao had just parked the car when he saw Shao Mei’er and Chu Xiangxue chatting about something at the entrance. In any case, they were both laughing happily.

When Lin Xiao saw this, his heart skipped a beat. Chu Xiangxue isn’t going to move in too, is she? he couldn’t help but think.

Lin Xiao instantly felt a headache coming on. Shao Mei’er’s presence was already making Su Qingning quite upset. If Chu Xiangxue were to join them, wouldn’t Su Qingning just explode with anger?

Lin Xiao glanced at Su Qingning cautiously. As expected, her charming face was filled with displeasure.

"Honey, just wait a moment. I’ll go tell them to leave."

"Forget it," Su Qingning said suddenly, her tone full of helplessness.

"Honey, don’t be afraid. If you don’t like it, then of course I won’t let them stay here. After all, you’re the most important person to me!"

These words warmed Su Qingning’s heart.

She shook her head and said, "There’s no need. When I think about it, it’s not like they did anything wrong... they just happened to fall for you. Besides, the villa belongs to Shao Mei’er, so I don’t really have the right to decide."

Despite what she said, the look of disappointment in her beautiful eyes couldn’t be concealed. After all, she knew exactly why Chu Xiangxue wanted to move in.

They got out of the car together, and the two women came over to greet them.

Shao Mei’er smiled charmingly. "Qing Ning, Xiang Xue said she wants to spend the night here. Is that okay?"

"Qing Ning, please?" Chu Xiangxue pleaded, clinging to Su Qingning’s arm. "I’m living alone in a huge house, and it’s not just boring—more importantly, I’m a little scared. Please let me move in!"

Su Qingning quickly replied, "Miss Chu, you’re being too formal. If you want to move in, then please do. I have no objections."

"Wow, Qing Ning, you’re the best!" Chu Xiangxue exclaimed, hugging Su Qingning excitedly.

Without another word, she planted a kiss on Su Qingning’s stunningly beautiful face.

Su Qingning froze. Her heart was pounding erratically, and her pretty face flushed crimson. She had never experienced anything like this before.

Lin Xiao protested, "Hey, Chu Xiangxue, Su Qingning is my wife! I’m the only one who gets to kiss her. Since you kissed her, you have to give it back to me!"

"Oh? And how do you want me to give it back?" Chu Xiangxue asked, looking at Lin Xiao with a teasing smile. Her beautiful eyes were full of seductive allure.

"You kissed my wife, so I get to kiss you!" Lin Xiao blurted out.

As soon as the words left his mouth, Lin Xiao instantly felt a terrifying murderous intent. He subconsciously glanced at Su Qingning, only to see her staring at him with cold eyes. The murderous intent was clearly coming from her.

Lin Xiao chickened out.

He quickly laughed and said, "Honey, don’t be mad, I was just joking. Don’t worry, if I’m going to kiss anyone, it’ll only be you!"

"Who said you could kiss me?!" Su Qingning glared at Lin Xiao, both embarrassed and angry. Then, with her face flushed, she stormed into the villa.

Lin Xiao followed closely behind.

Watching the two of them leave, Chu Xiangxue sighed softly. "I think I understand why Lin Xiao doesn’t want a divorce."

Shao Mei’er said with a flirtatious smile, "That’s right, I understand now too."

"If it were me, I wouldn’t want a divorce either. Su Qingning is truly beautiful; even a simple shy moment from her is so incredibly charming. From now on, if anyone calls me the most beautiful goddess, I’ll pick a fight with them!" Chu Xiangxue said enviously.

Shao Mei’er agreed, "Mhm, and if anyone calls me the number one beauty in Jinling City, I’ll pick a fight with them too!"

As Su Qingning entered the room, Lin Xiao followed.

"Honey, how are you feeling right now?"

"What do you want?" Su Qingning asked in a cold voice. The thought that this damn rogue actually wanted to kiss Chu Xiangxue made her so angry she wanted to bite him.

Lin Xiao chuckled mischievously and said, "It’s about me getting to sleep in bed with you!"

Su Qingning’s pretty face turned red. "Hmph, you shameless rogue! You promised me last night that you’d give me three days to think about it. Only one day has passed, and you already want to sleep with me? Are you going back on your word?"

Lin Xiao put on an aggrieved look. "Honey, you can’t blame me! Not only are you captivating, but your figure is unbelievably sexy. You could ask anyone on the street—only a fool wouldn’t want to sleep with a woman like you!"

"Hmph! Not a chance. You still have two more days!"

Lin Xiao looked at her pitifully and was about to continue pleading when his cell phone suddenly rang.

The call was from Zhu Mingfang, Fan Zengjia’s wife. She was currently watching over Shen Jingzhe for him. For her to be calling this late, it had to be something urgent.

Lin Xiao didn’t hesitate for a second and quickly answered the phone.

"Sister Zhu, what’s up?" Lin Xiao asked.

"Mr. Lin, this Miss Shen says she wants to talk with you," Zhu Mingfang’s voice came from the other end.

Hearing this, Lin Xiao was pleased. After all, when he left earlier today, Lin Xiao had told Shen Jingzhe to have Zhu Mingfang contact him whenever she was ready to talk. Since she was having Zhu Mingfang contact him now, it seemed she had finally come around.

This was tremendous news for Lin Xiao. Aside from Shen Jingzhe, Bei Kuang was also watching him like a hawk, ready to strike a fatal blow at any moment. If he could come to an agreement with Shen Jingzhe, the pressure on him would be reduced significantly.

"Okay, Sister Zhu, I got it. I’m on my way!"

Lin Xiao hung up the phone.

"Honey, I have to go out for a bit."

"So late?" Su Qingning frowned slightly.

"Don’t worry, I’m not going out to party. I have real business to attend to."

"Hmph, what real business could you possibly have?" Su Qingning asked, feigning disdain.

"Fine, I’m going out to pick up girls!"

That made Su Qingning laugh. "You can brag all you want, but only a blind woman would fall for you!"

"Oh? Honey, when did you go blind?" Lin Xiao asked in mock surprise.

Su Qingning’s pretty face turned crimson in an instant. She stomped her foot in exasperation. "You shameless rogue! Who said I’ve fallen for you?!"

Lin Xiao chuckled. "Alright now, go take a nice bath, get yourself all clean, and wait for me to come back, okay?"

"Hmph, I won’t wait for you."

Lin Xiao smiled, then turned and left.

Half an hour later, Lin Xiao arrived at the villa where Shen Jingzhe was being held. Zhu Mingfang opened the door.

"Mr. Lin, you’re here!"

Lin Xiao nodded. "How is she doing?"

"She wasn’t doing well around noon, but she was much better by this evening."

"That’s good. Sister Zhu, you can go back to what you were doing. I’ll go see her."

Zhu Mingfang nodded quickly.

Lin Xiao got up and entered the room where Shen Jingzhe was being held. It was pitch-dark.

Just as Lin Xiao was about to turn on the light, a chilling glint hurtled toward him. The next second, Lin Xiao felt a chill on his neck. It was the cold steel of a blade.

At the same time, a bone-chilling voice sounded by his ear.

"Don’t move. If you move, I’ll kill you!"