CHAPTER 367: CHAPTER 367: RETALIATION HAS ARRIVED

"What are you doing!" Xu Jiahui opened her sharp almond-shaped eyes, looking unfriendly as she scolded the bodyguard who had approached her without permission.

"I just saw you seemed very upset, so I wanted to come over and comfort you a bit." The bodyguard raised his hands, his deep-set eyes so characteristic of Americans filled with sympathy for Xu Jiahui.

"Slap!" A slap landed mercilessly on the bodyguard’s face.

"Do I need your sympathy? Look at yourself, who do you think you are? I am the white swan in the sky, and you are just a toad jumping around on the ground. A toad like you dares to pity a swan? You must be crazy. You should be grateful that I only brought you two bodyguards this time, or I wouldn’t have let you go." Xu Jiahui said harshly with the most cutting words.

The bodyguard stood still, the flame in his eyes extinguished.

"By the way, how did the task I gave you last time go? Are you sure they are reliable? Three days have passed, and I haven’t seen any of the promised videos or pictures?" Xu Jiahui said with knitted brows and a displeased tone.

Mentioning this, Agu’s expression also turned strange, looking as if he had something to say but stopped himself.

"What’s with the hesitation? If you have something to say, say it quickly." Xu Jiahui looked impatiently at Agu, who seemed indecisive and struggling, her tone unkind.

"They all disappeared; they might have been captured." Agu said with his head lowered.

"All ten-plus people got caught? Not even one escaped?" Xu Jiahui’s already foul mood worsened upon hearing Agu’s words, her expression twisted and unpleasant.

"More than ten people couldn’t even handle two women? Are they all pigs!" Xu Jiahui shouted loudly.

"Maybe they encountered some unusual situation; otherwise, she wouldn’t have escaped." Agu said sincerely, but Xu Jiahui didn’t feel a trace of his sincerity.

"I don’t care what danger they encountered; I’m not a philanthropist. I only know that I assigned them tasks, and they all failed. You recommended them, and since they didn’t complete the tasks, as the guarantor, you should take the punishment for them." Xu Jiahui’s face bore a cold smile, making the two bodyguards shiver in unison.

In the secrecy of the Xu Family Mansion, more than ten people sneezed simultaneously.

"Damn it, in this hot weather, it feels like I’ve caught a cold." Someone said in a low voice.

But even though his voice was low, the room’s vast emptiness made his voice stand out, frightening many people and attracting the guard.

A man wearing a mask walked in, placing the food and water outside the iron cage, within arm’s reach.

The breakdown of financial resources had indeed plunged Xu Jiahui into a predicament. The man who used to cherish her and give her everything seemed to have changed overnight, pretending not to know her or even deceiving her without granting anything. Facing such men, Xu Jiahui mercilessly ordered the bodyguards to give them a beating.

However, the consequence of such actions was that the companies under her name faced even more problems, with two companies even forced into bankruptcy. Xu Jiahui had become quite haggard, her eyes filled with unspeakable irritation and anxiety.

"Miss, there will always be a way out of a predicament, don’t destroy your health like this." The bodyguard who liked Xu Jiahui offered her a cute-shaped cake, speaking softly.

But in the next second, the cake was smashed onto him.

"You disgust me. What do you care about how I want to turn out or how I want to live? Stop trying to make your presence felt here. Just seeing your face makes me extremely nauseous." Xu Jiahui said with disgust while looking at his face.

The bodyguard’s eyes flashed a hint of hurt but quickly concealed it, "I’m sorry, I just hoped you could be a bit happier." The bodyguard said with his head lowered.

"Whether I’m happy or sad has nothing to do with you. From now on, stay away from me. No, don’t follow me anymore." Xu Jiahui took out her car keys from the drawer, her nails painted plum color as she pointed at the bodyguard’s nose.

As she stormed out of the room, Xu Jiahui looked at Agu standing at the door and said unfriendly, "Don’t follow me either." Leaving this remark, Xu Jiahui quickly walked away on her high heels, as if something fierce and dreadful was chasing her.

Xu Jiahui drove away from the place without realizing a black Santana, like a bat in the night, was neither too far away nor too close behind her.

Xu Jiahui’s last memory was the flashing lights of the nightclub and the refreshing-looking glass in front of her.

She was awakened by a splash of cold water, and although it was still summer, the sudden cold water made Xu Jiahui shrink involuntarily from the chill, waking her from unconsciousness.

It was a room with dark decor, where black and red, like the blood flowing in one’s body, dominated the space. In the center sat the man she’d never forget in this lifetime.

"Xu Ke, what’s your purpose for bringing me here?" Xu Jiahui propped her body up, looking up at Xu Ke without wanting to admit defeat, trying to appear like a queen.

But the pail of cold water had ruined her carefully done hairstyle and smudged her makeup; posing like this only made her look particularly ridiculous. As for presence?

What is it, and what does it have to do with this woman?

"I thought you should be quite clear about my purpose. When you decided to go against Yaoyao, you should have been prepared for the consequences." Xu Ke said, touching his slightly cool lips, looking scornfully at the woman unclothed before him.

"You know everything, so those people have already been caught by you, useless as ever." Xu Jiahui said through gritted teeth. She wasn’t worried about her current predicament; instead, she changed into a very seductive posture and remained sprawled on the red-stained carpet beneath her.

"It’s just a woman, and nothing happened to her anyway. What are you so mad about? Or, if you really can’t let it go, I’ll stay with you for a night, it’s not like I’m against it." Xu Jiahui threw a flirtatious glance at Xu Ke.

If it were the meticulously made-up Xu Jiahui, this scene would be vivid and tempting, but with her disheveled face now, there wasn’t any beauty left, only an eyesore.

"Don’t make such disgusting faces at me. You don’t even compare to one toenail of Yaoyao. I originally thought maybe you’d have some shame, but it seems I was wrong. Just a slut that’s been around the block, doesn’t even know if she has a heart, let alone shame." Xu Ke shut his eyes in disappointment, reopening them only to reveal pure coldness.

Seeing Xu Ke was about to leave, Xu Jiahui, without regard for keeping up appearances, rushed to block his path, "How did I end up here? Where are my two bodyguards?" Her eyes now serious and solemn, none of the previous flippancy remained.

"It’s thanks to your two bodyguards that you got here without any fuss. Didn’t you know? They’ve already betrayed you." Xu Ke said with malice as he looked at the woman blocking his way.

Indeed, disbelief filled the woman’s eyes.

"You’re lying. How could the two of them betray me? I’ve treated them so well. What reason would they have to betray me?" Xu Jiahui’s eyes clearly showed disbelief; she was suspicious of Xu Ke’s words.

"Since you don’t believe it, let me have them explain why they chose to betray you." Xu Ke’s lips curved with interest, and the light in his eyes shone brighter than before.