Chapter 1097: Chapter 1067:

Chapter 1067:

The barmaids gathered in a group; women tend to be big mouths, and they absolutely loved this kind of gossip. As they talked about Li Ling being raped, they kept accusing Li Ling of her various misdeeds in everyday life.

“People like her deserve it, huh, it’s karma!”

“Exactly, who told her to bully us every day? This time, Heaven is punishing her!”

The women’s mouths were indeed formidable; in no time, the rumors were embellished and spread extensively. Within just a day, it was said that Li Ling was gang-raped by several men, and there were even rumors of her being pregnant. Such rumors were countless…

When Ye Chen returned from work that evening, he discovered that the news had already spread. Ye Chen felt like dying; how did this matter come to be known by Xiao Mei? Now, things had escalated. If Li Ling found out, wouldn’t she be mad enough to jump off a building?

Ye Chen comforted himself internally, hoping they would stop discussing this matter by tomorrow. Ye Chen had a bit of the Ah Q spirit, thinking that the women talked about this only because Li Ling wasn’t present. Once Li Ling returned to work tomorrow, they would keep quiet.

However, nothing developed as Ye Chen imagined. The next day at work, Ye Chen immediately noticed something off. Since there was no business when they opened in the afternoon, the girls gathered again to continue discussing yesterday’s unfinished topics. A few girls formed a group, continuing to talk about Li Ling’s gang rape incident.

“Shh, shh… she’s coming, she’s coming!” Xiao Mei hurriedly hushed.

Everyone turned their heads to look at Li Ling, who had just walked in. Each of them scrutinized her with peculiar glances. Li Ling looked haggard, seemingly aged several years, with her hair loose and dressed in a black uniform.

From the moment she stepped through the door, she immediately noticed something strange. Usually, when the barmaids saw her, they acted like they were seeing a tiger. This time, not only were they not afraid, but they also looked at her with challenging gazes. Having been messed with yesterday and now being provocatively challenged by them today, Li Ling immediately got angry: “What are you doing, what are you looking at, aren’t you going to work?”

“Tsk, being raped yet still so arrogant!” Xiao Mei responded angrily.

“Exactly!” the other barmaids echoed.

Li Ling was immediately dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning, standing motionless. She looked at these people she had been used to bullying, stunned that they were now riding on her head, and she instantly swore: “Who said that, you’re talking nonsense, you’re talking nonsense!”

“Hmph, whether it’s nonsense or not, you know it in your heart!” Xiao Mei snorted lightly and said, “Being gang-banged yet still so arrogant, I’ve never seen such a shameless woman. Hmph!”

“You…” Li Ling instantly got furious and turned to look at Ye Chen, with eyes almost wanting to swallow him. Unfortunately, her inner fear overtook her rationality. She ultimately burst into tears and then turned around and ran out.

“Tsk, just a slut!” Xiao Mei sneered.

“Xiao Mei!” Ye Chen immediately glared at Xiao Mei, saying, “Come over here!”

“Why are you so fierce!” Xiao Mei glared back at him, then said, “I’m coming, aren’t I?”

Ye Chen grabbed Xiao Mei’s arm and moved to one side, questioning, “Why did you spread this matter? I told you so many times not to spread it idly, why can’t you control your mouth!”

“Oh dear, I managed to control the mouth below but failed to control the one above!” Xiao Mei, sharp-tongued, spoke in a way that could end others. Ye Chen was thunderstruck by her words, standing there motionless, effectively thundered to the bones. Ye Chen reluctantly said, “Alright, you win.”

“Hehe, don’t worry, since you helped me take revenge this time, I’ll reward you well later!” Xiao Mei showed a satisfied smile.

“Don’t bother me, I’m irritated right now!” Ye Chen said coldly.

Just as everyone continued discussing this matter, Li Ling ran in again crying from outside. This time, everyone didn’t turn their criticism towards her. Seeing Li Ling cry, it was considered a bit of revenge. The crowd didn’t want to push her to a dead end, just hoped she wouldn’t bully them in the future.

After Li Ling came in, she didn’t argue with anyone but sat at the bar cashier’s desk and started reconciling and doing the accounts seriously.

“Hmph, how pretentious!” Xiao Mei snorted. Usually, Li Ling and Xiao Mei were at odds, and this time catching the opportunity, Xiao Mei wouldn’t let it pass. However, after being bullied by Li Ling for a long time, Xiao Mei had some fear of her, so she dared not say anything directly.

Li Ling shut the door and ignored the outside world, just focused seriously on her accounts, wholeheartedly doing the accounts. Everyone else went about their business. Ye Chen was afraid something might happen to Li Ling, even more afraid that she was writing a will, so he sneaked a glance and saw with his own eyes that she was indeed doing accounts. Only then did he relax.

The bar resumed normal business, and at 4 PM, Ms. Yan rushed back after receiving a call yesterday. However, the returning Ms. Yan seemed somewhat weak, pale, and walking awkwardly. This immediately caught Ye Chen’s attention, he quickly approached Ms. Yan, asking nervously, “Ms. Yan… what’s wrong with you? Are you okay?”

“I’m fine!” Ms. Yan replied and headed towards the staircase.

Ye Chen followed closely behind, noticing that Ms. Yan was seriously injured and probably had internal injuries. So, worried for her safety, Ye Chen stuck closely behind her. Just as Ms. Yan climbed two steps, she collapsed onto Ye Chen. Ye Chen hurriedly supported her from behind and urgently asked: “Ms. Yan… what’s wrong with you?”

“I… help me upstairs!” Ms. Yan weakly said.

Ye Chen quickly picked up Ms. Yan and ran upstairs swiftly. Fortunately, no one saw this scene. Ye Chen moved swiftly, not hiding any of his abilities at that moment, took a step up the stairs and crossed into the room all in one smooth motion.

Once in Ye Chen’s arms, Ms. Yan soon passed out, but her breathing became increasingly rapid, making Ye Chen unbearably worried. He effortlessly opened Ms. Yan’s room door, gently placing her down by the bed. Laying there, Ye Chen felt his hands wet, and looking down, he discovered they were stained with fresh blood.

Hiss…

Ye Chen took a deep breath, shocked to find Ms. Yan injured? At this moment, Ye Chen couldn’t care about much else. He quickly locked the room up and started to undress Ms. Yan, who was unconscious.

Rip…

Ye Chen decisively tore off Ms. Yan’s coat, revealing the delicate skin underneath. Two towering peaks were wrapped in a black lace bra, and lying there, despite everything, Ye Chen could feel the majesty of Ms. Yan’s bosom. His eyes turned red, tempted to part the clouds and see the clear sky. He wished the thin fabric would come off by itself.

“No, I must save her quickly!” Ye Chen muttered, promptly continuing to undress Ms. Yan.

In the process, as the clothing seemed to tug on the wound, Ms. Yan suddenly awoke, seeing her clothes being taken off, she sat up and slapped Ye Chen hard across the face, angrily shouting, “Get off, you despicable person, get out!”

“Ms. Yan, you… misunderstood!” Ye Chen, holding his injured face, said somewhat helplessly, “I… I only saw you were hurt and wanted to bandage you, if not, you’d soon bleed to death!”

“Is… is that so?” Ms. Yan wrapped her upper body with clothing and frowned, “Forget it, no need for you, I can manage, you leave!”

“Don’t be stubborn, let me help you!” Ye Chen rubbed his face, that slap sure was hard, almost making him see stars. Ms. Yan shook her head, then said: “No need!”

“Come on, stop pretending!” Ye Chen immediately approached, grabbed Ms. Yan’s arm, saying: “Let me help you!”

Feeling Ye Chen’s persistence, Ms. Yan didn’t have much to say, allowing him to bandage her. A blush spread on Ms. Yan’s pale cheeks as she saw Ye Chen remove her clothing, quickly grabbing some bedding to shield her chest from view. Ye Chen chuckled, “Don’t worry, I’m not a bad guy!”

“Hmph, every man says they’re not a bad guy, does a bad guy ever admit he’s one nowadays?” Ms. Yan couldn’t help but retort.

Ye Chen was left speechless, just dropping his head and carefully removing Ms. Yan’s clothes, revealing a deep wound on her back about twenty centimeters long, almost striking her heart. If the one knife had gone in, her life might have been over. Ye Chen held his breath, urgently retrieving disinfectant from Ms. Yan’s room’s emergency kit, gingerly cleaning her bloodied back, and carefully applying disinfectant over her wound.