Chapter 105: The Beautiful Assassin’s Hunt

Wang Huawen put on a show of kicking one of the punks aside, smashed a wine glass against another’s head, then strode over, helped Su Muyu to her feet, and said, “Beautiful, don’t be afraid. I’m here. No one dares lay a hand on you.”

Su Muyu’s cheeks were flushed, her eyes hazy. With the last shred of her reason, she clearly remembered being shoved into a van on her way home from class, dragged here, and forced to drink a glass of liquor. After that, everything she looked at seemed shrouded in a mist.

Someone suddenly came close to her. She looked up and saw Wang Huawen, though her blurred vision could not make out his face clearly. She was certain she did not know him, and instinctively pushed him away, only to stagger and nearly fall herself.

Ye Wuhua squeezed through the crowd. Seeing Su Muyu, he froze for a moment, then hurried over and said, “Young Master Wang, that’s my girl.”

Wang Huawen kept hold of Su Muyu’s hand and said with obvious displeasure, “Young Master Ye, that’s not right. We came hunting beauties together tonight. I saw this girl first, and now you’re saying she’s yours. We’re close, sure, but snatching women like this is not how brothers should behave. At worst, we can share her.”

Ye Wuhua had been after Su Muyu for more than a day or two. If someone else were to get her at this point, how could he swallow that? He hurriedly grabbed her other hand and said, “Young Master Wang, she really is my girl. Her surname is Su. She goes to the same school as I do. She’s a student at Medical University.”

“Oh? If that’s the case, then she really is?” Wang Huawen said, looking doubtful.

“It’s true. I’m not lying to you. She really is my girl.”

Wang Huawen gave Su Muyu a once-over from head to toe, then suddenly lifted a brow and said, “Nonsense. Just to steal my girl, you’d even lie to your own brother. Young Master Ye, that’s too low.”

“I really didn’t lie to you. She is my girl,” Ye Wuhua stressed at once.

Wang Huawen slapped him on the head and cursed, “Get lost! She’s your girl? Look at those eyes and that face. Any fool can tell she’s still untouched. You haven’t even ridden her and you’re calling her yours. Are you making a fool of me?”

Ye Wuhua was stunned, then quickly explained, “She really is my girl. I chased her for two years before I finally got her. Young Master Wang, I swear I’m not lying.”

“Fine. Screw her right here, and I’ll believe you,” Wang Huawen said, pointing at Ye Wuhua’s nose.

“Here?” Ye Wuhua blinked.

“If you won’t do it, then step aside and let me. This girl’s been drugged; if we’re not going to have her, who is? Move!”

Wang Huawen kicked Ye Wuhua aside and dragged Su Muyu upstairs.

The bar had private rooms upstairs, the sort where anything could be done.

The moment Ye Wuhua thought of what might happen, lust immediately showed on his face. He decided to go all the way and followed after them, saying, “Fine! I’ll take care of her tonight.”

Originally, the plan had been to let Ye Wuhua handle it. But now that Wang Huawen had seen Su Muyu properly, he found her simply too beautiful, too delicate and frail, to let go of.

“No, I think we should play together. Call two more girls up here and make it a real night!” Wang Huawen insisted.

In the past, Ye Xinglong had wanted Ye Wuhua to marry one of the Su sisters, so at the very least they could split half of Yun'an between them. But now things had turned sour, and a match between the two families was no longer likely.

In a world where power comes first, and wealth second, power will always stand before money.

Clearly, Wang Huawen’s position carried far more weight than Su Muyu’s. If they could latch onto the Wang family’s great tree, Kanglong Pharmaceuticals could absolutely bring Yun'an to its knees.

Ye Wuhua thought it over carefully. He realized he was not hopelessly in love with Su Muyu. He simply wanted a pretty girl for himself. Since he could get her and, at the same time, build a good relationship with Wang Huawen, that was not a bad outcome at all.

What kind of bond was the strongest? Fighting in the same trench, attending school together, and visiting the brothel together.

Ye Wuhua hardened his heart and said, “Then let’s all play together.”

Wang Huawen immediately smiled in understanding and patted Ye Wuhua on the shoulder, a thrilling excitement flashing through him. “Now you’re talking.”

The two men exchanged a knowing grin and dragged the weak, struggling Su Muyu into the elevator.

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Xia Yubing was not someone who liked owing favors. From the moment she had attacked Lu Feng to the moment he cured her younger brother’s eyes, she had felt indebted to him.

She replayed every interaction she had ever had with Lu Feng, and the more she thought about it, the more ashamed she felt in front of him. She had clearly attacked him, and yet he still cured her brother’s eyesight. Just how broad-minded did a person have to be to do that?

The more Xia Yubing thought about it, the more ashamed she became, and so she wanted to find out who was trying to kill Lu Feng.

Long ago, Zhong Jianguo and Xia Yubing had both noticed that the organization’s higher-up connection was tied to the underworld, and there were not many gangs in River City with that kind of strength.

So whenever she had time, Xia Yubing would go to the territories of those gangs and ask around for information.

That night, Xia Yubing was at Night Wave Bar, sitting at the counter and chatting with the bartender, when she suddenly heard a commotion inside. She had not intended to meddle, but as an assassin trained through Zhong Jianguo’s devilish regimen, her hearing was sharp enough to pinpoint sounds with uncanny accuracy.

The moment she heard the crying of a girl in trouble, it struck her as faintly familiar. When she went over to look, she immediately recognized her. The girl who had been dragged there was the same one who had seemed so close to Lu Feng when he treated her brother’s eyes that day. Xia Yubing even remembered her name: Su Muyu.

And the instant Xia Yubing saw Su Muyu’s dazed expression, she knew the girl had been drugged.

A girl drugged in a gang’s territory did not need much imagination to predict what would happen next. If she was only sedated, she would count herself lucky. Being passed around was the norm.

Xia Yubing already felt guilty toward Lu Feng, and being a woman herself only deepened her empathy for what Su Muyu might be forced to endure. She did not think twice before following them.

The bar did not have many floors, so Xia Yubing took the stairs instead of the elevator. After watching Wang Huawen and Ye Wuhua drag Su Muyu into a room, she took out her phone and sent Lu Feng a message, then waited in the stairwell for a while.

Soon, two heavily made-up women came over and knocked on the room door. Xia Yubing stepped out of the stairwell and stood behind them.

Ye Wuhua opened the door and took one look. The two women standing in front were plastered in makeup and only average-looking, which made him somewhat dissatisfied. But when he saw Xia Yubing behind them, his eyes lit up.

“Not bad. Come in,” he said.

The two women giggled as they entered the room, and Xia Yubing followed behind them.

The two women turned back, frowned, and asked, “Who are you?”

Xia Yubing answered calmly, “Sister Chun sent me.”

“We’ve never seen you before. Besides, Sister Chun didn’t say anything about three girls,” the two women said. Seeing how beautiful Xia Yubing was, they clearly realized she was there to steal their tips and wanted to drive her away.

Ye Wuhua was instantly irritated. They had brought three girls, and the only attractive one was the newcomer. Yet these two ugly ones wanted to chase off the pretty one. He said at once, displeased, “Enough already. All of you get in here. If anyone doesn’t want to do it, get out now!”

“Young Master Ye, why are you in such a hurry?” The two women immediately hooked their arms around his neck with coquettish smiles.

“Come in. Shut the door,” Ye Wuhua said with a lecherous grin as he walked into the room.

Xia Yubing entered, used her foot to close the door behind her, and the corner of her mouth lifted into a beautiful yet dangerous smile.