Chapter 100: Eat? Get Lost?

"Lin Aoxue, didn’t you say you had nothing to do with Ye Xuan anymore? Why are you sleeping with him now?"

"Don’t you feel ashamed stealing Yang Bingyu’s fiancé? Or is it like what they say online—that this was all a conspiracy and you’re just using the Yang family to climb the social ladder?"

"Ye Xuan, netizens are very curious! What kind of special abilities do you have to make Jianghai City’s two greatest beauties fall for you? Or do you have some other ’specialty’?"

"Lin Aoxue, Ye Xuan, you shameless couple! Teaming up against Yang Bingyu—do you have any conscience at all?"

Ye Xuan and Lin Aoxue were surrounded so tightly that not a drop of water could leak through. Countless questions were hurled at them, covering every imaginable angle. Some onlookers, feeling indignant on Yang Bingyu’s behalf, even shouted vile insults at them.

Hearing this, Lin Aoxue’s small face turned deathly pale, and her body trembled uncontrollably. Sensing her distress, Ye Xuan furrowed his brows. He pulled Lin Aoxue tightly into his arms and pushed through the reporters, struggling to make his way out.

Suddenly, a rotten egg was thrown from the crowd. With quick reflexes, Ye Xuan shielded Lin Aoxue, preventing her from being hit. Immediately after, more and more objects were hurled at them, accompanied by waves of curses. Ye Xuan could only hold Lin Aoxue fiercely in his embrace, shielding her from the filth.

Lin Aoxue couldn’t hold back her sobs. The feeling of being treated like a rat crossing the street was truly unbearable.

"Stop! All of you, stop! If you throw one more thing, don’t blame us for getting rough!"

It didn’t take long for White Snake to rush over with more than twenty of his men. Seeing the crowd throwing things at Ye Xuan and Lin Aoxue, they hurried forward to stop them.

The troublemakers were bullies who only picked on the weak. Seeing White Snake’s fierce and intimidating men, they didn’t dare to act up anymore and shrank back in fear.

"Boss, I’m sorry. I’m late."

Seeing the crowd stop, White Snake finally pushed through the reporters and walked up to Ye Xuan, his face livid as he apologized.

"It’s fine. Send someone to escort Xue’er back to the Lin family first. How is the investigation into last night’s incident going?"

Ye Xuan took off his filth-covered jacket and helped Lin Aoxue into the car before questioning White Snake. The situation had been urgent last night, leaving him with no time to care about anything else. It was only after Lin Aoxue’s condition returned to normal that he finally had the chance to call White Snake and ask him to investigate the truth of the matter.

Hearing Ye Xuan’s question, White Snake’s expression grew even uglier. "The hotel’s security footage was wiped. Even though we know Xiao Ran was the one who made a move on Lin Aoxue, we can’t do anything to him. However, I learned from the hotel staff that Xiao Ran and Lin Aoxue weren’t the only ones in the private room last night. Yang Jie was there too."

At the mention of Yang Jie’s name, Ye Xuan’s gaze instantly turned cold and ruthless.

Yang Jie? Good. Very good. He hadn’t expected that after letting him off the hook before, the man wouldn’t keep his head down, but would instead push his luck.

"Where is he now?" Ye Xuan lightly licked his lips, his eyes brimming with murderous intent. It had been a long time since he wanted to kill someone this badly. Yang Jie had successfully ignited his fury.

"He returned to the Yang family in the middle of the night," White Snake said truthfully, his brows furrowed tightly. If Yang Jie hadn’t returned to the Yang’s villa in time, White Snake would have already brought him before Ye Xuan without needing to be asked.

"He returned to the Yang family? Heh, does he think Yang Zhennan can still protect him?" Ye Xuan sneered coldly, the frost in his eyes deepening.

White Snake said no more; he simply started the car and headed straight for the Yang’s villa. He knew that this time, Ye Xuan was deadly serious. Whether Yang Zhennan kneeled and begged or threatened with his own life, Yang Jie had no way out.

Soon, Ye Xuan’s car arrived outside the Yang’s villa. The group marched imposingly through the main gates. Seeing this, the butler and servants scattered to the side. Not a single person dared to step forward and stop them. It was a joke—even the old master of the Yang family had to treat Ye Xuan with a healthy dose of fear. How could they dare to block his path?

BANG.

The heavy front door was kicked open by Ye Xuan. Inside, the Yang family was sitting in the dining room, eating lunch.

Seeing Ye Xuan, Yang Zhennan’s expression changed, but he quickly feigned ignorance as he looked at him. "Cyan Dragon Chief, what brings you here? Have you eaten? If you don’t mind, why don’t you make do with a meal here?"

Ye Xuan acted as if he hadn’t heard him. His eyes were fixed entirely on Yang Jie, who was sitting next to Yang Zhennan, making no attempt to conceal his murderous intent.

Even though Yang Jie had already reached an agreement with Yang Bingyu, facing such a ferocious Ye Xuan still caused a wave of terror to well up in his heart. Fine beads of sweat rolled down his forehead; he didn’t even have the courage to look Ye Xuan in the eye.

"Heh, so you still know to come looking for me? What, didn’t Lin Aoxue satisfy you last night? Why do you have that vengeful look on your face?"

Just as the atmosphere reached an incredibly tense point, Yang Bingyu broke the deadlock with a cold sneer.

Ye Xuan looked at Yang Bingyu’s half-smile, momentarily at a loss for words, unsure of what to say to her.

"If you’re here to eat, then sit down. If you’re here for revenge, then get out of my house," Yang Bingyu said with extreme harshness, feeling a sharp pang in her heart as Ye Xuan remained silent. Her gaze turned completely cold.

"Bingyu, I have some business with Yang Jie. Can you..."

"No! I said it already. If you’re here for revenge, get out."

Yang Bingyu interrupted him coldly before he could even finish. Her eyes held a level of absolute resolve that Ye Xuan had never seen before. This version of her suddenly made him feel like she was a stranger.

"Bingyu, what happened to Xue’er last night was entirely orchestrated by Yang Jie. I have to take him away today to give Xue’er an explanation," Ye Xuan furrowed his brows, explaining with a hint of helplessness. He didn’t understand why Yang Bingyu—who clearly hated Yang Jie to the bone—was defending him this time.

"Give her an explanation? Shouldn’t you give me an explanation first? Right after you finished with me, you went and rolled in the sheets with her all night. Ye Xuan, aren’t you tired?" Yang Bingyu looked up to meet Ye Xuan’s gaze, her face full of mocking smiles.

Ye Xuan felt uncomfortable all over under her stare. He opened his mouth to explain, but didn’t know where to start.

"Nothing to say? What kind of expression do you think Lin Aoxue would have if I sent her a video of what we did in the car yesterday?" Seeing Ye Xuan’s silence, Yang Bingyu’s eyes grew even colder.

There was a dashcam installed in the car yesterday, so everything they did had been recorded. And right now, that complete recording was saved on Yang Bingyu’s phone. She had already made up her mind. If Ye Xuan forcefully took Yang Jie away today, she would send the video to Lin Aoxue.

If she couldn’t have him, Lin Aoxue wouldn’t get to have him either.