Chapter 112: Dock the Boat Immediately

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan’s car drove into the gates of the Yangs’ villa. The butler recognized the vehicle, opened the gates for him, and invited him inside.

"Cyan Dragon Chief, is there a reason for your visit so late at night?" Elder Yang had already gone to bed. Yang Kui didn’t wake him up; instead, he received Ye Xuan himself.

"Have the Yang family’s luxury cruise ship dock at the shore immediately," Ye Xuan demanded with a cold expression, getting straight to the point. Looking at his livid face, Yang Kui’s eyelids twitched. An ominous premonition swelled from the bottom of his heart.

"This... may I ask why, Cyan Dragon Chief? The cruise ship has already left the port. According to regulations, it must sail on the river for two days and one night.

"A sudden halt will likely cause dissatisfaction among the passengers." Yang Kui didn’t immediately agree to the demand, choosing to ask for the reason first.

Time was of the essence, and Ye Xuan couldn’t afford the slightest delay. He grabbed Yang Kui by the collar and growled in a towering rage. "Lin Aoxue has been kidnapped! She’s on that cruise ship right now. Order it to dock immediately!"

Yang Kui was choked until he was somewhat out of breath. Hearing Ye Xuan’s words, the panic in his heart intensified. Lin Aoxue had been kidnapped and was on the cruise ship at this very moment? What was going on? Why did he have a nagging feeling that this had something to do with Yang Jie? His eyelids twitched violently as he couldn’t shake the feeling that something terrible was about to happen.

Having clarified the situation, Yang Kui hurriedly called the manager of the cruise ship and ordered them to turn the vessel around immediately. Once that was done, Ye Xuan sped off toward the port.

The moment Ye Xuan left, Yang Kui called Yang Jie.

At that moment, Yang Jie had just arrived at the riverside with Yang Bingyu. Seeing his father’s incoming call, a look of confusion crossed his face. Why would his father call him so late? Normally, Yang Kui would be asleep by now.

"Hello, Dad? Is something wrong?" Yang Jie asked in confusion after pressing the answer button.

"Jie, let me ask you. Lin Aoxue has been kidnapped. Do you know anything about this?"

At the sound of Yang Kui’s slightly anxious voice through the receiver, Yang Jie’s body stiffened, and his eyes flickered. How did his father know Lin Aoxue was kidnapped?

"You did this, didn’t you? You fool!" Seeing Yang Jie’s silence, Yang Kui immediately guessed the truth and scolded him in a deep voice, profoundly disappointed.

"Dad, you don’t need to worry about this. I’ll handle it myself.

"If Ye Xuan comes looking for trouble, just tell him you don’t know anything about it," Yang Jie said through gritted teeth, gripping his phone tightly.

"Don’t worry about it? Ye Xuan already knows Lin Aoxue was kidnapped, and he demanded I dock the cruise ship immediately!

"He’s heading to the port right now. Release Lin Aoxue at once! Ye Xuan is not someone you can afford to offend!" Yang Kui was frantic, pacing like a cat on hot bricks. He never imagined Yang Jie would kidnap Lin Aoxue. The way Ye Xuan had looked just now, he was practically ready to murder someone. If he found out Yang Jie was involved, he would absolutely not let him off the hook again.

"Pfft. No matter how tough he is, can he beat Young Master Xiao?

"Young Master Xiao specifically asked for Lin Aoxue. Even if Ye Xuan shows up, there’s no way he can make Young Master Xiao release her.

"If Ye Xuan dares to come, today will be his death date!"

Hearing Yang Kui’s words, Yang Jie sneered, completely dismissing Ye Xuan. In his mind, Ye Xuan would always be that useless piece of trash who relied on women to support him. There was absolutely no way he could defeat Xiao Ran.

"Why are you so stubborn?! I told you to release her immediately! Do you hear me?!" Seeing that Yang Jie was dead set on this disastrous path, Yang Kui grew desperate. He shouted at his son while ordering the butler to prepare a car, rushing toward the port himself.

"Enough, Dad. I know what I’m doing. Stay out of this. I’m busy, so I’m hanging up." Not wanting to listen to Yang Kui’s nagging, Yang Jie impatiently tossed out those words, hung up, and turned off his phone.

Beside him, Yang Bingyu had been silently listening to the conversation. She hadn’t expected Yang Jie to be so efficient. They had just reached an agreement yesterday, and today he had already kidnapped Lin Aoxue. But why did this idiot hold Lin Aoxue captive on their own cruise ship? Wasn’t that just asking for trouble?

"Jie, you shouldn’t have held Lin Aoxue captive on our own cruise ship." Thinking of how much Ye Xuan cared for Lin Aoxue, Yang Bingyu unconsciously furrowed her brows. If he found out Yang Jie had a hand in this, Yang Jie would likely be beyond saving.

"What are you afraid of? Young Master Xiao said that even if the sky falls, he’ll hold it up." Yang Jie shrugged nonchalantly, not taking Yang Bingyu’s words to heart.

Yang Bingyu knitted her brows, growing increasingly interested in this Xiao Ran. Was the Xiao family truly so powerful that they dared to challenge the Cyan Dragon Hall?

While she was lost in thought, the speedboat they were on quickly approached the luxury cruise ship.

"Young Master Xiao, this is my cousin, Yang Bingyu," Yang Jie introduced, leading her over to Xiao Ran with a hint of fawning in his voice.

Xiao Ran had initially looked indifferent, but upon seeing Yang Bingyu, his eyes instantly lit up. He never imagined she would also be such a stunning beauty. Her looks were not in the slightest inferior to Lin Aoxue’s. What kind of capabilities did that damn Ye Xuan possess to have two such gorgeous women fall for him?

"Hello, Young Master Xiao." Yang Bingyu carefully sized Xiao Ran up. He looked like a perfect gentleman on the outside, but she had no idea what his character was like. Still, a man who would kidnap a woman probably wasn’t a paragon of virtue.

Xiao Ran smiled faintly and shook Yang Bingyu’s hand, pretending to be a gentleman. "Miss Yang the Elder, I’ve heard so much about you.

"Jie, you’re really not much of a friend. You have such a beautiful cousin, yet you never introduced us," Xiao Ran jokingly scolded after greeting her.

"Young Master Xiao, you wrong me! It’s not that I didn’t want to introduce you. It’s just that you have way too many beautiful women around you. Even if I wanted to, I’d never get the chance," Yang Jie replied helplessly, scratching his head.

Xiao Ran changed female companions almost every day, and they were all uniformly seductive and alluring women. Yang Bingyu simply wasn’t Xiao Ran’s type. Moreover, Yang Jie had been entirely focused on getting him interested in Lin Aoxue. He hadn’t thought that far ahead. Besides, Yang Bingyu was the darling of the Yang family. If Yang Zhennan and the others found out he had schemed against her and sent her to Young Master Xiao’s bed, they would definitely kill him.

"Young Master Xiao, I wonder what your intentions are in calling me over? You couldn’t just simply be inviting me for a late-night snack, could you?" Too lazy to flatter Xiao Ran, Yang Bingyu asked straightforwardly.

Xiao Ran was briefly taken aback before bursting into laughter. "Miss Yang the Elder is truly a straightforward person! You know I had ulterior motives for calling you here.

"Come, come. Let’s sit down first. We can talk over a drink."