Chapter 95: Arriving Just in Time

She had thought that claiming she was already married would dispel Xiao Ran’s filthy, wicked intentions. Instead, it only fueled his interest. He grabbed Lin Aoxue and dragged her toward the nearby sofa.

Lin Aoxue tried to struggle, but a wave of weakness washed over her. Her head spun, and she swayed, nearly collapsing to the floor. Seeing this, the smile on Xiao Ran’s face grew even more twisted with excitement.

No matter how naive she might be, Lin Aoxue knew she had fallen into Yang Jie’s trap. She bit down hard on the base of her tongue, letting the taste of copper spread through her mouth. The sharp pain brought a brief moment of clarity to her fading consciousness, and she kicked Xiao Ran squarely in the crotch with all her might.

"Ah!" Caught off guard, Xiao Ran screamed bloody murder. His face contorted in agony as he clutched his groin and crumpled to the floor.

Lin Aoxue seized the opportunity to dart into the private room’s bathroom. After locking the door behind her, the exhaustion hit her again. Slumping onto the toilet seat, she took out her phone with trembling hands and dialed Ye Xuan’s number.

"Hello! Aoxue, where are you? Are you okay? Don’t be afraid, I’m coming to save you right now!" Barely a second had passed before Ye Xuan’s anxious voice rang through the receiver.

When he first received Su Xiaobai’s call, he thought she was just trying to scare him. However, it gave him the perfect excuse to leave; otherwise, he wouldn’t have known how to face Yang Bingyu. On the drive back, Ye Xuan had been calling Lin Aoxue repeatedly, but every call had gone unanswered. This caused his initial skepticism to morph into genuine panic.

Hearing his deep concern, Lin Aoxue finally let her tears fall uncontrollably. "Ye Xuan, Ye Xuan, I’m in Room 1001 at the Haoting Hotel. Please come quickly... hurry..."

She was crying so hard she could barely catch her breath. The strange sensations coursing through her body filled her with absolute terror and panic. Her only hope now was that the bathroom door would hold until Ye Xuan arrived.

Ye Xuan didn’t dare hang up. He tried his best to soothe her while racing toward the Haoting Hotel at top speed.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Yang Bingyu felt incredibly conflicted. She hadn’t expected Lin Aoxue to actually be in danger. As a woman, she naturally didn’t want to see her defiled by anyone, but as a romantic rival, she didn’t want Ye Xuan to be her savior either. A dark thought even flashed through her mind—she wished they wouldn’t make it in time.

Ye Xuan’s mind was entirely consumed by Lin Aoxue, leaving him no time to consider Yang Bingyu’s feelings. It usually took an hour to drive from the beach to the Haoting Hotel, but Ye Xuan pushed the car to its absolute limits, forcefully cutting the trip down to twenty minutes.

Back in the private room, Lin Aoxue’s consciousness had blurred to the point where her vision was swimming. Outside, Xiao Ran was violently ramming into the door. His stream of filthy, vile curses made her tremble to her core.

Ye Xuan, still on the line with her, wore a terrifyingly dark expression. SCREECH! He slammed on the brakes right at the entrance of the Haoting Hotel. Without even bothering to close his car door, he sprinted inside.

"Hey, hey! Who are you? Don’t you know you can’t park at the hotel entrance?" Seeing this, a hotel security guard hurriedly stepped forward to block him.

"Get lost!" Given the emergency, Ye Xuan couldn’t care less about the rules. He kicked the guard squarely in the stomach and forced his way into the lobby.

"Someone, help! Stop that guy!" the guard shouted furiously. TWEET! He blew his whistle frantically, summoning his colleagues.

By the time Yang Bingyu got out of the car, Ye Xuan was already out of sight. Left with no other choice, she followed the security guards to find him.

Suddenly, a loud BANG echoed through the phone, followed immediately by Lin Aoxue’s piercing scream.

"Damn you, you bitch! How dare you kick me! I’m going to screw you to death today!" Xiao Ran had finally kicked the door open. If it weren’t for the throbbing pain in his groin, a flimsy door like this would never have kept him out for so long.

"Still calling for help, huh? I’ll sell you down south tomorrow!" Seeing the phone in Lin Aoxue’s hand, Xiao Ran snatched it away and smashed it into pieces on the floor. He then grabbed her by the hair, dragging her violently out of the bathroom.

"Get lost! Don’t touch me! Get away!" Lin Aoxue could barely speak at this point. Completely unable to resist, she could only weep and curse at him.

"Fuck, you ungrateful bitch!" Xiao Ran raised his hand and slapped her hard.

Lin Aoxue’s fair cheek instantly swelled and turned red. The corner of her mouth split open, and her hair fell in a disheveled mess, leaving her looking utterly wretched. That kick from earlier had destroyed any last shred of gentleness Xiao Ran possessed. Forgoing any foreplay, he brutally ripped Lin Aoxue’s dress open.

"Ah! Don’t touch me!" Lin Aoxue was on the verge of despair. She wanted to cover her exposed skin, but she didn’t even have the strength to lift her arms. She could only watch helplessly as Xiao Ran slowly closed in on her.

Xiao Ran let out a string of lecherous laughs. He was just unbuckling his belt when the private room’s main door was violently kicked open.

"Xiao Ran! You’re dead!" Seeing the scene before him, the blood rushed to Ye Xuan’s head. His body moved faster than his mind. With a thunderous roar, he strode over to Xiao Ran and kicked him right off Lin Aoxue, sending him flying across the room.

He didn’t even spare Xiao Ran a second glance, his eyes entirely fixed on Lin Aoxue, who was trembling on the sofa. Her once-exquisite makeup was ruined, her hair was a tangled mess, and her clothes were torn to shreds. Several bruises marred her pale skin, and her beautiful eyes were red and swollen from crying.

"You’re here..." Upon seeing Ye Xuan, Lin Aoxue’s taut nerves instantly relaxed, and her last lingering thread of consciousness finally gave way. A faint smile graced her lips before her eyes fluttered shut.

"I’m sorry. I’m late." Ye Xuan took off his jacket and carefully wrapped it around her body. With a look of profound heartbreak, he gently stroked her swollen cheek. "Rest assured, I won’t let a single person who hurt you get away with this."

With that, Ye Xuan stood up. He turned to look at Xiao Ran, who was struggling to crawl up from the floor. Ye Xuan’s cold gaze was like that of a man looking at a corpse.

Xiao Ran hadn’t expected Ye Xuan to appear out of nowhere, and his heart trembled uncontrollably. Just then, STOMP STOMP STOMP! Over a dozen security guards rushed into the doorway, all glaring fiercely at Ye Xuan.

Finding his courage instantly bolstered, Xiao Ran spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and sneered arrogantly. "Ye Xuan, do you know the consequences of touching me? Are you really going to sever all ties with the Xiao Family over a woman? Our Xiao Family pays tens of billions in tribute to the higher-ups every year! Do you really dare to provoke us?"

Faced with Xiao Ran’s threats, Ye Xuan remained silent, but his eyes grew several degrees colder. How could a playboy like Xiao Ran possibly withstand the towering wrath of Huaxia’s number one War God? Despite his arrogant barking, his trembling legs betrayed him. At this moment, Xiao Ran was terrified to his very core.