Chapter 281 - May I Kill You, Goddess? (2/2)

“Son, did you and Ah Sha get into a fight?” Chen Huan secretly cornered Xunxun to interrogate him.

“No,” Xunxun answered coldly.

“Like hell you didn’t. Usually you’ll follow that girl around as if you’re a tail attached to her butt or something,” Chen Huan said, glacing at Ah Sha who was now playing fireworks with the other children at the backyard. “I don’t think you have the heart to be mad at her, though. So, spill. What’s going on?”

Xunxun looked outright annoyed at this point. “I’m not mad.”

Chen Huan snorted. “Fine if you don’t want to tell me. I’ll just go ask Ah Sha!” In the end, Chen Huan learned nothing from Ah Sha as well. Soon, it was time for the countdown. By then, it wasn’t just Chen Huan who noticed the strange air between Xunxun and Ah Sha; everyone else felt it too.

Xin Qing wanted them to stay for the night, but Ah Sha suddenly received a phone call.

“Mommy, I’m going out.”

Xin Qing clutched Ah Sha’s arm. “Where are you even going at this hour?”

“My friends from overseas came back,” Ah Sha said in a wheedling tone. “Everyone wanted to meet up.”

Xin Qing was just about to say something else, but then she saw Ying Qingcang shaking his head at her. Xunxun stood up. “I’ll drive you,” he offered.

Once Xunxun was out of the door, Ying Qingcang approached the younger man and stood in front of him. “Whatever it is that she’s up to, just protect her.”

“I will.”

There weren’t a lot of cars on the street at this hour. Inside the car, silence pervaded. They had barely spoken to each other for the past few days, not that Ah Sha didn’t want to. It was just that Xunxun kept avoiding her. Ah Sha knew the reason behind Xunxun’s behavior, though she really didn’t no how to broach the subject.

“We’re supposed to meet at the plaza in front of the World Trade Center,”Ａh Sha said softly. “They’re really my classmates. Three girls.”

Xunxun kept his eyes on the road, though he did give a slight nod. “I know.”

Once again, silence prevailed. This time, it lasted all the way until they reached the World Trade Center. Xunxun pulled up in front of the plaza, and Ah Sha opened her side of the car door. “Would you wait in the car for us?” Ah Sha said. “You still have to drive us around if we have anywhere to go.”

“Alright,” Xunxun said. “You be careful, okay?”

Another moment of silence ensued. Xunxun looked like he had something else to say, though he was struggling to get the words out. In the end, Xunxun held his tongue. Ah Sha ran towards the plaza under Xunxun’s watchful eyes.

All of a sudden, Xunxun’s eyes widened in vigilance. He quickly got out of the car and ran after Ah Sha as if his life depended on it. On the plaza, three human shaped figures fell limply to the ground. A man stood facing Ah Sha.

“Well, well, well. We finally meet, poison queen!” The man was dressed in a white coat and was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. Under the light of the street lamps, his handsome features seemed a bit pale.

Ah Sha kept an eye on the unconscious forms of her three friends and took two quick steps backwards. Her palms were held out in front of her chest at the ready.

“Ah, ah, ah. No needles!” Bai Qi laughed. “Or else your friends here would be on their way to meet their makers. Unless, of course, you can kill me before I make a move.”

A human shaped figure burst out from the darkness and stepped in front of Ah Sha.

“Ah Sha?” Xunxun looked over Ah Sha’s body twice to make sure that she was unharmed.

Ah Sha grabbed Xunxun’s hand. “You need to go! He’s Bai Qi!”

“I know,” Xunxun said, pulling her into his arms. Xunxun’s cold gaze zeroed in on Bai Qi’s face. “You tricked my girl and got her to come out here during the middle of the night. And then you show up dressed in white like you’re attending a funeral of a relative? You got a loose screw in your head or something?”

“Pfft!” Ah Sha knew that this wasn’t the time to be laughing, but she still failed to stifle her laughter.

“You really think she’s just some helpless little girl?” Bai Qi didn’t seem to mind Xunxun’s barb at all. Some time during the exchange, a thin and slender blade had appeared in Bai Qi’s palm.

“Uh-oh. It looks like mental retardation isn’t your only problem, dude. It turns out you’re stone-blind as well. Does Ah Sha look like a man to you?” Xunxun smirked. “You know, I’ve been trying to track you down for quite some time. Who knew you’d show up on your own instead. In that case, I won’t be going easy on you!”

Bai Qi frowned and his ears seemed to twitch a few times. Then, surprise flashed inside Bai Qi’s eyes. “You brought a team with you…”

“Move in!”

Before the sound of Xunxun’s voice dissipated into the night, several shadows flew out from the dark and surrounded Bai Qi. The shadows attacked Bai Qi without holding anything back.

Ah Sha tried to move away from Xunxun’s tight hold, but she received a fierce glare from the man. “Stay here like a good girl. I’ll deal with you once we get home.”

Ah Sha could only stand there and watch the battle unfold before her. “Is that Xiao Hua?” she asked after a while. Not once did Ah Sha’s eyes leave Xunxun’s team.

Bai Qi’s weapon was a knife. He seemed to be holding his own even if he was going up against five opponents at once.

Suddenly, Ah Sha saw Xiao Hua pulling out a gun. “No! Don’t use a gun!” Ah Sha quickly shouted.

“You stay out of this!” Xunxun growled, scowling darkly. Just when he was about to order Xiao Hua to open fire, they heard the sound of approaching sirens.

Xiao Hua retreated and ran back to Xunxun and Ah Sha. “Young master, you should leave with the young miss first.”

“Take the team and get out of here quickly, you hear me? That is an order. Kill him next time,” Xunxun said, pulling Ah Sha into a run.

Bai Qi leaped onto the roof of a passing car and blew a kiss at Ah Sha. “Until next time, my beautiful queen!”

The dark scowl on Xunxun’s face lasted the entire journey back home. Ah Sha dared not make a sound. The first thing Xunxun did when they got home was make a phone call. After he was done, he saw Ah Sha standing piteously in the middle of the living room. His heart softened immediately.

“Come here!”

Ah Sha walked towards him in slow, tentative steps.

“Sit,” Xunxun ordered.

Ah Sha sat down on the other end of the couch.

Xunxun frowned. “Why are you sitting so far away?”

Ah Sha shifted closer to him and then sneaked a furtive glance at him. “Xunxun… Please don’t be mad. I was wrong!”

“How were you wrong?” Xunxun still refused to look at her.

“I shouldn’t meet with my classmates in the middle of the night and open myself to attack,” Ah Sha said warily.

Xunxun glanced at her briefly. “What else?”

“I shouldn’t have stopped Xiao Hua from using her gun,” Ah Sha said, pausing in thought. Then, Ah Sha added, “Good thing she didn’t fire though. The police would’ve heard the gunshot.”

Xunxun laughed angrily. “Ying Xin, are you ever going to come clean?”