Chapter 37 (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
She was scared stiff. Qiao Yanli came in abruptly, standing there without making a sound. His handsome face displayed a cold, covert, and unfeigned look…
He turned around, closing the door behind him and dashed toward the teary-eyed girl.
He removed his black western suit jacket and covered the shivering girl. Gently, he patted her slender back, saying, “Your husband is here. There’s no need to be scared anymore.”
His deep husky voice was supposed to be like a comforting warm summer breeze. However, at that moment, it felt like a shapeless tentacle, wrapping around her entire being, plucking at the strings of her existence. The second she was wrapped around, and protected by the man’s thick jacket, her tears poured out like an open faucet.
Qiao Yanli’s hand swiftly reached into his pocket and withdrew a handkerchief. As he wiped away her tears and the smudged mascara, he lowered his voice, saying, “There’s a good girl… You’re alright now.”
Xia Yanxi could not stop the tears from gushing out of her eyes. Her hands, still trembling with fear, held the corners of the jacket and pulled it tighter around her. When she could finally smell the lingering faint scent of tobacco that she knew well, she finally stopped shaking, and she could finally calm down.
Bai Wenxuan was not liking this. Not. One. Bit.
He did not like how the feisty girl had turned into a tamed house cat when the man had merely touched her. He was angry. He was jealous. With him, she was like a defensive bobcat, ready to bite and scratch him, but when the man came in, she was a tamed persian cat.
He pushed himself off the sofa and paced toward Xia Yanxi. After wrapping his oversized hand around Xia Yanxi’s fragile ones, he came in close to face the other man.
“She’s my woman! If you know any better, you should leave right now.”
The moment he made that declaration, Xia Yanxi came to her senses and bit down hard on the hand that was clutching hers.
He hissed in response. Angered by the sudden attack, he raised his other hand, ready to deliver a slap. However, before the hand could be swung, a powerful kick landed on his abdomen. That was unexpected, coming from a stranger that was exuding such elegance. He was unprepared for something of that sort and was thrown several feet backward.
With haste, Qiao Yanli shot to Xia Yanxi’s side and stood in front of her. His eyes were fixed on the oncoming haymaker being delivered by Bai Wenxuan. He knew it was coming and he was prepared for it. He welcomed the fist with his palm. Grabbing hold of his fist in his hand, he countered the attack with a straight blow to Bai Wenxuan’s face.
WHAM!