Chapter 96 - A Night That Brought Them Closer (4) (1/2)
Zizi straightened upon hearing his name.
”Heh. He is one bastard.”
Zizi nodded in agreement.
I cannot deny that.
”He thinks he got his hands on us but he is a fool. Before he reaches us, he would already be dead haha…”
She froze. Her heart raced in panic.
Why are they so sure that he would die?
”How?”
”I have put one of my men on the lookout outside the bar. He is acting as a wasted drunkard, but he is keeping his eye on all the people entering the bar. Even if Soo Yunru disguises himself, he would not escape my informant's eyes. And once, he recognizes him, my other men will take him down.”
”Do you think he would come alone?”
”I don't care about his support. Soo Yunru is the big fish because he is a smart ass. If he dies, the investigation is as good as dead. At the bar, he would surely come alone because he wouldn't want too many men and make it suspicious. By the time his team arrives, he would be dead. And with all the chaos, we will escape.”
Zizi stumbled back.
This is bad. They have already planned for this!
Fear gripped her heart and sweat formed on her forehead. Her legs were shaking and she felt her knees go weak.
I need to be at the entrance and warn him before he comes!
As she turned back, somebody suddenly grabbed her arm.
She paled upon seeing the same thug. He sneered and she saw his crooked teeth through his disgusting smile.
”Hello, Miss. We meet again. I knew I would see you. After all, you were behaving too suspiciously ever since I took that officer's name.”
Zizi stammered. ”W-what are you doing? Leave me. What officer are you talking about?”
”Nice acting but it's useless,” he narrowed his eyes. ”You were heading outside to warn him, right?”
She felt her stomach churn in fear. She nervously smiled. ”I think it's a misunderstanding. I don't have any idea about what you are talking about…I-I just came here because it's loud downstairs.”
Tears threatened to form in her eyes, but she didn't let them.
”Heh. I saw your shadow from under the door's slit. You were standing here, listening to us.”
She froze.
The thug tightened his grasp, making her yelp. ”So he already planned for a spy huh? But too bad that you are a rookie. Now die.”
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Han villa.
Xinyi ran as fast as she could. She didn't think of anything and kept running until she reached the garden.
She stopped near a bench and gasped hard in breathlessness. Her heart beat so loud and fast that she could clearly hear it. Her knees finally went weak and she collapsed on the bench.
Her hand trembled as she put it on her chest. Then in a daze, she slowly touched her lips.
Kiss...We really kissed…
Even if it was an accident, she couldn't just shake it off and think of it as nothing. There was already tension between them ever since that night, and now it just turned way awkward by several notches.
Xinyi clasped her hands together. The anxiety and panic in her knew no bounds now.
What was she supposed to do now?
Zhiyuan…
Her cheeks blushed hard. Her mind was replaying that scene over and over again. She felt as if that warmth was still lingering on her lips. She shut her eyes and buried her face in his hands.
Ahhh...what will I do now?
Slowly, she felt someone's hand on her shoulder.
”Xinyi…”
She stiffened and her eyes widened.
Zhiyuan!
She abruptly got up and without anything, she was to run away again.
No, no! I cannot face him right now!
”Wait Xinyi!” Zhiyuan caught her wrist in time before she sped off again.
”I-I-”
”Please don't run away,” he urged.
Xinyi bit her lip hard and she felt embarrassed. Zhiyuan noticed her body slightly trembling. The moment they parted away, Zhiyuan couldn't move from his spot for a long time. He was just as shocked to realize what happened.
He glanced at Siying. ”Why did you do that?”
”I played a prank! Haha!” He giggled. ”Mama and Dada fell for it. But why Mama ran away?” He pouted.
Zhiyuan sighed. Even if he wanted to, he couldn't reprimand his son. He was just innocently playing around.
”You stay here. I will come back.”