Chapter 77: Let's Share the Bed
As soon as the words left his mouth, Xiao Ye lifted his foot and stomped down hard on Chen Li's leg.
"AHHH—!"
A bloodcurdling scream erupted from Chen Li's mouth.
Her leg twisted at an unnatural angle. A jagged shard of bone pierced through the muscle, dripping with crimson blood.
In the blink of an eye, a pool of red stained the floor.
Xiao Ye lifted his foot again, this time bringing it down on the arm Chen Li was using to clutch her leg.
"Ah! My arm!"
"Please, stop stomping!"
"My arm, my leg, they're all broken!"
Within a single minute, all four of Chen Li's limbs were broken!
She curled into a terrified ball, humbly begging Xiao Ye for mercy. "Don't kill me, I beg you! Don't kill me! I was wrong, I'll never do it again!"
"I'm already crippled! Just spare my worthless life, I beg you…"
"Killing you would only dirty my hands."
Xiao Ye snorted coldly. "Sometimes, living is a thousand times more painful than dying!"
"Trash like you dared to harm my woman. I'll never let you die so easily!"
With that, Xiao Ye grabbed Chen Li's hair and dragged her like a dead dog over to Chen Peng.
Chen Peng was covered in blood-stained shards of glass.
The largest piece was embedded in his lower back, completely immobilizing him.
Watching Xiao Ye approach step by step, Chen Peng was so terrified his heart nearly stopped. "Don't... please, don't come any closer…"
THUD!
Xiao Ye tossed Chen Li down beside him and picked up the nearby camera.
The playback clearly showed the two of them committing their vile acts against Lin Chuyue!
Xiao Ye threw the camera to the ground and stomped it to pieces.
Then he picked up a shard of glass and viciously slashed at Chen Li!
In an instant, the flesh on Chen Li's face was split open. Blood gushed from a wound so deep the bone was visible!
'Didn't she want to slash Lin Chuyue's face?'
'Then I'll just give her a taste of her own medicine!'
'Let Chen Li have a taste of the pain and despair of being disfigured!'
The excruciating pain caused Chen Li to pass out on the spot.
Xiao Ye, gripping the blood-dripping shard of glass, repeated the act, giving Chen Peng a deep scar of his own!
'So you like torturing people, do you?'
'Then let's see how you like being trampled underfoot, at someone else's mercy!'
'From now on, whenever they go out, all people will see are their hideous, disfigured faces!'
'A perfect match for their filthy, disgusting souls!'
After this release, the murderous aura around Xiao Ye finally dissipated somewhat.
He tossed the shard aside, ignored the unconscious pair, and gently scooped up Lin Chuyue. "Honey, I'm taking you home."
"Mm."
Lin Chuyue rested obediently in Xiao Ye's arms.
His firm, warm chest filled her with an overwhelming sense of security.
'This man... his methods just now were admittedly a bit bloody.'
'But that brother and sister from the Chen Family brought it all on themselves!'
'Those who do evil will surely reap what they sow!'
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The two returned to their original hotel.
Xiao Ye gently placed Lin Chuyue on the bed, brought over a towel, and helped wipe the tear stains from her face.
By now, Lin Chuyue had regained some of her strength. She raised a hand to take the towel. "I want to take a shower."
"Are you sure you can manage? If you fall, I'll have to go in and carry you out. Don't go accusing me of taking advantage of you then."
"In your dreams. I'll use the bathtub."
Lin Chuyue rolled her eyes at Xiao Ye, her mood finally relaxing completely.
"By the way…"
She hesitated. "That brother and sister from the Chen Family... are they going to die?"
"No."
Xiao Ye handed her a cup of hot water. "Drink some of this to calm your nerves. They won't die, but they'll suffer a fate worse than death."
"Chen Peng's spine was injured. He's destined to be paralyzed and bedridden for the rest of his life."
"As for Chen Li, all her limbs are broken. Even if they manage to set them, she'll be as good as a cripple."
Lin Chuyue's heart sank. "Xiao Ye... don't you think you were a little too harsh?"
"I'm not trying to blame you, I'm just worried this will bring the Chen Family's frantic retaliation down on us."
"What's there to be afraid of? I'm here. If the Chen Family dares to come looking for trouble, I'll take care of however many they send!"
Xiao Ye puffed out his chest and declared, "You still don't trust my abilities?"
Lin Chuyue sighed softly.
For now, all she could do was hope the Chen Family would be intimidated by Xiao Ye's ruthlessness and decide not to press the matter.
Lin Chuyue walked gingerly into the bathroom and turned on the faucet.
Xiao Ye waited outside the door, his eyes fixed on her silhouette through the frosted glass.
Her enchanting figure was a feast for the eyes.
It was just that his unabashed staring was a bit ungentlemanly.
'Well, Lin Chuyue is going to be my wife sooner or later anyway, so I'll just consider this an advance on my perks.'
After a good while, Lin Chuyue finally came out of the bathroom, her hair sopping wet.
Xiao Ye helped her blow-dry her hair, then poured another cup of hot water and placed it on her nightstand.
"Get some sleep. I'll head back to my room. Call me anytime if you need anything."
At that moment, watching Xiao Ye's departing figure, Lin Chuyue's heart felt incredibly warm.
She had always thought of Xiao Ye as reckless, impulsive, and emotionally clueless.
But this ordeal had completely changed her opinion of him.
'Maybe... this guy isn't so unreliable after all.'
The night deepened.
Lin Chuyue gradually drifted off to sleep.
Suddenly, a hand clamped over her mouth.
She was instantly wide awake, the hairs on her neck standing on end in terror.
"Don't be afraid, it's me."
Xiao Ye lowered his voice and released his hand. "Don't talk. Someone snuck in."
A short while ago, Xiao Ye had been ambushed in his own room. He dealt with the attacker on the spot.
He immediately thought of Lin Chuyue, worried she might also be in danger.
Sure enough, a few minutes later, a dark figure slipped in noiselessly.
The figure observed from the doorway for a moment, then approached slowly, his footsteps on the carpet making almost no sound.
Then he tiptoed to the bedside and abruptly raised his hand.
A sharp dagger glinted coldly in the moonlight!
Xiao Ye leaped up, grabbing the man's wrist with one hand and his head with the other, and viciously slammed it against the wall!
SMASH!
The dark figure crumpled to the ground, instantly motionless.
The lights flicked on, revealing a man wearing a face mask.
'It doesn't take a genius to figure this out. It must be the Chen Family. They couldn't win in a fair fight, so they resorted to assassination.'
Xiao Ye picked the man up and tossed him out the door. "Alright, you can go back to sleep now."
"Wait…"
Lin Chuyue reached out, intending to grab his clothes, but ended up hooking his finger instead.
The tips of her ears turned red with embarrassment, and her voice was barely a whisper. "I'm a little scared… C-could you sleep here tonight?"
"I don't mean in the same bed… There's a sofa bed over there. Could I trouble you to sleep there for one night?"
It was the first time she had ever invited a man to stay the night, and she was so shy she could barely speak.
Xiao Ye looked at her flustered and adorable appearance, the corners of his lips curling up slightly. "Sofa beds aren't comfortable."
Lin Chuyue immediately changed her tune. "Th-then... you sleep in the bed. I'll sleep on the sofa bed."
"That won't work either. Your head is injured and your body hasn't recovered; you have to sleep in the bed. And I've been busy all day, I'm exhausted. I won't get a good rest on a sofa bed."
With that, Xiao Ye turned and walked towards the door. "Forget it, I'll just go back to my own room and sleep in a real bed."
"If I don't get a good rest, and the Chen Family shows up with people tomorrow looking for trouble, my strength will definitely be reduced."
The more Lin Chuyue listened, the more frightened she became. She blurted out, "We can sleep in the bed together!"
The moment the words left her mouth, she regretted it.
But before she could take it back, Xiao Ye had already leaped onto the bed and wrapped his arms around the delicate body he had been dreaming of.
"Don't worry, you're not feeling well, so I won't touch you. We'll just be innocently sleeping under the same covers."
Lin Chuyue's pretty face was bright red. "Then... then don't touch me."