Chapter 126: Luring the Snake Out of its Hole
How could people like the Ma Family ever truly befriend Lin Chuyue.
'They'll probably make their move the second I walk away!'
"Spare me the act!"
Lin Chuyue completely failed to understand Xiao Ye's good intentions. "I'm an adult. I know how to take care of myself. I don't need anyone's false kindness!"
Xiao Ye said no more and turned to leave.
Chu Yan watched Lin Chuyue, unable to suppress the delight in her eyes.
'This is perfect!'
'Keep digging your own grave, Lin Chuyue!'
'Once she completely loses all of Xiao Ye's favor, then I, Chu Yan, will have my chance!'
Overjoyed, Chu Yan quickly followed Xiao Ye out of the banquet hall.
After a moment's hesitation, she asked Xiao Ye softly.
"Miss Lin really went too far. Do we still need to have her protected?"
Xiao Ye instructed, "Of course. Tomorrow, spread the news that you and I are leaving South City together."
"When the Ma Family finds an opportunity, they will surely make a lethal move against us. When that happens, we'll turn their own plot against them. Let it be known that we are both severely injured and on the brink of death!"
Chu Yan's hand trembled. She understood in that instant: Xiao Ye hadn't given up on Lin Chuyue at all.
On the contrary, he was luring the snake out of its hole, forcing the Ma Family to expose themselves!
This way, Lin Chuyue would finally realize how foolish her trust had been!
Chu Yan suppressed the bitter feeling in her heart. 'To think that even after all this, Xiao Ye still cares so much about Lin Chuyue…'
"Alright, I'll see to it immediately."
Sure enough, the next day, news spread that Xiao Ye and Chu Yan were preparing to leave South City.
They left together in a single car, without any backup whatsoever.
When Ma the Third heard the news, he couldn't help but smirk. "That son of a bitch. He's only this careless because he's overconfident in his own abilities!"
"What's the status of that assassin I hired?"
"He's ready and will move out at once!"
"Good. Make sure to take care of both of them before they get back to Jiangcheng! This is one of the few chances we'll get."
Once Xiao Ye was dealt with, his great revenge would be complete.
And if he could also kill Chu Yan, then in the future, the Ma Family and the Chu Family would no longer be adversaries, but friends!
An understated luxury car drove down the road.
This stretch wasn't an expressway, but a national highway.
There wasn't much traffic, and the surrounding area was all farmland.
The sky stretched out above them, a vast expanse of blue!
Xiao Ye glanced at the rearview mirror. "Pull over. Let's rest here for a bit and give the people behind us a chance."
"Yes."
Chu Yan wasn't worried in the slightest. 'With Xiao Ye here, no one can hurt us!'
Not long after they got out of the car, the person following them got out as well.
A man in black looked toward Xiao Ye and Chu Yan, a savage grin spreading across his face. "Well, this is almost too easy!"
He gripped his dagger tightly, his figure disappearing into the woods on the side.
The terrain here was excellent, a truly perfect spot for an assassination!
Xiao Ye pretended he needed to relieve himself and walked into the thicket.
His back was turned, and he seemed to have let down his guard.
Suddenly, the man in black burst out from the side, followed by the cold glint of a blade!
It went straight for Xiao Ye's back!
But the expected success never came. Instead, a hand seized the wrist holding the dagger!
The man in black was stunned. "How is this possible!"
'I didn't make a sound, and my movements were swift! Xiao Ye doesn't have eyes in the back of his head, so how could he have possibly known!'
Expressionless, Xiao Ye used the man's own blade to send him to his grave.
'Beasts like him, their hands stained with innocent blood, weren't worth mourning.'
Outside, Chu Yan was a little anxious. Seeing Xiao Ye come out, she asked in a low voice, "How did it go?"
"He's dead."
Xiao Ye took the wet wipe she handed him and wiped the blood from his fingers.
With that, Xiao Ye took out the assassin's phone. "Release the news. Say one dead, one injured. I'm the one who died, and you're wounded."
Chu Yan was very smart and knew what to do.
This way was indeed less likely to arouse suspicion. After all, this was a national highway, and people often passed by.
Killing two people that easily would seem a bit too convenient.
To be on the safe side, the two of them simply stayed hidden in the woods, leaving only the car parked by the side of the road.
Soon, the news reached the Ma Family.
Ma the Third stared at the text message on his phone, his heart filled with wild joy. "That damn animal is finally dead!"
"It's a shame that Chu Yan was only seriously injured. Some passerby must have ruined our fun. But no matter, she won't get away!"
"Someone! Inform the Chu Family that Chu Yan is gravely injured. Let them go and finish the job themselves."
"And don't forget to remind them that this opportunity is a gift from the Ma Family. If they don't offer us something good in return, then they can't blame us for using the leverage we have on them!"
The Ma Family always had a contingency. Their communications with members of the Chu Family were the perfect leverage.
Now that the son of a bitch Xiao Ye was dead, there was no need to bother with Lin Chuyue anymore!
Ma the Third recalled his own subservient act and couldn't help but sneer. "A minor family from some backwater town dared to make the Ma Family run around for them!"
"So audacious! However much you took, you're going to spit every last bit of it back out! The Ma Family's property isn't so easy to take!"
「Lin's Subsidiary Company.」
Lin Chuyue was in her office, handling local business affairs.
Suddenly, her secretary rushed in, looking frantic. "President Lin, something's happened!"
"A group of people just barged in, they want to kick us out, and they're also moving out the office supplies."
"They said this is Ma Family territory and told us all to get the hell out, or... or they'll get rough!"
Lin Chuyue's heart sank. "There must be some misunderstanding."
She walked downstairs in her high heels.
The scene downstairs was chaotic, with a group of thugs shoving the employees around.
One of them even kicked one of the Lin Clan's employees to the ground, spewing obscenities.
"Damn it, you bitch! Who the hell do you think you are, getting in my way!"
"This is the Ma Family's turf! And all this stuff belongs to the Ma Family!"
"Get the hell out of here while you still can, or I'll make you wish you had!"
Seeing this, Lin Chuyue shouted furiously, "Stop it! How dare you hurt my employees!"
Everyone on the scene stopped at the same time.
One of them turned his head, and it was Ma the Third.
His face bore none of its previous gentle, refined look. Instead, his eyes were filled with mockery, making him seem like a completely different person.
Lin Chuyue's heart sank deeper and deeper, but she still couldn't quite believe it, asking, "Mr. Ma, what is going on?"
"What's going on? Naturally, we're taking back what belongs to the Ma Family."
Lin Chuyue stumbled, and her secretary, reacting quickly, managed to steady her.
"If you wanted your property back, you just had to say so. Why do it like this?"
The thing she'd been most afraid to believe had happened after all. "Or... were you just putting on an act from the very beginning?"
Seeing her pretty face turn deathly pale, Ma the Third's mood instantly improved.
He looked at Lin Chuyue, taunting her relentlessly. "Miss Lin, tell me, you've gotten on in years, so how is it that you've only grown older, but not any wiser?"
"We, the Ma Family, just put on a little act, and you actually fell for it!"