Chapter 384: Miss Lin Was Kidnapped
Linton looked at Lin Chuyue with a wide smile, sitting down beside her without any hesitation. "That's right. It's me."
Lin Chuyue looked at him, suddenly struck by a bad premonition.
"Mr. Lin... Mr. Linton, there might be a misunderstanding between us. My plane is taking off soon. Please, send me back."
"Don't worry, I definitely won't tell anyone about what happened today."
"Send you back?" Linton shook his head. "How could I possibly do that? I'm quite fond of your face... and your body."
"Xiao Ye doesn't want you anymore. So how about you come with me? I'll give you the same luxurious life you had before. Not only that, but I'll also treat you very well."
"And all you have to do is serve me well."
After speaking, Linton reached out, intending to caress Lin Chuyue's face.
Lin Chuyue's body was weak, and she could only turn her head to dodge him. "Mr. Linton, I don't feel well. Can you give me some time to think about it?"
"Of course. I'm not the type to force people. I can wait until you're feeling better. But don't make me wait too long."
With that, Linton glanced at his watch. "It's only the afternoon. There's still time."
"When I get back from work tonight, I expect you to have showered and be waiting for me here."
Linton gave Lin Chuyue no chance to refuse, then stood up and left.
A while later, the same maid from before came in and began to feed Lin Chuyue water and food.
"I don't want to eat right now."
The maid sneered. "If you don't eat, you definitely won't survive the night!"
A chill instantly ran down Lin Chuyue's spine, as if someone had blown on the back of her neck. Even her scalp tightened.
"What do you mean?"
"Mr. Linton has some... special little quirks. If you don't eat, drink, and keep up your strength, you will die here today."
The maid's expression was calm, as if she were stating some trivial matter she couldn't care less about. "The more you eat, the longer you'll live."
Lin Chuyue trembled. 'Special little quirks?'
'Those were probably things that could kill a person!'
She had heard that many rich people, in their pursuit of thrills, would do some extremely cruel things.
For example... whipping, humiliation, and so on!
Some even had a preference for bloodshed and would keep hitting someone until they drew blood!
"Hurry up and eat. Remember, the more miserably you scream tonight, the longer you'll live. If you hold it in and don't scream, you'll only die faster!"
Seeing that Lin Chuyue had regained a bit of strength, the maid set down the bowl and chopsticks. "I'm not trying to help you out of kindness, so don't even think about asking me for help."
"I just don't want to have to clean up a corpse every few days. It's really a hassle."
With that, she walked out.
Lin Chuyue was left alone in the luxurious room, her body completely stiff.
After several seconds, she snapped out of it and frantically began to search for a way to call the police.
Her phone and handbag were long gone, and there was nothing in the entire room that could connect to the outside world.
Lin Chuyue sat limply on the floor. 'Am I... am I really going to die today?'
Involuntarily, her thoughts turned to Xiao Ye again.
In the past, whenever she was in danger, Xiao Ye would always show up just in time.
Like a prince on a white horse, he had pulled her out of the mire several times, but this time... he probably wouldn't be coming!
Lin Chuyue couldn't stop a tear from falling. 'Forget it. If I die, I die.'
'That way, no one will have to worry anymore!'
「The Xiao Family Estate.」
「The Study.」
Xiao Ye's phone rang, its ringtone piercing.
This was his most important phone; this number was generally unreachable unless something major had happened.
Xiao Ye's expression turned grave as he immediately answered the call.
"Patriarch, bad news! Miss Lin has been kidnapped!"
CRACK!
The teacup in Xiao Ye's hand was crushed to pieces!
"What happened?"
"Miss Lin went to the airport earlier, intending to go abroad. When we were about to report to you, we realized she was missing."
"Our men pursued and discovered she had been kidnapped by Linton!"
"Linton's manor is too well-defended. Our men can't get in."
They had originally planned to rescue Lin Chuyue first to avoid being punished by Xiao Ye.
But when they realized it was impossible, their only choice was to notify him.
'Linton?'
'He kidnapped Lin Chuyue?'
Xiao Ye suddenly thought of something and immediately opened his phone.
The file on Linton had been sent to his phone earlier.
He had only read the important parts, merely glancing at the rest.
Opening it again, Xiao Ye quickly scrolled to the very bottom.
Linton: Enjoys beautiful women, with a particular penchant for sadistic abuse...
Xiao Ye's face turned utterly grim. "You lot, watch every entrance and exit of Linton's estate!"
"After this is over, report for your punishment!"
With that, he immediately hung up the phone and summoned his team with the utmost speed.
「In the van.」
Xiao Ye let out a slight sigh of relief upon learning that Linton had temporarily left and hadn't laid a hand on Lin Chuyue yet.
That was why he didn't go over directly, choosing instead to first put on a disguise.
Linton was a very important figure who couldn't be dealt with carelessly.
Even if something did happen to him, the Angel Association absolutely could not know that Xiao Ye was the one behind it.
Otherwise, the poison he had injected, along with all his other arrangements, would have been for nothing.
「One hour later.」
Xiao Ye had already transformed his face and changed into a set of clothes suitable for action.
"Drive me to Linton's manor immediately. As for you..."
He pointed at a subordinate who was dressed to look like him. Although the man lacked his imposing aura, the makeup made him an eighty percent match.
As long as no one got too close or knew him especially well, they shouldn't be able to tell the difference.
"First, go to the Xiao Family's company and show your face. Just make sure everyone knows you've gone to the office."
"For the rest of the time, stay in the office. Don't go out."
After arranging all this, Xiao Ye finally set off for Linton's manor.
As expected, the manor was heavily guarded.
Linton was a man who was terrified of dying, employing several dozen bodyguards.
Aside from the two who were always with him, the rest were stationed at the manor.
Xiao Ye had his other subordinates create a diversion to draw their attention, then used insulating materials to climb over the wall.
Almost silently, he successfully infiltrated the manor's main villa.
Inside, only a few maids were busy at work.
Xiao Ye didn't act rashly. Instead, he first located the room where Lin Chuyue was being held, and then he waited patiently.
「Night fell.」
Linton rushed back, looking weary from his day.
With a beautiful woman waiting at home, he had no desire to waste any more time outside.
Linton took off his jacket and headed straight for the second floor.
He pushed open the door and saw Lin Chuyue, who looked like a fragile white flower. At the sight, his desire stirred and grew more intense.
"It looks like you've already showered, have you?"
Hearing his voice, Lin Chuyue snapped out of her stupor as if waking from a dream, an uncontrollable fear showing in her eyes.
"Mr. Linton, we should talk..."
Linton's face darkened. "Talk? What is there for us to talk about?"
"You have no right to say no! Be a good girl and obey me now, and I might like you for a little while longer. Otherwise..."