Chapter 438 - 445: Ambushed
For two consecutive days, Xu Yingying hadn’t returned home, which left Xu Shanshan extremely anxious, while Li Yifei’s mood had finally settled down. He had thought that returning to the city would allow him to lead a tranquil life, to find a wife and live a modest existence, but evidently, his romantic life was not going smoothly. He feared this young man couldn’t carry on much longer.
Knowing that Xu Yingying wouldn’t be coming home tonight either, Li Yifei didn’t feel like returning home. Although Xu Shanshan was adorable, she was not his wife after all. Now that things with Xu Yingying had turned out this way, he was even less inclined to have any ambiguous interactions with Xu Shanshan.
It had been a long time since he had been to a bar. Today, Li Yifei decided once again to visit one, to have a few drinks and unwind, which seemed like a good choice.
If Li Yifei made a call now, he could easily find many people to join him for drinks, Lin Qiong, Michelle, and others, but he just felt like drinking alone.
"Sir, here’s your drink!" At this early hour, the bar was sparsely populated, and a server approached with a tray, on which sat a bottle of white spirit, a drinking glass, and some nuts and dried fruits.
Li Yifei nodded his head in acknowledgement. The server was about to set the tray on the table, an utterly normal movement, but a sudden alarm went off in his mind and instinctively, he leaned quickly backwards just as he noticed a streak of cold light aiming for his chest.
It was a sharp dagger, not long in the handle or the blade, but exceedingly keen and aimed straight for a vital part of Li Yifei’s chest. The move was rapid and forceful; Li Yifei was cognizant that if the dagger hit its mark, his life would be over there and then.
Such a swift backward lean afforded him enough time to act. With nowhere further to dodge due to the backing of the booth, his hand had already shot out, latching onto the wrist of the server.