Ye Shaohua came downstairs carrying a backpack.
Wei Zhengxuan adjusted his glasses.
Looking at Ye Shaohua, he was a bit surprised. He hadn’t expected that her luggage at the Wei family’s house would be… so little.
And the way she walked down the stairs with her eyes slightly lowered made her slender figure look especially elegant and tall.
His stepsister, whom he had never really paid much attention to before, was actually kind of captivating.
“Mr. Xu, I’m sorry, Shaohua didn’t mean to…” Seeing Xu Anyuan, Liu Fang instinctively poured him a cup of tea, trying to appease him.
The look of disgust in Xu Anyuan’s eyes deepened. “Get lost.”
“Ye Shaohua, how long are you going to keep this up?” Seeing Ye Shaohua’s slow, deliberate movements, a flash of cruelty crossed Xu Anyuan’s eyes as he reached out to grab her by the throat.
But Wei Zhengxuan blocked him.
“You want to interfere?” Xu Anyuan looked at Wei Zhengxuan, a hint of wariness in his eyes.
He was also a bit puzzled. Back when he married Ye Shaohua with ill intentions, Wei Zhengxuan hadn’t seemed to care at all.
Wei Zhengxuan gave a slight smile. “She is still my stepsister, and this is my home. Don’t go too far.”
Ye Shaohua stood there, phone in hand, ignoring the two of them.
Wei Zhengxuan, hand pressed against his glasses, glanced at her.
He noticed she was actually on the phone and couldn’t help but shake his head.
How oblivious could she be? Didn’t she realize she had just narrowly escaped serious trouble?
“Ye Shaohua, there are plenty of women trying to get into my bed, and plenty playing hard to get. You talk about divorce, but then you go and whisper god-knows-what to my grandpa behind my back? Isn’t that disgusting…”
As he was thinking this, Ye Shaohua finished her call, then dialed another number and pressed the speakerphone button.
“Anyuan, come back. Miss Ye has already signed the divorce papers,” the voice on the other end, Xu Anyuan’s mother, sounded a bit awkward. “And what your grandpa said was my doing, it had nothing to do with Miss Ye. Just come home and sign the papers.”
Xu Anyuan’s unfinished words got stuck in his throat.
He pulled the phone away from his ear, almost in disbelief. “Mom?”
Wasn’t his mom the one who hated Ye Shaohua the most, besides him? Why was she calling her “Miss Ye”?
It even sounded pretty polite?
“Alright, just come back quickly and stop bothering Miss Ye.” After saying that, Mrs. Xu paused for a moment. “Sorry, Miss Ye, for all the trouble.”
“It’s fine,” Ye Shaohua replied with great poise. “After all, everyone has their moments of being blind.”
With that, she picked up her small bag, walked around the stunned people in the living room, and headed straight out.
Liu Fang snapped back to reality only after she closed the door. “Shaohua, what on earth are you doing, child?… Mr. Xu, please don’t be mad, she’s just messing around, she definitely doesn’t want to divorce you…”
Meanwhile, Wei Zhengxuan was also stunned for a moment. Then, seeing Xu Anyuan’s frustrated expression, he couldn’t help but rub his chin thoughtfully.
He grabbed his car keys from the side and hurried after her.
“Where are you headed? Let me give you a ride,” Wei Zhengxuan pulled up beside her and smiled. “It’s hard to get a taxi around here, and it’s not safe for a young woman alone.”
Ye Shaohua really couldn’t get a taxi, being in the wealthy district.
And if she used any extraordinary means to travel, would someone film it and post it online, branding her a freak?
Thinking this, she slowly got into the back seat. “Thanks.”
“No problem.” Wei Zhengxuan watched her through the rearview mirror. Her voice was soft and agreeable. He was starting to understand why the An guy and the Xu guy, who looked down on everyone, agreed to marry her. Though, she was a bit weak.
Thinking about it, Wei Zhengxuan warned her, “Don’t get too close to Xu Anyuan and his kind from now on.”
Hearing this, Ye Shaohua looked up at him. “Why?”
“You’re not from the same world. Trust me on this.” Wei Zhengxuan left it at that. “Knowing too much won’t do you, an ordinary person, any good.”
Watching Wei Zhengxuan’s mysterious demeanor, Ye Shaohua guessed he was probably part of the ability users’ world too.
She just curled her lips slightly and said nothing.
The car headed towards Xu Tianjiao’s apartment complex.
There were quite a few people along the way.
Xu Tianjiao lived in Building 93, which had a small square nearby.
But as they approached Building 93, Ye Shaohua noticed the usually lively square was deserted, exuding a chilling, eerie atmosphere.
It was like the area around Building 93 was a different world.
“Don’t move,” Wei Zhengxuan said, his face tensing as he spotted two men about three meters away with black eagles tattooed on their arms. “Those are Boss Qiu’s men.”
Ye Shaohua sensed something unusual and looked up. She immediately saw Xu Tianjiao being cornered by the two men.
Her eyes narrowed.
Her hand was already on the car door.
“I said don’t get out!” Wei Zhengxuan leaned over and pressed down on the back door handle, his expression grave. “You can’t afford to mess with these two. You wouldn’t understand anyway. Even if that woman is your friend, it won’t help. She probably accidentally offended Boss Qiu. Do you get it? Even if you called the police today, they wouldn’t send anyone.”
Ye Shaohua glanced at Wei Zhengxuan, then reached out and gently moved his hand away from the handle.
With a “click,” she opened the door and got out.
“Damn it!” Wei Zhengxuan cursed, immediately jumping out of the car. Right in front of Ye Shaohua, he crushed his own phone into a useless piece of scrap metal. “Didn’t I make myself clear? These two are like me. You can’t handle them.”
Ye Shaohua ignored him and simply walked over to Xu Tianjiao.
The two men with the black eagle tattoos noticed Ye Shaohua but paid her no attention.
Instead, they leered at Xu Tianjiao. “Was it you who posted that recording online today?”
Xu Tianjiao, seeing Ye Shaohua approaching, instinctively moved to shield her. “It was me.”
“Good, then we didn’t grab the wrong person,” the man said, extending his hand. A surge of energy emanated from it as he aimed for the top of Xu Tianjiao’s head. “Let this be a lesson – there are people in this world you don’t mess with. When you get to the underworld, remember to tell them you were sent by Boss Qiu!”
“Boss Qiu? Is he really that impressive?” Ye Shaohua stepped out from behind Xu Tianjiao. As the man stared in disbelief, she used her phone to block his hand, squinting slightly. “Is he a first-level Dragon Group member, or a special-level one?”
