Chapter 492
The man saw Xu Ke stop, and his originally tense and stiff body also began to relax.
“You must be a bumpkin from the countryside, aren’t you? You really don’t know about the Xu Family and the Third Miss of the Xu Family.” The man looked at Xu Ke with a hint of mockery in his eyes, and his recently dimmed vanity swelled up again.
“Well, someone like the Third Miss isn’t someone a bumpkin like you can get in touch with. After all, the Xu Family’s influence in America is beyond your imagination. Let me put it this way: America can do without a president, but without the Xu Family, their economy would regress by at least twenty years. A behemoth like the Xu Family is hard for someone like you to even approach.” The man rolled his eyes at Xu Ke and said.
“The Third Miss of the Xu Family is also a significant figure within the family. She is highly protective. If she finds out you messed with me, you won’t be able to bear the consequences. If it were someone else, maybe all you’d have to do is avoid America for the rest of your life. But I happen to be under the protection of the Third Miss, and she will hunt you down. It won’t matter which country you escape to.” The man’s tone was somewhat complacent, as he thought that after saying so much, Xu Ke should understand the gravity of the situation and apologize to him. This anticipated joy made him shift his stance to be ready to receive Xu Ke’s apology, even momentarily forgetting the pain in his wrist.
But unfortunately, he was destined never to see Xu Ke bow down.
“It sounds pretty impressive.” Xu Ke looked at the man, who was trying hard to suppress his joy but couldn’t hide it in his eyes, with a hint of contempt and wicked amusement in his own eyes. “But what does that have to do with me? Since I dared to do it, I’m not afraid of them coming after me.” Xu Ke’s lips curled up slightly.
“What do you mean, what are you going to do?” The man did not get the result he wanted from Xu Ke. Instead, he saw Xu Ke continuously coming closer to him, which instantly startled him. His body involuntarily moved backward, and his eyes were filled with both panic and vigilance as he retreated.
“What do I mean? Aren’t you clever? Guess what I’m going to do now?” Xu Ke’s voice was gentle like a spring breeze. He slowly formed a fist in front of the man’s face and then suddenly punched forward amidst the man’s uncertain expression.
The man no longer shuffled backward in small steps but took a big step back instead.
Behind the man were about a dozen stairs. Initially, he wasn’t very far from them, and after taking such a big step, he suddenly found nothing beneath him.
Thus, before Xu Ke’s fist could hit the man, his body was already falling backward. The expression on his face had no time to change before he rolled down the stairs like a bead on steps, rolling very smoothly.
Xu Ke retracted the fist he originally intended to use on the man and looked with a complex expression at the man lying on the ground unconscious, with his leg twisted. Thick red blood flowed out from beneath his head.
Xu Ke took out his phone and called an ambulance for the man and then walked towards Yu Xia.
Xu Ke was initially worried that Yu Xia might be frightened by the scene, but when he turned his head, he found the little girl had covered her mouth, closed her eyes, and fallen asleep, with tiny snores coming from her. This instantly made Xu Ke find it a bit funny and helpless.
“You silly girl, you can even fall asleep while standing.” Xu Ke said as he pinched Yu Xia’s nose, successfully waking her from her slumber.
“Don’t sleep here, I’ll take you back. You can sleep in your room.” Xu Ke withdrew his hand and said.
“I don’t want to go back to my room. I want to see my sister, but she locked herself in her room and won’t see me.” Yu Xia’s voice was slightly hoarse, and she looked at Xu Ke with tears in her eyes, looking extremely aggrieved.
Hearing Yu Xia mention Lin Mengyao, the light expression on Xu Ke’s face instantly disappeared. “What’s wrong with Yaoyao?” Xu Ke asked, a bit nervously.
“Sister locked herself in her room, won’t see anyone, and isn’t eating. Xiaxia is really worried about her.” Yu Xia said blankly, and a tear fell from her eye without warning, reflecting dazzling light in the sunlight, which made Xu Ke’s eyes sting slightly as well.
“I understand now. I’ll take you to your room first, and I’ll check on Yaoyao for you, okay?” Xu Ke’s gaze on Yu Xia was warm, making Yu Xia’s already blank eyes even more wooden. She looked at Xu Ke’s eyes for a long time without speaking, simply thinking that those eyes looking at her were so beautiful that she wished they could stay on her forever.
Xu Ke didn’t notice anything amiss on Yu Xia’s face. He assumed she was just like this after drinking, so he reached out and held Yu Xia’s hand, leading her forward slowly, afraid that he would walk too fast and Yu Xia couldn’t keep up. A short walk ended up feeling rather long.
Although Xu Ke was anxious about Lin Mengyao’s current state, he still insisted on settling Yu Xia into her room, making sure she was okay before leaving and heading to Lin Mengyao’s room.
Outside the room, the food Yu Xia brought had already gone cold, yet it was still in the same position, indicating it hadn’t been touched at all.
Inside the room, Lin Mengyao maintained her position, hugging her knees, staring blankly at a corner of the room, isolating herself from the world and hearing nothing.
Xu Ke waited outside the door for a while. Seeing no sign of Lin Mengyao and hearing no sound, his brows furrowed even tighter.
“Yaoyao, I know you’re in there and probably still angry with me, but you can’t harm your body like this. Whatever it is, we can talk it out. There’s no need to deteriorate yourself like this. Please, let’s have a proper conversation, alright?” Xu Ke pressed his ear against the door, listening for any movement inside.
Finally, as Xu Ke kept knocking and speaking, Lin Mengyao moved her eyes and focused them on the door.
“Yaoyao, please come out, alright?” Xu Ke furrowed his brows tighter than ever, with undisguisable urgency and worry in his voice.
“Xu Ke, is that you outside?” Lin Mengyao’s voice responded, a bit dry.
“Yes, it’s me outside. Would you come out so I can see you, okay?” Xu Ke said.
“I don’t want to see you right now. Go away.” Yu Xia pulled a slight, somewhat awkward smile and said.