Divine Doctor and His CEO Wife-Chapter 131: Chen Xiao’s Backup Plan!

The torrential river water poured violently into the gap, the immense pressure battering their bodies as if to grind them to pieces.

Chen Xiao struggled to swim toward the breach, but the resistance was too great. Despite his best efforts, his progress was agonizingly slow. Behind him, Xu Yanran was in an even worse state. Her pretty face had turned a ghastly white from the lack of oxygen.

After a difficult escape through the breach, Chen Xiao and Xu Yanran reached the middle of the river. He looked up and saw the light above.

But just then, Xu Yanran’s hand slipped from his grasp, and she began to sink, struggling helplessly.

Gritting his teeth, Chen Xiao grabbed her, pressed his lips to hers, and forced a breath of fresh air into her mouth. Only then did she begin to recover.

With all his might, Chen Xiao pulled her along, swimming desperately for the surface!

SPLASH—

A plume of water erupted as their heads finally broke through the surface of the river.

Xu Yanran gasped for fresh air, her body still trembling with fear from the near-death experience. When she remembered Chen Xiao giving her air, her cheeks burned with a shy heat.

My first kiss... gone just like that?

She instinctively clung to Chen Xiao, terrified of falling back into the depths. She would rather die than re-experience that helpless, drowning sensation.

Chen Xiao could feel her proud, soft chest pressing tightly against his.

"What are you looking at? Pervert," Xu Yanran gritted her teeth. They were face-to-face, and if he lowered his gaze even slightly, he could see her deep, snowy cleavage. To make matters worse, his hands were currently cupping her firm buttocks, holding her above the water.

The situation left her feeling mortified and ashamed. I can’t even tell if the stickiness down there is from the river or from my own body.

Chen Xiao shot her a look. "Should I let go, then?"

"Don’t!" Xu Yanran’s face went pale, her voice trembling.

"Coward." Chen Xiao didn’t bother to tease her further and began swimming directly toward the Alice.

At that moment, the Alice was in utter chaos due to the sudden explosion. Everyone on board was in disarray.

Meanwhile, Watanabe Ichiba and Jiang Tianquan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

They had planted a custom-made bomb in the alloy warehouse. It wasn’t powerful enough to breach the alloy doors, but it could easily blow open the much more fragile hull on the other side. This meant that if the bomb detonated, anyone inside was certain to die. Even if someone miraculously survived the initial blast, the breached hull would allow the raging river to flood in and sweep everything away.

Yet, Watanabe Ichiba was heartbroken by the cost. The warehouse had contained so much gold, silver, and jewels, not to mention the gene potion they had worked so hard to acquire. Now, it was all gone. The loss was immense.

Just then, Li Buyi arrived with the special operations team, his men radiating a murderous aura. He coldly demanded, "Young Master Jiang, Young Master Watanabe, what happened here? Why was there a sudden explosion below deck?"

Jiang Tianquan feigned ignorance. "City Governor Li, you ask me? I have no idea."

Watanabe Ichiba chimed in, "City Governor Li, I should be the one asking you what happened. You went down to fight the fire, but instead of putting it out, you caused an explosion on our Alice! Were there procedural violations on your part?"

Seeing them turn the tables, Li Buyi’s expression grew even colder. He was extremely worried. He hadn’t seen Chen Xiao or Xu Yanran during the evacuation, and now, with the explosion below deck, he feared for their safety.

Their identities are too sensitive. If anything happened to them, the consequences would be dire. Especially Chen Xiao... he’s Leng Baiyu’s junior brother!

Li Buyi said coldly, "I’m warning you, don’t try to pull any tricks. If there are any casualties, I will investigate this to the very end and show no leniency!"

Watanabe Ichiba sneered, "City Governor Li, aren’t you being a bit unreasonable? Oh, that’s right, I remember now. We have a special treasure vault beneath the Alice, filled with priceless gold, silver, and jewels."

"If someone tries to break in and steal, it triggers an alarm mechanism that causes an automatic explosion. The bombs inside are powerful enough to destroy the entire warehouse and kill any thief on the spot."

"City Governor Li, none of your people happened to enter our treasure vault, did they?"

Li Buyi’s heart sank.

According to their story, does that mean Chen Xiao and Xu Yanran are as good as dead?

Watanabe Ichiba pressed on aggressively, "City Governor Li, if the explosion on our Alice was indeed caused by your actions, I will have to file for arbitration with the Divine Land government! Entering our treasure vault without the Watanabe Clan’s consent is no different from theft, is it?"

"Don’t you dare slander me!" Li Buyi roared.

"I’m stating the facts. The contents of my vault are priceless. In a moment, I will review the surveillance footage to see if someone broke into it!"

"If they did, I will show no mercy."

With that, Watanabe Ichiba waved over a subordinate. "Go and retrieve the surveillance footage from right before the vault exploded. I want to see which petty thief had the guts to trespass on my territory and steal from me!"

Several of his men immediately left to retrieve the footage.

Li Buyi’s sense of foreboding grew. Watanabe Ichiba must have already destroyed the evidence of his own crimes; that was why he was so bold in turning the tables. But if they actually produced footage of his people, then entering private property without permission would put him in an indefensible position.

Soon, the surveillance footage was brought out.

On the screen, Chen Xiao and Xu Yanran could be seen slipping through the alloy gate into the warehouse and beginning to search around. Then, the footage cut out abruptly.

Jiang Tianquan sneered. "So, there really were thieves who triggered the explosion on the Alice! City Governor Li, are these two connected to you?"

Li Buyi was speechless, utterly frustrated. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "I believe Mr. Chen and Miss Xu are not that kind of people."

"The evidence is right here, and you still defend them, City Governor Li?" Watanabe Ichiba said coldly. "Don’t tell me you’re all in this together."

Jiang Tianquan put on a show of false compassion. "Young Master Watanabe, those two are probably dead for good by now. It can be considered their just deserts. Why not be magnanimous and drop the matter?"

"Dead? Even if they’re dead, I’m going to nail them to the pillar of shame!" Watanabe Ichiba’s eyes were filled with savagery.

He had suffered a total loss in this venture.

All ten Shikigami of the Watanabe Clan had been killed.

The Alice was heavily damaged.

The priceless cash and jewels in the vault were gone.

The hard-won gene potion had been turned to ash.

How could he possibly swallow such a humiliating defeat?

"Their families and friends will compensate me for all my losses! Death doesn’t erase debt. I’ll make sure they rest in agony!"

"Unfortunately for you, you’re about to be disappointed." Just then, a casual voice drifted in from outside. Battered and bruised, Chen Xiao and Xu Yanran strode in.

"You... you’re still alive?" Watanabe Ichiba’s face was a mask of disbelief. After a moment, however, he let out a cold laugh. "Even better that you’re alive. We’ll make you wish you were dead!"

Chen Xiao’s expression was playful, but his tone was icy. "Sorry to disappoint you. This time, you’re the ones who are going to wish you were dead."

"Did you really think that by destroying the vault, you also destroyed the evidence of your crimes?"

At his words, the hearts of Watanabe Ichiba and Jiang Tianquan both trembled.

Watanabe Ichiba struggled to maintain his composure. "You’re lucky to be alive, and you’re talking about evidence? I wasn’t born yesterday. Do you really think you can scare me?"