My Scheming Little Devil-Chapter 948 Crisis Comes
Third Young Master Jun’s eyes dimmed, while his attractive thin lips curled into a dismissive cold sneer:
"You’re not wrong, I was just such a cold-blooded and ruthless person deep down."
He disregarded her resistance, dragged her over, and pulled her into his arms, holding her tightly, his fingers running through her hair as he rested his chin on top of her head.
"But even if I’m cruel and hurt others, I won’t hurt you again."
The gentleness and darkness in his eyes swirled around, his voice deep and rich, devoid of any frivolity, solemn and serious.
"Do you believe me?"
"..." Ye Lu didn’t speak, how could she trust such a complex man who had once hurt her deeply.
She didn’t have the courage to love such a man again.
"Ye Lu, you will understand one day." Understand that he loves her.
Ye Lu stopped struggling, quietly lying in his arms with her eyes closed; she would rather not understand.
If it used to be just a matter of whether or not to love, now she realized that her world view and values differed from those of this man, at least she couldn’t accept his darkness.
His current actions only strengthened her resolve to leave.
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The next day, Ye Lu received a mysterious call from Hua Lunxi.
Hua Lunxi told her that he had sent someone to try to steal those two items from Ivanov, but the other party was on high alert, and the attempt had failed.
Ye Lu was anxious and asked what they should do.
"Now, the Meifield family is desperately pressing, saying that according to the agreement between my uncle and them, the transaction time has passed, and if we don’t give them an explanation, they will not let it go easily," Hua Lunxi’s voice was also very anxious.
"What are Ivan and his daughter’s intentions? If they’re only after the money, we can spend a large sum to bid for the items."
"I’m afraid their purpose isn’t that simple."
"What is it?"
"I can’t say clearly..." Hua Lunxi’s tone hesitated.
"But I must prevent them from auctioning off these two items. I have to get them into my hands before the auction."
"Is there anything I can help with?" Ye Lu asked.
"No, your identity absolutely cannot be exposed at a time like this, during such a gathering of powerful families from both the legitimate and the underworld. So, do not appear in any public places anymore to avoid danger, and at any time, act like you don’t know me."
"I understand," Ye Lu nodded. She was now pregnant and less mobile and didn’t want to cause any trouble for Hua Lunxi.
She would leave the matter to Hua Lunxi to handle fully; she trusted that her brother would find a way. She just needed to stay put in the villa and wait for news, and after the auction was over, she would fly back to her home country. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
But in the next two days, Ye Lu did not receive any more calls from Hua Lunxi. Hua Lunxi had said they should contact each other as little as possible to avoid being monitored, and Ye Lu could only wait patiently for news.
Until the day of the auction, there was still no news from Hua Lunxi, and Ye Lu felt uneasy. She found a satellite phone and called Hua Lunxi.
But it just kept ringing with no answer, and her suspicions mounted, making her feel even more uneasy.
Tonight was the auction, and whether it was successful or not, Hua Lunxi should have given her a call to inform her.
But now she couldn’t even get through to his phone. Oh heavens, it couldn’t be that Hua Lunxi was caught by Ivan and his daughter while trying to steal the items!
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she grew, unsure whether Hua Lunxi was safe. That father-daughter duo was so bold that they dared to kill openly in a museum; they were clearly not kind-hearted. If her brother fell into their hands, it would likely be very dangerous.
She had planned to stay in the villa tonight, but now it seemed she must go to the auction.
