The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 252: Fight with Life 2_1

Without flinching, he advanced straight towards her. How could she dare to actually stab him? The knife neared his chest, but her hand trembled. She tried desperately to retreat, but she was already backed against a wall with no way out.

He barred her way, his chest defiantly exposed before her. "Yan Xixi," he taunted, "if you really want to kill me for Huang Xiaojue, then go ahead!"

She gritted her teeth and suddenly tried to push him. But he grabbed the knife with one hand, his other arm pulling her fiercely into his embrace.

His immense strength plunged her into despair, especially the terrifying, scorching heat of his breath on her neck, like a famished tiger clutching a lamb. She used both hands to snatch at the fruit knife. As she suddenly tried to wrench it free, the blade slid directly into his left palm where he gripped it.

Yet, he didn’t let go. He still held her tightly, fresh blood gushing from his palm.

She was terrified; her grip slackened. CLANG! The knife clattered to the floor.

Blood also splattered down, nearly splashing onto her face.

He clenched his jaw tightly, not even making a sound, just staring at her relentlessly.

She took a step back. For some reason, she was trembling violently and didn’t dare to look at him, so she just lowered her head.

The intense pain briefly distracted him, and seizing the momentary opening, she turned to flee. He instinctively reached for her, but it was with his injured hand. She struggled desperately. The pain made him falter, and his grip loosened. She pulled away so forcefully that she stumbled backward, crashing into the coat rack behind her. The rack toppled, knocking over a vase from the cabinet behind it. CRASH! Porcelain fragments flew towards Yan Xixi, who had fallen to the ground.

She desperately covered her head as her body went limp and she fainted.

Wan Donglin was also stunned with fright. He rushed over in a few strides and scooped her up, his voice trembling violently, "Xixi... Xixi... Wake up! Quickly, wake up!" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

Her face was covered in blood, her eyes tightly shut.

"Xixi, what’s wrong with you?"

She lay motionless in his arms.

"Someone! Quickly, someone come!"

The car sped towards the hospital, breaking every speed limit.

The driver drove while Wan Donglin sat in the back seat. He had never been so terrified in his life.

「Finally, the emergency room.」

Wan Donglin, oblivious to everything else, rushed in alongside her.

Her head was bandaged, and X-rays were taken.

The doctor held up the X-ray films and pointed them out to him. "Mr. Wan, this is just a minor superficial wound. There’s no concussion and no serious injury. She’ll be fine after a few days of rest. However, she mustn’t be agitated again. Apply this medication and change her dressings on schedule."

Only then did he realize he was drenched in sweat.

He looked at Yan Xixi. She lay on the hospital bed, her face shockingly pale now that the blood had been wiped away. Her long eyelashes cast shadows on her bluish eyelids; she looked like a butterfly that had just died.

He was still shaken. "Doctor," he asked, "is she really okay?"

"No, really. It’s just a small cut on her scalp from the fragments."

"But why did she pass out?"

The doctor asked, "Has she not eaten for a long time?"

Wan Donglin paused, taken aback.

"She’s somewhat anemic and physically exhausted. Combined with not eating for a long time, that’s why she fainted. However, we’ve given her IV fluids with nutrients, so it’s nothing serious."

He thanked the doctor and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The hospital room finally grew quiet. A bitter laugh escaped him. This woman—so cunning, so resolute, and daring enough to risk her life at critical moments. He really had no idea how to deal with her.