The Billionaire's Hidden Affection-Chapter 435 - 432: Beat Some More, Thousands of Yuan 14_1

He was bathing and changing clothes, the constant sound of notifications interrupting him. At first, he didn’t pay much attention, thinking it was just Yan Xixi being bored again. He finished reading his documents and lazily picked up his phone. To his surprise, he discovered they were all voice messages.

The first message left him stunned: "They’re hitting me... SOB SOB SOB..."

Everything that followed was full of uncontrollable sobbing.

He grew extremely anxious and, disregarding the risk of exposing his identity, immediately called her. However, after three or four attempts, the call still indicated her phone was off.

Yan Xixi didn’t turn on her phone until the following morning. When she did, she found countless messages.

"Don’t be scared..."

"The most important thing is, don’t be scared..."

"Who hit you?"

"What happened? Tell me quickly..."

"Where are you now?"

"Listen to me. Stay put at home for now, and have a friend with you. Don’t go anywhere, and don’t open the door. I have something to deal with outside, but I’ll hurry back as soon as I can..."

Seeing the familiar name "Big Foot Man," she couldn’t help but feel a mixture of joy and sorrow. When a person is alone and helpless, they become especially vulnerable, and even the slightest bit of kindness can feel immensely magnified. It seemed as if, in all the world, he was the only one who cared about her.

「Yang Wei arrived in the evening.」 It was only after his party sent a lawyer’s letter that Yan Xixi learned Huang Xiaojue’s ’precious’ cousin was named Yang Wei.

His head was wrapped in bandages and he carried himself with a slovenly swagger, a hospital bill in his hand, his shifty eyes darting around. He had been losing a lot at mahjong recently and was short on cash. He had taken those seven or eight bags intending to sell them at a second-hand store for cash. He had done this profitably with several bags his aunt had given him before.

After being thwarted this time, and with the incident even drawing blood, how could he possibly let it go?

Moreover, they had thoroughly investigated Yan Xixi’s background. They knew she had no family or connections. As for Xu Xiaoya, a mere working girl, she was even less of a concern. Crushing the two of them would be as easy as squashing ants.

He glanced around. Seeing the shop’s impressive and expensive-looking decor, he thought to himself, These two women must be loaded. If I don’t milk this situation for all it’s worth, I’d be a complete idiot, wouldn’t I?

He demanded arrogantly, "Yan Xixi, go to the hospital and pay the bill!"

Seeing him, the staff scattered, avoiding him like the plague.

Xu Xiaoya exclaimed frantically, "Didn’t we just pay yesterday? How could it have been used up so quickly?"

"The hospital requires a two-month advance payment... HEH HEH. Little bitch, go pay another 200,000."

"This is extortion! You can walk around perfectly fine, and you’re still hospitalized? Who do you think you’re fooling?"

"So what if I am extorting you? What are you going to do about it?"

Xu Xiaoya was so angry the veins on her forehead throbbed, but Yan Xixi remained utterly silent.

Yang Wei, thinking they were already scared, grew even more smug. "Go on, hit me! Hit me again, and I’ll make you pay a million! HAHAHA! Little bitch, you dare provoke me? Don’t you even know who you’re dealing with? Let me tell you, you’ve messed with the wrong person! Get on your knees and kowtow to me a few times. Maybe if I’m in a good mood, I’ll let you pay a bit less. Otherwise, just wait to rot in jail!"

None of the staff dared to breathe. Even the few customers who had been browsing quickly fled.

Yang Wei, gloating even more, raised his voice, "So, tell me, do you want to go to jail or pay up?"

Yan Xixi silently squeezed the pocket of her jeans. Her palm began to sweat. In it, she clutched a very sharp military knife.

Xu Xiaoya knew Yan Xixi’s temperament; the more silent she became, the more terrifying her eventual outburst would be.

She quietly stepped in front of Yan Xixi, terrified that an even greater disaster was about to erupt.