Chapter 252: Even If You Want to Die, Don’t Drag Me to the Grave with You
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
With the occurrence of such incident, Wen Xinya no longer had the mood to go out and celebrate with Zhou Tianyu and the others. After bidding them goodbye, Wen Xinya headed straight home to the Wen Family.
As the car turned into a corner that was near the Wen Family mansion, a black car rushed towards them out of nowhere. Wen Xinya’s pupil shrank as the strong headlights shone directly into her eyes. The glare forced her eyes to shut out of pain.
The color drained from the shocked driver’s face. He turned the steering wheel in a frenzy and stomped on the breaks, causing the tires to screech loudly, breaking the silence of the quiet night.
The car finally came to a stop. Wen Xinya’s body was flung forward because of the sudden force. Luckily, she reacted in time and stabilized herself. As her heart raced from the terror, she so happened to recall the time when Si Yiyan chided her for not having any safety awareness and even nagged her for not putting on the seat belt.
Wen Xinya was visibly shaken as she glared at the car in front of her that was facing them sideways. The car was silent, and the only thing she could hear was her heart beating against her chest uncontrollably—ba-thump, ba-thump—as well as the heavy breathing from having survived the ordeal.
The driver wasn’t in any better state. He sat paralyzed in his seat like a stone with a blank expression on his face.
As Wen Xinya regained her senses and rejoiced at their safety, the driver flew out of the car in a rage and rushed towards the car opposite them. He shouted, “You b.a.s.t.a.r.d! Are you sick of living? Even if you want to die, don’t drag me to the grave with you…”
Wen Xinya opened the door immediately, only to realize that the car in front of them was an Aston Martin. At that sight, the vein on her forehead bulged. She quickly went up to the driver who was busy cursing and said, “Mister, why don’t I just get off here since it’s already near my house! Thank you for all your hard work today.”
She fished out two red notes and pa.s.sed it to the driver as she spoke. “Mister, please keep the change. The remaining money is to help you recover from the shock.”
Only an idiot would reject free money. Furthermore, he had just gone through such a scary ordeal. The driver grinned widely and replied, “Miss, you should hurry back home! That person is a lunatic… looking for death! I’m worried that he may be up to no good!”
Wen Xinya plastered a smile on her face as she nodded.
The car opposite them then drove to the side, allowing the taxi to drive away.
The Aston Martin was parked and Si Yiyan suddenly emerged from the car. As if carried by the wind, he moved towards Wen Xinya swiftly and pressed her against the car hood before kissing her pa.s.sionately.
Wen Xinya struggled for a moment before giving in to him.
All of her energy was sucked away by the kiss. Only after Si Yiyan broke away from the kiss did she realize she was sitting on the car hood after he had carried her onto it. She glared at him as she gasped to catch her breath. “Si Yiyan, what the h.e.l.l were you thinking? Do you want to die? Rus.h.i.+ng out from the corner out of nowhere, I was almost scared to death!”
Si Yiyan panted as he buried his face in her neck. “Did I scare you?”
Wen Xinya replied harshly, “Of course! I almost had a heart attack!”
Si Yiyan croaked, “I’m sorry.”
After hearing him apologize in his deep husky voice, Wen Xinya’s anger dissipated. “Don’t drive so wildly next time. You know, when I got off the taxi just now and saw your car, I was so scared that my legs turned to jelly.”
Si Yiyan planted a deep kiss on her temple before whispering, “I found out that the Birds of Paradise was closed down by the police for investigations. I was afraid that it may have implicated you which was why I rushed over there, but you were not around. Where did you go tonight? Why is your phone switched off?”
When he could not find her at the Birds of Paradise, he came to the Wen Family mansion to wait for her. Expectedly, she arrived soon after in a taxi. As he was too caught up in his worry, he momentarily lost his rationality. By the time he came to his senses, his car had already rushed out.
Wen Xinya was stunned. “Wait, what? My phone is switched off?”
She took out her phone as she spoke, only to realize that her phone was indeed switched off. She recalled that when she was in the taxi to the Birds of Paradise earlier on, after she sent a message to Si Yiyan, Shen Mengting casually asked for her phone with the excuse that she thought it was really pretty. It must have been then that Shen Mengting switched it off discreetly in case she received any phone calls that may have ruined their night at the Birds of Paradise.
Wen Xinya switched on her phone immediately. Her phone rang continuously from all the notifications she received. They were all from Si Yiyan, with over ten missed calls as well as various messages. She quickly explained, “Shen Mengting brought us to that bar. I thought the atmosphere there was a little off and suspected that Shen Mengting may have an ulterior motive. As such, I waited for her to use the bathroom before sneaking out. When the police arrived I was already out of the vicinity.”
Si Yiyan heaved a sigh of relief. He felt that he had overreacted, panicking for a few hours for no reason just because of what the doctor had said. “There are many things in the Birds of Paradise that are not under regulations. You have experienced how it’s like at Black Sunday so you should know what I mean. It’s very rowdy in there, and with one drink after another, you’d never know when you’ve been drugged.”
Wen Xinya wrapped her arms around his waist. She knew that he was so reckless only because he was worried about her. “Si Yiyan, I’m okay. I’m really okay.”
Si Yiyan looked at her sternly. “Don’t ever go back to those unfamiliar bars again. You have no idea what sort of shady things happen behind the scenes.”
Wen Xinya nodded vigorously before saying, “Si Yiyan, help me investigate the Birds of Paradise! I suspect that Shen Mengting is someone Ning Shuqian sent to get close to me. If that’s the case, Shen Mengting must have received support from Ning Shuqian to set me up. Ning Shuqian must have contact with this bar, so go and find out what’s her relations.h.i.+p with it.”
Si Yiyan replied, “I’ve already sent people to investigate and have received some preliminary news. However, they couldn’t find anything useful. I reckon that this Birds of Paradise may be related to the people who kidnapped you previously, as well as the ones who killed Yang Chongguang. They are the ones backing Ning Shuqian.”
Wen Xinya frowned. “You mean there’s a chance we won’t find out anything!”
Si Yiyan nodded. “I know how good our enemies are at hiding. Such circ.u.mstance is a disadvantage for us, to begin with. Furthermore, it seems like they are fully prepared every time. No matter if their plan is a success or a failure, they are able to get rid of all evidence. According to my knowledge, the only thing able to escape from every investigator like that is a machine groomed by a certain family line!”
Wen Xinya was shocked by the information Si Yiyan had just shared with her. “What machine?”
Si Yiyan continued, “Machine is just a name we use in the trade. There’s another term used in the past that’s more explicit: an a.s.sa.s.sin!”
Wen Xinya gasped. Everything told by Si Yiyan was out of her knowledge. She never thought that there would still be a.s.sa.s.sins around in the 21st century. “I understand now.”
Si Yiyan looked at her and said, “Xinya, this world is much more complicated than you think. However… you can rest a.s.sured. I will never let anything happen to you.”
Wen Xinya buried her face in his chest. She listened to his steady heartbeat and felt her heart calm down along with it as her worries faded away.