Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Han Yuan rushed over and was furious when she saw her son tightly hugging that woman. âXi Cheng!â she yelled sternly.
Xi Cheng flinched and realized where he was. Fang Xi, too, woke from her daze and pushed Xi Cheng away. Han Yuan took a closer look and angrily thought, âSo it IS her.â
She stepped forward and soundly slapped Fang Xi in the face. Han Yuan didnât care about the people present and started to curse loudly, shocking everyone. âVixen!â she hissed. âHow dare you walk in here?! What do you take the Xi family for?â
Fang Xi held a hand to the cheek Han Yuan had slapped and slowly straightened her back. Xi Cheng snapped out of it and quickly went to check on Fang Xi, concerned. âFang Xi! Fang Xi, are you alâIâ
âXi Cheng! What do you think youâre doing? Come over here!â Han Yuan demanded.
âMom!â Xi Cheng fiercely shouted and reached out to protect Fang Xi. However, Fang Xi pushed him away.
âFang Xi? Whatâs wrong? Whatâs going on?â Ye Kun hurriedly squeezed through the crowd, pulled Fang Xi into his arms, and examined her face.
Seeing the red handprint across her cheek, Ye Kun asked coldly, âWhat happened? Who did this?â
âFang Xi?â Xi Cheng stared dumbfoundedly at the two and went to pull Fang Xi over.
Fang Xi took a step back and avoided Xi Chengâs hand. She looked at Ye Kun and forced herself to whisper, âIâm not feeling well. Letâs go.â
Ye Kun looked at the crowd in confusion but agreed without hesitation. âAlright! Letâs go!â
âStop right there!â Han Yuan roared, and Fang Xi stopped in her tracks.
âSo, I see youâve hooked up with Ye Kun after you left Xi Cheng. What? Are you planning to get another five million from the Ye family?â Han Yuan questioned.
Fang Xi slowly turned around and met Han Yuanâs gaze before calmly replying, âI donât understand what you mean.â
âYou donât understand?â Han Yuan sneered. âWhy are you here pretending to be confused? Itâs only been, what? A few months? Did you already spend all the five million I gave you?â
Fang Xi realized Han Yuan didnât know and looked at Xi Cheng. Xi Cheng recovered and loudly exclaimed, âFang Xi didnât take a single cent, Mom! She left that card behind!â
Han Yuan was slightly surprised but wouldnât concede. âSo? She didnât take the money because she wanted you to feel guilty. A temptress like her must have some ability.â
She then turned to Ye Kun and commented, âYe Kun, is she the girlfriend youâve been going on about? I suggest you break up with her immediately! This woman stayed by Xi Chengâs side for seven years! She knew Xi Cheng had a fiancée but still didnât leave himânot until I gave her five million dollars!â
Ye Kun paled. He took a step back and looked toward Xi Cheng and Fang Xi. Xi Cheng stepped forward, but Fang Xi instantly retreated. However, she didnât withdraw to Ye Kunâs side, and the three stood in a triangle.
Fang Xi had already calmed down. She looked at the domineering Han Yuan and detachedly stated, âMadam, youâve misunderstood. Iâm here today to accompany my boyfriend to his best friendâs motherâs birthday party, but I didnât know this was yourbirthday party! As for the five million you mentioned, I donât know about it.â
That said, she turned and walked out.
ââFang Xi!ââ Ye Kun and Xi Cheng called out in unison and chased after her.
âXi Cheng, stop right there!â Han Yuan yelled. Xi Cheng turned around and bellowed, âI told you, she never took your money! She didnât take the card you gave her!â
When he turned back again, a heavy punch landed on his face. Xi Cheng hissed in pain and brought his hand to his face before his eyes met Ye Kunâs angered orbs. âWhat was that for? Are you crazy?â he yelled at his friend.
âYouâre the crazy one! Your whole family is crazy!â Ye Kun shouted back at Xi Cheng and chased after Fang Xi without looking back, thinking, âSo Xi Cheng was the scumbag who hurt Fang M!â
Right now, Fang Xi wished the world would stop and collapse. She wished to be smashed to smithereens, turn into dust and smoke, and disappear into the wind.
*Screech!* *Bam!* Fang Xi felt a force slam into her, and she went flying through the air. âOh, looks like I got my wish,â she thought, and the last thing she saw was a red car and the woman in it.
âFang Xi!â Ye Kun heart-wrenchingly cried out.
Lin Zhu got out of the car in a panic, stuttering, âNo, no, iâit wasnât me. IâI, I didnât see her. S-sheâshe suddenly rushed out. Th-thisâthis is my cousinâs car. It wasnât me; it wasnât my fault!â
âFang Xi! Fang Xi!â Ye Kun held Fang Xi in his arms and cried loudly, his heart in near-absolute despair.
âQuick, Ye Kun! Carry Fang Xi into the car. Iâll drive her to the hospital!â Xiang Yang shouted as she kicked off her high heels and rushed off at top speed to get the car.
Xi Cheng slumped on the steps as he watched the car drive off. Before him was a pool of bloodâFang Xiâs blood. He didnât know how things turned out this way. The Fang Xi heâd been looking for for so longâa living and breathing Fang Xiâhad been knocked flying by his familyâs car at his house, right in front of him.
The last time Fang Xiâd left him, she left nothing behind. This time, she left him with a pool of blood spread across his driveway in an alarming shade of red. Looking at it, Xi Chengâs heart, too, shattered into a puddle of blood..