"Hmm?"
At that moment, Lin Xi suddenly saw Ye Huan walking out of the airport terminal with a backpack on his back.
Following right behind him was Yaoji, pushing two huge suitcases.
Lin Xi completely ignored Yaoji, her beautiful eyes locked onto Ye Huan with a piercing glare.
"It's him!"
"That's right, it's him!"
Lin Xi recognized Ye Huan at a single glance.
Even if he were burned to ashes, she would still recognize the man who had taken advantage of her for free, pulled up his pants, thrown her five hundred yuan, and walked away!
In that instant, the anger Lin Xi had harbored for five years erupted like a volcano straight to her head, violently shattering her reason!
"You scumbag, cheap jerk, shameless bastard! After five years, I've finally found you!"
Furious, Lin Xi rushed forward and kicked viciously at Ye Huan's crotch.
This scene caught the attention of people around the arrivals area, who turned to look.
Yaoji, following behind Ye Huan, saw someone trying to sneak attack her idol. The murderous intent in her lovely eyes boiled up, but it instantly vanished. Since even she was no match for the King of Hell, this frail woman who clearly didn't know martial arts posed no threat to him whatsoever.
"What's going on?"
With effortless ease, Ye Huan sidestepped Lin Xi's "fatal blow to the family jewels" and frowned. "Hey, are you crazy? Why are you kicking me?"
Because Lin Xi was wearing oversized black sunglasses, Ye Huan didn't recognize her.
"Why am I kicking you? Ha, why am I kicking you?"
Lin Xi's pretty face turned pale with rage, her slender body trembling all over as she breathed heavily. The two mounds encased in her tight black tank top—cough, cough—Ye Huan quickly averted his impolite gaze.
Lin Xi ripped off her sunglasses and shouted angrily, "It's only been five years, you filthy scumbag and cheap jerk, do you already not remember me?"
These words instantly made Yaoji realize that Lin Xi was a woman the King of Hell had played with—and the kind he had discarded right after—which was why Lin Xi was saying such things.
It seemed the King of Hell was quite a romantic!
For a moment, Yaoji looked forward to her future life. As the Butler of the King of Hell, she was sure to be favored by him often!
Meanwhile, the onlookers had figured out what was going on. All at once, they cast looks of utter contempt at Ye Huan. To abandon a top-tier beauty like Lin Xi after using her—what a beast!
At the same time, the onlookers were amazed by Lin Xi's devotion; even after being used, wiped clean, and dumped five years ago, she still hadn't forgotten this scumbag.
"Oh, it's you! I remember, I remember!"It was only then that Ye Huan recognized Lin Xi. He looked her up and down, thinking to himself that this young woman looked quite different from the video and from his memory!
In the video, Lin Xi wore an office suit; she had been intellectual, wise, and radiated a commanding aura.
Dressed as she was now, she looked heroic, murderous, handsome, cool, and sexy all at once.
As for the Lin Xi in his memory—well, she was wild!
Women truly were creatures of a thousand faces.
"What are you looking at?"
Seeing Ye Huan ogling her with a lewd expression, Lin Xi demanded angrily.
"This outfit of yours is really something else. Way sexier than silk stockings, a schoolgirl uniform, or a flight attendant outfit," Ye Huan said, speaking his mind.
Yaoji's eyes lit up. The King of Hell certainly knew how to play. It seemed she would need to prepare some uniform props and the like.
The onlookers, however, were utterly dumbfounded by Ye Huan's words. What a scumbag; he actually had the nerve to flirt with Lin Xi out in broad daylight.
"You..."
Lin Xi never expected that this beast who had freeloaded off her would show no remorse upon seeing her again, but instead dared to flirt with her publicly. It made her so angry she could hardly breathe!
In a rage, she swung a slap straight at Ye Huan's face.
"I'll beat you to death, you scumbag..."
Ye Huan quickly dodged, thinking to himself whether this girl was part bomb. She blew up at the slightest provocation!
"Ah, ah, ah..."
Seeing that her successive moves failed to hit Ye Huan, Lin Xi stamped her feet in frustration. The anger burning in her chest blazed even hotter as she roared,
"Get him! Beat him to death! Beat the living daylights out of him..."
The fifteen bodyguards, who had already been waiting for the order, quickly surrounded Ye Huan and launched their attack.
Seeing this, the onlookers cheered with delight, eagerly anticipating the fifteen bodyguards beating Ye Huan into a pulp to vent Lin Xi's anger.
Only Yaoji knew the extent of Ye Huan's strength; those fifteen bodyguards wouldn't even be able to scratch a single hair on his head.
"Hey, hey, hey, watch the venue! Fighting here isn't appropriate!"
Feigning a flustered state, Ye Huan dodged the bodyguards' attacks without fighting back. As a max-level boss, he really couldn't bring himself to bully a bunch of weaklings.
"Know fear now? Too late!"
Believing that Ye Huan was terrified and begging for mercy—since from her perspective, the fifteen bodyguards had completely suppressed him without leaving room for defense—Lin Xi commanded,
"Hit him! Hit him hard! Bash his tools of the trade to pieces..."The onlookers around felt a chill run down their spines, thinking that when a woman turns ruthless, she is truly terrifying. Still, this scumbag certainly got what was coming to him and deserved to be crippled.
Ye Huan was terrified by Lin Xi's words. This girl held such deep hostility toward him; if they got married, she might well take a pair of scissors to him while he was asleep.
He had better end this farce quickly. He couldn't kill anyone here anyway, and continuing to fight was completely pointless.
So!
Ye Huan finally launched his counterattack!
Using the street-fighter style of a lowlife, he targeted the bodyguards' groins exclusively!
"Shameless and vulgar..."
Seeing Ye Huan actually attack the bodyguards' private parts, Lin Xi cursed with utter contempt.
The onlookers pointed fingers as well, whispering and gossiping about Ye Huan's underhanded fighting tactics.
Yaoji was utterly speechless. She couldn't understand why the King of Hell, who was obviously terrifyingly fierce, was pretending not to know martial arts and using such low-class moves. It simply tarnished the reputation of the King of Hell!
In no time at all!
All fifteen bodyguards turned purple in the face, clutching their groins as they collapsed to the ground, letting out horrifying, pig-slaughtering shrieks.
This sight filled Lin Xi with immense guilt. These fifteen bodyguards had come to help her, and she never expected to bring this misfortune upon them.
The onlookers were completely dumbfounded. They had never imagined Ye Huan was so formidable, easily winning a one-versus-fifteen fight.
It was just that his method of winning was too tricky, too vicious, and too malicious—this was going to leave all fifteen bodyguards without any descendants!
"Don't worry, I know my own strength. They'll be fine after a short rest, there won't be any lingering aftereffects!"
Ye Huan comforted her, putting on an exhausted act as if he were out of breath.
"Despicable and vulgar..."
Lin Xi gritted her teeth and said.
Ye Huan thought to himself: How should I respond? Say thank you? Wouldn't that infuriate Lin Xi to no end? Forget it, I won't answer at all!
"Don't you feel even a shred of guilt?"
Seeing Ye Huan standing before her like a wooden post, completely silent, Lin Xi demanded angrily.
Guilt?
Heaven and earth knew that the word "guilt" had long since vanished from Ye Huan's dictionary!
He had been through too many brushes with death and had seen too much malice in human hearts. Having killed countless people, his heart had long since grown as hard as iron and as cold as ice. Nothing and no one in this world could cause a single ripple in his heart anymore.
However, upon learning that Lin Xi was the granddaughter of his savior, he did feel a bit awkward.
"Let me apologize to you!"
Ye Huan gave Lin Xi a bow and said, "I'm sorry!"
This scene shocked Yaoji so much that her jaw nearly hit the ground!
Good heavens!
Just what kind of person was this girl? She had provoked the King of Hell, yet not only was she not killed, but she had actually made the King of Hell lower his head and apologize!
In Yaoji's eyes, this moment was probably the absolute peak of Lin Xi's life. If word of this got out, Lin Xi would instantly become the most dazzling celebrity in the entire world...
"An apology is supposed to settle it?"
Lin Xi had no idea what an immense honor she had just received.
That was her first time, muddledly given away to a total stranger, and to top it all off, that man had used money to humiliate her. How could a simple "I'm sorry" turn the page?
Yaoji flew into a rage. This girl was pushing her luck far too much! Making the King of Hell bow and apologize wasn't enough for her? She was practically courting death!
"What do you want?" Ye Huan frowned.
Lin Xi fell into deep thought, and a sudden flash of inspiration gave her an idea—a way to avoid marrying her fiancé while also getting back at Ye Huan. She said, "I want you to marry me!"
Ye Huan: "???"
What kind of thought process did this girl have?
The onlookers were equally dumbfounded. None of them expected Lin Xi to make such a demand.
Was this supposed to be a punishment?
This was clearly a reward!
"Pfft!"
Yaoji burst out laughing, looking at Lin Xi with mockery. She felt that this girl's brain was a little defective to actually want to marry the King of Hell. Didn't she know her own worth?
"It looks like I rocked your world so well that time, it's had you thinking about me constantly for the past five years!"
Ye Huan smacked his lips, looking thoroughly pleased with himself.
Yaoji's eyes lit up. Was the King of Hell really that good?
The onlookers suddenly found themselves wondering: so as long as you're good in that department, you can actually conquer a beauty!
"You scumbag, what on earth are you thinking?"
Lin Xi was so infuriated by Ye Huan's remark that she felt her hormones acting up. She took a deep breath and explained, "Even if I were to marry a pig, I wouldn't marry a trashy, cheap, vulgar scumbag like you. When I say we're getting married, I don't mean a real marriage. I mean a marriage of convenience."
Ye Huan didn't understand. "What's a marriage of convenience?"
"Come with me, I'll explain on the way!"
Lin Xi turned and walked briskly toward her car.
Ye Huan quickly hoisted his backpack and followed behind.Yaoji was panic-stricken. If the King of Hell were to marry this woman, she would have no chance left.
She immediately moved to follow, but a single glance from Ye Huan stopped her in her tracks!
A cold gleam flashed in Yaoji's eyes as a murderous intent toward Lin Xi took root in her heart. Anyone who dared to snatch a man from her had to die!
Yet at that very moment, Yaoji saw Ye Huan and Lin Xi get into the car. As the vehicle started and drove away, four other cars simultaneously started up and fell in line behind Lin Xi.
"It seems quite a few people want that woman dead!"
A chilling arc formed at the corner of Yaoji's lips.
From her perspective, Lin Xi's fifteen bodyguards were still lying on the ground groaning while clutching their groins; those four cars tailing Lin Xi definitely did not belong to her bodyguards.
If they had, Lin Xi wouldn't have only sent fifteen bodyguards to attack the King of Hell in the first place!
Inside the car!
Ye Huan glanced at the twin mounds on Lin Xi's chest as she sat in the passenger seat, thinking to himself that his future children would certainly never go hungry, and if there was more than enough, he as the father could always lend a hand.
At that thought, Ye Huan licked his lips and asked, "Can you explain what a contractual marriage is now?"
Lin Xi shot Ye Huan a look of disgust and said, "A contractual marriage is a fake marriage. The two of us will jointly sign a marriage contract. After the wedding, we will put on a loving facade in front of outsiders, but in reality, we will live our separate lives and never interfere with each other."
Upon hearing this, Ye Huan was immensely disappointed. He had thought Lin Xi was reminiscing about his prowess, but it turned out not to be the case!
Still, this idea of a contractual divorce was quite interesting!
In order to repay a favor, he had agreed to Lin Tai's request to marry into the Lin Family and take Lin Xi as his wife, believing he would be trapped in the prison of a loveless marriage for the rest of his days.
He never expected Lin Xi to propose such a wonderful solution!
"Do you agree?" Lin Xi asked.
"Agreed!" Ye Huan replied readily.
The corners of Lin Xi's mouth curved upward slightly, revealing a cunning smirk of a conspiracy successfully executed. She immediately began directing Ye Huan's route while using her phone to draft the marriage contract.
At that moment, Ye Huan glanced in the rearview mirror and asked, "Are those four cars behind us your bodyguards?"
"Bodyguards? My bodyguards were all knocked down by you!"
Lin Xi looked suspiciously into the rearview mirror and sure enough, she saw four cars trailing close behind. Her pretty face changed instantly, and she urged, "Hurry, speed up, don't let them catch us!"
The moment she finished speaking, three of the four trailing cars suddenly accelerated. One shot ahead to block the front of Lin Xi's car, two moved to her left and right sides respectively, while the fourth car remained directly behind!
Just like that, Lin Xi's vehicle was effectively surrounded by four cars!
"Now I can't speed up even if I want to!"
Ye Huan shrugged. At the same time, he finally understood that Lin Tai suddenly making him fulfill his promise to marry into the Lin Family and take Lin Xi as his wife had a deeper meaning behind it!
Lin Xi was furious: "This is all your fault! If you hadn't knocked out my bodyguards, they wouldn't have dared to make a move against me."
"Who are they?" Ye Huan asked.
Without answering, Lin Xi remained extremely calm as she swiftly opened her phone's contact list, intending to call for help.
Before she could dial the number, however, the car in front suddenly slammed on its brakes, forcing Ye Huan to hit the brakes as well.
The three cars behind, left, and right also ground to a halt!
Three men stepped out of each of the four cars—twelve men in total—all armed with machetes.
"Get out of the car!"
Two men brandished their machetes, hacking at the glass of the driver's and passenger's doors while shouting.
"Don't get out!" Lin Xi commanded with utmost composure.
Ye Huan suddenly realized that Lin Xi, who had been throwing tantrums like a shrew back at the airport, was actually displaying extraordinary calm and collectedness in the face of danger.
It seemed this woman was no simple character!
"Wait in the car, I'll go take care of them!" Ye Huan said.
"Don't you dare step out!" Lin Xi commanded in an unquestionable tone.
"Your third-rate ruffian brawling skills are barely enough to deal with unarmed bodyguards, but these men all have knives and are desperate outlaws who lick blood from their blades. Even if you manage to beat them, you'll be hacked half to death!"
Although she loathed Ye Huan and even wished he would drop dead, she only wanted Ye Huan to die at her own hands.
Furthermore, if Ye Huan were to die or get injured at the hands of those outlaws outside, her "contractual marriage plan" would become impossible to execute!
"Those pieces of trash can't hurt me."
Ye Huan smiled with disdain, opened the door, and stepped out.
"You..."
Seeing that Ye Huan actually got out of the car, Lin Xi cursed him under her breath as a reckless fool, but she didn't follow him out.
She knew very well that going out there wouldn't just fail to help Ye Huan; it would only drag him down. Staying in the car was the better option.
Yet she wasn't just sitting idle.
Instead, she picked up her phone and dialed the police.
"I don't care who you are, or who sent you—make way immediately, or don't blame me for being unpolished!"
After stepping out of the car, Ye Huan glared coldly at the scarred man hacking at the driver's side window.
He had not the slightest interest in dealing with this trash, so it was always better to avoid using force if possible.
Hearing Ye Huan's words from inside the car, Lin Xi rolled her eyes. She figured this guy clearly only knew the cheap street-fighting tricks of hooligans, yet here he was putting on airs—he simply had a death wish!
"Kid, we're after Lin Xi, this has nothing to do with you. I advise you not to stick your nose into other people's business and invite trouble."
The scarred man tilted his head, resting his machete on his shoulder with a ruffian's swagger.
"Still, we have to thank you. If you hadn't taken down Lin Xi's fifteen bodyguards, it would have taken us considerably more time and effort to capture her."
"Since you saw me take down fifteen bodyguards, you should know you're no match for me. Clear the road, now!" Ye Huan said coldly.
The scarred man furrowed his brow. "Are you saying you're determined to meddle in this?"
As soon as he said this, the other eleven youths armed with machetes quickly swarmed forward. With ferocious expressions and fierce gazes locked onto Ye Huan, they looked ready to chop him down the moment he tried to block them from seizing Lin Xi.
They had witnessed Ye Huan's fight with the fifteen bodyguards firsthand and knew roughly what he was capable of. Although there were fewer of them than the bodyguards and they weren't as professionally trained in fighting, they had blades, and their combat style was far more rogue and unscripted than Ye Huan's!
"Suicidal mongrels!"
Bothered to waste any more breath, Ye Huan suddenly lashed out with a kick that sent the scarred man flying, then charged into the remaining eleven knife-wielding youths.
Taken completely by surprise while still reeling in shock over the scarred man being sent flying over five meters, the eleven youths were caught off guard.
By the time they recovered their senses, all of them had already been knocked flat onto the ground!
"Is this jerk really that strong?"
Lin Xi, who had just finished calling the police, stared blankly at Ye Huan outside the car. Only now did she realize that Ye Huan was actually an expert, and that his previous fight with the fifteen bodyguards had simply been child's play.
"Thanks!"
Seeing that Ye Huan had moved the car blocking their path, Lin Xi expressed her gratitude as he got back in.
If not for Ye Huan, she undoubtedly would have been captured by them today.
Though she had previously blamed Ye Huan for knocking out her fifteen bodyguards and putting her in danger, deep down she knew very well that even if those fifteen bodyguards had been around, they wouldn't have been a match for twelve knife-wielding outlaws—because those fifteen weren't professional bodyguards at all, but mere company security guards!
"Don't drive off just yet. I just called the police. Let's wait for them to arrive before we leave, and let the police deal with those twelve knife-wielding thugs properly."
Seeing that Ye Huan was about to drive away, Lin Xi stopped him.
"Even if we leave, someone else will deal with them!"
Ye Huan smiled mysteriously and started the engine.
Not catching his meaning, Lin Xi hesitated for a moment when she saw he was determined to leave, thinking that the worst she could do was complete the contractual marriage with Ye Huan first and then head down to the police station herself later.
"Why were they trying to capture you?" Ye Huan asked as he drove.
"That's none of your business. Knowing too much won't do you any good!"
Lin Xi replied, her tone much softer than before. After all, Ye Huan had just saved her, and saving her life should more than cancel out any past hurts and humiliations he had inflicted upon her.
Should she call off the contractual marriage with him?
"Alright then!"
Ye Huan didn't press further, but he finally understood why Lin Tai had suddenly made him fulfill his promise to marry into the Lin Family and take Lin Xi as his wife!
It seemed something had gone wrong with the Lin Family!
"Then let me ask a proper question?" Ye Huan changed the subject.
"Go ahead!" Lin Xi said.
"When was it that I slept with you again? And where did it happen?"
Ye Huan asked, genuinely unable to remember.
"You..."
Lin Xi had finally begun to form a slightly better impression of Ye Huan and had even dropped the idea of retaliating against him, but this question instantly rekindled her fury.
Fuming, she snapped, "Go to hell! The King of Hell can tell you when you get down there!"
With that, she ignored him entirely, pulled out her phone, and continued drafting the marriage agreement. *You bastard, you just wait and see how I deal with you after we're married.*
Ye Huan: "..."