Chapter 119: Self-Rescue

"Boss, we might not be a match for him." Gao Laosan lost his nerve again.

The boss spat out a mouthful of blood and whispered, "Even if we aren't a match, we have to grit our teeth and go for it. Even if you beg for mercy now, he won't let us go. If we fight, we might win a lifetime of wealth and glory; if we don't, we're dead either way!"

"Fight, I'll listen to you."

The three of them turned on each other, leading to another vicious fight.

In the end, all of them were wounded to varying degrees, panting as they occupied different corners.

Shi Youxuan emerged from behind a pillar and walked past the three of them with great composure.

"Stop, where are you going?"

The boss sensed something was wrong and tried to stand up to grab Shi Youxuan, but he failed after several attempts.

He ordered Gao Laosan, "Lao San, catch her, don't let her run away."

The idea was good, but heaven did not grant his wish; Gao Laosan had a leg broken by Daobalian and was in an even worse state than him.

Of course, the most miserable one was Daobalian, who lay on the ground covered in blood, breathing his last.

Daobalian wanted to mock the two of them, but as soon as he tried to speak, he coughed, and with every cough, he spat out blood foam; his condition was so wretched that even the scar on his face didn't look scary anymore.

Not only did Shi Youxuan not run, but she turned back to walk around the three of them, saying sarcastically, "I'm telling you, look at you all. How old are you? Why do you only grow in age and not in brains?"

"You only think about money, but you don't think about whether you'll have the life to spend it, right? You haven't even done anything yet and you've already beaten each other into a pulp. Even if you're crippled, all that money is useless..."

Having mocked them enough, she picked up a mobile phone from the ground; it was the boss's phone, which had been flung out during the fight earlier.

The screen was shattered, but fortunately, it still worked.

Sheng Hanyu saw it was the criminal's number and hurriedly answered, but the voice that came through was Yingzi's: "Sheng Hanyu, this is Shi Youxuan, where am I..." She looked around but couldn't tell.

"Don't hang up the phone, I'll be there soon."

He had already brought people to the vicinity, and this call from Shi Youxuan had come at just the right time!

As long as the call wasn't hung up, they could track the signal. Sheng Hanyu and his men arrived at the location quickly, and a bizarre scene appeared before their eyes!

Three burly, vicious criminals lay on the ground, while a beautiful young girl stood before them with a faint smile, like a queen.

That's right, it was Shi Youxuan!

This woman had been playing dumb!

Those large, elfin eyes blinked and fluttered, and she stood with her hands behind her back, pretending to be well-behaved.

Sheng Hanyu's face darkened: "I need a perfect explanation."

Shi Youxuan said, "Your mother kicked me out, don't blame me for this."

Sheng Hanyu really wanted to grab her and give her a beating; she was so infuriating, avoiding the important issues to shirk responsibility.

She clearly knew that what Sheng Hanyu was asking was why she had been by his side all along but didn't tell him the truth, instead lying to him time and again, using someone else's identity, and partnering with him in business as if nothing were wrong.

But this was not the place to talk; even if Sheng Hanyu wanted to settle scores later, he would have to wait until they got back.

Jian Yining rushed over from behind, pulled Shi Youxuan into his arms, hugged her tightly for a moment before letting go, and looked her up and down nervously: "Yingzi, are you okay? Are you hurt?"

The way he looked so nervous was particularly unpleasant in Sheng Hanyu's eyes.

But Jian Yining didn't know, and he didn't care about that.

Yingzi smiled sweetly at him and shook her head: "I'm fine, don't worry. I'm not hurt at all. I provoked them into fighting, then I hid when they started, and I only came out to make the call after they couldn't get up anymore."

After she finished, she felt a bit of regret, fearing that Jian Yining would ask why she didn't call him first instead of calling Sheng Hanyu.

In fact, she didn't know why either; it seemed like it was subconscious, without any thought at all, that the first person she thought of was Sheng Hanyu.

Fortunately, Jian Yining didn't ask; he knew very well how not to make others feel embarrassed.

Those three people were all taken away; the police arrived and took over directly.

After the criminals were taken away, they took a statement from Shi Youxuan. She only said that Daobalian and Jiang Yadan knew each other and were mahjong partners; she didn't say anything else.

She wasn't trying to save face for Jiang Yadan; that woman had tried to harm her several times and failed, so Shi Youxuan didn't need to leave her a way out.

However, her adoptive father was still in the hospital, and if Jiang Yadan went in now, she was afraid Shi Yucheng wouldn't be able to handle the shock, which was why she didn't say anything.

Sheng Hanyu Villa.

Returning to the bedroom she had been away from for a long time, Shi Youxuan found everything was the same as before; it was exactly as it had been when she left, without a single change.

But she wasn't happy at all; instead, she was extremely furious, banging on the door with a "bang, bang" to protest: "Sheng Hanyu, you bastard, open the door, do you hear me? You have no right to lock me in your house, you have no right to restrict my freedom, this is a violation of human rights..."

Half an hour passed.

"Cough, cough—"

The sound of banging on the door became much quieter, and Shi Youxuan's voice of protest grew much weaker.

"Sheng Hanyu, if you don't open the door, when I get out, I'll short the Ding Sheng stock and turn all of Ding Sheng into Tianma shares... cough, cough..." Her throat hurt from talking too much.

There was still no response from outside, as if there were no one else in the villa, only her.

There was someone in the villa; Jian Yining was in the Study arguing with Sheng Hanyu!

Sheng Hanyu had been questioning Jian Yining for half an hour, and the more he knew, the angrier he became.

He already knew that Jian Yining knew Yingzi was Shi Youxuan, but didn't tell him.

Not only did he not tell him, but the two of them also conspired to lie to him. Several times he had almost known the truth, but it was Jian Yining who "helped" to muddle through it.

And the reason Jian Yining wanted to tell him all this was to let Sheng Hanyu know—Shi Youxuan doesn't love you.

Although you are husband and wife in the eyes of the law, she doesn't love you.

A marriage without love is immoral.

Since everything had been made clear, Jian Yining began to negotiate with Sheng Hanyu: "Hanyu Ge, you and Yingzi became husband and wife by a twist of fate; shouldn't that mistake be corrected now?"

"What do you mean?"

Sheng Hanyu's eyes were as sharp and cold as ice, and Jian Yining couldn't help but shiver.

Yet he still mustered the courage to say, "Hanyu Ge, I love Yingzi. You two should divorce, and I will marry her."

"You should leave."

Sheng Hanyu opened the door to see his guest out.

"I am not leaving."

Jian Yining had finally summoned the courage to speak his heart, and now that he hadn't received an answer, Sheng Hanyu was telling him to leave; naturally, he would not agree.

"Someone come."

Sheng Hanyu did not waste words with him, calling for his subordinates to come in and "escort" Jian Yining out.

It wasn't just a simple escort out, but rather having bodyguards take him back to the Jian Family and truthfully tell Jian Xiansheng that Jian Yining liked the Eldest Young Mistress.

After Jian Yining was sent away, Yun Zhe Hao and Sheng Zerong came in, both feeling that he had gone a bit too far.

Yun Zhe Hao: "Eldest Young Master Sheng, your reaction is a bit excessive. Although you married Shi Youxuan, she has, after all, known Jian Yining for a longer time..."

A sharp glare was shot his way, and Yun Zhe Hao shut his mouth just in time.

Sheng Zerong knew his eldest brother's temper; there was no need to persuade him once he wanted to do something, as no one could change his mind.

But what was he thinking?

Even though the two were brothers, he did not know.

Sheng Hanyu sent Jian Yining away and began to shoo the others out: "It's getting late, you two should head back early as well."

After the two left, the butler came in: "Eldest Young Master, the Eldest Young Mistress is quiet now; she is probably tired and has fallen asleep."