Outside the beauty salon, Wei Shu, A Qiang and others had been waiting nearby for nearly an hour but didn't see Xu Zixi come out. Obvious anxiety had shown on their faces.
This anxiety reached its peak when they saw Yuan Yaer enter the beauty salon.
"Damn it, this beauty salon must be up to something! Why hasn't Miss Xu come out yet? Could she have been detained by them? Brother Wei, should we rush in to rescue her?" A Qiang asked Wei Shu.
Wei Shu looked at the silent alarm device in his hand and frowned tightly. "Wait a little longer. If she still doesn't come out in two minutes, we'll rush in!"
Just as the two were discussing how to rescue Xu Zixi later, the familiar figure calmly walked out of the beauty salon.
Wei Shu relaxed. He told A Qiang to drive the car over quickly and personally got out of the car to open the door for Xu Zixi.
"Miss Xu, how's the situation?" Wei Shu asked in a low voice.
Xu Zixi got into the car as calm as usual. She said to Wei Shu indifferently,
"The person is hiding inside. Have people block all the nearby intersections and all the exits of this beauty salon. Don't let any fly out except the customers."
Wei Shu and A Qiang glanced at each other. Their expressions grew solemn as they replied, "Yes!"
...
Inside the beauty salon.
After Xu Zixi left, rationality told Yuan Yaer that she'd better leave too.
But thinking that all this was caused by the text message saying "the plan is advanced", Yuan Yaer couldn't control the anger in her heart.
Wasn't she forced into this situation because that man didn't play by the rules?
He must be responsible for this!
When no one was paying attention, she showed the token in her hand to the shopkeeper and said, "I originally wanted to buy a set of skin - care products and leave. But since I'm here, I'd like to experience your new red - vein removal project."
Looking at the token in her palm, the shopkeeper showed a professional smile and said, "Sure. Please follow me, ma'am."
Entering one of the private rooms in the VIP service area, passing through a hidden door on the wall and going up the stairs, Yuan Yaer was taken to a secret room on the second floor.
Pushing open the door, Yuan Yaer met the man's extremely sinister gaze.
"You shouldn't have come here," he said.
His face looked as cold as a man - eating monster now. Thinking of his identity, Yuan Yaer couldn't help feeling a little timid. But thinking of the text message that messed up all the plans, she felt she was in the right.
"Have you ever thought about why I'm here?" she said righteously. "If you hadn't messed things up yesterday and suddenly advanced the plan, how could I have been forced into this situation?"
The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. "And have you ever thought that advancing the plan rashly and letting them two die might directly cancel my wedding with Yan Zhen?"
Because of her dissatisfaction, her tone sounded a bit aggressive.
"Watch your tone, Yuan Yaer," the man said. "I'm not Yan Zhen. I'm not interested in you. Whether your wedding can go smoothly has nothing to do with me."
Yuan Yaer was incredulous. "But you said you would help me this time."
The man said casually, "I did say I would help you one more time. But I didn't say the help would definitely succeed."
So, he just promised to help her but didn't really care about this matter at all?
Was he just being so perfunctory?!
Yuan Yaer wasn't willing to let it go like this. She had a sudden idea and quickly gathered tears in her eyes. She said aggrievedly,
"But you should have seen just now. It was because you suddenly advanced the plan and failed to really kill Yuan Xi (now Xu Zixi) and Yan Yincheng that they became suspicious and found their way here."
The man looked at her while twirling a knife between his fingers.
"Moreover, it was such a good opportunity just now. You really shouldn't have let her go. After she goes back, she will definitely tell Yan Yincheng that I was here. Maybe they are already planning to surround this place. Aren't you afraid that they will discover your identity and the secrets of this beauty salon? So I think we should join hands again to completely get rid of them two from this world. Only then can we rest easy later—"
A silver light flashed in the air. A knife was stuck beside her feet, scaring Yuan Yaer into screaming.
"Ah! What are you doing!"
The man stood up from the chair and walked towards Yuan Yaer. He was very tall, even taller than Yan Zhen. Especially the gloomy aura on him gave people a very strong sense of oppression.
Yuan Yaer hadn't recovered from the shock of the flying knife. Forced back two steps by his imposing manner, she didn't expect her back to hit the cold wall. Just as she was about to speak, her throat was suddenly grabbed by his raised hand—
"Do you think I'm that fool Yan Zhen, who will be deceived by your few tears and pitiful look and pour out my heart for you? Hmm?"
"I hope you understand that my exposure is all because of your stupidity. It was you who were afraid of revenge, you who couldn't hold your nerve. You suddenly found me after the Ji family's incident, which aroused their suspicion."
"Also, don't keep saying 'we'. I've never been 'we' with you. Four years ago, I was willing to help you because I owed you a favor and promised to do three things for you."
"I've already done all three things for you four years ago, and our relationship ended long ago. This extra time four years later is because I'm interested in the unexpected result, not because I'm afraid of Yan Yincheng. Do you understand?"
"The only one who should be careful is you. How they deal with you has nothing to do with me. I don't care even if you're played to death by them."
After saying that, the man let go of his hand.
Suddenly able to breathe fresh air, Yuan Yaer slumped to the ground in a mess. Covering her neck as if it was about to be wrung off, she retched violently.
He carefully wiped his fingers with a tissue, crumpled the used tissue into a ball and threw it on her. Then he bent down to pull out the knife from the wooden floor and said to Yuan Yaer,
"Go back and be your rich - family wife. Don't bother me again."
It took Yuan Yaer a long time to recover. She supported the wall and stood up from the ground. She asked in a strange voice,
"What if I trade with you as a customer? I'll pay, and you help me get rid of Yan Yincheng, Xu Zixi and Ji Xinyue."
The man suddenly felt in a good mood again. He said, "That's okay. But three lives might be a bit expensive. Can you afford it?"
Yuan Yaer said hoarsely, "Just name your price."
"Two billion," the man uttered a figure. Yuan Yaer's face changed instantly.
"Are you joking? If you're not willing, just say so. Why play with me like this?"
"I never joke," the man said. This time, he even patiently analyzed it for her,
"Think about it. Yan Yincheng is the second - largest shareholder of the Yan Corporation. His wealth is immeasurable. Since the previous car accident failed to kill him, he will surely be more vigilant. The difficulty of getting rid of him has increased by two times. This is an A - level task."
"As for Yuan Xi, who has changed her name to Xu Zixi, she is Yan Yincheng's fiancée. If I get rid of her, Yan Yincheng will come after me. The risk increases. This is also an A - level task."
"And getting rid of them two at the same time, the double A - level task is directly upgraded to an S - level task. Without two billion, I won't do it. As for Ji Xinyue... She's a useless person. She's a bonus. I won't charge for her."