Everything stopped abruptly at Shao Mei'er's words. Lin Xiao had known her for some time, but he had never heard her speak in such a panicked voice. He and Su Qingning exchanged a glance. Though their eyes were still filled with desire, it was quickly fading.

"Honey, you should go take a look!" Su Qingning urged.

"But I don't want to leave you!"

Su Qingning's heart warmed. "But if you don't go," she persuaded softly, "what if something happens to Shao Mei'er?"

Lin Xiao sighed in frustration. If he didn't know Shao Mei'er better, he'd almost suspect she'd installed a hidden camera in Su Qingning's room. She never seemed to have an emergency when they were just peacefully spending time together. But the moment he was about to become intimate with Su Qingning, her call came through. Regardless, since Shao Mei'er was in trouble, Lin Xiao couldn't just stand by.

"Give me a kiss and I'll go, honey!" Lin Xiao said with a cheeky grin.

He expected her to refuse without a second thought, but to his surprise, she leaned in and kissed him. Although her lovely face flushed bright red, Lin Xiao was delighted and couldn't help but kiss her back. As Su Qingning watched him with shy eyes, Lin Xiao got up and headed for the door. Just as he reached it, he paused.

"Wait for me!"

With that, he hurried out of the room.

As she watched Lin Xiao leave, the shy blush on Su Qingning's face faded, replaced by a somber expression. After a long moment, she sighed softly. "If only we didn't have to get a divorce."

As his car pulled out of Hidden Dragon Villa, Lin Xiao called Xiao Shixiong, who answered on the first ring.

"Boss, what are your orders?"

"How did it go with the Xues?"

"Just finished. Xue Shaoxiong is willing to give up all his assets in exchange for the Xue Family's safety!"

"And you agreed?" Lin Xiao asked coldly.

Xiao Shixiong chuckled. "Boss, I'm not that kind-hearted!"

Only then did Lin Xiao grunt in satisfaction. Frankly, he wasn't a particularly heartless person, but he never showed mercy to his enemies. Especially since that piece of trash Xue Wenbing had not only dared to collude with scum from the Cherry Blossom Country but had also made a move on Su Qingning. Xue Wenbing had no one to blame but himself.

"Do you know a place called Yun Ting?" Lin Xiao asked.

"I do," Xiao Shixiong replied respectfully. "It's the Wang Family from Jinhai City's private clubhouse in Jinling City!"

The Wang Family from Jinhai City? Lin Xiao sneered. This is getting interesting. First, some of them tried to bully Pei Yanzi, and now others are trying to bully Shao Mei'er. They're really tired of living.

"Send me the address, and bring some men over," Lin Xiao instructed.

"As you command!"

Lin Xiao hung up. A moment later, he received the address from Xiao Shixiong.

Yun Ting wasn't far from Hidden Dragon Villa; the GPS estimated a twenty-minute drive, but Lin Xiao made it in under ten. He was racing against the clock. Shao Mei'er was in grave danger, and as a member of the A9 Alliance, he couldn't let anything happen to her.

He brought the car to a screeching halt in front of Yun Ting and got out. As he moved to enter, four security guards suddenly blocked his path.

"Stop! This is a private club. No entry!" one of them, a burly and remarkably ugly man with skin as dark as charcoal, barked. His eyes, however, were sharp.

Lin Xiao glanced up at him. "You're going to stop me?"

"No shit! I already told you, this is a private club, no entry! Are you fucking deaf—"

SLAP!

An explosive crack echoed through the air. The burly man's head simply vanished, and his headless body collapsed to the ground with a thud. The remaining three guards were dumbstruck, the color draining from their faces as they began to tremble like sieves.

"Scram!" Lin Xiao commanded coldly.

The words were barely out of his mouth before the three guards collapsed in a heap on the ground. Lin Xiao strode into the clubhouse.

The place was vast, and he had no idea which room Shao Mei'er was in. He tried calling her, but her phone was off. A sense of urgency gripped him. He stilled, focusing his senses and straining his ears to pick up any sound within the building. Finally, he detected faint voices coming from a room in the northeast corner.

He dashed toward it. Standing before the door, he gave it a push, but it was locked. From inside, however, the sound of tearing fabric grew louder, accompanied by Shao Mei'er's furious voice.

"Wang Xiaotian, don't court death! The Shao Family is a member of the A9 Alliance!"

"So what? Your Shao Family is powerful, but does that make the Wang Family a bunch of pushovers? Anyway, once the deed is done, I'll propose to your family."

"Piss off! I already have someone I like. You're courting death!"

"Oh, Mei'er, isn't it me you like? Stop struggling. The more you fight, the more excited I get!"

"Get the hell away from me! You're nothing but low-life trash from the Wang Family. If you dare lay a finger on me today, I'll make you wish you were dead!"

"Heh, I won't touch you. I'll just wait for the aphrodisiac to kick in. Then we'll see how you beg me to fuck you!"

Wang Xiaotian smirked at the beauty before him, watching as her eyes began to glaze over and her body started to writhe. He knew she wouldn't last much longer.

Indeed, Shao Mei'er knew she couldn't hold out. Her body was on fire, and the longing within her grew more intense by the second. Despite loathing the man before her, a part of her was already considering surrendering to the desire. The realization made her heart sink into despair. She was still a virgin; she couldn't bear the thought of being defiled by such scum.

Just then—

BANG!

A deafening crash erupted as the sturdy door was kicked from its hinges and sent flying into the room. As it clattered to the floor, Lin Xiao walked in.

In the spacious room, a man and a woman stood in a standoff. The man was handsome and carried an air of distinction, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. The woman, vixen-like and enchanting, was twenty-three or twenty-four. It was, of course, Shao Mei'er.

She was collapsed on the floor, hands desperately clutching her torn clothes. Her vixen-like face was flushed red, and her shimmering, alluring eyes were unfocused. A single glance told Lin Xiao she had been drugged with an aphrodisiac. The culprit was clearly the scum standing over her.

Upon seeing Lin Xiao, a spark of excitement ignited in Shao Mei'er's shimmering eyes. She stumbled to her feet and threw herself into his arms. "Stinky Daddy, you finally came! If you were any later, this trash would have taken advantage of me!"

"Don't be afraid," Lin Xiao said softly.

Shao Mei'er nodded obediently.

Seeing the intruder, Wang Xiaotian bellowed, "Fuck! Who let a stinking beggar like you in here? Get the hell out if you don't want to die!"

He was absolutely seething. He had been on the verge of claiming the stunning Shao Mei'er for himself, only to be interrupted by some filthy beggar. How could he not be furious?

"Kneel and apologize to Mei'er," Lin Xiao commanded, his voice ice-cold.

Wang Xiaotian roared, "Fuck, you stinking beggar! Who the hell do you think you are, telling me to kneel and apologize? Are you fucking asking to die?" For a mere beggar to make such a demand... he was truly courting death.

Lin Xiao nodded slowly. "Alright. Very well."

The words had barely left his mouth when his hand shot out, seizing Wang Xiaotian by the neck. Wang Xiaotian was stunned for a second before his shock turned to pure rage.

"Fuck, you filthy beggar, let go of me!" He tried to struggle, but Lin Xiao's grip tightened like an iron vise, robbing him of any strength.

He couldn't even struggle; breathing itself became an impossible task. Veins bulged on his neck, and his face turned a deep, purplish red as his eyes began to roll back in their sockets.

"The Wang Family is powerful, huh?" Lin Xiao sneered. "In that case, let me show you what your so-called power is worth in my eyes!"

"Fuck you! If you have the guts, just try and touch me!" Wang Xiaotian choked out with all his might.

"Alright then."

The next second, Lin Xiao snapped his neck.

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