Meng Qi remained silent, his eyes wide as saucers, staring intently at Dongfang Shu who was right in front of him.
Even though Ye Xunhuan had warned him that Dongfang Shu would hit him, Meng Qi hadn't taken Ye Xunhuan's words seriously.
Even if Meng Qi couldn't become Dongfang Shu's man, he was at least part of her close circle, right?
Even if Dongfang Shu were to take action against him, she wouldn't do it in front of everyone, would she?
Shouldn't she at least leave him some dignity?
But Dongfang Shu didn't, she slapped him directly in front of everyone, and bluntly declared that Ye Xunhuan was the man she liked.
If being slapped in the face by Dongfang Shu in front of so many people left him unable to accept it, then her liking Ye Xunhuan was like a sharp dagger stabbing fiercely into his heart!
For a moment, it felt like Meng Qi's heart was being pierced by a knife!
Dongfang Shu looked at Meng Qi with a frosty expression, "What, are you not convinced by me hitting you?"
Meng Qi took a deep breath secretly, gritting his teeth in dissatisfaction, "No!"
"That's best!" Dongfang Shu said coldly, "Stand up and apologize to Miss Chu and Xunhuan!"
Ye Xunhuan watched Meng Qi and Dongfang Shu with an amused expression.
But instead of getting up immediately, Meng Qi first turned and glanced at Ye Xunhuan, his eyes filled with hatred deep within.
The next moment, Meng Qi shakily got up from the ground and, full of reluctance, said to Ye Xunhuan, "Young Master Ye, I'm sorry, I hope you can be magnanimous and not stoop to my level..."
"I know you're not convinced..."
Just as Ye Xunhuan was about to speak, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
Upon hearing the ringtone, Ye Xunhuan paused mid-sentence, pulled out his phone to answer it.
However, upon seeing the caller ID on the screen, Ye Xunhuan's pupils suddenly contracted, and his previously smiling face immediately turned rigid.
Instantly, Ye Xunhuan's face turned icy cold.
Nearby, Dongfang Shu and Chu Ji noticed the subtle change in Ye Xunhuan; their hearts filled with doubt, what was going on with him?
Who was calling that could make him react so dramatically?
The next moment, under the stern gaze of Dongfang Shu and Chu Ji, Ye Xunhuan answered the phone!
"Lan Qin, what happened?"
The person calling Ye Xunhuan was Qianhuan Lanqin, whom Ye Xunhuan had placed by Qiu Ruoxi's side.
Since Ye Xunhuan placed Qianhuan Lanqin and Qianhuan Liuyun by Qiu Ruoxi's side, Qiu Ruoxi's safety had been completely assured, and there were also people from Inferno around the villa.
More importantly, ever since Ye Xunhuan placed Qianhuan Lanqin and Qianhuan Liuyun by Qiu Ruoxi's side, they had never contacted Ye Xunhuan.
Now, suddenly receiving a call from them, Ye Xunhuan instinctively thought of Qiu Ruoxi.
Probably only Qiu Ruoxi could make them call themselves, right?
"M-Master, the Queen has been abducted..."
Although he'd guessed that Qiu Ruoxi might be in trouble, hearing Qianhuan Lanqin say it still made Ye Xunhuan's heart drop sharply, and a glimpse of hidden killing intent emerged within him.
Just that slight hint of it caused the entire room to instantly fill with a gloomy and murderous aura.
Everyone felt as if they had been plunged into an ice cellar, chills running from head to toe.
"What exactly happened?"
"The Queen was working late today, and on her way back, we were guarding her in secret but got ambushed near the villa. They took the Queen and told us to tell you to exchange her with the Tai Chi Seal!"
"Near the villa, you can find us as soon as you arrive..."
"I'm coming over right away!"
With that, Ye Xunhuan hung up the phone.
After hanging up, Ye Xunhuan's eyes immediately shot out a gleam of cold light, sharp as a drawn sword!
The next moment, Ye Xunhuan's right hand reached out like grabbing something in a pocket, directly clutching Meng Qi's throat!
Suddenly, Meng Qi's breathing became extremely rapid, and a feeling of suffocation instantly coursed through his body.
Ye Xunhuan's unexpected action took everyone by surprise.
What... what on earth happened?
"Little brother..." Dongfang Shu hurriedly spoke up.
Even though she was angry at Meng Qi's actions toward Ye Xunhuan, Dongfang Shu, knowing Meng Qi's loyalty to her, couldn't stand by and watch Ye Xunhuan kill him right in front of her.
As soon as Dongfang Shu spoke, Ye Xunhuan suddenly twisted his head and fixed his gaze on Dongfang Shu.
When caught by Ye Xunhuan's eyes, Dongfang Shu involuntarily trembled.
At this moment, Dongfang Shu felt like she was being watched by a ruthless predator, any small movement might lead to her being torn to bits!
In an instant, a strong wave of fear invaded her heart, while at the same time, it felt as if an invisible force was draining her strength, leaving her body stiff.
At this moment, Dongfang Shu realized that death was so close!
Just as Dongfang Shu's body wavered as if on the verge of collapse, Ye Xunhuan suddenly spoke.
"You better pray that my wife is fine, or I'll send all of you straight to hell," Ye Xunhuan declared coldly, "including you, Dongfang Shu!"
Hearing Ye Xunhuan's icy, murder-laden warning, Dongfang Shu's complexion changed dramatically.
Has something happened to Qiu Ruoxi?
Who dared to target her?
A flurry of questions rose within Dongfang Shu.
And Meng Qi's face also changed, how come something happened to Qiu Ruoxi at this critical time?
With that, Ye Xunhuan flung Meng Qi aside as if he were merely disposing of garbage, sending him crashing heavily into a nearby wall!
As soon as his body made contact with the wall, it fell heavily to the ground, causing Meng Qi to twitch uncontrollably.
Ye Xunhuan didn't give Dongfang Shu any more time to speak and turned to head for the exit.
"Xunhuan..." Chu Ji hurriedly called out.
Hearing Chu Ji's words, Ye Xunhuan's steps halted slightly, he slowly turned his head to look at Chu Ji and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this to happen. I'll make it up to you next time!"
With those words, Ye Xunhuan said nothing more and continued striding out the door.
Meanwhile, Wei Zixu had already gotten up, glanced around at everyone's faces, and said with a bit of schadenfreude, "If something happened to the Qin family's niece-in-law, who among you could withstand the Qin family's wrath?"
"Ye Xunhuan dared to destroy the Lin family for Feng Xingjiu, do you think he would hesitate to kill you for his wife?"
With those words, Wei Zixu hurriedly went after Ye Xunhuan.
He was actually quite curious about who had caused trouble for Qiu Ruoxi.