Nausea

Lin Yu sat on the ground, his eyes closed, not saying a word.

He wore a calm expression that seemed to say, "Kill me if you have the guts."

Although Lin Yu didn't know how Xu Mingyao planned to deal with him next, subconsciously, he felt she wouldn't dare do anything too drastic to him.

Even leaving aside the massive backing of Qing Mo, he was, after all, a chosen child of destiny. (Albeit one who was practically tortured by destiny into acting like a subordinate.)

He probably wouldn't die here. (Otherwise, who would destiny torment if he died?)

Even if he actually did die here today, Lin Yu didn't think it would be the absolute worst thing in the world.

At least he wouldn't have to go against his true heart of pure love, endlessly hesitating and wandering among those three anymore.

Thinking about it, he even felt a tiny bit of relief.

At this thought, Lin Yu's face showed a bit more peace, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.

Smack!

A heavy slap landed on Lin Yu's face, and Xu Mingyao pulled her hand back.

She was already furious enough, and seeing him blindly smiling here made her so angry her lungs were about to explode.

Lin Yu's guess was right.

Xu Mingyao didn't dare do anything severe to him.

When she first found out that Lin Yu and Qing Mo had slept together, Xu Mingyao was truly on the verge of going mad with anger.

In a moment of sheer rage, she was capable of doing anything.

But now, after so much time had passed, although she was still furious, she had regained some of her rationality.

She understood that if she really did something terrible to Lin Yu, the wrath of Qing Mo would be something neither she nor the Xu family behind her could withstand.

Having known Qing Mo for so long, Xu Mingyao knew exactly what kind of person she was, and naturally knew how important his appearance was to her.

Otherwise, Xu Mingyao would have long since stomped his "crime tool" to mush and thrown him into the river of H City to feed the fishes!

The reason she chose to deal with Lin Yu by giving him a taste of his own medicine...

was that besides severely hurting him...

another reason was that Xu Mingyao felt doing so probably wouldn't provoke Qing Mo into seeking reckless revenge.

After all, to some extent, those two women were her enemies.

She wanted to do to his two women what Lin Yu had done to Qing Mo, and take them herself!

She wanted to return the betrayal twofold!

But as things stood now, all her wishful calculations had fallen through.

Lin Yu had now become a hot potato. If she kept holding on to him, she still couldn't do anything to him.

Yet, letting him go completely unscathed left Xu Mingyao feeling unwilling.

She was afraid she wouldn't be able to swallow this grievance and would literally die of anger!

The situation seemed to have fallen into a deadlock, and Xu Mingyao had no idea what to do next.

In the quiet basement, there was only the sound of Xu Mingyao's heavy breathing rising and falling. Everyone else kept quiet out of fear.

Finally, amidst the dead silence, someone mustered the courage to take a step forward.

"Sister Xu, let me treat him. If we just let the wound bleed like this, something bad will happen to him."

Ye You's voice was soft and timid as she spoke.

Xu Mingyao turned her head and glared at her viciously, looking so fierce that it seemed she wanted to vent all the twisted resentment in her heart onto the girl.

But in the end, she didn't lose her reason. The anger in her eyes slowly dissipated, eventually turning into a reluctant helplessness. She turned her head back, giving tacit consent.

Ye You understood Xu Mingyao's meaning. She quickly left the basement, and when she returned, she was holding a first-aid kit.

She jogged over to Lin Yu and squatted beside him.

Lin Yu's current appearance was quite frightening. An unseen wound on the top of his head had bled an unknown amount, soaking his hair, running down his cheeks, and dripping onto his clothes.

The most pressing matter was to locate the wound on his head.

Thinking this, Ye You reached out and carefully parted his hair, trying to see where the injury was.

However, the moment her hand touched Lin Yu's hair, he violently jerked his head to the side, dodging her touch.

Beneath the blood-soaked strands of hair, Lin Yu's eyes were filled with absolute disgust.

"Don't touch me."

Lin Yu cursed weakly:

"You disgust me!"

Ye You's hand froze in mid-air. A flash of sadness crossed her cute, somewhat round face, but she still tentatively reached out again toward Lin Yu's head, saying worriedly:

"But you..."

Lin Yu tilted his head again to avoid her hand, his tone growing harsher.

"Get lost!"

Lin Yu's second rebuke left her at a loss for what to do.

Slowly lowering her suspended hand, she squatted beside Lin Yu, the corners of her eyes drooping. Her aggrieved appearance looked as if she would burst into tears at any moment, a truly pitiable sight.

But Lin Yu wouldn't feel the slightest bit of pity for her.

She was just Xu Mingyao's filthy lackey.

Who knew if she was just putting on an act right now?

"Ah~"

Ye You let out a soft gasp and fell right into Lin Yu's arms.

A fragrant and soft girl tumbled into his embrace.

Lin Yu furrowed his brows and wanted to push her away, but his body was tightly bound, rendering him unable to move.

He could only frown at her, not knowing what kind of trick she was trying to pull this time.

Except this time, the person playing tricks didn't seem to be her.

Lin Yu looked at Xu Mingyao behind her, not knowing what kind of crazy fit this madwoman was having now.

Having been pushed onto Lin Yu, Ye You instinctively tried to sit up straight and pull away from him.

But her body had barely lifted a tiny bit when Xu Mingyao stomped her back down with her foot.

Her soft curves pressed completely against Lin Yu.

"Disgusting?"

"You mean like this?"

Xu Mingyao curled her lips, breaking into a hideous smile as she asked.