Chapter 4 The Lost Necklace

Lu Yushan let out a derisive laugh, "I heard your family's company went bankrupt, and your home's been shattered, lives lost. We're all friends here, and I just wanted to see if there was any way I could help."

Home shattered, lives lost? Upon hearing these words, Yin Xi felt her blood rush furiously upwards. It wasn't benevolence that brought her here but a desire to kick someone already down, to revel in their misfortune.

"Dare to say that again!" Yin Xi glared with crimson eyes, like an enraged kitten.

"Am I not stating the facts? Isn't it true that your family is now broken and lives have been lost?" Lu Yushan looked down at her proudly.

Seeing this woman, more beautiful than her and superior in every way, so downcast before her, Lu Yushan felt an indescribable thrill.

The next second, Yin Xi raised her hand to slap Lu Yushan's face, but Lu Yushan was prepared this time. She caught Yin Xi's arm in midair and pushed it forcefully backwards.

Yin Xi stumbled and nearly fell.

"Yin Xi, did you think I'd be that easy to hit? Good timing, I haven't taken revenge for that slap at noon yet."

With that, she lunged at Yin Xi, grabbing her long hair. Yin Xi was no weaker, lifting her foot and kicking at Lu Yushan's shin.

"Ah!" Wearing high heels, Lu Yushan winced in pain, her foot twisted, and she immediately let go of Yin Xi's hair.

Seizing the opportunity, Yin Xi lifted her handbag and smashed it towards Lu Yushan's head, unleashing a day's worth of new grudges and old resentments in that moment.

"Ah! Ah! Yin Xi, Yin Xi, you crazy woman, stop it!" Lu Yushan cried out in agony, retreating step by step, "Someone help! Save me!"

At this moment, several men nearby heard her screams and hurried over.

"Yin Xi? Which one of you is Yin Xi?"

Hearing this, Yin Xi stopped her assault and glanced sideways at the newcomers.

"She, she is Yin Xi, the daughter of Yin Yuan, the president of Hongrui Group," Lu Yushan said, seeing these people coming for Yin Xi and feeling like she had seen saviors, a glint of joy in her eyes.

"Oh? So you're Yin Xi. Yin Yuan owes our boss a lot of money, and now that he's dead, shouldn't it be daughter repays father's debt?"

A man wearing a tight T-shirt with a dragon tattoo on his arm stepped forward, and the others started to circle around Yin Xi.

Her heart trembling, Yin Xi instinctively stepped back, "What do you think you're doing in broad daylight?"

"What do you think we're doing?" The man who had spoken before spoke again, "You look pretty good, should be worth quite a bit of money. What are you brothers waiting for?"

Yin Xi retreated step by step, then took out a can of pepper spray from her already open bag and swept it across the faces of the approaching men before turning to run.

"This stinking woman, she's even got this trick up her sleeve. Brothers, after her!"

The men, clutching their faces, stumbled forward in pursuit.

Lu Yushan watched their retreating backs with a ferocious smile on her face.

If Yin Xi were caught by this gang, she would certainly face dire consequences, maybe even be sold or worse...

This was precisely the outcome she had been hoping to see, and it seemed it was time to fan these flames even higher.

Bending down to pick up her broken high heel from the ground, Lu Yushan limped towards her car.

Suddenly, she spotted a shiny necklace not far away and hurriedly picked it up.

It was a platinum men's necklace with a hexagram-shaped pendant adorned with complex and exquisite patterns.

The material looked not very precious although the craftsmanship was exquisite, undoubtedly of significant meaning.

Frowning slightly, Lu Yushan suddenly remembered the sound of metal hitting the ground when Yin Xi used the bag to hit her; could it have been this necklace?

Then, whose could it be? Surely not Su Chengyu's.

After what had transpired today, given Yin Xi's character, she wouldn't be carrying anything of his in her bag anymore.

Who cares whose it is, just take it. It might come in handy later.

*

The sound of light rain pattered on the car windows, with the wipers swaying leisurely from side to side, reflecting the neon lights ahead, flickering on and off.

Qin Siye sat in the back seat, oozing fatigue, and lazily looked at the person driving, "Have you found anything about last night's incident?"

"We're still investigating," Zhao Ze glanced at the rearview mirror and replied in a low voice, "However, we found out that Young Master Su was also staying at Getai last night."

"He was there too?" Qin Siyan's handsome face instantly frosted over, "I understand."

It seems he can't be unassociated with this matter.

After a while, he spoke slowly again, "What about that woman?"

"The woman intruded into your room because she was being followed. But her face was always covered by her long hair, so we couldn't see her real features."

Zhao Ze paused briefly, then continued,

"However, we have identified the man following her as Chen Fa from Chenhui Trading Company."

"So it's him. Set up a meeting with him, we must find that woman!"

Qin Siye massaged his temples, his voice was not loud, yet filled with a chilling intent.

"Yes."

Just as Zhao Ze's words fell, a young woman ran out from a small road intersection unexpectedly.

With a "screech," Zhao Ze immediately braked hard, fortunately avoiding a collision.

The woman outside the car, like clutching at a lifesaver, appeared panicked, ceaselessly pounding on the window, her mouth moving as if pleading for their help.

Not far from the small road, it seemed a few people were running towards them.

"Zhao Ze, go have a look," Qin Siye spoke in a low, irritated tone.

Just as Zhao Ze opened the door to step out, Yin Xi quickly opened the rear door from the other side and scrambled in.

Her complexion was pale, her hair in disarray, her whole body drenched, slinging a light-colored leather bag over her arm.

She was in complete disarray.

No sooner had she settled herself than she felt a pair of icy eyes piercing her from the side.

She shivered and, lifting her eyes, realized there was a handsome and aloof man sitting beside her.

Wait, she seemed to have seen this man somewhere before.

But she couldn't quite remember at the moment.

"I... I'm so sorry, sir! I didn't mean to barge in like this. There really are people chasing me outside," she stammered.

Qin Siye frowned, he seemed to have heard these words last night as well. And her voice seemed to bear some resemblance to that woman's voice from the previous night.

"Why are they chasing you?" Qin Siye asked in a low voice.

"I..." "Achoo!" Yin Xi suddenly sneezed loudly, and before she could finish her sentence, she leaned towards him.

Qin Siye, with a face of wariness and detachment, exuding an aura of abstinence, quickly extended his hands to support her body, gently pushing her to the other side.

"Miss, wake up."