Chapter 2097: Life or Death Unknown

Ye Wanting dared not utter those two words; just thinking about it made her heart tremble.

Suddenly hearing it from someone else’s mouth made her heartbeat chaotic, her vision swirling wildly, her little face visibly turning pale; clearly, fear gripped her to the point that she tightened her grip on the two straps of the paper bag. Yet somehow, courage emerged from nowhere.

She took a deep breath and turned to leave.

Had she been scared away?

Seeing that reaction, something didn’t seem right. Li Jian hurriedly called out to her, “Where are you going?”

“I…”

Ye Wanting turned back, her gaze flickering to the two guards at the door; they now seemed like fierce, monstrous protectors to her. She didn’t dare mention she was going to find Xu Shu for help, afraid she would be overheard and prevented from leaving.

“Yaen Chi is still inside, and you’ve been making quite a commotion outside. He hasn’t responded, whether he’s being held captive, maybe they’ve even done something to him.”

Li Jian folded his arms, a subtle, ambiguous smile playing at the corner of his mouth, “What if… his fate is uncertain.”

Ye Wanting was so frightened her breathing went shallow.

“If you leave now and you agitate them, what if they act preemptively?”

Ye Wanting’s legs went weak; she steadied herself against the wall, taking deep breaths.

Li Jian glanced at her; even though her toes were inching in this direction, she still turned and ran.

Bolting away, as if being chased by ghosts, she didn’t dare take the elevator, running down the stairs instead.

“This is bad…”

Li Jian sensed trouble, asking the guards, “Did I go too far?”

The two guards both looked up at the ceiling, making sure not to meet Li Jian’s gaze.

“This is a mess. Back in Rongcheng City, Yaen Chi treasured this little girl greatly, wouldn’t even let her drink a drop of alcohol, personally picked her up and dropped her off. I’ve never seen him care for anyone like that. Spoiled her to this extent, and yet the fact that she still hasn’t become his ex-girlfriend means it’s for real. This is bad…”

Realizing he’d messed up, he raised his hand and threw the blame pot hard, “You two, why didn’t you stop it a bit? Are you two wooden blocks? I scared her, and you two hold more than half the responsibility!”

The two guards stepped to the side, leaving the door open.

The implication was he could go in and face the music himself; they weren’t taking the blame.

Li Jian wiped his face, muttering angrily, “How can I rely on you rascals for anything, driving me mad, move aside!”

Was the doorway not wide enough?

Alright, move aside a bit more; originally stationed outside the door, now standing by the wall.

Seeing they truly weren’t planning to stop him, Li Jian felt desolate. He also wanted to run, but considering the aftermath of Yaen Chi’s fury, it seemed better to go in and admit fault now than wait until he recovered, lest he lay traps everywhere. Given his quick-wittedness, he had many ways to prank people. From childhood, Li Jian had been pranked frequently and only dared act like this because Yaen Chi had been sickly flustered lately.

However, as the door opened, and before he could organize his words, he saw Yaen Chi lying sideways on the bed, still asleep.

Thinking it over, Li Jian punched him awake.

As soon as Yaen Chi’s eyes flickered, even before opening, Li Jian hastily said, “A girl came, I scared her away, it wasn’t on purpose.”

He spoke quickly, every word tumbling out hurriedly.

Painfully waking, Yaen Chi, too lazy to touch the sore spot, impatiently stared at him, “Brother, you’ve been really arrogant lately, don’t you dare wait for me to recover, or I will definitely get back at you.”