Cai Lixia shuddered violently at the sudden sound.
Turning her head, she saw a bald man wearing a thick gold chain, staring at her maliciously.
"Who are you? I don’t know you!"
As she spoke, Cai Lixia quickly turned around and ran.
However, the bald man grabbed her wrist and sneered as he spoke.
"Hey, pretty girl, don’t rush off. Have a couple of drinks with tonight, I’ll pay for the whole night!"
"What do you an by ’whole night’? I don’t understand what you’re saying!"
Watching Cai Lixia struggle relentlessly, the bald man grinned even more wickedly.
"Quit pretending to be innocent. Everyone knows the rules when they’re out here hustling. I’d never shortchange you."
At this mont, Cai Lixia truly panicked.
Her already tense face turned pale in an instant.
Just as things reached a critical juncture, a familiar voice suddenly rang out not far away.
"Damn it! Harassing won late at night? Co with to the station!"
The bald man turned his head and saw a young man in a police uniform stepping out of a police car.
The sight weakened his knees entirely.
He quickly released Cai Lixia’s wrist and smiled obsequiously.
"Officer, you’ve misunderstood! I was only joking with this lady, I—"
Before he could finish his sentence, Ye Pei shouted at him.
"Shut the hell up and get lost, now!"
"Yes, yes! I’m leaving right away!"
The bald man dared not linger for even a mont, instantly turning and walking off.
Coming to Cai Lixia’s side, Ye Pei imdiately asked with concern.
"Lixia, are you okay? Did he hurt you?"
Thinking about how Chen Bin treated her hot and cold, it was starting to seem like this spoiled rich kid genuinely cared about her more.
Moreover, at such a critical mont, Ye Pei’s image was cast in a heroic glow.
Wiping her tears, Cai Lixia shook her head slightly.
"I’m fine. Earlier... thank you!"
Though Ye Pei had witnessed with his own eyes Cai Lixia’s entanglent with Chen Bin, to him, the things he couldn’t have were always the most appealing.
Facing her gratitude, he still appeared visibly pleased.
"Haha, it’s what I should be doing. It’s late; shall I give you a ride ho?"
After hesitating for a mont, Cai Lixia finally nodded.
Ye Pei opened the car door, and she got into the passenger seat.
During the ride, neither of them spoke.
Once they reached the destination, Ye Pei escorted Cai Lixia out of the car.
After waving goodbye, he then turned to leave.
But just at that mont, the shadow of a figure suddenly appeared not far away.
As soon as a black sack was pulled over Ye Pei’s head, he was t with a brutal beating of punches and kicks.
Caught off guard by the sudden ambush, Ye Pei had no capacity to fight back.
Screams rang out repeatedly, quickly drawing Cai Lixia’s attention.
She darted out of the stairwell, shouting sharply as she ran.
"Who are you? Why are you attacking him? I’ll call the police if you keep this up!"
Cheng Zhuang had been following Ye Pei for ages, finally finding the perfect opportunity to avenge He Beibei tonight.
Yet he hadn’t expected Cai Lixia to notice him so quickly.
As he prepared to flee, irritation flashed across his mind.
He parted Ye Pei’s legs and delivered a vicious kick directly to his groin.
"Ahhh!!"
The agonized scream echoed as Cheng Zhuang fled without looking back.
When Cai Lixia saw Ye Pei rolling in pain on the ground, terror gripped her completely.
First, she dialed for ergency assistance, and then she also contacted Ye Hong.
County Hospital, outside the ergency room.
Cai Lixia and Ye Hong waited anxiously outside the doors.
More than half an hour later, the ergency room doors finally creaked open.
Ye Hong rushed forward to ask urgently.
"Doctor, how’s my son?!"
"There’s no imdiate danger to his life; he should regain consciousness soon. However..."
Noticing the doctor hesitate to continue, Ye Hong almost shouted in frustration.
"What is it? Spit it out!"
Taking a deep breath, the doctor slowly explained.
"The patient suffered severe trauma to his groin, which might affect fertility. We’ll need further tests to confirm."
Ye Hong was hit by a taphorical thunderbolt upon hearing this.
He only had one son—if Ye Pei couldn’t bear children, wouldn’t that an the Ye family lineage would end here?!
The thought sent him into a feral rage, screeching like a crazed wildcat.
"I’m the secretary of the County Committee! The person lying in that bed is my son! I order you, at all costs, to save my son’s... his manhood, understand?!"
"Understood! I’ll get right on it!"
The doctor dared not delay and hurried off.
Fixing his gaze on Cai Lixia, Ye Hong spoke in a somber tone.
"Girl from the Cai family, explain to —just what transpired earlier?!"
Not daring to hesitate, Cai Lixia recounted her run-in with Ye Pei on the street and how she invited him to her ho.
After hearing this, Ye Hong’s brows furrowed deeply.
Ye Pei had long been notorious for showing off and offending others.
Facing revenge now was unsurprising.
But choosing to target his groin? That was far too vicious.
Without hesitating, Ye Hong imdiately called Tan Rongxi, ordering him to investigate and identify the assailant.
In Cai Lixia’s view, however, the man who had ambushed Ye Pei was most likely the bald guy from earlier.
After all, the latter looked like trouble, and vengeance seed plausible.
Thinking about how Ye Pei had suffered such a terrible injury because of her, Cai Lixia was moved, her eyes welling with tears.
She stayed by his bedside until the next morning when Ye Pei began to stir.
Feeling the continuous pain radiating from below, he frowned deeply.
Seeing this, Cai Lixia quickly stood up and poured him a cup of hot water.
"Brother Ye, are you feeling better now?"
Hearing this address, Ye Pei instantly broke into a joyful grin.
"Lixia... What did you just call ?"
Her cheeks flushed slightly as Cai Lixia spoke softly.
"Brother Ye. Why? What’s wrong?"
"No... nothing."
Ye Pei stared at Cai Lixia in disbelief, feeling as if he were dreaming.
He had never imagined that after inexplicably being beaten up, he would sohow win Cai Lixia’s affection.
Eager to capitalize on the mont, he imdiately began trying to curry favor. "Lixia, I never thought you’d finally accept . Why don’t you marry and beco my wife?"
Eyebrows furrowing slightly, Cai Lixia appeared hesitant.
To her, while Ye Pei could be insufferable, he’d always treated her quite well.
Perhaps spending more ti with him would make Chen Bin jealous. That might even bring her closer to marriage with Chen Bin.
With that thought, Cai Lixia solemnly asked, "I’m not a virgin anymore. Are you sure you’d still marry ?"
Ye Pei nodded fervently, "Of course! As long as you’ll marry , I won’t care about anything else!"
"Then let’s try being together first."
"Are you serious about this?"
Eyes wide with disbelief, Ye Pei couldn’t contain his excitent.
Cai Lixia maintained a neutral expression and countered, "Do I look like I’m joking right now?"
"Great, that’s wonderful!"
Ecstatic, Ye Pei wanted to reach out and hug Cai Lixia but hesitated.
Coughing lightly, he timidly blurted out, "Uh... Can I hug you?"
Without saying a word, Cai Lixia simply sat down on the hospital bed.
Ye Pei imdiately embraced her tightly, his face beaming with happiness...
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