Yan Xi thought that once she said this, these people would restrain themselves, but she found she was wrong.
These people didn't care at all about the leader of the assassination organization; they even treated Yan Xi's words as a joke.
Yan Xi was terrified, after all, she was just a young girl, and these people looked like trouble.
As they pressed closer, Yan Xi suddenly felt desperate.
If she truly lost her innocence, she could also die, ending it all.
Yao Wan Qi and Yan Yi, Yan Xi believed, Xiang Jing Chen would help her take care of them.
And she, could go to another world to find Fu Yan Ting.
It's just that Yan Xi didn't know if Fu Yan Ting would find her dirty.
Yan Xi stood there, suddenly no longer afraid, nor struggling. These hooligans didn't know what game Yan Xi was playing.
However, they proceeded as planned, pinning Yan Xi to the ground and roughly, crudely, tearing off her outer jacket.
At this moment, Yan Xi missed Fu Yan Ting dearly. If Fu Yan Ting were still alive, he would never have let Yan Xi suffer such humiliation.
At the critical moment, Mu Jing Chen suddenly appeared.
He took off his jacket and draped it over Yan Xi.
Yan Xi had already given up struggling, never expecting Mu Jing Chen to suddenly appear. Seeing Mu Jing Chen, Yan Xi felt as if she had seen her closest relative, grasped a life-saving straw, and like a child, burst into tears on the ground.
Seeing Yan Xi crying, Mu Jing Chen clenched his fists tightly, his heart twisting in pain.
Mu Jing Chen gently comforted her, "Xi Xi, don't be afraid, I'm here to save you."
After speaking, Mu Jing Chen settled Yan Xi and began to fight these people.
Although there were quite a few hooligans, Mu Jing Chen was a skilled fighter and quickly had them all defeated and scattered.
Suddenly, the leader of the hooligans shifted his target to Yan Xi.
He pulled out a fruit knife and lunged towards Yan Xi's chest.
Yan Xi didn't dodge, nor was she afraid. For Yan Xi, this might be a form of liberation.
Just as the fruit knife was about to reach Yan Xi's chest, with only 0.01 millimeters to spare, Yan Xi suddenly smiled. She truly missed Fu Yan Ting so much. In just a little while longer, she would be able to see Fu Yan Ting.
Seeing this, Mu Jing Chen rushed over and shielded Yan Xi beneath him. The fruit knife went directly through Mu Jing Chen's back.
When Yan Xi opened her eyes, she saw Mu Jing Chen collapsing in front of her. As he fell, Mu Jing Chen murmured, "Xi Xi, thank goodness you're alright."
Seeing that someone had been fatally wounded, the group of hooligans quickly fled the scene.
Yan Xi couldn't worry about anything else; she looked at Mu Jing Chen, who had fainted before her.
Yan Xi broke down and cried uncontrollably.
Soon, a crowd of onlookers gathered, and some kindhearted people called 120 and 110.
Ambulances arrived simultaneously. Mu Jing Chen was taken away by the doctors, and Yan Xi was taken by the police to the police station to give a statement.
Yan Xi recounted the entire incident to the police. After finishing, she asked with a trembling voice, "Officers, can those people be caught? I want them to pay for their actions. If you need money, don't worry, I have it."
"Miss Yan, you misunderstand. It is our duty to serve the people, and we do not accept money. There are surveillance cameras in that area, so apprehending a few hooligans should not be a problem."
Hearing the police officer say this, Yan Xi's suspended heart finally settled.
After leaving the police station, Yan Xi went to the hospital. At the hospital entrance, Yan Xi saw Fu Yan Ting, wearing a mask. Yan Xi didn't know it was Fu Yan Ting and said indifferently, "I'm in a bad mood right now and don't have the energy to entertain you."
Fu Yan Ting looked at Yan Xi thoughtfully.
Did she care about Mu Jing Chen that much?
Knowing Mu Jing Chen was in trouble, she was so distraught.
If he told Yan Xi that all of this was a staged act by Mu Jing Chen, he wondered if Yan Xi would still care so much about Mu Jing Chen's safety.
But Fu Yan Ting held back.
Yan Xi cared so much about Mu Jing Chen; even if he told her the truth, what would change?
He had lost from the very beginning.
From the start, Yan Xi hadn't married him willingly.
If it weren't for Yan Yi's condition at the time, Yan Xi probably wouldn't have even glanced at him.
Fu Yan Ting stared at Yan Xi for a few seconds before turning to leave.
Yan Xi did not see the lonely face beneath the mask.
After Fu Yan Ting left, Yan Xi went to wait outside the emergency room for Mu Jing Chen.
As soon as she reached the entrance of the emergency room, the doctor came out. Yan Xi quickly stepped forward to ask, "Doctor, how is the patient inside?"
"The deceased has passed. Please accept my condolences."
Yan Xi was stunned upon hearing the doctor's words.
Impossible.
How could Mu Jing Chen, a man with such aspirations and ambitions, be dead?
Mu Jing Chen had also said he would take care of her for a lifetime, and be her family for life.
Now, he had abandoned her and left her all alone.
Yan Xi felt as if she had been completely drained.
She curled up in a corner of the hospital, needing to digest this fact by herself.
"Xi Xi, why are you crying again?"
Suddenly, a very weak voice sounded from beside Yan Xi.
Yan Xi looked up in surprise and saw Mu Jing Chen on a hospital bed, being pushed by a nurse back to his room.
Mu Jing Chen had a back injury, and the doctor had given him a spinal anesthetic. Now, Mu Jing Chen was conscious.
He just couldn't move, or the wound would hurt.
Seeing Mu Jing Chen, Yan Xi didn't care about anything else. She rushed forward, hugged Mu Jing Chen, and began to sob uncontrollably.
Yan Xi now understood the feeling of losing and then regaining something profound.
She hugged Mu Jing Chen so excitedly that she even forgot that Mu Jing Chen had a wound on his back.
Yan Xi accidentally touched the wound, causing Mu Jing Chen to wince in pain, but he didn't say anything or show it.
After all, this was one of the few times Yan Xi had willingly embraced him.
Seeing how worried Yan Xi was about him, Mu Jing Chen felt that everything he had done was worth it.
The doctor saw Yan Xi and Mu Jing Chen embracing and cautiously asked, "Aren't you a family member of the patient inside?"
Yan Xi shook her head, realizing that all of this had been a misunderstanding.
Mu Jing Chen learned the general gist of what had happened from the doctor and found it somewhat amusing.
He never expected the CEO of YC Group to be involved in such a misunderstanding.
After Mu Jing Chen was sent to his room, he didn't want Yan Xi to worry and reassured her, "I'm fine. The doctor said the wound isn't deep and will heal with a few days of rest. So, President, can I take annual leave now?"
Yan Xi was surprised that Mu Jing Chen was still in the mood to joke with her at a time like this.
However, since Mu Jing Chen could joke with her, it proved that what he said was true: he was not seriously injured.
Yan Xi thought naively, until the doctor called her to the office...