Chapter 42 Heroes Struggle with Beauty's Charm

o express his complex emotions in words. He felt a heavy weight in his heart, as if it had sunk into an unfathomably deep abyss, making him feel suffocated and unable to escape.The events of the previ...Chapter 42 Heroes Struggle with the Allure of Beauty

After Li An hit someone, he acted as if nothing had happened, drinking red wine in large gulps while his eyes and expression hinted at a springtime mood, still staring at the entrance of the residential area across from him.

Ming Zixi was extremely indignant. He sat down and berated Li An: "Your wife ran away, and we were running around helping you look for her. When you weren’t in good spirits, we tried to comfort you with our warmth. Now that we’ve invited you to dinner, you still insult and hit people out of nowhere. You want us two brothers to clean up after your mess. Tell me, what gives you the right to act like a spoiled brat How difficult is it to cater to you"

Li An sneered and gritted his teeth as he said, "You deserve this for coming up with that malicious idea in the first place. For making my wife run away, all the suffering you endure now is just what you get."

The reason your wife ran away was because of me.

When Ming Zixi heard Li An’s outrageous remarks, he thought this deadbeat deserved a beating but didn’t want to take advantage of someone who was disabled. Seeing Li An looking longingly out the window, his mouth turned venomous: "What are you staring at Don't be one-sided in your affection; she never had any interest in you. Now that she’s gone, how can she come back Besides, with your bad temper, even if it were Yan Luoxi or me, we’d keep our distance and leave you to spend your life alone."

These last words hit Li An hard. He sullenly poured himself several cups of wine one after another and drank them down in quick succession but still couldn’t vent his anger. Suddenly, he forcefully threw the glass onto the ground; the thick carpeting in the hotel muffled any sound.

A wine glass dares to oppose him, yet not even a crisp sound is made.

Lǐ'ān was even more infuriated. He took a deep breath and shot a bone-chilling gaze at Míng Zixī like an icy arrow. "Let me tell you, if you can't bring back Yán Luòxī by tomorrow, I will bash in one person's head per day to cause trouble for you every single day until my uncle Ming intervenes and your older brother finds out."

Míng Zixī stared at Lǐ'ān, too angry to speak.

This matter was inevitably tied to him. If either his father or his older brother found out about it, his good days would be over.

Last night, Lǐ'ān didn't sleep well, and neither did Míng Zixī. He knew that when Lǐ'ān went berserk, he could do anything. Early in the morning, he instructed people to continue searching for Yán Luòxī. When he heard his subordinates say that Yán Luòxī was having dinner with Zhōu Kuàngtāo, he dropped everything at the company and personally rushed over to intercept her, determined to capture her alive.

Yán Luòxī's eyes, as pure and transparent as black diamonds, warily observed Míng Zixī’s scheming face. With some derision in her voice, she said: "I wonder what benefits Lǐ'ān offers you that makes you willingly become his henchman and assist him in getting me drunk and tormenting me, now searching for me on his behalf."

Míng Zixī was left speechless by Yán Luòxī's words. "My dear sister, do you think I want to be his lackey It’s out of necessity. Ever since you left, Lǐ'ān has gone crazy and hasn't stopped tormenting us. If we can’t find you, he will eat us all."

Yan Luoxi thinks that all the bad things are due to Ming Zixi's doing and feels that the person in front of her deserves to be pierced by arrows. However, looking at the usually confident and lively second son of the Ming family, his eyes were now bloodshot red, with a bluish shadow under his chin and many black stubble appearing. He looked much more haggard than before, indicating that he hadn’t rested well last night.

Yan Luoxi's hatred subsided slightly as she said coldly, "Tell Li An that I won't go back to take care of him anymore. Even if he dies, don’t come looking for me. Such a scoundrel and trash like him disgusts me just by seeing him once more."

Ming Zixi recalled how Li An had looked longingly at the entrance of their residential area last night in the hotel. His heart felt sorrowful as if the old saying was true: whoever falls in love first loses. He reminded himself again that he absolutely must not fall for any woman.

Women are cold-blooded and cunning; they would use your affection towards them like a whip to turn against you.

Ming Zixi adjusted his expression and spoke more seriously, no longer with the previous frivolous tone. "Miss Yan, only you can persuade Li An now. After you left, he didn’t eat or sleep, limping around looking for you everywhere. You know that his injuries haven't fully healed yet; if this continues, he will definitely need to be hospitalized again."

"Whether he gets rehospitalized has nothing to do with me. Besides, a pest like him deserves it if he's truly crippled or mentally impaired and unable to move anymore," Yan Luoxi thought of the things Li An had done before that were so overbearing and couldn't help blushing.

Ming Zixi saw Yan Luoxi grinding her teeth in curses against Li An, knowing she utterly despised him. There was no hope for her to return to Li An out of sympathy or love.

This person is smooth and adaptable. He洞察事實，眼珠一轉，說道：“Xiao Xi, because of you guys last night, Li An drank too much alcohol at the restaurant and caused a disturbance. He hit someone on the head with his cane, almost causing death on the spot.”

“Ah,” Yan LuoXi was shocked speechless.

"The injured person has been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment. Li An is still not letting up. You know how bad-tempered Li An is; if this continues, he will definitely cause a major incident. Even though his crime might be unforgivable, when Uncle and Aunt Li come to investigate the matter, knowing that it all started because of you, your face won't look good either." Ming Zixi sincerely advised Yan LuoXi.

Yan LuoXi sadly lowered her head; the kindness given by the Li family was always her weak spot. Whoever could touch on this point would make her breathless.

"Xiao Xi, I don't ask for much from you, just want you to go back and talk things out with Li An. Let him give up his thoughts about you and stop causing trouble. Then wherever you want to go or whatever you want to do, I absolutely won’t stop you." Ming Zixi humbly pleaded with Yan LuoXi.

Ming Zixi rarely made such requests of others; he has dated more than eighty girlfriends in total. He had never begged anyone nor coaxed anyone before.

But the current situation was different. Regardless of all the reasons, this mess was caused by himself. Whether Li An was being unreasonable or not, it all started from his own idea. Even if he felt a thousand kinds of anger and ten thousand kinds of injustice, now he had to persuade Yan LuoXi to go back.rse!" Yan Luoxi looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Put the ham sausage into a bowl of instant noodles, it'll be so delicious!"Li An was speechless and pointed to a young woman nearby who was picki...