Can't Take My Eyes Off You

C 80-81

There was not much of a crowd in the cinema as it was an old film playing in the middle of the hot afternoon. Despite the lack of popularity, it was quite an interesting movie. Lu Xiaoxiao met her friends too. After the movie, Lu Xiaoxiao asked Jiang Yao to head home first while she went to dinner with her friends.

After Jiang Yao exited the cinema, she felt as if someone was tailing her. So, instead of walking home straightaway, she went into a crowded bookstore, bought two books, and casually read the books while observing her surroundings discreetly, although she couldn't find any suspicious people.

Jiang Yao knocked her head in bewilderment. She was being ridiculous.

Lu Haixing's house was located on the outskirts of the city center, away from the densely populated place. There was a long descending slope on the way home and at the peak of the slope was the housing area where Lu Haixing and several of his neighbors lived.

The scenery of the slope was very breathtaking with endless rows of tall ginkgo trees. These ginkgo trees were a tourist attraction in every winter, but right now, the slope was hollow.

Grabbing the two books in her embrace, Jiang Yao walked hastily up the slope.

"D*mn it! That's the b*tch! Hurry up and grab her!"

Abruptly, Zhao Zhuangzong's menacing voice echoed from the dense woods beside side. Two to three men emerged with him from behind the tall trees and they slowly approached her.

The three men glared at her in an inexplicable illicit way.

"Zhao Zhuangzong, are you serious? Is this the girl you want us to play with? In fact, you want to give me money for it?" One of the men with yellow-dyed hair eyed Jiang Yao from head to toe. "Not bad, quite pretty too, looks like a decent girl. Let me see, what books do you have there?"

The man reached out, attempting to grab Jiang Yao's chest. She stumbled back anxiously and shouted, "Zhao Zhuangzong, what do you think you're doing?"

Jiang Yao was calculating her chances. If she shouted, could the residents at the top of this slope hear her calling for help?

Jiang Yao wasn't sure, so she carefully looked towards the road where she came from. She wondered how likely it was that she could run back to the intersection to call for help.

"Surround her! She is as sly as a fox, don't let her run away!" Zhao Zhuangzong commanded after noticing Jiang Yao's gaze. "This woman's skill is top-notch, her man finds her extremely pleasant. Go ahead, enjoy your time with her, try and see how fun it is to do it with a spoiled and arrogant woman."

Despite knowing how barbarous Zhao Zhuangzong was, Jiang Yao was still taken aback by his filthy language after tearing off his polite disguise.

Truth be told, some people were so great at disguising that they could deceive everyone. There were some people in this world who were so despicable from the inside out.

Jiang Yao imagined how heartbroken Lu Yuqing would be if she saw Zhao Zhuangzong in this manner. How blind she was to have fallen in love with this rogue.

"Zhao Zhuangzong, what do you want?" Jiang Yao could foresee that there was nowhere for her to escape from these cold-blooded men.

"What do I want? Jiang Yao, you b*tch, how dare you ask me about what I want! It's all because of you that I've ended up so miserable! I no longer have a place to go back to, the creditors are bugging me day and night, I lost my job, I lost everything! Are you happy? Are you glad to see Lu Yuqing divorce me and kick me out of the house, and me becoming a street mouse that people rant and rage at?"

Zhao Zhuangzong shot a fierce glare at Jiang Yao. "It's all because of you that I've lost everything! Alright, since you are so ruthless, I'll let you have a dose of your own medicine! I wonder if Lu Xingzhi still wants you after you're raped! Let's see if Lu Yuqing still accepts you as her sister-in-law! Let's see if your parents still want to take you in as their daughter! I bet they'll say that it's you who seduced them in the first place! Jiang Yao, I'm waiting for you in hell!"

"Zhao Zhuangzong, you're crazy!" Jiang Yao was so angry she shivered. "What does your divorce have to do with me? Do you think I encouraged Sister Yuqing to divorce you?"

"It was you who saw me and Peach at the restaurant. Lu Xiaoxiao is too much of an idiot to know any better, so it must be you who told Lu Yuqing about me. That's why she hired a private investigator to follow me! Jiang Yao, it's all your fault that I've ended up so miserable! I've waited for you here for many days and you've finally appeared! Jiang Yao, I'll make you pay double for what you did to me!" Zhao Zhuangzong growled. Impatiently, he waved at those men to urge them to hurry up.

Jiang Yao gritted her teeth anxiously. She hurled her books out with great effort, smashing them right on two of the men's faces. As they yelped in pain, Jiang Yao quickly pushed them away and ran down the slope while shouting, "Help! Help! Robbery!"

Of course, Jiang Yao wouldn't yell that some guys were attempting to rape her. She was a brilliant thinker. In order to protect her reputation and attract people's attention, calling for help due to robbery was the most convenient excuse and also an effective way of preventing unnecessary gossip later.

However, no matter how fast she ran, she could never outrun the guys pursuing her. Her shoulders were pinned down and her movements were restricted but there's still no one in sight. This was the first time Jiang Yao regretted focusing all her attention on her studies instead of exercising once in a while. If she gained enough energy for a 100-meter sprint, she would be able to run a little faster, and the further she ran, the greater the chance she had of escaping.

"Quick, cover her mouth and grab her into the woods, Hurry before someone notices us. After that, you can do whatever you like to her as long as she stays alive!" Zhao Zhuangzong panted as he chased behind her and urged those men.

Jiang Yao was not a quitter. She shouted for help loudly as the men dragged her back. She bit down hard on the hand that stretched to cover her mouth until blood spurted out.

"D*mn it! B*tch!" The man whose hand was bitten shrieked in pain and retracted his hand. Then, he lifted the other hand and slapped Jiang Yao right on her face.

Disregarding the pain on her face, Jiang Yao struggled with all her strength and yelled for help.

When she was dragged to the side of the road, she hugged the ginkgo tree tightly. The men punched and kicked her but she held on and didn't let go.

She could endure such pain. She would rather be beaten to death than be raped.

If she was destined to die here today and became a ghost, she would drag the b*stard Zhao Zhuangzong to hell with her!

Jiang Yao had lived through two lifetimes. The first time, she felt despair was when she was holding Lu Xingzhi's dead body. This was the second time.

In the first, she felt the excruciating pain in her heart and soul. This time, it was the physical pain.

At the corner of her sight, she spotted a small-sized animal, which was about as big as her palm, dashing towards her. At this moment, she was so exhausted that she almost lost her grip on the tree. She smirked a painful smile as she stared at the splash of white in front of her sight. She didn't expect to see such a cute little thing before she died.