The distraught Yao Shi staggered along the street.
Passersby who brushed past her could not help but look at the despondent girl.
Her delicate long hair was a complete mess from her panic, and she walked aimlessly like a puppet.
Her hollow eyes looked at her trembling palms. Yao Shi closed her eyes, hugged herself tightly, and crouched down to one side.
She had hurt the young master. In that instant just now, she had nearly committed an irreparable mistake.
She had clearly wanted to forget that dark past, so why had it echoed in her mind again?
What am I even doing...?
Yao Shi hugged herself and murmured softly.
She had nearly pierced the young master's throat with her silver hairpin.
What exactly had she been thinking? Why could she not forget that damned instinct?
Crouching alone in the corner, Yao Shi looked as pitiful as an abandoned kitten.
Quite a few passersby wanted to go up and speak to her, but when they saw the group of thugs gradually approaching her—
The faces of the surrounding pedestrians went pale. After showing looks of regret, they hurriedly left the area.
Only one or two people silently took out their phones and quietly called the police.
Everyone knew what those thugs wanted to do to the girl, but they were not heroes.
The only thing they could do was call the police and wait for them to take over.
"Yo! Pretty lady, did you get dumped? How about us brothers keep you company?"
"We're very skilled, you know. Why don't we go have some fun?"
The thugs surrounded Yao Shi. Looking at her beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings, they licked their lips with lecherous expressions.
"..."
Yao Shi raised her head and looked at the thugs surrounding her. A trace of killing intent and coldness gradually seeped into her lifeless beautiful eyes.
Her pale cheeks were like snow jade, and the silvery moonlight adorned her face, making her seem like a heavenly maiden.
"Hiss..."
The thugs sharply inhaled when they saw Yao Shi's face.
Her graceful figure, alluring curves, jade-white skin, and professional outfit were all intensely seductive.
Her beautiful brows were slightly furrowed, while her cold face resembled a snow lotus atop the Tianshan Mountains, too pure to be defiled.
"Could she be some big celebrity or something?"
One of the thugs could not take his eyes off Yao Shi's face.
This kind of abstinent-looking beauty was his favorite type. Especially those tender pink lips—he could not wait to press her beneath him and ravish her properly.
"Who cares if she's a celebrity? Let's do her first. If I get to play with a top-tier beauty like this, I'll accept going to prison."
The thugs swallowed hard to soothe their dry throats. Their gazes swept across Yao Shi's face and her lush curves, and a wave of heat immediately surged through their lower bellies.
They had truly struck it lucky today. This was an absolute knockout; they had barely even seen women like her on television.
"You want to have fun with me?"
Yao Shi slowly rose to her feet. Her icy gaze swept over the thugs before her, several silver glints flashing in her dark eyes.
These people really knew how to pick their timing. They had come to provoke her at a moment like this.
"Oh, yes, yes. If you don't mind, little sister, your big brothers will have a good time with you."
The thugs were initially stunned when Yao Shi showed no fear.
But very quickly, they became captivated by the fragrance drifting from her lips.
Their eyes kept straying toward her ample breasts, and drool was practically about to spill from their mouths.
"Fine. Then let's have some fun."
Yao Shi shook her head mockingly, pushed aside one of the thugs in front of her, and took the lead into the alley.
No matter how brightly lit and peaceful a city might appear, there would always be scum like this, pests upon society...
"Hey, hey! You're so eager, little sister? Wait for your big brothers!"
The thugs' faces lit up when they saw Yao Shi being so proactive. They had not expected this girl to be so willing.
If it was consensual, then they would not even have to go to prison. Wasn't that the best of both worlds?
Thinking this, the thugs hurriedly adjusted their pants and followed behind Yao Shi like lapdogs, disappearing into the alley.
Meanwhile, the passersby who had been observing from afar shook their heads regretfully. Such a good girl was about to be ruined by that group.
They were unwilling to interfere. After all, they were only ordinary people. If they got themselves dragged into it on a burst of righteous indignation, it would not be worth it.
The only thing these bystanders could do was pray that the police arrived quickly. Otherwise, that girl would probably...
Wu Liang, who had followed Yao Shi out of the hospital, looked around in every direction.
But this was the busiest time of the evening. Trying to find Yao Shi among the sea of people was as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.
"Where the hell did Yao Shi run off to...?"
Wu Liang looked at the bustling street around him and sighed helplessly.
This was too abnormal. This was not the Ice-cold Maid he had known before.
Why had she fled the hospital? Just because she had stabbed him?
"Everyone has things they cannot bear to have touched..."
Wu Liang sat on a nearby railing. He Xue had undoubtedly touched on something painful for Yao Shi, which was why Yao Shi had reacted so strongly.
But He Xue could not be blamed for it. She had not meant any harm; she simply had not expected Yao Shi to become like this.
"I should keep looking."
Wu Liang felt a headache coming on. Finding Yao Shi over such a vast area would be far too difficult.
But as Yao Shi's master, he could not simply stand by and do nothing.
"This KFC mask is kind of conspicuous."
Wu Liang touched the KFC mask on his head and casually glanced around.
Just as he had expected, the people around him were staring at him and whispering among themselves.
Yet he had no way to deal with it. If He Xue saw his real face, it would only cause more trouble.
"Nothing better happen..."
Wu Liang muttered under his breath and quickened his pace.
He did not think Yao Shi would come to any harm. What he worried about instead were some overconfident fools.
Yao Shi might usually appear harmless, but judging from her vicious counterattack just now, she was clearly a professional in that regard.
And Yao Shi was currently mentally unstable. He did not want anyone provoking her on purpose, or else...
"Let's check over there."
When he saw a large crowd gathering in one direction, a sense of unease immediately arose in Wu Liang's heart.
He hoped it was only his imagination. He certainly did not want his beautiful maid to cause any kind of disturbance...
Only You in My Eyes
The more Wu Liang looked at the crowd gathering ahead, the more uneasy he became.
He hurried to the outer edge of the crowd, only to find that the passersby had already packed the place tightly.
Wu Liang craned his neck to look ahead, but apart from heads, there were only more heads. There were clearly far more spectators here than he had expected.
The layers of overlapping pedestrians chattered away. From their conversations, he could vaguely make out mentions of a girl.
"Ma'am, could I ask what happened inside?"
Wu Liang asked a middle-aged woman beside him. He needed to know exactly what had happened here.
Why had such a remote alley attracted so many onlookers?
"Ah, it seems that a pretty young girl was taken into that alley by several little thugs."
"I only just got here too, so I don't know the details. But I heard someone has already called—"
Halfway through speaking, the middle-aged woman suddenly noticed the ugly-cute KFC mask on Wu Liang's head.
She froze in confusion. Why would someone wear something like that for no reason?
And that fried chicken smell... the mask really was fresh...
"How long ago did that happen?"
Wu Liang narrowed his eyes and looked into the depths of the alley.
In all sorts of novels and anime, this kind of plot had practically been done to death.
Especially the dashing scene where the male lead appeared when the female lead was in trouble—Wu Liang had nearly grown sick of seeing it.
It was an incredibly cliché setup, but he had to admit that it was a classic for a reason.
Yet the situation before him was clearly different from the plots he knew.
"I'm not sure about that. Is that girl your friend?"
The middle-aged woman examined the strange man wearing a KFC mask.
Was this person the earlier girl's friend? Why did he not look worried about her at all?
"No, she isn't my friend."
Wu Liang sighed, then stomped his feet hard to ease his tense mood.
"She is my most outstanding assistant."
Wu Liang turned and spoke, squeezing through the crowd as he charged into the alley.
He hoped he could make it in time. If something had really happened, it would be troublesome.
"Young man! Those thugs are not easy to deal with!"
When she saw Wu Liang rushing deeper into the alley, the middle-aged woman hurriedly shouted a warning.
She could understand the young man's feelings, but blindly rushing in would only make things worse.
And that girl had been inside for quite a while already. That beautiful child had probably already...
"True, but my maid is obviously much harder to deal with than thugs."
Wu Liang greeted the woman, ignored the attempts of the surrounding people to stop him, and rushed into the alley.
That was right. Thugs were indeed the scum at the bottom of society, and it really was difficult to communicate with criminals capable of any evil.
"But that's exactly what I'm worried about..."
Wu Liang took out his phone. After hesitating for a moment, he dialed a number.
The calls to the police from the surrounding pedestrians would not be of much use. The only call that might prove useful was probably one for emergency services.
Some people might not understand Wu Liang's actions. As for why...
"Because those thugs might die..."
Smelling the scent of blood gradually drifting out from the corner, Wu Liang walked solemnly toward the depths of the dark, unlit alley.
With every step he took forward, shrieks like ghostly wails sounded from the far end.
They were followed by several dull thuds and the gradual sound of brittle bones breaking.
"I knew it would turn out like this..."
When he reached the corner, Wu Liang was the first to see a thug who had already passed out.
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