My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 373: Episode 0372 Hypnosis (part 4)_1
 

In less than ten minutes, Yang Xiaoqiao hastily got out of a taxi.

After painfully handing over fifty yuan in cab fare, she swung her purse and hurriedly ran into the dumpling shop.

However, she quickly found herself dumbfounded.

Because she realized that her mom was sitting in a chair, legs crossed at the knee, chatting away merrily with a man.

She immediately understood the situation.

Although the man was facing away from her, she knew who he was from the car outside.

“Xiao Qiao, your mom was just pulling your leg,” Ye Xiong said rather awkwardly.

“Mom, who pranks someone like that, do you know I was almost worried to death?” Yang Xiaoqiao exclaimed angrily.

“If I didn’t tell you that way, who knows how long it would take for you to come back?” Xiao Qiao’s mom said before pointing at Ye Xiong, “Mr. Ye finally found some time to come and see you; he couldn’t wait that long for you.”

Yang Xiaoqiao’s mouth twitched, and she sat down.

“You two chat, I’m going to be busy.”

After saying that, Xiao Qiao’s mom immediately left in a hurry.

Once she was gone, Ye Xiong explained, “I was just passing by and stopped to grab something to eat, and also to see if you were here. Who knew your mom would…”

“I know what my mom is like, a typical greedy soul.”

“Don’t talk about your mom like that; she just thinks I’m a decent guy…” Ye Xiong chuckled.

“No matter how good, he still belongs to someone else.”

Yang Xiaoqiao didn’t know why, but she suddenly blurted out that sentence and regretted it immediately after.

Ye Xiong had thought that Yang Xiaoqiao would accuse him of being full of himself or something, but she unexpectedly came out with such a statement.

“Don’t get me wrong, it was just a casual comment,” Yang Xiaoqiao quickly clarified.

“How’s your job hunt going?” Ye Xiong changed the subject and asked.

“I found one, making sales runs for a company.”

“Sales can be tough training; at least it can change your aloof, keep-your-distance character,” Ye Xiong teased.

“Who says I keep people at a distance? I just keep married people at bay.”

“I’m not married.”

“Living together, what’s the difference from being married?”

“Alright, let’s just say I’m married then!”

To a young woman, being married signifies stepping into the territory of older men, even though Ye Xiong was only twenty-five or twenty-six, very young indeed.

Poor thing!

“Running sales is hard, you’ll meet all sorts of complex characters, and especially for a beautiful girl like you, even though it’s an advantage in sales, it can also be very dangerous. If anything happens, make sure to call me. If I’m not available, call this other number.”

Ye Xiong gave her Vermilion Bird’s phone number.

Yang Xiaoqiao didn’t refuse; she wrote down the phone number.

Suddenly, both of them fell silent; it seemed like they ran out of things to say to each other.

Ye Xiong felt he had changed somewhat; in the past, with his personality, he would have kept the conversation going non-stop.

Maybe it was because of the many romantic debts he owed and ended up in such a situation, making him feel wary.

The simplest example was Tang Ning; he felt she had changed a lot.

Love isn’t a game everyone can play, unless you can truly be heartless and soulless.

“I should get going,” Ye Xiong stood up.

Yang Xiaoqiao’s mouth twitched again, wanting to say something but eventually did not speak.

As Ye Xiong got back into his car, ready to start it, he suddenly saw Xiao Qiao’s mom coming out from inside, seemingly saying something to Xiao Qiao.

As they talked, it appeared they started arguing, and then Yang Xiaoqiao grabbed her purse and walked away without looking back.

Ye Xiong immediately stopped and waved to Yang Xiaoqiao.

Yang Xiaoqiao thought for a moment, then walked over to his car and got in.

“What were you and your mom arguing about?” Ye Xiong asked.

Yang Xiaoqiao didn’t reply, turning her head to the side.

Even if she didn’t say anything, Ye Xiong guessed it was probably because Xiao Qiao’s materialistic mom blamed her for letting him go, and in a fit of anger, she argued with her mom.

Through the rearview mirror, Ye Xiong saw that Yang Xiaoqiao’s eyes appeared a bit moist.

“Where to? I’ll give you a ride.”

“The Third Ring Road,” Yang Xiaoqiao replied after a long pause.

“Not going back to school?”

“I’ve rented a place over there, it’s closer to work.”

They quickly arrived at the designated spot. Ye Xiong wanted to go up and sit for a while, but fearing she might misunderstand, he had to give up on the idea.

After getting out of the car, Yang Xiaoqiao left without looking back.

Watching her receding figure, Ye Xiong sighed silently.

He drove towards the Hunter Bodyguard Company to pick up a document to deal with Yang Xinyi and Tang Ning; otherwise, it would be difficult to explain later when he returned.

“Good day, President Ye.”

The security guard at the entrance greeted him.

Ye Xiong nodded and entered the company.

As soon as he stepped inside, he frowned.

Because he detected a faint scent in the air.

It was like sandalwood, but not quite; it was like perfume, but also not, filling the entire building.

Ever since mastering the Nine Acupoint Divine Needles, Ye Xiong had become extremely sensitive to such abnormalities due to the heightened requirements for his senses and perception.

This scent was definitely not ordinary.

He pretended as if nothing was happening and continued walking towards his office upstairs. Halfway there, he began to feel dizzy.

Just then, a melodious sound echoed through the entire building.

Suddenly, everything around him vanished, and Ye Xiong found himself inside a huge cage.

The cage was in a vast dark chamber.

He was tightly trapped within the cage.

At that moment, figures slowly emerged from the darkness outside the cage.

Yang Xinyi, Du Yuehua, Luo Weiwei, Yang Xiaoqiao, Tang Ning, and also Phoenix, He Mengji, the An Family Sisters, finally, his own father Ye Yuandong and his little sister Ye Yangyang.

All the people he cared most about in his heart rushed out from the darkness.@@novelbin@@

They screamed desperately, as if someone was chasing after them.

At that moment, countless Gene Warriors emerged from behind them.

Each Gene Warrior carried a bloody saber, following close behind those women.

“Ye Xiong, save me.”

“Ah Xiong, save me quickly, I don’t want to die.”

“Brother, there’s a monster…”

The women rushed towards him, crowding around the metal cage, desperately reaching out for help.

Ye Xiong tried to break out of the cage, but it was too sturdy. The bars were as thick as arms, made of steel, and no matter how he struggled, he couldn’t break free.

At that moment, Long Tianya suddenly appeared, standing among a group of Gene Warriors, laughing heartily.

“Reaper, with so many bonds, you dare to oppose me? I will let your women die one by one before your eyes. Kill.”

“Kill, kill, kill!”

“Kill, kill, kill!”

The Gene Warriors’ Ghost Head Great Sabers slashed down repeatedly, and the women’s heads fell to the ground, staining the whole dark chamber red.

The women, whose heads had been severed, still stared fixedly at Ye Xiong, their mouths uttering words.

“Husband, why didn’t you save me?”

“Brother, you just watched me die, didn’t you?”

“Son…”

The scene was indescribably gruesome, truly skin-crawling.

Even though he knew it was an illusion, it felt so real…

The sight in front of him caused Ye Xiong’s heart to wrench in pain, aching so much that his body convulsed as if suffering from the aftereffects of a Gene Warrior’s Transformation.

All of a sudden, he couldn’t breathe, as if he were about to suffocate.