The man had barely run three steps before he stopped. Facing Qin Hai, who was a head taller than him, he was visibly intimidated.
Hesitating for a moment, he suddenly grabbed a chair next to him and, with much effort, shakily hoisted it up.
"Pervert, let... let go of my Qingya, if you dare, come at... come at me instead!" he bellowed loudly, but upon seeing Qin Hai glower, the man actually took two steps back, still holding the chair.
The man was none other than He Wei, who had been relentlessly pursuing Lin Qingya. He had intended to charge in and play the hero, but upon seeing Qin Hai's imposing stature, he immediately regretted it.
Qin Hai glanced at He Wei, who was still ten meters away from him. Though the guy had slick hair and was dressed in flashy Armani, his complexion was pale and yellowish, his eyes sunken and lifeless, and his steps were so shaky that they lacked any foundation—all classic signs of overindulgence. It was clear he was a shameless scion accustomed to playing with naive girls. Qin Hai had dealt with countless such reprobates before; it was only in the past two years that he had grown too lazy to bother with such scum.
Qin Hai furrowed his brow, "Who speaks like that? Since when did my wife become your woman? Get lost at once, or be careful, I'll beat you up!"
He Wei was startled by the retort and sized up Qin Hai again, especially the somewhat faded jeans Qin Hai wore, and scoffed, "What a joke, as if Qingya would know a poor wretch like you. Stop talking nonsense, let Qingya go and scram immediately, otherwise, when the police arrive, you won't even be able to eat if you tried to escape!"
He also shouted at Lin Qingya, "Qingya, don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, nobody can hurt you!"
Lin Qingya also heard He Wei's voice. No matter how morally reprehensible the young master of the He Family was, at the very least, he was still a living person. So, the heart that had almost leaped out of her throat finally settled down.
She peeked through her fingers at Qin Hai across from her, puzzled. This guy was clearly dead just a moment ago—how had he come back to life? Could it be a case of playing dead?
Just then, Qin Hai cracked a wide grin, showing a mouthful of white teeth, which, paired with the two bright red streaks beneath his nose, were frightfully terrifying.
Lin Qingya was so scared that she quickly closed her eyes again.
"Wife, I can't be bothered to waste words on this trash. Tell him whether you are really my wife or not." Qin Hai gave He Wei a challenging smile and then leaned down to whisper into Lin Qingya's ear, "Do as I say, or else I'll tell him you've just killed someone, and that someone was your fiance."
Qin Hai had figured out that his wife was beautiful but frightfully timid and, not sure if she was scared senseless or what, she was acting foolishly naive, thinking he was already dead. Since that was the case, he might as well tease her a bit more.
At his words, Lin Qingya shuddered and unconsciously lowered her hands, her beautiful eyes widening in disbelief as she stared at the Qin Hai so close to her.
"He's really playing dead, he's actually playing dead!" echoed a loud voice in her mind. Her face drained of color in an instant, and the ghost stories she had heard from the elderly when she was a child quickly overwhelmed her—she was filled with nothing but fear.
"I... I didn't mean it, don't come over... don't come over!" Lin Qingya was so frantic seeing Qin Hai approach closer that she was nearly in tears.
"Bastard!" He Wei suddenly bellowed again.
Although He Wei was a bit wary of the tall and muscular Qin Hai, after some consideration, he saw this as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If played right, he might win over the haughty Lin Qingya during this heroic rescue and not only get to have her beautiful long legs over his shoulders to play with however he wished but also gain complete control over the entire Yafang Group. To turn the Yafang Group into his own would be an incredibly profitable deal.
With this thought, He Wei's eyes gleamed, and he felt a surge of strength from nowhere, suddenly charging at Qin Hai with the chair hoisted.
But, sadly, he had overestimated himself.
The chair wasn't very heavy, but his body, long hollowed out by a dissolute life, barely had the strength to control it. In the end, instead of charging with the chair, it seemed like the chair was carrying him forward in a zigzag, about to fall at any moment.
Seeing He Wei's clumsy attempt, Qin Hai was somewhat speechless. He already saw that the guy was nothing but a blusterer on the inside, but he hadn't expected him to be such a hopeless case.
What a weakling with a combat power of -999!
Qin Hai really couldn't bother spending more energy dealing with such trash. He simply stretched out his foot forward lightly, and He Wei immediately fell to the ground with both man and chair, after which Qin Hai's foot followed, stepping heavily on He Wei's face.
"Bastard, let go of me, let go at once, do you know who I am?" He Wei struggled furiously, but all in vain; Qin Hai's foot was like a mountain, immovably pressing down on him.
Qin Hai couldn't care less about the trash beneath his foot. He turned back to Lin Qingya and said with a beaming smile, "Wife, this guy rudely barged into our house and even broke our door and chair. How do you want to handle him?"
"Just... just let him go!" Lin Qingya was extremely conflicted. On one hand, she wished nothing more than for He Wei to leave immediately; on the other, she hoped he would stay, as the thought of facing the undead Qin Hai alone was utterly terrifying.
"Did you hear that? My wife said get lost!" Qin Hai kicked He Wei's butt and set him free.
He Wei climbed to his feet in a sorry state, looking at Lin Qingya with a shocked expression, "Qingya, is what he said true?"
"Yes, he... he is my fiance."
Lin Qingya had no other choice. Compared to facing the undead Qin Hai alone, she was even more unwilling to let her act of murder be disclosed, especially to He Wei. If it got out, not only would she be ruined, but the entire Yafang Group would go down with her. That was the crystallization of her father's life's work, and she couldn't let it be destroyed by her own hands.
Hearing Lin Qingya admit that she was his fiancée, Qin Hai cracked a wide grin, his eyebrows dancing with glee, as he kicked a stunned He Wei in the butt, "Kid, did you hear that? Now do you believe it? Cut the crap and get the hell out of here. Oh, and since you broke the door and the chair, cough up a hundred grand for repairs first."
"A hundred grand!" He Wei, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, leaped up and yelled, "That's robbery!"
"Robbery it is, so you gonna pay or not?" Qin Hai's glare suddenly intensified, ferocious and frightening, causing He Wei to step back several paces in fear.
"How wonderful, a pair of adulterers!" Finally steadying himself, He Wei suddenly fixed Lin Qingya with a cold sneer, "Everyone says Lin Qingya is lofty and proud, virtuous and chaste. Who would've thought you're just a slut who likes to be dominated by men, and to find such a piece of trash to boot. Even the women peddling flesh on the streets are hundreds of times better than you. I can't believe I ever fell for you."
"What did you say?"
No sooner had He Wei spoken than Lin Qingya suddenly stood up.
Upon her immaculate face now hung a frost, and her exquisite eyes were like ice frozen three feet deep, radiating an eerie chill all around.
Though she was but a slender woman alone, at that moment, she emitted an aura of unparalleled strength, invincible as the point of a sword.
The temperature in the room seemed to drop several degrees in an instant.
Queen Lin? Qin Hai paused, slightly taken aback, having not realized that his silly, naive wife had such an intimidating side to her.
On the other hand, He Wei was completely crushed by Lin Qingya's powerful presence, his lips quivering without a word to say, his face ghastly pale and extremely ugly to behold.
Lin Qingya stared at He Wei, the frost on her beautiful face growing colder, "It's none of your business what kind of man I like. I'm warning you now: if I ever hear slander like that again, be prepared to receive a letter from my lawyer. I swear I will make sure you end up in prison, and not even your father will be able to save you!"
Sweat instantly beaded He Wei's forehead as he realized the enormity of his mistake.
He had actually insulted Lin Qingya to her face!
Everyone in Yafang Group, including his own father, wouldn't dare provoke Lin Qingya once she'd turned into Queen Lin. That applied even more so to a nobody like him with a combat power of negative 999.
"I...I'm leaving first." No longer daring to stay, He Wei skulked toward the exit.
"Hold on, bring the money for the repairs first!" To He Wei's astonishment, Qin Hai suddenly caught up, thrust his hand into He Wei's pocket, and emptied it.
Wallet, cellphone, and even an unopened condom.
Qin Hai unceremoniously stuffed all the money from the wallet into his own pocket, then lifted the condom with a look of disdain at He Wei, "Carrying even this with you, you're truly a lowlife! Get lost now!"
After being kicked into a stumble by Qin Hai, He Wei looked up to find Lin Qingya also gazing at him with scorn, her eyes sharp as knives.
His face instantly flushed red with humiliation, desperately wishing to bury himself in a hole, quickly picking up the wallet and cellphone Qin Hai had discarded and escaping the villa in utter disgrace.
"What a lowlife that kid is. Don't be mad, wife. If he dares to talk nonsense again, I promise I'll beat him so bad even his mom won't recognize him," said Qin Hai with a grin.
Turning around, Qin Hai was surprised to see Lin Qingya staring at him with a cold, icy face.
Still in Queen mode?
Qin Hai didn't take it seriously and stuffed the condom back into his pocket, then took out the money he'd just seized and chuckled, "Wife, this is for fixing the door and the chair. Check if it's enough; if it's not, I'll go get more from that kid."
Lin Qingya didn't take the money but kept staring coldly at Qin Hai, her sharp gaze seeming to pierce right through him.
She had only been momentarily stunned earlier. Now that she had calmed down, a surge of serious doubts bubbled up in her heart.
Qin Hai felt a chill down his spine under Lin Qingya's gaze, muttering to himself about what she was up to now—surely she wasn't thinking of beating him with a club?
Just then, Lin Qingya swiftly extended three slender, fair fingers, quickly pinched the tender flesh at Qin Hai's side, then twisted forcefully.
Qin Hai was momentarily stunned, followed immediately by another pitiful scream that made the returning birds scatter in panic.
"You lying bastard, you really didn't die!" Lin Qingya kept her intense gaze fixed on Qin Hai, her teeth nearly clenched to breaking.
She added a bit more strength to her grip, twisting 360 degrees.
"Ah..."