Chapter 40: Leaving with Him

Yan Xiruo knew that most of the men on the cruise tonight were there to scout for beauties. It might not be safe for her to squat here.

However, if she were to leave with this man, would she still be able to retreat?

Looking at the lines of his cold and arrogant face, Yan Xiruo said softly, “I’ll leave with you. However, you have to promise not to force me…”

Ye Juemo was really good of hearing. He seemed to have heard Yan Xiruo’s words and snorted through his thin lips. “Which woman isn’t a beauty at this cruise event tonight?”

What he meant was that her face was red and swollen, the corners of her lips were broken, and she was dressed shabbily right now. He wouldn’t fancy her.

Yan Xiruo looked at his cold profile. She bit her lips and said, “If that’s the case, why are you still taking care of me?” When she was feeling most terrible and helpless, she didn’t expect this “stranger,” who didn’t have much contact with her before, to lend a helping hand.

Ye Juemo slipped a hand into his pockets and stared at Yan Xiruo with his deep eyes. Under the orange light, his chiseled face seemed to be covered with a golden halo. His harsh and cold expression seemed to have softened.

He stretched out his hand without answering her question, then spit out two words, “Get up.”

His hand was slender and clean and his nails were neatly trimmed. If the calluses on his fingertips were ignored, he could really become a hand model.

Yan Xiruo slowly placed her soft hand in his.

After pulling her up, he let go of her.

His big and tall figure walked forward indifferently.

Yan Xiruo followed behind him. Looking at his wide back and upright figure, she became absent-minded.

When they reached the stairs, Ye Juemo suddenly stopped in his tracks because he saw a couple walking down. Yan Xiruo was distracted by his back. She wasn’t paying attention and bumped her nose against his hard back. It was so painful that she sucked in a breath of cold air.

She was about to say something when she saw Lu Jingchen and Chu Keren walking down from the stairs from the corner of her eye. Gauze was wrapped around Lu Jingchen’s head. Compared to his usual suaveness, he looked more sorry now.

Chu Keren walked beside Lu Jingchen and was carrying his briefcase in her hands. On the surface, it looked as if she followed him over to talk about business. However, Yan Xiruo recalled that Chu Keren had accidentally rubbed against her leg when they were having a meal that day…

She slowly clenched the hands by her sides into fists.

The two of them better be innocent…

Ye Juemo was big and tall. Lu Jingchen naturally didn’t see Yan Xiruo as she was hiding behind Ye Juemo. However, Yan Xiruo realized that when Chu Keren walked past Ye Juemo, she winked at him charmingly.

Yan Xiruo didn’t know what Chu Keren was thinking. She was throwing winks at other men when she was married. She didn’t take her brother seriously at all!

After Lu Jingchen and Chu Keren walked away, Ye Juemo turned around and saw Yan Xiruo, who was frowning tightly and looking ghastly. A trace of sword-like cold light flashed past his dark eyes. “If you still want to give that a*shole a chance, you can chase after him.” Everyone was in the same business circle. Ye Juemo naturally knew a little about Lu Jingchen’s flirtatiousness.

It wasn’t easy for Yan Xiruo to finally escape from Lu Jingchen. Of course she wouldn’t find him again. When she heard Ye Juemo calling him an a*shole, although she agreed with this title in her heart, she couldn’t help but mumble, “Men aren’t good anyway. If Lu Jingchen’s an a*shole, you’re the same as well!” Otherwise, he wouldn’t have touched her on her wedding night. He must have countless women outside as well.