Chapter 168 The Man in Qin Lan’s Home

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Chapter 168: Chapter 168 The Man in Qin Lan’s HomeIn the darkness, a slight rustling sound could be heard. Ye Xuan crouched low, crawling on the ground, and like a wildcat, quickly dashed to the side of the Maserati. Opening the car door, he saw Lin Tong sitting inside, her face pale, with a bullet hole in the seat just three inches from her. Relieved to see her unharmed, Ye Xuan let out a sigh of relief, thankful that detonating the tire earlier had caused the car to lose balance. That shot had missed its target, piercing only the seat beside her. "Ye Xuan, weren’t they... taken care of by you? Why is there still gunfire?" Lin Tong looked at Ye Xuan with her beautiful eyes, pale-faced, she asked. Outside it was pitch-black, and although she heard several shots, Lin Tong didn’t see what happened; she didn’t know that Ye Xuan had killed those men. Now, seeing Ye Xuan appear, she thought he had dealt with them all. "Wife, stay in the car, don’t move, and don’t raise your head! It’ll be over soon." "Where are you going?" "Wait for me one minute! I will be back in one minute." Ye Xuan turned around and left after speaking. But in the moment he turned, his eyes emitted a tangible killing aura. Against that sniper hidden in the shadows, Ye Xuan had a heart set on killing. Snipers, known as ’Reapers,’ are the nightmarish presence on the battlefield. If he didn’t take out the hidden sniper, with his powerful skills, he could avoid him. But Lin Tong was just an ordinary person, she couldn’t evade. Just now, if his reaction hadn’t been quick enough to puncture the tire in time, that bullet would have taken Lin Tong’s life. Daring to target his wife, Ye Xuan was truly enraged. Whoosh! Quietly closing the car door, Ye Xuan’s figure flashed, blending into the night. "Ye Xuan, I am waiting here for you to come back; you must bring me back safely." Lin Tong murmured to herself, laying her head on the seat and closing her eyes. ... "Fifty-six, fifty-seven..." Lin Tong counted each second silently in her heart. Ye Xuan said he would be back in one minute, so she counted sixty seconds! Click! As Lin Tong silently recited these numbers, she heard a soft noise—the car door was opened from the outside. Her eyes opened almost instantly. Her long eyelashes, like tiny delicate fans, trembled, accentuating her beautiful eyes. "How is it? I said I would be back in a minute, pretty punctual, right?" Accompanied by the familiar voice, indeed, it was Ye Xuan’s figure that came into view. Lin Tong looked up and saw Ye Xuan sitting in the driver’s seat, a faint smile on his face as he looked at her. "Hmph, a total of sixty-three seconds, you’re three seconds late," Lin Tong said, not minced her words. "What do you mean? Wife, don’t accuse me of losing my math teacher too early, I timed it, it should be fifty-seven seconds! Unless you counted from when I closed the door, not from when I opened it." "So what? You’re still three seconds late!" Lin Tong’s eyes flickered with mischievousness, teasing him unreasonably. Hearing Lin Tong’s somewhat petulant tone, Ye Xuan smiled and didn’t intend to really argue. Because, in front of a beautiful woman, all explanations are futile, especially when this beauty is his own wife. In the end, Ye Xuan had to admit he was late. "Wife, let’s not talk about that anymore. Remember we made a bet—if I came back safely, you’d give me a kiss. You haven’t forgotten, have you?" Ye Xuan looked at Lin Tong with a face full of anticipation. "You want a kiss from me?" Lin Tong offered a cold and stunning smile, full of allure. Ye Xuan nodded eagerly like a chick pecking at grains. "Okay then, you go kneel on a washboard all night, and I’ll kiss you." "..." Damn it, this girl is too merciless. How can I, a man who stands tall and proud, do something so shameless? Ye Xuan’s eyes shifted as he said, "Wife, let’s talk this out. We haven’t shared a bed in a while. How about we don’t go back tonight?" "Just focus on driving properly. If you spout nonsense again, watch out—I might kick you out." Lin Tong grabbed Ye Xuan’s ear without any politeness, threatening him quite ungraciously. Ye Xuan winced in pain, and immediately became obedient, steering the car off the national highway and speeding away into the distance. Though a blown tire made it hard to maintain balance, this was no issue for Ye Xuan, just a bit bumpy. What surprised Ye Xuan was that on this journey, Lin Tong never asked about the fate of those people, nor what he had been up to. It seemed the two had reached an unspoken agreement, as if nothing had happened at all. Lin Tong didn’t ask, and naturally, Ye Xuan didn’t say. After all, he had killed a few people. Murder was routine for him but still unacceptable in the eyes of ordinary people. He didn’t know how she would react if he told her. However, this restraint of hers made him see Lin Tong in a new light because sometimes curiosity killed the cat. It was admirable that Lin Tong could so effectively suppress her own curiosity. After driving to a nearby repair shop, Ye Xuan parted ways with Lin Tong. Watching Lin Tong leave in a taxi, Ye Xuan also hailed one and headed toward Qin Lan’s neighborhood. Twenty minutes later, Ye Xuan arrived at the building complex. But as he approached the door, he heard voices inside. And it was a man’s voice. A man? Ye Xuan remembered Qin Lan mentioned she had a brother, but he should be at school now. Could they have visitors at home? Hesitating for a moment, Ye Xuan pushed open the door and walked in. The moment he entered, Ye Xuan saw a man sitting on the couch. The man was handsome, his skin bronzed, with a faint beard that, far from making him look disheveled, added to his gentlemanly demeanor. By his side stood two burly men who, though simply standing, had a posture as straight as javelins, obviously different from ordinary people. Especially since their gazes, sharp as a hawk’s, turned to Ye Xuan the moment he walked in, their eyes flashing with a killing aura. Although they tried to hide it, Ye Xuan still noticed. Military men! Ye Xuan’s pupils shrank, immediately recognizing that these two sturdy fellows were definitely soldiers. Moreover, he felt a familiar aura from them, similar to the attackers who had waylaid him on the road. The man on the couch also turned his gaze towards the door. Seeing Ye Xuan enter, a look of disbelief flashed across his face, but was quickly concealed. "Xiaolan, this is...?" The man turned to Qin Lan on the other side of the couch with a smile and asked. Caught off guard by Ye Xuan’s sudden appearance, Qin Lan stood up awkwardly and said, "Zhong Kang, this is Ye Xuan, the roommate I’ve told you about." Then she turned to Ye Xuan and said, "Ye Xuan, this is my boyfriend, Zhong Kang. He just came back from the army today!" Qin Lan didn’t expect Ye Xuan to come back just then, especially not to run into her boyfriend. Although she had a good impression of this man, with her official boyfriend present, it wasn’t right to get too close to another man. Upon hearing Qin Lan’s words, Ye Xuan frowned and looked at the man on the couch. Was this man really Qin Lan’s boyfriend?

Chapter 168 The Man in Qin Lan’s Home

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