My Alleged Husband

Chapter 913: Chapter 831 Memories_4

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Xiao Wei flipped and leaped out of the window, leaving behind only Li Jiayuan, who stood expressionless.

The next day, Xiao Wei returned to the secret base and knelt before Xia Jing’s room, awaiting her wrath. Moments later, Xia Jing walked out slowly, and as soon as she stepped through the door, she saw Xiao Wei kneeling on the floor.

”Xiao Wei, what are you doing here? Did you complete the mission?” Xia Jing’s lips curved into a faint smile, but Xiao Wei’s words doused her mood like a cold bucket of water.

”Elder Sister Xia, I didn’t complete the mission.”

Xia Jing’s expression darkened immediately: ”What? Why didn’t you complete it? Did you fail, or what happened?” Xia Jing glared at Xiao Wei with a ruthless intensity.

”Elder Sister Xia, it wasn’t that I failed. I just couldn’t kill her. I felt that she wasn’t a bad person, so I spared her life. Please punish me.” Xiao Wei slammed his head heavily against the ground.

”You haven’t forgotten the rule, have you? What happens when a mission isn’t completed as required?”

”Self-amputation of an arm.” With that, Xiao Wei took the blade he carried and cut off his left arm in one swift motion.

”Ah! Why, why...” Xia Jing screamed like a madwoman.

”Xia Jing, wait for me, wait for me.”

Zhang Zhentian saw Xia Jing running out like she’d lost her mind and immediately chased after her. Farther and farther he ran, but he couldn’t catch sight of her. It was as if she had vanished. Zhang Zhentian was nearly driven to madness by his desperation. In that instant, he realized the pain of losing the one you love, yet he had no idea where to look for her.

After leaving Zhang Zhentian behind, Xia Jing returned to the secret base of the Mercenary Group. She was now preparing her counterattack. She wanted to ruin Li Jiayuan’s name, tear her life apart. She wanted Li Jiayuan dead, gone from this world, wiped out of her sight entirely. As soon as she got back, she began assembling the members of her Mercenary Group, ready to deliver a fatal blow to Li Jiayuan.

”Xiao Wei, come here. I need to talk to you.”

Xiao Wei, a squad leader of the Mercenary Group, was also Xia Jing’s most trusted subordinate, someone who had taken countless lives. He saw Xia Jing as his older sister in spirit. If she ever needed something done, he wouldn’t hesitate to sacrifice his life for her.

”Elder Sister Xia, tell me. What do you need me to do?” Xiao Wei noticed something off about Xia Jing’s expression. ”Did something happen, Elder Sister Xia?”

”Nothing too major, but there is something I need you to handle.”

”Elder Sister Xia, no need to hold back with me. I promise you, I’ll take care of it!”

”Good, Xiao Wei.” Xia Jing gazed at him. ”By the way, do you know the heiress of the Li Corporation, Li Jiayuan?”

”Elder Sister Xia, of course I know her. What about her?”

”What about her?” Xia Jing’s voice turned icy. ”That Li Corporation heiress dared to steal my man. I want her gone. You know what to do. I don’t need to teach you how, do I? Now go!” She waved a hand dismissively and walked off.

Xiao Wei stood there, momentarily dumbfounded. He found it baffling. How on earth did someone like Li Jiayuan manage to provoke Elder Sister Xia? Everyone knew she was the leader of the Mercenary Group. And everyone knew poking at a mercenary leader like her was akin to courting death. Was Li Jiayuan out of her mind? This time, there would be no saving her. Still, Xiao Wei wondered — would Li Jiayuan be utterly shocked to learn that the person coming for her life wasn’t some anonymous enemy, but rather the woman whose man she had stolen?

Late at night.

Xiao Wei moved like a specter, slipping into Li Jiayuan’s bedroom. At that moment, Li Jiayuan had just returned from outside. The moment she entered, she saw a figure standing in her room, a man holding a knife. She froze on the spot, seemingly too frightened to react. Xiao Wei looked at her, standing there stiffly, and felt an odd hesitation. This naive, clueless girl — he was here to kill her, yet she stood there motionless, unafraid that he might strike her down in an instant. What was she even thinking?

”Who is this lunatic who dares to sneak into my bedroom? And worse, to just stand there after I come in, instead of leaving? Does this guy have a screw loose or something?”

”Hey, who are you? Why are you in my bedroom? How did you get in? Are you a thief?” Li Jiayuan finally recovered enough to question Xiao Wei.

Xiao Wei looked at her with a sinister smirk. ”Are you asking me?”

”Are your eyes broken, or is it your ears that have issues? If I’m not asking you, then who am I asking? Can’t you see you’re the only person here dressed like some pathetic thief, standing in my room?”