25: Chapter 25 Straight Man Saves People
Hearing Qiu Xiaoyan's weak voice on the other end of the line, a cold sweat instantly broke out on Lin Xiao's back.
"Where are you?"
"Huayao... Hotel..."
"I'm coming right now!"
After saying this, Lin Xiao wanted to tell Qiu Xiaoyan not to hang up, but before he could get the words out, there was another burst of noise on the other end, and the call was disconnected.
Oh no, it's likely that Qiu Xiaoyan's attempt to call for help has been discovered!
"Second Sister, please handle the matters here yourself for a moment. I have something to take care of, so I'm leaving!"
Lin Xiao dropped this sentence, hailed a taxi, and left anxiously.
Lin Baixuan had never seen Lin Xiao so urgent before and didn't have time to ask any questions.
On the way, the System's voice finally sounded in Lin Xiao's mind.
So it was Lin Yu's doing again!
"System, your timeliness is getting worse and worse!"
Lin Xiao couldn't help but complain, "If you had been any later, it would have been the same as not saying anything at all!"
The System felt a bit embarrassed and patiently explained.
The timeliness of this gossip depends closely on the relationship between the subject of the gossip and the host!
If it's something happening to family members or the host themselves, the gossip comes much earlier.
For someone like Qiu Xiaoyan, whom the host has only met a few times, it won't always be so timely.
Lin Xiao couldn't care about that right now.
Arriving downstairs at the Huayao Hotel, he realized he didn't know which room Qiu Xiaoyan was in.
The front desk here clearly wouldn't tell him easily.
In his anxiety, he suddenly remembered the Divination Art he had just acquired!
He focused his mind and calmed his breathing; a Bagua pattern appeared in his mind.
He quickly cast out his question.
Soon, the Bagua pattern began to rotate, as if guiding him in the right direction.
Lin Xiao followed the guidance of the Bagua, ran upstairs, and finally stopped in front of a guest room door.
This must be it!
At this moment, he suddenly heard sounds coming from the room next door.
"Why hasn't Brother Yu come yet? Is it safe to leave that girl locked in the room next door alone?"
"It won't take long, nothing will happen. Brother Yu will be back soon after he's done."
"..."
Lin Xiao thought for a moment and knocked on the door of the room next door.
"Hello, your takeout is here."
"Takeout?"
The person inside seemed a bit confused but still opened the door quickly. Before they could react, Lin Xiao threw a punch!
He then squeezed inside and quickly took down both people in the room.
He fished the key card for the room next door from them, pulled two data cables in the room to tie them up, and gagged them.
The whole operation was smooth and seamless; by the time those two woke up, Lin Xiao had long since left.
Moreover, Lin Xiao had tied them up very tightly; they couldn't struggle free at all and could only keep whimpering.
This little sound couldn't attract anyone's attention outside; they could only wait helplessly to be discovered, unable to do anything.
Lin Xiao took the key card and opened the door to that room.
As soon as he went in, he saw Qiu Xiaoyan lying on the bed.
Her hands were tied, her eyes were slightly squinted, and her breathing was heavy.
She looked completely dazed and seemed a bit delirious.
Was she drugged?
No wonder Lin Yu's lackeys were staying in the next room instead of remaining here.
Lin Xiao first untied the rope binding Qiu Xiaoyan's hands.
But unexpectedly, as soon as Qiu Xiaoyan's hands were freed, she suddenly wrapped her arms around his neck.
Even pressing her whole body against him!
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Lin Xiao was startled and backed away repeatedly.
"I... am uncomfortable..."
Qiu Xiaoyan had a pained expression, her face flushed with an unnatural crimson.
Lin Xiao reached out and touched her forehead, "So hot!"
Saying this, he leaned over, picked up Qiu Xiaoyan, and walked toward the bathroom.
Qiu Xiaoyan was like a little kitten, curled up against Lin Xiao.
Her little face kept rubbing against Lin Xiao's chest, her mouth slightly parted, and she looked like she was about to lean in toward Lin Xiao's face again.
But Lin Xiao simply put Qiu Xiaoyan into the bathtub, and before Qiu Xiaoyan could react, cold water was poured directly over her head!
"Ah..."
Qiu Xiaoyan jolted, but under the influence of the drug, her exclamation sounded like a soft moan.
Lin Xiao was also a normal man; to say he didn't feel anything would be impossible.
But if he took advantage of her now, how would he be any different from Lin Yu?
So he remained very rational, focused solely on letting the effects of the drug on Qiu Xiaoyan wear off quickly.
Qiu Xiaoyan was also much more sober than before.
To be precise, her brain had been conscious all along, and she knew what she was doing; she just couldn't control her body.
Before long, her whole body was soaked in the bathtub.
The cold water did indeed make her feel a bit more comfortable.
She looked up at Lin Xiao with some resentment, her hair wet and messy, looking a bit disheveled.
"Are you feeling better?"
Lin Xiao asked with concern.
Qiu Xiaoyan said unhappily, as if she were sulking, "No."
She was now very suspicious of whether she lacked charm or if Lin Xiao wasn't a man.
It was one thing not to respond to her flirtatiousness, but how could he be so completely devoid of tenderness toward a woman!
Lin Xiao frowned and looked Qiu Xiaoyan up and down.
As if he suddenly thought of something, he slapped his forehead, "This kind of drug has a significant effect on the brain; hold your breath for a moment."
Qiu Xiaoyan didn't know what Lin Xiao meant, but she nodded subconsciously.
Immediately after, her head was pushed into the water by Lin Xiao...
About half an hour later, Qiu Xiaoyan was lying on a bed in another room.
By this time, the effect of the drug on her had completely worn off.
This also made her feel somewhat relieved.
Otherwise, she didn't know how she would have been tossed around by that idiot Lin Xiao!
Lin Xiao was sitting on the sofa on the other side, holding his phone, not sure what he was doing.
Qiu Xiaoyan took a deep breath, "Lin Xiao, thank you."
"It's nothing, don't mention it."
Lin Xiao didn't even look up.
Qiu Xiaoyan immediately felt even more resentful.
Looking at this appearance of Lin Xiao, she couldn't help but wonder if she had identified the wrong person.
Yes, that elective class was not the first time Qiu Xiaoyan had seen Lin Xiao.
About fifteen years ago, she was only five years old.
Once, when she went to the countryside to visit relatives with her parents, she accidentally fell into the water.
Fortunately, she was discovered and saved by a little boy who was catching fish not far away.
She didn't understand why a little boy who looked about the same age as her was so capable.
Nor did she understand why she had remembered such a cliché event for fifteen years.
She thought she would never have the chance to meet that little boy again, but unexpectedly, fifteen years later, she had met him after all.
Although she no longer remembered what that little boy looked like, she remembered the crescent-shaped birthmark on his arm very clearly.
And that birthmark was on Lin Xiao's arm.
That day, when Lin Xiao raised his hand to summon lightning, Qiu Xiaoyan saw it at a glance.
She didn't know if she should be glad.
That boy had saved her again, but he seemed to have forgotten her long ago.