18: Exquisite beauty!

Inside the room, everything was red, a scene of celebration.

Ouyang Yaoxi sat quietly by the bedside, her head covered with a bridal veil.

Wang Ming sat by the table, poured a cup of fine wine, and while drinking, he sized up Ouyang Yaoxi with great interest.

Truth be told, Ouyang Yaoxi lived up to her role as the first Female Lead to appear.

Even with the veil covering her face, her figure alone, and the small section of fair skin peeking out from her sleeves...

...were enough to be called top-tier!

The only flaw was that she just sat there so quietly, without any movement, as if she were dead.

After a cup of wine, Wang Ming got up, stepped forward, and reached out to lift the red veil.

Beneath the veil was a face of world-toppling beauty.

Exquisite and fair, especially that lotus mark between her eyebrows, which added an ethereal and inviolable temperament.

At this moment, however, her eyes were tightly closed, as if she were asleep.

Wang Ming saw through it at a glance; she had clearly been drugged unconscious.

He shook his head and smiled. "That old geezer Ouyang Mingqiang really exhausted every scheme just to latch onto the Wang Family."

This did make things simpler, though.

But after all, this was a two-player interactive game; playing alone would naturally reduce the fun significantly.

Wang Ming didn't mind.

He was only here for the rewards; the Female Lead was just a bonus.

If Ouyang Yaoxi was obedient afterward, he might consider keeping her by his side as a maid.

But if she remained stubborn and insisted on making a scene...

A cold glint flashed in Wang Ming's eyes.

He could stab people with a knife, and he could stab people just as well without one!

Thinking this, he reached out toward Ouyang Yaoxi.

At that moment, Ouyang Yaoxi's eyelids fluttered, and then she suddenly snapped her eyes open.

Wang Ming raised an eyebrow, thinking that the Female Lead was indeed not so easy to handle.

He was just about to pull his hand back.

At this time, Ouyang Yaoxi actually grabbed his hand and pressed it against... "Huh?!"

Wang Ming was stunned. How was the script different from what he had imagined?

So proactive?

Soon, he noticed something strange about Ouyang Yaoxi.

A layer of flush had quietly appeared on that fair and beautiful face, and she stared at him intently with eyes full of affection.

The love in that gaze was practically overflowing!

Wang Ming understood what was happening in an instant.

He was greatly shocked!

He had seen many daughters who screwed over their fathers, but this was the first time he'd seen a father who screwed over his daughter so thoroughly!

Quite the player!

Wang Ming smiled slightly. This way, it wouldn't be just him enjoying himself, but a revelry for two!

He flicked his finger, and a streak of spiritual power swept past, extinguishing all the lights in the room... At the Ouyang Family home.

Although there was no ceremony, the people of the Ouyang Family were still drinking and celebrating.

No one noticed that a figure had already silently slipped inside.

It was Ye Chen, who had arrived according to the time given in the letter.

Ye Chen concealed his aura, bypassed the Ouyang Family members, and crouched low, searching all the way to Ouyang Yaoxi's room.

As soon as he got close, he heard a low sobbing.

It sounded like a woman crying.

Ye Chen's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but call out softly, "Yao Xi, are you in there?"

Inside the room, the sobbing suddenly stopped.

With a creak, the door opened.

To Ye Chen's surprise, the person who opened the door wasn't Ouyang Yaoxi, but her maid, Qing Qing.

Qing Qing poked her head out, scanned the surroundings vigilantly, and after ensuring no one had noticed, she pulled Ye Chen into the room.

Ye Chen took a look inside; besides Qing Qing, Ouyang Yaoxi was nowhere to be seen.

He couldn't help but frown. "Where is Yao Xi? Why isn't she here?"

Qing Qing's eyes were red as she glared at Ye Chen. "You have the nerve to ask? Why are you only arriving now!"

"Didn't the letter say to come half an hour early?" Ye Chen's frown deepened, feeling that something was vaguely wrong.

"But you are half an hour late!" Qing Qing's tears kept flowing, feeling that Ye Chen hadn't taken this matter to heart at all.

The Young Miss had surely entrusted herself to the wrong person!

Hearing Qing Qing's words, Ye Chen's expression instantly turned ugly.

He wasn't stupid.

He guessed the gist of the situation almost instantly.

Ye Di!

It must have been that fellow Ye Di who tampered with the letter and altered the real time!

Thinking of this, Ye Chen's fists clenched tightly.

For the sake of the Ye Family's overall situation, he had even endured eating shit and hadn't gone to find trouble with Ye Di.

But this matter concerned Yao Xi's safety, and Ye Di actually dared to play mind games with him!

Ye Di, I, Ye Chen, declare that you, you bastard, have hit the jackpot!

At this time, seeing Ye Chen's reaction, Qing Qing also seemed to realize something was wrong.

She hurriedly urged, "Quick, go to the Wang Family immediately. They only left a short while ago. If you chase them now, perhaps... you can still make it!"

Ye Chen nodded, turned with a cold face, and left... Ye Chen rushed to the City Lord's Mansion at his fastest speed.

All along the way, he prayed frantically in his heart that Wang Ming was best off being as impotent as he was.

Please, please don't touch Yao Xi even once!

Over the years, the Ouyang Family's upbringing had always been strict; he hadn't even touched Ouyang Yaoxi's hand once!

If she were to be taken by Wang Ming just like that, it would become his Heart Demon!

Soon, Ye Chen silently slipped into the City Lord's Mansion.

With his strength at the Foundation Establishment Second Layer, he could hide his aura, making it difficult even for Wang Tianfeng at the Foundation Establishment Third Layer to notice.

Moreover, at this moment, Wang Tianfeng had long since become dead drunk with Wang Changfu.

The father and son were hugging each other like brothers, even shouting about betting on whether Wang Ming could get a head start and give them a grandson or great-grandson directly.

The City Lord's Mansion was too large, and Ye Chen had never been there before; he was like a headless fly inside, bumping around everywhere.

"I need to find someone to ask for directions."

Ye Chen pondered for a moment and searched the City Lord's Mansion like a shadow.

Soon, he targeted a lone fellow who, by his attire, should be a guard in the City Lord's Mansion.

"If you don't want to die, stay quiet!"

Ye Chen silently crept up behind the man and grabbed his throat.

The man's whole body tensed up instantly, and he hurriedly said, "I won't move, I won't move, don't... don't kill me!"

Ye Chen said coldly, "Take me to Wang Ming's residence."

Hearing Ye Chen's voice, the guard couldn't help but turn his head, and the moment he saw Ye Chen, his eyes lit up strangely.

Ye Chen's eyes turned cold, and he applied more pressure with his hand. "Lead the way!"

"I'll lead, I'll lead, I'll take you there right now!" The guard didn't hesitate at all and led Ye Chen straight toward Wang Ming's courtyard.

Meanwhile, Ye Chen transformed back into a shadow to follow.

"Don't play any tricks. If I'm discovered, at most I'll flee immediately, and no one can stop me. But I promise you, before I leave, you will definitely die!"

Ye Chen threatened.

Perhaps his threat really worked; even when they encountered other guards along the way, the guard he threatened didn't make any move.

He just nodded in greeting and continued walking forward.

"It's right here," the guard said, pointing to the small courtyard ahead.

Ye Chen nodded slightly. "You were very cooperative, so I won't kill you. However... to prevent you from reporting, you'll have to sleep for a while."

Crack!

Ye Chen suddenly struck the back of the man's neck with the edge of his hand.

The guard fell to the ground with a thud. In the last moment before he closed his eyes, he stared intently at Ye Chen's back.

His eyes were filled with heat.

A... A top-tier beauty!!!