Gently bite the jasmine

Chapter 182 Don’t Come Over Here

Lin Xi felt dizzy and weak, her entire back trembling. She clenched her fist and bit down hard on her index finger until it bled.

"What are you doing here?" Duan Mingxuan said, reaching out to help her up.

"Stop." Lin Xi's voice was weak and feeble. "Don't come any closer."

Duan Mingxuan paused, "How can I help you up if I don't go over? Are you feeling unwell? What's wrong?"

Lin Xi clung tightly to the wall like a wriggling worm.

She didn't dare look at Duan Mingxuan, didn't dare let him see her expression.

Struggling to suppress the embarrassment welling up inside her, she said in a hoarse voice, "Open the door for me and get me a bottle of ice water."

Duan Mingxuan sensed something was wrong and didn't move for a moment.

"Go ahead," Lin Xi urged.

Duan Mingxuan stepped forward, opened the door, and took some ice water from the refrigerator for Lin Xi.

Lin Xi couldn't lift her hand and said, "Put it on the ground and get out."

Duan Mingxuan frowned, about to say something, when his phone vibrated.

He went to the bedside table to get his phone, saw the message, and his whole demeanor darkened.

Duan Mingxuan immediately called Zhang Mo, who answered quickly. He cursed, "What the hell did you feed her?"

Lin Xi shuddered, and Duan Mingxuan knew.

She took the ice water with trembling hands, the bottle cap loosely unscrewed, something Duan Mingxuan habitually did.

Lin Xi poured water over his head, barely regaining a sliver of clarity.

Duan Mingxuan had his back to her. Lin Xi stood up, leaning against the wall, because she was going to the bathroom.

The phone was in her bag; she didn't know where Zhang Mo had thrown it. If she went to look for it, Duan Mingxuan would definitely find it.

Although Duan Mingxuan has a cell phone, she cannot trust him.

She went into the bathroom and locked the door. Duan Yiheng would come over; she just needed to wait for him.

She had already sent him a message before coming to the hotel.

She will definitely be able to wait for Duan Yiheng.

Lin Xi resembled a female ghost in a movie, drenched in rain, yet every step she took felt like it was made of lead.

She clearly didn't move or drink anything; she must have inhaled something colorless and odorless.

The drug is too strong!

"Lin Xi?"

Duan Mingxuan turned around but didn't see Lin Xi, which made him break out in a cold sweat.

Lin Xi held onto the wall with one hand and reached for the bathroom doorknob with the other.

The moment Duan Mingxuan called her name, she grabbed him and pushed him away. Just as she turned to lock the door, Duan Mingxuan raised his foot and blocked the crack in the door.

Lin Xi's breathing quickened: "Get out."

"Xiao...Xiao Xi," Duan Mingxuan stammered, "You...you...how are you?"

"Get out." Lin Xi said, her voice trembling as she hid behind the door.

"I...I can—"

"What can you do?" Lin Xi noticed that he had increased the force of pushing the door open, and looked up with disgust. "Get out."

"What she gave you was a foreign product she bought from the hidden black market. It's an inhalable aphrodisiac. If you don't take care of it, you'll feel terrible."

A surge of heat coursed through her body, but Lin Xi's voice remained icy: "If Duan Yiheng were here, he would have already called a doctor for me."

Duan Mingxuan's eyes twisted: "I've tried so hard to please you, but you never give me a kind look. I'm the one who grew up with you, so why can Duan Yiheng just take it from me like that?"

Lin Xi leaned against the door, almost unable to stand. She tilted her head and said, "Please don't come in, I beg you."

Duan Mingxuan was half resentful and half annoyed by her attitude of avoiding him like the plague.

She never believed him.

Duan Mingxuan's gaze darkened, his fingers tightened, and he abruptly pushed open the bathroom door.

Lin Xi closed her eyes and smashed the glass she had hidden earlier down hard.

Duan Mingxuan raised his hand to block, but the glass hit his wrist, hurting his wrist bone. It fell to the ground with a crisp sound and shattered.

All her efforts were in vain. Lin Xi slumped down and picked up a shard of glass that had bounced to her feet.

Duan Mingxuan squatted down, looked at her, and almost gritted his teeth: "Don't you have any trust in me at all?"

Lin Xi was in a sorry state from head to toe. Ice water poured down her head, soaking her cheeks and neck, while the impulse caused by the drug surged wildly through her body.

The clash of ice and fire is even more unpleasant.

Her hands trembled as she gripped the sharp shards tightly, using them to shield herself from Duan Mingxuan.

“I’m telling you, if you come any closer, I really will paddle down.”

Duan Mingxuan let out a deep laugh from his chest and suddenly grabbed her wrist: "Fine, come on then."

Lin Xi's eyes were red and swollen: "Don't force me, stay away from me."

Duan Yiheng released her hand, his smile mocking: "You were waiting for Duan Yiheng, weren't you? You stayed at his manor for two nights, sharing a bed. What was bound to happen has already happened, hasn't it?"

"Get out." Lin Xi forced out her disappointment in Duan Mingxuan from her throat.

“Get up,” Duan Mingxuan reached out to help Lin Xi up, “I… hiss…”

Duan Mingxuan leaned back abruptly, looking down in disbelief at his torn shirt.

He touched it and smelled a faint scent of blood.

The shirt was ripped open, and strands of red blood seeped out from the tear.

"You actually dared to lay a hand on me?" Duan Mingxuan looked at Lin Xi, who hated him, his heart pierced by her gaze, shattering like glass shards on the ground.

Lin Xi could no longer see Duan Mingxuan's face clearly, and she no longer had the strength to speak.

Staring blankly at the white figure before her, she used her last bit of strength to paddle down.

Duan Mingxuan was devastated and hurriedly snatched the shards from her: "Are you crazy?"

Blood gushed from Ruyu's arm. Duan Mingxuan lost all interest in anything else. He took out his phone and called the hotel reception.

As Duan Yiheng entered the hotel lobby, he overheard the receptionist say, "Sir, please don't panic. I'll send someone over right away. Please tell me what tool caused the cut, how deep it is, and how much bleeding is happening..."

Duan Yiheng didn't pay attention until the receptionist said again, "Okay, I'll arrange for someone to go up right away, 2701, right?"

2701? Duan Yiheng's face darkened, and he strode towards the elevator.

Duan Mingxuan tore off the hem of his shirt and roughly wrapped it around Lin Xi's arm. Lin Xi had completely lost her strength, and upon closer inspection, her body was still trembling slightly.

Just then, the door was pounded on.

Duan Mingxuan assumed it was a hotel staff member and opened the door directly.

Duan Yiheng looked him up and down and saw that he was bleeding from his chest and his heart was pounding in his throat.

He asked Duan Mingxuan, "Where is Lin Xi?"

Before Duan Mingxuan could speak, a noise came from the bathroom.

Lin Xi didn't know who it was, but this was a chance to save herself. She struggled to climb to the sink and knocked all the bottles and jars into the water.

Hearing the commotion, Duan Mingxuan tried to stop him, but Duan Yiheng pushed him away fiercely.

The bathroom door was half-closed. Duan Yiheng nervously pushed it open and was momentarily shocked by the mess inside.

The person half-lying over the sink, desperately splashing cold water on their face, made him even more terrified.

"Lin Xi." Duan Yiheng's voice was filled with heartache and gnashing pain.