Chapter 220: Chapter 220

Unexpectedly, Qi Longbing pushed Yu Bao aside and looked at the beautiful youth with purple hair and a Tang suit. "You are Xia Shuangming?"

"Xia Shuangming is my master. Are you looking for him? Is this your approach?" Zi Yunsui’s voice was quite cold. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⁂𝔫𝔢𝔱

"Go call him out. Tell him... Qi Longbing has come to visit him personally," Qi Longbing said, his eyes already craftily scanning the surroundings.

Xiao Mo had clearly already gone upstairs.

Zi Yunsui looked at Qi Longbing. "Since it’s a visit, you should have your people leave the villa!"

"Leave," Qi Longbing uttered.

Yu Bao gestured backward with his hand, and everyone retreated outside the villa. However, just as Zi Yunsui stepped back and turned to head out of the room.

Yu Bao had already charged up to the second floor. Then, seizing the opportunity, the others quickly surged in.

Within moments, the upstairs hallway was packed with people, yet the young man, Zi Yunsui, had vanished in the corridor.

Qi Longbing faced the closed room doors and said coldly, "Search them, one by one!"

The footsteps outside grew increasingly rapid.

The expressions of the three people inside the room were no longer so calm.

"Little K, come with me. Let’s leave this place. I’ll take you to live a carefree life," Xia Shuangming whispered. He thoughtfully regarded the "palace"-shaped enclosure of the Tarot Cards, his expression slightly gloomy.

"A carefree life?" Hua Xiaomo heard this and curved her lips into a smile, a faint gleam in her eyes. Yet the carefree life she desires is so very different from his. Doesn’t he know that? No, how could he not know? All these years, she has experienced every thrill and adventure. She’s done with that—truly, she’s done. All she wants is to love one person, belong to one person, and accompany that person for life. That’s enough. She isn’t so greedy after all.

As these thoughts crossed her mind, Hua Xiaomo’s lowered eyelids brimmed with mirth, her cheeks glowing with a beauty as splendid as the crescent moon.

Then, quickly, she grabbed the azure magnetic card from the table. She took his hand, turned his palm upward, and placed the card in its center. Decisively, she said, "Xia Shuangming, I will not go with you. This is where our paths diverge. You should leave quickly!"

Xia Shuangming looked at her and said simply, "You will regret this."

Hua Xiaomo smiled and shook her head without a word. Yet, her unwavering resolve was visible in her gaze.

Just as she was about to withdraw her hand, Xia Shuangming suddenly grasped her wrist.

Hua Xiaomo looked at him, meeting the gaze from behind the mask with a faint smile. "I’m not like you, unattached and without family. I have many people and things I care about. Hurry and go!"

Xia Shuangming was silent for a second. Then, he finally let go of her hand and abruptly stood up from the ground, no longer hesitant.

At that moment, Qi Longbing and his men were about to open the last door they were searching.

A figure in a white shirt blocked everyone’s path, standing before the doorway.

Xia Shuangming had already reached the windowsill. As his gaze tilted slightly, he caught sight of Hua Xiaomo and the man rushing over behind her. A trace of a sly smile played at the corners of his perfect lips.

"Then... we shall meet again," he said, before leaping from the windowsill like a wild goose taking flight.

Soon after, Zi Yunsui also followed Xia Shuangming and jumped down.

Their movements were so swift that by the time Qi Longbing rushed over, he only caught a hurried glimpse of their retreating backs as they fell.

However, he still saw the side of the man’s face. The man wore a mask and looked very mysterious.

But... why is there an indescribable sense of familiarity? And his last words, "We’ll meet again"—did he say them to Hua Xiaomo, or did they also seem to be directed at me? Why? Who exactly is this man?

"You don’t need to chase anymore; he has already left," Hua Xiaomo said, finally stepping aside to let them in.

But in an instant, her brows furrowed.

Clearly, this was nothing but a trap—a scheme by Qi Longbing to expose the relationship between her and Xia Shuangming. Thinking of this, Hua Xiaomo felt a chill deep in her heart.

"Xiao Mo... are you okay?" Qi Longbing looked at her. The profound somberness he observed in her eyes naturally led him to piece together some clues about their relationship.

He quickly gestured for everyone to leave the room. Yu Bao closed the door for them and stood at the doorway, ready to assist.

Hua Xiaomo lifted her head, her lips forming a beautiful curve. "President Qi, I don’t know why you’re so curious about these matters. They have nothing to do with you. Why are you so persistent?"

Qi Longbing didn’t speak for a while. After a long pause, he asked, "Are you defending that man? Why? What is your relationship with him?"

Hua Xiaomo’s eyes flickered for a moment, and she smiled again. "President Qi, please stop asking, alright? It really isn’t any of your business."

"It may not be my business, but the more you refuse to speak and the more you evade, the more you arouse my curiosity..." Qi Longbing said softly, his gaze scanning the room. It quickly landed on the Tarot Cards on the table.

He couldn’t help but stretch out his long fingers and pick up a card. Unexpectedly, the face showed a club, but the back was a King.

This was obviously not an ordinary deck of cards. It also easily revealed the true nature of its user.

Suddenly, a devilish gleam shone in Qi Longbing’s blue eyes.

"That such a swindler... could have you so worried, Xiao Mo, my interest in him has intensified further," Qi Longbing said, each word deliberate, his voice suddenly growing deeper.

Yet it felt as if a strange demon fire was burning within his heart.

Hearing this, Hua Xiaomo’s expression grew grave. I can’t, I absolutely can’t let him find out about those things.

"President Qi..." Hua Xiaomo began to say.

"You fought in the challenge ring for him, didn’t you? Speak!" His voice suddenly erupted in a furious outburst that seemed to carry the tremor of his very soul.

CLANG! Qi Longbing instantly flipped over the coffee table.

The Tarot Cards scattered across the floor, haphazard and broken, like a heart shattered in an instant.

For a moment, the air in the room became suffocating and dangerous.

Simultaneously, Yu Bao, who was standing guard outside, quickly opened the door. "President Qi?"

He saw Qi Longbing’s handsome face, dark and stormy like an impending tempest at sea.

Hua Xiaomo looked at the president before her. This is the first time I’ve ever seen Qi Longbing so furious. Yes, this is definitely the first time...

"President Qi, you’ve misunderstood. I’m not deeply concerned about him. It’s just... I owed him something, and I’ve paid him back. That’s all. We’re even now, and we won’t see each other again," Hua Xiaomo said, her mood suddenly growing somewhat heavy.