Billionaire’s Journey into the Beast World, Suitors Compete to Be Fed by Her! - Chapter 44

“If you think fifty thousand is too little, you can name your own price.”

“But this isn’t a big deal. If your price is unreasonable, I won’t agree to it.”

Mi Yue calmed down, after all, it was just Chen Jinshui.

Born into a wealthy family, she was no stranger to extortion and blackmail.

She didn’t want complications, which was why she decided to pay him off. But if he wasn’t satisfied, she wouldn’t hold back either.

“Actually, fifty thousand is fine, but I have another small request.” Chen Jinshui immediately grinned, rubbing his hands together with a greasy smile.

“What do you want?”

Mi Yue frowned, not wanting to have any further entanglement with Chen Jinshui.

“If Miss Mi is willing to spend a night with me, I can keep this secret for you.”

“But if you refuse, well… I might not be able to control my mouth. After all, as you know, I’m uneducated and speak too fast, my brain can’t keep up. Who knows what might slip out accidentally?” As he spoke, he tried to move closer to Mi Yue.

A thick, dark hand was about to land on her shoulder.

Mi Yue swiftly dodged. “Chen Jinshui! Don’t push your luck!”

She was furious. This man was no good, far too greedy.

Seeing that negotiations were about to break down, she picked up her phone, ready to call the police.

“What are you doing? You dare call the cops?”

Chen Jinshui lunged forward, knocking the phone out of her hand, then wrapped his arms tightly around her.

“Let me go, or I’ll scream.”

“Go ahead and scream. We’re halfway up the mountain, aside from this villa, there’s no one around. Just give in. Even if you scream yourself hoarse, no one’s coming to save you.”

As he spoke, his hands began wandering over her body.

His rough palms scraped against her slender thighs, the calluses making her skin sting.

Mi Yue struggled, but she wasn’t strong enough to break free. Still, her resistance made it hard for Chen Jinshui to proceed further.

“System, exchange for lightning power.”

[Scenario mismatch, exchange unavailable!!!]

Mi Yue’s heart skipped a beat, but she quickly regained her composure and summoned a stun gun from her system space.

Just as she was about to aim it at Chen Jinshui, a tall figure appeared at the door.

“Let her go, you bastard!”

Xing Chi rushed forward, grabbed a solid wood chair nearby, and smashed it against Chen Jinshui’s back.

Solid wood furniture packed a punch, Chen Jinshui took the hit and felt like his spine might have shattered.

No, it probably already had.

“Yue, are you okay?”

Xing Chi pulled Mi Yue behind him, shielding her protectively.

Mi Yue shook her head, signaling she was fine.

Once he confirmed she was unharmed, Xing Chi lifted the chair again, ready to deliver another blow.

“Wait, Xing Chi. He can’t take another hit like that. Don’t kill him, no murder.”

Mi Yue stopped him. Reluctantly, Xing Chi set the chair down, but his rage had no outlet. So, he stepped forward and slapped Chen Jinshui twice across the face.

Mi Yue couldn’t stop those two slaps and had no choice but to let it go.

She picked up the phone from the floor but didn’t call the police. Instead, she dialed Li Xiangyang.

The moment Li Xiangyang heard that a thief had broken into Mi Yue’s home, he rushed over in a panic, only to find that the captured intruder was none other than Chen Jinshui.

The security was so appallingly lax that Li Xiangyang flew into a rage on the spot. He immediately pulled some strings to have Chen Jinshui charged with theft and thrown into prison for several years.

“Miss, the security here is truly abysmal. Don’t worry, I’ll have them reassign personnel and replace the entire security team,” Li Xiangyang assured Mi Yue.

“Brother Xiangyang, thank you for your trouble. I’m sorry to have dragged you out so late.”

“Your matters are never trouble to me.”

Li Xiangyang and Mi Yue chatted back and forth, while Xing Chi sat on the sofa watching them, jealousy burning inside him.

At that moment, his face was still pale. Summoning the strength to lift the chair and strike Chen Jinshui earlier had drained him completely.

“Yue, my back hurts so much. Can you check if my wound has reopened?”

Xing Chi suddenly spoke up, and Mi Yue immediately stopped her conversation, turning her gaze toward him. Seeing how pale he looked, she hurried over.

She lifted Xing Chi’s shirt and began examining his injuries.

“Ah, it hurts. Be gentle.”

“Blow on it for me. It won’t hurt as much if you do.”

Li Xiangyang watched the scene quietly, his heart twisting with discomfort.

At this moment, standing there, he felt like an outsider.

In the end, he said nothing and turned to leave.

With Mi Yue and Xing Chi preoccupied with the wound inspection, he had no reason to stay any longer.

Chen Jinshui exhausted all his connections in prison just to secure a brief meeting with his family.

Seizing the opportunity, he passed on the secret about the shark in Mi Yue’s villa.

Upon learning this secret, Chen Jinshui’s family was astounded, even believing it could be used to get him out of prison.

So, the moment they received the information, they rushed to the police station to report it.

“Officers, someone in that hillside villa is keeping a shark! Isn’t that a protected animal? Just because she’s rich doesn’t mean she can keep one at home, what does that say about our country? You need to investigate her immediately!”

“And my husband was working there as a security guard. He was the one who discovered the shark. He’s a good, law-abiding citizen, not some petty thief. You must get to the bottom of this!”

…

Shocked by the report of a captive shark, the police prepared to investigate.

Several police cars pulled up outside the hillside villa, but Mi Yue wasn’t the least bit surprised. Smiling, she opened the door and invited them in.

After the officers explained their purpose, Mi Yue encouraged them to search freely without hesitation.

A dozen policemen combed through the villa from top to bottom but found no trace of a shark, not even anything remotely related to one.

After repeatedly apologizing to Mi Yue, the police left and promptly reprimanded Chen Jinshui’s family for the false report.

Under Mi Yue’s meticulous care and thanks to Xing Chi’s strong natural recovery ability, his condition gradually improved.

Now she could move around normally and didn’t need to stay in bed all the time.

Mi Yue took Xing Chi to the mall again, this time visiting a cake shop where she bought some mousse cakes.

These weren’t for Xing Chi to eat, her stall business was still ongoing, and these cakes were her new stock.

Mi Yue selected several flavors, including Oreo, Sunshine Rose grape, blueberry, honeydew melon, and strawberry mousse cakes.

Mousse cakes weren’t easy to carry, so she still didn’t stock up too many. Besides, their shelf life wasn’t long, so buying too much would make storage difficult.

After finishing her shopping, Mi Yue and Xing Chi returned to the Beast World.