Beg Me to Remarry
Chapter 609 - 610: Frightening Place

Chapter 609: Chapter 610: Frightening Place

"Hmph, are you joking?" Yi Lixing’s pupils dilated suddenly as if he had heard a huge joke. He looked at Xia Guoxiong through the glass as if looking at a fool, "Then let me tell you, if you can’t get me out, I’ll make sure your son and daughter both end up in here."

Xia Guoxiong’s face turned pale in an instant, and he left with the words, "Give me a few more days."

Then, he walked away with Xia Ning, not looking back, which was why they didn’t see the ghostly and gloomy expression on Yi Lixing’s face.

The father and daughter followed behind the prison guard, walking along a narrow and cramped corridor. In broad daylight, the place was as dim as night, lit only by small lamps at intervals above their heads.

But because the corridor was so high, about two stories tall, the light felt especially distant as it fell, like stars dropping from the sky, providing light but with a very limited range.

Since it had been only Xia Guoxiong speaking with Yi Lixing on the phone, Xia Ning was unaware of their conversation.

Even though she heard nothing, Xia Ning could tell from Xia Guoxiong’s ugly expression that the talk had not gone smoothly; what made her most uncomfortable was the look Yi Lixing gave her. It felt like she was walking alone on the street late at night, with a venomous snake eyeing her nearby, ready to spring at any moment and bite her, poisoned to death.

Stepping out of the detention center, the cold wind hit them head-on, bone-chillingly cold, yet Xia Ning found it much more comfortable. The oppressive sensation that had made it hard to breathe was finally gone, and she could breathe again.

Their car was parked not far away, and Xia Guoxiong hastened towards it, not waiting for Xia Ning.

Outside the detention center, only a small portion of the ground was cemented; farther away, it was all sandy and muddy roads. Moreover, since Xia Ning wore high heels all year round for the sake of beauty, she found it quite difficult to walk and nearly twisted her ankle several times, almost stumbling.

She wanted to ask her father to wait for her, but seeing his retreating figure, she dared not speak up. Instead, she silently followed behind him, gritting her teeth, trying to catch up.

Finally, she got into the passenger seat of Xia Guoxiong’s car. Before she could even fasten her seatbelt, Xia Guoxiong already hit the accelerator to the floor, and the car sped away.

Unprepared, Xia Ning’s head slammed into the dashboard, and she cried out in pain but didn’t dare to speak again.

If it were any other time, she would have made a big deal out of any bump or scrape. But today, she behaved this way entirely because she knew Xia Guoxiong was angry, very angry.

Yi Lixing had already been captured, and if he confessed and implicated Xia Ning, she would be arrested too. Although Xia Ning’s legal knowledge was limited, she was well aware that her actions constituted soliciting murder. She was the mastermind, while Yi Lixing was merely an accomplice.

The deeper she thought, the colder Xia Ning felt on her back, as if she could already feel the time when she would lose her freedom behind bars.

Her heart ached. She wanted to ask Xia Guoxiong what they had discussed, but seeing his extremely displeased face, she didn’t dare say anything and could only quietly endure the fear in her heart.

After a long and desolate drive, the car slowly entered the city center of A City. On the first day of the Lunar New Year, A City was like a ghost town, with very few people on the streets and most of the shops tightly shut.

It was supposed to be a festive time, yet the city wasn’t as lively as usual, which was rather disheartening.

Xia Ning gazed at the empty streets on both sides, her heart overwhelmed with a sense of alienation. This didn’t feel like the city where she had grown up; it seemed more like she had inadvertently entered a strange world.

Suddenly, the car stopped by the roadside. Xia Guoxiong’s narrowed eyes fixed on the road ahead, he spoke emotionlessly to Xia Ning, "I have other matters to deal with. You take a taxi back home."

"Ah?" Xia Ning was stunned, her mind seemingly rusted and not turning properly. She stared with innocent eyes at Xia Guoxiong: "Daddy, where do you have to go?"

As soon as the words left her mouth, Xia Ning regretted them, but it was too late.

As expected, Xia Guoxiong’s face darkened immediately, glaring at Xia Ning almost viciously, "What do you think I can do? If it weren’t for the mess you’ve made, would I need to go around looking for trouble?"

Tears immediately gathered in Xia Ning’s eyes; she knew she couldn’t cry now, so she bit her lip hard and forced the tears back.

On the other side, Xia Guoxiong’s anger was already erupting, and there was no way he would stop there.

He slammed his fist on the steering wheel, his words filled with deep loathing, "I used to think you were sensible, but look at what you’ve done? Weren’t you smarter when you had someone attempt Fu Han’s life? How come what you’re doing now is increasingly idiotic?"

"I... I didn’t want to... At that time, I wanted to deal with Fu Han overseas, so that’s why I reached out to them." Xia Ning’s tears could no longer be held back, streaming down her face as she looked at Xia Guoxiong with innocent eyes, "Daddy, how did it go with Yi Lixing? Is he going to turn me in?"

"Not good at all!" Xia Guoxiong snorted from his nose, speaking irritably, "Yi Lixing made it very clear today, if we can’t get him out, not only will Xia Cheng go to jail, but you won’t escape either."

Xia Ning felt as if her head had exploded, as if all her fears were about to come true, and she too would be wearing unattractive clothes in prison, with her beloved hair mercilessly chopped off.

Xia Guoxiong grew increasingly irritated as he watched Xia Ning cry; his irritation wasn’t solely because of Xia Ning, but also because of the person who resembled her.

Xia Guoxiong wasn’t just a thorough villain; he was also someone who strongly controlled risks. Thus, long before Xia Ning had grown up, he had already planned for her to marry He Xing.

However, there was one thing that dumbfounded Xia Guoxiong: Xia Ning’s cuteness as a child didn’t show a strong resemblance, but as she grew, her mother’s features faded while her father’s became more pronounced.

Even though Xia Guoxiong always believed he was more than what he seemed, he was quite self-aware about his appearance; he only looked passable when dressed impeccably.

For various shared reasons, Xia Guoxiong started to ’fine-tune’ Xia Ning quite early on; by now, she had been undergoing minor adjustments for nearly ten years. By the time she was underage, she had already begun the path of cosmetic surgery under her father’s influence.