My gorgeous wife
Chapter 587 - 559: Mysterious Shadow

Chapter 587: Chapter 559: Mysterious Shadow

The next day, early in the morning, Li Chen drove to work with Lin Yi.

Because of Li Xinmei, Li Chen had been feeling somewhat unsettled recently. This woman had become a constant worry in his heart.

If he didn’t find a way to deal with her, Li Chen felt he couldn’t rest or eat in peace.

If she had been just an ordinary opponent, it would have been one thing, but the key issue was that Li Xinmei’s strength was far from ordinary.

In fact, up to this point, it wasn’t just extraordinary, but incredibly troublesome, and Li Chen had fully realized Li Xinmei’s strength during their last encounter.

"Honey, what’s wrong?" Beside him, Lin Yi noticed Li Chen’s furrowed brows and couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s nothing." Li Chen shook his head. Recently, he had even been personally taking Lin Xiaoxiao to school, then coming back to take Lin Yi to work. He had no choice, Li Xinmei had left him feeling quite helpless.

"Tsk—"

Suddenly, Li Chen slammed on the brakes, and the tires screeched to a halt on the pavement.

It wasn’t that Li Chen wanted to stop; it was that the road ahead was blocked.

A car accident.

"What happened?" Lin Yi also noticed the crowd gathering up ahead and frowned in concern.

"It seems like there’s been a car accident." Li Chen had a better view and could see that outside were two cars that seemed to have collided, with the owners now arguing in the middle of the road.

What left Li Chen speechless was the crowd that had gathered around, apparently just to watch the excitement.

In Huaxia, if there’s one thing that’s never in short supply, it’s onlookers.

"Looks like we’ll have to wait for the police to handle this." Li Chen said with a helpless shake of his head.

"It’s fine, the entire company is mine, being a little late won’t matter," Lin Yi suddenly laughed.

"Are you pulling rank now!" Li Chen joined in the laughter.

Seeing Li Chen’s smile, Lin Yi felt somewhat relieved. To be honest, seeing Li Chen’s worried face all the time lately, she had been quite concerned.

Suddenly, Li Chen’s brows furrowed again because he saw a woman appear outside the crowd of onlookers.

A woman he found alarmingly familiar.

Feeling Li Chen’s gaze, the woman slightly turned her head, revealing a sinister smile to Li Chen.

Two elongated fangs within that smile made it all the more terrifying.

Before Li Chen could react, the woman quickly vanished into the corner of the street.

"Li Xinmei!" A chill settled in Li Chen’s heart; at this point, he could even be certain that Li Xinmei had definitely transcended the realm of humanity.

Would an ordinary human have such long fangs?

Would an ordinary human gain power by drinking human blood?

Li Chen could almost be certain that Li Xinmei’s recent surge in strength was definitely related to her consumption of human blood.

"Wait here for a moment, I need to step out," Li Chen told Lin Yi with a serious expression.

"Remember, no matter what happens, don’t open the car door!" He instructed Lin Yi emphatically.

"And you... be careful!" Although Lin Yi didn’t know what Li Chen was up to, she read a special kind of seriousness in his demeanor.

"I know." Li Chen nodded and in the next moment, he opened the car door and chased after the direction in which Li Xinmei had disappeared.

"Whoosh—"

With a flash, Li Chen reached the street corner not far ahead, but Li Xinmei’s figure had completely vanished.

"Where is she?" Li Chen’s brow furrowed deeper.

He was sure that Li Xinmei’s sudden appearance couldn’t have been accidental.

This woman must have had some purpose in leading him out.

"Wait!"

"Leading me out? Oh no!"

Just then, a sharp sound of glass shattering suddenly came from behind Li Chen.

Li Chen instinctively turned to look.

He saw Li Xinmei appear right next to the car where Lin Yi was, a malicious smile flickering across her face as she looked at Li Chen.

The next moment, she twisted the entire car door off, grabbed the panicked Lin Yi inside, and abruptly sprinted away into the distance.

"Damn it!!"

Li Chen roared in anger and his entire being erupted as he furiously chased after the direction Li Xinmei had taken off toward.

"Let her go!!"

As Li Chen’s roar echoed, many of the people also stuck in traffic began to stick their heads out of their cars in shocked surprise.

The next moment, they were horrified to find that two figures, one after the other, passed by them like ghosts.

Their speed was so fast that before the onlookers could get a clear look, both figures had completely disappeared from their sight.

Up ahead was a corner; without thinking, Li Xinmei turned it sharply, still clutching Lin Yi.

Li Chen chased madly after them.

However, as he reached the corner, a delicate fist suddenly shot out from around the bend.

Bang!!

Li Chen’s abdomen was struck squarely by the punch, his body violently shuddering; the next moment, Li Xinmei delivered a direct kick to Li Chen’s chest, sending him flying far away.

Meanwhile, Li Xinmei was holding Lin Yi, rapidly disappearing around the street corner.

By the time Li Chen reacted, Li Xinmei and Lin Yi’s figures had completely vanished from his sight.

"Damn it!!"

"Damn it!!"

Li Chen let out a roar of anger, not even bothering to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth as he frantically started searching the surroundings.

However, he found nothing.

Li Xinmei and Lin Yi seemed to have disappeared without a trace, leaving no sign for Li Chen to follow.

Thinking of the Nether Army, Li Chen immediately ordered his men to conduct a thorough search of all of Linchuan City; he would turn Linchuan upside down if he had to, just to find Li Xinmei and save Lin Yi.

As for Li Chen himself, he drove away from the city at the first opportunity.

He was heading for the cliff below.

Not for anything else, but to drink water!

His strength was still not enough!

However, even though the Nether Army had indeed turned Linchuan upside down, by nightfall, Li Chen still hadn’t received any positive news.

Li Chen sat meditating by the Cold Pool when his phone rang once again.

"My dear Lord Nether King?"

"Li Xinmei!" Li Chen’s gaze turned cold.

"What’s wrong? Does the Lord Nether King not care about your little lover at home?" Li Xinmei said with a tinge of mischief in her voice.

"Once I find you, I will finish you with my own hands. Our grudge is just between us, it has nothing to do with Lin Yi. Please let her go," Li Chen said calmly.

"Nothing to do with her?" Li Xinmei’s voice became piercing, "What do you mean it has nothing to do with her? Are you saying that our hatred and this wretched woman are unrelated? My brother’s death, does that also have nothing to do with her? Everything that has happened to the Li Family, is she unrelated to it all?"

Li Xinmei’s voice was as grating as a knife scraping glass, "If it were not for her, my brother would not have died, and the Li Family would not have ended up like this."

"Actually, Li Chen, the person I hate the most isn’t you—it’s this woman. If it weren’t for her, would things have turned out this way?" Li Xinmei’s voice gradually calmed down.

"But, you must understand that your current enemy is not her—it’s me," Li Chen stated.

"Does it make a difference?" Li Xinmei sneered, "Whether it’s her or you, you’re both my enemies!"

Li Chen shook his head, moving from the edge of the Cold Pool to the nearby bank, his eyes gaining depth, "Surely, you didn’t call me just to say you’re going to kill her, did you?"

"Of course not," Li Xinmei laughed, "I know you must be looking for me right now, but I can tell you with certainty that I am no longer in Linchuan."

"If you want to find me, if you don’t want your dearest woman to die like this, come to Dongyang City tomorrow," Li Xinmei said with amusement, "Of course, it would be best if you come alone; those lapdogs of yours, don’t bother bringing them for a useless death."

Having said that, Li Xinmei hung up the phone.

"Snap!"

Casually tossing the phone to the ground, she stomp-crushed it, not wishing to give Li Chen any chance at all.

Looking at Lin Yi, who was sleeping not far away, a cruel smile flickered across Li Xinmei’s face, "Whether or not he can be lured here is all up to your charm."

Just as Li Chen felt uncertain when facing Li Xinmei, she too had no confidence in being able to kill Li Chen directly.

Unlike when she had first emerged, the current Li Xinmei had fully recognized her limitations, as well as Li Chen’s strength.

Based on the power Li Chen had demonstrated, even she might struggle to kill Li Chen in a one-on-one fight, which is why she needed to prepare, thoroughly prepare—to ensure a failsafe plan to claim Li Chen’s life.

"Li Chen, heh heh heh..."

On the other side, after hanging up the phone, Li Chen’s brows were deeply furrowed.

Li Xinmei’s intentions were not hard to guess—it was an open plot. He knew that Li Xinmei must have made preparations to deal with him.

Even now, Dongyang might already be teeming with Li Xinmei’s ambushes; if he truly went alone, it would be tantamount to certain death.

However, no matter what, he had to go; he couldn’t disregard Lin Yi’s life and death.

"What should I do?!" Li Chen started to feel a headache coming on.

"It’s still a matter of insufficient strength. If my power were great enough to completely overpower her, then I wouldn’t be so hesitant," Li Chen said with a heavy expression.

Just one Li Xinmei was already terrifying enough; he struggled to handle her alone, and if Li Xinmei were to ally with others and make additional preparations, even Li Chen himself didn’t feel very confident in his chances of victory.

Forget chances of victory; even the probability of surviving was not high.

Yet merely relying on the water from the Cold Pool and the Little Fish within it, his strength could not possibly soar by much in a short period of time.

If he wanted a surge in strength...

"Hmm?!"

Suddenly, it seemed as if Li Chen had thought of something, his eyes flashing with a keen light.