The obsessive CEO's white moonlight is me

Chapter 105 Wanting to Live a Normal Life

Xie Huaijin walked towards him and said, "Fu Shiyue, don't think that all men in the world are like you, who like to be promiscuous."

Fu Shiyue sneered, crossed his arms, and leaned lazily against the wall: "Xie Huaijin, how noble do you think you are? You're just pretending to be high-minded."

Xie Huaijin's face flushed slightly with anger, his eyes filled with fury: "At least I'm not like you, changing women one after another."

Fu Shiyue straightened up, slowly walked closer to her, and looked down at her: "My affairs are none of your business. Why are you so agitated? Are you jealous?"

He abruptly took a step back, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world: "Me, jealous of you? Fu Shiyue, you're far too narcissistic."

At that moment, the surrounding air seemed to freeze as the two stared at each other, neither willing to yield.

After a moment, Xie Huaijin took a deep breath: "I'm making this clear today, from now on we'll keep to ourselves and not interfere with each other."

As he turned to leave, Fu Shiyue grabbed his wrist, a wicked smile playing on his lips: "Want to leave? Not so easy. You started this trouble and now you think you can just walk away?"

Xie Huaijin forcefully broke free from his hand: "Fu Shiyue, what exactly do you want?"

He raised an eyebrow: "Apologize to me. You just accused me of being promiscuous."

"You used to tease me all the time, didn't you? We're even now," Xie Huaijin said.

Fu Shiyue narrowed his eyes, his voice cold and hard: "I said we're even before we're even." Xie Huaijin sighed helplessly: "Fine, I'm sorry, okay?"

He nodded in satisfaction.

Just then, Fu Shiyue's phone rang, and his expression changed slightly when he answered it.

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Xie Huaijin and said, "I'll let you off the hook for today."

After saying that, he left in a hurry.

As they reached the door, Fu Shiyue suddenly stopped and turned to Xie Huaijin beside him, whispering, "Keep a close eye on Qiao Yi. This woman has only been here a short time, and her identity is very suspicious. Be careful of women of unknown origin." The bodyguard respectfully agreed.

Fu Shiyue glanced intently in the direction of Qiao Yi, his eyes scrutinizing her, before quickly leaving.

Xie Huaijin stood there, secretly wondering, who was this Qiao Yi? Why was Fu Shiyue so wary of her? Meanwhile, Qiao Yi stood in the corner, watching them.

Only after Fu Shiyue's tall figure had completely disappeared from sight did she cautiously and quietly emerge from her hiding place, like a startled fawn.

Her face was as pale as paper, with a few glistening beads of sweat on her forehead, and her eyes were filled with fear and unease.

She walked up to Xie Huaijin.

His voice was gentle yet tinged with concern as he asked, "Are you alright? Don't worry, those people have already left. Judging from how hurried they were, they probably won't come back to cause trouble anytime soon."

After she finished speaking, she let out a long sigh of relief, as if a huge weight had finally been lifted from her heart.

Xie Huaijin stared intently at Qiao Yi, his deep and sharp eyes still gleaming with doubt, as if trying to see through her eyes to uncover the secrets hidden deep within her heart.

He slowly asked, "Do you know something about those men in black just now?"

Joey lowered her head slightly, gently biting her pink lips, seemingly struggling internally with whether or not she should tell the truth.

After a fierce internal struggle, she finally raised her head to meet Xie Huaijin's questioning gaze and said hesitantly, "Mr. Xie, please believe me."

Actually… my family is the most prestigious and respected clan in our area. However, because I am an illegitimate daughter, of lowly status, they actually planned to send me abroad to make a deal with a local tycoon! I couldn't accept this predetermined fate, and I didn't want my life to sink into depravity, so I resolutely chose to escape that terrible family. It was at this time that Lady Luck smiled upon me, and I met you. I truly have no intention of deceiving you; all I desire is to live an ordinary and normal life.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Huaijin frowned, his expression growing increasingly serious.

After a moment of contemplation, he pressed on, "So what happened next? How exactly did you manage to escape?"

A flicker of barely concealed fear flashed in Joey's eyes. She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself, and then answered in a slightly trembling voice:

"The situation was extremely critical. I knew that if I couldn't escape quickly, an endless abyss of darkness awaited me. So, I racked my brains and came up with a plan—I secretly drugged the people guarding me. Once they were unconscious, I seized the opportunity amidst the chaos and ran for my life, finally escaping their clutches..."

As she spoke, Joey's body trembled slightly, clearly still shaken by the harrowing escape.

Xie Huaijin's expression turned unusually serious. He frowned deeply, as if he was thinking about something important.

His eyes revealed a firmness and determination, as if he had made a difficult decision.

After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, "In that case, I will absolutely never let you go back to that terrible place." His voice was deep and powerful, carrying an unwavering promise.

Then, he took a deep breath and continued, "I will not hand you over to anyone. From now on, you belong to the Xie family. Anyone who dares to touch you will be making an enemy of the entire Xie family!"

His tone was full of authority and domineering presence, which was truly awe-inspiring.

After saying this, Xie Huaijin's gaze fell firmly on Qiao Yi, as if conveying a sense of security and protectiveness to her.

He knew that his decision might bring some trouble and challenges, but he was not afraid.

Because in his heart, the girl's safety and happiness were more important than anything else.

Upon hearing Xie Huaijin's words, Joey's eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them.

"Mr. Xie, why are you so kind to me? I am a woman of unknown origin. What have I done to deserve your protection?"

Xie Huaijin gently wiped away the tears that were about to fall from the corners of her eyes. "Don't overthink it. Since it's my decision, I won't change it."

Joey felt as if she had been lightly touched by a feather, and a unique emotion spread through her heart.

She mustered her courage and said, "Mr. Xie, I have no way to repay your great kindness, but I will do my best to help you if you need anything."

Xie Huaijin looked at her with affection, "From now on, you don't need to call me Mr. Xie, just call me Huaijin."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Huaijin's vision suddenly went black, and his body involuntarily slumped forward.

Joey, who was standing nearby, reacted quickly and rushed forward to hug Xie Huaijin tightly.

Due to inertia, the two fell to the ground together.

Ignoring her own pain, Joey quickly sat up and gently placed Xie Huaijin, whom she was holding, on her lap.

She anxiously reached out her right hand and carefully touched Xie Huaijin's forehead.

In an instant, a surge of scalding heat traveled through her fingertips, as if it were about to burn her skin.

"Oh my god, it's so hot!" Joey exclaimed in surprise.

She could clearly feel that Xie Huaijin's forehead temperature was alarmingly high, indicating that he had a high fever.

At this moment, his once handsome face was pale from the pain, his lips had lost their color, and they were trembling slightly.

Joey panicked and struggled to help Xie Huaijin to the bed.

Then she rushed to the kitchen, found an ice pack and a towel, soaked the towel in cold water, wrung it out, and placed it on Xie Huaijin's forehead to cool him down. After doing all this, Qiao Yi stayed by the bedside, not daring to relax for a moment, and changed the towel every few minutes.

During this time, she tried to contact her family doctor, but she couldn't get through on the phone.

Joey was extremely anxious, tears welling up in her eyes as if they would burst forth at any moment.

However, she knew she had to remain calm and not let her emotions get the better of her.

Her thoughts drifted back to that painful experience from her childhood—in Yunmeng, she was often severely punished and imprisoned in that cold, suffocating water dungeon.

Because of prolonged immersion in water, she became extremely weak and eventually developed a high fever.

Now, looking at Xie Huaijin in front of her, those nightmarish memories from the past surged into her mind like a tide, instantly overwhelming her.

Tears could no longer be held back and streamed down her cheeks.

However, she suddenly realized that this was not the Yunmeng of yesteryear, and that she had escaped that terrible place!

She bit her lip hard, telling herself she had to stay calm and not panic... With that thought, Joey took a deep breath, turned around and rushed to the kitchen cabinet, silently praying that she could find fever reducers to alleviate her current predicament.

After Xie Huaijin had finally regained some consciousness, Qiao Yi quickly helped him up and fed him fever-reducing medicine spoonful by spoonful.

In his dazed state, Xie Huaijin felt Qiao Yi's meticulous care, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

After taking the medicine, he fell into a deep sleep again.

Joey changed his towel and stayed by his bedside until dawn. Xie Huaijin's fever gradually subsided, and she finally breathed a sigh of relief and fell asleep wearily by the bedside.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Yunmeng Lufei was in a state of extreme rage.

When he heard that a gunman had successfully escaped their tightly controlled organization, his anger was instantly ignited, erupting like an uncontrollable volcano.

He stood in the center of the spacious and magnificent hall, his face so gloomy it seemed as if water could drip from it.

He glared at the trembling people kneeling on the ground below, roaring repeatedly:

"You bunch of useless trash! You can't even catch a woman, what use are you to me?"

As his emotions grew increasingly agitated, he waved his arms, first pointing fiercely at the kneeling men in black, then violently overturning a stool next to him.

The stool traced an arc in the air before crashing heavily to the ground with a dull thud.

However, that wasn't enough to vent his anger. Lu Fei then grabbed a beautiful vase and smashed it on the ground without hesitation.

With a loud crash, the vase shattered into countless fragments, scattering across the ground and creating a mess.

After venting his anger, Lu Fei, with a gloomy face, ordered: "No matter the cost, we must find that woman and bring her back. We can't let her ruin my plans!"

The men obeyed and left.

Xie Huaijin woke up and saw Qiao Yi sleeping by the bedside, and was deeply moved.

He gently stroked Joey's hair, and Joey slowly woke up.

"How are you feeling?" Joey asked with concern.

Xie Huaijin smiled and said, "Thanks to you, I'm much better now."