Chapter 48 Forced Helplessly

The outer corners of Xie Yan's long and narrow eyes lifted. I stared at his gentle gaze, feeling a bit dazed.

I quietly fixed my eyes on Xie Yan's eyes, and my heart suddenly skipped a beat. With a guilty look, I averted my eyes to somewhere else.

Xie Yan was really good-looking.

My heart couldn't help but flutter at the scene just now. A gentle breeze blew by, and I turned my head to see the faint smile on Xie Yan's lips. I couldn't help but raise the corners of my own mouth.

"Is Mianmian laughing at me?" There was an unhidden tenderness in Xie Yan's voice.

I widened my smile and didn't look at Xie Yan as I returned to the cash register.

I printed out the customer's order and handed it to the guy who came to pick up the cake. The cake was too big for the guy to carry out alone. I instinctively took off my apron, but then I saw that Xie Yan had already carried the cake away.

Xie Yan had a slender waist and broad shoulders. I stared blankly at Xie Yan as he blended into the crowd. When I came to my senses, I found that Xie Yan was gone.

I had originally wanted to invite Xie Yan to have a meal.

With a sense of regret in my heart, I looked towards the tattoo parlor opposite, but I didn't see Xie Yan's figure. In the following days, when I was making cakes, I couldn't help but look towards the tattoo parlor.

But I never saw Xie Yan again.

Was he on a business trip?

I unconsciously kneaded the dough in my hand, and while being lost in thought, I wondered what business trip there could be for a tattoo parlor. I let out a long sigh, feeling a pang of sadness in my heart.

Even if he was on a business trip, he should have told me.

I was startled by my own thought.

Xie Yan had nothing to do with me. Why should he report to me when he went out?

Thinking of this, I didn't have the patience to continue making bread. I packed up my things and prepared to go home. The moment I just locked the door of the store, a hand covered my mouth and nose from behind.

"Ugh..."

I used both hands to pull away the hand covering me. Then, my body lightened as I was dragged into a car.

Bang.

I was thrown in, and immediately the car door was locked.

After a few seconds of dimness in front of my eyes, I could see the interior space of the car clearly. The interior decoration was completely wrapped in black velvet, and the warm yellow light from the ceiling fell on the leather seats.

A flash of black passed before my eyes. It was a pair of a man's legs.

"Gu Mian?" The man let out a soft laugh, bent slightly, and brought his face close to mine. I stared at his bloodshot eyes. Suddenly, a red flame ignited in the depths of his eyes, and I opened my eyes wide in disbelief.

But the next second, there were only red blood vessels in his eyes.

Was it my illusion?

I blinked blankly. The moment I lowered my eyes, several white lights flashed through my mind, and countless images flashed in my head.

It was a banquet hall. I was holding Xie Yan's arm and talking to the man in front of me.

So I knew this man?

But why couldn't I remember him at all?

"Who are you?" I asked in fear, and my body involuntarily shrank towards the corner.

Sensing my movement, the man curled the corners of his mouth disdainfully. He took out his phone and put it in front of me, then reached out and clamped my chin.

"Take a look at who these are?"

The man's cold fingers made me shiver in fright. I was too scared to look and tried to turn my head away, but I was forced to look by the man's stiff fingers.

My gaze swept over the man's phone, and I was suddenly stunned.

On the high-definition phone screen stood a middle-aged couple. Looking at their familiar faces, I instantly turned pale.

They were my parents.

Why did he capture my parents?

"Who are you?" I struggled vigorously to crawl over and snatch the phone. The man sneered and lifted the phone much higher. I missed it.

My body trembled slightly in the narrow space. It didn't matter if something happened to me.

But my parents were innocent.

I held back the tears at the corners of my eyes and forced myself to calm down. "Do you want money? I have money with me. Let my parents go."

"Xie Xiuyi."

Xie Xiuyi said indifferently, "That's my name. The last time I saw you, my brother didn't let me talk to you. That was really impolite."

Xie Xiuyi?

I silently repeated this name several times. When I raised my eyes and met Xie Xiuyi's gaze, countless images suddenly appeared in my mind.

One was in a concert hall. I was holding Xie Yan's arm and talking to Xie Xiuyi. The other was in a room I didn't recognize. The moonlight, as gentle as water, fell on Xie Yan's and Xie Xiuyi's faces.

Why couldn't I remember such clear images at all?

A white light flashed in front of my eyes, and suddenly a sharp pain shot through my chin. I came back to my senses and realized that Xie Xiuyi was gripping my chin.

"I'll take you to a place later."

Xie Xiuyi spoke slowly. A terrifying cold light flashed in his slightly cool eyes. He glanced at me and continued, "You need to be a witness for what happened in the forest. Just tell them what you saw."

"What kind of witness?" I asked nervously.

Xie Xiuyi curved the corners of his mouth but didn't look at me anymore. He straightened his back and sat in the car. I didn't know when a glass of red wine appeared in his hand. He lowered his eyes and didn't seem to have the intention of answering me.

The car was dim and cold. I curled up in the corner.

The cold air seeped through my clothes and spread throughout my body. I couldn't help but hug myself tighter. The car suddenly stopped, and Xie Xiuyi turned his head to look at me.

He said, "If you want your parents to live, you'd better think about what to say and what not to say."

The low warning made me feel frightened.

Before long, I was taken to an ancient building. There was no one guarding the door. Xie Xiuyi walked steadily in front, with an elegant and distant posture.

I followed closely behind. After entering the building, there was a large area of darkness.

I followed Xie Xiuyi for a long time. He didn't stop until a patch of warm light fell on the ground in the distance. When I walked up to Xie Xiuyi, I could see everything in the distance clearly.

In the huge room, there was an oval table nearly ten meters long. Five elderly people were sitting on each side of the table. They had white hair but were full of energy.

And at the very top of the table, the person sitting there was Xie Yan.

Xie Yan just glanced at me briefly and then lowered his eyes again. His handsome face was cold and unfamiliar.

This person wasn't Xie Yan.

This thought flashed through my mind, but it was denied the next second. Xie Yan looked up at Xie Xiuyi beside me and then slowly opened his mouth, his tone impatient and low.

"Xie Xiuyi, have you thought clearly about what you're doing?"

There was an undeniable warning in Xie Yan's steady tone.

"Of course I know what I'm doing."

Xie Xiuyi said matter-of-factly, "You want to kill me, and this person is the witness."

After saying that, Xie Xiuyi glanced at me again and said leisurely, "Xie Yan, you didn't expect that, did you? The person you've been longing for would be willing to come out and testify that you want to kill me."

"Is that so?" Xie Yan lowered his eyes and said indifferently.

"Yes."

Xie Xiuyi straightened his back and pulled me in front of everyone with his backhand. He asked me loudly, "Has Xie Yan tried to kill me more than once?"

"Ah?" I was completely stunned.

When did that happen?

Why didn't I know about it?