allonlinenovel Chapter 723: Escape Failed
Chapter 723: Escape Failed
Chapter 723: Escape Failed
Father Li stood two or three meters away from Mu Xiaoyu. He seemed confident of Mu Xiaoyu's victory and was not in a hurry for her to escape. He just stood there, watching her with a leisurely expression.
"I knew you weren't an honest person before, but I didn't expect you to still be so dishonest at a time like this. Mu Xiaoyu, I really underestimated you. But... do you think you can escape once you're in my hands?"
"Let me go. If I die, you won't get away with it either. Li Chenxu will never let you go."
"Let me go? You think he'll let me go even if I don't lay a hand on you? Mu Xiaoyu, do you know what kind of life I've been living these past few months! You're pregnant, and you're pampered with the best food and drink every day. Li Chenxu treats you like a treasure, not letting you suffer the slightest grievance. And to me, your own father? He's worse than an animal!"
When Li Chenxu was mentioned, the expression on Li's father's face instantly became distorted.
He was already getting on in years, and after falling on hard times, he no longer took care of himself as much as before, making him look old and ugly.
Especially with his distorted expression now, he looks no different from a ghost.
Looking at Li's father in this state, Mu Xiaoyu felt a pang of pity in her eyes.
This person is beyond saving. Compared to her safety, she is now thankful that Li Chenxu is not her father. Fortunately, Li Chenxu has no feelings for this person, otherwise, seeing his biological father in this state would be incredibly heartbreaking.
She didn't speak again, forcing herself to calm down, and said in a deep voice, "You'd better give up the idea of attacking me. If anything happens to me, I'll kill Chen Lan first!"
"Kill me, I don't care. I've killed people more than once or twice, do you think I care about Chen Lan's life?"
"you!!"
Chen Lan was shocked by the cruelty of Li's father and was so angry that she could hardly speak. Her eyes were red, and she wished she could break free from Mu Xiaoyu's grasp and rush towards Li's father right now.
Compared to Chen Lan's loss of control, Mu Xiaoyu was clearly much calmer.
She had roughly anticipated Li's father's reaction. The person had already been killed, and Chen Lan had told him that she was just a business partner. Once Chen Lan was no longer of use and instead became an obstacle to him, how could he possibly keep her alive?
Mu Xiaoyu felt a pang of regret. She shouldn't have dawdled so much back then; she could have discussed it on the way. Now that time had been wasted, and with Father Li coming out, her chances of escaping would be slim to none.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but grit her teeth, looking directly at her father without flinching: "What exactly do you want?"
"Originally, I didn't want to waste time talking to you, but considering you don't have many days left to live, I'll just tell you directly. Isn't the person Li Chenxu cares about most you? Since that's the case, I'll destroy what he cares about. Tell me, how will Li Chenxu react then? Heartbroken? Or... will he go with you?"
As if imagining that scene, Li's father couldn't help but laugh as he spoke.
Mu Xiaoyu felt a chill run down her spine. If her father wanted to deal with her, he certainly wouldn't just kill her directly; there must be some other despicable methods waiting for her.
As for what it is, in Mu Xiaoyu's opinion, it's nothing more than a few types.
But she didn't want to try either of them.
She is normal, unlike Li's father who has mental problems!
"What? You still want to drag this out?"
Seeing that Mu Xiaoyu remained unmoved, Li's father smiled and spoke.
Mu Xiaoyu didn't say anything, but simply stood in front of Chen Lan and carefully backed away step by step.
He had only taken two steps back when someone held a knife to his back.
He was one of the two men from earlier. Facing Mu Xiaoyu's gaze, his face was filled with panic and guilt: "Don't blame me, I didn't want this either, but my life is more important than the money you gave me."
Mu Xiaoyu glanced at her once and then remained silent. She knew that life was more important. So she wasn't surprised at all that the other person had made this choice.
She just felt incredibly unlucky. Perhaps she really was going to die here.
"Let Chen Lan go. Being too stubborn won't do any good."
Father Li walked towards Mu Xiaoyu step by step, and when he reached her, he placed his hand against her waist.
He clearly intended to torture Mu Xiaoyu, and he held nothing back. The sharp tip of the knife pierced through Mu Xiaoyu's clothes and into her flesh.
It wasn't deep, not too serious, but it still caused Mu Xiaoyu a profound pain.
Mu Xiaoyu's face turned deathly pale with pain, but she gritted her teeth and didn't utter a sound. However, when her father made his move, she used force and also cut Chen Lan's neck.
"Stop! Mu Xiaoyu, stop! What he did has nothing to do with me, you can't lay a hand on me!"
"It may sound like you really have nothing to do with it, but I'm not feeling well, so you shouldn't feel good either."
Mu Xiaoyu spoke in a hoarse voice, her disheveled appearance making Li's father chuckle. In fact, at this point, anyone could see that Mu Xiaoyu was at her wit's end, and Li's father could easily snatch the shards of glass from her hands without much effort.
But he just wouldn't do that; he wanted to slowly torture Mu Xiaoyu.
Seeing Mu Xiaoyu in distress made him happier and gave him a stronger sense of pleasure.
The suffering that Mu Xiaoyu and Li Chenxu made him endure back then will now be made to pay back tenfold!
The knife that Li's father had plunged into Mu Xiaoyu's waist was not pulled out. Instead, he twisted the handle, making the tip of the knife, which was embedded in Mu Xiaoyu's flesh, rotate once, instantly doubling the pain.
Mu Xiaoyu was already ill, and Li's father's actions were like adding fuel to the fire. Mu Xiaoyu was in so much pain that she almost couldn't stand up.
The shards of glass he was holding finally slipped from his hand at that moment.
Taking advantage of this moment, Chen Lan immediately escaped from Mu Xiaoyu's grasp.
Unlike Li's father, who was cunning, Chen Lan was much less shrewd. After escaping from Mu Xiaoyu's clutches, he immediately kicked Mu Xiaoyu a few times.
Mu Xiaoyu was injured, and after those kicks, she was in so much pain that she could barely speak.
"You bitch! How dare you hold me hostage! I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget!"
Chen Lan cursed and hit her at the same time. She used both her hands and feet, and as if that wasn't enough, she took a wooden stick from someone next to her and hit Mu Xiaoyu with it again and again.
Father Li stood aside, leisurely watching the scene unfold, showing no intention of stopping it.
When Mu Xiaoyu was almost beaten to death, he finally spoke up: "Alright, don't kill him. It's not fun if someone dies like this."