Daddy CEO's Beloved Wife

Chapter 563  Isolated Island (7)

Ran Xueyi had never been so afraid until now. The hunting dogs looked ferocious, and their snouts were drooling. At a glance, one could tell that they'd die just from encountering these dogs. And for someone as young and thin as her, can Ran Xueyi survive if they reach her?

Ha…

Huff…

Filled with fear and anxiety, her legs refused to move. No matter how much she willed it to start running, as if her veins were injected with lead, it didn't inch away from where she stood. Just as the men and the hunting dogs were getting closer, a cold vice suddenly wrapped around her wrist, pulling her backward and startling her. And before she knew it, her body was sprinting through the dark forest. Ran Xueyi glanced from her wrist, then at the young man in front of her. "Who—" she started, but the young man with his back towards her interrupted her.

"Don't speak! Just keep running!" he shouted back to her.

Even though she had questions in her mind, Ran Xueyi bit her lips and followed his orders. It didn't matter that she didn't know who he was. What was most important was for the armed men and their hunting dogs to not capture her.

Soon, the distance between them and the armed men continued to increase. Ran Xueyi had been walking out for a day now without drinking or eating anything. It'd be impossible for her to go on like this. "Stop, haa… I can't continue running like this!" She could feel her legs giving out, and the only thing that kept her going was the blood pumping in her veins. The young man didn't turn his head back to her as he coldly replied, "If you want to be those things' food, then stop running and lie on that huge stone in front."

Ran Xueyi followed his directions and saw that there really was an enormous stone in the middle of the road, where a forked road was located. She had been walking around the forest all day, so how did she not come across such an obvious thing? His words made her wonder how familiar he was with this place and why he was helping her. Finding temptation in his words, Ran Xueyi considered stopping running and laying on the huge stone. But when she imagined how she'd end up under the armed men's hands, she quickly abandoned such ideas and forced herself to continue. "Where to now?" she asked the young man when they stopped at the forked road. Ran Xueyi finally had a glimpse of his face, but because of the darkness and only with the aid of the moonlight, his features were slightly unnatural. But his silver hair glistened under the moonlight. The young man was calm as he stepped toward the tree covered in thick vines. Then, to Ran Xueyi's disbelief and astonishment, he raised his hand and knocked on it a couple of times. Ran Xueyi: "..."

Is this guy out of his mind? She wondered. If not, then what kind of sane person would actually knock on a tree when they're being chased by feral dogs and men with guns?! But, to her surprise, the young man was not completely insane. Because as he finished rapping his fist against the tree for the fifth time, the trunk of the tree opened, revealing a hollowed space filled with darkness as a hand parted the vines. Then they were pulled into the tree. Ran Xueyi couldn't even release a scream as a hand quickly covered his lips. But thankfully, her eyes could see what was in front of her. Inside the trunk of a tree, which was two meters wide, were two other people. Each of them looked older than her, but not quite as old as an adult. Most probably, they were still in their last years of adolescence.

'Smack!'

Ran Xueyi was about to release a sigh of relief when the young man, who pulled them into the tree, suddenly pushed the young man, who was with her, against the wall. The tree shook slightly, but it gradually calmed down as the two faced each other. "I thought you said you went out to hunt for food. Why did you bring another one here?" the young man angrily hissed at the silver-haired young man. The silver-haired young man held the arm that was held against his throat, smiled, and then coldly replied, "I'll give you three seconds."

He didn't explain what he meant after that, but as if the two people who were with him understood him, the young man backed away with his eyes narrowed. The silver-haired young man smiled, satisfied. "Still, Zhenya, what were you thinking?" the young woman asked, glancing between the silver-haired man and the other man. "You know we already agreed to not take in another person after last time."

The other young man gritted his teeth and glared at the silver-haired young man called Zhenya.

Thinking about the previous person whom they took in their hiding place but betrayed them still soured their hearts every time. They narrowly escaped death that time, as dozens of men and hunting dogs pursued and chased them. Fortunately, Zhenya found another hiding spot for them, which was now this hollowed tree trunk. But even after finding a safe place for them to hide, the three of them were still not safe. After all, some of them still have to go out from time to time to hunt and look for food. And today, it was the silver-haired young man's turn to look for food. But he returned with a young girl instead. Looking at the young girl, who looked younger than all of them, the young man felt that she was nothing but a burden to their survival.

"Take her out of here," he nastily glared at Ran Xueyi. The other girl nodded in agreement. "That's right, we can't afford any more mouths to feed, anyway." Although she said this, her eyes enviously stared at Ran Xueyi's face a few times before looking away. To be honest, she didn't want another woman in their safe place. She wanted to be the 'only' girl there so that these two young men could prioritize her first.

And if Ran Xueyi, a much prettier girl, gets added into their group… "Zhenya, listen to us, please?" Ran Xueyi stood there, watching the two in silence. Despite her desire to argue and tell them she'll never be a burden to any of them and for them to not throw her out, she couldn't find a voice in this place. So, the only thing she could do was divert her eyes and look to the ground, waiting for the three of them to decide what to do with her. "Don't worry, she won't be staying here," said Zhenya. "She will leave as soon as the people hunting her leave." ▬▬▬

"We're here."

Snapping back to reality, Ran Xueyi blinks her eyes rapidly. She looked ahead of her and saw a beautifully erected mansion in the middle of a snowy mountain.

The fountain that led up to the entrance of the mansion was already frozen and covered in white snow. The snowmobiles soon stopped in front of the mansion, prompting everyone to get off. A hand was offered to her to take when it was Ran Xueyi's turn to jump down the snowmobile. "Let me help you," she heard the man say.

Ran Xueyi looked at it for a few seconds before decisively taking it.

Then, she slowly glanced up at his face, and soon, the face of the silver-haired young man and the face of the man who abducted her became one.

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Poisonlily has something to say: Finally, it's the end of the flashback. It ended quite shortly and in suspense. Hehe~

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