What to Do If I Become the Villain's Daughter

47

In the outskirts of the city, within an abandoned construction site.

A brief sound caught Xu Jin's attention.

He clicked his tongue in annoyance and rose to investigate the source of the noise.

As he turned the corner, a rat scurried out, knocking over a piece of wood leaning against the wall.

Xu Jin had a moment of realization, and just then, Huo Xiaozheng's icy voice came through his earpiece: "I need a little more time to prepare the money you've requested."

Xu Jin continued walking while scoffing, "Mr. Huo, with your vast wealth, you're telling me you need time to prepare such a paltry sum? Who do you think you're fooling?"

Xu Jin's voice, processed through a voice changer, sounded like that of a demon crawling out of hell—raspy and grating.

"If I don't see the money in my account within half an hour, you can prepare to collect your daughter's corpse!"

With this vicious threat, Xu Jin abruptly ended the call.

Meanwhile, in the basement.

Huo Guining was both startled and overjoyed. She stared wide-eyed at Huo Yueze, who stood before her with an expression of pain, his hands tightly clutching his lower body.

"Brother?! I'm so sorry! I thought you were one of the bad guys... so I..."

Huo Guining apologized in a small voice, but her excitement was palpable.

"It's alright, sister."

Huo Yueze covered her mouth with his hand and listened intently for any movement outside.

Sensing that Xu Jin was moving away, Huo Yueze ignored his own pain and quickly checked Huo Guining for injuries.

"Sister, are you hurt?"

Huo Guining shook her head.

Huo Yueze breathed a sigh of relief and briefly explained the situation to her: "Sister, I'm going to get you out of here soon. But you mustn't make any noise, okay?"

"There's a dangerous man outside."

Huo Guining nodded obediently.

Huo Yueze gently pushed open the basement door and led Huo Guining out.

Fortunately, the abandoned building wasn't completely finished, and there was a window to their left that was large enough for them to escape through.

The window was about five feet high, with dense forest beyond it.

Huo Yueze lifted Huo Guining onto the windowsill. He climbed out first, and when he jumped down, a searing pain shot through his groin where he had been struck earlier.

Biting his lip hard to stifle a cry, Huo Yueze reached up towards Huo Guining inside and whispered, "Ning Ning, jump down. I'll catch you."

Without hesitation, Huo Guining leaped into her brother's arms.

Huo Yueze staggered, letting out a muffled groan.

Huo Guining was startled and wanted to ask if he was okay, but remembering his earlier warning to stay quiet, she hesitated anxiously.

After a moment to catch his breath, Huo Yueze steadied himself against the wall and stood up. He patted her head reassuringly:

"I'm fine. Let's go!"

Huo Yueze pointed towards the mountains behind them and whispered to Huo Guining.

Understanding immediately, Huo Guining started running towards the small path leading into the mountains.