Chapter 20: The Cannon Fodder in a Dogblood Novel (20)
Xiao Yu’s face darkened completely.
Fortunately, it was time to get off work.
He downed a large glass of ice water. The cold liquid slid down his throat but couldn’t suppress the vague strangeness churning in his body.
His gaze swept over the booth where Shen Tangqing had been sitting; no one was there anymore.
Enduring the discomfort of his tightening body, he put the tips received today into his bag. After handing over to the next shift, he took his bag and left the winery.
The night wind blew against his face, bringing a chill that cleared his somewhat scattered thoughts a little.
He quickened his pace toward the intersection, planning to take a taxi back.
Just as he touched the phone in his pocket, his wrist was grabbed by brute force, and he was violently dragged into the alley beside him.
His back hit the cold wall, and he let out a muffled groan. The drug’s effect surged even more fiercely, and his vision began to blur.
The one gripping his wrist was exactly the man from the winery. His knuckles exerted so much force they almost crushed Xiao Yu’s bones.
“Running away? I haven’t let you properly taste the ‘good stuff’ I gave you yet.”
Xiao Yu suddenly bit the tip of his tongue. The taste of rust filled his mouth, and the severe pain cleared his brain.
He punched the man in the face. This punch used almost all his strength.
The man was beaten directly to the ground, screaming in pain.
He hadn’t expected that Xiao Yu, despite being drugged, would not only not go soft but also have such great strength. He also didn’t expect him to maintain clarity. Being momentarily careless, he suffered a loss.
He struggled to get up, but Xiao Yu took a step forward and kicked him in the stomach.
The man screamed again.
“Wu Lao Er, stop f*cking watching the show, kill him for me!” The man grimaced in pain, his voice full of exasperation.
The light in the alley was dim, and everything happened too suddenly. Xiao Yu hadn’t expected the man to have an accomplice.
His heart sank. Turning around, he saw a short, fierce-looking man holding a short stick.
His eyes swept over the redness at the corners of Xiao Yu’s eyes. His tone was somewhat frivolous, looking at Xiao Yu as if looking at prey struggling in his palm.
“Little Brother has a fierce temper, huh? Let me see if your temper is harder or the stick in my hand is harder.”
Before the voice fell, the short stick smashed toward Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu was already at the end of his tether. He had used almost all his strength just now. The drug effect made his whole body hot, and his strength seemed to have been drained away. Even lifting his hand was laborious.
He wanted to dodge, but one foot was held by the man on the ground, making him unable to move. His back was hit hard by the short stick.
Severe pain spread along his spine. Xiao Yu’s vision went black, and he staggered, falling to his knees on the ground.
His hands supported him on the ground full of dust and gravel, scraping out bloody marks mixed with dust sticking to his palms.
The man on the ground crawled up and stepped on the back of his hand. Watching him curl up in pain, he smiled disgustingly and cruelly.
“Dare to hit me? If I don’t kill you tonight, I’ll f*cking take your surname.”
Xiao Yu bit his lip, the smell of blood spreading in his mouth. He slowly raised his head. His eyes glistened with water due to the drug effect, but his gloomy, pale face was cold without a trace of humanity.
“If you dare touch me, I will definitely kill you.”
The man was startled by the ruthlessness in Xiao Yu’s eyes, then was even more aroused by this “cold and fierce” appearance.
The force stepping on the back of Xiao Yu’s hand increased a few degrees. The rough shoe tip ground over the bleeding skin. “Kill me? I’d like to see how you * beg for mercy later.”
Drilling pain came from the back of his hand. Xiao Yu’s face was pale.
He had originally intended to take Xiao Yu to a hotel, but now, he couldn’t wait. He wanted to watch Xiao Yu beg him like a dog!
Thinking of this, the man got even more excited.
The other man, called Wu Lao Er, leaned against the wall and lit a cigarette, but his sticky gaze remained on Xiao Yu.
(*)
Shen Tangqing squatted under a street lamp not far from the alley entrance.
His gaze fell into the alley.
He heard the sounds of fighting inside and vaguely heard the man’s disgusting words.
According to the original plot, Bo Nian would appear to save Xiao Yu. Then he would “inadvertently” take photos of Xiao Yu being carried into the car by Bo Nian and post them anonymously online, spreading rumors that Xiao Yu was being kept as a sugar baby.
But now—
Xiao Yu was about to…
Bo Nian was nowhere to be seen. He couldn’t really leave him to die, right?
After mentally scolding Bo Nian for being unreliable, Shen Tangqing stood up and walked into the alley.
Just in time to hear the sound of clothes tearing.
He cursed “Holy sh*t” in his heart. Is this idiot so thirsty? Can’t even spare money for a room?
He walked a few steps inside.
He spoke coldly, “Hey! I’ve already called the police. If you leave now, there’s still time.”
The man’s movements paused abruptly. Wu Lao Er, who was smoking on the side, also looked fiercely at Shen Tangqing at the alley entrance.
“What are you two looking at me for? If you want to go to the police station for tea, you can wait a few more minutes.”
Both men were street thugs with criminal records. How could they dare to deal with the police?
After hesitating for a moment, the man glared viciously at Shen Tangqing. “Meddlesome brat, just you wait!”
After speaking, he let go of Xiao Yu, grabbed Wu Lao Er, and left the alley cursing.
Before leaving, his gaze fell on Shen Tangqing, full of malice.
Shen Tangqing ignored the two. After a moment of silence, he walked up to Xiao Yu.
He looked down condescendingly at Xiao Yu, who was lying on the ground in a sorry state.
After hesitating for a moment,
He gently kicked Xiao Yu’s arm with his foot, his tone carrying carelessness.
“Dead yet?”
Xiao Yu never dreamed that Shen Tangqing would appear here to save him.
A glimmer of light appeared in his gloomy eyes.
Enduring the pain and the fire of desire in his body, he looked up at Shen Tangqing.
“Shen… Young Master Shen…”
His throat was very dry and hoarse.
Shen Tangqing suddenly chuckled lightly. Squatting down as if bestowing charity, his tone carried undisguised mockery.
“Xiao Yu, lying on the ground like this, you look like a stray dog no one wants! How pitiful…”
Xiao Yu’s expression was calm to the point of weirdness.
He didn’t have the anger or shame of being humiliated.
His fingertips moved slightly.
He looked at Shen Tangqing’s face, a trace of almost greedy longing flashing in his eyes.
He actually really wanted to answer Shen Tangqing:
Then can you take me in? No need to raise me, just need to give me your name.
In the future, I won’t be a stray dog.
I’ll be Shen Tangqing’s dog.
But he didn’t speak.
He knew Shen Tangqing loathed him; he wouldn’t want him.
Shen Tangqing didn’t know Xiao Yu’s thoughts, thinking his words were already quite vicious.
After all, it was truly rubbing Xiao Yu’s dignity on the ground.
After a few seconds, he stood up, his tone cold.
“Crawl up yourself.”
The drug effect had completely taken hold of Xiao Yu.
If not for the physical pain and his own willpower, he would have lost his reason long ago, let alone his strength.
He braced his arms trying to stand up.
But his arms were as soft as if boneless.
Just lifting a bit, he fell heavily back onto the ground.
He struggled for a moment, but in the end, he could only lie on the cold ground.
Just as Shen Tangqing said, he really—
Resembled a stray dog very much.
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