Supreme Heir Son-in-law

Chapter 636: Chapter 636: Incoming Call

Even the well-trained bodyguards wished they could dig out their noses and become people without a sense of smell upon catching a whiff of the stench. However, Xu Ke appeared as if nothing had happened, watching the three people’s struggle with a blank expression.

If they couldn’t endure even this much, each of them vomiting like that, then what about Xiaxia? How did the delicately fragile Xiaxia manage to stay in such a cold and foul place, waiting for her rescue? If he had been a step too late, would she have drowned herself in the fetid ditch, and her body, rotting away, might have never been discovered? Would no one ever know she had been there, waiting for rescue?

Just thinking about that outcome inexplicably pierced Xu Ke’s heart, a pain like having a prickly board pressed repeatedly against his chest, a dense and stifling pain that never allowed relief, only soft, persistent agonies, torturous and constant.

Watching the three men struggle in the barrel, Xu Ke felt no satisfaction; instead, the more he watched, the more irritated he became, the greater the pressure in his chest grew, the feeling abrupt yet lingering, disturbing Xu Ke’s composure while leaving him unusually bewildered.

Xu Ke didn’t understand why he had become like this. Clearly, when he first agreed to keep Yu Xia, he thought of her merely as a little pet Lin Mengyao kept. He kept Yu Xia because Lin Mengyao would feel happier for it, right? So why did his own heart ache so unbearably because of everything Yu Xia had suffered?

Could it be the pet effect? Xu Ke thought while frowning and holding his chest.

"Tonight, don’t let them leave the barrel. Keep them under until dawn," Xu Ke said, looking at the three who had nothing left to vomit but continued to dry heave.

had not planned to return tonight, but he still picked up the car keys, started the car waiting outside, and drove back, feeling irritable and

Xu Ke drove from the suburbs to the city, his thoughts scattered in every direction. Suddenly, a

on his cellphone, feeling slightly worried. Ariel had never

Ke quickly dialed her back. The other end sounded chaotic, noisily unorganized. He could only faintly catch a place name

other hand casually through her hair. Not minding the grit,

smashed furniture. The walls and floor

be thankful this is China, where guns and ammunition are restricted. Otherwise, if this were abroad, not one of you would leave here." Ariel licked an unknown droplet of blood from her lips, her

tasted metallic, but Ariel didn’t mind; she could wash it off

frowned. Those able to converse with Ariel now were not

bygones. Consider it a friendly skirmish — we

you plan to do?" Ariel placed the steel pipe in

all of us down, you won’t leave this room. The brothers on the floor and the

there’s no need to be so confrontational between us since we don’t have any deep-seated hatred, and I do admire your skills. I truly don’t want us on opposite sides. Even if you don’t reveal who’s backing you, I know. I just wanted your stance. Join me, and I can offer far more

pipe to keep her