Chapter 279: 279 You Are My Antidote (3)

Chapter 279: Chapter 279 You Are My Antidote (3)

In the car, He Jingyao’s trembling grew more and more intense.

Because Xia Xinyu was sitting in the row in front of them.

Worried sick, Su Zixi asked, “Xia Xinyu, what in the world do you want to do?”

“Shut up!” Xia Xinyu was completely focused on directing the car’s trajectory.

Tianshui City was a project that her family took on when she was a child. Although it was later abandoned due to a lack of succession, leaving it deserted here, Xia Xinyu was unusually familiar with this place.

It was this familiarity on which she now relied. There was a reason she brought them here.

Angry beyond words, Su Zixi could only look anxiously at the man beside her. However, He Jingyao was evidently much calmer than her, and even as he grimaced in pain, he still reassuringly squeezed her hand.

Su Zixi was torn between heartache and worry, and tears suddenly burst forth.

The car took turns and twists, weaving through Tianshui City, until three cars exited from a narrow outlet, while the one carrying Su Zixi and He Jingyao ended up at an underground location.

Suddenly, Su Zixi felt her heartbeat quicken!

Those three cars were decoys!

Only then did Su Zixi understand why Xia Xinyu had them sit in the middle car—it was because the license plates of the cars on either side were easy to note down.

If He Jingyao’s subordinates followed the license plate numbers, they would most likely end up chasing after the three cars that had left.

It wasn’t until now that Su Zixi realized, despite her madness, Xia Xinyu’s kidnapping plan was almost flawlessly executed.

The only oversight she might have had was never properly considering the negotiations’ terms; perhaps she had a plan, but He Jingyao’s appearance disrupted her original strategy.

The question then was, where did Xia Xinyu intend to take her and Jingyao?

Su Zixi subconsciously glanced at He Jingyao, only to meet his unfathomable dark eyes.

Clearly, he had not neglected the very issue she had just thought of.

Yet what he offered her was still calm and comforting.

“Don’t be afraid,” he whispered two words in her ear.

Su Zixi’s heart tightened, and she firmly gripped his hand, nodding vigorously.

She wasn’t afraid, she truly wasn’t!

…

The car finally arrived outside a certain iron gate.

Xia Xinyu quickly looked around to ensure there was no one following them, then exchanged a glance with the man with the scar, and quickly got out of the car.

“Get out!” she said coldly to Su Zixi, pointing at the iron gate, “Go in!”

As she spoke, the pistol was already in her hand.

Su Zixi glanced at the thickness of the iron door, her breath catching slightly.

…

Five minutes later, she and He Jingyao were locked in a dim underground chamber.

Su Zixi looked at the small iron door of the basement, aware that outside this door was a staircase that led up to the big iron gate…

Both doors were locked tight, and the keys… had been taken away by Xia Xinyu.

Even if He Jingyao were unharmed, he couldn’t possibly break down the two iron doors, especially as he was not in good condition now.

So they could only wait for rescue…

But thinking of the cars used as decoys, Su Zixi couldn’t muster optimism.

Su Zixi let out a soft sigh and hugged the man beside her, “Jingyao, how are you feeling now?”

“Su Zixi,” he said with a light chuckle, struggling to sit up straight before pulling her into his arms. “I once told you that I’m the most devoted man in this world, do you believe me now?”