It was drizzling in the early spring season. He Yi stood in the rain with sorrow in her eyes as if she was at the world's end.
A luxurious SUV stopped right beside He Yi. The driver extended his head to her and greeted, "Hello, is this Miss He?"
She looked up but her eyes were hollow as she was not in the mood to talk to anyone. She threw the driver who was smiling warmly an indifferent gaze before turning to leave without a word.
The driver was a little shocked to see her leave. He took out his phone and reported, "Young Master Yi, I found Miss He but she doesn't want to talk and she left… Understood!"
He hung the call and left.
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He Yi was extremely unlucky that day, she walked for a while but there were no cabs since she was in a secluded area. There were only luxurious cars around and cabs were nowhere to be seen.
She stood in the rain and became wet in an instant. She did not have a phone nor money as she just got released from prison. She also did not have family, friends, nor a home...
A typical woman would have broken down already but not for He Yi as she underwent five years of mental training in prison. She would never give in no matter how upset she was.
Regardless of how miserable her situation got, she still regained her freedom and she swore to live her future days seriously instead of muddling her days away or accepting fate.
She wiped the rain off her face again and lifted her spirits before extending her arm to stop a car.
No one was willing to let a drenched woman hitch a ride on a rainy day. The passing cars sped up instead of stopping when they noticed her.
The world was cold like it had always been. He Yi smiled bitterly and continued to wave to an oncoming car.
She was losing hope when that car stopped.
He Yi heaved a sigh of relief as she walked to the car when the car doors opened and two drunk men got off.
She got a shock and shifted backward as she sensed danger.
"Yo! What a beauty!" A big guy squinted his eyes into a nasty smile.
"It's a shame that she's all wet!" The skinny one shook his head in dissatisfaction.
"How about we get a room? She'll be as good after cleaning herself!" The big guy wobbled her way toward He Yi. "Lady, why are you in a mess? Here, get in my car! I'll treat you the way you deserve!"
Naturally, He Yi did not fall into the trap. She turned immediately and ran.
The skinny guy was more agile and he caught her in an instant. He Yi struggled as he dragged her into the car.
The big guy wobbled over to help but He Yi gave his flabby stomach a kick, causing him to almost fall over. He became furious and bawled under alcohol influence, "B*tch, do you have a death wish?"
He charged to He Yi and slapped her cheeks from both sides. The skinny guy whistled as he teased, "Be gentle. She wouldn't be much use if she's broken!"
He Yi's ears buzzed and her cheeks were burning with pain. She clawed at the big guy's eyes as she gritted her teeth to withstand the dizziness from the slaps.
"Ow!" The big guy shrieked in pain as he covered his eyes and squatted.
The skinny guy was shocked and charged toward her after regaining his alertness.
He Yi was overwhelmed with fury and regret when she halted suddenly, turned over, and gave him a precise slap.
Slap! The clear noise from the impact between her palm and his cheek indicated how painful it was. The skinny guy became light-headed from the slap and froze there for a while.
He Yi was aware of how hard the slap was as she was expressing her hatred and fury accumulated over the years on these drunkards. She was also aware that they would repay her as gravely when they regained their alertness.
She moved her legs and ran as fast as she could but those drunkards were not stupid. They hopped into the car and drove to her instead of chasing her on foot.
The car sped up and charged over like wind. It seemed like they were going to run her over.
He Yi was filled with unwillingness and dismay as she was not prepared to die yet! She just regained her freedom and she had far too many things to do. She could not and would not die just like that!
'Why am I always this unlucky? Why is God treating me this way? Why do I always meet bad people? Everyone I've met is either jackals or beasts! All of them are inhumane scoundrels!'
Then, a savior came right when He Yi was still occupied with her anger and unwillingness to die. A Porsche emerged and knocked into the car with the speed of lightning.
A loud crash was heard in an instant due to the collision! The Porsche knocked the other car out with its incomparable stability and caused it to roll over!
The drunkards' car turned upside down and they wailed as they were trapped in it.
He Yi was still in a daze when the Porsche's window was rolled down to reveal an attractive and exquisite face that looked somewhat familiar.
The man had an elegant aura with an attractive face. There were dignity and confidence in his eyes akin to a nobleman's. He stared at He Yi and looked at her from top to toe.
He Yi was a little nervous to face her savior. She was drenched and her clothes were stained with mud from struggling previously. Her tote bag was nowhere to be seen and her palms were covered with bloody abrasions sending her pain signals. She looked as disarrayed as one could imagine.
He Yi forgot to express gratitude since everything happened too fast and the aftershock was too strong. She stood in the rain at a loss, unsure of what to do next.
Although the Porsche knocked out the other car, its front section was damaged from the collision. It just parked there with its lights on as they waited for the police at the scene.
'Seems like everything is over!' He Yi recomposed herself and planned to leave after doing only one thing as she would not be much help in cleaning the mess in front of her since the Porsche owner was there.
"They are intoxicated!" She pointed to the two men who were still trapped in the upside-down car in gesturing to the man in the Porsche.
She did not forget to step on the drunkards' backs before she left. Drunk driving alone was sufficient to make them pay!
The man hummed in acknowledgment and continued staring at He Yi with enthusiasm, his lips slightly curved. He took out a cigarette slowly and prepared to light it up.
He Yi frowned and backed away subconsciously.
She had always hated cigarette smoke. Her father even stopped smoking for her and his ex-boyfriend Chu Tianyi was not a smoker nor a drinker. She always had an adverse impression on men who smoke regardless of how excellent they were.
The man noticed and paused slightly before putting the cigarette away. Then, he got out of the car.
"Miss He, wait." The man walked over with an umbrella.
The rain stopped falling on her abruptly and she realized that there was an umbrella on her. That man was standing nearby within an arm's length.
He was very tall, there was a 30 centimeters difference with her height. The well-tailored casual outfit on his lean and muscular figure brought out his outstanding aura even more.
He Yi could tell that that outfit is high-end luxury fitted personally by high-class private tailors from just one look. She used to enjoy things like that, too.
There was a nice faint scent that was fresh and masculine with a hint of tobacco on him. For the first time, she thought that the tobacco scent was not too loathing.
She thought that he was somewhat familiar but she could not recall who he was. However, she guessed that he must have high status and not just an ordinary layman.
He addressed her as Miss He so he must know her personally!
He Yi had friends avoiding her due to her current poor and awful situation and yet the elegant man was willing to get off his car voluntarily to hold an umbrella for her. They were strangers, why would he treat her so well?
He Yi bit her bruising lips and asked him in a trembling tone softly, "You are…"
The man stared at her with his deep, dark eyes expressing intense meaning. He opened his lips slightly for a reply when a luxury SUV drove over before he could answer.
The SUV stopped right beside the couple. The driver extended his head out of the window to show his warm smile. "Young Master Yi, Miss He, please get in."
He Yi had met this driver before. He was the driver who greeted her when she was just chased out of her previous home in Xingyue Bay. She was in an extremely bad mood so she did not bother to reply because she was not expecting that he was related to the Young Master Yi in front of her.
'Young Master Yi?...' He Yi's mind worked and she finally guessed his identity.