After dealing with minor threats, Tang Xiaomin could finally see the situation clearly inside.
A man lay on the ground, bleeding and on the verge of death.
It was none other than Tang Ye.
Tang Xiaomin rushed forward, "Tang Ye, Tang Ye, what happened to you?"
Tang Ye could finally catch his breath. Seeing Tang Xiaomin, he felt an unprecedented sense of security and moved.
"Xiao... Xiaomin... you're here..."
If she hadn't come, Tang Ye would have been beaten to death.
"What exactly is going on? Why were these people beating you?"
Before Tang Ye could speak, a man's broken Chinese voice came from the doorway.
"Because he deserved to die!"
Following the sound, they saw a foreign man, accompanied by several burly bodyguards and, of course, Pan Jie, who had called Tang Xiaomin.
Pan Jie, who was bound, struggled and said, "Xiaomin, hurry and take Tang Ye away, quickly!"
Tang Xiaomin wanted to leave, but the door was blocked, and she couldn't.
Moreover, Tang Ye had been beaten, and the cause and effect needed to be understood.
"Miss Tang, this man is very arrogant," Zhong Li said.
He was indeed very arrogant; the foreigner looked like a complete jerk.
Tang Xiaomin stepped forward and asked calmly, "What exactly is going on?"
Yilante saw his subordinate groaning on the ground and then looked at Zhong Li beside Tang Xiaomin. He immediately understood; Zhong Li was a formidable presence.
"It seems this lady intends to meddle."
"He's my brother, and I'm not meddling. I'll ask you one more time, why did you hit him?"
"Oh, I see."
Yilante coldly glanced at Pan Jie beside him.
"Ask them themselves, they'll know what's going on."
As he spoke, Yilante's anger flared again.
Pan Jie said, "Xiaomin, I'm sorry, it's all my fault."
"Where did you go wrong?"
"I..."
Pan Jie lowered her head in shame, as if there were something she couldn't bring herself to say.
At this moment, Tang Ye got up from the ground, ignoring his battered injuries, and said to Pan Jie, "Pan Jie, are you going to come with me, or go with your fiancé? Make your choice now."
Fiancé?
At this point, Tang Xiaomin also remembered who that man was.
It was none other than the sensational oil prince from abroad, Yilante, who had been in the news.
Pan Jie, unwilling to have her marriage controlled by her family, had staged this entire scene.
She knew that perhaps only Tang Xiaomin could help her. However, Tang Xiaomin was ignoring her, so she had to set her sights on Tang Ye.
"Tang Ye, I want to go with... mmm... mmm..."
A bodyguard immediately covered Pan Jie's mouth.
Yilante said angrily, "Enough! Pan Jie! Your choice doesn't matter."
Seeing Pan Jie being forcibly taken away, Tang Ye, despite his severe injuries, tried to stop them.
"Let her go, let her go!"
Tang Xiaomin couldn't stand it anymore and grabbed Tang Ye, stopping him.
"Xiaomin, Pan Jie was taken away by them."
"I know."
"Then why are you stopping me?"
"I'm stopping you because I can't let Ms. Zhang lose another son; it would kill her!"
"But Pan Jie..."
"You should think carefully about whether she's using you or truly likes you."
"I..."
Tang Ye was speechless. After a sigh, he fainted on the spot. He needed to be sent to the hospital immediately.
At this moment, Yilante suddenly spoke.
"Today, none of you will leave here alive."
As soon as he finished speaking, his bodyguards all made a move to draw their guns.
Zhong Li stepped forward confidently and said, "Miss Tang, leave this to me."
This wasn't the outskirts; cleaning up would be difficult.
Tang Xiaomin, supporting the unconscious Tang Ye, stepped forward to face Yilante, whose face was filled with murderous intent.
"Yilante, this is Modu. Are you sure you want to be enemies with Xianfu Group?"
"Xianfu Group?"
Upon hearing the name Xianfu Group, Yilante's expression clearly changed.
"You are... you are Tang Xiaomin?"
"Congratulations, you're correct."
Xianfu Group was a world-renowned funeral company, whose business was unconventional but whose strength was not to be underestimated.
Not long ago, Tang Xiaomin had temporarily taken over as the CEO of Xianfu Group. Yilante knew this.
He hadn't expected Pan Jie to get involved with Tang Xiaomin's brother to resist their marriage.
Yilante was caught off guard. Knowing the implications, he had to abandon his thoughts of revenge.
"Tang Xiaomin, seeing you in person is truly impressive. Your courage is extraordinary."
"For the sake of Xianfu Group, I'll let you go today. If your brother dares to pester Pan Jie again, he will pay the price."
"Heh..." Tang Xiaomin let out a mocking laugh.
In front of Yilante and his subordinates, she took Tang Ye away.
After sending Tang Ye to the hospital, Tang Xiaomin dared not call Zhang Meiyu. If she knew Tang Ye had been beaten so severely, she would likely be heartbroken again.
In the evening, Tang Ye slowly opened his eyes.
"You're finally awake."
"Xiaomin... Pan Jie... Where is Pan Jie?"
Tang Xiaomin was speechless and said with annoyance, "You were almost beaten to death, you should worry about yourself."
"I... I need to go find her."
Tang Ye, disregarding his own safety, frowned and tried to get up.
Seeing this, Tang Xiaomin told him what she had just investigated.
"From what I know, Pan Jie was already engaged to Yilante. What are you doing getting involved now?"
"But Pan Jie never told me before."
"She was engaged, so why did she actively throw herself at you?"
"Heh..."
Tang Xiaomin sneered, "Does this need asking? She's naturally dissatisfied with the engagement."
A hint of joy appeared on Tang Ye's face, but Tang Xiaomin quickly poured cold water on him.
"She's dissatisfied with the engagement, but you don't honestly think it's because of you, do you? You've only known her for a few days. Did you have much contact with her before she came to Modu?"
Tang Xiaomin's soul-searching question hit the mark.
After Pan Jie left Modu last time, Tang Ye had sent her several messages, but she never replied.
This time, upon her return, she had been unusually enthusiastic towards him.
"You mean, Pan Jie is just using me?"
"Think about it yourself. I'll tell the family you're on a business trip and won't be home for a while."
To be safe, Tang Xiaomin still asked Zhong Li to stay and accompany Tang Ye.
In the car, Tang Xiaomin called Pan Jie. After a brief conversation, she went alone to the previous hotel to find her.
Due to her background, Yilante allowed Tang Xiaomin to see Pan Jie, but only in his presence.