"She added, 'Your wife told me to pass on these words and promised me resources and the chance to become an international film empress.'
'Come find me at the Fu Group in three days. If you can't find me, call this number, and I'll have my assistant assist you.'
Fu Yan Ting hung up.
He didn't have time to deal with this woman. He was desperate to find Yan Xi, and couldn't rest easy until he did.
Only when Yan Xi was found could he finally relax.
Upon hearing Fu Yan Ting's words, Tina felt that becoming a film empress was a real possibility, and her lips curved upwards.
It seemed that woman hadn't spoken in vain.
She was also capable of gratitude.
Yan Xi observed the back mountain for a long time. Finally, she decided to walk in a straight line forward. However, after only two steps, she was surrounded and attacked by wolves approaching her.
Wolves had a keen sense of smell. The scent of a human made them extremely excited, and they charged towards the direction, ready to hunt.
These were Yan Xi's greatest fear. She was terrified, but she knew very clearly that she had no way back.
She had to press forward according to her plan.
Yan Xi swallowed hard and took out the fruit knife she kept at her waist.
Yan Xi had never killed anything before, and this was no small challenge for her.
The wolves became even more excited upon seeing Yan Xi, practically desperate to pounce on her.
Yan Xi dared not make any rash moves.
Suddenly, a wolf charged at her. Yan Xi flinched back two steps, but more wolves pressed in from behind.
Yan Xi's legs and hands trembled uncontrollably.
She feigned composure, desperately trying to grip the fruit knife. If it dropped to the ground, she was finished.
Yan Xi cried out in her heart, 'Fu Yan Ting, where are you? Why aren't you here yet?'
'If you appeared before me right now, I'd agree to marry you.'
Yan Xi was truly terrified.
Fu Yan Ting didn't dare to delay. After telling He Yun that Yan Xi was in the vicinity, he drove off to search for her.
Arriving at the back mountain, Fu Yan Ting called out Yan Xi's name as he searched.
At this moment, Yan Xi was fighting with the wolves, who occasionally howled to alert their pack about the prey.
Yan Xi couldn't hear Fu Yan Ting's calls at all.
Suddenly, a wolf lunged at Yan Xi.
Yan Xi aimed the sharp fruit knife with precision and speed, a swift and decisive movement, plunging it into the wolf's heart.
Instantly, Yan Xi's clothes, face, hands, and the fruit knife were covered in the smell of blood.
The scent of blood stimulated Yan Xi's nostrils.
The wolves, smelling the blood, all converged on Yan Xi.
More and more wolves attacked her.
Yan Xi was no match for them.
She didn't know how, by mere chance, that first strike had hit its vital spot.
But if she had to do it again, Yan Xi was unsure if she would be so lucky to kill it in one blow.
Suddenly, a larger, more robust wolf lunged at Yan Xi. Yan Xi recoiled, but the wolf quickly pounced. Before Yan Xi could react, it kicked her fruit knife away, and her sleeve was torn off.
One of Yan Xi's arms was exposed.
Without her weapon, Yan Xi became even more frightened.
'Xi Xi, where are you?'
'Yan Xi, it's Fu Yan Ting. If you hear me, respond.'
Suddenly, Fu Yan Ting's voice grew closer, and Yan Xi saw a glimmer of hope.
Her voice trembling, she shouted, 'Fu Yan Ting, I'm here! Can you hear me?'
Fu Yan Ting had undergone special training since childhood, making his senses much sharper than ordinary people.
As soon as Yan Xi spoke, Fu Yan Ting could pinpoint her location.
After responding, Yan Xi resumed her battle of wits and courage against the wolves.
However, even without her weapon, Yan Xi was no longer afraid.
Because she knew Fu Yan Ting had arrived to rescue her.
Yan Xi placed all her hope on Fu Yan Ting.
She hoped they shared a telepathic connection, that Fu Yan Ting would find her smoothly and lead her out of danger.
The leading wolf, having just attacked Yan Xi and torn off a sleeve, was not giving up. It continued its assault, and this time, the other wolves joined in. Just as the situation became critical, several gunshots rang out. Yan Xi instinctively covered her ears and closed her eyes.
Yan Xi thought she was going to die.
She hadn't even told Fu Yan Ting that she no longer blamed him.
She hadn't agreed to marry him yet.
And now she was dying.
Perhaps, between her and Fu Yan Ting, it was simply a case of fleeting fate, a love without a destined path.
Yan Xi's lips curved into a bitter smile.
Just as Yan Xi was succumbing to despair, believing her end was near, she was pulled into an embrace. The warm, firm chest made Yan Xi look up. Seeing Fu Yan Ting's face, she could no longer hold back her tears and burst into sobs.
Yan Xi had been waiting for Fu Yan Ting to save her, but when he finally appeared, it felt as if it were all a dream.
She couldn't feel any sense of reality.
Seeing the bloodstains on Yan Xi's face, hands, and clothes, Fu Yan Ting couldn't help but ask, 'Xi Xi, are you injured anywhere?'
Yan Xi shook her head gently and explained, 'I'm not injured. I killed a pack of wolves.'
All the fear and anxiety had vanished the moment Fu Yan Ting appeared.
Yan Xi spoke of it now with immense pride.
Fu Yan Ting listened to her words and chuckled softly.
As long as Yan Xi was unharmed, he was relieved.
Suddenly, a wolf, having gotten back on its feet, charged at Fu Yan Ting.
Yan Xi quickly urged Fu Yan Ting to dodge. With a bang, the wolf fell to the ground.
Seeing Yan Xi so disheveled and thinner, Fu Yan Ting felt a pang of guilt and said, 'Xi Xi, I'm sorry. I was late and scared you.'
Yan Xi knew it wasn't Fu Yan Ting's fault. Who could have anticipated that those people would be so twisted as to imprison her on Fu Yan Ting's territory?
Fu Yan Ting himself likely never imagined that during Yan Xi's disappearance, she had been in his domain all along, under surveillance.
'It's my fault too. If I had been more observant, you wouldn't have gotten into trouble.'
Although Yan Xi didn't utter a single word of blame towards Fu Yan Ting, he couldn't let go of his own feelings of inadequacy."