Daddy CEO's Beloved Wife

Chapter 578  "Where is she?" (1)

It trotted forward. Slow and unsteady, each step hinted at the wolf's weakened state.

It may look weak right now.

But even a child wouldn't mistake a beast for a harmless pet. Especially a starved one.

The wolf saw them as its meal.

The foot that Ran Xueyi raised stopped.

Even if she wanted to run now, how could she possibly outrun a starving monster in the middle of the snow? Forget about how it'll be hard for her to even walk with the snow piled up everywhere. It was dark and cold. And if there was a tiny chance she escaped, the enemies lurking somewhere would capture her back. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

As much as she hated to say this, the only chance of survival right now was the gun in that man's hand.

"Don't even think about it, woman," the man sensed her gaze and gave her a warning. "You're closer, and I could just shoot at you if you do anything stupid."

Ran Xueyi bit her lips before she said, "Then, aim at it."

"Why should I waste a bullet on a mutt?"

"That's a wolf."

The man shrugged. "Same thing"

The man ignored her. He was completely confident of himself and he had just seen the wolf's unsteady form. He thought the wolf was just a mutt.

Ran Xueyi hated that she couldn't do anything right now. Even moving a single muscle could rouse the wolf to target her.

"What are you doing? The wolf's going to tear us apart if it gets to us," Ran Xueyi urged him.

The wolf was now getting closer.

However, the man was unafraid.

Ran Xueyi looked between the man and the wolf. She could hear the rush of blood in her ears as the wolf started to gain momentum. Its unsteady steps now growing stronger and confident.

Soon, it was running at them at full speed.

The growl coming from the wolf was her only signal before Ran Xueyi brought down her foot and ran for it.

She didn't turn around as she ran.

The miracle she was hoping to happen had been nothing but a devil in disguise.

Now, she had to rely on her stamina to escape the area and hope that the wolf didn't see her as a target.

Fortunately, the wolf didn't bother with her. The man had been so caught off guard by her abrupt actions that he turned away for a second to try to grab her back when the wolf lunged at him.

The man grunted as he fell to the ground, the gun flew a few inches away from his hand. In the beginning, he didn't know the dangers he had courted himself. But now, with the wolf clawing at him and trying to take a bite of him, he finally understood why he should've listened to Ran Xueyi.

"Fuck!" the man struggled quite hard as he tried to throw the wolf off his body.

But the wolf latched on him like a leech.

Soon, gashes and scratches appeared on his face. Blood followed a trail down his cheeks to the white snow beneath him.

From a considerable distance, Ran Xueyi ran with all her might. She didn't dare turn back. The fear of what she might see behind paralyzed her thoughts. She only stopped running when her breath became short and her lungs burned with each gasp of air.

Panting heavily, Ran Xueyi finally dared to glance behind her. Relief washed over her as she realized the wolf was no longer pursuing her.

She could still see the man she had been with, struggling desperately to fend off the ferocious beast. His screams were loud and guttural, echoing hauntingly through the forest, sending chills down her spine.

Ran Xueyi squeezed her eyes shut, forcing herself to block out the sounds of his anguish. She couldn't bear to watch as the man who had once stood beside her was reduced to prey for the beast. Yet, despite the horror unfolding before her, she felt no remorse for her actions. She had made her choice.

There was nothing she could do about it.

It was either him or her.

Choosing her survival was only natural.

So, she couldn't care about the man who was paid by someone to abduct her.

Ran Xueyi rested a trembling hand over her chest, trying to calm her racing heart. The cold night air bit at her skin, each gust of wind feeling like sharp blades cutting through her. It was a harsh reminder of how close she had come to losing her life in just one night.

As she stood there, catching her breath, her thoughts drifted to Song Yu Han and their son. She missed them dearly.

And she'd trade anything in this world just to see them again.

"AHHH!"

Ran Xueyi winced as the man's scream rang louder.

Then, a dead silence quickly followed.

Pushing against the bark of the tree she was leaning against, Ran Xueyi restarted her run. This time, she's no longer worried about her destination. She needed out. Fast. Any place was better than being in the presence of a starving wolf.

Just then…

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Ran Xueyi skidded to a halt, gripping a tree trunk and pressing her back against it. Her hands instinctively covered her head, as if that might protect her from the bullets tearing through the air.

Gunfire echoed from all directions, each shot seemingly closer than the last.

Terror gripped her heart; the thought of being shot, of dying here, alone, was unbearable. She wasn't ready to die—not when she still had so much to live for. She thought of her husband and son. How could she let it all end here?

With these thoughts burning in her mind, Ran Xueyi became even more determined to survive this chaos no matter what.

But this world was far too cruel to give her that.

This world will always prove that no matter how much you want something and work hard, it won't mean anything if the thing you want doesn't land on your feet.

The next thing Ran Xueyi knew, a pain cut through the back of her head, and pure darkness filled her eyes.