CHAPTER 220: CHAPTER 220: HUO YANTING STUBBORNLY REFUSES TO CONFESS

"You must’ve misheard... I wasn’t calling your name." Lin Banxia tried to play dumb and bluff her way through.

Huo Yanting squatted beside her car, his thin lips curved into a smile. "If my hearing is bad, does that mean my bodyguards and assistants also have hearing problems?"

Lin Banxia finally stuck her head out a bit further and saw several people standing behind Huo Yanting.

"Mr. Huo, did you come here specifically to rescue me?" Lin Banxia dropped her pretense, genuinely wanting to get out quickly.

"I was just passing by..." This time, it was Huo Yanting’s turn to be awkward.

Lin Banxia weakly let out a sarcastic laugh: "You sure know how to pick a spot to ’pass by.’ Just tell me—are you going to rescue me or not? If so, hurry up; if not, stop wasting my time and move along. Quit sticking around to laugh at me."

"Even with death staring you in the face, your mouth’s still so stubborn. Beg me, and I’ll save you!" Huo Yanting noticed her voice lacked its usual strength, her pale face drained of color. If it weren’t for wanting to teach this disobedient woman a lesson, he would have acted long ago.

But... before he did, he had to make sure she gave in first.

"I won’t beg you..." Lin Banxia pouted her little lips defiantly.

"If you don’t beg me, your only way out is death. And I’ll watch you die with my own eyes." Huo Yanting hadn’t expected this woman to be so stubborn. If he didn’t chip away at her harsh edges now, he might have to endure her unruly personality if she becomes his wife in the future.

"Aren’t you afraid of having nightmares? Even if I die, I’ll make sure to glare at you while I do." Lin Banxia, for some reason, decided to dig her heels in further, locking horns with him.

Huo Yanting’s handsome face turned darker, deeply annoyed. This woman truly didn’t know gratitude—he had rushed all the way here to save her, and she couldn’t even say a few nice words? Instead, she insisted on going head-to-head with him?

"Young Master, I think Miss Lin doesn’t look like she’ll last much longer..." Qi Han, standing nearby, was visibly anxious.

Lin Banxia was already drained physically. Her earlier stubborn attitude had been nothing more than her last desperate act of defiance.

Beads of sweat continuously dripped from her forehead, her pale lips curved upward. "Huo Yanting, if you save me, I’ll repay you... with my life. How about that?"

She suddenly didn’t feel like being stubborn anymore. If her destiny was to meet death in three years anyway, why not have a stormy romance with this handsome, rich man in the meantime? Even if she couldn’t have his heart, she could at least have his body...

Ugh, Lin Banxia, what are you thinking? Stop letting your mind wander into dirty territory!

Here you are, almost dead, and your thoughts are going to his eight-pack abs, his firm chest, and his gorgeous thin lips...

Huo Yanting watched her facial expressions shift dramatically, his lips curling upward. "Alright, remember what you just said!"

Lin Banxia weakly nodded. "I’ll remember!"

"I want you to promise me ten thousand times..."

"Huh?" Lin Banxia was so stunned by his words that she practically revived, her beautiful eyes wide open as she stared at him.

That’s ridiculously greedy, isn’t it? Promise him ten thousand times? Would her life even last long enough to fulfill that?

"Didn’t hear me clearly? Then let me repeat—I want you ten thousand times..." The man leaned in closer, his breath brushing warmly against her ear.

Lin Banxia’s pale little face flushed red with embarrassment as he spoke.

"Whatever you say..." She no longer had the strength to argue with him. Ten thousand times it is. If she didn’t manage it in this life, she’d look for him in the next one.

Beside them, Qi Han’s expression looked like he’d been struck by lightning.

Young Master... couldn’t you just declare your love to Miss Lin straight up?

No, Huo Yanting made it clear through his actions—he refused to confess to this woman directly.