Chapter 121 Chapter 121: She'S Waiting For You To Come Home
Chapter 121: She'S Waiting For You To Come Home
Xiao Ming stared blankly at Dongfang Yang’s actions; the marriage contract had already been torn into pieces and scattered in the air.
For a moment, he couldn't react. "Torn... torn?"
He didn't even care about the pain in his abdomen from being kicked. He quickly picked up a fragment from the ground; the contract-like red fingerprint was already less than half intact.
He had never expected that Dongfang Yang, a scion of a prominent family, would act so defiantly!
Instantly, rage flared within him: "Dongfang Yang! What the hell do you think you're doing, do you know?!"
"Isn't it just tearing up your useless piece of paper that you use to parade your authority?" Dongfang Yang stretched his knuckles, a crackling sound echoed. He said calmly, "Or rather, do you want to arm wrestle with me?"
Although he was seen by many high-ranking people as a useless loafer, someone who just squandered family resources and lacked ambition, as a descendant of a prominent family, his martial arts skills were naturally not bad.
He snorted disdainfully, "If you lay a hand on me now, making an enemy of my Dongfang family for Su Tao's sake, then I might actually think highly of you."
"Otherwise, shut your mouth!"
With a cold snort, Dongfang Yang glanced sideways at the stunned Su Tao. "Without this marriage contract, can you clearly see who your important person is? I know that as an orphan, you long for a family, for this father you've never met, but you need to understand."
"True family isn't about so-called blood ties; it's about someone who can like you, tolerate you, support you no matter what happens, and is willing to give everything for you."
"If your so-called father returns, burdened with a mountain of debt, an alcoholic, and even beats the Chi Xiaocheng who cares about you, then even with that blood tie, would you still be willing to call him father?"
Dongfang Yang clicked his tongue in displeasure, "The person who truly cherishes you is right by your side, yet you look towards that vague, distant future. If your father truly cared about you, would he send back such a good-for-nothing to find you, instead of coming back himself?"
Then, pointing a finger at Xiao Ming, who was seething with anger but clenching his fists in silent endurance, Dongfang Yang spoke to Su Tao almost commandingly, "Now, if you're worried about Chi Xiaocheng, call her on your phone!"
Su Tao quickly snapped back to reality and nodded vigorously.
First, she made a WeChat video call to Chi Xiaocheng. After it rang for half a minute with no answer,
a bad premonition arose in her heart, and she immediately dialed her phone number.
It connected, but no one answered!
Su Tao bit her lip. "No one's answering."
As soon as she finished speaking, a set of keys was tossed over. Dongfang Yang looked in Xiao Ming's direction, not turning his head. His back, clad in a red trench coat, appeared so tall. "The car's at the hotel entrance. Call me if anything happens."
The unease and anxiety in her heart grew stronger. Su Tao also knew this was not the time for sentimentality.
Clutching the keys, she said, "Thank you!"
Dongfang Yang curled his lips and waved his hand lightly, "Drive safely. Chi Xiaocheng still owes me twenty thousand yuan, don't let her default on the debt."
After speaking, seeing Su Tao quickly leave, he then looked at Xiao Ming. Even with Xiao Ming's two bodyguards already guarding him, Dongfang Yang showed no panic whatsoever.
"Now, it's time we talked about our business!"
Meanwhile, Su Tao, who had rushed out of the hotel and was already in Dongfang Yang's new sports car, was continuously calling Chi Xiaocheng.
Her expression grew increasingly anxious.
Every time she sent Xiaocheng a message, if her phone was nearby, she would always reply instantly.
If something delayed her, she would also add a line when replying, "Sorry Taotao, I didn't notice your message and didn't reply in time," so that Su Tao wouldn't worry too much.
Not to mention calls and video calls; as long as Chi Xiaocheng was free, she would always pick up!
But now, the police would surely send Xiaocheng home safely.
Why wasn't she, being at home, answering the phone?
Had she fallen asleep?
Was her phone on silent?
Or had something happened?
Su Tao dared not think too much; she just silently pressed the accelerator harder.
Along the way, she honked countless times, not even noticing she was speeding.
She just wanted to get back quickly, praying that Chi Xiaocheng was merely in a deep sleep, which was why she wasn't answering the phone.
Speeding all the way, she finally arrived back at the residential complex.
Su Tao anxiously asked the gatekeeper, Old Man Zhang, "Grandpa, have you seen Xiaocheng?"
Old Man Zhang rubbed his mostly bald head. "Cheng Wazi? She came back an hour ago and hasn't gone out since, but she looked pretty tired, didn't she?"
Hearing this, Su Tao sighed in relief.
"Thank you, Grandpa."
It's good that she didn't go out, good that she didn't go out.
If she's just home, nothing bad can happen.
She must really be asleep, right?
Arriving at the elevator, Su Tao slowly waited for it. Her taut heart relaxed slightly, and Dongfang Yang's enraged cry, born of disappointment, echoed in her mind.
Who did she truly care about?
And what was she avoiding?
She knew the answer, of course. It was Xiaocheng she cared about, no doubt about that.
But what she was avoiding was also her own obsessive and twisted love.
Precisely because nodding in agreement would lead to irreversible consequences, Su Tao hesitated again and again.
She knew clearly that if she truly agreed to be in a romantic relationship with Chi Xiaocheng,
then truly curing her yandere tendencies would become a pipe dream.
For half a month, Chi Xiaocheng's obedience had shown Su Tao the perfect opportunity for a cure; she didn't want to give up this chance.
And she was also afraid of falling deeper and deeper.
Right now, she was only pretending to like Xiaocheng.
But what if one day, she truly, hopelessly fell in love with her? What then?
How would she navigate the path ahead?
And this pretense, it seemed, she had subtly perceived.
Su Tao exited the elevator, her slightly eased mood becoming troubled again.
Standing before Chi Xiaocheng's door, this discomfort gradually transformed into determination.
She slapped her own face vigorously, giving herself a pep talk, "Su Tao, oh Su Tao, Dongfang Yang said you're not yourself anymore, what are you still hesitating about? Didn't you already decide to face Xiaocheng's feelings? Only by comforting and protecting her will you have a chance to cure her illness!"
"Xiaocheng is so easy to appease. Things like being a couple, if I just subtly shift the concept and fob her off, it'll definitely be fine."
She exhaled. Perhaps her thoughts had cleared, for when she placed her finger on the fingerprint lock, a relieved smile inadvertently appeared on her lips.
Thinking the best.
At least, despite tonight being so dangerous, Xiaocheng and I are both safe, aren't we?
There were still a few minutes until midnight; she could still give Xiaocheng a simple birthday celebration in the final moments.
Then untie her emotional knot, tease Da Wang together, and sleep together.
Embracing that soft, comfortable body, welcoming another beautiful tomorrow.
Creak~
The door opened.
The entryway was lit by a warm light.
"Looks like Xiaocheng isn't angry. She always leaves a light on for me when I'm about to come home, and a thermos cup with hot water."
Stepping inside, Su Tao turned to close the door, then bent down to change her shoes.
But the moment she finished changing her slippers and looked up at the living room, her entire being froze as if struck by lightning.
Her relaxed expression gradually became vacant and panicked.
The living room, however, looked as if it had been ransacked, a complete mess.
Xiaocheng wasn't in the living room. Where was she?
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