Chapter 15 Chapter 15 The Start Of The Yandere Plan
Chapter 15 The Start Of The Yandere Plan
"Su Tao, you've seemed distracted ever since we finished eating. Is something the matter?"
It was 8 PM, and large raindrops were battering the twilight-shrouded city, carrying the scent of damp earth.
Su Tao and Ye Liang were standing outside a shop, beneath a gloomy, overcast sky.
Having just finished dinner, and with time to kill before the 9 PM event, they had planned to stroll around.
But the rain had arrived unexpectedly.
Amidst the sound of the rain, Ye Liang had also noticed that Su Tao's mood seemed a little down.
Dressed in a simple white embroidered gown, she stood with her head lowered, the toes of her small-footed shoes lightly tapping the ground, seemingly lost in thought.
Ye Liang, observing her, nudged her shoulder. "What's on your mind? You're so lost in thought?"
"Ah... oh, sorry," Su Tao said with a smile. "It's nothing, I was just thinking about Xiao Cheng."
Hearing that name, Ye Liang frowned slightly. "Why are you thinking about her? She's not your kind of person at all, Su Tao. You should cut ties with her as soon as possible, instead of sticking up for her like this."
Su Tao opened her mouth, wanting to express her inner thoughts, but the scene in the basement flashed through her mind, and she stopped herself.
Finally, she slowly asked, "Ye Liang, in your opinion, what kind of person is Xiao Cheng?"
"Disgusting."
Ye Liang replied without hesitation.
Su Tao gave a dry laugh. "Putting aside your current preconceived notions, what did you think of Xiao Cheng and me when you first met us?"
Ye Liang looked at Su Tao, puzzled.
His thoughts, however, followed her words back to summer vacation a few months ago.
His first meeting with Su Tao had been inside a clothing store.
He had been hiding in a dressing room to avoid a blind date set up by another family when, conveniently, Su Tao came out.
She was wearing a long, plain white dress she was thinking of buying.
Like a pure white fairy, she had involuntarily drawn his gaze.
The two of them had made eye contact.
The woman from the blind date came to question him.
He ordered Su Tao not to reveal his location, promising her 100,000 RMB afterward.
Even though Su Tao was trying to hide him, he was still discovered.
Faced with questioning, he had no choice but to brazenly say that Su Tao was his girlfriend.
As a powerful young master from a wealthy family, it was the first time he had hidden behind a girl.
He was met with a gentle smile.
Watched with reassuring eyes.
He was being protected.
Afterward, because he had inconvenienced Su Tao, Ye Liang immediately offered compensation of one million.
An average person, faced with such a huge sum, would have been too excited to speak.
But Su Tao calmly refused.
And patiently comforted him, saying that "it was just a small favor."
Perhaps it was due to the female lead's aura, but after being rejected several times, Ye Liang couldn't help but find Su Tao very interesting.
Naturally, her beauty was also a very important factor.
And so, his and Su Tao's story had begun.
As for Chi Xiao Cheng...
Ye Liang stroked his chin, recalling carefully, and then remembered that next to Su Tao, there had been a little thing that was almost too insignificant to notice.
"Back then, her makeup wasn't as outrageous as it is now, she was just wearing light makeup?" Ye Liang looked like he was thinking hard. "If I had to say what I thought of her, I'd say she seemed a little dull."
Su Tao looked up at the cloud-laden sky and sighed. "Actually, Xiao Cheng wasn't like this at first. She... met some bad friends and was led astray."
As she said that, Su Tao recalled when they had first started high school, and she couldn't help but chuckle. "Xiao Cheng used to be very innocent, and Xiao Cheng without makeup is actually quite cute."
Ye Liang looked at Su Tao strangely again.
He couldn't understand why Su Tao was talking about that person.
Her makeup was already so ugly.
He couldn't imagine what Chi Xiao Cheng looked like without makeup.
So he forcefully said to Su Tao, "In any case, I can listen to you and not go looking for trouble with Chi Xiao Cheng, but you have to listen to me too, and you're not allowed to have any more contact with her."
Su Tao opened her mouth.
And lowered her head.
She didn't nod, nor did she shake her head.
Seeing this, Ye Liang dragged out the sound of his voice unhappily. "Hmm?"
Su Tao shrunk her neck at the sound. "I actually want to try again. Xiao Cheng was just led astray. Her nature is actually kind, and if possible, I don't want to give up on her as a friend."
"She's already treated you like that, kidnapping you! If I hadn't arrived in time, something might have happened to you. Why do you still have hope for her?!"
Ye Liang couldn't understand Su Tao's train of thought at all.
But he was also helpless.
Because he liked her, he didn't want to be rough with Su Tao, and he didn't want to force her to do anything.
Seeing that Ye Liang seemed about to get angry, Su Tao weakly explained, "I'm an orphan. Xiao Cheng and I have been together ever since we met in elementary school. She accompanied me throughout my childhood, like a sensible younger sister, and she gave me the feeling of having a home for the first time."
"So I want to... try again."
Ye Liang stretched out his large hand, wanting to say something.
But in the end, he heavily lowered it.
And scratched his head in frustration.
"People change!" he said, not wanting to talk about it, so he directly changed the subject. "Forget it, let's not talk about that unlucky person. Although the 9 PM event hasn't started yet, let's head over there first."
With that, he pulled Su Tao into the car without explanation and drove towards Jiuzhou City's beach.
As he drove, Ye Liang said to Su Tao, "This time's event is being held by a group of families on a large cruise ship. You'll definitely amaze everyone with that gown!"
"And my family will be there too, Su Tao. Do you know what that means?"
Ye Liang was talking animatedly, but when he turned to look at her, he saw that Su Tao was looking down at her phone. "Are you listening to me?"
"Ah?" Su Tao immediately snapped back to reality, and said with an embarrassed smile, "Um, can you say it again?"
Ye Liang's voice sounded in her ear again, but her thoughts were still on her phone.
It showed a message that Chi Xiao Cheng had just sent.
"Tao Tao, it's almost 9 PM, are you in the dorm? I'll come find you."
At 9 PM, she was supposed to go with Ye Liang to attend the party.
She didn't know what Xiao Cheng wanted to say to her.
But if it was just talk, they could talk on the phone, right?
Su Tao thought for a moment and typed a reply, "Xiao Cheng, is something the matter? I won't be back at 9 PM."
Chi Xiao Cheng replied instantly: "I need to say it in person, can Tao Tao come back?"
"Sorry," Su Tao sent a cute little pleading emoji, "I'm still out shopping with someone, I won't be back that soon."
Rumble—
A clap of thunder sounded at that moment.
The rain was getting heavier.
As soon as she sent the message, Su Tao regretted it.
It looked like it was going to pour, and the excuse she used was terrible.
But she didn't dare say that she was with Ye Liang, afraid of provoking Chi Xiao Cheng.
Fortunately, Chi Xiao Cheng's reply made her breathe a sigh of relief. "Then will you keep our appointment?"
"Yes, yes, I'll come back as soon as possible!"
Su Tao put down her phone, a relieved expression on her face.
This was a good sign.
As long as Xiao Cheng was still willing to communicate with her, there was definitely a chance to restore their friendship.
She raised her head, flipped her hair, and happened to meet Ye Liang's dissatisfied eyes.
Su Tao gave a dry laugh. "I won't look at my phone anymore, I'll put it on silent right now."
She turned off the sound on her phone and put it in her bag.
But she didn't notice the next message that Chi Xiao Cheng sent.
"Tao Tao, then I'll wait for you on the rooftop, when will you be back?"
Ten minutes later: "Tao Tao, when will you be back?"
Fifteen minutes later: "Tao Tao, when will you be back?"
Twenty minutes later: "Tao Tao, when will you be back?"
The rain was getting heavier and heavier.
"Tao Tao, when will you be back?"
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