Chapter 171 Even In Regret, Live For Her (Revised Text)
Even In Regret, Live For Her (Revised Text)
Ye Liang's death was not the end of the story. As one of the leading figures in Kyushu City, his death left behind a heavy burden.
Various local families, who had previously been lying low, began to emerge, trying every means to bite off a piece of Ye Liang to nourish themselves and grow stronger.
Gangster forces, unable to operate openly, also gradually began to test the waters on the edge of the law.
The Ye family in the capital seemed unwilling to manage the situation in Kyushu City and did not send a new person to take over.
With such a major event occurring, how could the official government of Da Zhou Kingdom remain idle? The entire Kyushu City was implicitly under martial law, at least on the surface, to prevent any unrest.
But what happened behind the scenes was unknown.
Lin Fangya and Xiao Ming were still missing.
Dongfang Yang's family began to intervene, and he had to step forward.
Originally, Si Chen should have been happy to take advantage of the situation and annex a large portion of Ye Liang's forces, but he was extremely dissatisfied with a certain action taken by Chi Song.
Currently in the meeting room, he shouted loudly at Chi Song and Brother Long, "I told you not to kill Ye Liang, not to kill Ye Liang! Su Tao's father has such an important identity. As long as we can find her father, you guys will no longer have to fear these petty families."
"Why can't you understand?!"
Si Chen was furious. "You killed Ye Liang, and the Ye family in the capital will want to save face. They will definitely cause trouble for you. Dongfang Yang and I are too busy to handle it. Who will protect you now? Su Tao's father is the only solution!"
He had his own selfish motives in this, but what he said was also true.
However, Brother Long was not panicked at all.
The events that had occurred during this period were as ordinary as drinking tea. He said calmly, "You don't need to worry about our side. I have my own methods for dealing with the Ye family's revenge."
Chi Song lowered his head and said, "It was my fault. I had to avenge Little Sister. Every day he lived was another day of potential accidents. If I had to do it again, I would still pull the trigger."
As he spoke, Brother Long seemed to remember something else and asked, "Speaking of which, besides Ye Liang, an old man also died up there. Who exactly was that person?"
Si Chen said unpleasantly, "He was Ye Liang's protector, a bunch of old fools still living in the past, unwilling to face reality."
Seeing that the two were confused, he had no choice but to explain, "You can think of him as a martial arts master. Families like ours that have been passed down have some unique aspects. That old man was a martial arts master, but they prefer to call themselves ancient martial artists."
"They have decent bloodlines and strengthen themselves through training and taking pills. However, the most those people can achieve through cultivation is dodging bullets, but there is no limit in this world. It sounds intimidating, but in reality, any gun can kill them."
"In short, they are just bodyguards who are a bit better at close combat. There's nothing special about them."
Si Chen took a sip of tea. "Instead of worrying about this, let's consider someone else. What about Su Tao?"
As soon as he said this, the three fell silent.
Hate can sustain a person's spirit, but what happens when that hate disappears?
Two days had passed since Ye Liang's death.
Previously, Su Tao had been working hard to maintain herself. Even though she was still mentally drained, Su Tao knew that she couldn't let her body fail if she wanted revenge.
So, she was trying to recover.
Otherwise, her weak body would not be able to fight Ye Liang.
At that time, she was still living like a "person."
But now, the target of her hatred was gone.
Chi Xiaocheng was also gone.
Her originally fulfilling life had become monotonous.
She stayed in Chi Xiaocheng's house and didn't go out at all.
When she was hungry, she ordered takeout. When she was sleepy, she lay on Chi Xiaocheng's bed and slept.
When she had nothing to do, she sat on the sofa in a daze, holding Chi Xiaocheng's old photos. Even when Si Chen and Dongfang Yang came to visit, she didn't change much.
Fortunately, there was still a cat in the house. Da Wang's dependence on her occasionally added a touch of emotion to the hollow-eyed girl.
However, this cat had also become one of the "items" she reminisced about.
After all, that cat cafe also held memories that she couldn't let go of.
She had lost her social life, her outdoor activities, and the motivation and desire to continue living.
With a "ding," Su Tao's WeChat message rang.
It was a message from her friend Cheng Cheng.
"I say, Taozi, it's time for you to regain your spirits, right? People can't come back to life. I can understand your feelings, but you can't stay at home all day, can you?"
Su Tao just picked up her phone, glanced at the message, and then lay back on the sofa with Da Wang in her arms.
Her gaze was fixed on the corner of the blanket that was covered in red and had not been changed.
As if sensing that Su Tao wouldn't reply,
a WeChat call came in.
"Hello, Cheng Cheng, what's the matter?"
This was not the first time she had talked to Cheng Cheng on the phone.
On the other end of the phone was a rather crisp and cheerful voice, "What else could it be? Of course, it's to comfort you. Did you know that that Young Master Dongfang even came to me?"
"Why did he come to you? Your school is more than ten kilometers away, right?"
"Who knows what that guy's going through. He said he wanted to donate a library to my school. You told me about him before, and I recognized him after saying hello. Who knew he would be even more excited than me."
Cheng Cheng's voice was full of trouble and helplessness. "He asked me to persuade you as a friend not to overthink things alone all the time."
Su Tao's voice lacked its usual enthusiasm, and her tone was like that of an old woman in her twilight years. "Forget it. The house has Xiaocheng's scent, but there's nothing outside."
"If you're like this, if I were Xiaocheng, I definitely wouldn't recognize you as my older sister if I came back to life."
"Xiaocheng won't really come back to life. Cheng Cheng, I'm hanging up if you don't have anything else to say."
"Hey, wait a minute!"
The voice on the phone quickly said, "Although your Xiaocheng is gone, you have to live well too. Otherwise, you won't even be able to reminisce about her. If you don't live for her, how will you face her brother and parents?"
Cheng Cheng continued, "She also had many things she wanted to do when she was alive, right? At the very least, you have to fulfill her wishes. Are you going to stay at home and be a shut-in for the rest of your life and miss her forever?"
"If you turn out like this, she probably wouldn't even want to come and find you in her dreams."
Perhaps the words "her wishes" struck a chord with Su Tao, and her slumped body finally showed a little movement.
She slowly walked to the balcony, facing the cold wind. "But what should I do? Xiaocheng is gone, and I feel like nothing matters anymore."
"My sister, you still have to live your life. Winter vacation is in three days, are you going to continue staying at home?"
Cheng Cheng sighed on the phone. "Forget it, I guess you just can't muster any energy if I say that. Let's arrange a place to meet. What about that cat cafe you told me about last time?"
Su Tao was stunned. "What are we meeting up for?"
"To meet up, of course. My advisor gave me three hours off, so I thought I would come out and have some fun." Cheng Cheng left a message, "Get out of the house in ten minutes, now!"
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