Chapter 4 Chapter 4: Pursuit And Crisis
Chapter 4: Pursuit And Crisis
Ye Liang noticed the unusual look on Su Tao's face.
His heart tightened.
He then looked at the man in the suit, "What just happened? Tell me!"
The man in the suit shrank his neck, then glanced at Su Tao, who remained silent with pursed lips.
Still, he gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master, when I first came in, I saw Miss Su Tao tied to the bed, and then..."
His voice grew weaker, "And then Chi Xiaocheng was on top of Miss Su Tao, and they were ki... kissing."
Hearing this, Ye Liang's eyes suddenly widened.
The other bodyguards also looked shocked.
Everyone knew their Young Master's deep affection for Miss Su Tao.
How could such divisive words be spoken?
"Su Tao, is this true!"
Su Tao glanced to the side and gently shook her head, "No, she just tied me to the bed, and then left me there, warning me... warning me not to get close to you again."
"Phew, that's good then." Ye Liang looked at the man in the suit again, "You dare to slander Su Tao's purity, and what are you still looking at? Go follow the secret door and chase Chi Xiaocheng!"
Hearing this, Su Tao reached out again, wanting to stop the man in the suit.
But the words caught in her throat, and she didn't know how to speak them.
Even she herself didn't know why she wanted to defend Chi Xiaocheng.
What she did was clearly too much.
What Su Tao had always wanted was to restore her friendship with Chi Xiaocheng.
But now, with things like this, could they truly still be friends?
Bits and pieces of their past together flooded her mind again. Su Tao's tongue stirred the residual saliva in her mouth, vaguely sensing an indescribable sweetness.
Was this what blood tasted like?
A little like orange juice.
She composed herself and said to Ye Liang, "Ye Liang, why don't we... just leave Xiaocheng alone?"
"You're still speaking up for her?"
"I... she didn't really do anything to me, it's just... just..."
Su Tao was incoherent, unsure how to explain what had just happened.
Ye Liang snorted, "I know, she just likes me, doesn't she? She should take a look at herself, short and ugly, with foundation on her face thicker than the dirt on my shoe soles. She simply doesn't know what's good for her!"
"If I were to like her, it would be over my dead body!"
His words were filled with contempt.
Ye Liang was arrogant and confident.
Su Tao opened her mouth again, but in the end, she didn't defend Chi Xiaocheng.
She just weakly said, "Xiaocheng actually... knows she was wrong. She just told me she won't bother you anymore, so... can we give her another chance, please?"
Ye Liang watched his beloved with tear-filled eyes, and his heart softened.
"All right, whatever you wish."
His tone was also gentle, and he reached out, wanting to pull Su Tao into his embrace.
But to his surprise, Su Tao swiftly stepped back half a pace.
Dodging his embrace.
His eyes showed some surprise.
Seeing the complex expression on Su Tao's face, he then understood.
Of course, Su Tao hadn't even agreed to his pursuit yet.
She must want some peace and quiet now, right?
Or was it because he had arrived in time like a hero to save the damsel, making her shy?
Yes, that must be it!
After all, he was so handsome.
Ye Liang reached up and brushed a stray strand of hair, then said to Su Tao, "Let's go out first. We'll go to my private hospital; I'll have a doctor check you."
"Okay."
Su Tao nodded blankly.
She kept a step's distance from Ye Liang.
He became even more convinced that Su Tao was shy.
Little did he know, Su Tao's small tongue was exploring the spot on her lip that Chi Xiaocheng had bitten, and her mind was filled with that small figure.
She was both bewildered and relieved.
Meanwhile, after escaping the basement through the secret door, Chi Xiaocheng used her memory to determine the direction and quickly ran towards home.
Her hair was a bit disheveled, her cut hand was in her pocket, and her head was bowed low to avoid passersby noticing anything amiss.
But her small face was filled with anxiety.
"Damn it, I still overestimated this body. Losing less than 300cc of blood, and I'm already feeling lightheaded."
More importantly, the man in the suit was still hot on her heels.
[Host, keep going! You're almost home!]
"Shut up, you useless system! Or at least do something helpful!"
[Recommend purchasing stamina potion, but Host's emotional value is insufficient. Very sorry.]
"Go away!"
Chi Xiaocheng wailed internally. After dodging a woman she almost collided with, she looked back at the man in the suit.
He was now less than twenty meters behind her.
"No, I can't keep this up, he'll catch me. I need to think of something."
Chi Xiaocheng glanced left and right.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up.
Walking towards her was a tall, strong male student, whose eyes revealed the particular cluelessness of a university student.
Looking at his clothes, there was a green-haired loli.
Wasn't that Koharu Komurasaki from 'Senren Banka'?
Excellent!
And a Yuzusoft fan.
Chi Xiaocheng took three steps as two, her acting suddenly bursting forth.
She stumbled and collapsed in front of the male student.
Chen Kun, quick-witted, immediately helped Chi Xiaocheng up. Being single for 23 years, it was his first time being this close to a girl, and he felt flustered.
His eyes subconsciously darted elsewhere, "Um, are you okay?"
Chi Xiaocheng whimpered, squeezing out tears, and said frantically, "Brother, brother, please help me! There's a man in a suit chasing me!"
"What?!"
Chen Kun's eyes widened.
Afraid the man in the suit wouldn't seem bad enough, Chi Xiaocheng added a detail, "He suddenly abducted me just now, trying to kidnap me. I barely managed to escape, and he's still chasing me, boohoohoo..."
Tears streamed down her face.
Chi Xiaocheng used the new skill given by the system with masterful proficiency.
Now Chen Kun couldn't stay still.
Anger surged in his heart.
"Such a thing, in broad daylight, under a clear sky!"
Chen Kun quickly shielded Chi Xiaocheng behind him and looked at the man in the suit, "Is that him, the one over there?"
"Mm-hm!" Chi Xiaocheng nodded vigorously, then asked innocently, "Big brother, he looks quite strong. If you can't handle him, maybe we should just run?"
Can a man say he can't?
Chen Kun rolled up his sleeves and walked straight towards him.
Seeing this, Chi Xiaocheng's lips curled into a mischievous smile.
She seized the opportunity to quickly run away, shouting at the same time, "Help! Kidnapper!"
Seeing this, Chen Kun also echoed Chi Xiaocheng's words to rally the enthusiastic crowd, pointing at the man in the suit and saying, "That's him! That guy is a kidnapper!"
The initially confused crowd had already grown suspicious upon seeing the fleeing Chi Xiaocheng. At this shout, they immediately reacted.
No wonder the little girl was running in such a panic.
So she had been kidnapped and threatened!
Immediately, people eager to act heroically appeared everywhere. To prevent the kidnapper from suddenly harming anyone, they basically picked up anything they could as weapons.
An old man, who had originally been watching the commotion, picked up a brick from who-knows-where despite leaning on his cane, and tottered over.
The man in the suit might have been able to struggle against others.
But this old man looked like he'd fall over with a gust of wind; the suit man truly dared not touch him!
He could only watch Chi Xiaocheng's petite figure fade into the distance with unwilling eyes.
As for the culprit herself.
Returning to her residential complex, as soon as she entered the door, Chi Xiaocheng collapsed heavily onto the rug in the entryway.
Her mind swam with dizziness, and her breathing was rapid.
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