The ringing stopped and did not ring again.

Tang Qiqi stared at the screen, his eyes suddenly losing focus.

Her fingers clenched tightly together, and she was struggling internally, as if something was pulling at her, making it impossible for her to control herself.

The surroundings seemed extremely quiet without any sound, and the whole world seemed to be filled with only the sound of uneasy heartbeats.

Suddenly, the phone vibrated and a text message popped up on the screen.

Just one photo made Tang Qiqi feel numb all over as if she had been electrocuted, and her brain lost the ability to think.

The next second, all hesitation disappeared, coldness and anxiety mixed in his eyes, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.

By the time she realized what was happening, she had already pressed the call back button.

Soon, the call was connected.

"What did you do to her?" Tang Qiqi enunciated each word with great force, as if she was going to rush to the other end of the phone and vent her pent-up emotions in the next second.

"What's it like talking to me on the phone?" the man on the other end of the line said flatly, "You remember her last name is Tang, right? Do you remember your own last name?"

Tang Qiqi's chest was heaving violently with excitement, and the knuckles of her five fingers, which were tightly gripping the phone, turned white, but she didn't feel any pain.

She stared straight ahead without blinking, as if the man on the phone was standing in front of her.

In that second of silence, the man's voice came again, "My bottom line, is it fun to touch it?"

After a burst of sneers, there was an angry roar, "Because of your words, she is still lying there."

"Have you never thought about the consequences? If she dies in front of you one day, will you not blink an eye?"

This was the first time in many years that the man had spoken to her at such length.

The man's voice sank, and every word was transmitted to Tang Qiqi's ears through the receiver, "You are heartless!"

Tang Qiqi didn't answer, and there was no emotion in his heart.

In the eyes of outsiders, he is very powerful and glorious.

But no one knows that his abnormal way of education made her the crazy girl she is today.

When she is out of control, those who put face first can only use extreme means to restrain her.

He is cruel, and she is even crueler.

Only in this way can she be herself and no longer be a puppet controlled by Mr. Tang.

Her heart had long been worn away by him.

"I won't marry anyone." Tang Qiqi said nothing more and expressed his attitude once again.

The man quickly replied, "As long as your last name is Tang, you will never have the right to choose."

"Very good." Tang Qiqi still had a smile on his face, but it wasn't a smile at all. When he spoke again, his voice was extremely cold. "From today on, my last name is Xia."

As soon as this sound came out, the atmosphere of war that had just ignited was instantly replaced by dead silence.

The anger in Tang Qiqi's eyes suddenly disappeared, and the flash of grief lasted only for a moment before he quickly regained his composure.

The only sound in my ears was the man's angry and rapid breathing.

She touched his bottom line again.

"Xia" has become a word that the Tang family no longer mentions for many years.

This word hides a story that cannot be told.

It is also the root cause of all Tang Wei's extreme behaviors since childhood.

It wasn't until some time had passed that Tang Qiqi heard Tang Wei ask, "Are you going to fight me to the end?"

There was no excitement as imagined, and even less roar.

The voice was calm and without any ripples, as if the scene of losing control of emotions just now had never happened.

But it was like the calm before the storm, making all the possibilities flash through Tang Qiqi's mind, and the uneasiness before answering the phone lingered around him again.

But this time, the other party obviously did not intend to give any chance to respond.

Just before the call ended, Tang Qiqi heard a ruthless sentence: "Are you ready for this price?"