Chapter 38 The alluring man's burning body temperature seeped through the thin school uniform...
Yu Yanting's hospital room is essentially a hotel suite, with a living room on the first floor and a bedroom on the second, overlooking a beautiful garden through floor-to-ceiling windows. The room is equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment, all with an embedded design, which can directly reduce the "hospital feeling" for patients and their families. Moreover, the room has a constant temperature and humidity, and its sound insulation and privacy are also excellent.
All of this was arranged by Yu Chaoxian.
Yu Tang secretly raised her eyes and felt that Yu Chaoxian was cold on the outside but warm on the inside. He seemed indifferent on the surface, but in reality, he cared about his brother in every way.
Yu Chaoxian was fiddling with his phone when he noticed the gaze fixed on him, but he didn't look up.
This aunt still has the same old problem; she doesn't say a word, just keeps scanning around with her eyes.
However, the sweet scent on Yu Tang dispelled the smell of disinfectant in the hospital, which made Yu Chaoxian feel a little better. He didn't like the smell of the hospital.
Coming to see Yu Yanting is a waste of time, but if I don't come, Yu Tang will keep calling him "brother" incessantly, which is incredibly annoying.
Yu Tang and Yu Yanting talked about everything from their academic progress to what they ate. Yu Chaoxian scoffed disdainfully, his little mouth never stopping. Could he even hear him? He'd be talking himself hoarse again soon.
Yu Chaoxian was too lazy to watch Yu Tang do useless work. He glanced around the ward and saw that there were several places with Yu Tang's things. The most obvious one was the group of dolls, which were placed on the single sofa by the French windows.
There were also exercise books on the table next to it.
A-Jin reported that Yu Tang would spend a day here on the weekend, doing homework, daydreaming, and chatting with Yu Yanting.
Yu Chaoxian sat down and looked at Yu Tang beside the hospital bed. He narrowed his eyes. Yu Tang felt the man's strange gaze at the same time. She turned to look at him and saw that Yu Chaoxian was flipping through her homework.
Yu Chaoxian flipped through a few pages. There were quite a few questions corrected in red pen at the beginning, but fewer at the end. The newly written pages were basically free of mistakes, and the accuracy rate had improved significantly.
There has indeed been a lot of progress.
Besides the exercise books, there was also a different bouquet of flowers in the vase on the table.
Yu Tang always buys carnations, but this time she bought lilies. The white petals of the lilies were turning yellow, but Yu Tang hadn't replaced them yet; instead, she carefully watered them.
"Why do you want to buy lilies?" Yu Chaoxian remembered that Yu Tang always preferred flowers with color. The pale lilies were not the kind of flower Yu Tang would choose. Otherwise, the incident from when he was a child would not have happened—Yu Tang painted over the fake white roses that his mother had left in the vase.
“Oh, that one,” Yu Tang said, turning around, “this bouquet of lilies was given to me by that friend from that night, Liang Jiaqi. He said he hoped my brother could recover soon.”
Upon hearing Liang Jiaqi's name, Mickey instinctively glanced at Yu Chaoxian's expression.
Yu Chaoxian sat in the armchair, his expression unchanged, and tapped the vase with his fingertip. Mickey understood and took the flowers and vase out together.
Yu Tang looked over and saw Mickey carrying flowers and walking out.
Mickey offered, "Miss Yu, I'll go change its water."
Yu Tang felt that she could do such a small thing herself and didn't need to bother Mickey, but Mickey took the vase and went out first.
She could only say, "Well, thank you for your trouble."
In less than three minutes, Mickey arrived at the French windows, the listening chip in his palm still flashing red.
Yu Chaoxian stopped tapping his fingers on the table, his eyes turning icy. Someone really was courting death. "Go listen."
Yu Tang saw Mickey come in and go out again, and he didn't come back for a long time. Naturally, the flowers were also gone.
"Come and have some water." Yu Chaoxian poured water for him.
Yu Tang obediently went over and took the cup: "Where are the flowers? Where's Mickey?"
"It's lost."
"To throw flowers or to throw Mickey Mouse?"
"What a stupid question."
Yu Tang got flicked on the forehead, and she didn't even want to drink the water Yu Chao had poured for her anymore. Mickey Mouse was definitely not lost; it was her flowers that were lost!
"Hua didn't do anything to you." Yu Tang pushed the water glass away, the water inside rippling and almost spilling. This was the only way she dared to vent her dissatisfaction with Yu Chaoxian.
Angry? Then you really made the right choice. If Yu Chaoxian isn't angry, and Yu Tangruo is just blindly afraid of him, it will be more difficult to handle. She's just a little girl; it's harmless for her to throw a little tantrum at him.
"Walk."
Yu Tang pouted and refused to look at him: "I'm not going."
Yu Chaoxian raised an eyebrow, his temper quite stubborn. He lifted her chin and said, "You don't want to see the fish, but you don't want to go to the underwater restaurant either?"
Yu Tang had seen videos of underwater restaurants, where you could see fish swimming up close while dining. She loved everything related to the sea.
Yu Tang remained unmoved. It wasn't like she hadn't been fooled before. Instead, she muttered under her breath, "Where in Taicheng is there an underwater restaurant? It's probably just another seafood market."
This auntie is quite vengeful. She still remembers the last time she said she wanted to go to the aquarium, so he took her to the seafood market and ate the fish that he praised as beautiful.
“Who said it was in Taicheng?” Yu Chaoxian rubbed the girl’s angry face, making her smile.
Yu Tang then looked up at him and asked, "Where are we going?"
The Bentley stopped in an open space. Yu Tang opened the car window and stuck half her head out. The sound of the rotor blades hummed in her ears, and the grass next to her swayed incessantly. A helicopter was parked on the helipad, ready to go.
The driver was Ivan, who had delivered the wine to Yu Chaoxian last time.
The car door opened, and Yu Chaoxian picked up Yu Tang, who was carrying her schoolbag. In a few moments, Yu Chaoxian threw her onto the cabin seat.
Yu Tang placed her schoolbag in the middle, separating the two of them.
Yu Chao glanced at her, his temper flaring up endlessly, and reached out to fasten the seatbelt around her neck. The next second, Yu Tang had a communication headset on her head.
A moment later, the cabin shook slightly, and the helicopter lifted off the ground. Yu Tang leaned out the window and looked out, watching the Bentley on the ground get further and further away from her, the hospital getting smaller and smaller, and the bustling traffic turning into shimmering, hazy spots.
As the helicopter flew over the city, the city of Taicheng appeared tiny.
An hour and a half later, the helicopter landed in Marr Island.
Yu Tang has to go to school tomorrow, so there isn't enough time to go to Atlantis. Yu Chaoxian arranged for an underwater restaurant that is relatively conveniently located.
This all-glass underwater restaurant is located 5 meters below sea level, with a 180° transparent dome. The entire restaurant is a dreamy blue, filled with a unique marine fragrance, and you can hear faint piano music playing in the background.
Yu Tang looked up and saw sharks, manta rays, and colorful coral reefs. Facing the sharks directly, separated only by a pane of glass, Yu Tang felt a little scared and moved back slightly. However, the sharks seemed to ignore her, giving her a disdainful look before swimming away.
She turned around again and was confronted by a "smiling" manta ray, which startled her even more than the shark she had just seen.
Yu Tang seemed to realize something. Was the shark just now a warning to her that there was a manta ray behind her?
Yu Chaoxian noticed that the person next to him had been quiet for too long. He looked down and saw that the round head was focused on watching the fish in the sea. The person looked quite cute.
This made her stare blankly. She really didn't know how Yu Yanting raised his child. Did he just leave him at home and never take him out to play? He could stare blankly at anything.
Little did they know, Yu Yanting intentionally wanted Yu Tang to live the most ordinary and authentic life, one that was inconspicuous and safest.
Knowing that Yu Chaoxian was coming, the restaurant owner Edward personally greeted them and led them to their seats, which were the best viewing spots in the restaurant.
Perhaps it was because of the location, but Yu Tang noticed several pairs of eyes fixed on them from downstairs. After vaguely hearing a few women's words of praise, Yu Tang understood.
The focus was on her, not because there were sharks swimming behind her, nor because of the best location, but because of Yu Chaoxian in front of her.
The well-tailored suit accentuated the man's broad shoulders and narrow waist. Yu Chaoxian's lips curled into a faint smile, which appeared particularly dangerous and alluring under the blue lighting, further enhancing his ambiguous, righteous yet sinister aura, making it impossible to look away yet impossible to look directly at him.
Feeling uncomfortable under everyone's gaze, Yu Tang quietly took a small step back, moving the back of her neck away from Yu Chaoxian's hand. Yu Chaoxian's hand had been resting on her shoulder for some time now. The restaurant's air conditioning was so strong that she completely ignored the heat that wasn't her own.
But a mayfly cannot shake a large tree; her feeble struggle drew a warning look from the man above. She understood that look—it meant she had to behave.
Yu Tang's shoulders were once again under his control.
Yu Tang felt extremely uncomfortable. Edward's gaze shifted back and forth between her and Yu Chaoxian, his suspicious and ingratiating look mixed with a hint of knowing affection, as if there was an unspeakable relationship between her and Yu Chaoxian beyond that of aunt and niece.
Edward was looking to attract investment to expand his new restaurant, and knowing Yu Chaoxian was coming, he prepared to welcome him well in advance. He hadn't expected Yu Chaoxian to bring a woman, and this woman… was at most a girl.
Edward glanced at the many beautiful women on the first floor of the restaurant, but his gaze couldn't help but fall on Yu Tang.
The allure hidden within innocence is what truly captivates men, especially when the girl is exceptionally beautiful and innocent.
Yu Tang was already immersed in the dreamlike world of the underwater restaurant and didn't pay any attention to what they were talking about. She only vaguely heard the word "billion".
Yu Chaoxian looked up and his gaze fell on the girl watching the fish: "Just see if she's happy or not."
Edward immediately understood; this must be Yu Chaoxian's mistress. Edward had seen this kind of thing many times before; Westerners and Indians were even more perverted.
Yu Chaoxian noticed that Yu Tang had been staring at a coral after sitting down. "What are you looking at?" he asked.
Yu Tang pointed with her fingertip: "Little Nemo."
Yu Chaoxian looked in the direction she pointed, and there were two clownfish, one big and one small, shaking their heads in the coral.
If you like watching, then watch. Although Yu Chaoxian didn't understand what was so interesting about it, he saw that Yu Tang looked quite happy, and the bitter and resentful mood she had shown in the ward was finally gone. He guessed that the matter of throwing flowers was over.
A short while later, the hotel manager came over to serve the dishes.
The appetizer was Gillardeau oysters with salmon roe, and basil leaves were frozen with liquid nitrogen, creating a smoky effect as they were crushed.
Sure enough, the aunt was stunned again; even liquid nitrogen could hold her gaze.
Yu Tang took a bite, and the oyster meat was incredibly fresh and delicious, so delicious that her eyes lit up.
The main course was bluefin tuna belly and Hokkaido sea urchin. The manager smiled and said to Yu Tang, "Since you are a valued VIP guest of our restaurant, you can enjoy this hidden menu item without making a reservation in advance."
Yu Tang looked up at the "distinguished VIP guest," who took a sip of red wine and lazily glanced at her, seemingly unmoved by the food.
"What's the hidden menu?" the high school student asked curiously.
The hotel manager smiled and said, "Please wait a moment." He served the guests with great enthusiasm and made all the necessary preparations.
When the Italian lobster dumplings with lobster brain and black truffle were served, the manager gestured for Yu Tang to look at them through the glass.
Yu Tang looked over in agreement, and in an instant, the flames of the burning yellow wine reflected on the glass like a surging hot spring from the seabed, with the blue seawater and orange flames blending together perfectly.
How dreamy! Yu Tang was so engrossed in looking at it that she forgot to eat.
After the main course was served, Yu Tang had almost finished eating, but she was still looking forward to the dessert. Yu Chaoxian across from her didn't eat much, he just kept drinking. Yu Tang also wanted to try some.
As if knowing what she was thinking, Yu Chaoxian clinked his wine glass against her juice glass: "When you turn eighteen, I'll drink with you until we're stuffed."
Yu Tang took a sip of juice. "Maybe I'll drink you under the table."
Yu Chaoxian wasn't angry at her arrogant words. He glanced at the time; this aunt had to get up early tomorrow. He tapped the table, and the manager immediately prepared to serve dessert.
The dessert is "Sunken Treasure" chocolate, and the dessert plate is decorated with edible gold powder depicting the swimming patterns of sardines.
Following the manager's gesture, Yu Tang cracked open the white chocolate shell, and a "pearl" immediately appeared inside. Yu Tang was reluctant to ruin the pearl's shape, but she wanted to taste it even more.
Yu Tang took a bite, and it had a mousse-like texture.
Yu Chaoxian raised an eyebrow; it turned out his aunt liked pearls.
"Ms. Yu, please look to your side." The manager smiled and gestured.
Outside the glass window, the sardines swarmed tightly together, like a giant, all-encompassing silver net. The restaurant's well-adjusted lights shone on the fish, and the edges of the sardines shimmered with metallic silver-blue light.
It was like the most dazzling silver fireworks blooming on the seabed.
The ocean's shimmering light reflected on Yu Tang's eyelashes. She tiptoed closer to the glass, tilting her chin up slightly, a fluorescent blue light swimming through her pupils.
The entire ocean was in motion, but Yu Chaoxian's gaze remained still, fixed unblinkingly on the girl.
Yu Tang's beautiful eyes were filled with undisguised amazement, but suddenly her pupils contracted sharply in the reflection in the glass—Yu Chaoxian's tall figure had appeared behind her without her noticing. The man's burning body temperature emanated through his thin school uniform, trapping her in the small space between the railing and his chest.
She leaned back slightly and pressed herself against his chest, with only a cold glass curtain wall in front of her. The hotel manager, carrying a dessert platter, was about to approach, but quietly retreated the moment he saw their position.
A school of deep-sea fish swam past Yu Tang's eyes, but could no longer attract her attention, because the silhouette of Yu Chaoxian's thin lips almost brushing against the tip of her ear was clearly reflected on the glass as he lowered his head.
Yu Tang found this feeling extremely strange. They were all family, but she didn't feel this way when her brother was behind her.
"What's wrong?" Yu Chaoxian's deep voice came close to my ear.
They were so close that Yu Tang could feel Yu Chaoxian's chest vibrating as he spoke.
Cheers and congratulations came from downstairs. Yu Tang looked down and saw that a couple was proposing to each other under the fish. She took the opportunity to bend down and get out of Yu Chaoxian's arms.
The scene downstairs was exactly like something out of an idol drama, incredibly romantic.
Yu Tang wanted to take a picture and send it to Mo Fei, but her phone had already run out of battery from playing with it. She put the phone in her pocket and carefully zipped it up, after all, it was a new phone.
The restaurant's blue light gradually dimmed, and the fish outside the glass curtain wall had dispersed. Yu Chaoxian glanced at the time; it was already past nine-thirty. He looked at Yu Tang, who was eating with great satisfaction, and lightly tapped the table with his finger: "Happy?"
A bright smile shone in Yu Tang's eyes as she leaned over and poured him a glass of wine: "Thank you for inviting me to dinner at the underwater restaurant."
The man raised an eyebrow: "Just a verbal thank you?"
Yu Tang said with some difficulty, "But I don't have the money to treat you to such an expensive meal."
"Where's the card I gave you?"
"It's in my room." She didn't dare touch it.
"Think about what to buy for me with it."
“If I use your card, isn’t it still your money?” Yu Tang seemed to be genuinely interested. She suggested, “How about I treat you to something delicious when I start working and get a salary?”
"Your salary? You think I'll starve?" Yu Chaoxian poked her forehead. "Let's go."
"Who does he think he is?" Yu Tang thought to herself. Seeing that Yu Chaoxian was about to leave, she hurriedly gathered up his phone that he had left on the table, took the coat from the waiter, and chased after Yu Chaoxian with a lot of things in her arms.
Passing by an underwater world-themed shop, Yu Tang wanted to go in and pick out two gifts for Mo Fei.
Firstly, she was afraid Yu Chaoxian would get impatient, and secondly... she didn't have any money. Before, when she was with Ajin, she would always pick out things and Ajin would pay for them. Although she knew that it was Yu Chaoxian's money, it seemed unlikely that she could expect Yu Chaoxian to pay for her now.
Yu Chaoxian didn't even bother to say anything to her. She was smiling with her eyes crinkling just a moment ago, but in the blink of an eye, she started to pout. She stood at the shop entrance for a while without saying a word.
“Yu Tang,” Yu Chaoxian turned her head around, “have I ever said that if you want something, you should open your mouth and say it first?”
At this moment, several tourists stopped to watch. Yu Tang heard someone guessing that she and Yu Chaoxian were a couple having a fight. She immediately broke free from Yu Chaoxian's hand. How could they say such things? She and Yu Chaoxian were aunt and niece, who were related by blood.
Yu Tang immediately pointed to a manta ray doll and said to Yu Chaoxian, "Nephew, your aunt wants it, buy it for your aunt!"
The word "aunt" was spoken with such force and conviction.
Yu Chaoxian gave a forced smile, which made Yu Tang uneasy.
She dared not look at Yu Chaoxian again, but she hadn't said anything wrong; she was indeed his aunt. Yu Tang's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, but she still didn't give up on calling herself his aunt.
Very good. It's rare to see Yu Tang so resolute; she also has a different kind of cuteness.
"Little aunt, aren't you coming over? I'm inviting you!" Yu Tang grabbed her wrist and pulled her into the store.
The foreigner next to me was a little puzzled. Is it common for young couples in Eastern countries to call each other "aunt" and "nephew" as a form of affection?
Yu Tang only took one item, but she still got two manta rays, a limited edition great white shark, and two crab headbands.
Aside from the great white shark, which was hers, she and Mo Fei each got one of the two. She picked out a large cushion for Yu Chaoxian.
On the way back, Yu Tang encountered a scene that disgusted her: an old man dressed in expensive clothes, who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, was holding a girl who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old in his arms, and his hands were groping the girl's body inappropriately.
The restaurant manager immediately came out to greet him obsequiously. Judging from the manager's words, the old man seemed to be from a high caste in Indonesia. The girl next to him had lifeless eyes, but dared not resist and had no choice but to cooperate.
In India's caste system, young female temple girls were often turned into "temple prostitutes." These so-called "holy girls" were actually sent to temples by their families, as their families would have to spend money to marry them off. As a result, these girls ended up in the hands of high-caste men.
Before this, Yu Tang didn't find the unfamiliar environment scary at all; she was only focused on appreciating the beautiful scenery and enjoying the delicious food. Now that she realized that there wasn't a single familiar person on this island, she was afraid that if she were really sold out, she would be left with no one to turn to and would even have to help the person who sold her the money.
The old man from Indiana glanced at Yu Tang as he smelled the aroma.
Yu Tang immediately wilted and hid behind Yu Chaoxian, tightly clutching his cufflinks.
Behind the Indian man was a high-caste man with a crippled hand, who recognized Yu Chaoxian at a glance.
How could he not recognize that Yu Chaoxian had crippled his hands with a switchblade? He and his two older brothers went to the Yu family to do business, but they only played a joke on a little girl, and they suffered inhuman torture at the hands of Yu Chaoxian, and almost lost their lives in Taicheng.
At that time, the Yu family was at the height of their power, and they had arms dealings with various countries. They could easily have their families hunted down for their lives by simply asking for a price. In the end, they paid a large ransom to the Yu family before they and their two older brothers were taken away from Taicheng by their family.
"Tivedi, what are you waiting for?" the fat, burly old man in front called out to those behind.
Tivedi, whose hands had been crippled by Yu Chaoxian, turned his gaze to Yu Tang.
The girl's fair skin was unforgettable at first glance. Tivedi's smile was lewd. Yu Chaoxian had acted like such a gentleman back then, but now he's raised the girl and is sleeping with her himself.
Seeing how much Yu Chaoxian cherished the girl, Tivedi suddenly had a brilliant way to get revenge on Yu Chaoxian.
As Yu Tang and Yu Chaoxian approached the helipad, Yu Tang ordered an ice cream at the entrance.
Yu Chaoxian was neither too close nor too far ahead of her, making a phone call. The helicopter had only half an hour of fuel left, so it wouldn't be able to move anytime soon. Therefore, Yu Tang strolled along behind, eating ice cream.
Yu Chaoxian rarely had the patience to wait for someone, but he quite enjoyed watching Yu Tang slowly walk towards him.
Yu Tang, who was only focused on the ice cream, was unaware of the impending danger. She saw that Yu Chaoxian was still holding a bunch of her things, so she said, "Put your things in first, and fasten a seatbelt for the big shark."
Just a step away. Her hair was ruffled by the breeze, shimmering softly in the moonlight, and a lingering smile remained on her lips.
Suddenly, the rapid screeching of tires on the road came from behind. A black van approached silently, the door slid open abruptly, and two large hands wearing tactical gloves emerged from the shadows.
In a flash, Yu Tang's wrist was grabbed and she was pulled into the car.
"Ugh—!" Her scream was barely out of her throat before it was choked, and the ice cream in her hand fell to the ground with a thud.
The car door slammed shut, the engine roared, and the tires left tracks on the ground as the car sped away.
The ice cream on the ground was crushed by the wheels.
Yu Chaoxian's brain felt like it was about to explode, and his palm brushed against Yu Tang's fingertips.
Feeling dizzy and nauseous, Yu Tang struggled to open her eyes and tried to move her hands, only to find that her hands and feet were bound. All around was darkness, and the only sound she could hear was muffled sobbing.
The last memory Yu Tang had was of Yu Chaoxian reaching out to her from just a step away, then someone covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and then everything went black before she lost consciousness.
Footsteps came from outside, and the moment the lights came on, the intense light filled her eyes. Yu Tang subconsciously closed her eyes, and after a while, she slowly opened them and saw that there were all kinds of girls locked up all around her.
With his hands and feet bound and his mouth taped shut, he couldn't cry out and could only whimper.
Yu Tang was locked in a separate glass cage, the transparent glass cage resembling a display case. She was like a commodity waiting to be sold.
She had no idea where she was; all she knew was that the ugly man's gaze made her nauseous and disgusted, especially his hands with severed fingers, which made him seem even more terrifying and grotesque.
Yu Tang's mouth was taped shut, making it difficult for her to breathe, let alone speak.
Standing before Yu Tang, Tivedi was quite satisfied with the girl. He and his two brothers had suffered lifelong disabilities because of her; his brother's eyeballs had been gouged out and his tongue cut off, his fingers were severed, and the family business had fallen into the hands of their uncles, leaving them reduced to selling human beings for a pittance. Now, having kidnapped Yu Tang, he felt he had finally avenged himself.
The thought of the girl Yu Chaoxian was raising being tortured and killed brought a lewd smile to Tividi's pale face.
Wearing a school uniform, Yu Tang looked youthful and innocent. Her beautiful eyes were innocent and untouched by worldly affairs. Her skin was delicate and fair, and the red marks on her wrists from the rope easily aroused a man's desire to abuse her.
A girl like that is sure to make a lot of money; Yu Tang's appearance will be the highlight of this banquet.
Billionaire Bill Clinton had a penchant for playing with innocent young girls. He'd break their limbs and enjoy playing with their warm, beautiful corpses. He was willing to pay eight figures for anything that suited his tastes.
Tivedi ordered that Yu Tang be kept in seclusion and that no one be allowed to touch him until he was auctioned off.
Even this school uniform can't be changed; it has to be worn like this. That youthful desire, that defiant and rebellious look, is what truly ignites a man's desire to conquer.
Fortunately, the phone that was turned off was in the pocket of Yu Tang's school uniform skirt.
Yu Tang was unaware that her phone contained a GPS tracker.
Yu Chaoxian stared at the screen, and the red marker stopped at the hotel's location.
Yu Tang had a GPS tracker installed on his phone. Liang Jiaqi reminded Yu Chaoxian that there was only one person in the world who could track Yu Tang's movements at any time, and that was him.
Anyone else who covets Yu Tang is courting death!
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