Chapter 67: The Truth
After the call was connected, the cold voice, shaped by the voice changer, came again, "Wen Ci, I'm reminding you one last time. There are less than 24 hours left. How are the three hundred million yuan prepared? Do you want your precious daughter to return to you safely?"
Wen Ci's face turned pale. Ignoring Xie Peizhou's stunned and stiff expression, she snatched the phone from his hand and said nervously, "I'm ready. I will transfer the money to the account you mentioned on time. Where's my daughter? Let me hear her voice. Is she okay now?"
The man on the other side smiled sinisterly and said, "As long as the money is in place, your daughter will be fine."
"I need to talk to my daughter!"
The other party said unhappily, "What qualifications do you have to negotiate with me! Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock, transfer the money to the account, and I will naturally tell you the whereabouts of your precious daughter! Humph, but if you dare to call the police or let others know, you will bear the consequences yourself!"
After the words were spoken, silence returned to the box.
Xie Peizhou saw Wen Ci seemed to have lost all his strength, and he fell weakly on the carpet holding his cell phone.
So this was why she suddenly needed a large sum of money.
Xie Peizhou felt a dull pain in his chest and said in a low, cold voice, "Am I so untrustworthy? Why did you hide such a big thing from me?"
Wen Ci's knuckles turned white as she gripped the phone tightly, as if she was holding on to her daughter's life.
She looked up at the man's gloomy face and smiled bitterly: "Why should I tell you?"
From her perspective, Xie Peizhou had always hated her in his heart. Forced by his promise to her parents and Grandpa Xie's last wish, he drove her out of the country even though she had done something that disgusted him immensely five years ago. Now that she had returned, he still took good care of her.
But this kind of care is not intentional.
What's more, Xie Peizhou has never liked his daughter. Even though the relationship between father and daughter has eased recently due to some misunderstandings, in Xie Peizhou's eyes, Nian Nian is just a daughter born by a "burden" that he has to take care of.
How could he care about his daughter's safety as much as she did?
Wen Ci knew that she was irrational. A rational person would definitely contact the police secretly to save her daughter and execute the kidnapper at the same time.
But Wen Ci would be afraid. What if she was discovered by the kidnappers and killed?
Even if the kidnapper is caught, can he bring her daughter's life back?
Wen Ci grabbed Xie Peizhou's hand, which was hanging by his side. "Please don't worry about this, okay? I don't want anything to happen to my daughter. I just hope she can come back to me safely."
"Consider this money as something I owe you. I will do my best to repay you for the rest of my life."
Xie Peizhou's dark eyes were dim, as if every joint in his body was being gnawed by ants, spreading unbearable bone-eating pain.
Five years ago, Wen Ci relied on him in everything and would turn to him for help first when encountering difficulties.
He scolded her for being ignorant at the time, because it was because of her excessive dependence that she developed a love that should not have existed.
It turned out that she had listened to what was said at the time, and just as Lu Bingchen said, it hurt her deeply.
Xie Peizhou's eyes were full of regret and heartache.
So now that she encountered such a serious matter, she begged everyone, even going to the "Paradise on Earth", but she didn't say a word to him.
He said in a low voice, "Let's pay it off for now. The most important thing now is to save our daughter."
Hearing this, Wen Ci relaxed her tense nerves and looked at him gratefully, "Thank you, uncle."
As soon as this name came out, Wen Ci felt something was wrong.
She was wearing an almost transparent long dress in front of Xie Peizhou, and if they hadn't received a call from the kidnappers just now, they would have probably completed the last step by now.
Wen Ci felt embarrassed and ashamed.
Suddenly, a heavy suit fell on her shoulders.
She raised her eyes and saw Xie Peizhou's tall back as he walked towards the bathroom.
Since her daughter's accident, Wen Ci has hardly slept or eaten properly.
Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, the 150 million from the "auction" will be transferred to her card, and then she will be able to successfully rescue her daughter.
Xie Peizhou came out wrapped in a nightgown and looked at her sitting stiffly on the sofa. "Go take a shower, change clothes, get a good night's sleep, and contact the kidnappers tomorrow morning."
Wen Ci has changed back into her own clothes.
But just now, during the interaction with Xie Peizhou, her body also reacted, she started sweating, and she accidentally went into the bathroom.
The bathroom was damp and cold.
It was obvious that Xie Peizhou took a cold shower.
Wen Ci saw a wad of tissues thrown into the trash can next to the toilet. She pursed her lips and averted her eyes.
After taking a shower, she saw Xie Peizhou lying on the large bed that was nearly three meters wide. Although the box was large and had all the necessary facilities, there was only one bed.
Wen Ci glanced at him, turned and walked towards the sofa.
Just after taking two steps, Xie Peizhou said coldly, "Come here."
Wen Ci's back stiffened. "Uncle, what's the matter?"
"Come and sleep."
Wen Ci's whole body was stiff and she dared not move.
Xie Peizhou was not in a good mood. A man who had abstained from sex for many years was teased many times but could not get satisfaction. He had a kind of irritability and had no place to vent.
The man half-supported himself on the bed, "Don't make me say it again."
Wen Ci's heart sank, feeling threatened, and she turned and walked towards the bed, "Uncle, you sleep on the bed, and I'll sleep on the sofa. You don't have to give me the bed, I can't sleep either."
Xie Peizhou looked at her cool and beautiful face and raised his eyebrows. "I didn't say I'd give you the bed. It cost me 165 million. Are you going to let me sleep alone?"
Wen Ci's eyelids twitched. Was he joking?
"Do you want me to carry you up here?"
“…”
Wen Ci lowered her eyes, took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed.
The bed is three meters wide, with room for two people to sleep on each side and Wen Ci lying sideways in the middle.
Perhaps the bed was too soft, Wen Ci didn't want to sleep at first, but she fell into a deep sleep without knowing when.
Even dreamed about it.
She dreamed that she rescued her daughter and that she was safe and sound. She hugged her daughter tightly, and Xie Peizhou hugged her tightly, and the three of them hugged each other tightly.
Incomparable warmth and peace of mind.
-
The next day, Wen Ci suddenly opened her eyes.
She lay in the middle of the three-meter-wide bed, hugging the quilt. The sound of dripping water came from the bathroom. She sat up suddenly, feeling a faint cedar fragrance still on her body, and the scene in her dream appeared before her eyes.
Xie Peizhou pushed open the bathroom door. The man was dressed neatly in the same suit he wore last night, but he didn't have the butterfly mask on his face.
The two looked at each other, and Xie Peizhou said calmly: "You're awake. Let's go after washing up. Go home and contact the robbers to see how to save our daughter."
Wen Ci suddenly threw back the quilt, took her clothes and went into the bathroom.
When she finished washing and tidying up, she found that there was not only Xie Peizhou in the box, but also two female staff members in uniform, who seemed to be giving feedback to Xie Peizhou.
Wen Ci heard, "Dear guest, are you satisfied with our Chloe's service last night?"
Xie Peizhou looked at her and said lightly with his thin lips: "Normally."
Wen Ci's body stiffened, "..."
The staff member glanced at Wen Ci and continued with a smile, "Oh? Do you think she's average in that area?"
Xie Peizhou: "He grinds his teeth, moves around, and talks in his sleep."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
