Chapter 68. He will never appear again...
“Sometimes… I really hate you…” Gu Chang suddenly leaned down, bracing himself on Xie Tang’s sides, trapping her beneath him, his breath hot and disordered. “You don’t like me… so why… are you so good to me…”
Xie Tang turned her face away in alarm, avoiding his gaze that seemed to devour her.
He stared at her intently, his eyes filled with a fascination and confusion. His fingers traced her cheek, and he chuckled softly with a chilling tenderness: "How can you... be so beautiful, so wonderful... why won't you belong to me?"
"Ah Tang... I really... love you so much... You're all I dream about..."
The sticky gaze and touch made Xie Tang's scalp tingle and her stomach churn. She abruptly slapped his hand away.
Gu Chang wasn't angry; instead, she chuckled softly, as if she had received some kind of permission.
He lowered his head and, ignoring her weak resistance, moved closer and closer.
Xie Tang stared wide-eyed in horror, trying her best to push away his body as he pressed down on her, but it was like an ant trying to shake a tree.
Gu Chang easily restrained her hands.
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Chu Song was working overtime at the company, feeling frustrated and disoriented.
The message sent to Xie Tang before the meeting seemed to disappear without a trace.
The phone rang, and Tong Lan answered it, saying that Chu Song was in a meeting.
On the other end of the phone, Tang Zhi's voice was hoarse with tears: "I don't care what meeting he's in! Go in right now and tell him! Xie Tang is in trouble!!"
Tong Lan didn't dare to delay for a moment and pushed open the conference room door: "Boss! Attorney Xie is in trouble!"
Chu Song's expression changed drastically. He interrupted the meeting via video, strode forward, and snatched the phone: "What happened?"
Tang Zhi's urgent voice came through: "A-Tang has been taken away by Gu Chang! Please! Go save her!!"
My heart clenched with fear in an instant!
Chu Song sternly ordered Tong Lan: "Call the police immediately!"
His figure shot out the door like an arrow.
Tong Lan had never seen Chu Song so out of control.
In her memory, he was always as steady as a mountain, as if there were no problems he couldn't solve.
Only Xie Tang could throw him into complete disarray.
The moment the door opened, Chu Song was the first to rush in!
Tong Lan followed closely behind.
Upon seeing Xie Tang lying on the bed in disheveled clothes, Chu Song's blood rushed to his head!
Unimaginable images exploded in his mind!
His fury made his knuckles crack, but his heart felt like it was being pierced and bleeding with excruciating pain!
"What exactly did you do?!"
Gu Chang looked at Chu Song's bloodshot eyes, a twisted glee spreading across his face: "It's what you saw..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chu Song pounced on him like an enraged lion!
His fist, brimming with boundless rage, slammed down: "She's your sister-in-law!!"
"I know..." Gu Chang burst into wild laughter, using all his strength to launch a furious counterattack!
The two instantly became entangled in a fierce fight, each punch landing with a brutal force, every strike carrying the hatred of wanting to crush the other!
At this moment, they are mortal enemies who cannot share a common destiny!
Kill him!
Chu Song had only one thought left in his mind!
"Don't come in!" Tong Lan shouted sharply to stop the person peeking in from the doorway. She quickly stepped forward, straightened Xie Tang's disheveled clothes, and wrapped her own coat tightly around her body.
Fu Xiu tried to step in to break up the fight, but Chu Song roared, "Get out of my way!"
I won't be able to quell my hatred until I cripple Gu Chang today!
The room was like a battlefield, with furniture overturned, items broken, and a complete mess.
Both men were bruised and battered, yet they fought like cornered beasts.
"...Brother Song, stop hitting him..." Xie Tang weakly called out as he looked at Gu Chang, whose face was covered in blood.
Chu Song ignored him, each punch aimed to kill!
The piercing sound of sirens grew louder as they approached.
The police arrived and forcibly separated the two men who were fighting fiercely.
A fight involving bare hands does not constitute a criminal offense.
The police didn't take them back to the station; they went straight to the hospital to treat their wounds.
Inside the police car, Gu Chang fell completely silent.
No matter how the police questioned and persuaded him, he remained stiffly curled up in the corner, staring blankly at the cold car floor, like a body whose soul had been ripped out.
Xie Tang lay on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the dark ceiling.
My body was exhausted, but my mind was unusually clear.
The ward door was pushed open, and Chu Song walked in.
He also had injuries on his face and body, but compared to Gu Chang's severed hands and feet, these injuries were indeed insignificant.
He silently sat down on the chair by the bed and gently took her hand.
"He didn't do anything to me." Xie Tang's voice was tired and hoarse.
Just because of her words, "Don't force me to hate you," Gu Chang hugged her and burst into tears, repeatedly questioning them about why they had come to this point.
A pang of sympathy welled up in her heart, but the successive betrayals left Xie Tang exhausted, and even thinking about "tomorrow" became a burden.
Chu Song pulled her hand to his lips and placed a burning kiss on it.
An intensely suppressed anger surged within him, threatening to breach the dam of reason.
His voice was low and cold: "I will never forgive him. He must pay for what he did tonight."
Xie Tang closed her eyes as a sharp headache struck, but the image of Gu Chang in pain lingered in her mind.
"Give me a sleeping pill, okay? I just want to get a good night's sleep."
"Okay," Chu Song replied, her voice filled with deep tenderness.
I woke up again at noon the next day, and the warm sunlight shone on my face, bringing a false sense of warmth.
Chu Song stayed by his side and never left.
After lunch, Gu Shun and Chu Jing arrived.
Gu Shun's face was gloomy, and he did not utter a word.
Chu Jing was caught in a dilemma—on one side was her own nephew, and on the other was her stepson, whom she treated as her own son despite having no blood relation to him.
She stepped forward, her gaze sweeping over the resolute Chu Song before finally settling on Xie Tang, her voice pleading: "Tang, I'm sorry you had to go through this. What Chang did was indeed excessive, but it's not unforgivable, is it?"
“Aunt! You don’t need to speak up for him!” Chu Song interrupted her, his eyes sharp as knives.
From the moment Xie Tang returned to his side, he vowed to protect her.
He failed, and this self-blame made him even more hardened.
Seeing this, Chu Jing had no choice but to give up for the time being and planned to find another opportunity to talk to Xie Tang alone.
Three days later, Chu Jing went directly to the law firm.
“I know it’s hard for you to forgive A-Chang,” Chu Jing sighed, “but he paid a price. Every day you’re not by his side, he lives in pain.”
“You haven’t seen him, have you? Ah Song went too far. He broke several bones and won’t be able to leave the hospital for at least ten days to two weeks.”
She paused, her tone becoming complicated, "Ah Chang's childhood... his father only had strict demands, no care. Sometimes I wonder, if you had never met, would he have been a different person?"
Xie Tang frowned, a sense of absurdity rising in her heart.
“But without you,” Chu Jing shook her head with a bitter smile, “would he have gotten even worse? Who knows? I plan to take him abroad once he’s healed. I promise he’ll never appear in front of you again. Ah Tang, please forgive him for my sake, okay? He just really wanted you, thankfully he didn’t do anything to you…”
"Okay." Xie Tang's voice sounded tired.
Hope ignited in Chu Jing's eyes; she knew this was a turning point, and she got up to take her leave.
Xie Tang stared at the snow-white walls of the reception room, feeling as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart.
She hoped that Gu Chang would be alright and have a completely new tomorrow, one that would have nothing to do with her anymore.
She hopes he can meet the right person.
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On the day Gu Chang left the country, despite all advice against it, she insisted on stopping a car and going to Yingzheng Law Firm.
Xie Tang didn't want to see him again, but Chu Jing called and begged her to grant Gu Chang's last wish.
She still went.
Downstairs in the coffee shop, Gu Chang's face was ashen, even her lips had lost all color, her hand was in a cast, and she looked so weak that she seemed like she could be blown away by a gust of wind.
Xie Tang looked at him, her eyes calm and unwavering.
"Ah Tang, I'm sorry..." Gu Chang's voice was hoarse, his eyes filled with reluctance and desperate longing.
He knew that everything ended the moment Xie Tang said she would only ever love Chu Song.
Seeing her silence, the light in Gu Chang's eyes went out completely, and tears welled up: "I regret it so much..."
I regret the belated realization, the missed opportunity, and even more so, the confession that destroyed everything.
He longed to go back to the past, even if he could only stay by her side as a friend.
"Take care of yourself when you get there," Xie Tang said in a low and distant voice.
Gu Chang struggled to get up, reaching out with difficulty to hug her one last time, even if it was just to touch her hand.
Xie Tang subtly avoided the situation and resolutely got up and left.
In that instant, Gu Chang's heart was utterly desolate, like a wild wasteland that had been burned to ashes.
He slumped down, tears silently streaming down his face.
Xie Tang felt empty inside.
Their entanglement has come to an end.
She couldn't concentrate on work and went home early.
Chu Song was also there. Seeing her gloomy expression, he silently embraced her and took out a prepared gift to try to distract her.
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It's already mid-May.
It was past 10 p.m. when Xie Tang finished washing up, but Chu Song still hadn't returned.
She waited as usual, as midnight approached.
The text message went unanswered, but the driver called back: "President Chu has a cocktail party tonight, so he told me to go home first."
A nameless panic gripped Xie Tang.
She had just woken Aunt Yu when the door opened.
Chu Song was helped in, reeking of alcohol and completely drunk.
Xie Tang rushed forward, and the moment he saw the face of the person helping him, his blood seemed to freeze—it was Xiang Shaoyun!
Her expression changed drastically as she suppressed her shock.
Xiang Shaoyun, a creepy smile playing on his lips, slowly began, "Good evening, sister-in-law..."
Xie Tang quickly composed herself, regained her composure, and reached out to take Chu Song's hand.
Aunt Yu said he had an excellent alcohol tolerance, how could he get so drunk?
She just wanted this dangerous person to disappear immediately: "Thank you for bringing Brother Song back, Young Master Xiang."
“Brother Song is also my brother, no trouble at all.” Xiang Shaoyun’s eyes swept over Chu Song and Xie Tang, and he smiled, “Sister-in-law, I’m a little thirsty, can I have a cup of tea?”
“Song Ge needs to be taken care of,” Xie Tang said in a distant tone. “Aunt Yu, make some tea for Young Master Xiang.”
She gestured to Aunt Yu.
"No need," Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand, his smile tinged with coldness. "It's no fun drinking it if it wasn't brewed by my sister-in-law herself. By the way, sister-in-law..."
He changed the subject, his gaze locking onto Xie Tang like a venomous snake, "That Pan Yu from the institute..."
Xie Tang's breath hitched, and her heart sank.
"You've got a tough bone to stick with. That stubbornness, that recklessness, is actually quite admirable." Xiang Shaoyun took a step closer, his voice icy. "Sister-in-law, you haven't touched Zuo Meng's case again, have you?"
Xie Tang shook his head.
"That's good," Xiang Shaoyun nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over Chu Song. "Otherwise, I would have had a real headache."
He turned to leave, but then, as if remembering something, he turned back with a sinister smile. "Oh, I almost forgot, I prepared a 'little gift' for you and your husband. I hope you'll accept it."
Before the laughter had even faded, he had already pushed open the door and left.
Aunt Yu saw the guest off and closed the door.
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Author's Note: Please forgive me! Gu Chang didn't do anything to the female lead! He was just deliberately trying to anger Chu Song!
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