Chapter 253 Punishment, Xiao Yan's Warning
After being humiliated in Gu Huaikun's room, A Xin angrily returned to her own room, closed the door, and sat down at her desk. Her face was extremely ugly, and she exuded an aura of rage.
"Gu Mingxia, don't be so arrogant. One day... one day I will make you pay for what you did and said today!"
Clutching a pen tightly, as if it were Gu Mingxia, A Xin's face was cold, and her eyes were particularly ruthless.
She was never someone who valued family ties much. Over the years, her lack of family affection had made Ah Xin forget how family members should get along. Moreover, she had never included Gu Mingxia or even the Gu family in her list of family members. In her heart, only Bai Hua was her family!
With a snap, the pen in Ah Xin's hand broke. She threw the broken pen into the trash can with some disgust, then leaned back in her chair and stared blankly at the ceiling.
No one knew what she was thinking, but almost twenty minutes later she sat up straight and reached out to open the laptop on the table.
After the computer started up, Ah Xin quickly logged into her MSN account. Before she could even sit down properly, she received a notification on MSN that someone had sent her a video call.
After glancing at her contact, Ah Xin immediately sat up straight and answered the phone. Sure enough, the woman who always wore a long black dress and a long veil hat appeared on the video.
"Xin, you've become more and more independent lately!"
"Big sister, I...no. I was just following your instructions and I didn't do anything without permission."
"As I instructed? Is that it?"
"Yes, elder sister. Ah Xin has been in the sect for so many years. You should know Ah Xin's intentions. Ah Xin has never had any disloyal thoughts towards elder sister or the Changsheng Sect."
Ah Xin hurriedly confessed her feelings, as if afraid the other person wouldn't believe her. However, behind the long veil, no one could see what expression was on the face. This was the most frightening thing, because no matter how much you expressed your loyalty or said what your true feelings were, you couldn't see any expression on the other person's face.
Silence fell, a terrifying stillness descended upon the room.
Ah Xin sat in the chair, cold sweat starting to pour down her back uncontrollably. Even though her older sister couldn't reach her, Ah Xin could still feel the immense pressure emanating from the woman opposite her.
If she could, she really wished her older sister would hit her a few times or scold her a few times rather than remain silent.
Sometimes, silence really is a kind of invisible pressure, just like Ah Xin is facing her eldest sister now.
"Big sister...I...I really didn't act without permission."
Ah Xin mentally went through the process many times, but still couldn't figure out where she had sat wrong. Finally, unable to bear the silence any longer, she spoke up, her voice trembling.
"Oh? Really not?"
"Really, no!"
The eldest sister's words made Ah Xin's heart almost jump into her throat. Although she didn't understand why her eldest sister asked such a question, she still gave her answer with certainty.
"When did I tell you to give Gu Huaikun Ice Blue and Deep Blue? Hmm?"
"Big sister, I... I just wanted to take control of the Gu family as soon as possible, so... so I used some extreme methods."
Ah Xin's entire body was trembling uncontrollably. She didn't understand why her eldest sister had suddenly become concerned about that person. In Ah Xin's mind, her eldest sister had always hated Gu Huaikun intensely; otherwise, she wouldn't have sent her to destroy the Gu family and everything they owned. So why was she suddenly asking that question now?
She didn't understand, and she didn't want to understand. Right now, Ah Xin only hoped that her elder sister wouldn't blame her. Otherwise, according to the rules of the Longevity Sect, those who disobeyed their elder sister's wishes would suffer terrible consequences, and Ah Xin didn't want to become one of those people for the time being.
"Excessive measures? Ah Xin, have you forgotten what I told you? If you have, then I'll say it again. I remember I said I wanted Gu Huaikun to live well and watch the Gu family fall and be destroyed little by little. Is what you're doing now still what I instructed you to do? You gave him Deep Blue, did you even consider that this would only give him a year to live? I wanted him to live well, but you sent him to his death. If this doesn't count as acting without authorization, then what does?"
Ah Xin was trembling uncontrollably. She knew how cruel her elder sister's punishment would be, but she couldn't utter a single word in her defense. This was indeed contrary to the original intentions her elder sister had given her.
"Ah Xin, you should know what kind of punishment you'll receive for disobeying me, right?"
"Big...Big sister, please forgive me just this once. I...I was wrong, I'll never do it again. Please forgive me just this once."
Unbeknownst to her, Ah Xin slid off the chair and knelt on the ground. If she hadn't been supporting herself with her hands, she would have collapsed to the ground long ago.
"Big sister, I was wrong, please forgive me, please forgive me."
She was at a loss for words, muttering the same phrase over and over. The older sister on the other end of the video call simply hummed softly, offering neither punishment nor forgiveness, and sat there quietly, as if Ah Xin's reactions and words had nothing to do with her.
Time passed second by second, and Ah Xin's face was completely bloodless. She just sat there, muttering words that she herself did not understand.
Finally, as if she had made a final decision, the eldest sister slowly stood up and coldly uttered a sentence.
"You've always been different from others. This time, considering it's your first offense, I won't punish you severely. I'll just punish you by delaying your injection by a month! I'll personally go to Xiangcheng when it's time for your injection. In the meantime, you'd better behave yourself and think carefully about whether you should listen to me or Cai Feng!"
After saying this, the older sister turned around indifferently and went upstairs. She was indifferent because she turned around without any hesitation, leaving Ah Xin staring blankly at the computer.
"Thank you, big sister, thank you, big sister."
Ah Xin felt a huge weight lifted off her shoulders and collapsed to the ground. She let out a long sigh of relief and simply lay down on the ground.
It's just a matter of delaying the injection by a month; she won't die, her face won't be disfigured, and she won't age prematurely. Although she will suffer some pain, compared to her sisters who lost their beauty or even their lives as punishment, Ah Xin deeply feels that her eldest sister is still very kind to her.
Gu Mingxia, I am suffering like this because of you. Don't worry, I, Axin, will definitely get back at you for the pain you inflicted on me! I definitely will!
Late at night, in the Xiao family villa, Alice sat on the sofa in the living room with an unhappy expression, her eyes constantly glancing at the wall clock hanging on the opposite wall.
It's already 2 a.m., and Xiao Yan still hasn't returned! Since she and Tina moved into the villa, she's only seen Xiao Yan a handful of times. Even when they do bump into him, he just grabs his coat and rushes out, giving Tina no time at all!
Alice naturally knew that Xiao Yan was avoiding them. At first, she pretended not to know anything, just watching him like an observer, thinking that he was just being stubborn and would be fine in a few days. But she never expected that he would hide for almost a month!
Seeing Tina's unhappy expression, Alice finally couldn't hold back anymore. Tonight, she was determined to confront Xiao Yan and find out why he was avoiding them like this!
As the clock struck three in the morning, the sound of a key turning in the lock finally rang out at the door. As soon as Xiao Yan entered, all the lights in the living room suddenly turned on. He squinted at the furious Alice.
"You're so energetic, you're still awake at this hour."
"Xiao Yan, are you doing this on purpose?"
"Oh? I don't understand what you mean."
Xiao Yan, wearing slippers, took a bottle of yogurt from the refrigerator in the kitchen and casually sat down on the sofa.
"You've been deliberately avoiding me and Tina, haven't you? Do you know how unhappy Tina is about this? You said you'd take care of her for the rest of your life, what is this now?"
Alice was clearly very angry, but when she thought of Tina sleeping upstairs, she unconsciously lowered her voice and glared angrily at Xiao Yan. However, Xiao Yan didn't even look at her expression. He calmly unscrewed the yogurt lid, drank the whole bottle in one gulp, and only asked casually when he put the bottle down.
"Then what do you mean by this? Back in New York, we made a deal: you wouldn't force me to be with Tina, and I would take care of her like a younger sister for the rest of my life. And what happened? Less than two months later, you brought her to Xiangcheng as my fiancée. Alice, now you're asking me what I am? Have you even asked yourself? A person can't be this... shameless!"
Xiao Yan spoke casually, but it sounded extremely harsh to Alice. She hadn't expected that now that Xiao Yan had grown up, he would start trying to distance himself from her and Tina!
"Xiao Yan, don't go too far! You should know that if it weren't for me, you would have died seven years ago!"
"I'm sorry, but if I had a choice, I would rather have died seven years ago!"
Showing no respect to Alice, Xiao Yan coldly uttered these words. He then ignored Alice completely, got up, and headed straight for his room.
"I forgot to tell you, if you like this house, you can stay here. I'm moving out first thing tomorrow morning!"
"Xiao Yan!"
Alice slammed her hand on the coffee table in anger, stood up, pointed at him, but couldn't utter a single word.
"Gu Huaiyan, I don't owe you anything! If you still want to threaten me with your status as the heir to the Morgan Group, then..."
"Do you think Gu Mingxia would still be with you if she knew about all the dirty things you did? Xiao Yan, you probably don't understand the Gu family as well as I do!"
"Gu Huaiyan, how clean are you? If I'm dirty, then you're the dirtiest of the dirty! Don't forget, Xiaxia is capable of protecting herself. If you dare to touch her, don't blame me for going after Tina. Let's see who regrets it later!"
"Are you threatening me?"
"No, I'm just stating the facts! Don't think you used any tricks to drive Xiaxia away. I'm only not turning against you to save face!"
"You don't want revenge anymore?"
"This has nothing to do with you! If I find out that you've harassed Xiaxia or done anything to harm her, I'll make sure you pay double the price to Tina. If you don't believe me, then go ahead and try!"
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