Just as Xiao Yiting brought Xiao Yisheng back to his residence, his assistant's phone rang urgently.
He glanced at the person who hadn't uttered a word since entering, paused for a moment, and then said, "I have a meeting to attend. Go wash up and get ready first. If you're hungry... order takeout. Stay here and wait for me to come back!"
The sound of the door closing softly echoed in the entryway. Xiao Yisheng stared blankly, then suddenly seemed to remember something, stood up, opened the door, and rushed out as if fleeing.
A room filled with panicked desperate attempts to escape remained...
...
As night falls, the myriad lights outside the window accentuate the ancient city's enduring prosperity, proving that it remains as vibrant as ever after the passage of time.
Despite the bustling noise, the interior was pitch black and quiet, as if no one was there.
In fact, this apartment, which was usually visited only by Xiao Yisheng alone, had fallen into a tense silence an hour ago after Xiao Yiting came to the door with a sullen face.
As darkness descended, neither of them tacitly agreed to turn on the lights.
Xiao Yisheng sat on the sofa, motionless, like a piece of dead wood that had long lost its life, letting his gaze gradually become unfocused and return to silence.
She seems to understand a little bit now. As Gong Xiaoning said, she was stupid, stupid enough to have handled her relationship with her family so badly.
Hsiao Yi-ting said he wanted her to go through a marriage alliance!
In the oppressive silence, she desperately wanted to shout out her questions to him, to question this man who had brought her out of the Xiao family villa, her nominal brother, why...
Despite struggling several times, her lips loosening and tightening again, and the anger in her heart raging like a raging storm, she still held back and did not ask.
How could she possibly have the strength and courage to ask the person she had cherished and valued since childhood, who had so cruelly disregarded her feelings?
Just as Xiao Yisheng felt desolate and exhausted, the man's cold, emotionless voice echoed in the room, revealing his less-than-ideal mood.
"Didn't I tell you to wait for me to come back?"
Xiao Yisheng was stunned for a moment, looked up at him, and then lowered her head again.
Was it just her imagination? She actually sensed a hint of anger in his tone?
She then chuckled to herself inwardly. How could that be? Xiao Yiting reserved most of his emotional fluctuations for Gong Ning; she didn't have the ability to make him angry.
"Speak!" Xiao Yiting suddenly raised his voice when she didn't respond.
The deep voice struck Xiao Yisheng, startling him and causing his body to tremble involuntarily.
Before she could react, she felt a darkness above her head as a tall figure loomed over her, one hand propped against her ear, the other loosening his tie, his gaze fixed intently on her.
Xiao Yisheng froze, staring wide-eyed at the man who was very close to her. She instinctively shrank back, but there was only the back of the sofa behind her and the man with an unhappy expression in front of her. How could she escape?
Xiao Yisheng was almost in tears.
Even her previously despondent mind was startled and became lively again, her only thought being that Xiao Yiting should leave as soon as possible.
What's going on? Why is he acting so strangely today?
Xiao Yisheng kept his head down the whole time, completely unaware of the extremely deep and heavy storm brewing in Xiao Yiting's eyes.
She wanted to push him away, but she didn't have the guts!
It wasn't until his chin was forcefully pinched up, forcing him to tilt his head back, that Xiao Yisheng, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, hurriedly reached out to struggle, trying to push away the large hand clamping on his chin.
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