Si Xingzhu solemnly brushed away Xu Zhe's hand that was trying to pull her away.
"When your leg was crippled, didn't that guy make you take a 'speedy wheelchair' ride? As soon as you came back, the young master punished you by whipping you in the garden, have you forgotten?!"
Xu Zhe froze. She hadn't forgotten the first time she heard the terrifying sound of the snake bone whip and the bloody scene. Just thinking about it made her blood freeze.
"Was it because of me that time?" Xu Zhe found it unbelievable. "Wasn't it because he messed up his errand?!"
This is how Xu Zhengxi explained it to her back then~
"Heh!" Si Xingzhu chuckled dryly, "Young Master really knows how to play the good guy in front of you~"
He was clearly just trying to get revenge for his woman, but it's turned into Si Kangzhu being accused of being incompetent...
"I dare not help you anymore, I'm afraid the young master will find an even more shameful excuse to beat me to death!"
Si Xingzhu even regretted coming to see Xu Zhe. If she were to die, wouldn't the young master take his anger out on her?
"I'm off!" Si Xingzhu did a few somersaults and headed out the door.
Even his exit was so dramatic; Xu Zhe is truly impressed.
Thinking about Xu Zhengxi again, I never imagined he could be so ruthless.
Xu Zhe thought that the wheelchair incident was just a prank and nothing serious, but Si Kangzhu was seriously injured because of it.
She couldn't help but wonder if she had ever truly understood Xu Zhengxi. Before they were together, she only knew him as strict; after they were together, she saw him as more considerate and tender.
She had only just begun to know a little about his ruthlessness and cold-blooded methods.
Xu Zhe felt a chill run down her spine. She really didn't understand him. Having lost his mother at a young age and grown up in a large family, he had witnessed all sorts of power struggles and the coldness of human relationships since childhood. How could someone who could receive such unwavering support from two major families be simple?
She had barely mentioned wanting to leave when he threatened her into silence. She had barely begun to resist his will when she lost her freedom...
She had only seen him as an elder and as a boyfriend before, and had never truly witnessed his domineering presence, how he trampled flesh and blood underfoot to advance his career without batting an eye.
Xu Zhe opened the curtains and stood where he had once watched Si Kangzhu being whipped.
Looking at that evergreen meadow, one can almost see the red mud stained with blood at the base of the grass blades.
Outside the window, apart from the exquisitely manicured garden in the backyard, there was no one else around!
Xu Zhe's heart pounded wildly.
Did Butler Zhou arrange for people to guard every passageway, but not the path from the window to the backyard?!
The Xu residence only has one floor. She can go out by opening the window and stepping on the windowsill!
Xu Zhe quickly changed into a thick coat, put on her shoes and socks, and went out the window! She made up her mind to hide in the lush bushes first, and then figure out a way to get out!
With one foot already out of the window and firmly planted on the windowsill, Xu Zhe then stepped out with the other foot, easily making his way out completely.
Just as I jumped onto the lawn, before I could even straighten up, a rustling sound came from all around.
Her heart sank. She was doomed!
"Miss Zhe, please return to your room!" the head bodyguard said.
Xu Zhe looked up and saw that seven or eight people had formed a human wall, completely trapping her.
A strong sense of defeat overwhelmed her; she had failed again.
But she was unwilling to obediently go back; that would be too cowardly. Since Si Kangzhu dared not overstep his bounds, the people he trained naturally wouldn't either.
So she boldly walked forward, and sure enough, the encirclement moved with her.
Seeing that the person was about to head to the front yard, the lead bodyguard pressed the intercom to request backup.
Xu Zhe didn't care; she'd provide support if she wanted. Given the current situation, she didn't really expect to get out, but making a fuss and angering Xu Zhengxi was fine too.
If she makes him hate her a little more each day, wouldn't that bring her closer to being kicked out?
Suddenly a gust of wind came from behind. Before Xu Zhe could turn around and see what was happening, his entire body was cut off at the waist and flipped high onto his back.
Xu Zhe was tugged twice, and his head spun. When he came to his senses, he realized that his back looked very familiar.
"Si Xingzhu!" Upon seeing that head, Xu Zhe was furious!
"What are you doing?!" She wanted to say why you helped them, but she was so angry that she couldn't express herself properly.
Si Xingzhu didn't say anything, but carried the person into the house. She only put the person down on the ground in Xu Zhe's room before she put her hands on her hips and started arguing with her.
"My dear aunt, please just calm down! I'm the only female bodyguard in the entire Xu residence. If you run away, only I can bring you back. Please don't exhaust me!"
"For the sake of the fact that we've shared gossip and cursed idiots together, save me some trouble! I was just enjoying watching my Chu Yan's new drama, and now I'm being dragged down to carry you halfway through!"
Xu Zhe could only listen to the complaints; she had indeed made things difficult for working people.
"Okay, I'll do it once a day, so you won't get too tired!" Xu Zhe comforted her. "Tell me what time you're not watching the show."
Si Xingzhu: "......" Is she being considerate of me?
"Can't you just be honest?"
Xu Zhe shook his head.
Si Xingzhu sighed. It seemed like this daily trip was inevitable. She had thought she could finally get a winter break with her, but it turned out to be even more tiring than accompanying her to school!
Xu Zhengxi learned of Xu Zhe's situation immediately. He had people investigate whether Xu Zhe had been in contact with anyone or what had happened during his absence.
But they gained nothing.
Is it really because of what she said?
Xu Zhengxi sat alone in her office, her eyes closed. Xu Zhe's heartbreaking words from that morning echoed in her ears once more.
She said she wanted to live the life of a normal student.
She said that normal students date people their own age, not someone ten years older than her who would be like an older brother to them.
She said he shouldn't have forced himself to be with her without asking if she liked it, was willing, or understood love.
Furthermore, she said she was moved by Qin Yuyang... while he was autocratic and selfish, which made people lose their way.
Xu Zhengxi felt another sharp pain in her heart and clutched her chest to control her breathing to relieve it.
A terrible thought crept in: Had she discovered she didn't love him?! Did she love...?
Xu Zhengxi dared not think any further. No matter who she loved, the fact that she belonged to him was undeniable!
She can only ever belong to him!
If there is a next life, then don't even think about escaping!
Xu Zhengxi opened his eyes, the coldness in them like a thousand-year-old iceberg hidden deep in the seabed, the surface sinking to reveal the deep darkness, chilling to the bone.
He summoned Si Kangzhu and instructed him to prepare the necessary items.
Si Kangzhu accepted the order and immediately went to carry it out. However, as soon as she stepped out of Xu Zhengxi's office, her emotionless poker face wrinkled.
The things the young master asked him to prepare were really too strange.
Si Kangzhu felt increasingly uneasy. He knew about the ban that the young master had issued to Xu Zhe this morning, and he also knew that the person who was confined had not behaved at all and had been caught and brought back by Si Xingzhu.
But if I don't want them to leave, I could just keep watching them and coax them a little more, why do I have to...?
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