See, she gets so anxious as soon as she hears I'm hungry.
He stared longingly at the door, waiting for his beloved to return with a bowl of hot porridge.
Five minutes.
Ten minutes.
Twenty minutes.
Li Yuanchao's smile gradually froze, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.
"Why hasn't Yuanyuan come back yet? Could it be... that those gunmen haven't given up and are going to cause trouble for her again?!"
Thinking of this, Li Yuanchao suddenly sat up, ignoring the excruciating pain in his wound, and shouted loudly, "Doctor! Someone come quickly! Doctor!"
...
On the other side, Li Yuanyuan ran back to her rented room in one breath.
When she pushed open the door and saw that familiar figure sitting on the edge of the bed, smoking with his back to her, all her pretense, strength, and calculations collapsed instantly.
Her eyes reddened, and she suddenly felt like crying.
"Zhang Cheng..."
She choked back tears, like a wounded swallow, and rushed toward him.
Hearing the sound, Zhang Cheng stubbed out his cigarette. As soon as he turned around, he saw Li Yuanyuan rushing towards him.
He frowned, but instead of dodging, he stretched out his arms and firmly supported her shoulders just before she was about to crash into his arms.
The two stopped just an arm's length apart.
"Have you gone crazy enough?"
Zhang Cheng's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable air of authority.
Li Yuanyuan was stunned. Looking into his deep and cold eyes, she stomped her foot in grievance.
"Zhang Cheng, you bastard!"
In the corner, Zhang Jianhao and his companions suppressed their laughter, barely daring to breathe.
"Me, an idiot?"
Zhang Cheng released his grip, took a step back, and his eyes, sharp as knives, slowly swept over everyone present.
"I haven't even asked you yet, who gave you the audacity to mess with Li Yuanchao?"
His voice wasn't loud, but it made the temperature in the entire room drop to freezing.
"Do you even know who he is? Do you know that if he dies in Funing, every single one of us will have to pay the price with him!"
"So what!" Li Yuanyuan retorted, her eyes red-rimmed. "He wants you dead, so I'll let him die first!"
"Brother Er Gou, Li Zhiqing is right!" Zhang Da Nao echoed in a muffled voice.
"Whoever touches you, we'll touch them!"
"Er Gouzi, this isn't Li Zhiqing's fault, we did it ourselves!"
Listening to everyone's clamor for his protection, Zhang Cheng suddenly smiled, but there was no warmth in that smile.
"What I taught you—to use your brains when things happen, and to make money through harmony—has all been thrown to the dogs?"
"You think killing him will end the matter?"
Zhang Cheng's gaze finally settled on Li Yuanyuan, and he said, word by word, "He's dead. His family, his background, will turn the entire Funing County upside down! At that time, not only us, but also your sister, my family, the video arcade, the clothing store, and everyone and everything connected to us will be crushed to dust!"
"Is this the result you wanted?"
Li Yuanyuan's face turned deathly pale instantly, her lips trembled, and she couldn't utter a single word.
Zhang Jianhao shrank back and muttered under his breath, "I think you're the most impulsive one when it comes to things, Er Gou..."
"What did you say?" Zhang Cheng glanced at him coldly.
"No, he didn't say anything!" Zhang Jianhao shuddered in fright.
"Give me all the guns." Zhang Cheng's voice left no room for argument.
"oh……"
Zhang Jianhao dared not delay. He walked to the bedside and dragged a heavy black cloth bag out from under the bed.
"Brother, the gear is all here."
Zhang Cheng slowly squatted down and unzipped the cloth bag.
When he saw that besides several Type 54 pistols, there were also two dark green hand grenades inside, his eyes twitched violently.
These lawless bastards!
He took out a pistol and a box of bullets and tossed them to Zhang Jianhao.
"Keep this for self-defense."
His tone softened somewhat, but remained serious.
"Remember, don't use the alarm unless absolutely necessary. There will be a crackdown throughout Funing, so everyone better keep a low profile. Do you understand?"
"Yes, we heard you right!" everyone responded in unison.
"Alright, everyone disperse. Go do what you need to do, don't stand here in the way." Zhang Cheng waved his hand.
"Brother, let's go to the video arcade!" Zhang Jianhao was overjoyed and was the first to slip out.
Soon, only Zhang Cheng and Li Yuanyuan remained in the room.
Zhang Cheng watched as she stubbornly stood in the same spot, and sighed almost imperceptibly in his heart.
He was well aware of the woman's feelings.
However, he already had Shi Yangyang.
"What are you still doing standing here?" he asked, his tone returning to its indifferent state.
"Zhang Cheng, you..." Li Yuanyuan was so angry at his hot-and-cold attitude that she almost cried. "Don't you have anything else to say?"
Zhang Cheng was silent for a moment, then took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag.
His voice was somewhat muffled by the swirling smoke.
"Thanks this time."
"But there will be no next time."
After saying that, he stopped looking at her and stared out the window with a deep gaze, lost in thought.
Li Yuanyuan stared blankly at his profile, and tears finally streamed down her face uncontrollably.
She stomped her foot and ran out of the room.
Listening to the receding footsteps, Zhang Cheng shook his head helplessly.
That's all he can give.
He knew very well that Li Yuanyuan was the kind of person who would throw herself into a fire like a moth; once she made up her mind, she would do anything.
But he couldn't give her the future she wanted.
Rather than getting entangled in a mess, it's better to cut the Gordian knot quickly.
As for who she will meet in the future and where she will go, that is beyond his control.
Most importantly, he always felt that women like Li Yuanyuan were born to admire strength.
Perhaps one day, when she meets a man who is stronger than her and whom she can look up to, she will naturally forget about him.
"Why."
A soft sigh escaped into the smoke.
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