You can't leave even if you destroy the whole house
Their hands were tied together like this. Lin Yu sat on the edge of the bed, her eyebrows curved, and the moon behind her was also curved. The moonlight and the light in her eyes reflected each other, and Tao Xingye was mesmerized.
When he came to his senses again, the crescent moon had disappeared and Lin Yu was lying in his arms, just falling asleep.
Tao Xingye untied the belts that bound their wrists and carefully laid Lin Yu flat. She murmured and tried to rub against Tao Xingye's arms.
The kitten bit the corner of Tao Xingye's pants and wanted to get on the bed. Tao Xingye bent down, took the kitten into his arms, and handed it to Lin Yu. With a replacement, Lin Yu finally let go and fell asleep peacefully.
Changing the dressing, cooking, eating, washing the dishes—Tao Xingye performed each movement with a smooth flow. He wiped the wet stains from his hands when the doorbell rang. He opened the door, and a housekeeper in a housekeeping uniform stood there stiffly, carrying a cloth bag.
"Is that Mr. Tao?"
Tao Xingye nodded, "Come in."
The housekeeper bent down to put on the slippers she had brought. Tao Xingye glanced at the soles of the shoes; they were fairly clean. His expression softened a bit. "I've asked you to take care of my wife today. I think I've explained the requirements to you. One thing you must remember is that you must never let her out of your sight."
He pushed the bedroom door open a crack. The kitten, hearing the noise, straightened up from Lin Yu's arms and licked its tongue. He closed the door, grabbed his coat, and went to the basement garage.
The driver had been waiting there for a long time, and Chu Yan was there too.
"Zhou Weijie is very quick." He handed a small gift box to Tao Xingye. "If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the Ghost Festival gift that the company employees will receive in a few days."
Untie the ribbon and you will find not only a set of skin care products, but also some craft products and an aromatherapy diffuser.
This gift was too delicate, and it didn't seem like something a man like Zhou Weijie could come up with. Tao Xingye tapped the aromatherapy diffuser with his fingertips. "Is he married?"
"Not yet, but he has a girlfriend." Chu Yan said as he opened the tablet and handed it over. On it was the information of the two of them. The level of detail made it seem like he had already suspected Zhou Weijie's girlfriend.
Tao Xingye glanced at Chu Yan and said, "If you have something to say, just say it directly."
"I'm not afraid of misleading you." Chu Yan redirected the topic to Zhou Weijie's girlfriend. "Her girlfriend works at a daily necessities company, and these things were purchased from her."
Tao Xingye understood, and neither of them continued the conversation. Tao Xingye closed his tablet, his expression calm, "If you can't get through to the people at the daily necessities company, come find me."
As they were talking, the car slowly stopped and the two of them completely stopped talking about this topic.
Chu Yan pushed open the car door and stretched out his leg when a white BYD car came speeding towards him from behind. He quickly retreated back into the car and closed the door tightly.
In an instant, the BYD stopped next to Tao Xingye's silver Lexus.
"Sorry." Before the man's face showed up, a clear and crisp voice came from behind the glass. When the glass was lowered, it turned out that it was not an old acquaintance.
Li Chen turned his head mostly to the side and glanced at the gap between the two cars. Fortunately, it was okay. If he had hit them, he would have to pay compensation.
"Hey, what a coincidence." Chu Yan also lowered the window, and the cool air hit him in the face. Li Chen was a little surprised, "It's quite cool today, but the air conditioner is so low."
Chu Yan gave Li Chen a look, and Li Chen then noticed Tao Xingye behind him, "Mr. Tao." He smiled awkwardly. He had been driving so fast because he was afraid of missing the sign-in time, but now he was caught by the CEO.
"Then I'll go up first." He said and drove the car into the underground garage.
Tao Xingye got out of the car and walked into the building.
"Do you want to check?" Chu Yan asked quietly after entering the elevator. Li Chen's BYD was a top-of-the-line model, and it cost at least a million.
It’s not that the employees of their company are not worthy of driving this kind of car, but at this critical moment, they need to understand the forces of all parties before they can take action.
"Don't affect the cosmetics company." Tao Xingye made the final decision. The elevator opened and Zhou Weijie appeared from the side like a ghost.
Chu Yan trembled with fear, but Tao Xingye remained motionless. He just glanced at him and went to the office.
"Mr. Tao, I have prepared the gift boxes. Would you like to see the gift list?" Zhou Weijie followed behind Tao Xingye and handed over a gift box that was exactly the same as the one Chu Yan gave him.
Zhou Weijie had a smug look on his face, and seemed particularly excited as if he was keeping someone in suspense.
Tao Xingye pushed the door open and entered the office. Zhou Weijie tried to follow him in, but Chu Yan stepped between them, blocking Zhou Weijie out and taking the gift box from his hand. "Mr. Zhou, is there anything else?"
"That's up to you." Zhou Weijie raised his head and stood on tiptoe. He stared at Chu Yan for a long time, and undercurrents surged between the two of them. Zhou Weijie turned around and waved his hand, "I'll go down first."
He walked straight into the elevator. When the elevator door closed, Chu Yan just pushed the door open and entered the office. From a distance, through the last tiny gap, Tao Xingye and Zhou Weijie met each other's eyes.
"Mr. Tao." Chu Yan placed the gift box in front of Tao Xingye, "It's exactly what we expected."
"He thinks we've fallen into a trap, so let's see who will be the one who gets caught in the act." Tao Xingye disliked the gift box being in the way, so he pushed it aside and started working. Chu Yan wisely took the gift box and left the office.
Lin Yu woke up at ten o'clock. When she opened her eyes, the cat blinked its big eyes and lay on her, licking its fur.
She heard some noise outside and thought it was Tao Xingye, so she ran out barefoot holding the kitten.
"You're awake." The housekeeping lady clapped her hands. "Wait a moment, my soup will be ready soon. Drinking this soup after a miscarriage is the most nourishing." As she spoke, she threw in some prepared herbs.
Lin Yu went to the study, but it was empty. There was no one in Tao Xingye's bedroom either.
"What about him?"
"Who?" The aunt didn't turn around, she scooped a spoonful of soup and tasted it, "Please don't run around. Mr. Tao told me to keep a close eye on you. If anything happens to you, I will have to compensate you. This soup is really good." She took the spoon and took another sip.
Lin Yu felt annoyed. After living with Tao Xingye for a while, she became like Tao Xingye and was particularly resistant to other people appearing in her home.
She went back to the bedroom and sat by the window holding the kitten.
"Come and have some soup." The aunt, carrying a bowl of soup, pushed the door open without knocking. "Why do you have the window open so wide? If you young wives keep having miscarriages, it's your own fault for not being careful. In our time, even when our husbands were not at home, we could take good care of ourselves. When did we end up having to rely on others to take care of us..."
"Get out!" Lin Yu raised her hand and knocked over the bowl of soup. She used so much force that the bowl of soup hit her leg directly, and the hot soup flowed down her legs and spilled all over the floor.
The aunt was frightened. She opened her mouth to say something but found that small blisters were appearing on Lin Yu's legs. She was so scared that her legs went weak. "You can't blame me for this. You did it yourself. You can't ask me to pay for it!"
She said as she ran outside, frantically pulling her phone out of her pocket.
Tao Xingye was in a meeting when his cell phone kept vibrating. He didn't even look at it and continued listening to his employees' reports.
The aunt was extremely anxious, and she realized belatedly that she had to take Lin Yu to see a doctor. She turned and ran to Lin Yu's bedroom, pushed the door open and was about to go in, but the door handle wouldn't turn - Lin Yu had locked the door.
"Little ancestor, please come out quickly!" The aunt wanted to cry but had no tears. She shouted for a while but Lin Yu did not respond. Now it was too late to save him. She was sure to lose the money!
"You're such a grown-up, but you can't even cook. You start throwing things around after a few words. I'm doing this for your own good, and you're getting angry?" Auntie clapped her hands and sat down at the door. "I don't care. The company will cover it anyway. The worst that can happen is I'll just have to pay for your medical expenses. If people like you have the nerve to ask me for money, I'll be impressed."
"Stop talking!" A piercing scream echoed, and something slammed against the door with such force that the walls shook. As the sound faded, another, even more violent, crashing sound followed, mixed with a cat's meow. The entire room was thick with a sense of oppression.
The aunt took out her cell phone and quickly recorded a video and sent it to Tao Xingye. She kept calling Tao Xingye, hoping that Tao Xingye would answer the phone quickly.
She was so upset that she had no tears left. She had originally thought that coming here would not only allow her to see the world but also earn higher wages than elsewhere. Now it seemed like she had gotten no such reward. She didn't even know what she had said to offend this strange hostess.
"Is anyone there?" Tao Xinghai rang the doorbell. He was puzzled. Had his brother been arguing? The noise of smashing things was so loud. He waited to see his brother make a fool of himself. He leisurely leaned against the door with the contract in hand.
The door was opened, and a strange aunt came in with an embarrassed look on her face.
It was strange, his brother wasn't the one who disliked hiring a housekeeper the most. Tao Xinghai glanced over at his aunt, "Where's my brother?"
Brother? Auntie glanced at the man's face, which somewhat resembled Tao Xingye, and immediately grabbed Tao Xinghai's hand, "Grandpa, please go and persuade your sister-in-law. I don't know what I did to her, but her legs are still burned, and she refuses to open the door and go to the hospital."
"What are you going to do!" Tao Xinghai pushed the housekeeping aunt away and hurried to the room, "Sister-in-law! Sister-in-law! Sister Lin Yu!" He kept knocking on the door, but the person inside did not respond.
"How long has it been smashing? Does my brother know?" Tao Xinghai asked hurriedly, searching everywhere for the key. He took out his cell phone and called his brother, but the person on the other end did not answer.
The noise in the room gradually died down, but Tao Xinghai's heart was in turmoil.
He didn't have time to hesitate. He gathered all his strength, took a running start and kicked the door lock. After two kicks, the door lock finally loosened, but it still didn't open. His brother had really had enough. Why did he choose to make the bedroom door so sturdy!
Tao Xinghai rushed to the bedroom and chopped at the door with a kitchen knife. The housekeeper was so frightened that her legs went limp and she kept shouting "Amitabha".
"Puff" the steel ring of the door handle fell straight to the floor, rolling back and forth like a spinning top, spinning and refusing to stop.
Tao Xinghai pushed open the door, and Lin Yu's hand holding the porcelain piece stopped, the steel ring stopped, and he lay completely flat on the ground.
She knelt on the floor amidst the mess, red blood dripping everywhere. Her feet were completely cut, and there were many small wounds from her calves to her arms. The kitten curled up behind the curtains.
"What are you doing?" Tao Xinghai snatched the porcelain piece from Sister Lin Yu's hand. The sight of the blood on the ground made his heart palpitate. He kicked away the fragments lying in front of him, "Sister Lin Yu, don't scare me..."
The last time I saw her, Sister Lin Yu wasn't in such a bad state. What was the reason?
"Even if you smash the house to pieces, don't even think about leaving!" An angry voice came from far away. Tao Xingye stopped and pushed the door open with his right hand. The door slammed against the doorstop, and everyone woke up.
He ran past the two of them, his suit disheveled.
Lin Yu came back to his senses and looked at Tao Xingye, whose face was ashen, at a loss. He subconsciously shrank back towards the kitten, "I, I just want to put those things together..."
Tao Xingye bent down and grabbed Lin Yu's wrist, easily pulling her closer. He avoided Lin Yu's wound and held her in his arms.
"Brother, my dad asked me to give this contract..."
"Get lost!" Tao Xingye's pace became faster and faster, almost running as he disappeared from their sight. Tao Xinghai wanted to join in the fun, so he followed with his hands in his pockets.
As soon as Tao Xinghai got out of the garage, he saw his brother's car speeding away. Well, he could drive after it himself.
He rushed to the hospital, only to find Lin Yu's wrist held by her brother, while a nurse picked out the broken porcelain shards that had pierced her skin. A nearby iron tray was already laden with tiny fragments.
Every time the nurse moved, Lin Yu's arm trembled. She was extremely resistant to the nurse's contact, shrinking her arm and refusing to cooperate. Tao Xingye could only use more force to hold her down.
Sweat broke out on her forehead, and her face was filled with fear and terror. It wasn't just fear of pain, it was more like...
Tao Xinghai followed Sister Lin Yu's gaze and saw that his brother's face was ashen and his eyes were terribly cold. He couldn't tell whether he was angry or had some other emotion.
He was a little scared just looking at her, not to mention Sister Lin Yu who was so close to him.
"Brother." Tao Xinghai reminded him and signaled his brother to look at Lin Yu with his eyes.
Who knew his brother's expression would become even more terrifying. "If you're afraid of me like this, then don't even think about fighting me! I told you you can't leave, and you can't leave until everything is turned upside down."
He shouldn't have been soft-hearted towards Lin Yu. Seeing Lin Yu sitting by the window last night, he thought about it all night and felt that he was pushing Lin Yu too hard.
Since Lin Yu didn't want to follow him to the company and didn't want to be watched by him all the time, he would leave Lin Yu at home and ask someone else to look after Lin Yu.
Who knew that Lin Yu would escalate his confrontation with him? "Medical technology is so advanced, even if you cut your wrists again, I can still save you. Don't forget what kind of company I run. If you keep making trouble, I'll turn you into a vegetable, lying in bed every day, unable to go anywhere. I don't think you can..."
"Brother!" Tao Xinghai warned, Lin Yu's eyes were too abnormal.
He called a nurse to replace his brother, but Tao Xingye was not willing to give up his position.
"Brother," Tao Xinghai lowered his voice, "Didn't you notice that Sister Lin Yu was shaking a little abnormally?" Just now she was shaking when she was touched, but now her whole body is shaking.
He recalled the scene at home just now. There was a pile of broken porcelain pieces in front of Lin Yu. Now thinking about her words, it seemed that she was really piecing together those broken things.
But she had broken it herself. Breaking things wasn't a big deal, and neither was picking them up after they were broken. But she'd rather get bruised than put something back together as if it didn't hurt, which was a big deal.
"Brother, when you have time, take Sister Lin Yu to see a psychiatrist." Tao Xinghai said hesitantly, "You can't tell that she is sick." He, an outsider, had to remind her.
Or is it that those involved are too confused? Looking back at what his brother said after he came back, they all revolved around the topic of Sister Lin Yu leaving. Could it be that his brother regarded Sister Lin Yu's illness as Sister Lin Yu's struggle to leave?
"Brother!" Tao Xinghai hurriedly supported Tao Xingye who was falling backwards. Now Tao Xingye had to give up his seat.
Tao Xinghai helped his brother to rest nearby. Tao Xingye pulled his arms free, covered his cheeks with his hands, and rested his arms on his knees. Perhaps it was because his suit was wrinkled or something else, but his brother looked different than ever before.
It was obvious that his hair was not well-groomed, with clumps on the left and right. It was not obvious from the front just now, but now that he lowered his head, it was particularly messy, and even a little... depressed.
"What's the contract? Do you want me to divorce Lin Yu?" His brother's voice was very muffled. Tao Xinghai really wanted to add something and say, "You guessed right," but he still held back.
"Don't show it to me, don't show it to me..." He was still covering his face, "Lin Yu and I, it seems that no one has blessed us, and she seems not to accept it recently... Looking at these again, these words that separate us, I want them..." His last tone was lingering and disappeared in an instant.
Tao Xinghai believed his ears, he was not mistaken, his brother was sobbing.
Tao Xingye spread his hands and straightened up, his face still expressionless. But this expressionless face was completely different from the one he usually wore during meetings. It seemed more like he was trying to hide his feelings. If even the slightest weight fell on him, he would completely collapse...
"Brother..." Tao Xinghai wanted to say the words of comfort but couldn't. His face was burning with pain and he was ashamed of himself. He had chased his brother here just to see him make a fool of himself and to see his brother's embarrassment.
At this moment, he truly saw the fragility that had never appeared in his brother's life in more than ten years, but he just couldn't feel happy.
A deep sense of loss passed through Lin Yu and finally fell on his brother.
"You two were fine before..." Tao Xinghai didn't understand why it turned out like this.
"You can go now." Tao Xingye stood up with the help of the wall, his back to his brother, "I need to trouble you with one thing. My cat is still at home. Please help me take care of her for a day."
Tao Xingye entered the diagnosis room, and everyone noticed that as soon as he came in, Lin Yu's body, which had just relaxed a little, tensed up again.
The nurse gave him a reproachful look, and Tao Xingye paused in his steps towards Lin Yu. He took a few steps back and finally sat back on the iron chair by the door.
His slender figure was reflected on the floor, and Lin Yu's muffled groan came to his ears.
Tao Xingye clenched his fists. His left hand still had a tooth mark that hadn't healed yet. He thought, he would rather get hurt than have Lin Yu bear it. How painful it would be to have the splinters pierce the skin, how it would itch when the wound opened...
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