Chapter 208 is a life progress bar.
She rushed over, "When did you get here? Are you done talking?"
Xu Chi gazed at the girl before him, a slight smile playing on his lips as always.
Instead of answering, he asked, "Are you cold?"
Tu Yao nodded: "It's cold."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chi took off his coat and wrapped it tightly around the person.
However, the movement remained stagnant for a long time.
Cold knuckles pressed tightly against her shoulder through her thick coat.
"Xiaochi?"
Tu Yao looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Xu Chi smiled faintly, his eyes slightly lowered, feeling a heavy, oppressive feeling in his chest that he couldn't let go of or dissipate.
Tu Xiaomao was very cautious. Even when talking to Bai Chumeng, he always guided her and did not take the initiative to admit the information she knew.
But... that's enough to prove his guess is true.
Tu Xiaomao, without anyone's knowledge, carried a fortune progress bar and took on such a huge responsibility.
She worked hard with unwavering courage for her family and friends.
"...It's nothing. Is she just unwilling to reveal who's behind it all?"
Tu Yao nodded and said as she walked, "Yes, she didn't say. She's very cautious, but it's okay. I'll continue investigating."
She said with particular seriousness, "Xiao Chi, I will continue to work hard."
“I can investigate through people close to Bai Chumeng. If I can’t find anything from Bai Chumeng, I’ll ask Sangsang for things left behind by Chuman. Objects are the most reliable source of evidence, right?”
Xu Chi's brow twitched suddenly, and a message flashed through his mind.
wrong……
He slowly raised his eyes and looked at the girl who was confidently analyzing the situation.
He seemed to have realized the point he had overlooked.
Tu Yao...why should she shoulder such a huge responsibility?
Before he could think it through, Tu Yao suddenly took out her phone as she was talking.
The moment I tapped the screen, I was so scared I shuddered!
He immediately turned his head in alarm, "Xiao Chi!"
"Didn't you tell my brother?"
The screen was filled with images of Tu Chaoxi, Nan Ke, Lin Yue, Madam Jiang, and even missed calls from Jiang Liqing!
"It's all over!!!"
Uncle Liqing handled things with Wei Tai; she never intended to keep it a secret.
The original plan for today was for officials to be present, and for the Bai family to use their large-scale destruction of ships late at night to expose the smuggling operation.
But no one expected that Bai Chumeng would take the risk of detonating the cargo ship in order to help the person behind her gain luck.
Although the outcome was good, it also significantly increased the risk factor during the process.
It's easy to imagine how anxious her grandmother and brothers are right now.
Tu Yao trembled as she prepared her words, quickly trying to reassure everyone that she was safe.
While typing, she couldn't help but "accuse" him, "Xiao Chi, have you forgotten?"
"No, you have to stand up for me when my brother yells at me later!"
"Hey, how could you forget!"
In the darkness, the girl walked forward with her head down, her brows furrowed. She skillfully typed a string of "apology" on the screen, then copied it, opened each chat box from top to bottom, pasted it, and sent it.
After posting it, I looked back at it, thought for a few seconds, typed some more, and added a few more sentences.
After several rounds, I finally felt a little relieved.
Xu Chi remained silent, gazing at her.
That's how it is.
Why did Tu Xiaomao take on such a responsibility?
Or rather, why did she voluntarily accept such a responsibility?
If she now considers Tu Chaoxi, Nan Ke, and Lin Yue as family, she is willing to protect them.
But what about at the beginning?
If he remembered correctly, Tu Xiaomao had been helping Tu Chaoxi clear her name of those unfounded accusations and reclaim the luck that Bai Chumeng had stolen from her from the very beginning.
In that small mountain village, even though Tu Chaoxi was the closest blood relative to Tu Xiaomao, from an emotional perspective, Tu Chaoxi was just a stranger who had fallen from the sky.
Why did she so readily try to maintain a relationship with her brothers from the very beginning, before she had even established an emotional connection with them?
A sudden, bitter feeling welled up in Xu Chi's throat.
Unless... this luck progress bar is bound to what is most important to her.
She had no choice; she had to do it.
So, what is most important to Tu Xiaomao?
What is it...?
Suddenly, Xu Chi felt a slight, inconspicuous throbbing pain in his heart.
He looked up and was met with a cold wind and stifling air. Tonight felt just like the night a few days ago when Tu Yao had taken the initiative to make up with him.
Suddenly, unexpectedly, a sentence that Tu Yao had said that day came to Xu Chi's mind.
...
"Xiao Chi, we promised each other we'd live to be a hundred together."
Live to be a hundred years old...
Xu Chi's steps froze instantly.
In an instant, the sharp pain transformed into a tight, suffocating feeling, making his breathing heavy and laborious, an invisible and colorless shackle.
May you live a long and healthy life.
...Tu Xiaomao had mentioned these four words to him more than once.
...Even during the most difficult times, Tu Xiaomao was prepared to save money to take him for a medical check-up.
...Tu Xiaomao, as long as he promises to live to be a hundred, all his secrets and mistakes can be forgiven.
Tu Xiaomao has repeatedly expressed his hope that he will cherish life.
……life.
It is life.
What Tu Xiaomao has always valued most is life.
The night wind was biting, carrying the salty smell of the sea as it brushed past my nose.
All the information became completely clear at that moment.
That wasn't a crisis warning at all.
That's... a luck progress bar.
It's also Tu Yao's...
Xu Chi's face turned deathly pale for a moment, as if his heart was being gripped tightly by two hands, and a sharp pain spread rapidly from his chest to his entire body.
...Life progress bar.
...
Tu Yao finally realized something was wrong. She chattered like a sparrow, "complaining" for a long time, and admitted her mistakes several times. She typed hundreds of words, but Xiao Chi remained silent.
She subconsciously looked up, only to be caught off guard and bumped into a pitch-black gaze in the darkness.
Tu Yao was stunned for a moment.
She had never been looked at like this before. Countless complex and turbulent emotions surged in her eyes, emotions she couldn't handle, as if they could see right through her.
Tu Yao felt a little flustered and subconsciously looked around.
She asked hesitantly, "Xiao Chi, what's wrong?"
Xu Chi remained silent, gazing at her intently.
Tu Yao scratched her head: "Xiao Chi?"
"I...I didn't really blame you, I just..."
Before he could finish speaking, the young man suddenly reached out and, with a hint of restraint, pulled her into his arms.
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