Chapter 198 Killing Four Birds with One Stone
Cheng Sangsang: ? ? ?
She quickly looked up and scanned the room: "He's here too???"
"Weren't you two arguing? We didn't tell him what we were going to do tonight."
"Did you contact him beforehand?"
“No.” Tu Yao sat down on the stone steps. “But I’ve already informed my brother, and he’ll probably tell Xiao Chi as well.”
"But... isn't Teacher Tu quite wary of Chairman Xu?"
Tu Yao couldn't help but laugh: "So he would talk to Xiao Chi while he was angry."
After saying that, she quickly took out her phone and called Tu Chaoxi to let her know she was safe.
Cheng Sangsang: "...When will Chairman Xu arrive?"
It's almost midnight now.
Tu Yao thought for a moment: "They probably arrived a long time ago."
"ah?"
Upon hearing this, Lao Cheng immediately scanned the surroundings warily. The next second, as if he had caught sight of something, he pointed to the opposite side.
Is that the car?
The two of them immediately looked in that direction.
In the darkness, an unremarkable supercar was hidden on the road. Due to its small size, half of the car was obscured by the bushes on both sides, almost blending into the night.
You can't see it at all if you don't look closely!
But one thing is certain: the car was already here long before they arrived.
Cheng Sangsang was filled with awe and quickly tugged at Old Cheng's arm!
"Tu Xiaomao, we'll be going now!"
Soon, only Tu Yao remained under the dark streetlights.
From afar, I heard the sound of the car door being opened and then closed again, not too hard and not too soft.
Tu Yao looked up and saw a young man in a simple black trench coat slowly walking towards her in the twilight.
He knelt down in front of her.
His face had an unnatural, long-absent pallor.
He said softly, "...Still don't want to talk to me?"
Tu Yao put her phone back in her pocket and looked him straight in the eye: "I didn't mean I didn't want to talk to you. I said goodbye when I left."
"Koike, we're not in a cold war."
Xu Chi was slightly taken aback: "Then I misunderstood."
After a long pause, he continued, "Tu Xiaomao, I want to make up with you, but I don't know how."
"...or rather."
A hint of self-deprecation flashed in his eyes: "I'm a little afraid that the more I do, the more mistakes I make."
After leaving that day, he thought about it for a long time by himself.
He could vaguely sense that Tu Yao's emotions were not simply anger.
Perhaps it wasn't anger.
But this involves something he cannot control or know, so he begins to feel lost.
Two whole days.
Xu Chi had never felt that time had been so long, but when he thought about it carefully, it was only two short days.
He did not shy away from his mistakes; in fact, he was eager to reflect on them and wanted to confess his error to Tu Yao.
But for the first time in my life, I hesitated and questioned whether my next decision would be enough to earn forgiveness.
In the darkness of night, he meticulously analyzed his emotional journey over the past two days, explaining it to her honestly and completely, without omitting anything.
"...On the way here I thought, since I don't know what to do, I'll tell you everything."
"Now that you've listened, help me decide what to do."
The right to choose and the right to dispose of are all given to you.
"OK?"
Tu Yao listened quietly until he finished speaking and looked up again.
"Then do me a favor, and we'll be back together."
Xu Chi paused for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, go ahead."
"Those illegal immigrants in Qinghe Lane robbed an old man during the day. Could you help me find the old man's wallet?"
...
Xu Chi's breath hitched for a second, then he chuckled, "...That's all?"
Tu Yao pursed her lips: "That's it."
The smile on Xu Chi's face gradually faded.
How could I be so soft-hearted...
Even the heart beating in his chest was softening.
He didn't respond, so Tu Yao continued, "Xiao Chi, I'll be fair."
"If I'm angry with you because you've been incredibly kind to me without any limits, then I should forgive you without any limits this time."
She paused for a moment, then said softly, "But actually, I'm not angry. I'm not angry with you."
"I didn't mean to tell you I didn't want to talk, because that day, I really didn't know what to say."
Koike said he was confused, and so was she.
Just like the bewilderment I felt a few months ago when I suddenly learned that she had a countdown timer for her life.
Even now, she remains confused by the uncertain and dangerous information.
But emotions are emotions, and friends are friends.
Between them, it always takes for each of them to take a step forward, so she made that call to her older brother to report the situation.
She was informing her brothers, and also wanted to... see Xiaochi.
"...I actually have a lot of emotions I want to vent, for you, for my brothers, for everyone."
"I'll save these up, and when... the time comes, I'll tell you."
But now is not the time; there are more important things to deal with.
"Now, Koike, no matter what happens, we will always walk together."
"I'm done talking."
She looked up again and asked earnestly, "Is there anything else you want to say?"
Xu Chi felt enveloped by a subtle, bittersweet feeling, his gaze deep and uncontrollably fixed on her.
There's one more thing.
He spoke in a low, slow voice: "...Tu Xiaomao, a very good person."
Tu Yao was taken aback.
The next second, she quietly moved to the side.
Soon, another figure landed beside him.
In the boundless night, the sirens of police cars echoed back and forth, neither too close nor too far, and a cold wind swept through the air, creating a completely different atmosphere from the last time.
Tu Yao looked up and suddenly asked, "...Xiao Chi, if you remember this sentence, you must also remember another one."
"...We also said that we would live to be a hundred years old together."
"Yes or no?"
Xu Chi was slightly taken aback and turned his head.
"Of course, I always remember."
Tu Yao remained silent for a long time, then said, "...Let's make up now."
...
In the car, Lao Cheng was still reviewing the series of schemes that had just been executed and trying to instill them into Cheng Sangsang's mind.
"Miss, tell me, isn't this killing three birds with one stone a brilliant move!"
After saying that, I didn't really have high hopes that she could apply what she learned to other situations, but I'd be happy to learn even a little bit.
But the next second, Cheng Sangsang leaned against the car window, pondered for a while, and shook her head.
"Uncle, it's killing four birds with one stone."
...and found a suitable opportunity to reconcile with his friend.
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