Xiao thought that if he said no, Xia Xingchen would not go. But just as he finished speaking, Li Li's voice calling Xia Xingchen rang in his ears, followed by Li Li's angry scolding: "What a coward."
When Xiao opened his eyes, all he saw were the backs of Xia Xingchen and Li Li.
Xiao hung his head in frustration, frowning and complaining, "What coward? You actually called me a coward? I didn't want to go because I was worried about Xiao Xingchen..."
At this time, the night was dark and windy, and the wind was whistling. Xia Xingchen came to the door of Tong's house. The door was closed. The black shadows of two branches were reflected on the door, swaying in the wind. Coupled with the whistling sound of the wind, it felt a little weird.
Li Li hugged her arms, feeling cold all over. Seeing the closed door of the Tong family, she asked weakly, "Xingchen, why don't we come back tomorrow?"
Li Li's voice seemed even quieter due to the sound of the wind. Xia Xingchen acted as if he didn't hear her and stared at the iron gate in front of him.
Seeing that Xia Xingchen didn't respond, Li Li had no choice but to speak loudly: "Xingchen, I'll go knock on the door."
When Li Li reached the door, she was about to ring the doorbell when Xiao suddenly said, "Wait a minute!"
Li Li turned to look at him, an unstoppable smile on her face. When he approached, she shyly blamed him, "Aren't you going home? Why are you following me? Coward."
Xiao protested dissatisfiedly: "Who said I was a coward? I am clearly a hero who would risk his life for his brothers!"
Li Li admitted that he was a hero, but the smile on her face was self-evident.
Not long after the doorbell rang, an old man opened the door. Of course, Xiao was not stupid enough to tell the truth, but he tactfully said that he and Tong Shuyue were classmates, and he was looking for her so late at night for something very important, and hoped that the old man could be flexible.
Unexpectedly, the old man just nodded at him, and then began to look him up and down. When he saw his red hair, the old man felt that this young man was not a good person, so he rejected him.
In fact, after Tong Shuyue came back, she told the old man that no matter who came to see her, no matter what the reason was, he should refuse.
After the old man finished speaking, he didn't give Xiao any chance to argue and directly asked the bodyguard to close the door, forcing Xiao to swallow back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
At this time, Xia Xingchen pulled Xiao away and rang the doorbell again.
The old man probably guessed that it was Xiao who rang the doorbell, so no one came to open it. It was not until Xia Xingchen rang it five or six times that the old man finally came to open the door.
The moment the door opened, the old man saw not the red-haired Xiao, but a lively little girl with short black hair.
Seeing such a lovely little girl, the old man's boyish heart overflowed. He smiled and asked, "Little girl, are you here to see my eldest daughter too?"
Xia Xingchen said bluntly: "Yes."
Hearing this, the old man felt troubled. "But, our eldest lady just told me not to let anyone see her..."
Xia Xingchen took two steps forward and whispered something in the old man's ear. The old man's eyes lit up and he stared at Xia Xingchen in disbelief. He asked uncertainly, "Really?"
Xia Xingchen nodded, "If you don't believe me, you can go ask your eldest lady."
The old man nodded repeatedly, "I believe it, I believe it, Miss Xia, please come in..."
At that moment, Xiao and Li Li looked at each other in shock, as if they couldn't believe what was happening before their eyes. Xia Xingchen... just... went in?!
Or was he invited in by the old man?
Perhaps because she had done something wrong, Tong Shuyue was restless and anxious after returning home from the studio. Even though she asked the servant to pour her a glass of water, she not only forgot to drink it, but also accidentally threw the glass to the ground. She was not afraid of Xia Xingchen, but Gong Bingye's words kept appearing in her mind:
They dismembered him, sold his organs on the black market, and hung his head in the most conspicuous place in the black market.
Every time I think about it, my body trembles!
This time, just as she finished her thought and was still in shock from the fear, she was startled by the servant's sudden cry, her heart almost jumping out of her chest.
Tong Shuyue was so angry that she scolded the servant harshly. After she finished scolding him, she asked, "What's the matter?"
The servant said aggrievedly: "I just heard Uncle Tong calling Miss Xia outside to come and see the eldest lady."
"Miss Xia?" Tong Shuyue was overjoyed. "Could it be Sister Xia? She must know that I'm scared now, so she came to accompany me..."
Tong Shuyue walked out as she spoke. After a few steps, she saw Uncle Tong leading Xia Xingchen in...
Tong Shuyue screamed in disbelief: "Uncle Tong, why did you let her in?"
This shout startled Uncle Tong. After he calmed down, he slowly explained, "Miss, this Miss Xia said she is your friend. It's windy tonight and she was afraid you might be scared, so she came over to keep you company."
Uncle Tong knew that Tong Shuyue had a good friend named Sister Xia because he often heard Tong Shuyue calling Sister Xia.
Tong Shuyue was so angry that she jumped up and down. "Uncle Tong, I do have a friend with the surname Xia, but her name is Xia Xingkong, not this woman in front of me. You are really getting old and confused. Get rid of her right away. It's really unlucky."
As she spoke, Tong Shuyue even pretended to fan the air in front of her to show how disgusted she was with Xia Xingchen.
It seems that I was really wrong!
Uncle Tong sighed helplessly, and then coaxed Xia Xingchen to leave. Just then, Xiao and Li Li rushed in front of Xia Xingchen, blocking Uncle Tong. Uncle Tong was stunned with anger and pointed at the two of them, "What are you two doing?"
"We're all in Xinghai. Speaking of which, you're my senior. You kicked me out on my first visit. Is this the Tong family's way of treating guests?" Xia Xingchen slowly emerged from behind Xiao. Dressed entirely in black, she moved through the darkness like a ghost. Her voice, perhaps tinged with the chill of the wind, grew cold. "Or perhaps the eldest daughter of the Tong family has done something sinful and is afraid I'll find out, so... she's so impatient to kick me out?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? I am an upright person, how could I have done anything wrong!" Tong Shuyue turned her back to Xia Xingchen and clenched her teeth. Even if Xia Xingchen had no background or strength, she could not easily admit to drugging her, as it would damage her own image.
Tong Shuyue was worried that Xia Xingchen would continue to ask questions, so she quickly ordered Uncle Tong to kick them out.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Uncle Tong opened his mouth to give orders to the bodyguards, he was punched hard by Xiao.
Xiao was very strong and knocked Uncle Tong to the ground.
Uncle Tong lay on the ground, grimacing and screaming in pain.
All of a sudden, more than a dozen bodyguards rushed out and surrounded the three of them.
Li Li had never seen such a big scene before. She was so scared that she hid behind Xiao and kept pulling at his sleeve.
Seeing them slowly approaching, Li Li asked softly, "Are you scared?"
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