chapter9

  Yuan Zhi looked at him with a silly expression, then jumped up from the sofa and quickly ran out. This year, his rejection of He Shuang had decreased a lot. It was like a deflated soccer ball - no matter how you kicked or threw it, there would be no reaction, so you wouldn't think about continuing to fight with this ball. That's how he felt about He Shuang - no matter how sarcastic or playful she was, she always looked tolerant and didn't care. After calming down and thinking carefully, he realized that she wasn't guilty of anything. Whether she had a relationship with Yuan Chongyang or not wasn't her choice, nor did she have the ability to do so. For such a long time, this quiet girl hadn't mentioned her past family, hadn't made a single phone call, and even spent New Year's alone, as if she was born to live like that. Maybe, she really didn't have it easy.

  It's possible that they may not become good friends with this person, but at present, Yuan Zhi doesn't want the other party to encounter any mishaps because of his own problems.

  Out of the door, he took out his phone and dialed Lu Sisi's number, but no one answered until the call was cut off. Yuan Zhi cursed under his breath and made several more calls that didn't go through before giving up.

  He turned around and looked at He Shouci who followed him, "Where does that woman usually hang out?"

  "How would I know?" He Shouci panted slightly, propping his knee up uncertainly: "Maybe it wasn't her after all, Lyu Sisi probably didn't have the guts."

  "You don't know anything, do you know what happened to Zou Fang last time when she was locked in the toilet and splashed with cold water and ended up in hospital? It was this person who did it." He said to He Shou's surprised gaze, "You think she's a good person, maybe He Song is also being locked up somewhere now, and this possibility is very high."

  "What's wrong with you!" Heisuke said dryly, opening his mouth slightly.

  That's what he said, but his hand had already pulled out the phone from his pocket to call someone he knew for information. Although he disliked He Song, he didn't think of making a big deal out of it, and a small lesson was a good thing. If things got too big, it wouldn't be fun anymore. Besides, in any case, he had been watching this black skin for almost a year now?

  Yuan Zhi's interpersonal relationship was not very good with Shou Si Guang. He leaned against the wall, furrowed his brow and stared at him without making any further moves.

  It wasn't until about twenty minutes later that someone called to say they had spotted Lü Sisi at a teahouse in the city, and the two of them rushed over without saying another word.

  They often came to this teahouse before, each with a separate suite and good environment, the service was also okay, so business was very good. According to the text message sent by others, they found Lü Sisi with a bad face in the corner of the second floor, and when they saw them, their faces naturally became even worse.

  There was also a girl in the private room, a schoolmate, who had seen her several times but didn't know her well, not even knowing her name.

  "What are you doing here?" Lü Sisi asked with a somewhat unpleasant tone.

  Yuan Zhi took a step closer, his eyes cold and direct, "Where is He Song?"

  She was stunned for a moment, then frowned and glared at him with an impatient expression. "What's this about He Sheng? I don't even know who He Sheng is."

  Yuan Zhi remained unmoved, his gaze flicking over her left cheek, which was deliberately covered by her hair to conceal the red swelling. It wasn't obvious, but it couldn't be missed either. His voice grew even colder, "I'll ask again, where is He Song?"

  Lü Sisi raised her voice, "I said I don't know, I... Ah!"

  The last scream was issued by the two girls together, with visible terror and astonishment.

  Yuan Zhi tossed the broken teapot, which had been shattered into four or five pieces on the corner of the table, to the side with a loud crash, causing the two girls to jump in fright again. The hot tea, filled with flower petals, spilled all over the table and continued to drip down along the edge, making a sound that was almost like water flowing. Some of the liquid landed on Lü Sisi's ankle, and the scalding temperature made her quickly pull her foot back, causing her whole body to shudder.

  Yuan Zhi picked up another glass cup, the tea inside was still steaming, this time he directly raised it to Lv Si's head, against her frightened gaze, calmly spat out a word, "Speak."

  Lü Sisi slowly lowered her eyes, swallowed hard, and didn't dare to look at his handsome yet evil eyes again. Although there was no anger in them, she felt afraid, and her voice trembled as she whispered: "The warehouse on the northernmost side of your neighborhood."

  The humble and reserved appearance seemed as if the previous arrogance was just an illusion.

  Yuan Zhi stared straight at her, put the cup on the table, and then turned around and walked out.

  He Shouci, who had been watching from the side since the beginning, glanced at Lv Sisi's disheveled appearance and then looked at the girl opposite her, who didn't even dare to breathe loudly with a pale face. He clicked his tongue a few times and said with a tone of gloating: "Women are too heartless, it's not good!"

  He also followed and ran, without any sense of guilt or shame, a typical example of being reckless and irresponsible.

  The two of them took a taxi and rushed to the warehouse in the residential area. It was already very late, and the lighting here wasn't very good. After getting out of the car, He Shou Si looked around at the streetlights that were blocked by willow trees, and the dim light made the surrounding area seem like it was covered with a layer of black cloth, which made the old and dilapidated buildings even more terrifying. He shuddered and muttered: "It's really scary to come here so late at night, I didn't think so before."

  They grew up in this neighborhood since they were young, and when they played role-playing games as kids, they also came to explore here, but at that time there was no eerie horror feeling like now.

  "Let's go!" Yuan Zhi said and walked towards that dark warehouse.

  He Shouci hastily followed him, almost sticking to his side, and whispered: "Hey, is it possible that Xiao Hei will be scared crazy if he really is here?"

  Yuan Zhi furrowed his brow and nudged him with his shoulder. "Keep a distance from me."

  "Stop it!" He Shouci stuck on again and whispered: "I'm afraid!"

  Yuan Zhi suddenly felt a wave of disgust.

  Just as they were approaching the door, a faint noise suddenly came out. He Shouci immediately jumped in place and grabbed Yuan Zhi's arm, stiffening his voice: "Did you hear? Did you hear? There's something!"

  He looked around nervously, his breathing becoming noticeably rapid, "Ahh, I want to go home!"

  Yuan Zhi couldn't take it anymore and kicked him, scolding: "Can you have some dignity?"

  Before He Shou could refute, a hoarse and urgent shout came from the gap of the warehouse door, "There's someone inside! Please don't leave, there's someone!"

  Yuan Zhi struggled free from He Shou's grasp and hurriedly quickened his pace to run over. He Sheng was still shouting non-stop, one cry after another, with a hint of sobbing in his voice. He ran to the door, tried to open it, and said calmly, "I'm not leaving, stop yelling, you're acting like a madman."

  The slightly sarcastic tone made He Song pause for a moment, muttering to himself, "Yuan Zhi? Is it Yuan Zhi?"

  "Uh-huh." He responded with a grunt, then turned to He Shouci and said, "Turn on the phone light for me to take a look." Immediately after that, he spoke into the intercom again, "I'm opening the door now, just wait a bit!"

  "Xiao Hei, aren't you afraid?" He Shouci held up his phone and teased him in a strange tone, as if the previous hiding was just a dream. "Hey, you must remember that we're good to you, coming out on this dark adventure to save you at midnight. Do you know how dark and eerie it is? You should be grateful to us from now on, you know? Running into us is your good fortune from past lives, see how magnanimous we are, not even counting the stupid things you did before."

  Yuan Zhi couldn't help but glance up at him, and the other party, with his chin raised and head shaking, looked back at him with a smug expression, not feeling embarrassed in the slightest.

  “Huh!” He Song leaned against the door and responded with an extremely serious tone, her nasal cavity's sourness becoming more apparent at this moment. She had been alone in this desolate place for several hours, and even an adult would find it unbearable to stay here, let alone her. He Song almost thought she would be scared to death, as every small sound in the warehouse made her skin crawl and her heart beat wildly like crazy. In the prolonged silence, she could only count on her clear heartbeat to get through this unbearable darkness. She thought no one would come, really wouldn't come, and had prepared herself for that eventuality. But then a miracle happened - Yuan Zhi's lazy words in her ear suddenly sounded like heavenly music, as if a beam of light from above illuminated her entire body, finally giving her hope.

  Yuan Zhi, that boy who was so infuriatingly obedient, had given her a hope she had never felt before.

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