It was already nine o'clock in the evening when Xia Tong arrived at the door of his house by car. In front of the apartment building, a black figure stood with his back to his back, his slanting shadow being stretched by the street lights onto the bluestone pavement.
Suddenly looking up, Xia Tong discovered that there was a man standing upright under the street lamp, looking at her. She was startled, but she calmed down when she saw who it was.
"How did you come?"
At this moment, another voice jumped out of the dark shadow: "Mommy!"
A round little ball came out of the man's arms. It was his daughter, Xia Guaiguai.
Xia Tong took Guaguai from Gu Haoran's arms, and then she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to pick her up from the kindergarten today! It was because of the kidnapping tonight that disrupted everything for her.
I couldn't help but say gratefully: "Thank you for picking up Guaiguai for me."
Today, Gu Haoran lacked his usual flirtatiousness and was unexpectedly silent. He frowned and asked, "Why don't you turn on your phone?"
Xia Tong was slightly stunned, cell phone? She clearly didn't hear any cell phone ringing!
"Have you called me?" she asked confused.
Gu Haoran paused: "I called you dozens of times, but no one answered. Xia Tong, don't you know I would be worried? You disappeared inexplicably for several hours. Do you know this
How do I spend my time? I am afraid that something will happen to you every second. Have you ever considered my mood? "
His face was gloomy, sullen and a bit anxious, and his face turned pale with anger.
Xia Tong suddenly realized that maybe she had dropped her phone when she was kidnapped.
Seeing him like this, Xia Tong suddenly felt guilty and distressed. He held his free hand and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry. I encountered something today, so I didn't have time to contact you."
"What happened?" Gu Haoran held her back.
"I..." Xia Tong paused. She couldn't tell him that she was almost raped. Otherwise, she couldn't guarantee whether he would do to the men tonight what he did to Xu Chen before.
Thinking of this, she explained: "It's nothing, I just met a robber on the road and robbed my bag. Later, the robber was caught by the police, and I went to the police station with him. The mobile phone may have been stolen on the way to the bag.
I lost it accidentally."
Hearing this, his expression relaxed: "That's good." Then he said with lingering fear: "Next time something happens, you must contact me as soon as possible. Don't make me nervous, you know?"
Xia Tong smiled and nodded: "Yes."
***** *****
Working until noon that day, Xia Tong was preparing to pack up and go to dinner, but a group of women in the office began to sit together happily and chat about the gossip in the newspapers.
"Hey, have you seen today's social news?" Gossip Girl A said mysteriously.
"Is there any special news?" Gossip Girl B asked.
"Look at this news——", a raised the newspaper in his hand: "'Anqing Police Station acted decisively and bravely, wiping out three major prostitution dens in two hours.'"
"Qi——I thought it was some kind of news. No matter how wise and powerful the policeman is, catching thieves and stabbing prostitutes, what does it have to do with me?"
"It's a big deal!" Girl A said, "Look here."
"Ah? My dear little Hyun Hyun actually went to a place like that——." Girl B held the newspaper and looked heartbroken: "It's a waste that I have regarded him as my dream lover since I was a child, but he actually also
Going to whore?!"
"Come on -" the girls sneered: "The second young master of Qin, Qin Muxuan, is still young, not yet twenty years old. He is more than ten years younger than you, Aunt Yang, and he has a little lover in his dream? It's disgusting!"
Girl B was indignant: "What's wrong with being ten years younger? Don't you know that in love, height is not the difference, and age is not the distance? Besides, I heard that the second son of Qin has not had a mother since he was a child. In an environment lacking maternal love and care,
When you grow up, maybe people will love this woman with maternal care?"
Everyone mourned.
Suddenly a voice jumped out in surprise: "Hey... Come and take a look at this photo. This prostitute looks so familiar..."
"Ah, let's take a look...it looks familiar to me too..."
"Ah! I know!" Kuaizuiqianqian had no doubt that he was there, and the voice jumped out of her mouth without passing through her brain: "This woman looks like Sister Xia Tong...!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Qianqian was pulled hard by a colleague next to her. Qianqian looked at her in surprise, but saw her face stiff and winking at him, which made her even more confused.
Hearing this, Xia Tong's hands when packing her things suddenly stopped. Before she could think about it, the cell phone on the table rang. It was Gu Haoran, and Xia Tong pressed the answer button.
"Where?" he asked straight away, his tone a little stiff.
"In the office, preparing to go to the staff restaurant for dinner." Xia Tong answered honestly.
"Okay, just stay there, I'll go find you now."
Uh...wait a minute, just as Xia Tong was about to stop him, the call was cut off, and there was a beeping busy tone. Xia Tong put down the phone, confused.
There was no one in the office, and the colleagues who had just gathered around to discuss gossip had gone. Only a few half-read newspapers were left, spread out on the table.
Xia Tong hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward. Just as she was about to grab the newspaper, a photo flashed out, instantly impacting all her thoughts and senses.
It was a woman with her head lowered, her black hair covered in front of her face like straw, and her expression was pale. The exquisite suit was torn into pieces, and there were vague red scratches on the exposed skin.
And he knew how cruelly he had been treated before. The most important thing is that even though the photo was intentionally blurred by the reporters, Xia Tong still recognized the person in the photo at a glance - it was the person who was hijacked yesterday and almost escaped.
The self who was designed to be raped.
how so?
Xia Tong was frozen in place, not knowing how to react for a moment. Until several knocks on the door interrupted her thinking, Xia Tong suddenly raised her head, and when she saw Gu Haoran standing at the door, she looked like
Subconsciously, he hid the newspaper behind his back and smiled: "Are you here?"
After noticing her little movement, the man's eyes darkened slightly, but returned to calm after a moment.
"I'm coming to have lunch with you."
Xia Tong hesitated: "Where to eat?"
He answered simply: "Staff cafeteria."
Uh..., Xia Tong was curious. In her impression, the young man in front of her was almost picky about food. He couldn't get enough of ordinary restaurants, let alone a place like the staff restaurant where people eat from a big pot.
"Are you sure?" she asked.
"Of course!" He stepped forward and grabbed her hand, held it tightly in his hand, and said in a domineering tone, "Now I want you to stay with me twenty-four hours a day, and you are not allowed to leave my sight for a moment."
"Gu Haoran, you are really authoritarian." Xia Tong muttered softly.