Thunder exploded in the sky, and lightning flashed through the window, illuminating the sinister and gloomy expression on the sofa in the living room.
The man sat on the sofa and had been waiting for nearly two hours.
As time went by, the man's eyebrows became more and more wrinkled, the low-pressure aura overflowed, and the air in the living room seemed to have solidified.
Uncle Bai, the housekeeper, and Tang Chi, the bodyguard and assistant, stood on the left and right beside the sofa, holding their breath and trying to reduce their presence.
Dangdangdang...
The grandfather clock rang in a low voice, and the hands pointed to ten o'clock in the evening, which was already one hour past the latest time Tang Si had set for Yun Xi to return home - nine o'clock.
Tang Si, who was sitting on the sofa like a sculpture, had exhausted the last of his patience. He pushed the armrests of the sofa with both hands, and the man stood up with a sullen face.
"Call everyone to go out and look for it."
The man took a deep breath and his tone became higher.
"We must find her back tonight. If she dares to disobey, she will be tied up and brought back to me!"
Say something about being obedient, say something about changing your mind in the future...
It’s only been a day, and he’s gone missing again!
She doesn't have to go to school on weekends, so wherever she can go, she must be fooling around with those gangsters again.
How could he still believe her lies?
"Sir." There was some hesitation in Tang Chi's tone, "Do you really want to... give orders to everyone?"
The Tang family not only has a business empire, but also cultivates its own family strength. If everyone is mobilized, it is a power that can alarm the entire imperial capital.
Tang Chi has been with Tang Si for so many years, and this is the first time he has heard him give such an order.
Tang Si looked sideways, his eyes as dark as frost.
Facing his murderous gaze, Tang Chi's heart suddenly twitched.
"yes!"
He took out his mobile phone, pressed the shortcut key No. 9, and when he heard the other party's voice on the phone, Tang Chi spoke slowly.
"S-level order, all personnel dispatched."
The person who answered the phone gasped in shock: "What's the big deal?"
Tang Chi secretly glanced at Tang Si and whispered, "The fourth lady is missing."
On the other end of the phone, the man sighed: "This ancestor again?"
Just as Tang Chi was about to answer, two beams of bright lights had already flashed through the floor-to-ceiling windows. He noticed the red sports car parked at the foot of the stairs, and Tang Chi's heart tightened.
The little ancestor is back?
“We’ll talk about it later.”
Responding hastily to the other party, he strode out of the living room.
boom!
At the bottom of the steps, Yunxi was getting out of the car, holding a large box in his hand and a bulging thing in his arms.
She kicked the car door shut and ran up the steps in the rain.
Seeing Tang Chi, Yunxi paused slightly.
"Is third brother here?"
Tang Chi raised his chin towards the living room, and just as he was about to remind her to pay attention to Tang Si's temper, Yunxi had already trotted into the living room.
"Third brother, I'm back!"
Hearing her voice, Tang Si's heart relaxed slightly, but his anger instantly reached its peak.
He frowned and turned around, walking quickly towards the stairs.
"One week of grounding. From now on, you are not allowed to leave the mansion!"
Yunxi was startled and hurriedly chased after him.
"Third brother, wait for me and listen to my explanation!"
wait?
She still wants him to wait?!
Tang Si suddenly stopped and turned around, raising his arm and pointing in the direction of the grandfather clock.
"Look what time it is now?"
Yunxi just walked up behind him, completely unprepared.
The man's palm raised and swept her arm.
Snapped--
Yunxi felt a light touch in her hand, and the paper bag fell heavily to the floor.
Tang Si didn't expect that he would bump into her, and his body froze on the spot.
"I'm sorry, third brother!" Yunxi lowered his face apologetically, "This is my first time making cakes. There was a traffic jam on the way back. If you don't believe it, you can check the navigation records in my car."
cake?
Tang Si lowered his face and saw the deformed cake in the box through the transparent lid.
The cake was not very elaborate, just a simple circle of lace around the strawberries, with cream writing in the middle——
Third brother, happy birthday!
The handwriting was clearly written by her.
It turned out that she came back so late to make a birthday cake for him.
Tang Si pursed his thin lips awkwardly, squatted down, and carefully turned over the crooked cake.
Yunxi hurriedly knelt down and wanted to take the cake in his hand.
"I'll throw it away, you go to bed early."
"You can still eat it."
"They're all broken, so I don't want them anymore." Yun Xi smiled back at him, "I'll make another one for you tomorrow."
Facing her smile, Tang Si frowned even more.
"I want to eat this!"
So arrogant!
"Okay, just eat this!" Yunxi picked up the box wrapped in clothes on the ground and reached out to hold his arm, "Then let's go to the restaurant to eat."
Pulling him into the restaurant, Yunxi carefully arranged the deformed cake, took out the digital candle, inserted it into the cake and lit it, turned off the headlights, and held the cake in front of him.
"Make a wish?"
"I have no wishes."
"Third brother!" Yunxi reached out to hold his arm and shook it coquettishly, "Would you like one?"
Looking past the dancing candlelight, Tang Si's eyes fell on the girl's smiling face behind the candlelight, and he slowly closed his eyes.
I hope my Xixi can last forever...
The thought of "stay with me" flashed in his mind. He took a breath and temporarily changed the words in his mind:
I hope my Xixi can last forever...
Healthy, safe and happy!
Opening his eyes, he took a deep breath and blew out the candle.
"Happy birthday!" Yunxi smiled and stretched out his hands, covering the coat wrapped in the box, and presented the prepared gift to him, "Thump, thump, surprise!"
Tang Si took the gift box with both hands. The box was still held in her arms, still carrying a bit of her body temperature. The ribbon was smooth and soft, just like the touch of her skin.
He carefully pulled off the ribbon, opened the wrapping paper, and opened the lid of the wooden box.
Seeing the gift placed on the black velvet, Tang Si raised his eyebrows in surprise and looked up at Yun Xi, who was looking at him with a smile across a cake. His tone was full of doubts.