As I approached, the princess seemed to sense something was amiss. She looked at me with slight nervousness and asked, "Chen, Chen Yang... what... do you want to do?"
I ignored her and looked at Ni Duoduo in the princess's arms with murderous eyes, then said coldly, "Ni Duoduo, you fucking come here!"
My cold, suppressed anger made Ni Duoduo tremble. A flicker of emotion flashed in her lifeless eyes, and her body shuddered.
"Hahahaha..." The princess pointed at me and laughed wildly, "Chen Yang, you must have lost your mind! She's my darling now, my pet! She won't listen to you, she'll only listen to me..."
She was laughing wildly, and I increasingly felt that this glamorous woman had absolutely no charm, especially her laughter, which sounded exactly like a hen laying eggs. I still ignored the princess, only raising my voice slightly by a third in an even colder tone:
"Ni Duoduo! I told you to come here, did you hear me! I'm saying it one last time! You'd better not provoke me! You know what the consequences are when I get angry!" I stared at the little girl in the princess's arms, and said, word by word, with utter coldness, "You! Come! Here! To! Me!!"
"Chen Yang, are you crazy? I told you she only listens to..." The princess was still trying to mock me...
But Ni Duoduo trembled violently a few times, then suddenly twisted and struggled out of her arms. Caught off guard, the princess was already free of Ni Duoduo's embrace. After a slight hesitation, she walked up to me. The princess, enraged, reached out to grab her, but I beat her to it and slapped her hand away.
Ni Duoduo looked at me fearfully, her face filled with terror, her body trembling. But at least this was much better than her lifeless state just now.
I know that Ni Duoduo is still very afraid of me, or rather, she is extremely dependent on me... The days we went through together on the run, the struggles we went through together, have left a deep imprint on this little girl's heart with my fear and dependence on me, and my absolute obedience.
Especially when I'm truly enraged.
"You bastard! Chen Yang! How dare you steal my toy!" The princess was so angry that her face was distorted. She screamed, but I went up and pressed her further, scaring her into shutting up.
"Listen up! Maybe someone would be willing to be your toy, but she's not!" I looked coldly at the princess. "And don't try to provoke me, you stupid woman. If your IQ were half the size of your breasts, you'd better think carefully about what I'm saying!"
After saying that, I turned around and glanced at Ni Duoduo, who was staring at me with wide eyes, and said with a stern face, "What are you looking at! Come with me!"
“But…” Ni Duoduo finally spoke. She hesitated, looking at me, then at the princess: “I…I…I’m not…”
I glared at her, startling her so much that she immediately swallowed the rest of her sentence. Without a word, I scooped Ni Duoduo up in my arms, just like I used to forcibly take her home years ago, and hoisted her onto my shoulder. If she dared to move even slightly, I would immediately raise my hand and slap her bottom hard without any hesitation!
I really hit her, and I hit her really hard! I only hit her twice, and Ni Duoduo didn't dare to struggle anymore.
I gave Yang Wei a wink. Then I turned around and carried Ni Duoduo out. The princess screamed in anger, trying to stop me, but I easily shook her off. The woman immediately tried to shout... after all, she was the "princess" here, but Yang Wei had already wrapped her arms around her neck from behind and covered her mouth, whispering something in her ear...
I didn't care about any of that. I held my head high, carried someone on my shoulder, and strode through the banquet hall.
I didn't know how many strange and surprised looks I received along the way, and some ladies even let out soft gasps. But I didn't care about any of that. I just walked out of the castle and across the lawn outside. Two of Thorin's men from the castle seemed to find something strange and came up to stop me or ask me questions, but before they could get close, I glared at them and shouted, "Get out of my way! Don't bother me!"
Those two of Thorin's men recognized me as a distinguished guest of Thorin, but they didn't dare to stop me.
I made it to the outside of the castle without incident. Hansen and Hammer were waiting in the car, but they were both surprised to see that I hadn't come out with Yang Wei, but instead was carrying a strange young girl on my shoulder. I didn't say much, just opened the car door and said to them, "Get out!"
The hammer came down quickly, and Hansen even asked me, "Where's our lady?"
"It's inside." I said quickly. "I have something to take care of now, so I'm leaving. I've driven the car away. If you have any questions, you can ask Yang Wei later."
I tossed Ni Duoduo into the passenger seat, got into the driver's seat myself, and slammed the door shut. Ni Duoduo seemed a little hesitant as she asked, "Chen Yang...where are you taking me?"
"Shut up!" I said coldly, looking at her. "And don't move! Sit still!"
I started the car and slammed on the gas, and the car shot off like a runaway monster! I ignored road signs and directions, driving aimlessly, going straight where there was a road, turning where there wasn't. I didn't care about anything, I just kept driving. I drove the car incredibly fast, as if venting my inner rage on the accelerator…
I don't know how long I drove, but I felt the surrounding area had become much more remote, so I slammed on the brakes, and the car's massive body jerked violently. I slammed my hand on the steering wheel, then turned to Ni Duoduo: "Get out!!"
I rushed out of the car, then went around to pull the girl out of the car. Then I sat on the hood of the car, pressed her down on my knees, making her butt stick out high, and then slapped her hard with my right hand!
Snap! Snap! Snap...
Don't think this is a joke, I hit her really hard! And from Ni Duoduo's cries of pain and her struggles, I know I must have hit her very hard.
I don't know how many times I hit her. Eventually, even my hands started to hurt, so I stopped. As for Ni Duoduo, her body trembled slightly, and from the sound of her breathing, she seemed to be crying softly.
I put her down, and sure enough, her face was streaked with tears. The tears had ruined her makeup, especially her eyeshadow and foundation, making a complete mess. She bit her lip tightly; the beating had hurt her a lot, but she didn't dare to scream loudly, only letting out soft groans of pain. Clearly, she was enduring a lot of pain by biting her lip.
The more I looked at her, the angrier I got. I turned around, rummaged through the back of the car, pulled out two large bottles of mineral water, and threw them in front of her. Then I grabbed a pack of tissues from the car and threw it at her, yelling, "Wash your face clean! Don't you know that? You look like a high-class prostitute!! You stupid girl!!"
Ni Duoduo cried, this time silently, tears streaming down her face. But she didn't dare speak to me. Silently, she bent down, picked up the plastic water bottle from the ground, unscrewed it, and cupped her hands to wash her face repeatedly. The more she washed, the more her tears flowed…
Although she looked pitiful, I didn't soften my heart at that moment.
I think she needs to learn a lesson! This foolish girl! When will she ever grow up? When will she stop doing these ridiculously stupid things?!
If someone does something foolish when they're young, you could say they're young and naive. But she's done these infuriatingly stupid things again and again... I really don't want to call her self-destructive... but I just can't think of any other words.
By the time Ni Duoduo finished washing, she could no longer stand. She squatted down on the ground, covered her face with her hands, and began to cry. She cried so pitifully, so helplessly, such a small child. She just squatted on the side of the street, sobbing softly.
I sighed, finally feeling a little more reassured. I went over, squatted down, snatched the water bottle from her hand, and forcefully pried her hands off her face, revealing her face covered in a mixture of snot and tears.
Yes, she is hateful, but she is also pitiful.
I poured some water on a tissue, dampened it, and then used it to wipe her face. At first, she seemed a little afraid of me, and even flinched slightly. Then she stopped moving and let me wipe her face gently.
After using up two whole bottles of water and half a pack of tissues, Ni Duoduo finally regained her original appearance, at least no longer resembling a high-class prostitute. This looked like the Ni Duoduo I remembered, with that young face.
I tossed the tissue I was holding onto the ground, then stood up, looking down at her: "Ni Duoduo, listen to me! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're young! Everyone only gets to be young once! If you continue doing these ridiculous things... you better understand that not everyone will come to your aid and save you! You're not a child anymore, you have to be responsible for your own life! You... you better be a little more sensible! Don't you know that others are already exhausted because of you! But you seem to think you're not even human?! If you really don't want to live a normal life anymore, I'll teach you, one bullet can end your life! Otherwise, you can find a deserted place and let yourself rot away!!! Don't think I'm being cruel! Because you've disappointed me so much! You've disappointed me so, so much!! I used to think everything I did for you was worth it! At least I saved you, pulled you out of the fire, at least got you out of your depravity... even though I paid such a price! But now, you've made all those sacrifices go to waste!!"
Seeing the girl huddled on the ground, crying, my tone was even colder: "What are you crying about? What do you have to cry about? Let me tell you, don't always think of yourself as so pathetic! There are plenty of people in this world more pathetic than you!! And don't always feel helpless, waiting for someone to save you, to rescue you! Sure, I can help you, and I have helped you before… but what about you? You've repeatedly done things that degrade yourself! If you're someone who always willingly jumps into the fire, then no one can help you. I just want to give you eight words: Keep your integrity and self-respect! Think carefully about what you've done!!"
After saying all that, I really didn't want to pay any more attention to this girl who always did stupid things. I turned around and was about to leave when suddenly, my legs were grabbed.
I looked down and saw Ni Duoduo kneeling on the ground, her body trembling like a leaf in a storm. She was tightly hugging my leg with both hands, her face pressed against it, and she was pleading in a trembling voice, "Chen Yang... don't go, please don't go... Chen Yang... I beg you..."
I wanted to break free, but seeing how pitifully she was crying, I couldn't bear it.
“Mom is dead, Grandma is gone… My father is a heartless bastard! Nobody cares about me, nobody loves me… Chen Yang, I only have you… Only you care about me… Only you… Love me, protect me…” The little girl sobbed, her voice trembling as she spoke haltingly, “Besides you, I have no one else in this world I can trust… Chen Yang. Please don’t go… Don’t leave me! Please don’t… You can’t abandon me… Don’t abandon me…” Her tears and snot soaked my pants, and her body went limp.
I tried to harden my resolve for a long time, but I finally couldn't help but soften.
After all, she is Ni Duoduo. She is the girl I once took with me on a thousand-mile escape, the girl I shared a room with on our escape, in a dangerous environment, the girl who trembled in my arms.
I bent down and helped her up. Ni Duoduo seemed to have found something to lean on, clinging tightly to me and bursting into tears. She kept crying out, "I'm sorry... Chen Yang, I'm sorry... I'm sorry..."
"Don't apologize to me anymore." Although my tone was still cold, a hint of pity for the girl lingered in my voice. "I don't like hearing you apologize all the time... Why do you always have to apologize to me? Why can't you just live a normal life? You're not eight years old anymore. You're eighteen! You need to understand that your life is your own, and your fate is your own! If you insist on ruining your life, that's your own business!! You haven't wronged me; more importantly, you've wronged yourself! And I don't want to see you looking like a ghost every time I see you!"
Ni Duoduo shook her head, still clinging to me: "I was wrong. Chen Yang, please don't leave me... I was wrong... I'm sorry..."
well!
I sighed heavily. I felt a mix of pity, anger, and disgust for the girl, but also a lingering sense of concern.
This feeling is undoubtedly complex.
"Get in!" I said sullenly, then shoved her into the car. I got in, started the engine, and glanced at her: "Where do you live?"
Ni Duoduo quickly gave me an address. Then she explained that she rented a luxury apartment near the University City in Toronto.
I still didn't give her a friendly look, but Ni Duoduo kept trying to explain to me the whole way.
The last time she went to that damned orgy, depraved party, it was because a classmate from a similarly wealthy family brought her there. She had no idea it was such a place beforehand. I didn't say anything to her explanation; she'd already said it before.
To be honest, I had already forgiven her in my heart after the last time, but after all, she is Huan Ge's daughter... Considering many factors, I didn't contact her again.
But today...
Seeing the change in my expression, Ni Duoduo knew what I was thinking and quickly said, "I...Sophie, she..."
"How did you end up with this woman? Humph, her pet? You..." Just thinking about what happened earlier made my anger rise up again.
Ni Duoduo quickly said, "After I saw you last time, Sophie came to see me. She said she knew you and knew where you were... I... I knew you were very angry with me after you left last time... I thought you didn't want me anymore and never wanted to see me again... I... Chen Yang, I was so scared... Sophie was very good to me, and she even helped me deal with a lot of people who bullied me at school... And that classmate who took me to the party last time... She threatened me later, and I was so scared at the time, and it was Sophie who helped me..."
"Hmph." I sneered. But inwardly I thought: Help you? Princess Sophie is one of the core members of that lewd organization! As for your classmate threatening you, and then Sophie stepping in to handle it for you… one hundred percent, Sophie definitely had someone do that to deceive you!
The princess did this for a very simple reason... She thought I had a relationship with Ni Duoduo, so she wanted to trick the girl into getting close to me as a way to get revenge on me.
"And then? And then you got together with her?" I sneered.
"Um...yes...ah no, no, that's not it." Ni Duoduo almost cried again, she quickly explained, "I...I'm very grateful to her...but she...later I thought that since you didn't want me anymore anyway...and she was very good to me, so..."
"So you actually slept with a woman? Humph! So you slept with her?! Humph!!" My anger intensified.
“No…” Ni Duoduo trembled. “She pressured me, but I refused… She wanted to do some strange things to me. Later, she said you didn’t want me anymore… and told me to hate you… I don’t know if I could do it, but she forbade me to mention you again. And she started to become very fierce. If I didn’t listen to her, she would hit me… She also threatened to expose that I attended those kinds of parties…”
Hmph, innocent little lamb. Dragged step by step into the trap.
"Are you afraid of her?"
"Hmm... Sophie is sometimes very nice to me, and sometimes she's very mean to me. She once wanted to... but I refused in the end. I really couldn't do it. She was so angry that she smashed a lot of things, but in the end, she still didn't touch me." (Later I found out that it was because the princess was internally competing with me. She only considered herself to have won over me if she completely tricked Ni Duoduo, so she didn't use force.)
"So, the reason you were so cold to me today, just now, was that because she made you do it?" I frowned.
"Hmm..." Ni Duoduo cautiously observed my expression. Afraid I would get angry again, she quickly said, "I... I thought you didn't want me anymore anyway... you wouldn't talk to me anymore... so..."
The typical mindset of an ignorant young girl.
I sighed again.
As Ni Duoduo noticed that my tone of voice was becoming increasingly gentle, she seemed to gradually reveal a cautious joy. Her eyes remained fixed on me, as if afraid I would disappear from her sight.
Although I knew absolutely nothing about Toronto, thankfully Ni Duoduo was there. She'd been in Toronto for over a year, and with her directions, I was able to drive to where she lived.
This is indeed a very high-end apartment, and quite spacious. Considering Ni Duoduo lives alone, this apartment is almost luxurious. I vaguely remember Princess mentioning that Ni Duoduo actually has assets of twenty million US dollars… it must all be from Huan Ge's land.
I originally intended to just drop her off at the door and leave, but the little girl was clearly very attached to me, especially after she had cried her heart out earlier. She was at her most sensitive moment, staring at me longingly, unwilling to get out of the car. Finally, I sighed and said, "Be a good person, live a good life. I hope that next time I see you, I don't want to hear you say 'I'm sorry' again!" I paused, then continued, "If I find out you've done something foolish again, then I think I'll never speak to you again! Do you understand?!"
"……Um."
I sighed, thought for a moment, and said, "Don't worry about Sophie. I'll find a way to stop her from bothering you. I promise you that... But besides that, if you do anything else depraved... even just one thing! Ni Duoduo... if that happens, even if you die in front of me, I won't even look at you again."
I originally planned to leave after watching her get off the bus, but after Ni Duoduo got off the bus slowly, I noticed that she was walking with a limp. I realized that her butt had hurt too much from the spanking, and that she had scraped her leg when she was kneeling on the ground while hugging me.
Seeing her all alone, I finally got out of the car, then supported her with one arm and walked into the apartment.
Ni Duoduo was clearly very happy. She opened the door with a joyful expression and then clung to me tightly.
Her house was indeed very big, but as I carried her inside, in the darkness, I suddenly felt a strange sensation...
I couldn't help but frown; that feeling seemed to make me somewhat uneasy...
The room was dark. When Ni Duoduo reached out to turn on the light, I felt an even stronger sense of unease in my heart!
It's murderous intent!!
I was startled! Then, instantly, a chill ran from the back of my head all the way to my heels!! Every hair on my body seemed to stand on end instantly!!
Suddenly, I shoved Ni Duoduo forward with force, and she fell onto the carpet. I twisted my body to the side with lightning speed, simultaneously drawing my dagger from my trouser leg! My body instantly unleashed its full explosive power! I twisted my waist, forming a bow-like shape, and swiftly swung the dagger behind me!
I reacted as quickly as I could, and I went all out! But something cold was still pressing against my temple!
That's a gun!
Then I heard a familiar, indifferent voice:
"Xiao Wu! Don't move!!"
Upon hearing that voice, I instantly calmed down!
Just then, Ni Duoduo screamed and turned on the room light. Then she looked in my direction with a terrified gaze... She seemed to want to scream, but it was more like she wanted to rush over.