Chapter 88: Returning Home
"Let go of me, let go of me right now."
Zhong Fei ultimately couldn’t escape and was caught directly by Gu Tingyu. At this moment, she was struggling fiercely, trying to break free.
At this time, Song Xiaoqing stepped forward, looked at Zhong Fei coldly, and said, "Tell me, who ordered you to kidnap me?"
Upon hearing Song Xiaoqing’s question, Zhong Fei finally stopped struggling. She spat and sneered, "Who ordered? I just can’t stand you and want you to disappear forever."
A calm Song Xiaoqing, with a clear mind, replied,
"If it was really you who wanted to kidnap me, you could have killed me the moment you caught me. There’s no need to wait until now."
"Hmph... I just wanted you to suffer a few more days."
However, Song Xiaoqing didn’t believe a word she said. Just looking at Zhong Fei’s hateful gaze, she knew Zhong Fei wished her dead sooner. But she had been safe all this time, meaning Zhong Fei had some apprehensions. And that apprehension might be the real reason for her kidnapping this time.
"Tingyu, take Zhong Fei with us, let’s leave here swiftly."
Gu Tingyu nodded quickly, instructed others to handle the aftermath, and followed along to the city.
Up to now, Yiyi finally felt she could truly breathe a sigh of relief.
Song Xiaoqing seemed quite spirited at the moment and grabbed Yiyi’s hand, asking, "Young lady, what’s your name?"
"My name is Mo Yiyi."
Upon hearing this, Song Xiaoqing smiled and said, "Then I’ll call you Yiyi from now on, okay?"
"Of course."
Seeing the young girl’s composed manner, Song Xiaoqing felt more and more fond of her, "Really, thanks to you this time. Without you, I might not have endured it." She knew her own body best; without the medicine Yiyi gave her, she might have not made it.
"Madam, even without me, brother would have rescued you."
"Brother?"
Yiyi just realized what she’d said and then laughed, "Hehe... I’m just used to calling him that. It’s Gu Tingyu; before, we pretended to be brother and sister, so I’m used to calling him brother."
Gu Tingyu, however, felt the term "brother" sounded quite nice, smiled at Yiyi, and said, "You can continue to call me brother if you like."
"No way, I’ll just call you by your name from now on."
Yiyi raised an eyebrow and said playfully.
Seeing Yiyi’s lively expression, Gu Tingyu felt the young girl was quite amusing, smiled, and didn’t say much more.
Seeing the two talk so fluently, Song Xiaoqing couldn’t help but ask, "Did you know each other before?"
"Yes, we met before." Gu Tingyu then recounted how he and Yiyi met.
"So you’ve known each other for a while, no wonder you’re so familiar. But why bring Yiyi along this time? She shouldn’t have been involved in such a dangerous operation."
Before Gu Tingyu could say anything, Yiyi interjected, "It’s not Gu Tingyu’s fault. At the time, it was difficult for them to rescue you because you were in their hands. So the safest way was to pretend to be siblings from the Lin family to get into the Lin family’s old house. But since no girl around my age with my skills was available, I had to come."
"Yiyi, how are you so adorable."
Seeing the young girl’s self-praising demeanor, Song Xiaoqing felt her heart melt.
"It’s because you have good taste, madam, I’ve always been this adorable."
Gu Tingyu couldn’t help but laugh at the young girl’s charming demeanor.
On the way back, the group arrived in the city just before dark. Yiyi checked the time, somewhat torn between returning home in the dark or waiting until the next day.
Gu Tingyu seemed to sense Yiyi’s dilemma and directly approached and said, "Yiyi, it’s late now. I’ll take you home tomorrow."
Thinking of the inconvenient travel, Yiyi could only nod helplessly and say, "Alright, I’ll go back tomorrow morning then."
"Tingyu, you’re finally back."
As Yiyi and Gu Tingyu talked, Du Kun ran up, and upon seeing Song Xiaoqing, his expression turned excited, "Aunt Song, you’re finally back."
Song Xiaoqing, seeing Du Kun, got a bit emotional too, "A Kun, thank you and Tingyu so much this time."
"No need to thank me, you should thank Tingyu and the young lady with him. We owe them a lot for this."
Song Xiaoqing nodded and said, "Of course, they deserve gratitude, but so do you."
Du Kun hurriedly replied with a smile, then quickly invited everyone to dine, "Aunt Song, you mustn’t have eaten well these days, let’s have a good meal now."
"Alright, I didn’t feel hungry until you mentioned it."
Under Du Kun’s lead, the group arrived at a local specialty restaurant in the city, ordered some local specialties, and had a great meal.
Yiyi enjoyed the meal immensely and was finally settled in a nearby inn thanks to Du Kun’s arrangement.
The next morning, Yiyi woke up early, planning to head home. She didn’t feel it before, but once in the city, she started missing home a bit.
"Yiyi, you’re up already. Let me take you for breakfast first."
Gu Tingyu arrived just in time, catching Yiyi as she was about to head out.
Hearing what Gu Tingyu said, Yiyi nodded.
"I heard the seafood noodles here are delicious. Let’s have that for breakfast."
"Sure."
Yiyi knew the seafood noodles here were famous and didn’t refuse.
After finishing breakfast, Yiyi waved to say goodbye, "Gu Tingyu, I’m heading home, see you later." They had exchanged contact information and would surely have more chances to connect in the future.
"Let’s go, I’ll take you back."
Hearing this, Yiyi quickly waved her hand and said, "No need, no need. You’re probably busy, so I’ll go back myself."
Though Song Xiaoqing had been rescued, there were surely still matters to be dealt with, such as Zhong Fei and the people behind her.
"Don’t worry, Du Kun will handle everything. Let’s go now."
Gu Tingyu had already decided to see Yiyi off, leaving her no room to decline. After picking up Yiyi’s luggage at the inn, he led the way directly.
Seeing Gu Tingyu like this, Yiyi said no more, and the two took a leisurely ride back to Houshan Town.
When Ding Yuejun saw her daughter return, she was extremely excited, "Yiyi, you’re finally back. These past two days, I’ve been so worried, afraid something might happen to you."
Hearing this, Gu Tingyu said apologetically, "Auntie, Yiyi went out for a few days to help me. Sorry to trouble you."
Ding Yuejun, upon hearing this, looked at Gu Tingyu. Seeing the young man’s sincere and handsome face, she refrained from scolding harshly and just said, "Next time, don’t do this again. Yiyi is still a student. Even if you need help, there are others you could ask."