books44 Chapter 220 Fear of Darkness
Chapter 220 Fear of Darkness
In the hotel room, soft lights are sprinkled in every corner.
Bai Xi curled up, holding a tablet computer, sitting quietly on the sofa, watching the news online with focused eyes and frowning eyebrows.
Regarding the previous revelations, netizens have always chosen to believe her without reservation.
But this time, the situation was reversed. Why?
Bai Xi was full of doubts.
Xiao Yu stood idly by and watched this matter. What did he mean by that?
Could it be that everything that had happened for a long time was just an elaborate disguise on his part?
Thinking of this, Bai Xi's heart sank suddenly.
"Ding dong."
The crisp doorbell rang, breaking the silence in the room.
She stood up and walked slowly to open the door, only to see a hotel front desk staff with a smile on his face.
He stood at the door with a bag in his hand and said, "Miss Lan, I have brought you the mobile phone you asked me to buy."
"Thank you."
She said as she reached over and took the bag.
"Then we won't bother you. If you need anything, just give us a call." The front desk staff still kept smiling.
"Ah."
Bai Xi responded softly and then closed the door.
She quickly entered the card number into her new phone and couldn't wait to call Xiao Yu.
However, the cold, mechanical voice still came from the phone: "The user you dialed is temporarily unavailable..."
She had a vague feeling that things were heading in a bad direction.
After pondering for a moment, she decided to pack her bags and return to Beihuai first, and she must find Xiao Yu to ask him clearly.
It is already nine o'clock in the evening, and this is the last flight to Beihuai today.
Fortunately, she got on the plane back to Beihuai as she wished.
On the plane, she was on pins and needles and tossed and turned restlessly.
Looking at the dark night sky outside the plane window, my thoughts slowly drift away...
A few years ago, Xiao Che, Xiao Yu.
They are the children of their father's co-workers. Their parents had an accident on the construction site, so they lost their parents when they were very young.
Later, her father took them home, which meant she had two more brothers.
She used to naively think that her father adopted them because he loved them.
I didn't expect it was because of the huge amount of compensation.
The two brothers didn't have any relatives, so their father took advantage of the situation and simply claimed to be their uncle.
Since the two families often visited each other during their lifetime, and Xiao Che and his wife were willing to follow our family, we agreed.
They grew up together and went to school together.
Over time, Xiao Che fell in love with me.
Later, it was because of him that I got to know Huo Chenqi.
And that accident was not an accident...
No one knew that a teenage girl could be so vicious.
The accident was caused by the driver's drunk driving. Bai Xi was sitting in the back seat at the time.
Huo Chenqi was driving and Xiao Yu was sitting in the passenger seat.
When the truck rushed over, Xiao Yu quickly grabbed the steering wheel, and Huo Chenqi escaped the disaster.
He crashed into a nearby electric pole and died before the ambulance arrived.
Before she died, she asked Huo Chenqi to treat her well. At that time, he said, "I haven't had time to confess my love to Xixi yet. I will never hesitate in my next life."
When Bai Xi thought back to this, she didn't feel any guilt, but resentment instead. She hated why he told Huo Chenqi that he liked her.
If it weren't for this, Huo Chenqi would not feel guilty and would fall in love with her.
She had already taken the position of Mrs. Huo.
But these are just Bai Xi's thoughts.
……
"Passengers, we are about to arrive at Beihuai Airport. Please check your belongings and prepare to disembark."
Accompanied by the sound of the broadcast in the cabin.
Bai Xi slowly came back to his senses as if waking up from a dream.
After getting off the plane, she dragged her suitcase and walked quickly out of the airport.
She waved for a taxi and headed to the villa where she and Xiao Yu lived together.
The car sped all the way and arrived soon.
The moment Bai Xi got off the car, he was stunned.
Looking at the dark villa and the tightly closed door, my heart started beating uncontrollably.
"He's not back?" She murmured to herself, with a hint of doubt, and stretched out her finger to press the fingerprint lock.
With a soft "beep" sound, the door slowly opened.
The room was dark and she fumbled to press the switch on the wall.
In an instant, soft light illuminated the entire room.
She looked around, her heart full of anticipation, hoping to find even a glimmer of evidence that Xiao Yu had returned.
However, to her disappointment, everything in the house was exactly the same as when they left the day before, without any change.
……
at the same time.
In a luxurious villa on the other side of the city.
The man had just finished showering, his damp hair was still dripping with water, and his body exuded a quiet, cool fragrance like the wilderness.
The collar of his silk pajamas was slightly open, revealing the skin below his collarbone.
Leaning lazily on the sofa, his eyes as deep as a pool of water were fixed on the mobile phone in his hand.
I was browsing the uproar on the Internet.
His expression was calm, and there was no change on his handsome face.
The slender and bony fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrest of the sofa.
After an unknown amount of time, he seemed a little tired, put down his phone, stood up and slowly walked to the balcony.
He picked up the cigarette case from the carved wooden table beside him, took out a cigarette butt and lit it with a lighter.
After a while, smoke rings came out from his thin lips.
The smoke swirled in the air, gradually covering his handsome face, adding a bit of mystery to him.
He looked at the dark tree in the distance and muttered to himself, "Maybe I was wrong from the beginning. I shouldn't have had other thoughts about you."
From the moment he knew the truth, he decided not to interfere in anything concerning her.
As for how others treat her, it is all her own fault.
He just couldn't understand the sister who grew up with him.
Beneath the seemingly innocent appearance, there is such a frightening darkness hidden in the heart.
The image of the innocent little girl in my memory has been shattered in the face of the truth.
From beginning to end, he sadly discovered that he seemed to have never really known her.
Her appearance has always been just a perfect disguise.
And her disguise was so perfect that it fooled everyone, including himself.
Over the years, she has been living her life like an indifferent bystander.
He couldn't help but wonder, did she ever regret her brother's death even a little bit?
Maybe, no?
Otherwise, how could he have been so nonchalant and spent so many years peacefully like a bystander who had nothing to do with the matter.
There is no sense of guilt, no regrets.