"Jiaohao!"
Gu Rong rushed in his own home with mad speed. He headed straight up to Yating's room where he saw Butler Mo trying to stand on his feet, clutching the back of his head that bled.
"Ma-Master..."
The tears formed in his eyes rolled down rapidly as he could hardly maintain his balance. "Please forgive me Master...She took young master away...and..." he gasped breathlessly, "I tried to stop her...but..."
Gu Rong first made him sit on the bed and immediately headed to bring the first-aid kit. He checked his wound and froze.
"Did...Liuxian do this? What just happened here?" he asked as he tended to his wound
He shook his head slowly and trembled. "I don't know...She su-suddenly came up a-and I didn't notice her. I was busy changing young master's clothes when I...felt pain in my head. I looked back and saw her. She pushed me away and grabbed young master. I couldn't...understand what was happening at all...So suddenly.
I tried to chase after her but the pain in my head..."
"Jiahao, don't blame yourself! You just lie down and rest. I have already called the ambulance."
A look of terror flashed across his eyes. "She...looked different. She seemed angry b-but I don't know how to put it into words...What did I do? I couldn't protect young master? Sh-She is definitely out to hurt him."
"Enough with the self-blame, Jiahao! Nothing will happen to Yating. I will bring him back, okay? You stay here and wait for the ambulance. I will...I will go after Liuxian."
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Gu Rong pressed his fingers hard on his phone as he dialed her number. He did assure Butler Mo, but only he knew how hard his heart was beating in his chest.
The call rang and rang but nobody picked up. The more time passed, the more he felt his heart sink. He crisply remembered the time she tried to strangle him.
Yating...
He called the cops as well and swiftly explained to them the situation. He hoped they could track her number and location as soon as possible.
"Rest assured, Mr. Gu. We are already on it," the lead officer in charge of the case said.
Where could she have gone? Gu Rong kept wondering to himself.
Where could she take Yating?
She saw that? He thought to himself.
Tears brimmed and flowed down her cheeks. "But you cannot even eat the food I prepared for you..."
"Waaaaa!!"
Yating wailed hard as he flailed his small body hard against her chest. Gu Rong swallowed a nervous gulp. "I will eat your food, okay? Just give Yating to me."
"You k-keep ignoring me, Rong," she said hoarsely.
"I am sorry. I won't ignore you from now on."
She chuckled and shook her head. "Lies. You are lying to me. You will never pay attention to me. You will never love me again. Not until...he is here."
She clutched Yating fiercely against her body, making him cry harder. He flailed his hands towards Gu Rong as if he desperately wanted him to take him away. "Waaaaaa! Waaaaa!!"
A sharp squeeze gripped Gu Rong's heart and a trace of fury began to settle in his eyes. "You are hurting Yating, Liuxian. Please...just give him to me."
She turned towards the gas stove, taking the lighter closer towards it. Her hands trembled as she pointed at it. "It all...it all started because of my mistake. S-So I will be the one to fix it. I will make all my mistakes disappear...Yes, that's the only way."
"Don't be foolish Liuxian!" He screamed and jumped at her. Somehow, he managed to snatch Yating from her.
"Waaaaaaa..." Yating clutched him with his arms and wailed in the crook of his neck.
"Give him back to me!!! I will rectify my mistakes today at any cost!!"
Screaming that, Luo Liuxian grabbed a knife from the counter and stabbed Gu Rong at the side of his abdomen.
Gu Rong's eyes widened and he coughed hard. He slowly looked down and stared at the blood gushing out of his wound. Gasping in pain, he fell on his knees while still firmly holding onto Yating. Dizziness began to grip him.
Taking advantage of his state, Luo Liuxian tried to snatch back Yating. "Give him to me! He has to die today! Until I breathe, I won't let him live!"
"Waaaaaaaaa!!!"
She tried pulling him harshly, not acknowledging that her actions were only hurting Yating. Luo Liuxian almost dug her nails into his tiny arms to grip him that forced him to escape a loud shrill of pain.
Gu Rong's gaze went frigid. Sweat trickled down his forehead and he felt he was rapidly losing his consciousness.
Luo Liuxian was elated as Yating was finally coming back into her grip. But before she could rejoice, she let out a gasp. She lowered her head and saw the same knife with which she attacked Gu Rong, stabbed deep into her gut by none other than Gu Rong himself.