Chapter 147: Chapter 147
“Shhhhh, baby. Just let me console you and wipe your face. Calm down and give me a hug. Come on…. let’s not fight. Why are you mad, huh? Because of your friend?” Rong was only hearing what he wanted to hear and couldn’t see how much TangShi hated him and wanted nothing to do with him. To him, this was all YuZhi’s doing and TangShi was a victim in his clutches who needed a little time.
“Untie her, let her go, and we’ll talk. She doesn’t need to be here.” TangShi was wracking her brains for a plan and had no idea how to get out of this. Concerned with Linlin’s safety and overwrought with how sick she looked.
Rong sighed heavily, crossing his arms across his chest and shook his head. His mood deflating and taking on the stance of a patient professor, lecturing a student..
“I can’t do that. She might go get him you see. He might come before we can leave together. She has to stay here.”
“I’m not going anywhere with you.” TangShi spat back at him, knowing she needed to curb her reactions and play along or else she wouldn’t be able to help Linlin, but it was hard when this smug psychopath was standing staring at her in such a deluded way. Her every cell of her body was screaming to defy him.
“Don’t say things you’ll regret. Come on. Just put that down and let me hug you. I missed you so much and I want to feel you against me again.” Rong stepped forward so sure in himself she was being difficult to get him to beg and then lurched back as she swung at his face with fury once more. Stepping and bending backwards as it missed his nose by an inch and almost sent TangShi spinning with how much effort she put in it.
“Stay the fuck away. I’m warning you; I will smash your face in and take your head off.” TangShi stepped backwards away from him, never breaking eye contact and began shuffling slowly towards Linlin, keeping him at a distance and not lowering her guard.
“Don’t be a bitch. I only have so much patience and I don’t want to hurt you. Can’t hurt my future wife, can I?” he chuckled to himself, raising his palms and then narrowed his gaze and scowled at her, a change in expression so instant and severe it sent shivers to TangShi’s stomach. “Well, unless I have to. I’m not against doing it for the greater good.” His tone dropped to one of blank indifference and it sent a chill through TangShi, igniting genuine worry he would.
TangShi didn’t respond, her heartbeat racing and her palms clammy which was making the bar hard to grip, but instead kept on with her steady backwards sliding. Until she came level with Linlin and pushed Linlin’s outstretched leg gently with her foot to rouse her.
“Linlin, are you awake, can you hear me? Please say something.” TangShi so desperately needed to hear her, even if it was just a groan to signal she was still alive. She looked completely lifeless and it was scaring her that he had done something awful.
“Mmmmm.” A soft mumbling moan came from behind Linlin’s duct taped mouth covering and TangShi exhaled in sagging relief. Her head swimming with dizziness at hearing her respond and thanking god that she was conscious and breathing still. It made her less alone in this predicament and gave her hope that Linlin could still recover.
“Did you think I killed her?” Rong started laughing, a cackling and manic sound, coming closer again and TangShi stiffened up, straightening her posture and brandished her weapon at him once more. Only Rong had enough of this game and he was no longer playing. He marched at her, and even though TangShi swung with all her might, he dodged it once, grabbed the bar with one hand and tugged it out of her grip with a harsh maneuver that made her stumble towards him. Rong Cai smirked and pushed her back with his other palm, hard, so she tripped over Linlin’s leg behind her and came crashing down on top of her. Banging her limbs and face in the process and giving out a yelp.
“I told you to not make me hurt you, didn’t I? Now I’m fucking mad that you made me do that.” Rong bent over grabbing TangShi by her upper arm with a biting grip and dragged her back to her feet, hauling her with him, but she managed to catch hold of Linlin’s arm and clung on. Desperately holding onto her as he tried to stretch her away from the other girl. Linlin started wriggling weakly, convulsing, a choking noise coming from her throat and her body jerking as though gagging but the tape made it impossible.
“Stop it, let me see her. Let me take her tape off at least so she doesn’t choke. She looks like she might be sick. Please if you let me help her I’ll come willingly.” TangShi cried in desperation and Rong Cai stilled for a moment.
“If I let you take the tape off her mouth you can say your goodbyes. We have another car out there and we’re leaving. Don’t test me, I’m not in the mood.”
“Okay…I just want to make sure she’s okay. I’ll do as I’m told if you let me go and let me see to her.” TangShi knew the only way to be able to do anything was to play along and as her mind calmed down as she recovered the shock of her situation she started to think rationally about this. Arguing with him and fighting wouldn’t help. Linlin could choke on her own vomit and die if she didn’t convince him.
“Only her mouth, nothing else. I’m watching.” Rong snarled, letting her go so she collapsed back onto her knees and stayed close, intimidating her.