BXBX NOVEL Chapter 272: None of Your Business
She helped Xu Chaomu into the car and sat beside her in the back seat.
The taxi was warm, and Xu Chaomu was nearly paralyzed. She weakly held onto the door handle, feeling nauseous in waves.
Life and death hung by a thread.
She remembered sawing through the ropes in the warehouse, then sprinting out of the factory, and later, climbing onto the truck…
It had been harrowing, a brush with death.
She had never gone through such an ordeal in her life.
“Chaomu, your hands are so cold,” Mo Shuifu took off her coat and draped it over her.
She then clasped Xu Chaomu’s hands with her own, trying to give her some warmth.
“Shuifu… I’m so tired…”
“Don’t rush, take your time to talk. If you really can’t, just sleep for a bit, I’ll wake you up when we reach the airport.”
“Shuifu…” Xu Chaomu suddenly sobbed out loud.
The driver was startled.
“Shuifu… someone kidnapped me… they are after me…”
Mo Shuifu was shocked, “Chaomu, who kidnapped you? Does your Fourth Brother know?”
“I don’t know who it is, I can’t guess. Fourth Brother… it has nothing to do with him.” Xu Chaomu’s voice trailed off towards the end.
Whether she lived or died, she didn’t want to have anything more to do with Shen Chi.
“Chaomu, then tell me, why are you going to the airport? Shall I take you back to the Shen Family, would that be okay?”
“Shuifu, no, I can’t go back to the Shen Family, I’m scared to go back…”
Xu Chaomu cried terribly; she had not cried this much even when she was injured in the warehouse.
Now, just the thought of everything to do with Shen Chi felt like a knife stabbing her chest.
She had never told anyone that she was afraid to go back to the Shen Family…
Yes, she was truly afraid to go back; she was afraid of seeing Bai Man’s happy smile, afraid to watch her rubbing her belly and telling her baby to behave.
She remembered Bai Man’s blissful face when trying on her wedding dress, she remembered the three words Shen Chi sent to Bai Man: “I love you.”
Bai Man would call Shen Chi “husband” and wait with their baby for Shen Chi to come back. She, on the other hand, was superfluous.
The Shen Family wasn’t her home, it was Shen Chi and Bai Man’s home.
She didn’t dare to face their everything, each additional word heard was like an additional stab to her heart.
“Chaomu, did you have a fight with your Fourth Brother? You two were fine before. I can tell, he really cares for you. Go back, don’t make him worry.”
Xu Chaomu clutched her head, shaking it in pain, “I don’t want to bother him anymore, Shuifu, he’s getting married… I’m afraid to see that day… I want to leave him…”
“Even if he gets married, you’re still his sister, and he still cares for you a lot.”
“Shuifu… you don’t understand… you just don’t understand…” Xu Chaomu shook her head.
Mo Shuifu was ultimately perceptive; after a few minutes, she understood—Xu Chaomu… liked Shen Chi.
Anyone who watches the person they love marry someone else would suffer greatly.
She patted Xu Chaomu’s shoulder, “Chaomu, do you have enough money? I have some here.”
Tears immediately welled up in Xu Chaomu’s eyes, and she burrowed into Mo Shuifu’s embrace, sobbing, “Shuifu…”
They truly were close sisters who grew up together; she understood her.
“As long as you have decided, I support you.”
“Shuifu… I’m not short of money, take good care of yourself… why are you leaving C City?”
“I… it’s nothing, just this place, it’s left too many unhappy memories, that’s all.”
Ever since her mother passed away, Mo Shuifu seemed to have grown more mature and steady.
She wore a black shirt, her long hair all tied up at the back of her head, her every motion serene and calm.
As Xu Chaomu hid in her arms, she too was infected by the peace, her sobs quieted, her chest slowly eased.
“Shuifu… don’t be too sad, take care of yourself, Auntie would definitely want you to be happy.”
“I will,” Mo Shuifu stroked Xu Chaomu’s head, like an older sister would.
Xu Chaomu sniffled; she could smell the elegant and fresh scent of Mo Shuifu, she really had grown more composed and mature than before.
Just as Xu Chaomu’s emotions had begun to calm, suddenly, the taxi driver slammed on the brakes!
“Ah!” Xu Chaomu lurched forward, and Mo Shuifu quickly caught her.
“Chaomu, are you okay? Did you hit somewhere?” Mo Shuifu feared she might have hurt herself again.
Before Xu Chaomu could respond, the driver panicked first, “Someone has stopped our car!”
Mo Shuifu and Xu Chaomu both looked out the car window, and indeed, a black Range Rover was arrogantly blocking the taxi!
They were up to no good.
Xu Chaomu’s heart immediately started racing—no, it couldn’t be them coming to capture her, it just couldn’t be.
But often what one fears comes to pass.
Zhou Peitian stepped down from the driver’s seat, slammed the car door with a “bang,” and stood in front of the taxi.
He was dressed in a long black trench coat, his expression stern and icy. He came up and knocked on the taxi window.
“Don’t open the door!” Xu Chaomu tried to stop the driver.
Mo Shuifu immediately understood—this must be the person Xu Chaomu mentioned who would kidnap her.
The driver’s hands froze; he was torn.
Zhou Peitian knocked on the window again, his face showing impatience.
“Don’t open the door, you absolutely must not open the door. Master, reverse the car, drive away!” Xu Chaomu urged urgently.
“That’s not possible, with him standing there, I have no way to drive; I could kill someone.”
“Then do it!” Xu Chaomu shouted.
“Miss, please don’t make it hard for me. I’m opening the car door; I won’t even charge for the ride,” the driver, timid by nature, really did open the car door.
As soon as it opened, the driver jumped out and ran away from the taxi, to shelter from trouble.
Zhou Peitian opened the rear door, his face cold as he looked at Mo Shuifu and Xu Chaomu.
Xu Chaomu shook with fright, and Mo Shuifu hugged her, trying to push her further inside.
Mo Shuifu recognized Zhou Peitian; he often hung out with Shen Shihan.
Sure enough, Zhou Peitian was slightly taken aback when he saw Mo Shuifu.
He hadn’t expected Mo Shuifu to be there.
Mo Shuifu looked at Zhou Peitian with wide eyes, completely calm, “Director Zhou, what are you trying to do?”
“Mo Shuifu, it’s none of your business; get out of the car,” Zhou Peitian was still relatively polite.
“How can you say it’s none of my business? Chaomu is my friend, I’ve always treated her like a sister. Director Zhou, why are you out kidnapping people late at night instead of sleeping at home?”
“Heh, Mo Shuifu, I’ve said it already, don’t meddle. I won’t hold it against you for the sake of Shihan.”
“Don’t mention him!” Mo Shuifu said coldly.
“Fine, get out of the car and let me take Xu Chaomu,” he said.
“Director Zhou, do you think that’s possible? Are you not afraid I’ll call the police?”
“Mo Shuifu, don’t be a busybody. If you dare to make that call, don’t blame me, Zhou Peitian, for not being reasonable.”