Chapter 180: Cage
The plane, with a great roar, slid across the gloomy and dim sky. Its tail mercilessly pierced through the thick and deep clouds, leaving a clear trail. It landed steadily on the smooth tarmac in the last ray of light of the evening.
The orange alert from the weather forecast had caused many airports to adjust their flights, but this plane had still taken off and landed at the scheduled time, without a single second of delay.
Gu Zhi walked out of the cabin, holding on to the stairs. She was dressed in an OL style for business trips. Her slender waist was wrapped in a plain white half-skirt, and her thin, see-through black stockings below her knees covered her exquisitely curved calves. Her toes were curled up in narrow-soled high heels with red soles and black uppers. The delicate blue veins were hidden in her instep. Her face was cold and beautiful, and she walked down the stairs step by step.
The wind at the airport was strong, and the cold wind howled and surged.
Gu Zhi stood still. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath of the fresh air at the suburban airport. The dry and cold wind rushed into her lungs, and the raging fire in her heart burned fiercely.
The flames of desire… could not be released. The flames that burned her body became more and more scorching, until her flesh and blood turned into ashes and completely dissipated in the wind.
Her skirt swayed, and her hair flew. The assistant who was picking her up did not dare to hesitate for a moment. She put a coat on Gu Zhi’s back, covering her graceful and shapely curves.
“Miss…” The assistant lowered her neck, her stiff back bent as if it were being pressed by a heavy stone. She swallowed the little saliva left in her mouth, and the howling wind made her voice tremble. “Young Master Gu Chuan has something for me to give you.”
“Oh?” Gu Zhi squinted her eyes, the long corners of her eyes upturned, forming a thin, cold and aloof line. “When did Gu Chuan become so obedient? It seems he really loves his sister.”
Gu Zhi took the kraft paper bag from the assistant’s hand and took out a stack of photos. The cameras used for shooting were of high precision, and every photo was detailed, with every detail clearly presented in the photo.
She casually flipped through a few of them. In the photos, the boy was dragging his suitcase into the gate of Qingchuan University, his back as he ran on the track in the evening, and his eyes conveying affection with the girl in front of the curtain in the drama club…
The assistant kept her head down and did not dare to peek. Before she put on her work badge, her father had specially told her to look less… and do more. She silently stared at the tips of her shoes, and the faint sound of the adhesive tape bending and breaking came to her ears. It did not travel far before it was drowned out by the howling wind.
“Burn the things. Tell Gu Chuan he did a good job.”
The slow-beating heart in her chest resumed its beating. The assistant carefully took the kraft paper bag. The unsealed paper bag was filled with paper scraps that had already been torn into pieces.
“Miss, the restaurant for the evening has been booked. Do you have a date… or are you alone?”
“Hmm…”
Gu Zhi pondered for a moment, as if she had suddenly remembered something worth being happy about. She gently tucked her loose hair behind her ear, revealing her long, fair neck. The vermilion mole under her eye was faintly visible. She smiled, and in an instant, she was like a different person, as if the ice and snow had melted in early spring, flowing into a gurgling stream, her voice gentle. “I’m alone for now.”
…
The mellow wine flowed from the bottle into the crystal-clear wine glass. The candles on the luxurious copper candlestick flickered. The wine was decanting in the dim and ambiguous candlelight, and a blood-red color slowly spread at the bottom of the glass.
A cold and alluring face was hidden in the swaying candlelight, a graceful and charming figure. Gu Zhi sat there, looking dignified and elegant. The exquisite tableware shone with a silver light, held by her long, powerful, and well-defined hands.
She casually tasted the delicious food that had been carefully prepared for her, her eyes on the waning moon, which was half-hidden in the thick clouds outside the window. The soothing melody was hidden in the light moonlight, pleasant and melodious.
“Miss, the wine is ready.”
The assistant gently pushed the wine glass towards Gu Zhi and bowed humbly. Her work should have ended after picking her up at the airport, but she had been forcefully brought here by Gu Zhi. The famous madwoman of the Gu family actually looked like a gentle and intellectual woman, which still made her feel as if she were in the company of a tiger.
“Raise your head…”
The assistant was stunned for a moment. Before she could react, her chin was lifted by a cold and delicate finger. She was forced to raise her head and looked at the naturally cold and aloof upturned eyes.
The sweat on her forehead condensed and dried. She subconsciously wanted to apologize. “S-Sorry.”
“I recognize you… Gu Yao. You look so much like your third uncle. You’re like a carbon copy. You must be his biological daughter. You’re willing to suffer and do this kind of work at the bottom. Your courage is commendable. But unfortunately, you’re just a…”
Gu Zhi’s words suddenly stopped. She said one by one, as if God were mercilessly announcing the fate of a mortal, “Il-le-gi-ti-mate—daugh-ter.”
The three words were like a knife, stabbing into Gu Yao’s heart. She stared at Gu Zhi’s eyes, her humble spine straightening a little.
“From now on, you’ll follow me.”
“Miss, I…”
Gu Zhi gently caressed the girl’s youthful face, the corners of her eyes curving gently. The gentleness in the corners of her eyes was like a hand, gently smoothing the layers of wrinkles in her heart. “Follow me, and in the future, you’ll be a Gu with your head held high. In the future, whoever sees you will have to call you… Miss Gu Yao.”
Gu Yao raised her head again, a hint of ruthlessness in her hesitant eyes. Illegitimate daughter… she had long since hated this corrupt and absurd family. She just needed a chance. She looked at Gu Zhi with loyalty and replied in a deep voice, “Since you have chosen me, miss, I will definitely…”
“You don’t have to say these useless words in the future. Go down first. Your father’s side…” Gu Zhi waved her hand and interrupted Gu Yao.
Gu Yao was a smart person. The hesitation in her eyes was completely extinguished. She said in a deep voice, “I understand.”
Gu Yao pushed the dining cart and left. The door of the private room was closed from the outside. Gu Zhi had long since lost her appetite. She put down her tableware and picked up the square tablet next to her. She tapped the screen, and complex documents slid past her eyes like a stream of water.
She had left Qingchuan after the New Year and had completely stabilized the last few deals of the Gu family outside. There were not many obstacles left for her. She didn’t like to be disturbed by trivial matters at that time.
The screen flickered, and a few messages popped into her eyes. Her heart instantly burned, and her fingertips trembled as she opened those documents. The plans were neatly listed on the form. Her gaze was so hot that it seemed as if it would turn into a substance and melt this fragile screen.
Missing… manslaughter… car accident…
The cold lead print mercilessly described the method of completely erasing a living person from this world. From then on, he would no longer have a name. His life would be forcibly changed, and then… he would welcome a brand new life.
The screen went dark, and her face was reflected on the transparent screen, completely losing the dignified and elegant appearance she had in front of others, as crazy as a living madwoman.
Obsessive, crazy, twisted…
The desire to possess turned into a raging fire, and in the end, it burned so much that she could barely breathe. Her brain turned into ashes, and her reason completely collapsed.
I really want to break his wings and completely imprison him.
Lock him in a dark basement, in an airtight cage!
Xiao Chan…
