Chapter 175
Zhi Yao was fully awake when she arrived home.
It wasn't the Ling Family's home, but Pei Chiyao's home.
She didn't know how long she had slept, only that the last time she woke up was at dawn, and now the sky was completely dark.
She tried to get up and check the time, but unexpectedly, as soon as she moved, she felt something weighing on her body, and a pair of arms wrapped around her waist.
The young lady turned her head and saw Pei Chiyao, also deep in slumber.
In the darkness, her vision was excellent, and she could see everything clearly.
When she looked at Pei Chiyao's face again, Zhi Yao was once more struck into a daze.
Because... he was simply too handsome.
It was a pity that he was a madman.
Thinking about Pei Chiyao's actions in his previous life, Zhi Yao no longer wanted to remain by his side.
He had actually turned her into a silly, foolish Fox just so he could keep her with him!
She silently watched Pei Chiyao for a while, finally preparing to throw off the covers and get out of bed.
But as soon as she moved, she heard the man's deep, pleasant voice beside her ear, "Baby, where are you going?"
Zhi Yao rolled her eyes, "To the bathroom."
However, she didn't expect that as soon as she finished saying that, Pei Chiyao turned on the bedside lamp and scooped her up in his arms.
"What are you doing?" Zhi Yao was startled by his sudden action. "I can go myself."
"No." His tone was not forceful or stern, but carried an uncompromising force. "You're probably still in pain down there. I'll carry you."
"I don't want to!" Zhi Yao protested, struggling to get out of bed. But as soon as her feet touched the floor, they went soft, and she almost fell over. Fortunately, Pei Chiyao was quick and caught her in his arms. "Are you okay? Didn't fall, did you?"
He looked at the young lady with concern, feeling a little guilty.
Indeed... he had gone a bit too far.
After that, Zhi Yao didn't resist anymore, letting Pei Chiyao carry her to the bathroom door. But even after entering the bathroom, Pei Chiyao showed no signs of leaving.
"What are you doing?" She looked up at Pei Chiyao, gesturing for him to go out.
Pei Chiyao stood there, unmoving. "Don't you need me to hold you?"
Zhi Yao: "..."
She wasn't disabled!
That smelly scoundrel! He just wanted to... right?
Seeing that if she didn't go out soon, Zhi Yao would really get angry, Pei Chiyao sighed and finally resigned himself to leaving.
If it were in the past, he could have coaxed her a few times, and the young lady would have fallen for it. But now... he looked at Zhi Yao's clear eyes and realized that she had indeed become smarter and was not as gullible as before.
Standing outside the bathroom door, Pei Chiyao couldn't help but feel a little depressed. His little Fox had grown up, was no longer gullible, and was no longer fun.
He regretted a little undoing the seal, but if he hadn't undone it...
Zhi Yao slowly walked out of the bathroom. As she opened the bathroom door, she saw Pei Chiyao standing outside.
Seeing her come out, the man immediately bent down to scoop her up.
"Good girl, are you still in pain? Let me take a look?"
As he spoke, he tried to undress Zhi Yao, but she immediately stopped him. "Don't look!"
Wait, this man might look and look, and then... Her body still felt like it was falling apart, and she couldn't handle it.
After carrying Zhi Yao to the bed, Pei Chiyao gazed at her intently. Zhi Yao wasn't sleepy anymore, and her mind was becoming clearer.
After thinking for a while, she finally spoke up, "Tomorrow I'm going back home to find my mother."
"Okay, I'll go with you," Pei Chiyao readily agreed.
But Zhi Yao said, "When I said going home, I meant my home, not your home. You're not allowed to come."
"Your home is my home."
Pei Chiyao reached out and pulled Zhi Yao into his embrace. "Yao Yao, don't be angry, okay?"
"Not okay."
Zhi Yao directly refused Pei Chiyao. "I'm going to sleep now. Don't talk anymore."
She turned her back, and after about a few minutes of silence, Pei Chiyao could hear the young lady's even breaths beside him.
After waiting a little longer, he finally turned Zhi Yao back around and held her in his embrace.
...
The next day, when Pei Chiyao woke up, Zhi Yao was no longer in his arms.
He abruptly threw off the covers and searched the vast mansion, but could not find any trace of Zhi Yao.
With a solemn expression, he called Ling Er. "Hey, Ling Er, did Yao Yao go home?"
When Ling Er received this call, he was also taken aback. "I'm not home either, so I don't know. Why are you suddenly asking me? Doesn't Yao Yao usually cling to you? You can't find her either?"
Pei Chiyao took a deep breath. "Hang up."
He hung up the call mercilessly, threw on some clothes, and went out.
It was snowing heavily outside.
He didn't know how Zhi Yao had gotten home, but hopefully that delicate little Fox didn't catch a cold in the freezing weather.
He drove to the Ling Family's home, where Ling Si was outside building a snowman. Seeing Pei Chiyao arrive, Ling Si happily greeted him, "Pei Chiyao, you're back? Where's Yao Yao? Didn't she come home with you?"
Pei Chiyao was slightly taken aback. "She didn't come home?"
"No." Ling Si abruptly stood up. "I've been building this snowman all morning, and no one has come by."
Or rather, no one could come by.
Ling Jue had set up a barrier here, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to enter.
"Hey, you didn't lose my sister, did you?!"
After studying Pei Chiyao's expression for a while and seeing his grim look, Ling Si couldn't help but feel anxious too.
She was his only sister! If she was lost, their whole family would kill Pei Chiyao.
"No." Pei Chiyao immediately took out his phone and started calling Zhi Yao's number. "She's just upset with me."
The call went unanswered.
He tried about ten more times, all with no answer.
Hearing this, Ling Si immediately became displeased. "You bullied my sister? Why is she upset? How dare you make my sister upset! And you still dare say she's throwing a tantrum!" Pei Chiyao: "..." Were all the people in the Ling Family this unreasonable?
"Tell me! What did you do to the little princess of the Ling Family!"
...
On the other side.
Zhi Yao nestled in the sofa, her hands cradling a large cup of full-sugar hot pearl milk tea, a chocolate cake in front of her, and a few bags of spicy snacks scattered around.
She slurped the entire cup of pearl milk tea, letting out a loud burp at the end.
"I'm so happy!" The young girl stretched lazily, her eyes squinting with contentment. "I don't want to leave this place. It's too cozy here."
She could drink milk tea and eat spicy snacks without Pei Chiyao nagging her anymore!