The Emperor of Hell's Green Plum Pillow She Escaped Again

"boss?"

"What did I just say?"

Hei Huomian signaled the butler to leave with his eyes, and his half-serious, half-joking gaze returned to the face of his "girlfriend".

His long fingers slowly lifted a strand of her hair and continued calmly:

"Or do you want to be 'punished' by me?"

Bai Shuiru couldn't help but feel a chill down her spine. She immediately smiled as brightly as a spring flower and took Hei Huomian's hand and shook it, "Mian, Mian, Mian~, I'm not used to it yet~!"

"Are you going to the Zhong family?"

Hei Huomian raised his hand and inserted his long fingers between hers, holding them tightly. "Picking up and dropping off my girlfriend is my inalienable right and obligation as a boyfriend."

Bai Shuiru was surprised at how quickly Hei Huomian entered the role, "Don't you need to be busy?"

"I won't be able to handle official business for a while, but Ming Xin can't fall down."

Hei Huomian led the little girl and turned to walk towards the mansion. "Be good, take a shower and change clothes first, so as not to worry your father-in-law..." When he received her surprised look, he changed his words:

"My future father-in-law thinks I took you out to fool around all night and doesn't feel sorry for you..."

Hei Huomian scratched her cheek with his long fingers and opened her bedroom door. "Don't think about it. Go."

When she turned and walked into the bedroom, he suddenly put his arm around her waist and pulled her into his arms, kissed her on the top of her head, and said:

"There is plenty of time, take your time, I'll wait for you."

Five minutes before the agreed time, Hei Huomian stopped his car steadily in front of the gate of Zhong's house, got out and opened the door for Bai Shuiru.

"I won't go in. Just have a good chat with Mr. Zhong. If you want to leave, call me and I'll pick you up."

Hei Huomian reached out his hand and asked Bai Shuiru to help him get out of the car, and gave him instructions in a serious but gentle manner.

As they were talking, they saw Zhong Xichu had already arrived at the gate.

Zhong Xichu was obviously looking forward to meeting Bai Shuiru again. He had a cute sheep doll in his arms, reaching out for a hug. As soon as he greeted her, he handed it to his daughter with a smile.

Bai Shuiru had no choice but to take the doll and say goodbye to Hei Huomian.

Hei Huomian smiled and waved gently in response, his longing gaze always fixed on the back of Bai Shuiru who had just entered the Zhong residence with Zhong Xi.

When Zhong Xi first saw Bai Shuiru treating him with aloofness, like a visitor to a host, he felt sad and asked in a pleading manner:

"Shui Ru, can you call me 'Dad'?"

Zhong Xichu noticed the other party's discomfort, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, smiled with disappointment and understanding, and took the lead in breaking the awkwardness:

"It's okay, it's okay, take your time. I'm already satisfied that you're willing to see me."

"Are you used to living in the Hei family? Why don't you consider picking one of the houses in the city to live in first? Putting aside other things, it can be used as your dowry." Zhong Xichu said, and couldn't help but smile and looked back at the direction where Hei Huomian was.

"Thank you. But no thanks. I won't be staying at the Hei family for long."

Hei Huomian, who had just turned around and was heading towards his car, heard it vaguely. He couldn't help but look back and follow the voice towards Bai Shuiru's back, frowning.

It was not until he saw Zhong Xichu leading the lovely girl to sit on the wrought iron chair in the garden, with their figures half hidden among the flowers, that he got into the car, took out his laptop and started working.

Seeing that Zhong Xichu still wanted to chat to get closer to them, Bai Shuiru quickly took out his USB drive and cell phone and said solemnly:

"I came to see you this time because I found a USB drive in my alpaca doll. After cracking the password, I found two recordings, a video, and a photo."

Zhong Xichu was listening attentively. When he saw her pause, he was slightly startled, and then he slowly asked:

"Shui Ru, you mean that the contents of these videos and recordings are related to you and me?"

Bai Shuiru nodded, paying attention to the other person's expression, as if waiting for him to complete his psychological preparation.

"I saved the video and recording to my phone," she said, slowly pressing the "play" button on the phone screen:

……

"Why should I let them all get what they want? Am I the only one who deserves to suffer what I don't want?!"

"Why?! Huh?! Tell me!"

Bai Shuiru noticed that Zhong Xichu looked panicked and regretful, so he quickly pressed the "pause" button.

"Mr. Zhong, are you okay?"

Zhong Xichu took off his glasses, covered his face and shook his head.

After two minutes, he slowly reached out and held Bai Shuiru's hand, then said:

"I, I..." Then they saw Mrs. Zhong, Liao Minrou, hurriedly get out of the car and rush towards them from the direction of the gate.

Zhong Xichu and Bai Shuiru looked at each other, trying to calm themselves down, and simultaneously picked up their teacups to sip to hide their expressions.

Liao Minrou came over slowly and greeted from a distance in a half-friendly and half-complaining tone:

"Shui Ru, come on, why didn't you tell me you were coming back? Your father and I can wait for you at home."

Bai Shuiru stood up, nodded slightly to the other party, and then sat down.

"I think the only thing Mrs. Zhong and I can agree on is:

It’s better not to see each other.”

Liao Minrou did not lose her composure at all. She still smiled and patted Bai Shuiru on the shoulder, "This child is really naughty."

“As a child, you can get all the attention from your parents without causing any trouble.”

Liao Minrou turned around and personally took the hot tea and snacks brought by the maid. After pouring a cup of tea for her husband and Bai Shuiru, she sat down and poured herself a cup.

After Liao Minrou elegantly sipped her tea, she looked up and saw that her husband and Bai Shuiru were still silent, so she smiled awkwardly and said:

"I'm going to change my clothes, you two can chat slowly."

"Tea tastes better when it's hot."

Liao Minrou picked up a white and purple flower-shaped candle from the tray, lit it and placed it under the teapot. She smiled and put her hand on her husband's shoulder, then turned and left.

Zhong Xichu waited for Liao Minrou to walk away, looked around to make sure there were no gardeners, maids or servants nearby, and then asked anxiously:

"How did you get these recordings?!"

The light and elegant inexplicable floral fragrance made Bai Shui subconsciously glance at the candle burning quietly under the teapot, as if he saw a five-angular flower with white and purple double petals gradually blooming.

She came to her senses, sighed softly, and replied:

"I really don't want to answer. I accidentally recorded it at Xu's house before you guys confirmed that you recognized me."

"It's my fault! It's my fault!"

Zhong Xichu slumped in his chair, looking with a dazed gaze at Liao Minrou, who was pruning branches and arranging flowers in the garden not far away.

"It was my momentary thought that led to a huge mistake. It harmed Minrou, you, and Suiru!"

However, in just over twenty minutes, Zhong Xichu seemed to have aged twenty or thirty years, slumping back in his chair with a sad look on his face.

Bai Shuiru lowered her eyes and pursed her lips. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore. She picked up the teacup and handed it to him, saying:

"Have some tea first and take your time."

Zhong Xichu slowly took the tea set, lowered his eyes to gaze at the mist, and asked slowly:

"What...are you going to do?"

Bai Shuiru met the eyes behind the gold-rimmed glasses, and after a few seconds, she replied calmly:

"I don't plan on doing anything."

“Even if two straight lines that once crossed each other, after they intersect at one point, they will always continue to extend towards their respective futures.”

"It's fine if they intersect once. If you force them to intersect multiple times, it may not be a good thing for either party."

After a while, Zhong Xichu nodded slightly in understanding, but the dejected look on his face became more serious. He responded:

"Yes! If you make a mistake once, you shouldn't make the same mistake again."

"Everything is empty, except cause and effect."

Zhong Xichu held the tea set, sniffed the tea, and suddenly felt relieved as if he had seen through the world.

Everything is empty, except cause and effect...

Bai Shuiru repeated silently in her heart, and unconsciously looked under the teapot again, and was surprised to find:

There was no candle burning to heat the tea, but there was a white and purple flower with five-sided petals that slowly began to spin like a paper-cut windmill.

Bai Shuiru suddenly withdrew her attention and looked at Zhong Xichu who was drinking tea with his eyes lowered. Suddenly, she found that a verdict appeared above his head, and it had instantly changed from milky white and translucent to scarlet red.

"Dad, you can't..."

Zhong Xichu was taking a sip of hot tea when he heard Bai Shuiru's unexpected "Dad". He quickly swallowed the tea with joy. Just as he was about to put down the teacup and get closer to her, he felt a sudden sharp pain in his chest. His hand trembled and the expensive bone china tea set fell on the grass.

Bai Shuiru hurriedly stood up and moved closer to Zhong Xichu, only to find that not only had she lost her voice, but she was also suddenly grabbed by the other party by the wrist.

Zhong Xichu grabbed his chest with his other hand and said with rapid breathing, "Sui, Sui Ru, Dad is sorry...", then he fainted and lost consciousness.

Bai Shuiru felt chest tightness and dizziness, so she quickly unlocked her phone and forwarded a recording saved in the phone to Min Ying. Just as she was about to dial 1/2/0, she fell to the ground due to severe chest pain.

She dragged the chair with rapid breathing and bumped into the table leg, making a noise. She looked around for what was going on and realized that it had gotten dark without her noticing.

She looked up and saw thick dark clouds overhead. Amidst the thunder and lightning, a familiar figure was gradually approaching.

Bai Shuiru stretched out her hand towards the person who was coming, blinking frequently to try to see the blurry figure clearly, but after identifying the person, she couldn't help but scream in fear. The hoarse and almost silent cry for help was easily drowned out by the thunder and lightning that shook the earth and sky.

She rolled on the ground and tried to turn around and crawl to escape. However, no matter how she crawled, she looked back and saw Hei Huomian following her slowly with a knife in his hand. The hideous smile that even his sunglasses could not hide was clearly more terrifying than the dagger in his hand that reflected the electric light.

Bai Shuiru had not climbed half a meter when he suddenly felt a sharp pain as if his heart was pierced by a sharp blade.

Her eyes went dark and she fell unconscious on the seat. She let go of the phone and it fell onto the grass.

Replies from Min Ying popped up one after another on the mobile chat interface:

"The important thing you said before is what's mentioned in the recording?"

"Shui Ru, are you okay? Are you having trouble talking?"

"Shui Ru?"