340 Responsible To You (2/2)
He roared like a lion and put everything he had into that punch as it whizzed through the air on its way to its mark.
But the blow was easily intercepted by Xiao Luo, who stopped it with the palm of his hand right before his face and instantly followed up with a kick to Yang Hongzhi's abdomen.
”OOFFH!”
Yang Hongzhi was thrown back, crashing to the floor and clutching his abdomen. As he cowered, his face turned red, blue veins bulged visibly, and his lips kept puffing like a fish out of water. His body was trembling uncontrollably from the excruciating pain.
”You are the one who planned the drugging last night, am I correct?”
Xiao Luo walked over and kneeled down, and then stared at Yang Hongzhi with a stern face.
”You, filthy… you ruined it!”
Although Yang Hongzhi was aware of Xiao Luo's strength and was wary of it, his anger had helped him transcend fear, and even now, he was consumed with the wish to cut Xiao Luo into pieces.
”So, you admit it... what a man you are!”
Xiao Luo smiled and stood up, and without the slightest warning, he kicked Yang Hongzhi on the chest, as he lay on his side.
”ARRGH!”
Yang Hongzhi shrieked as he tumbled in the air and crashing heavily at the end of the corridor. He clutched at his chest but felt all his organs shifted, and he whimpered in immense pain.
Xiao Luo stepped toward him ominously, grabbed his collar, and then lifted him like a rag doll.
Yang Hongzhi's feet were off the ground, and he was kicking aimlessly in the air trying to find a foothold, while he kept slapping on Xiao Luo's arms to free himself. But there was no escape, Xiao Luo's hands were like a pair of steel pliers, and Yang Hongzhi was going nowhere.
”Let me go… let me go!”
”Do you know, if this had been me back in Jiangcheng, you would already be a corpse now!”
Xiao Luo scowled and glared at Yang Hongzhi, recalling his days in Jiangcheng, but that was history, and he had since been much more restrained, unwilling to kill unless he absolutely needed to. If this had happened in Jiacheng last year, he would've crushed Yang Hongzhi to a pulp without hesitation, and it'd been no harder than squishing a bed bug.
He then slammed Yang Hongzhi against the wall.
”OOFFH!”
Yang Hongzhi had the wind knocked out of him. When Xiao Luo released his grip, Yang Hongzhi slowly slid to the ground and collapsed in a pile.
Xiao Luo then turned around and returned to his own apartment.
The marks on his neck made it difficult for Xiao Luo to leave his place, but he didn't complain since he did not have any pressing issues. Besides, there was a benefit of living inside a luxurious hotel apartment, and ordering a delicious meal, specially prepared by the hotel chef, was only a phone call away.
On the first day, he didn't hear from Su Li, but Su Xiaobei ran over often to look for him.
On the second day, still, no word from Su Li and Su Xiaobei ran over often to look for him.
On the third day, Su Li's mother dropped in to see Su Li, they had a fallout, and her mother left, downhearted.
On the fourth day, Su Li came to look for him herself.
There were only the two of them, a man and a woman, sitting alone in the living room.
As Xiao Luo was the host, he did the needful and courteously poured her a cup of hot tea.
But Su Li didn't even take a sip. She hadn't said a word since she entered the apartment and only stared at Xiao Luo like she was in a daze.
Xiao Luo had always felt Su Li's animosity toward him, and he felt it was best to just lay his cards on the table. As he braced himself for the worst, he took a deep breath and said, ”Miss Su, I know you hate me for what happened, but it was beyond our control. Of course, I will take full responsibility for it. Accident or not, the fact is that we've slept together, and I will not renege on my responsibility.”
Being a conservation man with a traditional mindset, Xiao Luo was wallowing in guilt and felt a duty to protect Su Li's honor. He couldn't act as if nothing had happened after taking her for the first time.
***[1] White-eyed Wolf: in Chinese idiom, used to describe a cruel person.
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