bullyxtreme Chapter 123 Dai You's whereabouts are known
Chapter 123 Dai You's whereabouts are known
In the evening, Xia Yao finished her day of teaching.
Then Xia Huifang arranged for me to deliver food to Xia Lanyue.
Xia Lanyue looked at the food in front of her, mentally prepared herself, and then began to eat heartily.
Xia Yao stood to the side watching, seemingly puzzled, "When you were at the Jiang family's house, didn't they feed you?"
Xia Lanyue understood from his words that he was implying that the Jiang family had treated her badly, so she ignored him and continued eating.
Xia Yao didn't feel embarrassed and continued, "Is it because you ate too much and we couldn't afford to feed you anymore, so you returned it to me?"
Hearing this, Xia Lanyue was furious. She looked up at him and glared at him. "If you don't tell me, I'll ask you. Did you do it? Spreading rumors outside, you're shameless."
"What are you talking about? What rumors?" Xia Yao had an innocent expression, but the smile at the corner of his mouth showed that he was faking it.
"Ha, what a load of rubbish, how despicable," Xia Lanyue pushed the bowl aside, turned her head away, and ignored him.
"So, you were sent back because of that rumor?" Xia Yao said.
Xia Lanyue bit her lip and ignored him.
Seeing that she really wasn't going to eat anymore, Xia Yao reminded her, "You haven't finished eating yet."
"I'm not eating anymore, I'm too angry," Xia Lanyue said without looking at him.
“If I said that the rumor didn’t come from me, would you believe me? You wouldn’t, so what I say doesn’t matter,” Xia Yao said, seeing that Xia Lanyue didn’t react. “It’s not worth getting upset about food, otherwise I’d go hungry all night.”
Xia Lanyue still ignored her.
"You really aren't going to eat it? If not, I'll take it away," Xia Yao asked tentatively.
At this moment, Xia Huifang walked in, saw Xia Lanyue's half-eaten meal and asked Xia Yao, "Why didn't Lanyue eat? Did you two have a fight?"
"No, Mother, A-Yue said the food wasn't good and she didn't want to eat," Xia Yao said.
Upon hearing this, Xia Lanyue immediately looked at Xia Huifang, whose face already showed some displeasure. She hurriedly explained, "No, it's... the food is too hot, I want it to cool down."
Xia Huifang's face immediately brightened. "Oh, I knew it! A-Yue used to always praise my cooking, how could she not like it now? As for you, you're just bored again, aren't you?" As she spoke, Xia Huifang raised her hand and punched Xia Yao. "This child, since he recovered from his illness, he has become much more cheerful, but sometimes, he is also a bit too mischievous."
Xia Lanyue smiled. She felt that Xia Huifang seemed to be completely unaware of her and Xia Yao's relationship.
"Ah Yue, eat more and get better quickly so you can see Dai You," Xia Huifang said.
Upon hearing this, Xia Lanyue was immediately stunned. "Dai You? Dai You is back?!"
“Yes,” Xia Huifang said, looking at Xia Lanyue, whose tears were already welling up, and then at Xia Yao. “Didn’t you tell her?”
Xia Yao shook his head.
Xia Huifang nodded, then said to Xia Lanyue, "Let Pangao talk to you about this. I'm going out now." After saying that, she left without waiting for Xia Lanyue to call her.
Xia Lanyue immediately looked at Xia Yao, hoping he could give her news about Dai You.
Xia Yao scanned the room, avoiding her gaze, seemingly doing so on purpose.
Xia Lanyue couldn't hold back any longer. "Xia Yao, can you tell me where Dai You is?"
"Call me Brother Yao, and I'll tell you," Xia Yao said smugly.
"You?!" Xia Lanyue was taken aback. Why couldn't this guy get past calling her "brother"? He was even trying to get her to call him that. Xia Lanyue was very resistant inside, and it was showing on her face.
"Fine, if you don't want to, then forget it," Xia Yao said, turning to leave.
"Wait a minute," Xia Lanyue called out to Xia Yao, squeezing out a tongue-twisting "Brother Yao" through her teeth.
Whether it was because his voice was too clear, or because Xia Yao was doing it on purpose, "What? What did you say?"
"Brother Yao," Xia Lanyue said a little louder, and at the same time, she felt goosebumps rising on her skin.
"Hmm," Xia Yao nodded in satisfaction, then said, "Where's Dai You? He... he's with Village Chief Zhao."
What were you doing at Village Chief Zhao's place?! Xia Lanyue had a bad feeling. She eagerly awaited Xia Yao to continue, but he stopped. Xia Lanyue couldn't help but ask, "And then?"
"He...he beat up Village Chief Zhao, and he's in jail now."
"What! He hit someone!" Xia Lanyue exclaimed, unable to contain herself. She struggled to get out of bed. "When did this happen?"
“The day before you came here,” Xia Yao said.
Xia Lanyue couldn't understand. Was Dai You really that impulsive? Why did he hit Village Chief Zhao? Was it because Dai You had hit Xia Yao, and Xia Yao held a grudge, conspiring with Village Chief Zhao to frame Dai You?! Thinking of this, Xia Lanyue looked at Xia Yao with distrust. "Why did he hit Village Chief Zhao?"
"It's because of you. He came back and couldn't find you. Then he heard that you had been beaten. In a fit of anger, he broke into the village chief Zhao's house and beat him up."
Xia Lanyue was stunned. Was it because of her?! She thought back; Jiang Di had taken her back to care for her the day she was beaten, but Dai You should have gone to the shop to inquire about her, so why hadn't Jiang Di mentioned it? It didn't make sense. Could it be that Xia Yao was deliberately lying, making up an excuse for saying that?! But regardless, Dai You being locked up was the important thing. She asked worriedly, "What will Village Chief Zhao do to him?"
"He might be locked up for a while," Xia Yao said.
"Is there anything else?" Xia Lanyue asked anxiously.
Xia Yao shook his head, "I don't know anything else."
"Can I go see him?" Xia Lanyue asked.
"You? Like this now? You should take care of yourself first," Xia Yao looked Xia Lanyue up and down and continued, "Alright, I've answered all your questions. You should rest now. I'm going to read too." After saying that, Xia Yao left the house.
Xia Lanyue was left alone in the room. She stood frozen, unable to move. No matter what, she couldn't abandon Dai You; she had to save him! But how to save him left her stumped. She glanced at her bundle by the bedside, rummaged through it, and pulled out her purse. She counted the money in her hand—only a little over six hundred coins. That wasn't enough to do anything. Xia Lanyue was anxious. She decided she had to go see Dai You first, and then consider everything else.
So she decided to leave quietly late at night.
Xia Lanyue waited and waited, and it got dark.
They waited and waited, until the lights in Xia Yao's room went out.
She continued to wait, the only sound in the quiet courtyard being A-Cheng's snoring.
Xia Lanyue felt it was time to leave.
She slung her small bundle over her shoulder, gently stood up while holding onto the wall, opened the door, and went outside.
Her legs were still hurting, but she bravely endured it, not letting herself make a sound.
It took her fifteen minutes to walk from the house to the gate, a distance of only a dozen meters.
She gently opened the door and went outside. The moment she closed the gate, she felt that even the air was sweet.
Xia Lanyue picked up a thick stick from the roadside to use as a walking stick and slowly walked forward.
To minimize her walking, she specifically chose the path along the river. She didn't walk this path often, but it was short.
Looking at the reed marshes that were the only way to the river, Xia Lanyue couldn't help but feel a sense of dread again.
This was a hurdle she had to overcome. If she didn't even have the courage to cross the reeds, how could she leave this place?! Thinking of this, Xia Lanyue mustered her courage and continued forward.
But just around the corner, Xia Lanyue suddenly noticed two people embracing each other by the riverbank ahead.
Xia Lanyue gasped, realizing she had seen something she shouldn't have. She quickly turned around and walked away.
Just then, a familiar voice called out to her from behind.