Chapter 182: Desperate Survival
The gunfire outside stopped, but sobbing and crying were heard one after another, and Hua Tao guessed that the maids were crying.
Someone was coming up the stairs, and the footsteps were getting closer.
Hua Tao subconsciously retreated to the door of the room, and was hesitating whether to turn back to the room and lock the door, when someone had already appeared at the staircase.
Tall, well-faced, well-organized, energetic.
"You ......" Hua Tao felt that this person was a little familiar, but she didn't remember who it was for a while.
She frowned, meditating.
The man recognized her at a glance, and from a distance of a few steps, he bowed respectfully and shouted: "Miss, I finally found you, Mr. Tao is very worried about you." ”
It was actually the person next to Tao Shenglei.
Hua Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"What the hell is going on downstairs? Those maids are innocent, don't hurt them by mistake. Hua Tao said.
"Miss don't worry, it's just to scare and scare them, and you haven't really done it." The man said, "Gather your things and come back with me." ”
Hua Tao didn't forget that there was a Yuan Feng in the house, so she asked, "What about Yuan Feng?" ”
The man hung his head and said very reproachfully: "I was careless, I didn't expect that there was a bodyguard in the house, and he escaped." ”
Hua Tao was a little surprised, she never knew that there were bodyguards in this house.
But if you escape, run away, although Hua Tao hates him, she never thought of really killing him, she has always been a good citizen who abides by the law, and she can't do ruthless things.
"It doesn't matter, he's not an easy character to deal with, I'll tell my dad when I go back, and I won't punish you for it." Hua Tao knew that Tao Shenglei was very strict with his subordinates, and formulated a series of reward and punishment rules.
These are all things she heard from Tao Sihua, and when the two chatted, Tao Sihua told her these things as interesting things, saying that she also knew about them from Zhang Bin.
However, Hua Tao didn't think it was funny.
"Thank you, miss." The man hurriedly thanked him.
Hua Tao only remembered to ask people's names at this time, so she smiled and said, "We should have met a few times, but I can't remember your name clearly, I'm sorry." ”
"My name is Ma Xun, and Miss can call me Pony." The man said.
Hua Tao finally remembered that she had indeed seen this person, and at that time he was accompanied by a group of little brothers, who called him "Little Brother Ma" in admiration and awe.
"Miss, let's quickly pack up your things and leave with me, Mr. Tao and Mrs. Tao are very concerned about you, especially Mrs. Tao, since Miss disappeared, she can't even eat."
Hua Tao had only been thinking about Xia Sheng in her heart before, completely ignoring her parents and relatives, but now that she was reminded by Ma Xun, she felt guilty.
She once begged for death, but she forgot that as a daughter, she had not fulfilled her filial piety.
If she really died, how sad and sad Hua Yunruo should be.
"I don't have anything to pack, so it's okay to leave now." Hua Tao paused, and then said, "But I don't have a passport." ”
"At this point, Miss can rest assured, Mr. Tao has prepared a private jet for you."
Hua Tao was really a bit surprised.
She knew that her father was a local tyrant, but she didn't expect it to be so arrogant.
Hua Tao really took the private jet back to China.
When the mother and daughter reunited, Hua Yunruo cried so much, Hua Tao was calm, gently patted her mother's back, and constantly whispered softly to comfort her.
"You've been suffering these days, and you've lost a lot of weight." Hua Yunruo pinched her daughter's thin shoulders, distressed and sad.
Hua Tao said: "I gained weight before, and I just lost weight." ”
Tao Shenglei stood aside without saying a word, looking at the two most important women in his life, although there was not much expression on his face, his eyes were gratifying.
He is not a person who will show his emotions on his face, so after seeing Hua Tao come back unharmed, he only stepped forward and touched her head, and did not make any more movements.
Hua Yunruo wiped her tears, her eyes were glued to Hua Tao, and she was reluctant to leave: "Nonsense, you have always been in good shape, and you don't need to lose weight at all." You're skinny now, no, I'm going to tell the kitchen to make more nutritious dishes to make up for you. ”
Hua Tao didn't object, she knew that even if she objected, it would be useless, Hua Yunruo would still arrange all kinds of medicinal meals for her. So it's better to agree at the beginning, maybe you can still get the initiative to choose the dish.
Hua Yunruo took Hua Tao's hand and carefully asked her what had happened in the past few months, Hua Tao didn't know what to say, what she had experienced was too unbelievable, and now in retrospect, it felt more like a dream, and few people believed it.
She had no choice but to say, "I just came back, I'm quite tired, can you take a shower and rest first?" ”
Hua Yunruo hurriedly said: "Then I'll help you put hot water, you take a hot bath, it will be more comfortable." ”
Hua Tao went back to the room to rest after taking a bath, and she didn't eat anything, she only felt sleepy. However, when I really lay in bed, I tossed and turned, and I couldn't sleep no matter what.
She has had insomnia for a long time, and since she regained her memory, as soon as she closed her eyes at night, the scene of the car explosion that day appeared in her mind, and Xia Sheng's gentle voice seemed to be heard in her ears.
- Climb out.
Her heart was tangled and painful.
Hua Yunruo asked her a lot of things just now, but she didn't mention Xia Sheng.
She knew that Xia Sheng disappeared with her, but she didn't say a word about him.
This is not a good sign.
Hua Tao felt that her heart had sunk to the bottom.
Could it be that Tao Shenglei had already found out something, in order not to remind her of the sad things, Hua Yunruo avoided talking about Xia Sheng?
Hua Tao felt that her eyes were hot, but there were no tears to flow.
The pain is so extreme that you can't cry.
Only the sharp pain at the tip of the heart is irrepressible.
In bed, she remained awake until dawn, and Hua Tao looked at the ceiling with blank eyes, feeling sluggish.
At dawn the next day, when she went downstairs for breakfast, she didn't see Hua Yunruo, only Tao Shenglei.
"I broke up Yunruo." Tao Shenglei didn't say half a word of nonsense, and after Hua Tao took a seat, he immediately got straight to the point.
Hua Tao immediately knew that Tao Shenglei had something to tell her.
The maid brought her breakfast, which was porridge with mushrooms and chicken, and she immediately lost her appetite.
When she was under house arrest by Yuan Feng, she didn't eat this less, and she didn't know if Yuan Feng liked to eat it himself, or if he mistakenly thought that this porridge was the most nutritious, anyway, she boiled it every day, and she could taste that taste every day.
Originally, I thought it was quite fragrant, but the more I got to it, the more tired I felt.
Although Tao Shenglei was silent, he understood what he said, and immediately asked the maid to change the breakfast.
"What do you like to eat?" Tao Shenglei asked.
Hua Tao thought for a while and said, "Except for mushroom and chicken porridge, it's okay." ”
The maid was instructed to change her to a three-fresh fried mein.
Hua Tao has a small appetite, pokes and pokes casually with a small fork, and eats carelessly.
She didn't take the initiative to ask Tao Shenglei what he wanted to tell her, because she was faintly aware of the news he was about to reveal to her, which was definitely not good news.
Tao Shenglei took a sip of black coffee, and the liquid as thick as ink entered his mouth, and he actually narrowed his eyes slightly as if he was enjoying it.
Hua Tao remembered that Xia Sheng also drank black coffee for a while to refresh himself. But every time I drank it, my expression was extremely exaggerated, as if I was drinking bitter medicine, and I had to pour it down in one go, and then quickly grab a handful of candied fruit and stuff it into my mouth.
I didn't pinch my nose when I almost poured it.
Hua Tao thinks that Xia Sheng's appearance of drinking coffee is super cute, like a child who is sick but reluctant to drink medicine.
Now every time she thinks of these past events, Hua Tao feels panicked in her heart, and there is a kind of despair and helplessness that is exhausted.
She is in a deep predicament and has no way to extricate herself.
Although Tao Shenglei made a flower, he didn't plan to say anything during the meal.
What's more, Hua Tao lost her appetite, if he said something that caused her to have no intention of eating, Hua Yunruo would definitely not let him go.
Hua Tao ate very slowly, and it took nearly half an hour to eat well.
She still had a lot of chow mein left on her plate, but she couldn't eat it anymore.
She made up her mind, whether the news Tao Shenglei was going to tell her was good or bad, she wanted to know.
As long as it is related to Xia Sheng, she must know.
She took out a tissue to wipe her mouth, then looked at Tao Shenglei and asked, "Dad, do you have something to say to me?" ”
Tao Shenglei's coffee has been drunk, the plate has long been removed by the maid, and he is watching financial news.
Hearing Hua Tao take the initiative to ask, he put down the newspaper in his hand and raised his eyes to look at the past.
"Well, you guessed it." Tao Shenglei can know the anxiety in her heart just by looking at her eyes and expressions.
He said: "It's related to Xia Sheng. ”
Hua Tao felt that she almost couldn't even sit still.
She was scared.
Tao Shenglei's words can sentence her to death.
"You say." She wrung her hands unconsciously, and her voice trembled a little.
She reverently meditated in her heart, "God, please let me hear the good news." As long as he is alive, she is willing to live for ten years and eat only vegetarian food for the rest of her life.
Tao Shenglei didn't know her prayers, only that her face was almost transparent.
He raised his hand and touched her head, and said slowly and clearly, "We have found Xia Sheng." ”
Hua Tao only felt her heart skip a beat, and immediately looked at him with wide eyes.
He said "found," not "confirmed." ”
Xia Sheng really didn't die!
Hua Tao clutched her chest, and her tears fell down in large pieces, completely out of control.
"He's still alive, isn't he?" She cried and begged Tao Shenglei to give a positive answer.
Tao Shenglei handed her the napkin, and was a little surprised that she actually said that she would cry, and the tears were still like opening the gates, and they kept flowing.
and Hua Yunruo are really biological mother and daughter.
"Yes, Xia Sheng is still alive." Tao Shenglei gave her a reassuring pill as she wished.
Xia Sheng is still alive, he is still alive, not dead!
Hua Tao finally knew what it was like to be in a desperate situation, so wonderful, so grateful, she was so excited that she wanted to hug Tao Shenglei and kiss her a few mouthfuls to express her joy.
"Where is he? Where is he now? Still in the United States? Or have you already returned home? I want to see him...... I want to see him! It was the first time that Hua Tao was so out of control in front of her father. Crying and laughing, laughing and crying, like a madman.
Tao Shenglei showed a sad expression: "He didn't die, but he ......"