Chapter 543 — Two Possibilities
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"Ah? That... Xiaoshu..." Beads of sweat instantly broke out on Zhong Yongliang's forehead. Yes -- if Gu Mengyao had gone off with him, then what had Shen Yushu been doing? Clearly Gu Pengzhan had also tried to contact Shen Yushu beforehand and found her unreachable too.
His original plan had not included Shen Yushu at all. He had only meant for Gu Mengyao to follow him up the mountain alone, so he could trap her there. But who could have guessed that when he was talking with Gu Mengyao, she hadn't sent Shen Yushu away, and that curious girl had tagged along up the mountain afterward, forcing Zhong Yongliang to lock Shen Yushu up as well!
Otherwise, what if Shen Yushu went out and spread the word?
At first, Zhong Yongliang had thought it was just one more person to lock up, no big deal, nothing that would affect his chances. But now, with Gu Pengzhan asking, he realized he had been wrong -- he had thought too simply. If Gu Pengzhan couldn't find Gu Mengyao, the first person he would naturally think to contact was Shen Yushu!
And since Shen Yushu had vanished as well, his earlier lie fell apart on its own. There was no reason for him to bring Shen Yushu along if he was going to a hotel with Gu Mengyao -- no one would bring someone else along to do that sort of thing! Did he want to kill two birds with one stone? Zhong Yongliang would have liked to, but it was only a thought; he knew it was impossible.
Besides, he felt nothing for Shen Yushu. He was too busy avoiding her to play any two-birds game with her -- would that not be asking for death?
"What? Nothing to say? Couldn't design your lie properly? Can't find the words?" Gu Pengzhan gave a cold snort. To dare parade such petty tricks before him -- the boy truly thought the business world was too simple!
"Fine. Since you've seen through me, all the better -- saves me the trouble of making up more lies!" Zhong Yongliang simply tore off the mask, no longer caring, ready to fight to the bitter end. "I've got both Yaoyao and Xiaoshu locked up! But don't worry, I won't hurt Xiaoshu. I only like Gu Mengyao..."
"What have you done to Yaoyao?" Gu Pengzhan rose abruptly to his feet. He had not expected Zhong Yongliang to be so brazen as to abduct both Gu Mengyao and Shen Yushu -- but what Gu Pengzhan did not know was what Zhong Yongliang had actually done to his daughter.
"How's she doing? What do you think?" Now that Zhong Yongliang had torn off all pretense, he no longer bothered with his earlier deference. He crossed his legs and smirked. "A boy and a girl alone together -- what do you suppose they're doing, Uncle Chu?"
Gu Pengzhan's face turned dark and grim. He had never imagined Zhong Yongliang would be so brazen as to force himself on her. "You dare?" he barked.