Chapter 256: When I Go Crazy, I Like Bloody Things
Chapter 256: Chapter 256: When I Go Crazy, I Like Bloody Things
The taxi driver gave her a smile.
He said, "Young lady, you sure like to joke around."
"I’ve seen kids your age; you all like to talk nonsense. You don’t look like the type to kill anyone."
"I can tell just by looking at you that you’re a very, very good girl," he continued, it was unclear if he was trying to comfort himself or what. "How could you like killing people? You’re so gentle and cute."
Chen Yuxi nodded. "Sir, you truly are a master. It’s just as you say. I don’t like killing, but I can’t control myself."
"I have a mental illness, the kind that makes me manic. Whenever it acts up, I want to kill anyone I see."
"Sir, you’re a master. Can you tell why I’m like this?"
The taxi driver stiffened, then cleared his throat. "Of course I can see it. It’s just that... The reason you’re like this is because you’re thinking about things the wrong way, you know?"
"A cute, pretty girl like you has a bright future ahead. I, your uncle, also got divorced early in life, and I’m also looking for true love. When I saw you, I felt that the two of us would make a good match."
Although he was old, a greasy middle-aged man with a large beer belly, even.
But none of that stopped him from saying such things!
Chen Yuxi was so disgusted she could have thrown up, but she numbly imitated the way Sister Gu usually spoke to people.
She kept a cold expression, trying hard to suppress the fear and discomfort in her heart.
She said, "It’s true. Whenever I see a living thing, I want to kill it. Like killing chickens, killing fish, killing cows. I don’t know when these days will ever end."
"I just love the thrill of bloodshed."
"Master, when will I be able to change?"
Just then, the taxi driver saw Chen Yuxi in the rearview mirror. She was sitting there with a stiff expression, her eyes red, and she was gripping her bag tightly.
’Something really seems off... Could this woman actually have a problem?’
The taxi driver thought for a moment and decided it was better to play it safe.
He swallowed hard and said, "You just killed some poultry today, didn’t you?"
"Yes," Chen Yuxi nodded. "Master, you’re so accurate. You could even tell that I’ve killed."
"I’m carrying a fruit knife in my bag right now. When strangers get close to me, I get agitated, and when I’m agitated, I can’t control my emotions."
"..." The taxi driver didn’t know what to say, but he was clearly scared.
"Don’t get worked up," he said patiently. "Don’t overthink it. Just wait until we’ve stopped and you’ve gotten out of the car."
"We’re in a car right now. If something bad happens, it’ll be a problem."
Chen Yuxi nodded. "Okay. I always forget about that. I’m holding my fruit knife right now. Sir, you shouldn’t talk to me anymore."
"I’m afraid I won’t be able to control myself."
"Okay, okay, okay," he said three times in a row.
"I’ll drive a little faster. Once you get there, it’s not my problem anymore."
All he wanted now was to get this crazy woman out of his car as quickly as possible. ’What terrible luck!’ Meeting a woman like this... the more he thought about it, the more upset and speechless he became.
"Then please drive faster, sir." She said this with a smile.
Before, when the driver saw her smile, he thought the young lady looked pretty. Now, he just found it terrifying.
’Because he didn’t know when she might pull out that fruit knife and attack...’
Besides, he’d heard that mentally ill people don’t face serious consequences for their crimes.
The driver was scared. He didn’t dare say another word, and he sat straighter than anyone.
「After several hours of driving, they finally arrived at the village cellar.」
One of Wang Biao’s men was already there to meet them.
The man paid the taxi driver, then took Chen Yuxi away.
Chen Yuxi clenched her fists. ’I hope that no matter what difficulties I face next, Sister Gu will be there to protect me...’
Tense, she followed him. She saw the cellar and was then led inside.
She didn’t resist, because she couldn’t escape on her own. In times like these, you had to rely on your wits.
She couldn’t let her guard down for a second.
She had expected to face a violent storm, but to her surprise, the person who appeared was Gu Shengsheng.
Her voice was clear and full of pleasant surprise. "Yu Xi!"
Chen Yuxi’s head snapped up, and she threw herself into Gu Shengsheng’s arms.
She cried, "Sister Gu... Sister Gu."
Tears streamed down her face, her expression one of elation after surviving a disaster. As long as Sister Gu was here, there was hope for everything.
"I was so scared, so scared..."
Gu Shengsheng helped calm her down, her voice gentle and comforting. "It’s okay, it’s okay now."
"Our Yu Xi is getting better and better." Gu Shengsheng was genuinely relieved. Chen Yuxi’s mental state was much better now; at least the dark circles under her eyes from before were gone, and she had started paying attention to her appearance and makeup.
More importantly, Chen Yuxi had changed. That conflicted, painful mindset, the one that made her want to die, was gone.
Now, she seemed completely renewed. It seemed that after her family’s relationships improved and Yu Xi’s father returned, everyone was getting better.
Gu Shengsheng wiped away her tears. "Don’t cry. Tell me what’s wrong."
Just then, Wang Biao jumped out.
He stood between the two of them and said to Chen Yuxi, "Miss Chen! I don’t think we’ve done anything to harm you, have we? You’ve even spent a fair bit of our money these past few days. We never did anything to you!"
"In fact, we’ve treated you with respect! Your crying like this will make Miss Gu misunderstand us!" Wang Biao was extremely anxious.
’No... He really hadn’t bullied this Chen Yuxi! His men knew who they could mess with and who they couldn’t.’
’So a situation like this shouldn’t have happened.’
’But why... why was it happening?’
He couldn’t figure it out for the life of him.
Chen Yuxi said, "It’s okay now, Sister Gu."
"I think I might have more courage to go out alone in the future."
She was genuinely happy. After this experience, it was as if she had inexplicably broken through some internal barrier.
Even her communication difficulties seemed to have vanished.
Then, Gu Shengsheng glanced at Wang Biao. "Turn off the signal jammer. I’m going to contact Chen Yuxi’s father."
Wang Biao’s face lit up. "Does this mean Miss Gu has agreed to my request?"
"I haven’t agreed to anything," she said. "Are you unwilling to let her go? In that case, the people you’ll be offending are..."
Gu Shengsheng counted on her fingers, "...Chen Yufan, Liu Li, Mr. Chen, the Liu Group from Beijing City, me, and Lu Shijing..."
Before, he had always thought of himself as a powerful local tyrant.
But now, as Gu Shengsheng listed off all those names, Wang Biao found he couldn’t say a single word in rebuttal.
It seemed he could no longer make a deal.
Because at some unknown point, he had become the one being suppressed.
And someone like Gu Shengsheng... she had just calmly freeloaded off him for a few days, he really hadn’t done anything to her, and yet everything he had unscrupulously built up over half his life was about to be lost.