Tao Yi chuckled awkwardly, saying, âYes, thatâs right!â
Hai Xiaotang laughed again, âBrother Tao, how could you think that way? The person who seized me wasnât you; you donât need to feel guilty at all.â
Tao Yiâs expression became serious again, âBut as your elder brother, I should be the one to protect you! Yet I failed to do that! Not to mention, as a soldier, I should be protecting you!â
âBrother Tao, you are well aware of the situation then. You couldnât help me, even if you wanted to. None of it was your fault, it was the fault of those bad people! I never blamed you, donât blame yourself, because you did nothing wrong.â
Tao Yi shook his head in sorrow, âXiaotang, you may think I did nothing wrong, but I know I did, and I missed.â
Hai Xiaotang looked puzzled, unable to understand what he meant.
âMissed?â
Tao Yi looked at her deeply and said somberly, âYes, I missed you. I missed you time and again. Even this time, I could have risked my life to save you, but I missed.â
Hai Xiaotang was stunned, ââ¦â
Tao Yi laughed at himself, âI used to say that Dongfang Yu didnât love you enough. But this time, I believe he truly loves you.â
ââ¦â
âHe can give up everything for you, but at that time, Iâ¦I gave up trying to save you because of an order!â Tao Yiâs heart felt extremely heavy as he confessed, âXiaotang, do you know? That is the thing I regret most!â
âBrother Taoâ¦â Hai Xiaotang wanted to comfort him when suddenly, thereâs a buzzing sound from outside.
She looked puzzled as Mother Zhang, who had gone to the courtyard, rushed in.
âMiss, itâs not good. There are many people outside and excavators. They are heading towards our house!â
Hai Xiaotang quickly stood up, sensing something was wrong, and headed outside.
Tao Yi followed her, also perplexed.
Hai Xiaotang hurriedly opened the gate, seeing indeed a group of workers approaching their house.
Behind the workers were excavators.
And a black sedanâ¦
The sedan slowly stopped, the door opened, and a smartly dressed woman stepped out.
Upon seeing her, Hai Xiaotang was shocked!
She didnât expect to see Lin Xinxin again after so many months. But Lin Xinxin looked completely unsurprised when she saw her.
Xinxin gracefully walked over and handed her a document.
âHai Xiaotang, this house has already been purchased by our Zhang Group. We have given you a few days to move. Please leave immediately, our workers are going to demolish this house.â
So they were here to demolish the houseâ¦
Hai Xiaotang stared at Xinxin, surprising that she had left Dongfang and joined Zhang Group.
Today, it seems she came on purpose to show off.
Hai Xiaotang didnât take her document, sneered: âWhat if I donât want to leave?â
Xinxin retracted the document with a light laugh, âIf you wonât leave, donât blame us for being ruthless!â
âIâd like to see how you plan to be ruthless!â Hai Xiaotang stood in the middle of the gate, ready to defend her home to the last, âLet me tell you, if you want to demolish my house, youâll have to walk over my dead body!â
Xinxin smiled, then her face turned cold!
She turned around and commanded authoritatively, âGet started, tear this house down!â
An excavator began to slowly start upââ
Hai Xiaotang watched the approaching excavator; a flash of determination crossed her eyes.