[TCFO] Arc 2 — Chapter 96

Kick off the Campus’ Cinderella (56)

Because of his weakness, he couldn't boldly bring Su Xiaoxiao to the laboratory for experimentation, as it would attract the attention of those people. The laboratory was where he had achieved everything, and it could be said that his final trump card was there.

He couldn't act recklessly like before, so he got engaged to Su Xiaoxiao. Being engaged meant he could be with her anytime in a room, and if Su Xiaoxiao felt unwell the next day, no one would suspect anything.

After all, engaged couples were bound to be affectionate, and teenagers sometimes couldn't control themselves. It was okay to be a little indulgent occasionally.

"Xiaomin, give me a few more days, and I'll give you Su Xiaoxiao. Also, don't believe or watch the news on TV, okay?" Liu Haoyu gently kissed Zhou Min's lips and spoke softly, afraid of disturbing the person in his arms.

"Give Ruanyu and that man a taste of their own medicine!" Zhou Min suddenly spoke out. But this caught Liu Haoyu off guard, and his face slightly changed. "Did you see it?"

After receiving a call from the butler that Zhou Min had pushed open the door and left the laboratory, he knew Zhou Min wanted to know who the girl was. He drove his car all the way out of the company, not because he was worried about what Xiaomin would do to the girl, but because he was afraid Xiaomin would see the cruel and bloody things there. After all, he was never a good person, but he didn't want Xiaomin to have any negative thoughts about him, or rather, he didn't want Xiaomin to be afraid of him.

"Ah, I see. It feels a bit like the 18 layers of hell..." Zhou Min muttered while snuggling in Liu Haoyu's arms.

"Are you scared?" Liu Haoyu asked casually, but only he knew that his heart was uneasy when he asked that question.

Zhou Min occasionally rubbed her head against Liu Haoyu's chest, giving off a slight kitten-like feeling. "No, I'm just a little uncomfortable. I don't want to come down here again. It's too noisy..."

Liu Haoyu looked at Zhou Min's indifferent eyes, but he felt relieved in his heart. He couldn't help but look at the scenes of each floor slowly rising as the elevator ascended. The experimental subject was indeed a bit noisy...

"What do you want to eat tonight?"

"I want to go out..."

"...not right now."

Liu Haoyu's refusal was expected by Zhou Min, who simply hummed in response and closed her eyes, not speaking anymore. Liu Haoyu looked at the quiet Zhou Min, but his smart brain didn't know what to say, because he knew that the seemingly calm and peaceful Zhou Min had already erected a solid fortress between him and her.

She was inside, he was outside, and he wanted to enter, but the castle had no entrance...

"Xiaomin, do you..." Liu Haoyu wanted to ask if Zhou Min still loved him, but he eventually gave up, because no matter what the answer was, he wouldn't let Zhou Min leave in this lifetime. "Tonight we have braised pork knuckles that you like..."

Zhou Min didn't speak, but she didn't reject Liu Haoyu's closeness and intimacy either. However, just like Liu Haoyu felt, even though they were close, there was no ripple in Zhou Min's heart, as calm as a dead person...

Liu Haoyu carried Zhou Min to the living room and placed her on the sofa. When Zhou Min opened her eyes, she saw the butler looking at Liu Haoyu with fear, standing tremblingly on the side. Liu Haoyu half-knelt by Zhou Min's feet, helping her put on her slippers with a gentle tone. "From now on, no matter where we go, you have to wear shoes. That place is an experimental base, and the temperature is very low below zero. If you want to go in the future, tell me, and I'll take you there. Also, some floors down there are places where biochemical weapons are being studied. You can't go in without any protection in the future, it's dangerous..."

"I can't go on anymore..." When Liu Haoyu was about to explain the situation inside, Zhou Min suddenly interrupted him, causing Liu Haoyu's words to come to an abrupt end.

"I...I'll go back to the company first... When everything settles down, we'll travel the world together. Wherever you want to go, I'll accompany you..." Liu Haoyu said this while looking straight at Zhou Min sitting on the sofa, but Zhou Min leaned back, curled up her legs, and completely nestled herself into the sofa, closing her eyes.

Liu Haoyu took the thin blanket from the maid's hand and gently draped it over Zhou Min. "She caught a cold down there, so have the kitchen prepare ginger tea. When Madam wakes up, bring it to her..."

"Madam?!" the maid exclaimed, but she received a cold look from Liu Haoyu, and suddenly felt a chill run up her spine. She knelt down in a panic, her voice trembling, "I, I understand... I'll go and do it immediately!"

"Lower your voice..." Liu Haoyu's voice was very low, but full of coldness as he sternly reprimanded her.

The servant covered her mouth and nodded repeatedly...

Everyone here knew the temperament of Liu Haoyu, and they were all his confidants. They were all worshippers, fanatical followers, infatuated with him and also inexplicably afraid of him…

Liu Haoyu got up and left, looking at the butler and instructing, "Take good care of Madam during this period of time. Madam is not allowed to leave this estate. Protect her. Only with her presence, are you valuable... Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, Master!"

Liu Haoyu nodded before leaving. He was gone for seven days. During these seven days, Zhou Min knew he hadn't come back because the towel on his washbasin was always dry, there were no signs of him sleeping on the bed, there were no clothes in the laundry basket to be washed, and there were no intentionally light footsteps in the bedroom at night.

During this time, the butler said that the television and broadband had malfunctioned, so for a while, she was cut off from the outside world, and for these seven days, it seemed that she was isolated from the outside world. She didn't know what had happened outside, nor did she know why Liu Haoyu had asked the butler to do this, but according to the timeline, in her past life, this was the time when Zhou Min was kidnapped by Su Xiaoxiao.