Celestial Master： I Have an Otherworld-Chapter 153 - 61: Chaotic Night
Night journeys are hard.
Especially on an unfamiliar and rugged path.
"What era is this? How can Qu City still have roads like this?"
As Zheng Kuo maneuvered the steering wheel, he cursed through gritted teeth, his facial expression dark and unpleasant:
"The old man doesn't know what kind of curse he's under, making me come here in the middle of the night. Is he really planning on taking me to escape?"
Though he was a playboy, he wasn't dumb.
Recently, the changes in Qu City were clear to him. The restructuring of Fuhong caught the attention of both the State Government and further up, the Imperial Court.
His father's hands, being the group director, weren't clean—of course he'd know.
Even he himself has been behaving more cautiously lately.
Unfortunately,
In the end, escaping was inevitable.
Damn!
The car wheel struck a stone, causing the luxury car to leap high and land heavily, making Zheng Kuo curse aloud and vent his inner tension.
"Screech..."
The car stopped.
There was no road ahead, but fortunately, the destination was not far.
Zheng Kuo cursed and got out of the car, pulling out a heavy parcel from the passenger seat, the gold bars inside clinking crisply.
Gold!
No matter where, it's an accepted currency.
"Ring..."
While groping in the dark, his phone suddenly rang, the familiar number making him frown.
Her again!
"Hello!"
Knowing that ignoring the call would lead to repeated attempts from the other party, he answered reluctantly, growling:
"What now?"
"Nothing..." Zhao Xiuxiu's timid voice came through the phone:
"You haven't come to see me for a while."
"If I'm not looking for you, it means I'm busy." Zheng Kuo was speechless, did this dumb girl really think they were in a relationship?
Shaking his head, he spoke with some irritation:
"Don't call anymore. When it's the right time, I'll find you myself. Don't you know pestering calls are annoying?"
"...Alright." Zhao Xiuxiu said softly:
"But..."
"I'm pregnant."
"Pregnant?" Zheng Kuo paused, instinctively replying:
"Then abort it!"
"What?" Shock filled Zhao Xiuxiu's voice:
"Abort it?"
"What else?" Zheng Kuo rolled his eyes:
"I don't want to get married now, and you're still young, it's time to enjoy life. Who's going to raise a burden?"
"I'll raise it." Zhao Xiuxiu hurriedly said:
"I can raise it, how could a child be a burden?"
"You'll raise it?" Zheng Kuo squinted his eyes, his voice icy:
"Zhao Xiuxiu, are you trying to use the child to threaten me? Trying to get a share of the Zheng Family fortune? If that's the case, I've underestimated you."
"But you're bound to be disappointed. There's no share for you in the Zheng Family now."
"Why would you think that?" Swirling disbelief and inexplicable sorrow filled Zhao Xiuxiu's voice:
"I love you!"
"Is that so?" Zheng Kuo sneered.
"But... don't you love me too?" Zhao Xiuxiu's voice trembled:
"You helped my dad pay off his gambling debts, you said you'd treat me well forever, you even bought me... so many things."
?
Zheng Kuo was stunned.
He knew Zhao Xiuxiu was somewhat naive, but didn't expect her to be this naive, believing in love at this age.
"I love you."
He curled his lips, saying habitually:
"But our life isn't suitable for a third person now. Be good, go and abort the child. I'll transfer the abortion money to you in a few days."
"That's it!"
"Goodbye."
"Wait..."
Without waiting for Zhao Xiuxiu to speak, he directly hung up, initially planning to shut off the phone, but decided against it after some thought.
He still needed to contact the old man, better to shut it off after making contact.
Proceeding along the crooked path for a while, he finally reached an abandoned and overgrown dock.
The river flowed silently.
No one was around, only the occasional sound of insects broke the silence.
"Is this..."
Zheng Kuo looked lost:
"Didn't dad send the wrong location?"
"The old guy told me to come at this hour, and now he won't answer the phone or messages—what's going on?"
He held a flashlight, shining it back and forth over the water, growing increasingly helpless.
Just then.
A beam of light emerged from the riverside grass, forming a blinding spotlight on him that made Zheng Kuo instinctively shield his eyes.
"Hey!"
A man's rough, hoarse, foreign voice came:
"Turn off your flashlight!"
"You're leaving Xia Country, right?"
"Correct." Zheng Kuo hurriedly turned off the light, squinting to see:
"Are you the person supposed to pick me up?"
"Yes."
A dilapidated fishing boat emerged from the reeds, and someone on the bow gestured to Zheng Kuo:
"Come aboard and we'll talk."
The ragged fishing vessel made Zheng Kuo frown, but he struggled at the riverside for a moment and ultimately suppressed his discomfort, stepping forward.
Just as he boarded, a Great Han reached out to grab his parcel.
"What are you doing?"
Zheng Kuo's expression changed, hastily holding onto the strap.
"Bang!"
A giant fist swung toward him, directly hitting his nose. Warm liquid spurted from his nostrils, causing him to stagger back.
He wiped his hand, seeing in the dim night the faint traces of blood.
Blood?
I'm bleeding!
Fear engulfed Zheng Kuo, his heart racing uncontrollably.
"Don't worry."
Just then, someone stepped forward, lightly patting his shoulder:
"You know the business we're in is shady. If you're carrying something traceable, it could ruin things."
"By the way, hand over your phone!"
His tone was amiable, but his actions were forceful, snatching Zheng Kuo's phone and swiftly dismantling and breaking the SIM card.
