Ouyang Haitao made the wrong choice.
Three days were nowhere near enough to pay his more than a year long debts, and he was getting anxious as much as desperate.
It was on the third day that Ouyang Haitao and Jun crossed paths once again. It was when Jun was waiting outside his school with the twins as usual for Nana to pick them up.
Ten year old Jian lazily laid back on the soft grass and had a faraway look in his eyes as if he was thinking deeply about sothing. But what ca out of his mouth was,
"I am craving ice cream."
Nian joined his twin. "I am craving hotpot."
Jun said with disdain, "I am craving to be away from you two."
"..."
The twins smothered their little brother into a hug from both sides and laughed. "You are so cute when you are salty, Jun."
Jun escaped from their vicious clutches with great difficulty. "Stay away from ! I still haven't forgiven you for stealing my octopus from my lunch! I will tell this to Mom," he snorted.
"Why do you always rattle us to Mom!?" They cried with protest.
"Why do you always steal my food then? You are the elder brothers. Does it really suit you?"
They pouted. "Because our cute siblings are too well-behaved. So we sacrificed ourselves to beco the mischievous troublemakers!" They put up a serious expression as if they were suffering so much.
He grimaced.
"I will be standing on the other side alone till the car cos."
"Why?"
"To have so ntal peace."
"..."
Little Jun stepped out of the gate and breathed out. He stretched his arms and felt relaxed.
Always so noisy…
He casually leaned in and looked over so pretty flowers on a flower bed nearby to pass ti.
I should get a lock for my lunchbox, Jun seriously thought. Wait, I better lock myself in the washroom to finish my lunch.
Jun wondered if the twins would go as far as climbing up the door and barge inside the stall.
They can do anything for food…
On the opposite side of the road, Jun caught a familiar figure rushing sowhere. He blinked and quickly recognized him as Ouyang Haitao, who he had passed by just three days back.
Jun felt an odd and impending discomfort, especially when Ouyang Haitao was carrying a little girl in his arms. Her face was turned towards the other side, but from her position, he guessed that she might be sleeping.
Or unconscious…?
Jun rembered the conversation with his father and the choice Ouyang Haitao would soon make. From his expression, it was clear that he was up to no good. He felt his chest fill up with anxiety upon seeing the helpless girl, and he wanted to save her. His feet took a little step forward, but he stopped.
Calm down, Jun, he breathed in.
This is not the sa ti as when I had saved Siying from getting kidnapped five years ago. I had guards with that ti. But now I am alone. The car is yet to co…
Jun quickly opened his bag and took out a small phone. The twins and he were given a small handset to contact the Liu family in case they slled trouble when the guards weren't around.
I will inform Dad and he will-
Jun suddenly felt a shadow loom upon him, and he froze. He slowly raised his head and t Ouyang Haitao's gaze.
"You…" Ouyang Haitao was shaken up. "You are his son. I saw you that day in the base."
Jun said nothing.
"Who were you going to call?"
Jun said nothing.
Ouyang Haitao unconsciously brought his arms closer, making Jun say, "She will suffocate," he narrowed his eyes. "Stop holding her so hard."
He stiffened. But he was focused on getting an answer to sothing else. "Who were you going to call?"
Jun maintained his calm despite having an urge to give him a disdainful retort. "Mom. I am waiting for her to pick up."
Ouyang Haitao stared at him. His movents were slightly fidgety. "You were going to call because you saw , right?"
"Where?"
"Across the street. You saw and that's why you took out your phone," he said impatiently.
"I just saw you right now. Did you see seeing you?"
He didn't know. He had simply recognized Jun from across the street who was taking out a phone from his bag. Panicked, he hurried towards him.
"I just want to call Mom. She is late and I am hungry. Is there really anything questionable in calling my mother?"
But Ouyang Haitao had beco paranoid by that point. "Co with ."
"Where?"
"Just sowhere we can talk."
"We are already talking here."
"Just co with ," he gave a harmless smile.
Since he was holding a little girl in his arms with her hands wrapped around his neck, they looked like any other father-daughter pair.
Jun stared at him and said, "You do realize who I am, right?"
His smile faltered slightly.
"More importantly, you do realize who my father is, right?"
He trembled.
"What you are doing right now is taking hostage and don't even bother sugarcoating it. What I want to ask is do you understand the consequences of taking with you?"
Ouyang Haitao gritted his teeth. "Just co with ."
"There will be no going back after this for you," he said, expressionless.
He couldn't waste more ti so he played his last card. "I have a small blade in my palm. If you don't listen to , don't bla for stabbing this girl with it."
Jun didn't respond, but he rembered Jinhai's words.
'I have dealt with far worse and shittier people in this world.'
I understand you now, Dad. I already saw that during Siying's attempted kidnap, but this world keeps showing more and more such people.
Jun hung his bag around his shoulders and looked up. "Let's go. Just don't regret it later."
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