Xia Yu never dreamed that she would receive a call from Zeng Mina. Her voice was still as sweet as before, "Xia Yu, I didn't expect that I would call you."
"Indeed, how are you now?" Zeng Mina showed signs of waking up when she left. After being in the United States for so many days, she should be almost better, Xia Yu guessed.
"It's not bad. I've returned to China and want to have a meal with you." Zeng Mina's tone was calm.
"Here, let's just skip the meal." Xia Yu has been very busy recently and really doesn't have time, so she wants to turn it down.
"Why, don't you give me face?"
"no!"
"That's good, let's go to the place where I invited you to dinner for the first time."
After saying that, Zeng Mina hung up the phone without waiting for Xia Yu to reply.
At that time, the sunset was almost setting, and there was still the last bit of afterglow in the room. The red wisps shone on Zeng Mina's post-surgery face, making her look a little ferocious.
Xia Yu didn't move any further and stood there looking at her, honestly. If those things hadn't happened before, and if one didn't know who she was, and the fragrance of Buddha was lingering in the room, she still had Buddhist beads on her hand, which would make people think that she was a practitioner.
The car accident changed her.
Xia Yu remained silent. Zeng Mina came down from the cave. After putting on his shoes, he walked up to her and looked at Xia Yu again.
"It's only been a few months since I last saw you, and you've lost weight again?"
Xia Yu still said nothing, thinking about the purpose of her invitation.
She hasn't fully recovered yet, and with her previous personality, she definitely won't show up at this time. However, she was indeed standing in front of him, which made Xia Yu think too much.
Zeng Mina smiled to herself but was not angry. She is not as domineering as the rich girl she was back then.
"Are you hungry?" He still looked good-tempered.
Xia Yu twisted her fingers: "Why did you call me here?"
"Don't worry, I asked someone to prepare dinner."
"I didn't eat well with you last time. How about we chat while eating tonight?"
If it hadn't been for meeting Shen Yan last time, there's no telling whether Xia Yu would still be alive. She didn't understand what kind of medicine was in Zeng Mina's gourd, so she said directly: "I'm not here for dinner. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly!"
"How can that be done! I can't let you go hungry." Zeng Mina immediately grabbed Xia Yu's hand, and she shrank back reflexively. But the opponent's hand was too strong. She couldn't shrink it at all.
"Afraid of me? I really didn't expect that. But there's no need, and I don't know how to eat people!" Zeng Mina chuckled and led her to the inner room. As he walked, he muttered, "My hands are so cold, I'll give you a bowl of soup later."
As he spoke, he took Xia Yu into the back room and walked around a row of screens, but his eyes suddenly opened up. The inside is like a separate space, blocked by a screen, and the lights are much brighter than outside. In front of it is a round rosewood table, with two chairs facing each other like last time, and the dishes on the table Everything has been set up, and the table is still full. It's just that there is a large LCD screen hanging on the wall a few meters away, which looks a little out of place with the surrounding environment.
Zeng Mina directly brought Xia Yu to a chair, pushed her to sit down, and filled her with a bowl of soup.
"Hold it, hold it!"
Xia Yu could only take the soup bowl.
Zeng Mina seemed very satisfied with Xia Yu's cooperation. She walked to the opposite side of her, put aside the Buddhist beads in her other hand, and sat down. Then the cubicle became a table with two people sitting face to face. Xia Yu held half a bowl of hot soup in her hand and saw a table of exquisite vegetarian food in front of her.
"Drink the soup! Drink it!"
Xia Yu's scalp was numb. Seeing her, Xia Yu couldn't help but think of Li Tianci.
She knew that Zeng Mina's troublesome effort to get her to come over was definitely not as simple as just eating, but she didn't know her intention. The scary thing about some people is often not their appearance, but their unpredictable heart that makes them hard to guard against.
Xia Yu lowered his head and glanced at the soup in the bowl. The soup was good. All kinds of expensive fungi were cut into strips or blocks and stewed together. The nutrients and umami should be stewed out. It looked delicious. Should be fine.
"You are an expert, you should know that this soup is worth a lot of money." Seeing that she was not eating, Zeng Mina touched the remote control next to her and asked, "Why don't you drink it? Are you afraid that I will put something in the soup?"
"As I am now, let alone doing something to you, even if I come back, it will be secretly." Zeng Mina laughed at herself. Since her father passed away, she is no longer the same Zeng Mina as before.
Xia Yu believed this. Although Zeng Mina was domineering in the past, she was relatively direct in doing things. She clearly laid out what she wanted or didn't want. She couldn't do such a thing as drugging.
Since she just invited her to have a meal with her, she really thought that she was here to have a meal. Xia Yu picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup.
Zeng Mina on the opposite side asked slowly: "How does it taste?"
Xia Yu frowned and reluctantly replied: "It's okay."
"The cooks here are incomparable to your Ruyulou. But don't be surprised if you do as the Romans do, but this is my place. I invited the cooks here from Beijing. Try other dishes.”
Zeng Mina put another piece of shredded taro for Xia Yu, and Xia Yu frowned when she saw a layer of caramel honey poured on it.
"I don't like sweets."
"Look at my memory, your family cooks Sichuan cuisine. Let's try something else." Soon another piece of winter melon was delivered to Xia Yu's plate, "Try this, it is said to be his specialty. However, in your case It’s all a matter of course.”
At the end, Zeng Mina said something polite again. She really looked like she was here to treat her to a meal. Xia Yu didn't back down and just continued to hold up the soup bowl next to her.
"I'd better drink soup."
"Okay, you drink the soup!"
Zeng Mina was busy for a while and finally sat back on the chair. Xia Yu quietly drank the soup with her head down. Just after taking two sips, she noticed from the corner of her eye that she seemed to be pressing the remote control against the display next to her, and then there was a blue light. .
"If you like it, I'll serve you a bowl later."
She really seemed to sincerely invite Xia Yu to dinner. Xia Yu held the bowl in his hand and took another sip of soup. Suddenly he heard a strange sound coming from the display screen. Xia Yu didn't pay attention to it at first, but the sound gradually faded away. The sound, and the imported sound used, seemed to be surrounded 180 degrees, the man's low roar, the woman's shrill cry like a cat...
Xia Yu turned around and took a look. In the picture, a woman's hands were tied to the bed, and the man was lying on her body... Such a straightforward picture seemed to suddenly and violently tear apart the peace on the dinner table, which made Xia Yu choke. She coughed continuously and violently, spilling half a bowl of soup on the table. Opposite her, Zeng Mina took out a tissue and wiped it with her as if nothing was wrong.
"Scared you?"
Xia Yu was in shock and coughed even more when she touched her. Zeng Mina started to laugh and patted her back again. The scene on the screen continued. As the woman's screams became faster and faster, she felt The whole room was trembling. Xia Yu endured the fishy smell in her heart and glanced over there. After a quick glance, Xia Yu's heart tightened.
"Xiaoman..."
The person in the picture was Xiaoman, and Xia Yu recognized it. The four walls were made of cement, and only one bed was new...
Xia Yu panted and turned around, Zeng Mina was still patting her on the back.
Xiaoman was the one who tortured Xia Yu with Brother Hu that day, but Xia Yu seemed to have seen the man in the scene just now. No, I have seen him before. On the island, he was also a member of Brother Hu.
After those people were caught, they confessed everything. The reason why Xiao Man tortured Xia Yu was to make them misunderstand that it was related to Shen Mo. According to Brother Hu, they released her after she completed her mission.
Shen Mo has been looking for her. No matter whether she was forced or not, she framed him after all. Shen Mo's temper naturally requires her to give an explanation. But after searching for these days, there is no news.
Xia Yu thought she was hiding, but from the video, she looked like...
She grabbed the front of Zeng Mina's coat fiercely. She had no strength in her body and only a little bit left in her fingers, so her fingertips turned white. Xia Yu staggered and asked word by word: "What on earth do you want to do?"
Zeng Mina looked at her and was not angry. She let her pull her gown and replied, "I'll treat you to a meal."
"Eat?" Xia Yu snorted.
Zeng Mina herself also turned her head and glanced at the screen. The scene had reached an intense point. From the perspective of her and Xia Yu, Xiaoman's face and expression were completely invisible, blocked by the man's body...
The sound became louder and louder. Zeng Mina picked up the remote control and pressed the "tentative" button. The screen stayed at the last moment and turned to face Xia Yu.
"How about it?"
Xia Yu's hands were still holding on to her clothes.
Zeng Mina's voice was hoarse, "It seems too insincere to just invite you over for dinner. How about that part just now?"
"How could this happen?" All the strength in his body was drained away, and Xia Yu's hand holding the gown gradually loosened.
Xia Yu's whole body was shaking like a convulsion. The room was as quiet as a wasteland. Night fell outside the window. The window was half open. She raised her eyes and saw the cracks on the windowsill. After many years, a few bunches of weeds emerged from the cracks. They were blown away by the wind. Shake left and right…
She forced herself to calm down, "Miss Zeng..." Xia Yu stood up straight.
"Have a meal!"
She still insisted on eating, but Xia Yu couldn't eat this meal no matter what. The fishy smell in her stomach rose. She turned around and looked at the screen again. The picture was still frozen there, so that she needed to close her eyes to slow down. Angry.
"Where is Xiaoman?"
She asked suddenly, Zeng Mina's eyes suddenly turned cold...
"Xia Yu, the reason why Xiaoman is like this has something to do with you, isn't it?" Zeng Mina's face is very scary when there is no expression. This expression is so angry and ferocious that people can't look directly at it.
After avoiding it for a moment, Xia Yu said, "You mean, I deserve it?"
"I didn't say that." Zeng Mina smiled softly and continued, "Maybe this is what people often say, sow the cause and the result will follow. At that time, if she didn't agree to my mother, she would take my father's place. To take revenge, Chen Mo wouldn’t have been able to come into contact with him, and Chen Wenxuan wouldn’t have thought of using her like this.”
Xia Yu's brows furrowed deeply. She was really not interested in listening to Zeng Mina's tongue-twisting theory of cause and effect. "Miss Zeng, you haven't answered me yet, where is she?"