Chapter 659: Going Home to Be Her Big Brother

"Mr. Lin..."

The Viper wanted to say something more, but there was no sound from the other end of the phone.

He was silent for a long while, and suddenly gripped his phone tightly, wanting to smash it, but then remembered he was no longer in the villa and hurriedly stopped his movement.

Tiantian hid behind Xiaoshi, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Lu Qing'er also stood to one side, head lowered, not knowing what she was calculating.

After a long while—the Viper suddenly spoke: "Xiaoshi, go outside and call someone in."

Xiaoshi did not speak; he turned and went out with Tiantian, and before long, brought the man who had just left back inside.

"Second Master, you called for me."

The man was also in a disheveled state, standing respectfully by the Viper's side.

The Viper's gaze flickered for a moment, and he leaned into the man's ear to whisper: "Take someone and sneak back to the villa, see if there is anything left inside that can be used, bring it all back, and leave the medicine you have on you with me."

"Yes."

The man replied, then fished a small bottle from his person and delivered it into the Viper's hand, then asked in a low voice: "Second Master, how long are we staying here? As for Mr. Lin..."

"Lin, what Lin!"

The Viper was instantly triggered, glaring at the person beside him with ill temper.

That man immediately dared not say another word and turned to walk out.

The Viper, however, could not help but be furious.

What did he mean by giving him another chance?

Did he take him for a fool?

Linke had intended to deal with him today, and could have crippled the Dark Gate in the process!

If he had really met with some misfortune today, there would be no one left to confront!

It was just that for all his calculations, he never expected that neither he nor the people from the Dark Gate would be harmed!

It was all that little girl's fault...

If it weren't for the people from the Dark Gate being restless and wanting to save her, the people Linke arranged wouldn't have acted so decisively... He was waiting for this very opportunity!

The more the Viper thought, the angrier he became; he suddenly turned around abruptly and snatched Tiantian out from behind Xiaoshi!

"Ah!!"

The little girl screamed in fright, but still tried to keep her eyes wide, not letting herself cry.

"Father!"

Xiaoshi was startled and hurriedly stepped forward to try and stop him.

The Viper, however, threw Tiantian onto the ground roughly!

"Waa...!"

Tiantian was in pain all over from the fall, and this time she finally couldn't hold back her tears.

Xiaoshi hurriedly stepped forward in distress, wanting to help Tiantian up.

But just as he crouched down, he saw from the corner of his eye that the Viper had suddenly pulled out the handgun he carried, aiming the muzzle at Tiantian!

"Father! What are you doing!"

Xiaoshi's heart skipped a beat; he blocked in front of Tiantian without a second thought, his palms instantly breaking out in cold sweat.

The Viper's eyes were fierce, his expression suddenly turning gloomy: "Xiaoshi, move aside. Do you want to die with her?"

Xiaoshi did not speak, only pressed his lips together, silently confronting the Viper.

Lu Qing'er had been watching the show from the side for a long time and couldn't help but curl her lips in disdain.

She really hadn't noticed; the boy wasn't old, but he was quite the romantic.

Since he liked that little girl so much, she would give them a hand!

Thinking this, Lu Qing'er hurriedly fanned the flames from the side: "Xiaoshi, how can you go against your father? He is the one who raised you. You've only known this little girl for a few days, how can you be so disloyal?"

Sure enough, the moment her words fell, the anger on the Viper's face grew even more intense.

"Xiaoshi, move aside!"

The Viper repeated it, his finger already resting on the trigger.

Xiaoshi's brows were locked tight, his mind racing to find a suitable excuse.

He hurriedly spoke: "Father, you cannot kill her now; she... she is your only bargaining chip right now!"

"Bargaining chip?"

The Viper narrowed his eyes, his anger-occupied brain suddenly thinking of something.

Seeing him seem to waver, Xiaoshi hurriedly continued: "Yes! Although I don't know what went wrong on your end, but... if her parents have been looking for her, and you act now, once the other side finds out..."

Xiaoshi did not continue, only watching the Viper vigilantly.

After a long while—the Viper finally snorted coldly and put the gun away.

"Xiaoshi, you really are looking more and more like a successor."

The Viper suddenly complimented Xiaoshi.

Seeing that he seemed to have abandoned the idea of killing Tiantian, Xiaoshi finally let out a sharp sigh of relief and turned to help Tiantian up.

The Viper's gaze flickered for a moment, his eyes sweeping over the two of them.

Xiaoshi seemed to really have taken this girl to heart...

Linke couldn't be relied upon, but he could still find others.

As long as this girl was by his side, the Dark Gate would never dare to act rashly!

And Xiaoshi would be more obedient to him...

The Viper thought this, then turned and pointed to a room nearby, saying in a low voice: "You two go to that room to rest; don't come out if there's nothing to do."

"Yes."

Xiaoshi agreed with a sound and led Tiantian toward the room.

Pushing the door open to enter, he realized there wasn't even a single window in the room; it was likely to prevent Tiantian from running away.

Besides that, there was only a thin, small bed and a few rows of shelves inside the room.

It looked like it had once been a small warehouse.

"Tiantian, did you get hurt from the fall just now?"

Xiaoshi was concerned about Tiantian being thrown earlier and asked hurriedly.

"Brother Shitou, I'm fine..."

The little girl still had tears hanging at the corners of her eyes, but she shook her head very bravely and then earnestly thanked him: "Thank you, Brother Shitou, for saving me just now..."

"..."

"I just now..."

Xiaoshi's gaze flickered for a moment, unsure if Tiantian had understood what he had said to the poisonous snake.

Tiantian, however, suddenly grabbed his hand and looked at him with her eyes wide open.

"I know Brother Shitou only said that to save me, if..."

A glimmer of hope suddenly rose in the little girl's eyes, and she asked with some anticipation: "If my daddy and mommy come to pick me up to go home, can Brother Shitou stop following the bad guys and come home with me to be my brother?"

"Be your brother?"

Shitou was stunned for a moment.

Then, his usually stern little face suddenly couldn't help but break into a smile.

"Alright, I will go back and be your brother."

"Then let's pinky swear!"

Tiantian finally smiled and took the initiative to hook her little finger with Xiaoshi's: "I already saw mommy today! So daddy and mommy will definitely come to find me! So it's a promise!"

"Mm, it's a promise."

Xiaoshi responded, looking at their fingers joined together; even though he knew he was only doing it so as not to disappoint the little girl, he felt warm inside.

From the moment he woke up, his only goal had been revenge.

But... if she really went home, and he had the chance to see her again, he would be very willing to be her brother.

Outside—Lu Qing'er was still somewhat dissatisfied with the result just now.

She couldn't help but step forward to continue persuading: "Second Master, keeping this girl is just a burden; do you still think she hasn't caused enough trouble? Our situation is hard to say right now, why not just kill her..."