Chapter 175: Insanity

"Mm, I'll keep my word. I'll accompany you to the ends of the earth, and we won't be separated for a lifetime!"

Actually, Shi Youxuan was just being playful; she wanted to say, "Will you accompany me even if I go to the women's restroom?" But she didn't expect such a vow-like declaration, and she was instantly sweetened by it—sweetened to the point of being cloying!

"Pinky swear!"

She curled her little finger.

Sheng Hanyu just doted on her; whatever she wanted was fine.

He followed along with such childish behavior, hooking his little finger with hers: "Pinky swear, no changing for a hundred years; whoever changes is a little puppy."

She couldn't be a puppy, and they would go to the hospital tomorrow, but the medicine still had to be taken.

Sheng Hanyu went out to ask the housekeeper for two stomach pills, then held the medicine in one hand and a water cup in the other, coaxing her as if she were a child: "Be good, take your medicine."

The little face that had been full of happiness just a moment ago instantly drooped: "No."

She hated taking medicine the most, not to mention it was completely unnecessary; she was already better now.

"Be good, how about you take one?"

Sheng Hanyu also felt that as for medicine, it was best not to take it if possible, but he was afraid she would be uncomfortable.

If he were uncomfortable somewhere, he would just tough it out, and he wouldn't care, but he didn't want his little wife to suffer even a bit of pain.

"Mm, one is okay."

Shi Youxuan obediently opened her mouth, Sheng Hanyu fed the stomach pill into her mouth, then fed her a sip of water, watching with his own eyes as she swallowed it.

But the moment he turned around, the little woman behind him smiled slyly and quickly spat out the stomach pill she had just "swallowed."

Shi Youxuan didn't have the habit of taking medicine; she had been in good health since she was a child.

Her stomach discomfort was a problem left over from childhood when she would go from feast to famine, and she didn't need medicine when it was uncomfortable; she would just tough it out and it would pass.

It was just that this time, the "toughing it out" really had taken a bit too long!

The hands on the wall clock already pointed to two in the morning, and Sheng Hanyu and Shi Youxuan still hadn't slept because the third brother hadn't returned yet.

Shi Youxuan suggested: "Why don't you make a call and ask? Don't ask about anything else, just ask what he wants for a late-night snack; that should be fine, right?"

It was already this late and he still hadn't returned, and there hadn't even been a single phone call; Sheng Hanyu also sensed that something was wrong.

When the third brother went out, he said he would come back to stay and wouldn't stay at the main residence.

Moreover, his relationship with Sheng Yukai had been bad since they were children, and this time he went back to hold him accountable; with Sheng Hai and Bai Xue both away, it was even more impossible for him to stay there.

Even if he took a step back, even if he were to stay, he would have called to let them know!

Something wasn't right; the more he thought about it, the more wrong it felt.

Sheng Hanyu dialed the third brother's number, but on the other end, it just rang without anyone answering.

"Beep-ring—"

"Beep-ring—"

Sheng Zerong's mobile phone was lying on the table, ringing incessantly.

The screen displayed the contact: Big Brother.

He was tied up with a Rope to a chair, glaring angrily at the second brother in front of him... no, Sheng Yukai!

From the moment the two of them had a falling out and Sheng Yukai tied him to the chair, he no longer had this brother.

"Mmph-mmph—"

Sheng Zerong tried to push off the tape on his mouth, struggling with all his might, but after trying for a long time, there was no effect; it was all in vain.

Sheng Yukai wasn't wearing a mask; the ugly turtle on his face was just as smug and cocky as he was.

He said in a weird, sarcastic tone: "Stop making futile struggles; it's useless. I'm not afraid to tell you the truth: this Rope was prepared specifically for you; it's absolutely sturdy."

"Even if you tied an elephant up with it, it wouldn't be able to break free. Do you think you're stronger than an elephant?"

"Mmph-mmph—"

Sheng Zerong couldn't answer; he just glared at him, using his eyes to vent his dissatisfaction and express his angry mood.

The mobile phone on the table rang endlessly, ringing over and over again. At first, Sheng Yukai left it on the table on purpose to make his younger brother anxious!

But later, as it rang persistently without end, he also grew annoyed.

Sheng Yukai curled his fingers into an orchid gesture, picked up the phone with two fingers, and then, letting Sheng Zerong watch, dropped it into a glass water pitcher with a slow motion—it was still ringing!

This model of Sheng Zerong's phone was waterproof.

Even in the water, it still rang endlessly. Sheng Yukai suddenly flew into a rage, grabbed the water pitcher, and smashed it fiercely against the floor with a "Bang!"

"Clatter—"

Glass shattered all over the floor, and water spilled everywhere.

Only Sheng Zerong's phone was still stubbornly ringing endlessly; a crack had appeared on the screen, but it didn't affect its normal operation.

"Bastard, telling you to bully me, telling you all to bully me..."

Sheng Yukai jumped up and fiercely stomped on the phone with his Spring Shoes, cursing as he stomped: "You damn thing, even you are coming to bully me? I can't even deal with a tiny little phone like you, is that it?"

"Just because you're calling from Sheng Hanyu, I can't not answer you, is that it..."

The cracks on the screen grew more and more numerous; this time, water finally got in, and it stopped ringing.

Sheng Yukai was panting with exhaustion, sat down on the floor with a thud, yet he was triumphant, still picking a fight with Sheng Zerong's phone: "Can't do it now, can you? You've finally admitted defeat, haven't you? I told Youyou wouldn't be my opponent; from childhood to adulthood, you've always been the one I defeated!"

Sheng Zerong couldn't speak at this moment, but he felt that the second brother was not normal.

"It's turned off."

Sheng Hanyu grabbed his coat and pressed a kiss to Shi Youxuan's forehead: "Be good, you go to sleep first; I'll go over there and take a look."

"No, I'll go with you," Shi Youxuan said.

He looked at her dotingly, then patted her head and said softly: "Be good, I'll go take a look and come right back. You wait for me to return; I'll bring you fried dough sticks and soy milk."

Shi Youxuan liked the crepes with fried dough sticks, fried dough sticks, and soy milk from the street food stalls outside, and Sheng Hanyu would always drive out early in the morning to buy them; he liked to do things himself and never let the servants take his place in buying breakfast for Shi Youxuan.

"I won't, I want to go with you." She tugged at Sheng Hanyu's sleeve, being very stubborn.

Sheng Hanyu was helpless: "Be good..."

"I won't listen, I won't listen, I just won't listen; anyway, I want to go with you, we can just bring a few more bodyguards."

Neither of them spoke of it openly, but both knew in their hearts that going to the Sheng Family might be dangerous; otherwise, one wouldn't insist on going alone, and the other wouldn't insist on following along!

In the end, the two each took a step back: Shi Youxuan would go with him, but once they reached the Sheng Residence, she could only wait in the car and was not allowed to enter the main gate.

It was a settled matter, but after arriving at the Sheng Family, Shi Youxuan went back on her word.

"I want to go in with you, I'm not staying outside."

Sheng Hanyu insisted: "No, we agreed on this, you cannot go back on it."

Not only did he insist on not letting her follow, he also left two bodyguards outside the car to protect her.

"Hanyu, why don't we call the police? I feel like something is wrong in there." Shi Youxuan grabbed his lapels, not letting him leave.

The large residence was pitch black, without a single glimmer of light.

If one were to say that everyone in the residence was asleep, then having no light would be normal, but in the courtyard and at the main entrance, there wasn't even a small light on, which was not normal.

The courtyard lights were always on at night and had never been turned off.

"We can't call the police; I'll go in and take a look first. You stay here; if I'm in danger inside, you call the police immediately."

Just as the two reached an agreement, Sheng Hanyu's phone rang—it was an unknown number.

At this hour, the person calling couldn't be anyone else; after he answered, it was indeed the sinister voice of Sheng Yukai: "Sheng Hanyu, are you and your wife showing off your affection at my doorstep in the middle of the night? If you want to come in, come in together; don't have one inside and one outside, as if I were some kind of flood or wild beast."

There was surveillance at the main gate, and the spot where the two were standing was right within the monitoring range, so it was not strange that Sheng Yukai knew they had both come.

Sheng Hanyu didn't want to waste words with him and got straight to the point: "Where is Ze Rong? Make him come out."

"He has gone to sleep."

Sheng Yukai said that Ze Rong had gone to sleep, but some very strange noises were coming from inside, clattering and banging loudly.