Fierce Love: Bringing Wife Home
Chapter 566 - 56

Chapter 566: Chapter 56

"You should know about the side effects of the Fruit of Immortality."

Bai Tian chuckled lightly, "Of course I know. That’s why I’m pleading."

"Why should I give it to you?" Gu Xiaoxi cocked her head, meeting the amber eyes with cold detachment.

"You will give them to me!" Bai Tian declared with finality, "If you still want to know the whereabouts of your companion in white. Give me a hundred Fruits of Immortality."

Gu Xiaoxi’s heart skipped a beat, was he talking about Mi Xi?

If he hadn’t mentioned it, she would have forgotten all about the quest to find Mi Xi.

Seeing that Gu Xiaoxi remained silent, Bai Tian’s lips curved into a light smile, "You can think it over for a few days. I’ll accompany you to the International Alliance and wait for your answer."

After that, Bai Tian left.

Gu Xiaoxi stood at the bow of the ship, unsure of what to do for a moment.

It was quite some time before she picked up her cell phone and dialed a number she hadn’t called in a long time.

The phone rang for quite a while before a woman’s voice answered.

Gu Xiaoxi knew it was Mi Xue.

"Mi Xue, I’m looking for Mi Xi!" Gu Xiaoxi didn’t know why, but every time it came to Mi Xi, she didn’t know how to begin.

"Is that Xiao Xi? My brother is not here!" Mi Xue tried to sound as casual as possible. Because Mi Xi had told her before he left to not let her know about his affairs.

"Where did he go then?" Gu Xiaoxi looked up at the sea, the setting sun was about to descend. The water surface was dyed a deep red.

"He’s gone out. Whatever you have to say, I’ll pass it on to him."

"When will he be back?"

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while before Mi Xue replied with a cold tone, "He doesn’t want to see you, please stop looking for him in the future."

"Reason!" Gu Xiaoxi’s heart stalled, she countered.

"What more reason do you need! Every time you’re involved, it’s trouble, either falling into Hell or helping you gather herbs, getting full of injuries. Can you please not look for him anymore!" Mi Xue said, her anger evident as she hung up. These words had been suppressed in her heart for a long time, and speaking them out made her feel a bit better.

As for what Mi Xi had done for Gu Xiaoxi, she would never see it, nor would she ever understand.

Gu Xiaoxi, listening to the busy signal on the phone, was stunned for a moment.

From Mi Xue’s voice, it wasn’t hard to discern her hostility towards her.

As for her and Mi Xi.

The first time, they fell into the Abyss of Evil Spirits, and indeed he had risked his life to save her, saving not only her but also Young Master Quan.

The second time, on the trip to Nether Island, he suddenly appeared and saved her once again. In the end, although she returned seriously injured, he found medicine for her that healed her wounds.

She would always remember Mi Xi’s noble sacrifices.

Only, why was Mi Xue so angry with her?

Gu Xiaoxi ended the call.

At that moment, Jing Rui came over and noticed her unhappy face, so he teased, "What’s wrong? Did that handsome guy upset you?"

Gu Xiaoxi took a deep breath, feeling that something was off about Mi Xue, and quickly turned to Jing Rui, "Can you help me investigate someone?"

"Who?" Jing Rui looked puzzled seeing Gu Xiaoxi anxious and evasive.

"Mi Xi! You must have heard of him, Sunshine Group, doing big business in places like Central Continent."

Jing Rui nodded with understanding, "What do you want to find out?"

"His whereabouts, what he’s been up to lately. Where he is," Gu Xiaoxi replied decisively.

She had a bad premonition, worried that something had happened to Mi Xi.

"Alright! I’ll make some calls now, get someone to check. By the time we reach headquarters, we should have some news." After that, Gu Xiaoxi was no longer in the mood for fun.

Upon reaching the International Alliance, Jing Rui received a report from his subordinates.

No definite news about Mi Xi.

"Xiao Xi, they haven’t found out about Mi Xi’s recent whereabouts. Sunshine Group publicly claims that Mi Xi has retired, and Mi Xue has succeeded his position. Nobody knows where he has gone," Jing Rui explained.

Gu Xiaoxi stood at the harbor, and by now, the sky had darkened completely.

She looked at the thick night and turned to look at the big ship not far away.

The man who had come to find her in the afternoon disembarked from the ship with four others.

Gu Xiaoxi looked over, and they happened to look back at her.

"Keep searching, I’ll wait longer!" Gu Xiaoxi said with an even heavier tone.

Jing Rui saw that Gu Xiaoxi was in a bad mood, turned back to glance at the line of men not far away, who had already left in their car. He didn’t know what they had talked about that afternoon.

Gu Xiaoxi continued to look deeply troubled.

Jing Rui’s home was in the International Alliance, inside a large building next to the trade center.

Moreover, she lived on the seventy-second floor.

The room was two hundred square meters, a duplex with two floors, and decorated very luxuriously.

Standing on the balcony looking out, anyone afraid of heights could be scared to death on the spot.

Fortunately, the entire building had only seventy-four floors.

"Aunt! Aren’t you afraid of having nightmares living so high up?" Jing Haoran said, he was used to the villa at home. This high-rise building scared him just by thinking about it. If the building suddenly collapsed, wouldn’t he be dead?

"Don’t worry, the materials used in these houses are very solid. Their load-bearing capacity is calculated in tons. Even if you were to set up a basketball court here, it wouldn’t collapse," Jing Rui said, handing them tea.

"Hold on, I’ll get someone to cook!" Jing Rui picked up her phone, and shortly after, the doorbell rang.

A man in his thirties entered, tall and well-built, with a square face and a high, straight nose; he looked mature yet heroic.

At first sight, he gave off a friendly and honest vibe, and a sense of security.

"Captain Jin, do you have guests? Why did you have me buy so many groceries...." The man stopped midsentence as he entered and saw Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran.

"Hello!" he greeted them warmly and proficiently.

Jing Haoran and Gu Xiaoxi immediately returned the smile, "Hello!"

"Enough chit-chat, get cooking. It’s getting late, we still need to rest after eating," Jing Rui urged without any politeness.

The man immediately smiled and carried the grocery bag to the kitchen. The look he gave Jing Rui couldn’t have been happier.

Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran both looked at Jing Rui, understanding the situation.

"Aunt, are you sure there isn’t something special between you two?" Jing Haoran teased with a smile.

"What nonsense are you talking about? He’s Xiao Hu from my team. The personal assistant assigned to me by the headquarters," Jing Rui said expressionlessly.

There’s a situation!

Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran exchanged glances.

They both knew Jing Rui wasn’t married and expressed their understanding. "A personal male assistant, the headquarters really thinks of everything," they said.

Jing Rui stared at Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran, reproachfully saying, "You two rascals, thinking about things children shouldn’t. Hurry up and go wash, it’s been a long journey."

"Oh!" Gu Xiaoxi and Jing Haoran quickly stood up and headed upstairs.

Something suddenly occurred to Jing Rui, and she immediately called out to Gu Xiaoxi, "There are new clothes on the left side of my wardrobe, see what suits you. Feel free to wear them!"

"Okay!"

Jing Haoran quickly asked, "What about me?"

"Wrap yourself in a bath towel for now, I’ll go and buy you some," Jing Rui said as she headed out the door.

Gu Xiaoxi walked briskly towards Jing Rui’s room, very curious about what she would find there.

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