Everyone I Flirted With Says They Won’t Let Me Go (Quick Transmigration) - Chapter 13

Xia Chengyu gazed around in panic, pressing close to Gu Chengxi like a frightened little animal. His dark eyes were veiled with a thin mist of tears, his long, thick lashes trembling uneasily. His lips were tightly pursed, and his frail, sickly frame made his clothes seem to hang loosely on him. At a glance, he evoked a deep desire in others to pity and protect him.

Xia Chengxi stared in disbelief at the person who looked almost identical to him, his face turning deathly pale.

Chu Ran leaned close to his ear and whispered, “What are you still clinging to? If Gu Chengxi truly loved you, how could he let an imposter who looks just like you cling to him so closely?”

After speaking, Chu Ran concealed all his vigilance beneath a mocking tone and smiled at Gu Chengxi. “Mr. Gu, what brings you to Panshan City so late at night?”

Gu Chengxi pulled his hand free from Xia Chengyu’s tight grasp, pushed him aside, and said coldly, without another word, “Switch.”

The two words pierced the thin, tense air and reached Xia Chengxi’s ears. His heart, which had been utterly disappointed, suddenly began to beat violently. He turned his head, his gaze burning as he stared at Gu Chengxi, grinning like a fool.

Xia Chengyu was caught off guard. He turned to look at Gu Chengxi, his face pale and bloodless, muttering to himself, “Sir…”

Chu Ran’s expression stiffened momentarily, but he quickly regained his composure and sneered, “Switch? Switch whom?”

Xia Chengxi whispered, “Chu Ran, let me down.”

Chu Ran ignored him and instead held him even tighter.

Though he didn’t know how Gu Chengxi had found them, given the current situation, whether they could escape was still uncertain. But letting go now was absolutely out of the question!

Gu Chengxi’s eyes remained calm and unruffled. “I think you know better than I do who should be switched. Using a look-alike to pretend to have amnesia and deceive me? Trying to fool me with an imposter, Chu Ran? Do you really think I’m that foolish?”

“I don’t understand what you’re talking about.”

“You don’t understand?” Gu Chengxi stared at the person in Chu Ran’s arms, composed and unperturbed. His calm tone carried an intimidating pressure, overwhelming the atmosphere. His deep eyes swept indifferently across the dark night.

“You thought I wouldn’t realize he was an imposter when you sent him to me? Chu Ran, you’re clever. Feinting to the east while attacking the west made me go through a lot of trouble and waste a great deal of time. You wanted to take him abroad, but did you know that the Chu family is now firmly in your brother Chu Zhou’s hands?”

Chu Ran frowned, his expression turning extremely grim. “What do you mean?”

Gu Chengxi’s smile was low and chilling, carrying the biting cold of the mountaintop wind, sending shivers down one’s spine.

“It means that in the past ten days or so, the Chu family has changed hands. Did you really think you could survive if you went abroad?”

Chu Ran glanced expressionlessly at the heavily guarded bodyguards surrounding them, his face instantly darkening.

In Panshan City, he hadn’t brought many people with him. Partly to avoid drawing attention and partly to mislead Gu Chengxi. But despite all his calculations, he never expected Gu Chengxi to see through his plan at the critical moment and deliver a fatal blow.

“Fifteen years ago, I missed my chance twice. This time, I won’t let go, even if it means mutual destruction. I won’t hand him over to you!”

“Mutual destruction? It’s always the fish that dies, never the net that breaks. I don’t bother competing with you. Do you really think you still have the capital to challenge me now?”

Gu Chengxi had already lost his patience. With a wave of his hand, the bodyguards he brought swarmed forward—all top-tier international experts, and far greater in number. In comparison, Chu Ran’s few bodyguards seemed utterly outmatched. Within just a few moves, they were subdued and pinned to the ground.

Chu Ran, holding Xia Chengxi tightly, found himself increasingly restricted and forced to retreat step by step. Unwilling to let go of Xia Chengxi or see him harmed, he shielded him repeatedly, but the continuous retreat left him with nowhere left to go.

Xia Chengxi, burning with fever and nearly delirious, had the system forcibly clear his mind. Realizing that Chu Ran’s defeat was inevitable but knowing that his “sincerity value” hadn’t been fully conquered yet, he resolved that Chu Ran must not die today—at least not before that value reached 100%!

Struggling, Xia Chengxi pushed himself out of Chu Ran’s embrace. The moment his feet touched the ground, his legs gave way, nearly causing him to collapse. Chu Ran swiftly caught him and pulled him back into his arms.

Cough—cough—

Leaning against Chu Ran, Xia Chengxi bent over, coughing violently as if his lungs would tear apart. It took him a while to regain his composure. When he finally lifted his head, his gaze fell upon Gu Chengxi.

His long-lost lover stood before him now, stepping through the night, draped in starlight, having come to rescue him. Tears of joy welled up in Xia Chengxi’s eyes as he smiled.

[Look, just look my husband! I knew he wouldn’t abandon me!]

[Host, please assess the current situation first. According to my calculations, the probability of Chu Ran dying here is 90%. If he dies, you’re finished too.]

[Don’t worry, even if it’s just for Gu Chengxi’s sake, I’ll make sure to save Chu Ran’s life!]

System: [???]

“Xia Xia, come here!”

Taking a deep breath, Xia Chengxi began walking step by step toward Gu Chengxi. Chu Ran grabbed his arm tightly. Xia Chengxi turned back to see Chu Ran’s red-rimmed eyes, his gaze lowered but unwilling to admit defeat, pleading in a low voice, “Do you have to betray and abandon me at a time like this?”

I have nothing left—must you stab me in the heart now?

In Chu Ran’s eyes, Xia Chengxi saw deeply hidden, suppressed, and barely restrained emotions. A near-devouring mix of obsessive desire and love, pain and despair.

Xia Chengxi looked at Chu Ran seriously. “I won’t let anything happen to you! Absolutely not!”

It was a shot of confidence. The determination in his earnest eyes reassured Chu Ran, and a voice deep inside told him that Xiao Xi still cared for him, loved him, and would always be his.

So, unconsciously, he loosened his grip on Xia Chengxi.

Step by step, Xia Chengxi approached Gu Chengxi, his eyes fixed solely on him. Xia Chengyu, who had been standing beside Gu Chengxi, had already collapsed to the ground, weeping pitifully, but no one paid him any attention now.

“Are you cold?”

Xia Chengxi withdrew his hand and nodded.

Gu Chengxi grasped his hand, breathed warm air onto it, then bent down and placed it against his own neck. “Put it here—it’s warmer.”

Xia Chengxi felt as if the scorching heat from Gu Chengxi’s neck was about to burn him.

Tears streamed down his face uncontrollably. His nose turned red and clogged, making it hard to breathe, so he had to open his mouth to gasp for air. He wept in broken sobs, his face streaked with tears and snot.

Gu Chengxi pulled him into an embrace, patting his back to comfort him, completely unbothered by the mess Xia Chengxi was making on his expensive suit. With a glance at Twelve beside him, he gave a silent signal. Twelve nodded, raised his gun, and aimed it directly at Chu Ran’s heart.

Xia Chengxi was startled and lunged forward abruptly, trying to snatch the gun from Twelve’s hand.

Xia Chengxi was so weak that Twelve could easily push him away with just one hand. Yet, for some reason, Twelve didn’t resist. In that moment of hesitation, Xia Chengxi had already seized the gun.

“Xia Xia?” The tone rose slightly, carrying a hint of displeasure.

Xia Chengxi pleaded desperately, “Brother, I’ve never asked you for anything. I just hope you’ll let Chu Ran go, okay?”

“You’re pleading for him? Why?”

Xia Chengxi pressed his lips together. “I want him to live well.”

“Live well?” Gu Chengxi looked at him with a half-smile. “Someone who imprisoned you for half a month. You want him to live well?”

“Yes, I want him to live well.”

“If that’s what you say…” Gu Chengxi seemed to soften slightly. Just as Xia Chengxi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Gu Chengxi sneered, “Then he must not be spared. Do it!”

Xia Chengxi was shocked as the surrounding bodyguards drew their guns, aiming at Chu Ran.

“Stop!” Xia Chengxi pressed the gun against his own throat. “If you kill him, I’ll die right here in front of you!”

Gu Chengxi stared at the gun, his eyes growing increasingly unfathomable. “Threatening me?” he said in a low voice.

Xia Chengxi didn’t respond, only staring stubbornly and resolutely at Gu Chengxi.

Chu Ran grew anxious as well. “Xiao Xi, put the gun down. Don’t do anything foolish.”

“Gu Chengxi, let him go!” Xia Chengxi turned and shouted at Chu Ran, “Go!”

No one spoke. Dark clouds blotted out the sun, and the mountain wind howled, sending a chill rising from the depths of everyone’s hearts.

Xia Chengxi released the safety on the gun, his index finger resting on the trigger. The determination in his eyes was unmistakable. Finally, Gu Chengxi relented. “Let him go.”

A helicopter was made available. Xia Chengxi looked at Chu Ran with a bitter smile. “Go. Live well for my sake.”

Chu Ran! Promise me, even if you have nothing and everyone turns against you, you must live on!

Chu Ran refused to move, his eyes fixed on the gun in Xia Chengxi’s hand.

“If you don’t leave now, I’ll kill myself!”

One of Chu Ran’s bodyguards dragged him desperately toward the helicopter. The roar of the engine filled the air as the rotor blades spun rapidly, lifting the aircraft slowly into the sky.

Xia Chengxi watched intently, not daring to let his guard down for a moment.

Chu Ran clung to the helicopter’s door, leaning out and shouting to Xia Chengxi, “Xiao Xi, wait for me! I will come back for you. I love you!”

[Congratulations, Host! Chu Ran’s sincerity has reached 100%. You have obtained one Sincerity Point!]

Overjoyed, Xia Chengxi took a few steps forward, his bright eyes sparkling even more beautifully than the stars in the night sky.

It’s full! It’s full! I can finally be with Gu Chengxi wholeheartedly, ahhhh!

Suddenly, he remembered something and turned around abruptly. Gu Chengxi stood not far behind him, watching silently. The night was so deep that Xia Chengxi couldn’t even make out Gu Chengxi’s expression.

Xia Chengyu quickly scrambled to his feet and stood beside Gu Chengxi, clinging to him tightly.

Only then did Xia Chengxi recall that Gu Chengxi seemed to prefer obedient, unproblematic lovers. Given that, did his actions tonight still meet Gu Chengxi’s standards?

Xia Chengyu was obedient and sensible, while he himself was rebellious and detestable…

Xia Chengxi was overwhelmed with panic. A wave of dizziness washed over him, and all strength seemed to drain from his body. In the final moment before his eyes closed, he thought he saw Gu Chengxi gently stroking his head—but he couldn’t be sure if it was really him.

[Little Green Hat, has my husband abandoned me?]

System: [If Gu Chengxi doesn’t want you anymore, remember—there’s still me. And I don’t want you either.]