Addicted: Book One - The Inquietude of Youth

Chapter 188 - CHALLENGING the TWO FORCES!

Translator: Sae

 Editor: Alec

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"General, it's been three days already."

Gu Wei Ting merely gave his bodyguard a glance and nonchalantly asked a question that he himself already knew the answer to. "What three days?"

Hearing Gu Wei Ting countering him with such a blatant question only managed to strengthen Sun Jingwei's resolve, making him even more persistent. For the last two days, he has been riddled with such anxiety that even the thin skin on his lips had dried up with blisters. The calmer his commanding officer was, the more terrified and fearful he became. Even when he dug into the deepest recesses of his own heart, he was unable to understand what they exactly meant to Gu Wei Ting, every second that Gu Hai spent underneath in that dark and lonely tunnel.

"Xiao Hai has already stayed in the tunnel for three days."

Gu Wei Ting snorted coldly in response, "It's been less than three days. Just barely over 68 hours, that's all."

These harsh words struck Sun Jingwei with such displeasure that he couldn't keep his mouth sealed any longer. "General, is it really worth it? Have you seen how much worse your complexion has become for the last two days? You're going to collapse before Xiao Hai will if things keep going on this way......"

"What do I look like huh?" Gu Wei Ting was utterly reluctant to admit to his mistake as he continued to speak, "Am I not well?"

"If you didn't take this matter to heart, how would you be able to remember the time so clearly?"

Gu Wei Ting was momentarily at a loss for words as he cast a dark glance at Sun Jingwei. "Don't come here trying to dredge up some embarrassing facts. Do you think I don't know what you're doing? You come here all day long and then have the nerve to send down rice, food and even blankets for him. Even if he were to stay down there for half a year, it wouldn't be considered long enough!."

Sun Jingwei's complexion immediately changed of its own accord. "General, I'm only doing this for your sake. If he really was a criminal, I wouldn't care one bit if you seal up that tunnel. But the point is, he is not a criminal. He is your son! It's such a dark place with no room for him to even stretch his legs out. Even if there were food and water, it would still be unbearable!"

A cool and indifferent glance called Sun Jingwei's words into question. "There are two openings at either side of the tunnel. You're telling me you've never snuck him out of there and into your room to eat and drink or have a good sleep?"

"If he really wanted to, it would have been great!" It was only at that moment did Sun Jingwei dare to speak the truth. "General, frankly speaking, he could have used all the things I sent down to him, but he didn't. Those things, after I sent them down, they came back up the same way, untouched! Even the blanket that I squeezed down there for him, he didn't even tear it open to cover himself up. He would rather remain down there in the severe cold than use it. General, what season is it now huh? Even when we were outside with several layers of thick clothes on, we would still rub our hands together for warmth! Think about Xiao Hai, how do you think he endured these last three nights?"

Although there was a silent ache striking at his heart, Gu Wei Ting's expression remained indifferent.

"It's best if you don't deliberately exaggerate this."

"General!" Someone like Sun Jingwei—-a hefty man as he is—-was so ridden with anxiety, he nearly wept out bitterly. "I'm not exaggerating. Xiao Hai really hasn't eaten or drank anything at all! If he was acting sharp yet petty-minded like he did before, it would have been good. But this time, he's really standing up to you!"