"Don't hate your dad, he's doing this for your own good."
"Hello?" Xie Yunchao answered the phone lazily. "What's the matter, Boss?"
On the other end came Rao Xin's exasperated voice, "I heard you say you got a few people to block him and beat him up, but he ended up beating them up instead. I just received a notice that my store has been reported again."
Xie Yunzhao raised an eyebrow, paused the shooting game on the big screen in front of him, and stood up from the sofa. It was hard to tell whether his tone was more of blame or gloating. "Can't you just pick a few capable fighters? You still lose in a 4v1 situation? How can that be possible? Where did you hire these people from?"
Rao Xin was already furious when he heard this: "The problem now is where did I hire the people? The problem now is that my store has been reported again. Do you understand?"
"Your store was reported. What does it have to do with me?" Xie Yunchao's tone also turned cold. He casually knocked off the ash in his hand. "Do I need to be responsible for this?"
"You..." Rao Xin was at a loss for words. "You came up with the idea, so you have to think of a solution for me, right?"
Xie Yunchao sneered twice. "It wasn't me who reported him, so what can I do for you? I've already reported him. If you're really angry, then just hire some more people to beat him up again."
"No, if I'm discovered, I still need my diploma." Rao Xin finally came to his senses. He was being used as a pawn by Xie Yunchao. "If you hate him so much, why don't you do it yourself?"
"I don't have any deep hatred against him, so why would I beat him up?" Xie Yunchao said, "I just happened to know that he was the one who reported you, so I'm just telling you out of kindness. If you have a grudge, take it back. Why are you coming to me?"
“…”
The call was hung up with a "beep". Xie Yunchao took the phone from his ear and returned to the call log page, which showed the reporting call he had made two hours ago.
He put down his phone without a care in the world, picked up the controller beside him and shot at the zombie on the TV screen in front of him.
Rao Xin hung up the phone angrily, his fingers pinched so hard that they turned blue. He was reported twice in a row. Although the second report was unsuccessful, it was obvious that the other party was not a good person. He had such a big store that was a sitting duck. If he was reported repeatedly, although he might not be successful, just cooperating with the investigation would be enough to make him suffer.
When he first hired someone, he was furious when he found out. If he were given the choice again, he would never do it again. After figuring out the pros and cons, he went to Xu Qiao one afternoon.
"Squeak." The sound of a chair being dragged on the ground was very harsh. Rao Xin lifted the stool with one hand, put his hands in his pockets and sat opposite Xu Qiao with an expressionless face. In a place like the library where he would never sit at the same table with others if there was an empty table, this behavior was undoubtedly very eye-catching.
Everyone else who heard the sound looked up more or less, but the person sitting opposite him didn't move at all. He was wearing silver headphones and looking down at the book on the table, his pen in his hand never stopping.
Completely ignored.
"Knock knock." Two crisp knocks with obvious impatience were heard on the solid wooden table. Rao Xin originally wanted to attract Xu Qiao's attention, but as soon as the sound came out, not only did the people around him cast condemning glances at him, but even Xu Qiao packed up his things and stood up to leave.
"Why are you leaving?" Rao Xin stepped forward and asked.
Xu Qiao pointed at the table with a somewhat cold expression, "Don't you want to use it? I'll give it to you. Please don't block my way. Pass."
Rao Xin blocked his way first and raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't know me? It just so happens that I'm Song Yu's blind date. I have something to ask you. Let's go to the balcony."
Hearing this, Xu Qiao stopped and turned around to look him over and repeated, "Blind date?"
Xu Qiao was a swimmer, and his height made him stand out from the crowd of boys. Rao Xin was not short either, but he looked half a head shorter than Xu Qiao. Now, being looked down upon by someone, his pride was instantly piqued. He took a half step back to increase the distance between them. "It's me, what's wrong?"
Some people nearby were already paying attention to this place. Xu Qiao glanced around and said, "Let's talk on the balcony."
Rao Xin snorted, then walked to the balcony, crossed his chest, and went straight to the point, "You reported my store?" After saying that, he stared at Xu Qiao closely, not intending to give up any change in his expression.
"It's me."
Rao Xin's heart skipped a beat. He just admitted it with such a blank expression? What the hell?
"You came to me just to talk about this?" Xu Qiao rubbed his tired brows.
Seeing his nonchalant expression, Rao Xin was immediately enraged. He reached out and grabbed Xu Qiao's arm, his tone filled with anger, "What gives you the right to report my store? Do I have a grudge against you? After doing such a shameful thing as reporting it, you still have the nerve to leave???"
"Unbearable?" Xu Qiao glanced at the arm that was grabbed, easily shook off Rao Xin's hand, and said in a cold tone, "Is there any law that stipulates that you can report unbearable things?"
"You're talking nonsense! Do you know how much money I lost because of you?" He was so angry that he almost vomited blood when he thought about how he couldn't eat or sleep properly some time ago and the culprit didn't take it seriously. "You must compensate me for my losses today, or you can't leave."
"Why should I compensate you for your losses?" Xu Qiao turned sideways to look at him. "It's not your fault, so why are you asked to close the store and rectify it right after the inspection? You were fined for your own fire safety measures, and now you're asking me for compensation? How can that be justified?"
Xu Qiao said lightly, "Instead of questioning me, you should focus on checking your own store to avoid problems that could put you out of business."
To Rao Xin, these words sounded like a naked provocation. "What do you mean? Reporting me twice isn't enough, are you going to report me again? Let me tell you..."
"twice?"
Rao Xin frowned. "You don't admit it? The law enforcement department called me this morning. Don't tell me you have the guts to do it but not the guts to admit it."
Xu Qiao thought for a moment and then sneered, "Yes, I did it all, so what?"
"..." This man was so frank that it was terrifying. Rao Xin was stunned and stared at him for a long time. "You reported me twice, and you can still stand here with such a clear conscience? Fuck you."
No one answered.
Rao Xin asked angrily, "What on earth are you targeting me for?"
"Stay away from Song Yu," Xu Qiao said, "otherwise, reporting it is just a matter of a phone call."
Hearing this, Rao Xin suddenly laughed, "What are you afraid of?"
"I just hate those blind things hanging in front of my eyes."
"What if I don't? I'm the blind date introduced by her parents, so dates are inevitable." Rao Xin asked hypocritically, "Her parents have been asking me if I've contacted her these past few days. What do you want me to say?"
"Do you like Song Yu?"
Rao Xin shrugged, "Of course."
"Then go tell her parents that you're not worthy of her and forget about this blind date."
"Why should I listen to you?"
Xu Qiao waved his phone at him, revealing a surveillance video. "Last Friday at 11 PM, you instructed someone outside the school to assault a fellow student. If I remember correctly, you were caught cheating on the exam last time, and your instructor was kind enough to let you go. So what if this is added to the mix? Punishment? Revocation of your degree?"
"But you're obviously fine."
"Nothing happened?" Xu Qiao looked at him and suddenly smiled. "Do you have the final say?"
Damn, this lunatic.
Rao Xin pretended to be calm, "If I tell you, you won't report me again? What about the video?"
"You speak first."
"Okay, I'll go talk to you this afternoon, and you'll have to give me the video then." Rao Xin was about to leave when he heard a soft, mocking laugh from behind him. "Even then, you still dare to say you like Song Yu?"
What the hell is this? This is crazy. This is crazy.
In the afternoon, Song Yu wrapped herself in a quilt and took a nap. She didn't know if it was because the air conditioning in the room was too low, but even though she was wrapped in a thick quilt, her body felt cold from time to time. The wind blew in from the window, and she buried her face deeper in the quilt. She couldn't fall asleep completely, but just fell into chaotic dreams one after another and occasionally woke up in an instant.
It seemed as if a vague sound came from a very far away place, threatening her continuously from far to near, one sound, two sounds, three sounds, and finally developed into a series of frequent and dense doorbell rings.
It’s so noisy, so noisy. She buried her head in the quilt and asked, “Can you please stop making noise?”
But the person outside the door kept pestering her, so she had no choice but to open her eyes, get out of bed groggily, put on her slippers, and walk to the door, but the disgusting doorbell was still ringing.
She walked to the video doorbell, and to her surprise, there was a person standing outside the door. He put his hand on the handle but didn't press it. Finally, when another doorbell rang, Song Yu pressed the door handle and the door opened naturally.
However, the next second, Song Yu began to regret his decision.
"It's already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and you're just getting up now?"
"..." She turned around wordlessly, walked to the sofa, lay down, pulled a blanket around herself and closed her eyes, "What are you doing here?"
"What are you doing here?" Ye Yuping laughed sarcastically. "My own child hasn't been home for a long time. She didn't even bother to call her parents. Of course I have to come and see her."
No one greeted her, and Ye Yuping sat down on the sofa. She turned her head and looked around the house that was filled to the brim with the owner's things. She stood up and walked to the refrigerator, opened it and took a look. There was nothing inside except some drinks, and the freezer was similar.
She snorted coldly, then walked to the kitchen and took a look. The stove was as clean as new. Then she slowly walked to the bedroom door and prepared to go in.
"That's enough. Can you have some sense of boundaries?" Song Yu, who couldn't bear it any longer, finally spoke up.
Ye Yuping turned around and said a little unnaturally: "I've raised you for so many years, and you won't even let me see my bedroom?" Although she said that, Ye Yuping still didn't go in. She stood on the balcony for a while and then turned around and sat down on the sofa.
Neither of them spoke. Song Yu curled up in the blanket, seemingly playing with his phone, but actually observing Ye Yuping's every move. A long silence stretched between the two of them.
"You have no money?"
Song Yu looked at her and said nothing.
Ye Yuping looked around and snorted coldly, "Look at what a miserable life you've been through."
"I think I'm doing pretty well." After a long while without getting to the point, Song Yu didn't believe Ye Yuping was just here to say this. "What do you want to say? I'm very sleepy now."
"Don't you know you're sleepy? Don't you know that many young people die from staying up late?" Ye Yuping said, as if she had caught Song Yu's weakness. "If you don't know how to take care of yourself, how can you expect others to remind you to go to bed every day?"
Too lazy to argue with her, and seeing that she was talking enthusiastically, Song Yu simply stopped talking.
Ye Yuping glanced at her and finally got to the point. She said nonchalantly, "The boy I introduced to you today said he wasn't right for you, so we're going to call it quits."
Song Yu raised his head when he heard this, "Which one?"
"Who else?"
Oh, if it weren't for what happened today, Song Yu almost forgot about it. She thought everyone had already tacitly agreed that nothing had happened. Rao Xin actually brought up this matter specifically. It's a good thing this way, so as to save her from having to talk about it later.
"Oh, really?" Song Yu said calmly, "Then there's nothing we can do."
“…”
Song Yu refused to budge, and Ye Yuping felt uneasy. Before leaving, she was silent for a while and sighed, then said to Song Yu, "Don't hate your father, he's doing this for your own good."
“…”
"What about you?" Song Yu raised her head and asked. Song Qixing had cheated on her so many times, didn't she hate him?
Ye Yuping's once delicately maintained face suddenly looked much older. She lowered her head, holding her expensive bag in one hand and leaning weakly on the door frame with the other. "He's my husband. Logically, I shouldn't hate him."
It had been a long time since the sound of the door closing. Song Yu returned to her bed as if she was very cold. A text message popped up on her phone, indicating that someone had transferred 200,000 yuan to her account.
Song Yu looked at her blankly. She didn't know how to react. The words that 305 wrote to her came to her mind: I wish us freedom.
But she suddenly felt confused. What exactly is freedom?
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