A moment later, Lao Huang answered my call. He said angrily, "How dare you call me? I trusted you so much, and you actually did such a despicable thing. I was blind! You've been with me for so many years, and I never realized you were such a beast in human form!"
"Mr. Huang, I originally wanted to call you this afternoon to explain this matter, but I was afraid that you wouldn't be calm and wouldn't listen, so I delayed until now... but I still feel that you are not very calm."
Old Huang interrupted me, continuing his tirade: "You beast, how can I calm down?... Sisi is so young, and you've already ruined her like this. Even if she marries Xiaobao, I'll never get over this!"
“What obstacles could you possibly have? ... I never slept with her at all. She made all this up to make you despair and then give up on your idea of sending her abroad to study.”
"You've taken such shameless photos, and you still dare to tell me they're made up?!"
I was speechless for a moment, but finally patiently explained, "The photos she showed you are all fake. They're just promotional photos we took for a friend. I can find someone to vouch for that. At noon, she saw you guys weren't calm, so she used these photos as an excuse... Think about it carefully, if I really did 'that' with her, would I dare go to a hotel with her to see you guys?... Logically, I would have eloped with her long ago. Besides, do you really think she'd be interested in a man like me? First of all, I'm not as handsome as your Xiao Bao, my education is worlds apart, and as for family background, there's no comparison... So no matter how you look at it, your Xiao Bao is a much better match for her. I'm aware of that!"
Old Huang then softened his tone and replied, "What's the point of comparing you to my little leopard? He's the greatest pride of my life!"
"That's right... Even if you don't believe me, you should have faith in Xiao Bao. You think Yang Sisi, that cunning girl, can't tell who's good and who's bad?"
Old Huang remained silent, probably still having doubts, so I took the initiative and said, "Mr. Huang, I can swear to you right now that if I really run into Yang Sisi on the street, may I be childless for the rest of my life."
Seeing how earnestly I swore, Old Huang finally put away his doubts. The next moment, he couldn't hide his joy, and his tone was full of laughter: "I knew it! I haven't misjudged anyone in all these years. You're not a bad person at heart, so I felt at ease letting you come to Dali with her."
"You have shown me great kindness, how could I possibly repay such kindness with enmity?"
I took the opportunity to flatter him, and Lao Huang enjoyed it and completely dispelled his doubts. He said to me, "I'll call Lao Yang (Yang Sisi's father) right now. He's been furious all day. If I hadn't been there to persuade him, he would have almost called his lawyer to sue you."
I jumped in fright and replied, "There's no way to sue... Even if it's true, Yang Sisi said it was consensual. The law can't interfere in so many things, can it?"
"You still don't have any sense of what it's like to be in the underworld."
After Lao Huang finished speaking, he hurriedly hung up the phone. But I pondered his words several times in my mind. When I finally understood them, I realized that I really lacked the experience to navigate the world.
...
Back in my room, I lay on the bed, almost drifting off to sleep, when Lao Huang called again. This was pure torture for me. I scrambled out of bed, splashed cold water on my face, and finally answered.
I yawned and asked, "Mr. Huang, is there anything else?"
"I was so happy just now that I forgot to ask you where Sisi went."
I replied with surprise, "I don't know, we went our separate ways after leaving the hotel."
"Look at you, you're not telling me the truth again..."
"Why would I lie to you? ... You have no idea how fiery that girl's temper is. She resented me for bringing her to find you. As soon as we stepped out of the hotel, she slapped me across the face. She's probably hiding somewhere cursing me now, so why would she tell me where she went?"
"Then please help us look for her...we'd like to talk to her again."
"Mr. Huang, are you trying to extort me? I've already broken up with her, where am I supposed to find her?"
"If you can't find her, then we're even less likely to find her... Besides, if you hadn't just called me and explained things clearly, we would have just let her wallow in her own depravity. It's because you gave us hope again that we felt we could talk to her again... Just go all the way and be a good person!"
I slapped my forehead hard, and after a long pause, I replied, "Why do I always do things that backfire? I'm so damn pathetic!"
Old Huang reassured him, "Michael, just go through that a little more trouble. I'll definitely remember your favor."
"Please don't remember it. If you keep thinking about it, I'll be in trouble... Mr. Huang, I really can't tell you. I drank too much tonight and I feel terrible right now. I need to find a place to throw up..." After saying that, I hung up the phone before Mr. Huang could respond.
Before I could even settle in, the phone rang again. I was incredibly annoyed, but the moment I picked it up, I was surprised to find it was my dad calling…
My heart clenched suddenly, followed by a sense of foreboding. He has a habit of going to bed early, and unless something special happens, he would never call me at this time.
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