Chapter 37 Every time I see you, I'll beat you up! 10/14.2...
Anru Feng thought she could come to Hakone again next time, so she replied to Quan Zhilong: Sure.
When Quan Zhilong saw that An Rufeng had agreed, his eyes crinkled into a smile.
Kwon Ji-yong used his main account to like and comment on posts, showing no intention of hiding anything.
Since clarifying that the two are friends, his interactions with An Rufeng have all been public.
He just posted on social media, and many VIPs are gathered under his social media account. They easily saw that he liked and commented on Anru Feng's post.
Soon, many VIPs came to Anru Feng's social media account after hearing the news.
Upon seeing Kwon Ji-yong's comments and replies, the VIPs couldn't help but leave comments on Anru Feng's account.
"Looking at the pictures Miss An posted, Hakone looks really nice."
"It not only boasts beautiful natural scenery, but also a rich artistic atmosphere! I want to go too!"
"Let's go on a trip together? Hot springs?! That sounds so appealing!"
"Don't overthink it, upstairs. This is a hot spring hotel; men and women are separated, okay?"
"Oppa and Miss An are just friends, their relationship is completely innocent, please don't talk nonsense!"
"Yes! Miss An has someone she likes!"
"Wow, a genuine Picasso? I want to see it too! It would be even better if I could run into my oppa there!"
"Hilarious! Oppa just posted an update, it looks like he was in a nightclub. He went to nightclubs as soon as he got back to Korea. Speaking of which, in Japan he's either going to exhibitions or art museums, basically participating in all sorts of art activities."
"kkk, yeah, Oppa lives a very healthy life in Japan. I rarely see him smoking, drinking, and dancing in clubs."
"kkk, before, Tapo oppa took oppa to participate in art events, and now he has met Miss Ahn. Miss Ahn has many friends in the art world. Oppa likes art, so naturally he spends more time in the art circle in Japan!"
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Most of the VIP comments regarding the interaction between the two were positive.
Even though it was said before that the two were friends, the VIPs were still skeptical.
To be honest, Kwon Ji-yong and An Yeo-poong often hang out together, and she's always there for them.
It's hard to say for sure, but it's also too open. There's no need for others to bump into them, speculate, leak information, or search for clues. Their itinerary and social media activity match up.
Although the VIPs were confused about their relationship, due to their frequent interactions, the VIPs were initially quite friendly, but later their attacks on Anru Feng gradually increased.
After all, female friends who had trained and spent a long time with him at the company, such as Park Chun, had received unfriendly comments from sensitive fans because of their interactions with him. How much more so would a female friend he had only recently met be affected?
Back then, whenever Kwon Ji-yong liked An Yeo-poong's posts, An Yeo-poong's comment section would be filled with malice, forcing Kwon Ji-yong to stop interacting with her.
The reason why VIPs don't care about Kwon Ji-yong's friendly likes and comments is because one day they discovered that Alexander appeared under Anru Feng's post.
Through their interactions and comments, they realized that Alexander and Anjoufeng were dating and that Anjoufeng had a date. Their sensitivity and vigilance dissipated, and their suspicions that Kwon Ji-yong and Anjoufeng had a relationship beyond friendship were dispelled.
Shortly after Anjou Feng shared her post, Alexander also liked it and commented: "Does Anjou have any favorite Italian painters? I'd like to bring them into my gallery."
Seeing his confidence, Anru Feng replied: Leonardo da Vinci.
Alexander: Can we get a different one?
Initially, most of the people who followed Anrufeng's account were fans of Kwon Ji-yong. Later, because of Anrufeng's looks and sharing, many people became fans of Anrufeng in addition to Kwon Ji-yong.
Upon witnessing the interaction between Anjou and Alexander, they couldn't help but leave a series of comments.
"kkk, one second you can pick any painter you want, so domineering, the next second, can't you change it? I feel so wronged!"
"kkk, I can already foresee the hurt in Alexander Blue's eyes!"
"Although I can't do that, the thought of filling my gallery with paintings you like is really heartwarming!"
"Yes! They're such a perfect match, and the atmosphere between them is so lovely. I'm so smitten!"
"Ah! Especially that amazing picture, I love it so much!"
“I love it too! They stand side by side, Miss Anne’s long hair cascading down like a waterfall, shimmering with luster, and Alexander’s curly hair flowing like waves, swaying gently in the wind. They look at each other, silent and still, their eyes meeting, and they look as beautiful as classical sculptures!”
"Indeed! Their photos together have a great feel to them! By the way, Miss Ann and Alexander haven't taken a photo together in a long time! Please post more photos of them together soon!"
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Kwon Ji-yong felt relieved seeing the fans' friendly attitude towards An Joo-feng.
But seeing the nicknames of people who knew he was a fan, and seeing Anjou Feng and Alexander together, he felt depressed again.
Alexander is a thing of the past!
Just as Kwon Ji-yong was thinking about what to do, his phone rang.
She is the assistant in charge of the Japan side.
Kwon Ji-yong went to a quiet place and answered the phone.
It turns out that Big Bang's dorm in Japan is currently unoccupied, and the assistant was planning to tidy it up when they ran into an older woman in the elevator.
This lady was acting strangely; she pressed the elevator floor button after he swiped his elevator card. The assistant initially didn't pay attention, assuming she had forgotten her card.
But when he noticed that she was still pressing the button for Anru Feng's floor, the assistant felt something was wrong.
He knew that An Rufeng's family had gone on vacation. This building had one apartment per floor, and he was somewhat suspicious of the aunt's intentions, fearing that she might be a bad person.
So when she stepped out of the elevator, he followed her out.
Seeing that she had only rang the doorbell and hadn't done anything out of line, and noticing her anxious expression, he figured that since she had found An Rufeng's house, she must know An Rufeng, so he took the opportunity to ask her what was going on.
According to this woman, her cat was lost and she came here seeking help from Anjou Feng.
The assistant didn't have An Rufeng's phone number and wasn't sure if what she said was true, so she called Quan Zhilong instead.
"What's Auntie's name? Is it Qiu Sui?" Kwon Ji-yong guessed it might be Aunt Qiu, and the cat's name was Nala, but he needed to confirm.
"Yes, Auntie's name is Qiu Sui." The assistant was surprised; the boss knew her too.
"Give the phone to Aunt Qiu."
Upon hearing this, the assistant quickly handed the phone to Aunt Qiu.
"Hello, Aunt Qiu, this is Zhilong. I heard that Nala is missing. What happened? Rufeng is away on a trip. If you need anything, please let me know."
“It’s Ji-ryong-san,” Akiho said. She had met Ji-ryong quite a few times, so she didn’t stand on ceremony and quickly explained the situation. “Nala hasn’t come back for over a week. She used to come back in a week at most. I suspect something happened to her.”
Kwon Ji-yong really likes cats and dogs, and since he loves An Ru-feng, he naturally likes Nala too. When he heard that something might have happened to Nala, he couldn't help but feel worried.
He could hear the tension and unease in Aunt Qiu's voice, and reassured her, "Aunt Qiu, I'll arrange for someone to go find the cat right away. Don't worry, it was probably just being a little playful this time."
After comforting Aunt Qiu, Kwon Ji-yong immediately contacted several professional cat-finding teams, hoping they could use their professional equipment and experience to find Nala as soon as possible. He also asked his assistant to follow up on the matter of finding Nala.
As for whether or not to tell An Rufeng about Nala, Kwon Ji-yong thought about it and ultimately decided not to tell her.
"What leads do we have now?" An Rufeng asked Quan Zhilong's assistant, her voice filled with urgency.
After separating from her parents, An Rufeng was told about Nala's disappearance by Quan Zhilong when she returned to Tokyo from her trip.
The assistant, who had been following up on Nala's case, quickly replied when An Rufeng asked, "The detectives discovered that Nala was last seen in this area, and they suspect that she has been locked up by the residents here."
As the assistant spoke, he took out a stack of documents from a file bag. The documents were filled with the detective's investigation results and some photos.
He took out several of the photos and handed them to Anru Feng.
When the professional cat-finding team had no luck for two days, Kwon Ji-yong directly hired several detectives to look for clues about Nala from different angles.
An Rufeng took the photos handed to her and flipped through them. Her gaze finally settled on one photo. The street looked somewhat familiar. After thinking for a moment, An Rufeng realized that it was across from the park, in the neighborhood where Watanabe lived.
The assistant continued, "The detectives are currently investigating that area, and the results should be available tomorrow, or at the latest the day after."
An Rufeng nodded. She had just returned and it was already quite late. She planned to go to the park herself tomorrow and visit Aunt Qiu while she was there.
After parting ways with Kwon Ji-yong's assistant, An Ru-feng felt increasingly uneasy at home, so she called Brother Li and went to the residential area across from the park.
"Aunt Qiu, what are you doing here?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as An Rufeng and Brother Li got out of the car, they saw Aunt Qiu walking into the residential area.
"Ru Feng Jiang?! What brings you here too?" Aunt Qiu exclaimed in surprise.
"When I saw the information the detective gave me, I had a feeling that Nala was here, so I came to check," An Rufeng said truthfully. She didn't know why, but she had a feeling that Nala was here.
Aunt Qiu was shocked: "Me too, and I seem to have several images of this place in my mind, as well as a vague memory of being in the same room as you, and a cat, but the cat doesn't seem to be Nala."
Hearing Aunt Qiu say this, An Rufeng felt a strange sense of familiarity, as if she and Aunt Qiu had been here together and experienced something together.
Did she know Aunt Qiu in a previous timeline?
Anru Feng thought it might be possible.
When you meet a friend you made in a previous timeline in another timeline, and the goodwill between you reaches a certain level, you will gradually recall some memories of your time together in the previous timeline.
Of course, the premise for the other party to remember is that the current timeline is after the timeline of the previous encounter. Apart from Anru Feng, they wouldn't know about the events in the later timeline.
Aunt Qiu now has vague memories of the relevant information, which means that her feelings of affection for her have reached a certain level.
Since they both had a feeling, they decided to follow their instincts and head towards the neighborhood.
"Where is Nala?! Ann is back. I advise you to release Nala as soon as possible! If she finds out you kidnapped Nala, given her personality, you'll definitely be in big trouble!"
Meanwhile, in Watanabe's house, Alexander was persuading Watanabe to release Nala.
Watanabe, carrying a thin cat in one hand and a whip in the other, said nonchalantly, "We just got back, why are you in such a hurry?"
Alexander originally intended to give the cat to Anjou when she was looking for it, but after learning from Aunt Qiu that Kwon Ji-yong had hired a detective, he gave up the idea.
He was afraid of being suspected.
Alexander tried to persuade Watanabe again to no avail, and hearing the cat's sharp cries in Watanabe's arms, he felt inexplicably irritated and didn't want to stay there any longer. Without saying goodbye, he went straight out the door.
As soon as Alexander opened the door, he came face to face with Anru Feng, Aunt Qiu, and Brother Li, who were about to knock.
Alexander suffered a sudden cardiac arrest, which gave me quite a fright!
“Alexander? What are you doing here?” Anjou asked in surprise.
Following their intuition, An Rufeng and the others saw the house and Aunt Qiu felt it looked familiar. An Rufeng knew it was Watanabe's house and was about to knock on the door when Alexander came out!
Alexander's palms were sweating nervously. He hesitated, wondering what to say. Before he could think of a word, he suddenly heard a shrill meow from a cat.
Alexander thought to himself, "It's all over!"
Anru Feng and her group also heard the pitiful meows of the cat. They had come looking for the cat, so hearing this naturally made them extremely sensitive. Their hearts tightened, and they pushed aside Alexander, who was blocking the door, and went into the room.
The three entered the room, and the scene before them left them so shocked that they could hardly move.
Watanabe was holding a thin kitten with a ferocious expression. The kitten struggled desperately in his hands and cried out in despair.
His other hand was raised high, ready to strike with the whip.
An Rufeng felt a burning rage within her.
"Stop!" she shouted, her voice trembling with anger.
Watanabe was startled by the sudden shout, stopped what he was doing, and turned to look at An Rufeng and the others.
An Rufeng rushed forward, her eyes flashing with anger, snatched the kitten from his hand, and slapped him across the face.
Watanabe instinctively reached for the whip to strike An Rufeng, but before he could move, Brother Li threw the whip at him and subdued him on the ground.
Anru Feng scanned the room and saw many cages containing cats and bloodstained whips. Clearly, Watanabe was a habitual cat abuser!
Anru immediately called the police.
An Rufeng felt like vomiting just thinking about how long she had spent with someone like that!
"Don't call the police!" Watanabe struggled against Li Ge's restraints, but couldn't break free. Seeing Alexander walk in, he angrily demanded, "It's you! You told Nala I was here?!"
Upon hearing this, Alexander, fearing that Anru Feng might misunderstand, immediately said, "Ann, Nala is with Watanabe, but I don't know where he put it, which is why I didn't tell you. I've been trying to persuade him to release Nala!"
Anjou didn't have time to care whether Alexander's words were true or false; all she knew was that Nala was with Watanabe.
"Where is Nala?" Anru asked Watanabe in a cold voice.
"Cancel the alarm, or you'll never hear me tell you!" Watanabe had long since lost his gentle mask, his eyes now cold and sinister.
Anru's high heels ground against Watanabe's hand on the ground: "Tell me! Where is Nala?! Or I'll cripple your hand!"
Watanabe thought that calling the police might help him avoid jail time and at most get a fine, but his hand would be ruined and he wouldn't be able to paint anymore, so he compromised and told Anjou Feng Nala his location.
Anru and the others found Nala with Watanabe's help. Fortunately, Nala was in no condition except for being in a bad mood because she was used to freedom and had been locked up for a long time.
After confirming that Nala was alright, Anru Feng had Brother Li give him a good beating before they arrived at the police station and waited for the officers to arrive.
While waiting, Anru Feng called Yamada again, asking him to use his connections to get Watanabe to receive the maximum penalty for killing an animal without cause, namely five years in prison and a fine of five million yen.
After hanging up with Yamada, An Rufeng called several media outlets to expose Watanabe's cat abuse incident.
Watanabe is a famous painter, and the media is very willing to report on him, saying they will follow his cat abuse and killing case in its entirety.
Even after Watanabe is released from prison, his life won't be easy.
Watanabe, listening from the side, knew that he was definitely ruined.
He was in so much pain from the beating that he couldn't speak, and could only stare hatefully at An Rufeng, his hatred for her reaching its peak.
Anru Feng also loathed Watanabe to the extreme.
They loathed each other utterly.
Anru Feng suddenly remembered! She remembered why she had left a message in another time and space to find Watanabe.
She's here to beat up Watanabe!
They've come to send him to jail!
Watanabe also remembered, recalling memories from other timelines: An Rufeng had beaten him up before and sent him to jail!
With both old and new grudges combined, Watanabe's gaze towards An Rufeng became even more resentful!
An Rufeng saw his gaze and sneered, "Not just this time, but every time I see you in the future, I'll beat you up and send you to jail!"
They have met three times already, and each time they have grown to the point of loathing each other. They will remember each other in the future, without having to start over as strangers.
Watanabe began abusing and killing cats when he was 12 years old, and the number of cats he persecuted was countless. Anru Feng will never forget Watanabe's true colors and his deeds.
The first thing Anru Feng will do after she moves to a new timeline is to find Watanabe and send him to jail!
As for Watanabe knowing that she would come to him, so what? Watanabe only knew about his interactions with her, while Anru Feng knew his entire life story.
If it were an earlier timeline, he wouldn't know about the events of later timelines. Given such unequal access to information, it would only be a matter of time before he was caught.
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Author's Note: So, because of Watanabe, in another timeline, when Anru Feng went to find the male protagonist based on the information he left behind, due to some events, Anru Feng once grabbed the male protagonist and asked him if he had done something heinous.
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