Seeing Ma Meili's appearance, Hu Yuan snorted coldly, thinking to himself, "She's nothing but a paper tiger, all bark and no bite."
"I really have no interest in doing anything with you!" Hu Yuan said dismissively, curling his lip.
His words immediately enraged Ma Meili. Ignoring any reservations she might have had, she blurted out, "What did you say! Oh, you bastard..."
"Alright, stop talking nonsense!" Hu Yuan interrupted her directly without giving her a chance to scold him.
"You just said you owe me a dollar, right?" Hu Yuan scoffed. "Give me the 37 cents that Wang Man just gave you. I have a dollar here."
She had initially thought Hu Yuan would stubbornly refuse to repay the money, but to her surprise, he brought it up himself. Her initial apprehension had turned to disdain.
"I thought he was so great just because he was always messing around, but he's still a coward!" Ma Meili thought to herself as she took out the 37 cents that Wang Man had just given her and handed it to Hu Yuan.
"I've given you 37 cents, hurry up and give me back the dollar!" Compared to before, Ma Meili's arrogance was even greater, and she said with a domineering expression.
Hu Yuan slowly stuffed the money into his pocket, but didn't take it out.
He then looked at Ma Meili with a calm expression and asked, "What did you just say to her?"
"What?"
Ma Meili didn't react immediately and asked a question subconsciously.
"What were you cursing at Wang Man outside the door just now?" Hu Yuan asked again in a deep voice, his face expressionless.
Upon hearing the question, Ma Meili hesitated for a moment. After all, the person in front of her was Wang Man's man, and now that he was questioning her, she naturally hesitated.
However, she quickly suppressed her hesitation. In her opinion, Hu Yuan was all bark and no bite, and since she was in the right and so many people were watching, Hu Yuan would definitely not dare to do anything to her.
"What's wrong?! I just called her a slut, what are you going to do about it..."
"Smack!"
Before Ma Meili could finish speaking, a crisp slap rang out on her face.
Stumbling, Ma Meili nearly fell over from the slap, but luckily she managed to steady herself by grabbing the door frame next to her.
Both she and those around her were stunned by Hu Yuan's slap. They never expected that Hu Yuan, who was usually quiet and only knew how to mess around, would actually dare to strike.
"You dare hit me?!" Covering her red, chubby face, Ma Meili glared angrily at Hu Yuan and roared.
"How dare you hit me, Hu Yuan, you bastard, I'll fight you to the death!" Suddenly, Ma Meili reached out like a madwoman to grab Hu Yuan's hair, ready to fight him.
"Slap!" Another crisp slap sounded.
Hu Yuan naturally didn't take her seriously and slapped her across the face.
The two slaps left Ma Meili stunned, and she didn't know what to say for a moment.
"Hit you? Hmph! Let me tell you, hitting you is too lenient! This is just to cure your foul mouth. If you're not happy, then let's see what happens!"
He then directly shouted, "I'll definitely pay you back in a month. Now get out of here!"
"Qian Dajun! Someone hit your wife! Where the hell are you? Come out now!" Ma Meili shouted at her doorstep, covering her face.
"What's going on?! Hu Yuan, why are you hitting people?!" Qian Dajun was short and thin, a stark contrast to Ma Meili standing next to him.
Although he was questioning Hu Yuan, the color on his face betrayed him; clearly, he lacked confidence and was quite afraid.
"What? You want to fight me?" Hu Yuan snorted coldly, looking at Qian Dajun with a hint of mockery.
"Great idea! I'll call all my buddies over tomorrow, and we'll settle the score properly, okay?"
Hu Yuan's voice wasn't loud, but the threat in it was very clear.
These words startled Qian Dajun. Although he could usually be a bit loud and boisterous, he didn't dare to utter a sound now.
With his head slightly lowered, Qian Dajun pulled Ma Meili up and headed home.
At this moment, Ma Meili seemed to be scared too. She chickened out when she saw the man and went home quickly without saying a word.
Watching the two figures walk away, Hu Yuan snorted coldly, said nothing more, turned around, and slammed the door shut.
The onlookers were surprised by the anticlimactic ending. Now that both sides had left, they dispersed, grumbling amongst themselves.
Back inside, Wang Man and Tuan Tuan had stopped crying. They had heard what Hu Yuan said outside, and now the mother and daughter looked at him quietly, unsure of what to say.
"Why are you all looking at me? Everything's fine now." Hu Yuan chuckled at the two of them, seemingly unconcerned.
Wang Man looked at Hu Yuan with a strange expression, because everything that had happened today had overturned her understanding, leaving her at a loss for words.
Seeing that Wang Man remained silent, Hu Yuan stopped talking to her and thought that after what had happened today, she might need to take a break.
Hu Yuan quickly walked over to Tuantuan and squatted down. He gently rubbed her little face and asked softly, "Tuantuan, are you not scared now?"
Hearing Hu Yuan's words, a sweet smile appeared on Tuantuan's sallow face, and then she nodded vigorously: "With Daddy here, Tuantuan and Mommy are not afraid."
After saying this, Tuantuan looked at Hu Yuan, then at Wang Man beside her, and felt very happy.
Hearing Tuantuan say, "I'm not afraid of Mom anymore," Wang Man blushed, feeling very embarrassed, and lowered her head slightly, not daring to look at Hu Yuan.
Fortunately, Hu Yuan didn't notice and continued to ask Tuantuan, "Are you hungry now, Tuantuan? Daddy just cooked some meat and vegetables. Would you like to try some?"
"Okay! Time to eat meat! Time to eat meat!"
Hearing that there would be meat to eat, Tuantuan's little face flushed slightly, and she excitedly raised her hand and shouted.
...
Hu Yuan covered the sleeping Tuantuan with a small blanket and slowly withdrew from the room.
"It's getting late, let's turn off the lights and go to sleep!"
Seeing Wang Man sitting on the bench outside in a daze, Hu Yuan spoke softly to her.
"ah?"
Upon hearing this voice, the stunned Wang Man finally came to her senses.
"Um...is Tuantuan already asleep?" Wang Man asked hastily, her hair brushing against her ear, looking somewhat lost.
Hu Yuan was somewhat surprised. She had seen Tuantuan fall asleep, but now she was asking this question...
Hu Yuan nodded, but didn't say anything more.
Seeing that he didn't continue speaking, Wang Man's flustered mood gradually calmed down.
"By the way... I've been thinking, if you mind, I'll sleep outside tonight."
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