Chapter 92 Reasonable Guesses
Fu Yanle's eyes immediately lit up, and he waved to Yu Jingchen.
Lou Beiming glanced at Fu Yanle's pocket and said in a praising tone, "You have a strong sense of vigilance and even know to call for help."
"No way, I'm not being defensive. I just wanted to let Brother Chen hear what's going on, so that if we really have no other choice, he can help me come up with some ideas." Fu Yanle leaned closer to Yu Jingchen, hung up the phone that was still connected, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect him to come so quickly."
“There’s less traffic at this time than during dinner, so we got here a bit faster.” Yu Jingchen rubbed Fu Yanle’s head and said to Lou Beiming, “I have no objection if you want to deal with Jiu’er, but you can’t let Lele see it. After all, I’m innocent, and you can’t harm my interests.”
Lou Beiming remained unmoved. "Your Lele really wanted to save someone from me, and I gave him the chance. Why are you complaining now?"
“There’s nothing I can do, Lele is just that good at helping others,” Yu Jingchen said. “But didn’t Jiu’er just say that as long as Lele goes out, he can paint whatever he wants?”
Yu Jingchen paused after saying "whatever you want," making the last word sound light and airy, which seemed to have a deeper meaning. Fu Yanle immediately understood and couldn't help but scratch Yu Jingchen's leg.
Yu Jingchen grasped his hand and said, "If you really wanted to do something to Jiu'er, he wouldn't have been able to hide for so long, and you wouldn't have needed to come and waste your time with him personally. I know your temper." He smiled, his expression ambiguous, "It seems you've been in a good mood lately, and your behavior has become much gentler."
Huh? Oh right! Fu Yanle finally realized.
Given Lou Beiming's methods and temperament, if he truly wanted revenge on Du Jiuwei, he wouldn't need to come in person. He could simply give the order, and someone would naturally take care of Du Jiuwei. But Lou Beiming came here personally and let Du Jiuwei jump around for so long—it's like playing house with children!
Fu Yanle rolled his eyes and immediately winked at Du Jiuwei, "That's right, my brother Chen's words are a wake-up call!"
"..." Du Jiuwei also understood the meaning behind Yu Jingchen's words. The reason he was so afraid was because he had heard about Lou Beiming's temper and methods before, and Lou Beiming himself was full of murderous aura. But now that he thought about it, he had escaped from Lou Beiming's hands three times in this period of time, and Lou Beiming had not used any strong suppression methods.
“Jiu’er has been raised in a pampered environment since he was little, so he’s not good at social niceties, but he doesn’t have any bad intentions. He’s a bit straightforward in his actions and words, and sometimes he’s a bit unreliable. If he does something that offends someone, he should naturally be taught a lesson, but I’m not the kind of person who bullies the weak, so I’m at ease leaving Jiu’er here. You just need to bring him back safe and sound.” Yu Jingchen nodded slightly. “Lele and I will be leaving now.”
Seeing this, Fu Yanle winked at Du Jiuwei and said, "Bye-bye, goodnight, Bei Ming, the second kindest and second most handsome man in the world, second only to Brother Chen~"
Lou Beiming: "...Close the door."
"Okay." Fu Yanle closed the door tightly after leaving the room.
Du Jiuwei sighed, looked at Lou Beiming, and then bowed deeply. "I'm sorry, I knocked you unconscious, violated your innocence, teased you, and infringed on your interests. I am truly guilty of heinous crimes, unscrupulous, cruel, and inhumane!"
"How could that be?" Lou Beiming raised his hand and beckoned to him. "Even the Jingchen (a high-ranking official) is going to say a few words for you and hint that I shouldn't go too far with you. You must be very good at winning people over."
Du Jiuwei moved closer in small steps. "Brother Jingchen only spoke up for you because of Brother Fu." He raised his eyes. "I know I really wronged you in this matter. You really suffered an innocent disaster, and I don't know how to make it up to you. I... I've actually felt quite guilty, but I'm really afraid of you, so I want to run away when I see you. If you weren't so scary, I would have confessed my sins to you long ago."
So it was his fault again?
Lou Beiming paused for a moment, then said, "Take it off."
"...I'll go inside and take it off," Du Jiuwei requested softly. "Is that alright?"
Taking off your pants in front of others, what's the difference between that and a striptease? And you even have to expose your buttocks!
Lou Beiming paused upon hearing this, "Go inside?"
“Yes, right there.” Du Jiuwei pointed to the curtain not far away.
“There’s a bed behind there,” Lou Beiming said. “If you go inside, it’s not just about taking off your pants.”
Du Jiuwei was so frightened that he took two steps back. "You, you're creating a fake persona!"
"What do you mean?" Lou Beiming asked.
"I've heard about you before. People say you're cold and aloof, completely lacking in human warmth, always wearing an icy expression, like the whole world owes you a corpse. Once, someone in a sundress tried to get into your arms, and you just tore off her straps, showing no mercy whatsoever. In short, you're someone without any worldly desires," Du Jiuwei said indignantly. "But now you're saying this to me!"
"I won't refute your first point. As for the sundress, firstly, she approached me firstly, and secondly, I already rejected her with my eyes and words, but she pretended not to hear and still went against my wishes and offended me. In that case, why should I give her face? Furthermore, in my eyes, this kind of behavior doesn't discriminate between men and women; it's simply being reckless. Also, I didn't want to tear her sundress strap; she tore it herself. She's probably trying to extort money from me for a sundress. Finally,"
Lou Beiming said calmly, "What kind of things did I say to you?"
Du Jiuwei: "You're sexually implying something to me!"
“That still doesn’t compare to your direct sexual act on me.” Lou Beiming pointed to the spot in front of his toes. “Stand here, don’t make me repeat myself.”
Du Jiuwei was speechless, angrily stepping forward, but ultimately he was in the wrong and his words lacked conviction. "I know I also went against your wishes and offended you, and it's a hundred times worse than the tank top, especially since I'm a man. You must find it disgusting, I—"
“I don’t find it disgusting,” Lou Beiming said. “I’m settling accounts with you, not with your gender.”
"Huh?" Du Jiuwei scratched his head. "But I'm a guy! Could it be... you like the same sex?"
Lou Beiming lifted the hem of his long robe with his toe and said, "I don't know, I have never liked any living person."
"Huh? So you've liked dead people?" Du Jiuwei asked cautiously.
Lou Beiming looked up, and Du Jiuwei immediately lowered his head intimidation.
"You like wearing long gowns?"
“Yes.” Du Jiuwei nodded. “I’ve worn this since I was little. I like wearing this.”
"You look very good in it," Lou Beiming said expressionlessly. "The day you slept with me, were you wearing this too? What color was it?"
Du Jiuwei's voice trailed off again, "Yes, it's white, embroidered with gold bamboo and lotus."
“After you go back, I’ll have someone give you an address. Go there to see me at eight o’clock on the first night of the lunar new year, wearing that white long robe with the golden bamboo lotus design.” Lou Beiming stood up. “Also, next time, stand right in front of me. Look at me when you talk to me, like now.”
Du Jiuwei looked up and asked with a bitter expression, "Why don't you do it now and let me have a good New Year?"
“I hope you won’t run away again, and you won’t be late, otherwise no one can save you.” Lou Beiming reached out and straightened Du Jiuwei’s buttons. “Answer me if you understand.”
Du Jiuwei bit her lip. "I'll remember, I'll be there on time, but... but can you give me a promise?"
Lou Beiming asked, "What promise?"
"That's right, that's right! I've been through this. You can shame me, but don't humiliate me. You can do all the things I've done, but you can't involve others!" Du Jiuwei caught up with Lou Beiming's steps, his tone urgent. "You can't have a bunch of big men mess with me! You can't film it, don't use me as a punching bag, don't whip me, and definitely don't do *that* to me before killing me!"
"..." Lou Beiming was speechless, thinking that Du Jiuwei was quite cunning and had come up with quite a few tricks. But Du Jiuwei's eyes were bright, and his gaze was filled with undisguised fear, making him look like a timid rabbit.
“I never thought that way.” Lou Beiming suddenly grabbed Du Jiuwei’s neck. “As long as you stop messing around with me.”
*
Fu Yanle, holding Yu Jingchen's hand, stood guard at the stairwell. When the door opened and Du Jiuwei walked out unharmed, he breathed a sigh of relief. He took out a small gift box from his pocket, leaned over and said, "Brother Beiming, this is a gift for you. It's just a small token of my appreciation. I wish you a Happy New Year in advance."
Lou Beiming took it and glanced at Yu Jingchen. "Why didn't I see anything in your pocket earlier?"
“It was brought by Brother Chen,” Fu Yanle chuckled. “It’s a gift from us two younger brothers to you.”
"Thank you." Lou Beiming took two steps, then turned to look at Du Jiuwei. "I'll have someone take you back."
Du Jiuwei realized that there was no room for his refusal, so he quickly followed.
Fu Yanle turned and walked to the stairwell, watching the two disappear one after the other around the corner on the first floor. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Oh, I'm sure of it. Something's wrong with Brother Beiming. Could it be that he's been seduced by our Jiu'er?"
Yu Jingchen said, "It's already quite unbelievable that Jiu'er was able to knock him out."
"You mean... he did it on purpose!" Fu Yanle exclaimed, his throat tightening. "How could he possibly allow two little bastards to possess him?!"
“Jiu’er was probably drunk at the time. He was probably too careless with a drunkard who didn’t seem to have much fighting ability. I guess he was hit, but he didn’t completely lose consciousness.” Yu Jingchen clicked his tongue. “Under these circumstances, he could still subdue Jiu’er, this weakling. Even if he was out of strength, his men wouldn’t have been completely inactive.”
“Unless he was half-hearted and didn’t give any orders, his men wouldn’t dare to move. Later, he was indeed knocked unconscious by Jiu’er, which is why he not only got two turtles but also let Jiu’er escape right under his nose.” Fu Yanle clapped his hands. “No wonder Jiu’er is still alive!”
Du Jiuwei was indeed handsome, and when he wore that long robe, he looked like a dashing young gentleman. It was not impossible that he could make Lou Beiming's heart flutter.
"Maybe." Yu Jingchen leaned down and whispered in Fu Yanle's ear, "After all, I can't resist the handsome young man in the long robe at home."
Fu Yanle suddenly turned his head, scrunching his face. "Speaking of this, I'm reminded of how Lou Beiming is a tattletale!"
"So you're still not convinced?" Yu Jingchen scratched his chin. "Let's assume that if he really had feelings for Jiu'er, and Jiu'er could keep him under her thumb, wouldn't you find a chance to get revenge?"
Fu Yanle immediately revealed a sly smile.
Author's Note:
Jiu'er and Lou Xiong are a couple, but they shouldn't be considered a secondary couple because they won't have many scenes. The Pidanzi Turtle Creative Contest will include a bonus chapter.
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