A cool breeze swept through the streets around 8 PM. A light, bleak rain was falling. The glistening raindrops were visible beside the streetlights and neon signs. They possessed a resolute beauty, revealing a fleeting, exquisite charm.
Bald Qiang stood by the roadside, silent for a long time. He stretched out his hand, letting the raindrops fall onto his broad, strong palm.
Lu Chen stood beside him, also silent, waiting for him to speak.
However, he already guessed what Bald Qiang was about to say.
Sure enough, Bald Qiang spoke, his tone menacing: "I just need you to answer me, is she good or bad now?"
Lu Chen immediately feigned confusion: "Her? Or him? Male 'him'? Female 'her'? Who are you talking about?"
Bald Qiang abruptly turned his head, his two sword-like eyes landing on Lu Chen's face. He roared, "Don't you dare play dumb with me!" His shout was accompanied by a twisted expression of pain.
Lu Chen chuckled inwardly, but his face remained relaxed as he shrugged, "I really don't know what you're talking about."
Bald Qiang took a deep breath, clenching his fists so tightly they cracked. He turned and took two steps closer to Lu Chen, saying fiercely, "Tell me, is she good or bad! That's all I want to know, I don't care about anything else!"
Lu Chen scoffed, "Tch, are you threatening me? I'm scared! If you want to fight, then come at me! What are you asking? I don't know!"
Bald Qiang clenched his fists tightly, ready to strike. His ferocious expression clearly showed he wanted to give Lu Chen a good beating! However, he restrained himself, letting all his strength dissipate.
He looked up at the hazy, rainy night, a sudden melancholy in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, you little brat, you've got guts!" After a moment of silence, he added with unwavering determination:
"Tell her for me that Qiang misses her terribly, so much. He dreams of her almost every night. No matter where she is, Qiang will always wait for her. No matter what, Qiang's life belongs to her! He'll live for her, he'll die for her..."
Lu Chen trembled all over, quickly stopping him: "Alright, alright, stop! I'm getting goosebumps all over. You're such a big, strong guy, how can you be so sentimental?"
Bald Qiang glared at Lu Chen, then suddenly pulled a large bag from his pocket and shoved it into his hand.
His voice was dry: "This is her favorite Dick's wooden box chocolates with liqueur fillings. I had someone bring them back from Belgium. Please give them to her! Thank you!"
With that, he turned and left.
His back was strong and imposing, but to Lu Chen, it always seemed desolate, carrying a melancholic sadness.
"What a lovesick fool!" Lu Chen weighed the object in his hand and sighed softly. "If Shen Tian is to return to the world of martial arts, this fickle-hearted man will certainly be a loyal subordinate!"
After the banquet, Lu Chen and Dong Qingqing, led by Guo Xifeng, went to a teahouse to sober up.
They found a very small private room.
Although small, the room was charmingly small. The innermost space could just fit a spacious two-seater sofa, a plush sofa that looked warm and comfortable. Further ahead was a coffee table, and beyond that, a low beanbag chair.
The room was filled with plush toys, and the walls were covered with cute cartoon drawings.
Lu Chen couldn't believe that the seemingly dignified and solemn principal of Angel Kindergarten would also like this kind of place. But then again, it made sense; otherwise, why would she run a kindergarten?
A pot of floral tea and several plates of pastries were far more appetizing than the previous feast of meat and fish.
Dong Qingqing and Guo Xifeng both sat comfortably on the sofa at the back, their legs raised high, sitting at a slightly askew. Although the two women were twelve or thirteen years apart, they looked like sisters of similar age. The dim lighting in the small private room made their figures appear even more alluring and sexy.
What Lu Chen found most unbearable was looking up at them from such a low vantage point, seeing quite a few beautiful sights.
Dong Qingqing wore a short black lace dress, her legs bent upwards, revealing her thighs. The slight opening revealed a glimpse of her intimate area.
She didn't care, of course; she and Lu Chen had already done everything they should and shouldn't have done—they were so intimate.
Guo Xifeng, her cheongsam was quite short, revealing her plump, white legs, and she seemed unconcerned, slightly opening her legs. And so…
Lu Chen noticed they were both wearing white, creating an interesting contrast from his perspective.
So he was very thirsty and quickly finished a pot of flower tea.
Guo Xifeng was very grateful to Lu Chen. She said, "I've always wanted to give Liu Jiangbo a good beating, Chen, thank you for teaching him a lesson tonight. My daughter, he's the one who ruined her…"
Guo Xifeng's daughter, now taking her mother's surname, was named Guo Fuyun, and was eighteen years old. Before the age of ten, she wasn't withdrawn; she was an innocent and lively little girl. However, when she was eleven, Liu Jiangbo did something very beastly—he molested her.
By then, Guo Fuyun was old enough to understand. She was terrified and very unwilling, but if she resisted, Liu Jiangbo would beat her severely until she dared not utter a sound.
Guo Xifeng only discovered the affair more than half a year later. She confronted Liu Jiangbo, only to be severely beaten. Guo Fuyun, trying to save her mother, was also beaten by Liu Jiangbo and hospitalized several times.
This situation was unbearable. Guo Xifeng was determined to divorce Liu Jiangbo, otherwise, neither she nor her daughter would survive!
At the time, their jointly owned tea company had assets worth tens of millions, making the division of assets extremely difficult.
Liu Jiangbo dragged his feet, demanding 70% of the assets from Guo Xifeng before agreeing to a divorce. Guo Xifeng could have used her husband's despicable methods to sue him, but for her daughter's future and to avoid public stigma, she swallowed her anger. In the end, Liu received 70% and Guo received 30%. Through hard work, Guo Xifeng founded Angel Kindergarten, which has grown to its current size.
However, her daughter, Guo Fuyun, showed no improvement. She refused to see anyone, and aside from her mother, one or two teachers familiar with autism, and a personal nanny, almost no one could approach her!
And there was no one who could help her.
Having said all this, Guo Xifeng was already sobbing uncontrollably.
At this moment, she wasn't the strong, decisive woman she once was, but a mother utterly helpless because of her daughter's autism.
Dong Qingqing hugged Guo Xifeng, gently patting her back: "Sister Feng, things will get better, don't worry. I think Achen can solve this problem."
Guo Xifeng looked at Lu Chen, her eyes filled with hope: "Achen, no matter what, I hope you can go see my daughter. Maybe a miracle will happen? Didn't Lingling experience a miracle too?"
Lu Chen thought about it; of course, he couldn't refuse, so he agreed.
So it was agreed that he would go see Guo Xifeng's daughter tomorrow.
Then, Guo Xifeng seemed to relax, and soon complained that tea was boring and she wanted to drink alcohol instead. This startled Lu Chen. Drink more? However, Dong Qingqing readily agreed; she wanted to drink too, since she didn't have to work tomorrow.
Guo Xifeng chuckled, "It's alright, if we get drunk, we can sleep here. This place is like a hotel room; we can stay overnight. I'm reeking of alcohol, and I don't dare go back, afraid of upsetting Yunyun. Yunyun has a nanny to take care of her, so I can occasionally stay away. Qingqing, let's drink until we drop tonight!"
"Okay!" Dong Qingqing smiled gently.
Lu Chen could only mutter to himself: These two crazy women. No wonder people say thirty is like a wolf, forty like a tiger. Thirty and forty women together are like a pack of wolves and tigers!
However, he didn't dare say this out loud; he'd get kicked.
Dong Qingqing would be angry; she was only a little over twenty-seven!
So, a ton of cocktails were ordered: Martinis, Screwdrivers, Gibsons, Singapore Slings… and many more. The two women downed them one after another, completely absorbed in their drinks.
One slumped to one side, the other to the other, their four snow-white legs raised high, as if there were no men in the small private room. Lu Chen, watching this, was practically bursting with rage.
Around midnight, both women were drunk, slumped on the sofa, and fell asleep.
Lu Chen sighed, draped blankets over them to keep them warm, and also to avoid the unbearable sight. Speaking of which, Guo Xifeng's collar had been pulled down, revealing her snow-white breasts like Mount Everest.
Dong Qingqing suddenly mumbled, "Achen, help me… help me to the restroom…"
She staggered as she tried to get up.
Lu Chen shook his head vigorously and quickly helped her to the restroom attached to the small private room. Inside, Dong Qingqing, almost unconscious, was completely dependent on Lu Chen's services. After Lu Chen's services, she finally couldn't resist.
So, although Dong Qingqing was reluctant and pushed Lu Chen away several times, she couldn't resist him and was ruthlessly conquered. Soon after, moaning and groaning came from the bathroom. Although the door was closed, the sounds still emanated.
On the sofa, Guo Xifeng groggily opened her eyes, stared at the bathroom for a while before realizing what was happening. She shook her head and smiled bitterly, then suddenly bit her lower lip, sighed, and silently reached her hand down to her lower body.
Her movements were quite practiced; it seemed she did this often.
Thus, a ridiculous night ensued…
The next morning, Guo Xifeng called the kindergarten, asking a vice-principal to handle everything, and then took Lu Chen to her house. Dong Qingqing, still hungover and exhausted from the previous night's ordeal, went home to sleep.
Guo Xifeng lived in a penthouse duplex in a high-rise apartment building in an upscale residential complex, a full twenty-three stories high.
"Living this high up is so my daughter won't disturb others," she said.
As they went up in the elevator, Guo Xifeng said this. As she spoke, she gave Lu Chen a strange look that sent chills down his spine.
What's wrong? Why does that look so fierce, like she wants to devour me whole?
Lu Chen suddenly remembered what happened in the small bathroom last night—he went three times in one go! Could Guo Xifeng have heard him? It's very possible. No wonder she's looking at him like that.
Forty is like a tiger!
Lu Chen decided to keep his distance from Guo Xifeng, lest he be eaten by the tiger.
"The young monk went down the mountain to beg for alms. The old monk instructed him that the women down the mountain are tigers; if you encounter them, stay away..."
Therefore, Lu Chen tried to keep his distance from Guo Xifeng in the elevator.
Hearing Guo Xifeng say that, Lu Chen was puzzled. People with autism are usually very quiet, sometimes even staying in a corner motionless for 24 hours straight. How could they be noisy?