Chapter 28: Gunshot, Xiaohua, Warm Flavor

  Gunfire shook the air, and people outside rushed in again. Jiang Wei's hand holding the gun had not yet been put down, his posture frozen in the action of aiming. Ye Haodong was still sitting there, and at the moment the gun went off, he didn't even frown.

  Jiang Wei gritted his teeth in anger, and suddenly burst out laughing: "You little scoundrel, you really have eaten iron pills to toughen your heart! Have you ever thought that my sister might end up with you in the future? Is it meaningful for you two to be together now? Let me tell you, my sister has run away, if she comes looking for you, you must send her back to me completely intact. If she's even slightly different from before, or if she suffers even a little harm in the future, I guarantee that next time the bullets flying out of my gun won't be blanks!"

  Ye Haodong: "You, as a police officer, know the law but break it. You attacked my head with a bottle and threatened me with a gun. Now you're saying you want to threaten my life? Earlier when you pointed your gun at me, if you weren't her brother, I guarantee you wouldn't have left this room. Remember what I'm saying: the only reason you can leave is because you're her brother!"

  Jiang Wei walked over with a disgruntled look, pulled out an empty gun and pointed it at Ye Haodong's head, asking: "Little turtle egg, I'd like to see what method you use to keep me in this house?"

  Ye Haodong suddenly looked up, dodging the direction of the gun, and with a burst of strength in his legs, his body was pushed back along with the stool by the recoil force. Ye Haodong then kicked the table again, knocking it over to block Jiang Wei's path. He quickly rushed over, picked up a broken wine bottle from the ground, and smashed it open, revealing its sharp edge which was now pressed against Jiang Wei's neck. These few movements took only two seconds, and the two police officers who came with Jiang Wei finally reacted, drawing their guns and shouting: "Put down the bottle, put your hands behind your head and stand by the wall!"

  "It's nothing, he's just showing off in front of me. He won't report me for threatening and beating him up, and I won't hold it against him for attacking the police."

  Ye Haodong threw the bottle and clapped his hands: "Show of force? I don't have that kind of guts, just kidding with you. As for Jiang Lan's matter, I won't back down because I like her. Unless she doesn't like me, otherwise you're useless no matter what you do."

  Jiang Wei left with his men, coming and going in a hurry.

  After Jiang Wei left, Ye Haodong and his friends' enthusiasm for drinking also faded away, and they settled the bill and left. As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw Jiang Lan walking out of a game hall across the street, wearing a bright yellow down jacket, standing in the cold wind, looking pitiful like a small flower.

  Ye Haodong walked over and held this small flower in his arms, as if he had embraced the whole world.

  Jiang Lan: "I saw him go in looking for you."

  Ye Haodong: "Nothing's wrong, I'm just not feeling well."

  Jiang Lan: "I think I heard gunfire."

  Ye Haodong: "Your brother is really anxious, he's trying to intimidate me, actually it's also a test for me, if I'm afraid, he'll despise me and say that I'm not worthy of you."

  "Then was he scared stiff?"

  "What do you think?"

  "You won't be able to."

  Ye Haodong: "Why are you so confident in me? Have you forgotten that I've always been afraid of him?"

  Jiang Lan smiled: "You're not afraid of him, you respect him and are grateful to him."

  Ye Haodong threw up his hands: "Alright, I thought it was just a case of me eloping with a young girl, but in the end, she became a confidante, and now I'm stuck with her."

  Jiang Lan happily pinched him: "Don't pretend with me, or maybe one day I'll dump you."

  Ye Haodong thought of this girl's mother and asked: "You ran out, what about Auntie?"

  Jiang Lan smiled complacently: "I have an ally, she took my mom to her home and promised to take better care of her than I do."

  "Your sister-in-law?"

  Jiang Lan was surprised: "You're not a ghost or something, are you? How did you guess that? It's true, she's my sister-in-law. My brother is too overbearing, like a tyrant. Now I've formed an alliance with my sister-in-law to resist his autocratic rule."

  Ye Haodong smiled secretly, this girl had been won over by someone else and didn't even know it.

  "Come on, I'll take you somewhere. Last time after sending you home, you said you wanted to talk to your brother about our matter, I thought it was likely that you would have this move, I've been prepared for a long time."

  Jiang Lan's school is Gangcheng No. 9 Middle School, the ninth comprehensive middle school in Gang City, which is a provincial key school. The school has many students and also drives up the prices of surrounding real estate. At that time last year, Ye Haodong bought a second-hand house of over 80 square meters near here at a price of 1300 yuan per square meter.

  The new house was bought and renovated, the original owner was preparing for marriage, but the groom went abroad and did well there, wanting to bring his bride over for immigration, the bride was naturally willing to go, and happily handed over the house to the intermediary, so this renovated house didn't take long to fall into Ye Haodong's hands.

  Jiang Lan has never lived in such a good house before. Being able to live here makes Jiang Lan extremely excited, but this girl is still not forgetful enough to ask: "This house is so big, you're preparing for it so thoroughly, are you thinking of living with me?"

  Ye Haodong raised his hands to dodge Jiang Lan's outstretched small hands. He laughed foolishly: "Where is it, I was thinking that you might bring your mom out together, so I prepared so much."

  Jiang Lan looked at Ye Haodong with some emotion: "You really plan to do this?"

  Ye Haodong patted his chest and said loudly: "For the sake of friendship, I'd stab myself in the ribs twice, for you, stabbing a friend twice is no problem."

  Jiang Lan burst out laughing: "Poor mouth, what are you doing? So rich, can afford to buy such a good house."

  Yeh Hao Dong: "We've opened a soy milk factory, you'll understand when you become the boss's wife."

  Jiang Lan: "Actually, whether you have money or not, I've always liked you. I believe that on the afternoon my mom went missing, that broad-minded, calm and wise man would never disappoint me."

  There was a mist in Jiang Lan's eyes, like a high-temperature steam, and there was an emotional feeling called being moved that came with the heat. It often comes with a companion called dedicating oneself to each other. This made Ye Haodong feel slightly tense and uneasy. Before the future is clear, he didn't plan to have anything too specific happen with this girl, fearing it would bring irreparable harm to Jiang Lan in the end. At that time, young men and women's attitudes towards sex were still generally conservative.

  Ye Haodong scratched his head: "It's very late, I should go."

  Jiang Lan looked at Ye Hao Dong's hurried back, her expression slightly lost.

  The next morning, Jiang Lan had just gotten out of bed and finished washing up. The door was opened from the outside, and Ye Haodong walked in carrying a big bag of breakfast.

  In the house, only Jiang Lan was alone. The heating in the house was very good, and it was a bit hot inside. Early in the morning, Jiang Lan wore only a vest on top and a small shorts on the bottom, her beautiful figure almost completely exposed, when she was suddenly attacked by Ye Hao.

  Jiang Lan's expression suddenly became rich, first startled, then embarrassed, then angry, and again embarrassed. Finally, she had a reckless attitude, looking at Ye Haodong with a silly expression, saying: "Stunned, haven't you seen it before? My sister is beautiful, right? Behave well, let you see every day."

  Ye Haodong quickly lowered his head, put the breakfast on the large table in the dining hall, took out two sets of bowls and chopsticks, and placed the soy milk buns and small dishes from the bag into individual plates and bowls. At the same time, he said: "I'm afraid I'll lose to you, hurry up and get dressed, I'm young and impulsive, can't stand this."

  Jiang Lan's bright and cheerful laughter rang out, and Ye Hao Dong couldn't help but look at her smiling face, which was the most beautiful face he had seen in his recent dreams. The smile on her face had a hint of sunshine, and Ye Hao Dong felt that although he had more money lately, the sunshine in his heart was dwindling. Jiang Lan's smiling face made him feel warm inside.

  "Hehe, you're a man with a thief's heart but not the guts! I'm just a big girl and I'm not afraid of you. What are you afraid of? This is our home, you're my beloved, why should I hide from you?" Jiang Lan said this, but in reality, after saying that, she ran into the bedroom and came out dressed up shortly after.

  "Hao Dong, I want to ask you something?"

  Ye Haodong: "Huh? What's up?"

  Jiang Lan: "Actually, there are two questions. Do you have a lot of money? Is this house bought for me?"

  "Yehao Dong: It's not that much, but buying a house is no big deal. This house I bought for you, of course. Whatever you want to say, don't need to say it out loud, I can guess. Just have your sister bring your mom over to live here too, and later I'll change the name on the deed to yours or your mom's."

  Jiang Lan looked a bit embarrassed: "I don't want to take advantage of our relationship to ask you for things, but I thought about it all night yesterday. My mom has had a hard life, and I want her to enjoy herself more, but I'm not capable of that yet. Yesterday, when I was cleaning up, I wiped down every corner of this place, and while I was working, I kept thinking, if my mom could live in a house like this, it would be great, she would definitely love the environment here. So I took the risk of offending you to bring up this matter, but I absolutely have no intention of asking for the property rights of this house, I just want my mom to come and enjoy herself for a few days."

  "Early on, I had planned for this to happen, so don't be polite, just take Auntie and live here with peace of mind. From now on, this is your home, no matter what step we take in the future, this place will always belong to you, you can decide at will who lives here."

  Jiang Lan was moved and suddenly threw herself into Ye Haodong's arms, looking up with her eyes closed, her expression extremely touching.

  Ye Haodong hesitated for a moment and muttered: "If you're close, then be close, if you're dating, then date. A big man can't just keep pointing at people's daughters."

  Ye Haodong's tongue probed into Jiang Lan's mouth, the movement was a bit awkward and stiff, but Jiang Lan responded passionately.

  It took an hour to finish breakfast.