Chapter 30: Between Advance and Retreat

  I soon realized that I shouldn't be so flustered and lose my composure, or I would be completely at a loss as to what Hu Yunwei was getting at. I had scared myself half to death, wasn't this being guilty of stealing? It would only make it easier for the other side to see through me.

  But looking at his expression, it didn't seem like he was here to make a scene, but rather as if he had something to ask of me. So I forced myself to calm down and put on a relaxed smile, asking: "Hú... Hú dàgē (Big Brother Hu), what brings you out so late?"

  Hu Yunwei said with an apologetic tone, "Sorry to bother you so late, but my home computer has been automatically shutting down lately. I heard that your minor in college was computer science, so I wanted to ask for your help to take a look."

  What a relief! I hastily said: "Okay! No bother, I sleep late, in the future if there's any problem with the computer, Brother Hu can just come find me, we live on the same floor, not like outsiders."

  So I followed Hu Ge downstairs, he handed me a cigarette and said: "You're Xia Jian, right? My girlfriend Su Zi has mentioned you several times..."

  Just as I had calmed down, my heart skipped a beat again. Hu Yunwei didn't notice the change in my expression and continued to say: "She praised you for being capable, enthusiastic, and willing to help others. Last time she fell down the stairs and sprained her foot, she said it was you who carried her to the community clinic. I've been busy with work and haven't had a chance to thank you yet."

  I was bewildered, wondering when I had ever carried Suzy to the clinic. This was simply a non-existent event, but I couldn't deny it on my lips, so I dryly laughed and said: "No big deal, just a small favor, no need for Brother Hu to be so polite."

  As we spoke, I had already arrived at the Hu's house. My heart couldn't help but feel anxious, having slept with someone else's wife and now openly "invading" their home turf - it would be strange if I wasn't nervous!

  Hu Yunwei led me to the study and then turned his head towards the bedroom, shouting: "Wife, Xia is here to fix the computer, hurry up and bring a glass of water over!"

  "No need! No need! Brother Hu, I'm not thirsty, don't bother your wife!" I said to Hu Yunwei while booting up the computer.

  A moment later, Su Zi still came, holding a cup of water in her hand, with an expression on her face that was neither cold nor hot, but the corners of her eyes could still be seen, and there were residual tear marks. Afraid that Hu Yunwei would see through it, I just swept Su Zi with a glance, and then quickly turned my head away.

  Suzy put the cup on the computer desk, calmly inviting me to drink water. I responded with a sound, but didn't go to drink it. She also didn't leave, standing beside Hu Yunwei, watching me disassemble the mainframe casing.

  "Brother Hu, I just checked and the hardware inside the case is all good, it's very likely that it's been poisoned. Shall I reinstall the system for you? Are there any important files on the disk that need to be backed up?" After checking for half a day, I suspected that the computer was poisoned, so I asked Hu Yunwei.

  "All the important documents are in drive E, just don't touch this drive and you can do whatever with the others." Hu Yunwei said, then invited me to drink water and handed me a cigarette, very enthusiastic.

  When reinstalling the system, Hu Yunwei said that after he got off work and came back, he was busy with a bidding material and didn't even have time to take a bath. At this time, Su Qi rushed him and urged: "You go wash quickly! I'll stay here to entertain Xiaxia!"

  Hu Yunwei was polite to me for two sentences, turned around and went to take a bath. The scene only left me and Su Wei, the atmosphere suddenly became tense, I didn't look at Su Wei, just staring at the computer, but I could strongly feel her gaze piercing through me like needles seeing blood.

  Then she walked behind me, reached out and pinched a piece of flesh on my shoulder, saying fiercely: "You heartless thing, you heartless thing, why did you use so much force to push people just now? Now it's burning with pain!"

  I thought that by pretending to be a bad person and feigning cruelty, I would enrage Su Zi and make her harbor an eternal hatred for me. Now it seems she doesn't even have any hatred left. What a failure! It's simply the greatest failure!

  I smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond, and remained silent. She saw that I didn't react, so she increased the force of her hand on my flesh even more. My poor flesh was about to be rubbed into a pulp by her.

  My face contorted in agony, but I remained absolutely silent. Little did I know she changed the way she punished me, ripping open my T-shirt, opening her bloody mouth wide, aiming at my collarbone, and started biting with her teeth. The feeling was painful yet mixed with a hint of numbness.

  Is the dead woman a dog? She likes to bite people. Afraid of being discovered by Hu Yunwei, I quickly broke the silence and reminded her in a low voice: "Su Zi, don't make trouble! This is your home, your husband is also here, don't cause any trouble."

  Suzy didn't think so, her chin resting on my shoulder, one hand sneakily used a trick called "Sea Bottom Fishing Moon" to grab my crotch, and asked with a smile: "Are you scared? When this thing is being naughty, why aren't you scared? Now you're saying you're afraid?"

  I shivered with a chill, and in my panic, I hastily stood up from the chair, escaping her grasp, and begged: "Su Zi, please don't make a scene, okay? Look, you've even scared me into a cold sweat!"

  Suzy pinched her waist, smiled in a mysterious and eerie way: "As long as you promise me that you won't have any more dealings with the woman next door, I won't bother you. Otherwise... otherwise, I'll tell Hu Yunwei that you want to take liberties with his wife."

  Ah! Who's being rude to whom?! This woman is simply a typical evil person who accuses others first! And she also unreasonably demands that I stay away from Chu Xue, what right does she have?! That's my goddess.

  "Suzi, can't you see reason? I'm currently employed as Chu Xue's driver, how can I not interact with her? This is something I really can't do, can we change the request?"

  "I don't care, as long as you quit, it's fine, I'll just find another job. Anyway, I just can't stand her. If you continue to be her driver, I'll expose your crimes. If you quit, everyone will be at peace, you choose!" Su Zi said relentlessly.

  This woman is so idle, she's eaten her way to Java. Just as I was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do, the bathroom door opened and Hu Yunwei walked out. I felt like I had met a savior, took two steps out of the study and said: "Brother Hu, the system has been reinstalled, if there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first!"

  "Ah! You must be tired, take a seat for a while! Brother Hu will brew you a good cup of tea!" Hu Yunwei said warmly as he wiped his hair with a towel.

  "No, it's already very late, I should go back!" After saying that, I hastily walked away. Just as I was about to close the door, I saw Su Zi's resentful eyes flashing over from the study room.

  Back home and preparing for bed, he received another call from Li Jian, who urgently shouted on the phone: "Bastard, come and save me! My brother has been blocked by a group of people!"