Chapter 132: How Are You Going to Repay Me?

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Goodness, is there something wrong with him?

Although Xiang Wan thought that inside her head, she showed a smile on her face.

Well, this was because he was her superior after all, in all regards, she had to behave appropriately not to make her superior lose face in public, right?

Xiang Wan did not protest, as though nothing had ever happened between them.

Nevertheless, their behavior could not escape the eyes of Lian Qiao who had experienced these before.

She put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth clean with a tissue before she came closer with a curious smile. “I haven’t told you, right? Little Bai is the one who asked me to call you up earlier! Of course, I’m willing to eat with you too. Had you really rejected me, I’d never have forced you as well. After all, only men are capable of forcing women!”

Cough! Xing Liehuo cleared his throat softly at the comment.

Lian Qiao turned to face him. “Did I say something wrong?”

Xing Liehuo felt as though something got stuck in his throat before he uttered, “No, you’re right!”

Lian Qiao turned back to Xiang Wan. “You’re his girlfriend, right? You quarreled with him recently?”

Before Xiang Wan could reply, Lian Qiao gave her a thumbs-up. “I wanted to say, you did well. When there’s a need to insist your way, just go ahead. You must never give in too much, otherwise, you’ll be controlled by him! We women must have a temper. If this can’t work, you just bash him!”

“…”

She started to recall Lian Qiao’s heroic posture when she rescued her. And that made Xiang Wan speechless and overwhelmed.

Well, maybe only women like her could fight with a man?

“If you can’t win the fight, you bite him!” Lian Qiao really liked Xiang Wan and maybe because she felt the pleasure of being a heroine after saving her, she felt like taking care of her, wishing that she could impart her all of her skills and martial arts.

“You know, by behaving like what you’re doing now, it’s really boring. Moreover, by bottling everything inside and not saying it out, it actually hurts the relationship! You both should learn from me and my Brother Huo, we just fight it out whenever we’re not happy with each other. After a fight, everything is fine again…”

Xing Liehuo coughed again. “…”

Lian Qiao turned to face him again. “What? Something wrong with your throat?”

Xing Liehuo: “It’s the chili!”

Lian Qiao then continued to talk to Xiang Wan, “So you understand now? You gotta let him know what you are thinking, show it, say it and directly poke him at his soft spot. Don’t keep everything to yourself!”

Xiang Wan: “…”

People have different personalities and character.

Even though Xiang Wan agreed totally with her life savior, Lian Qiao, she knew she was not someone who would hit, scold and bite! She couldn’t bring herself to do it!

Moreover, Bai Muchuan was not Xing Liehuo. They had different personalities too.

“Ahem! Sister Lian, you’ve misunderstood.” Xiang Wan took a look at Bai Muchuan who was picking food for her. “I’m not his girlfriend. We’re just colleagues…”

“See, you’re at odds again! Don’t give me such excuses!” Lian Qiao wore an expression that she knew it all and smiled. “You’re inexperienced, right? I’m telling you, there’s an invisible aura between a pair of man and woman who have feelings for each other. You can’t feel it? Don’t lie to yourself! I already knew in just one glance…”

“…”

Xiang Wan was speechless and could only smile.

Seeing that she did not defend herself further, Lian Qiao laughed.

“You’ve admitted? Little thing!”

At this moment, Bai Muchuan came back with the food.

“What are you laughing about?”

Lian Qiao: “Nothing, just chit chatting!”

Bai Muchuan sat down, his deep set eyes took a glance at Xiang Wan with a half-smile. “Sister Lian, don’t teach her the bad stuff!”

Lian Qiao cackled loudly. “I won’t, I won’t. I’m just concerned about her. Sigh, you see, it was not easy to save her from the fire. But throughout the night, she was so distracted and downcast. I feel my heart aching already!”

Xiang Wan felt embarrassed and stunned at her words. “When did I do that?” She smiled awkwardly, “Sister Lian, I’m not someone who likes to talk but I like to eat…”

Lian Qiao raised an eyebrow and smiled without saying anything else.

Bai Muchuan continued the topic by looking at her gently, his pair of eyes were as though gazing at her emotionally, full of feelings. This scene was though totally copied from the male leading character in those idol dramas. “How would I dare to bully her? I’m always the one who got bullied instead!”

Xiang Wan: “… I don’t know what to say about this!”

She glared at him, her gaze was as though knives were hidden within it.

Yet Bai Muchuan did not laugh but asked properly. “How long is it that you’ve ignored me?”

D*rn! Who’s the one who ignored who?

This time, Xiang Wan really couldn’t find anything to retort him back!

Hearing his cheerful laughter as he talked about other topics, misleading the two about their relationship, she also chose to shut up, wearing only a smile on her face. She would not admit, would not argue and of course, she would not bear the responsibility either!

The three “No” principle where both men and women knew and used it to their advantage.

After all, the atmosphere that night was not suitable to embarrass anyone as well.

…

Everyone was delighted with their supper, the host and the guests were glad.

When they walked out of the eatery, it was already midnight.

When Xing Liehuo and Lian Qiao left, she specially blinked at Xiang Wan. That blink of hers was very, very meaningful.

“Wish you have a pleasant night!”

Xiang Wan knew the meaning and smiled at her but her heart was still as water.

After leaving the eatery, they stood under the street lights. Their feelings for each other were similar to Cinderella: when midnight strikes, everything would return to its original state.

Standing by the street, Xiang Wan did not say anything as she searched for an app to get a cab.

When she was typing the address, her mobile phone was snatched away by Bai Muchuan.

Xiang Wan looked at her empty hands, lift up her head and looked at him angrily. “What are you doing?”

“I’ll send you back!” Bai Muchuan returned the phone to her with a dashing and charming smile. “It’s not safe for you to go back alone.”

Oh gosh! There were flames burning in Xiang Wan’s eyes. “Are you sick?”

Bai Muchuan: “You have medicine?”

“…”

She was prepared to flare up at him, but his attitude made her at a loss of what to do.

He simply ignored her angry frowns and words.

“Please, don’t pretend to have amnesia, alright?” Xiang Wan looked at him coldly. “We, are not familiar with each other.”

“Not familiar?” Bai Muchuan nodded his head without hesitation. “The first time we’re not familiar, but we’ll be familiar in no time.”

A long hand stretched out to her. “Teacher Xiang, how do you do?”

“… I can’t be bothered with you.” Xiang Wan was peeved but nowhere to let out her frustrations. So she decided to just walk away directly.

Bai Muchuan quickly followed. “You can reject my request to send you back, but you can’t reject the police to protect a witness!”

Xiang Wan turned around and glared at him. “Since when did I become your witness? Since when did I need protection?”

“You need it.” Bai Muchuan walked faster and stood before her. “Let me send you back. Don’t be so difficult, alright?”

What alright? It’s not alright!

The unhappiness for the past few days were all inside her, how would she listen to him?

She pulled a long face. “Move away!”

Bai Muchuan did not move the slightest bit. His tall stature in front of her was like a wall, arrogant and laid-back.

Xiang Wan was gnashing her teeth but there was nothing she could do to him. She couldn’t really take in Lian Qiao’s advice to fight with him in public?

She took a glance at him and walked to the left.

He smiled and blocked her left path.

Xiang Wan’s face turned gloomy and walked to the right.

He blocked her right path leisurely.

“What are you doing!” Xiang Wan finally hit her maximum tolerance level and she pushed him forcefully at the chest.

She had used a lot of strength, but the end result was embarrassing.

Bai Muchuan did not move at all while she took two steps back, bounced from the force.

She had tried her best but failed! Xiang Wan was so angry that her face was red.

“Bai Muchuan, don’t be so childish! I’ve no time to play with you!”

“Do you think I’m so free to play with you?” Bai Muchuan’s expression suddenly sank as he looked at her coldly. “You’re lucky to have survived the fire at the hotel. If not for Lian Qiao, even if you’re a cat, you might not be able to survive with your nine lives! Have you ever thought that if you go back alone by yourself in the middle of the night, something will happen to you?”

Now that Xiang Wan thought of it, she was still terrified by the incident at the hotel earlier.

She was frightened but she did not want Bai Muchuan’s sympathy.

She could not bear with it especially now that he was warm and full of concern for her.

“That fire is just an accident!”

“What if it’s NOT an accident?”

“It’s still none of your business! Please! Get away from me, immediately, now, at this instant! I’ll be alright if I don’t see you!”

The words people say when in a fit of anger would slowly elevate from harsh to harsher. It was no exception to Xiang Wan as well. She looked at Bai Muchuan angrily and yelled at him. Yet after that she noticed that there was a glint of smile in his eyes and suddenly realized that her words earlier seemed to have indirectly emphasized his influence on her.

The misunderstanding seemed to have deepened!

His smile infuriated her further.

She gritted her teeth, sent another glare at him before quickly turning around and scurried away.

The eatery they just left was just up ahead. Xiang Wan wanted to go somewhere crowded so that she could get away from him. But the moment she dashed forward, a car suddenly appeared from the opposite direction where the glare of the headlights left her eyes momentarily blind, and her brain was blank for a moment…

In just a blink of the eye, the car was as though a flying arrow and was right in front of her.

Honk–!

The driver honked but was not in time to reduce the speed!

There was a hum in Xiang Wan’s brain. There seemed to have no chance for her to escape this unexpected accident. She screamed and closed her eyes reflexively.

However, she did not get knocked down by the car.

A great force came from behind her, and her body was brought down to the ground together with someone holding her from behind.

“Are you an idiot! Don’t you have eyes?!”

That driver seemed to have gotten a scare as well. He poked his head out, cussed loudly and stared at them. After coming in contact with Bai Muchuan’s cold eyes, he quickly popped his head back in and left the scene.

“Are you alright?” Bai Muchuan grabbed hold of Xiang Wan’s shoulders.

After falling to the ground, her head was groggy. Could that be considered not alright?

It was really an unlucky day for her.

At the hotel, she nearly got burned to death. On the road, she nearly got hit by a car.

Xiang Wan looked at him with her red eyes. “Let go of me, and I’ll be fine!”

At the critical moment, Bai Muchuan had grabbed her and rolled to the ground with her. As he was worried she would get hurt, he made sure he landed on the ground first and hugged her tightly…

This woman on top and man on the bottom posture could be said to be rather provocative!

Xiang Wan felt her ears slightly warm and she was a little angry. She felt her body hot and cold like fire and ice.

“If you don’t want to get ogled by onlookers, you better hurry and let go of me!”

The Chinese loved dramas. This little incident of them falling and rolling on the ground already attracted a couple of nosy onlookers.

Xiang Wan’s face was now flushed red but Bai Muchuan raised his eyebrow as if it was nothing of concern. He let go of her and used an arm to support himself, getting up from the ground together with Xiang Wan slowly.

“From the way I see, you are unable to leave me.”

“…” Xiang Wan rebutted coldly, “Can you stop flattering yourself?”

Bai Muchuan grunted a laugh, “Can you stop treating your life savior in this way?”

“…”

In just one night, she had two life saviors.

“Thank you so much!” Xiang Wan bowed seriously at him to express her thanks. “Is this alright?”

“Yes, I’m a magnanimous person anyway,” Bai Muchuan said lazily, “Let’s go, I’ll send you back!”

Xiang Wan wanted to reject instinctively but before she could say it, she saw that Bai Muchuan’s arm and knee cap, meaning his sleeves and trousers, were grazed quite badly. As his clothes were rather light-colored, she could see there was some blood oozing out from the wound, forming flecks of red on his clothes…

“You’re hurt?” she asked.

“It’s nothing…” Bai Muchuan said casually, totally not minding the least bit. But that expression only lasted for three seconds when suddenly he held his arms, his brows furrowed and his expression seemed as if in pain. “If you didn’t mention it,” gasped Bai Muchuan exaggeratedly, “I didn’t even realize… It hurts!… I think I need treatment!”

“Want to go to the hospital?”

“No! It’s a waste of public resources to treat such minor wounds.”

“Clinic?”

“No! It’s only some minor wounds. I don’t want to get laughed at.”

“…”

What did this esteemed Young Master Bai want?

Xiang Wan stared at him unhappily while Bai Muchuan chuckled. “I want to go to your place…”

I just knew it! Xiang Wan thought inside her head and wanted to reject when he suddenly puffed a sigh.

“And look for Cheng Zheng!” he continued.

…

The heavens seemed to be helping Bai Muchuan.

After they engaged a designated driver and got back to the neighborhood, they realized that Cheng Zheng was not at home.

Bai Muchuan sighed idly. “Seems like he’s not back yet!”

From the way he said it, he seemed to be sure that Cheng Zheng was not at home.

“You help me instead. Any distilled spirit will be fine too. It can act as a disinfectant!”

Xiang Wan gave him a glance from the corner of her eye. Somehow, she had a feeling that she was walking right into his trap. “I don’t have any distilled spirit at home! You better go to the hospital…”

“Tsk, my head seems to be dizzy!” He suddenly held his head and leaned on the wall weakly. When he lowered his head, the shadows of his long eyelashes suddenly made her felt he might be innocent after all. “Will I get tetanus?”

“…”

Xiang Wan felt that there must be something wrong inside her brain!

Even though there was a sound telling her that Bai Muchuan was just pretending, she still went ahead to let him inside the house.

“Sit down first!” She was as though a queen as she pointed at the sofa.

After he sat down, she was similar to a maid as she poured him a cup of water and got her first aid box to clean up the wound for him.

As she still had the pent-up anger inside of her, she pulled him rather roughly.

But when he turned his arm around, she was dumbfounded.

The area of the wounds was not small, the amount of bleeding was not small either. As a long time had passed, the bleeding had stopped but the blood clot was formed on the clothes; it would hurt once pulled.

Xiang Wan knew the feeling of the pain as she had suffered such wounds before in her life. Then, as if resigning to her fate, she puffed a sigh.

He was her savior after all. She slowed down and was gentler with him.

“Is it painful?”

Bai Muchuan looked at her and shook his head.

Xiang Wan: “This shirt has to be cut. Do you mind?”

Bai Muchuan looked at her and nodded his head.

Xiang Wan: “Wait a moment!”

She turned to look for a pair of scissors while Bai Muchuan’s gaze followed her when he suddenly heaved a sigh.

“Xiang Wan, I realized that I’m wrong!”

Eh? Xiang Wan turned around, her black eyes seemed to light up with curiosity.

Bai Muchuan’s gaze was fixed on her face for some time before he opened his mouth to speak. “I was scared. Xie Wanwan had nearly died. I started to worry that someone might deal with you instead. So I refused to let you handle and participate in the investigation of the case. I even distanced myself from you… and I thought by doing so, you’ll be safe…”

His voice was low and pleasant to the ear, as if he was whispering in her ear, full of emotions.

Xiang Wan’s body quivered and stared at him for a long time.

“So, you did all these because of me?” she asked.

Bai Muchuan narrowed his eyes. “So, how are you going to repay me?”

…

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