Preventive Shot

"Yue'er, I'm done. What do you think about this?" Shen Wuxiao tilted his head and listened quietly.

Jiang Huaiyue thought for a moment. "First of all, it depends on the relationship."

"If you stand in Lin Fan's shoes, it doesn't matter whether what Lin Chen did was reasonable. All he knows is that his younger brother died, and no matter what, he has to take revenge!"

"But from a bystander's perspective, that Shen Wuxiao, aside from being overly ruthless, was quite wronged too."

"Other than Zhang Wei, who showed up late for his own wedding, what man could tolerate someone trying to snatch his bride at the wedding banquet? Conflict was inevitable!"

Jiang Huaiyue's assessment was remarkably fair.

She explained it from both sides' perspectives.

"So you think neither side was wrong?" Shen Wuxiao asked.

Jiang Huaiyue nodded. "From the bigger picture and a martial artist's perspective, that's right."

"Lin Fan's younger brother barged into the banquet hall and tried to snatch a bride and hurt someone in front of so many people. He got killed in return—he deserved it!"

"Lin Fan coming to avenge his younger brother is only natural and justified!"

"Shen Wuxiao resisting is only to be expected too. After all, he was also a victim. He couldn't just stand there and let someone beat him crippled, then take his woman away!"

Shen Wuxiao chuckled. "Wife, the way you see things really is different. I thought you'd insist Shen Wuxiao had to die and support Lin Fan without conditions!"

Jiang Huaiyue rolled her eyes at him. "Lin Fan and I are comrades, so I'll definitely lean toward him somewhat, but not to an outrageous extent."

"At the end of the day, I still have an attitude of it being none of my business. I only came with the intention of helping Lin Fan."

Shen Wuxiao nodded and asked again, "Then what if Lin Fan and Shen Wuxiao fought each other, with vile tricks emerging one after another?"

This time, Jiang Huaiyue answered without the slightest hesitation.

"When two mortal enemies clash, whether there's deception or schemes involved, they're all just methods. There's nothing more to say."

"When I killed enemies at the border, I used plenty of vile methods too."

"In matters like this, only the outcome matters, not the process. Both sides bear hatred, so naturally they'll fight without regard for means!"

"But as Lin Fan's comrade, I naturally hope he can avenge himself. That's why I came to help him without knowing anything about the situation."

"What if Lin Fan and I had a life-and-death feud?" Shen Wuxiao smiled and asked what he truly wanted to know.

Jiang Huaiyue found it baffling, but soon, she looked at Shen Wuxiao, leaned closer, and smiled. "Are you jealous? Otherwise, how could you ask something like that!"

Shen Wuxiao followed suit and nodded. "Of course. Is it unreasonable for me to be jealous?"

"The reason you came here was because of Lin Fan. Your bond must run deep. Am I not allowed to be jealous?"

Jiang Huaiyue smiled softly, though sweetness spread through her heart.

But she still answered the question directly!

"If you and Lin Fan had a life-and-death feud, I could only help neither side. I wouldn't want to see the outcome either."

"After all, he's my comrade. He's helped me a great deal, and our bond is deep."

"But I wouldn't just stand by and watch him hurt you either. If it truly came to that, I'd definitely side with you!"

Having received the answer he wanted, Shen Wuxiao relaxed considerably in his heart.

Shen Wuxiao had thought about this issue himself.

He and Lin Fan would definitely lay their cards on the table, and when that time came, Jiang Huaiyue would be the one caught in the middle!

According to Shen Wuxiao's original thinking, if Jiang Huaiyue obeyed, he would certainly treat her well.

But if Jiang Huaiyue firmly stood with Lin Fan, he would not be soft-hearted. He would definitely kill her.

Even if he truly could not bear to, it still had to be done.

Women were everywhere. He would not let a single woman bind his feet and halt his path forward.

But naturally, the best outcome was for Jiang Huaiyue to remain by his side.

Now, it seemed Jiang Huaiyue had thoughts of her own. The situation surely would not be too bad.

Once he had finished applying the medicine, Shen Wuxiao pulled Jiang Huaiyue into his arms.

"Hey, the medicine hasn't dried yet!" Jiang Huaiyue muttered.

"Don't care, baby. Kiss me first!"

Shen Wuxiao hooked an arm around her neck and pressed her toward his lips.

Jiang Huaiyue was helpless, but she slowly responded nonetheless.

After another long stretch of sweetness, Jiang Huaiyue finally got up to make some late-night snacks.

Shen Wuxiao sat on the sofa.

But before long, the phone rang.

He focused his eyes and saw four words appear: scam call.

Wasn't this Lin Fan, that little bastard?

Shen Wuxiao answered directly. "Hello..."

"Brother Sikong, it's me, Lin Fan. Why has your phone been switched off this whole time?" Lin Fan's voice sounded somewhat weak.

And the wind on the other end seemed fierce, howling away.

Shen Wuxiao smiled coldly. "My phone broke. It's fixed now. Brother Lin Fan, what happened to you?"

"I was exposed. A Bounty Hunter from overseas found me tonight, and we fought!"

Shen Wuxiao feigned surprise. "Then how are you? You're not dead, are you?"

Lin Fan paused before saying, "I'm fine. Just a mere Bounty Hunter. I killed him!"

"It's just that the price of killing him was a little steep. I got injured too."

Shen Wuxiao nearly laughed. This asshole really loved saving face.

He had nearly been beaten until he shit himself tonight, yet now he flatly denied it.

"It's good that you're fine. Are you safe now?"

Lin Fan replied, "Safe. I've reached an abandoned factory to hide for now. I can only stay here temporarily."

Shen Wuxiao deliberately said, "Why don't you come stay at my place? No one would think you're with me."

Lin Fan refused decisively. "No need. I called you just to tell you I changed locations. If you didn't know and went looking for me at the old place, you might get watched instead. That would be troublesome!"

Lin Fan was quite decent when it came to loyalty. He even knew to give him a warning.

"Alright, don't worry. I haven't made any moves these past few days. I've just been with my woman!"

"Your woman?" Lin Fan made a joking remark, sounding more relaxed. "Looks like you two have been having plenty of sweet interactions!"

"Of course. My woman is peerlessly beautiful. I can't put her down!" Shen Wuxiao looked at Jiang Huaiyue in the kitchen!

Lin Fan burst into laughter instead. "You lucky bastard. Then work hard and let her know your manly might!"

Shen Wuxiao truly could not hold back his laughter. "Of course I have to work hard. She's making late-night snacks right now. Once we finish eating, it'll be a wonderful night!"

He wondered whether Lin Fan would collapse if he learned that what he meant was letting Jiang Huaiyue know Shen Wuxiao's manly might.

Taking advantage of the call, Shen Wuxiao shouted toward the kitchen, "Baby, add two fried eggs for me! I need to build myself up!"

Jiang Huaiyue walked to the edge of the kitchen and looked at Shen Wuxiao with a smile. "Didn't you say you weren't hungry? Men's mouths!"

"I'm hungry now!"

"Got it. Just wait!" After saying that, Jiang Huaiyue continued working.

Only then did Shen Wuxiao say into the phone, "Brother Lin Fan, let's leave it at that. I'm going to help my woman make late-night snacks. Contact me if anything comes up!"

With that, he hung up directly.

Lin Fan on the other end was dumbfounded.

Just now, he had been able to hear a woman speaking over the phone.

That voice was one he knew better than anything.

It was Jiang Huaiyue, the woman who haunted his dreams!

But after thinking it over, he concluded he must have heard wrong.

Jiang Huaiyue had a cold personality and never smiled.

No matter whom she spoke to, her tone was icy cold.

The voice he had just heard was clearly much livelier.

Though it truly sounded exactly like Jiang Huaiyue, it definitely could not have been the same person.

Jiang Huaiyue was at the border, and she did not even know Brother Sikong. How could she possibly be his woman?

Just based on her cooking for a man and replying with a smile alone, she definitely was not Jiang Huaiyue!