How Could You Hit Someone?

I vaguely remember Liu Yan.

Cheng Shuang's best friend is the boss of Xinli Media. We met once on Cheng Shuang's birthday. At that time, I didn't have a cell phone. Later, she gave me her business card through Milo, but we never spoke after adding each other.

At that moment, a message from Liu Yan instantly brought me back to my life in Jiangning City for nearly a month. The memories of Cheng Shuang's meticulous care during my recovery, as well as the Cat Cafe and the air gun dealer, are all hard to forget.

Moreover, even if we take a step back and assume the worst, Cheng Shuang is Cheng Feng's sister, and based on that alone, I cannot ignore matters concerning her.

"Good."

I gave a brief reply.

"Give me your address, I'll come over," Liu Yan messaged.

So I sent her my location.

"It's very close, I'll be there right away! Come downstairs in five minutes."

"OK."

Soon after, seeing that the time was almost up, I slowly stood up and said, "I'm going out for a bit; a friend is looking for me."

"Um."

Lin Qingying was still busy with her work and didn't look up.

Downstairs, a red Porsche was parked next to Lin Qingying's Bentley.

"Ding Han!"

Liu Yan rolled down the car window and said, "This way."

I quickly walked over, got in the car, Liu Yan turned around, then glanced at the white Bentley again before driving me out of the residential area and stopping in front of a private restaurant a few minutes later.

After entering the private room, we ordered some dishes.

"I only just found out what happened during your last few days in Jiangning City. I'm sorry." She finally spoke, saying, "This apology is actually on behalf of Cheng Shuang."

"I'm fine."

As I savored the home-cooked meal, I said, "It's all just a small matter; I didn't take it to heart."

"Ding Han, do you know?"

Liu Yan frowned slightly and said, "After Cheng Shuang found out that her parents had said those outrageous things to you behind her back, she had a huge fight at home, which made her mother so angry that she almost ended up in the hospital."

"..."

I remained silent, unsure how to respond.

"Ding Han."

Liu Yan continued patiently, "Do you know why Cheng Shuang refused to see you one last time and refused to explain things clearly?"

"Why?"

I'm quite interested in that.

"Because of one thing."

Liu Yan said, "The day before you left Jiangning City, Cheng Shuang received an email. The email contained nothing but CCTV footage of you walking into Love Hotel with a girl in your arms, along with your hotel booking records."

"What?!"

I exclaimed in astonishment, "Impossible... How could this be?!"

"The evidence is irrefutable; you have no reason to deny it."

Liu Yan said, "Another fatal flaw is that when you and that girl went to a hotel, Cheng Feng happened to be waiting for you outside the hotel all night. This is what hurt Cheng Shuang the most. His brother was protecting you, but you were doing that kind of thing with another woman in Love Hotel..."

"Etc."

I frowned and shook my head, saying, "Before Brother Cheng Feng's accident, I did stay at a Love Hotel, but there was no woman staying with me. Isn't there some mistake? Who was that woman, and what was her name?"

Do you think Cheng Shuang would tell me these details?

Liu Yan smiled helplessly, "In short, the reason I came to see you is to make things clear so that you and Cheng Shuang can avoid becoming estranged forever. I don't think it's necessary to do that. Besides, you don't understand Cheng Shuang's personality. She seems gentle and harmless, but she's actually very strong-willed and stubborn. Otherwise, she wouldn't have done something like this. She clearly cares about you a lot, but she was so heartless as to not see you one last time because of one thing."

As she spoke, she looked at me and smiled, "You know what? When Cheng Feng was still alive, Uncle Cheng's first wish was to hand over the management of the Cheng Group to Cheng Shuang, because Cheng Shuang was more skilled in this field than Cheng Feng. But Cheng Shuang was too individualistic back then and refused to join the company, arguing with her father many times."

She continued, "It wasn't until Cheng Feng left that she finally compromised and agreed to take over the Cheng Group. Her stubbornness is well-known among us sisters, but there's one thing: once Cheng Shuang has made up her mind about someone or something, she won't easily change it."

"Liu Yan, what do you mean by that?"

"Isn't it obvious enough?"

Liu Yan smiled slightly, "Cheng Shuang has countless men pursuing her, but from our perspective as her sisters, you are the most suitable person for her. Moreover, we can also see that Cheng Shuang has already fallen for you. This is an advantage that other men do not have. No matter how outstanding or successful those men are in their careers, they do not have the same advantage as you."

"..."

I said helplessly, "Liu Yan, to be honest, I don't have any romantic feelings for Cheng Shuang. I only see her as a very good friend, or perhaps as the sister of my savior. I'm willing to risk everything for her in the future, but there's no way I could overstep my bounds. Do you understand what I mean?"

"Um."

Liu Yan smiled and said, "We'll talk about the future when it comes. First, you should clarify your relationship with Cheng Shuang and at least go back to being friends. What do you think?"

"Yes, I agree with that."

So...

Liu Yan said, "If Cheng Shuang shows you kindness, you must not refuse, otherwise she will be very disappointed and hurt, after all, she is not a woman who is good at taking the initiative."

"Knew."

I nodded. "Don't worry, if Cheng Shuang really wants to be in contact with me again, I definitely won't hurt her."

"That's good."

Liu Yan smiled and said, "Eat more."

"Good!"

11:30.

Liu Yan drove me back to my apartment complex and then left.

"Squeak~~~"

When I opened the living room door, Lin Qingying looked up at me, then silently closed her laptop, grabbed her phone, and went back to her room without saying a word or even glancing at me again.

"..."

I don't know what happened.

Oh well, she's always been rather aloof, I'm used to it.

The next morning.

I woke up early and after washing up, Lin Qingying came out of her room. She had already changed into her work clothes and looked like she had gotten up even earlier than me.

Afterwards, the two went downstairs together.

I glanced at the breakfast stalls downstairs and said, "Want to grab breakfast together?"

"I don't have time to eat today."

Lin Qingying drove away without looking back.

"..."

I was completely confused.

"Ding Han."

Grandma Li, standing nearby, asked, "Did you upset little Ying?"

"I didn't..."

I was completely baffled. "I don't think I did anything, and she suddenly doesn't want to talk to me anymore."

"You..."

Grandma Li looked at her with a disappointed expression and said, "Girls are very sensitive. You can't be so carefree all the time. You need to find a chance to make up with her quickly. Xiaoying is such a good girl. You'll regret it if someone else takes her away!"

"..."

I was speechless for a moment, then it dawned on me—wait, I've been led astray. Lin Qingying and I weren't even in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship to begin with, but these people downstairs are acting like they're convinced we'll be together.

Is that possible?!

They drive luxury cars worth millions, while I'm still racking my brains every day to make money for my ammunition reserves. We're from completely different worlds.

"Grandma Li, please don't meddle in our affairs. Oh my, it seems like you've lost even more teeth?"

"Look at this child, why does he always bring up the most sensitive topics?"

After breakfast, I happened to see Li Xiang and Grandpa Li going out.

"Brother Ding Han!"

Li Xiang came running from afar, gesturing wildly.

"Watch where you're going!"

I earnestly advised him, "Young man, do you know that safety comes first?"

"I know, I know, wanna play games together tonight? Teach me the 'Journey to the West' technique, the 'wave' technique..."

"Mediocre talent!"

I gently slapped him on the head and said, "Is a counter-clockwise semi-circle plus a back-forward punch really that hard? You've been practicing for so long and still haven't learned it? Let it be. If I were off work, we could have played together for a while."

"Good!"

The little guy left happily, Grandpa Li greeted me, and I quickly left the community, squeezed onto the bus, and began another day of grueling work.

In the morning, LuoMei's after-sales service remained busy.

While I was busy repairing a laptop hard drive, I heard a commotion outside, followed by a woman's very sarcastic voice.

"I use this laptop for stock trading, and you've failed to fix it time and time again. Do you know how much financial loss this has caused me? Last time you said you'd fixed it, but after using it for less than two days, the screen started malfunctioning again. Get your manager out here to see me!"

The next second, the repair shop door was kicked open with a bang, and a woman dressed in designer clothes, exuding an arrogant air, walked in, holding a Lenovo ultrabook in her hand, and said, "Who fixed this laptop for me?! You'll have to accept it!"

"I..."

Xu Hao stood up tremblingly and said weakly, "Miss, please calm down. We'll solve the problem if there is one."

"Who's the 'Miss'? Who are you calling the 'Miss'?!"

The wealthy woman angrily retorted, "You little brat, how dare you talk back to me like that! You're the biggest problem! You've been trying to fix it several times without success, do you know how much trouble you've caused me!"

"I..."

Xu Hao mustered his courage and said, "There might be a problem with the computer's hard drive itself. We need to check again. Please leave the computer here, and we will repair it for you as soon as possible..."

"Smack!"

Before he could finish speaking, he received a slap across the face.

Instantly, five bright red finger marks appeared on Xu Hao's face, and his entire face turned bright red.

"Madam, how could you hit someone?!"

I quickly got up and, together with the fat man, blocked Xu Hao's path.

At this moment, Lu Zifeng rushed in from outside, immediately understood the situation, and hurriedly stepped forward, saying, "Miss, let's talk this out. How could you hit someone? I'm the department manager, you can say whatever you want..."

"Smack!"

Before he could finish speaking, a handprint appeared on Lu Zifeng's face.