16. Ten Days of Limitation
“I…” Su Zeheng was at a loss for words again and then helplessly smiled, “I’m sorry, this won’t happen again, I promise!”
“Can you trust a man’s promise?”
“…” Su Zeheng sighed, “Little Yuan, do you have a bias against men?”
“No! I myself am a man,” she replied, “I have a bias against you!”
“Me? Why?” Su Zeheng looked bewildered, “What did I do wrong?”
“Your existence itself is a mistake! Anyway, I don’t want to chat with you. If your nephew hits my daughter again, I won’t do anything to him, but you… watch out!”
She glared fiercely at him and turned to walk away.
“Hold on! How about…” Su Zeheng raised his head, “Let’s take Little Yuan to the hospital first, then I’ll treat you all to a meal and formally apologize, okay?”
Wen Han stopped in her tracks, suddenly laughed, “The fox tail is showing?”
“What?”
“Treat me to a meal and then try to get closer?”
“You…” Su Zeheng smiled bitterly, “Are you that naive?”
“Am I ordinary?” Wen Han asked confidently.
Su Zeheng couldn’t refute her, realizing he wasn’t her match in conversation.
He shrugged, “At least take Little Yuan to the clinic, I’ll pay for the checkup.”
“Of course you will, or what?” Wen Han looked surprised, “So you weren’t planning to pay?”
“Not like that, I…”
“Wait, once everything is settled, I’ll tell Teacher Zhou and she can pass it on to you.”
With a flick of her hair, she left, leaving Su Zeheng and Ou Mingcheng under the scorching sun.
“Uncle, I’m sorry…” Ou Mingcheng lowered his head, holding onto his uncle’s hand.
“You!” Su Zeheng watched as they walked away, “Just now, Uncle was wrong for yelling at you. But you can’t do that anymore, right? Children should be kind to each other.”
“I understand!”
“That’s right!”
A smile finally appeared on his face, nodding.
But thinking of Wen Han’s angry look and how Wen Xiaoyuan had been hit by his nephew, he felt apologetic again and looked around, but she was already gone.
“Looks like I need to find another chance… huh?”
Regaining his composure, he finally noticed something.
Su Zeheng’s eyes widened, lifting his head abruptly.
“This… is the Recycling Station’s aura?!”
Beep… beep… beep…
“Uncle, your phone is ringing.”
Su Zeheng regained his composure and gestured for silence.
“Hello?… They have a new target?” He looked ahead thoughtfully, “…I understand… Yes… I’ll keep an eye on it.”
Beep, the call ended.
Su Zeheng rolled his eyes and returned to normal, as if nothing happened.
“Let’s go home and write a self-reflection.”
…
“Mom, are you mad?”
Hearing her daughter’s words, Wen Han lowered her head while waiting for the subway.
Actually, after scolding Su Zeheng, she had calmed down.
But she wouldn’t regret it; there was nothing in this world she would regret!
“I’m not mad.” She smiled, “Still hurt?”
“No… actually, Ou Mingcheng has been pretty nice too, often giving me good food and toys.”
Wen Han sighed and glanced at her daughter, “You’re still young, sometimes roughhousing is normal. Mom… isn’t mad at him, but his uncle is no good person.”
“Why?!” Wen Xiaoyuan widened her eyes, “Mom, did Ou Mingcheng’s uncle hit you?”
“He dare?” Wen Han sneered, “Alright, kids shouldn’t ask so many questions.”
“But you said I should ask questions when I don’t understand.”
“Except this one!”
Wen Han smiled slightly, the mother-daughter expressions soon obscured by the subway passing by.
…
Her daughter’s injury wasn’t severe.
But worried sick, Wen Han took Xiaoyuan to the clinic, then returned home relieved.
Now she had free time during the day since she didn’t need to deliver food.
Xiaoyuan didn’t have school today either, so Wen Han decided to take her to the nearby park for the day.
“Slow down!” Watching her daughter run wild, she followed reluctantly.
“Your daughter is very cute.” A voice suddenly came from beside her.
Wen Han turned immediately, eyes narrowing, “Lin Wujun? What are you doing here?”
“Magic.” Lin Wujun wore sports clothes, sweatband on his head, “Once you join the Recycling Station, you can too.”
“Is that so?” Wen Han’s heart skipped a beat, her lips curling, “Do you need something?”
She kept checking on her daughter while talking.
“I’m here to remind you,” Lin Wujun jogged, “There’s a ten-day limit for joining. Today is the second day.”
“You didn’t mention this before.”
“So I’m here to inform you now, aren’t I?”
“Inform?” Wen Han crossed her arms, watching her daughter smile, “You’d better report.”
Lin Wujun smiled slightly, “But you’re my assistant.”
“Not yet!” She turned, lifting her gaze coldly, “Come back and say that in ten days.”
She left again like the wind.
“Nine days left.”
Lin Wujun reminded from behind, but she didn’t stop, not even looking back.
“This woman,” Lin Wujun admired, “I’m really starting to like her more and more.”
…
“Only eight days left after tonight.”
Night.
She had planned to take her daughter out, but Lin Wujun’s reminder made her realize time was short.
So she left her daughter with her mother and quietly reappeared at the street corner near the bar.
She wasn’t afraid of Lin Wujun; she needed money and magic.
To join the Recycling Station, she had quit her job, and…
“Oh? Twenty thousand appeared.”
Leaning against the wall, she finally saw the familiar sports car parked outside the bar.
Qin Long got out of the car in new luxury clothes, about to enter the bar, while Wen Han was about to “run into” him.
Suddenly, a voice stopped them both.
“Qin Long!”
Whoosh!
Wen Han lifted her gaze instantly, seeing a beautiful woman in a short skirt suddenly dash out from the shadows, blocking Qin Long’s path.
“Why haven’t you been looking for me these past few days? You even ignored my calls?” She puffed angrily, “I heard you’ve been coming to this bar often recently. Are you seeing someone else?!”
People walking outside the bar stared.
Qin Long frowned, removing his sunglasses, “Don’t embarrass me here.”
“Embarrass you?!” The woman exploded, “How come you didn’t say I was embarrassing you when you were pursuing me? You used to say I was cute and kind. Now you say I’m embarrassing you?”
She couldn’t help but punch Qin Long’s chest, but he grabbed her fist.
“Have you had enough?”
At the same time, the driver from the car rushed over, standing guard.
“You’re bullying me…” The woman pressed her lips together, tears welling up, “You said you’d always like me. If you’re going to abandon me, why did you chase me if I didn’t want you?”
“I don’t want to hear this anymore.” Qin Long nervously glanced inside the bar, then impatiently pushed the woman away, “Didn’t I give you tens of thousands already? Not enough?”
“Do you think I’m a prostitute?” The woman asked weakly.
“Isn’t that what you are?!” Qin Long shouted, “I bought you so much stuff, isn’t that enough? People should be content—what do you think you are?!!”
“Qin Long, you can’t treat me like this…”
“Leave.” Feeling everyone’s stares, Qin Long lowered his head, “We’ll talk later, I have a friend waiting.”
“I’ll go with you!” The woman immediately looked up, “I’ll go with you.”
“Why follow me?” Qin Long clenched his fists, “Lin Xiaomei, don’t push me.”
“Are you going to hit me?” The woman looked up, “Are you really going to hit me?”
Qin Long rolled his eyes, then pulled out a stack of cash, pushing the woman away and letting go, “Old Meng.”
“Yes!”
The driver nodded, grabbing the woman who tried to follow, while he disappeared into the bar.
“Hmm?” Wen Han watched everything from the corner.
She continued watching patiently.
Soon, Lin Xiaomei cried and squatted, then slowly stood up.
“Qin Long, you won’t get rid of me that easily!”
She wiped her tears, picked up every bill, stuffed them into her bag, gritted her teeth, and left.
“Interesting!” Wen Han smirked after watching the whole scene, “This Qin Long is indeed no good… but maybe this is a good opportunity!”
She turned her eyes, glancing at her watch.
“It’s time to work.”
Showing her rose tattoo, she entered the bar like a beautiful flame in the night.
