38. I give it to you.
“No! I just wanted to ask you…” Su Zeheng licked his dry lips. “Of course, if you don’t want to answer questions about your privacy, you don’t have to.”
“You’re so cute, of course I’ll answer you ~” Wen Han smiled, making Su Zeheng feel slightly uncomfortable again.
“I and him… we’re still just ordinary friends for now, nothing more than meeting each other’s parents.”
“Meet… meet parents?!!” For some reason, he felt a bit down, Su Zeheng pouted, “You and him… did it become real?”
“Does the Light Magic Society have to manage who I befriend or whether I’m dating someone?”
“…No.”
“Then why are you asking?”
Su Zeheng was speechless. He stuffed a steamed bun into his mouth and lowered his head in embarrassment.
“Pfft!” Seeing his reaction, Wen Han couldn’t hold back her laughter. “Uncle, you have some talent in comedy.”
“?”
“Eat, I’ll pay the bill.”
Wen Han stood up, and the opposite Su Zeheng quickly got up as well.
“Let me do it!”
“Forget it.” Taking out her phone from her pocket, Wen Han glanced at him. “Consider this a favor for returning something to me.”
Payment successful.
“Then… thank you.” Seeing that she paid, Su Zeheng sat down silently again.
Wen Han picked up the box and patted his shoulder. “Take your time eating. By the way…”
She immediately took out a rose tattoo sticker from her black outfit. “This can no longer be used, so I’ll give it to you.”
“… ” Su Zeheng was surprised to take it.
At the same time, Wen Han whispered softly into his ear, “There’s my scent on it, but you can’t do anything bad, or else I’ll get angry! It’s also not good for your health.”
“Gulp…”
“Bye~ Remember to think of me while I’m away.”
With her fragrance fading, Wen Han turned and left.
Looking at the rose tattoo sticker in his hand, Su Zeheng blinked, then turned his head after a moment.
“This little witch really makes people…”
“The online video’s main character, who caused a sensation, has been officially sentenced. Many victims…”
The voice from the TV suddenly caught his attention.
Su Zeheng abruptly turned around and looked back at the somewhat old, greasy, and dark small TV.
“Lin Xiaomei?”
…
[Only one day left.]
Right after leaving the breakfast shop, Wen Han received a message from Lin Wujū.
“Has it almost passed by?”
Although she was more inclined towards the Recycling Station, she hadn’t truly made up her mind yet.
But time doesn’t wait, it seems she should…
“Hmm?”
Her eyes turned as she suddenly saw the news pop-up above. Wen Han immediately clicked on it.
After a while, she looked up.
“She ran away?”
It seemed Qin Long didn’t lie; Lin Xiaomei had already been sentenced by the court. After all, this woman had committed numerous crimes, and being convicted was only a matter of time.
But perhaps due to fear, she fled before even going to court, becoming a fugitive wanted by the police.
“Foolish woman,” Wen Han sneered, suddenly noticing another message from Lin Wujū.
[If you join the Recycling Station, you can leave if you’re unsatisfied. But the Light Magic Society won’t accept anyone from the Recycling Station, make your own decision.]
“Threatening me?” Wen Han rolled her eyes. “Once I join, it won’t be that simple to quit, right?”
Wen Han always believed only half of what Lin Wujū said.
However…
After pondering for a moment, a cold smile appeared on her face as she carried the box and blended into the crowd.
…
“Nobody saw me, right?!”
A hurried figure ran under the overpass, panting heavily against the wall.
“It’s over… I’m really done!!!”
Tears filled her eyes. Realizing her situation, Lin Xiaomei slowly knelt down, looking lost and desperate like a stray dog.
“These men! Even though I took your money, did you never touch me? Don’t you also have to spend money to find women outside? You think you can marry me without money?!”
She clenched her handbag with gritted teeth.
At that moment, her handbag suddenly buzzed. Lin Xiaomei immediately panicked, pulling out her phone to turn it off.
But seeing the caller ID, her eyes widened instantly.
“Qin Long?! Is he here to save me? Is he going to help me pay back the money?… Yes! Yes! He still loves me! He still loves me!!!”
She anxiously picked up the phone. “Brother Long! Are you still there…”
“F*ck!”
“Lo…?”
“Bitch, if you dare hurt Wen Han again, I’ll kill you!”
Stunned, a few seconds later, Lin Xiaomei’s eyes regained their anger. “Wen Han? You called to…”
“I’m telling you, the police are already searching for you, you can’t escape!”
“I… Brother Long! Qin Long!” Lin Xiaomei’s eyes widened in panic, suddenly kneeling in supplication. “Considering our past feelings, please help me! You have so much money, a few million means nothing to you…”
“I do have money,” Qin Long laughed coldly, interrupting her. “But do you think I’d spend millions on a woman like you? Even if I feed the money to dogs, I wouldn’t give it to you. Give up on that idea.”
“Brother Long, please! I’m really at my wit’s end! I’ll do whatever you want in the future!”
Qin Long laughed loudly. “I’ve lost interest in you. As for your current situation… hmph! I’ve been waiting for this day!”
Beep… beep… beep…
The underpass fell silent.
Lin Xiaomei knelt there, her fingers gripping the phone until they turned white.
“Qin Long… Wen Han?!”
Suddenly realizing, she stood up with bared teeth, her rage consuming her like a demon.
Ding-dong—ding-dong—
“It’s the police!!!”
Only when the distant sirens approached did Lin Xiaomei finally snap back to reality.
She immediately grabbed her handbag, turned off her phone, and ran toward the dark alley beside her.
…
At the same time, in a remote abandoned construction site in Star River City.
Wearing sunglasses, a red glossy trench coat, and black mid-heel boots.
Wen Han picked up her phone, and a somewhat noisy sound came through the speaker: “I’ve hired the best lawyer, she won’t be getting out of prison…”
This was the recording she secretly made that day.
Wen Han listened silently again, then opened a number saved in her notes.
That was Lin Xiaomei’s number, obtained from Qin Long’s phone.
“…Should I?”
Even now, she was still hesitant.
But with only one day left until the operation and Lin Xiaomei potentially being arrested by the police at any moment,
if she were caught, how could she use her to confront Qin Long?
The urgency of time and the looming “bomb” made Wen Han feel as if a stone was weighing down her heart.
She edited the recording into a multimedia message and entered Lin Xiaomei’s number in the recipient field, stopping at the last step.
“…”
Pondering, her phone suddenly rang.
