"Jiang Dahai, listen up!"
"We're going to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce at dawn tomorrow!" Chen Qiao turned around and left.
"Chen Qiao, I was wrong!" Jiang Dahai came to his senses and quickly chased after her.
"Brother Hai, don't go!" Huang Xiaomei lunged forward and hugged one of Jiang Dahai's legs.
Jiang Dahai turned around, glared fiercely at her, and when he couldn't pull his leg free, he slapped her across the face.
Huang Xiaomei was knocked to the ground, dazed.
"Chen Qiao, I was wrong!" Jiang Dahai chased her into the corridor, then knelt down in front of her. Ignoring the blood still oozing from his head, he began to kowtow repeatedly on the ground. "Chen Qiao, please give me another chance!"
"It was that slutty woman. She seduced me!"
"I swear to you, I'll never do anything to betray you again!"
Chen Qiao shook her head. "Jiang Dahai, from the moment you called my sister and threatened my mother just now, it's over between us!"
Chen Qiao bypassed him and walked away.
Seeing her back, Jiang Dahai was overcome with shame and anger. He threatened harshly, "If you dare to divorce me, I'll kill your entire family!"
Chen Qiao turned around, clenching her delicate fists as she stared at him.
Jiang Dahai stood up from the ground and said viciously, "I, Jiang Dahai, always keep my word. If you don't believe me, just try..."
Smack!
At that moment, Huang Xiaomei, who had chased after them, slashed a knife across Jiang Dahai's back.
"Ah!" Jiang Dahai fell to his knees in pain.
Huang Xiaomei went crazy. "Jiang Dahai, you toyed with my feelings and now you want to abandon me? I'm going to kill you!" She lunged forward, slashing at him again with the knife.
Jiang Dahai was so scared that he quickly got up and fled in a panic and in a sorry plight.
Huang Xiaomei gave chase.
Ye Long and Chen Qiao followed them out of the rental building and saw Jiang Dahai, covered in blood, being chased in a panic by Huang Xiaomei. This commotion drew a lot of onlookers and gossip in the neighborhood.
Huang Xiaomei was chasing him like a madwoman.
Moments later, Ye Long was driving a car. Glancing at Chen Qiao, who was sitting in the passenger seat and staring out the window in a daze, he asked, "Xiao Qiao, do you want to go home, or..."
Chen Qiao shook her head. "I'm not going back."
That home made her sick!
"Then how about a hotel?" Ye Long asked.
Since Chen Qiao didn't object, Ye Long drove her to the Longma Five - Star Hotel.
Shortly after, Ye Long parked the car and got out to open the door for Chen Qiao.
When Chen Qiao got out of the car and saw it was a five - star hotel, she was a bit surprised. "Young Master Ye, why did you bring me to this five - star hotel?"
Although Chen Qiao had a decent salary, she wouldn't normally splurge on a place like this.
Ye Long said, "I work here, and I was assigned an employee dormitory. Since I'm not living there now, you can stay there for a few days."
Chen Qiao didn't object. At this moment, she just wanted a place to be alone and collect her thoughts.
Ten minutes later, Ye Long led Chen Qiao into a small, independent suite. It had a large bed and a bathroom.
Chen Qiao sat on the bed, still in a daze.
Ye Long asked, "Are you hungry?"
Chen Qiao shook her head. "I have no appetite right now."
"Okay. If you get hungry, there's a phone here to order room service." Ye Long placed a card on the pillow.
Chen Qiao asked sadly, "Young Master Ye, where did I go wrong? Is that woman really prettier than me?"
Ye Long shook his head. "That ugly woman can't hold a candle to you. You're a thousand times more beautiful than her."
Chen Qiao frowned. "If that's the case, why did Jiang Dahai still go after her?"
Ye Long said bluntly, "I asked a friend to investigate him before. I found out that in the past two years when he wasn't working, besides borrowing money to invest in stocks, he also often went to places for women's massages and foot baths." Chen Qiao was stunned. She had no idea that her husband had been borrowing money to invest in stocks and going for massages and foot baths.
Ye Long comforted her, "When you meet a good man, he'll know how to cherish you. When you meet a bad one, no matter how beautiful you are, his eyes will still wander after other women. So this isn't your fault; it's his."
Chen Qiao looked at Ye Long for a few seconds and said, "Young Master Ye, I feel a bit better after hearing you say that."
Ye Long smiled at her. "Xiao Qiao, I hope you can get out of the shadow of this failed marriage soon and find a man who truly cherishes you."
Chen Qiao smiled slightly and nodded.
When Ye Long left the room and was about to enter an elevator, a somewhat familiar man stepped out of the elevator.
Ye Long recognized him immediately. He was the man who, along with Zhou Ruobing, had led a group of security guards to the scene at Zhou's Group earlier.
Captain Liu Gang was also surprised to see Ye Long.
Ye Long said, "You're the security captain of Zhou's Group?"
Captain Liu Gang nodded.
Ye Long was puzzled. "What are you doing in this employee dormitory building?"
Captain Liu Gang smiled faintly. "I have a friend here. What about you? Do you live here?"
"I'm an employee here, so of course I live here." Ye Long entered the elevator. They didn't talk much, and Ye Long took the elevator down.
Captain Liu Gang stared at the elevator, his eyes full of suspicion.
Ye Long had his staff meal at the hotel cafeteria, then took a taxi to the orphanage to retrieve his electric scooter.
By then, Ye Long had returned to Ziwei Community.
The house was pitch - dark, indicating that Zhou Ruobing hadn't come back yet.
The entire house felt empty, lacking any warmth of life.
Ye Long wandered around the kitchen. Thinking that he and Zhou Ruobing would be divorced in about twenty days, he couldn't be bothered to buy kitchen utensils.
Just then, Qi Wutu called.
Ye Long answered, "Lao Qi, what's up?"
"Master, there's a guy named Liu Gang investigating you at the hotel. Do you know him?" Lu Hu asked.
Remembering the man he had met at the hotel earlier, Ye Long said, "I know him. He's the security captain of Zhou's Group."
"Master, do you want me to take care of him for you?" Lu Hu asked eagerly.
"No need." Ye Long said, "Let's keep an eye on him for now. I'll let you know if there's any danger."
"Okay."
Half an hour later, Ye Long came out of the bathroom after taking a shower and noticed that the light in Zhou Ruobing's bedroom was on, meaning she had already returned.
Ye Long went over and knocked on the door. After a while, there was no response.
What's she up to?
Ye Long grabbed the doorknob and pushed the door open.
Zhou Ruobing's bedroom was even larger than the living room of an average household. She wasn't on the large bed in the front.
Ye Long walked in.
"Ah! What are you doing!" Just then, a white, sexy figure emerged from the bathroom, but then quickly hid back inside in fright.
Ye Long felt a rush of heat and quickly turned around, closing the door behind him.
That jerk!
He must have done it on purpose!
Before Ye Long moved in, Zhou Ruobing was used to taking a shower in the public bathroom outside. But after he caught her last time, she started showering in her own room.
Zhou Ruobing never expected that he would barge in like this!
Ye Long paced around the living room a few times. Since she still didn't come out, he finally went to her door and knocked again.
Creak!
The door suddenly opened, and Zhou Ruobing stepped out. She was wearing a thin short nightgown and a thin long coat, her face as cold as ice as she looked at him.
Ye Long quickly explained, "Miss Zhou, I knocked but there was no answer. I thought you were out, so I went in. I didn't mean to..."
Zhou Ruobing nodded. "I know."
Ye Long was a bit surprised. Given her personality, she should have been scolding him by now. "Miss Zhou, you're not mad at me?"
After all, he had just seen her body.
Zhou Ruobing shook her head and asked coldly, "What do you want?"
Ye Long was still shocked. Had she really changed her ways?
He remembered that last time he saw her like this, she had been furious.
In fact, at the company that day, Zhou Ruobing had also come to a realization. She thought that Ye Long must have some problems in that regard. That was why he didn't violate her sister last night. Otherwise, considering her sister's beauty and the situation where she had been drugged, it didn't make sense that a normal, healthy man wouldn't have made a move on her.
Rather than believing that Ye Long was a man of extremely noble character, Zhou Ruobing was more inclined to think that he had physical deficiencies. A man with physical problems, even if he saw her like this, wouldn't dare to have any improper thoughts.
That was why Zhou Ruobing didn't hold him accountable for what had just happened.
Ye Long said, "Didn't I promise to treat your menstrual cramps? We can start now. Should we do it in my room or yours?"