Chapter 12: Sorry for Interrupting, Please Continue
Cheng Fei ate happily without caring about other people’s looks. Sadly, her appetite was no longer what it used to be. Even after trying hard, she still could not finish two bowls of rice.
After leaving the restaurant with a full stomach, she walked outside with a toothpick in her mouth, admiring the pretty girls coming toward her. While helping her food digest, she also used the chance to comfort her eyes after earlier regrets.
Behind her, two people hurried over.
The person in front carried a bag and ran while gasping for air, almost unable to breathe properly. The person behind chased while shouting “Stop, thief!”, yet strangely did not seem truly worried about failing to catch up.
In fact, that expression looked more like a cat playing with a mouse before finally pinning it down and eating it. It was almost as if the pursuer wanted to toy with the prey first.
Hearing the shouting, Cheng Fei turned around and saw the scene.
Following her usual rule of “less trouble is better” and “if it has nothing to do with me, stay away from it,” she stepped aside just like the other pedestrians.
The thief was very satisfied with this. He completely failed to notice that the person chasing him was also very satisfied with the situation, because it meant the chase could continue longer.
Everything was going according to plan.
But then something unexpected happened…
The place where Cheng Fei moved aside happened to be in front of a small shop. When she turned around, she did not notice the shop door opening.
A chubby man walked out carrying spicy pork brain and clams. His head was lowered as he watched pretty female streamers on his phone, completely unaware that someone was standing at the door.
“Ahhhh!!!”
The fat man crashed into Cheng Fei, with the plastic bags caught between them.
The pork brain and clams had just come out boiling hot. After being squeezed, the soup spilled out of the bags onto Cheng Fei’s back and the man’s chest.
A quarter second later, the burning heat reached their brains through their skin.
Cheng Fei reacted like a frightened lizard, jumping and flailing wildly as she rushed away.
Anyone who did not know the reason would think this woman had suddenly gone crazy dancing in the middle of the street.
The thief kept running wildly. He only heard a woman scream and had no time to dodge before seeing someone rushing toward him with arms waving everywhere.
Bang!
Cheng Fei successfully smashed the thief to the ground.
Thunder-like applause immediately broke out around them.
She slowly climbed to her feet and was treated like a hero who had used her own body to catch a thief.
The person chasing the thief narrowed their eyes while watching the scene.
Something about it felt strange.
Not having seen Cheng Fei get burned earlier, they only felt it looked like a wild boar charging straight ahead.
Cheng Fei herself felt dizzy.
Not because she was shy about receiving applause after being used to keeping a low profile, but because her head had just slammed into the thief’s head like a hammer hitting a wall.
She really was stunned.
While rubbing her aching head, she noticed the thief lying motionless on the ground.
Cheng Fei became extremely curious.
What exactly was her skull made of?
She had knocked someone unconscious while she herself was mostly fine!?
“Are you alright?”
The owner of the stolen wallet walked over to ask. Seeing Cheng Fei swaying dizzily, the woman reached out to support her.
Cheng Fei shook her head, blinked several times, and twisted her neck around. After all that, she finally felt better and could stand steadily enough to see the other person clearly.
Wow.
Besides Zheng Qi and Bai Xi, she had met another stunning beauty!
“I’m okay…”
Seeing that Cheng Fei seemed fine, the woman nodded and picked up the wallet from the ground.
But just as she grabbed it, the thief suddenly sprang up like a fish jumping out of water and ran again.
Damn, so he was pretending to faint!
Cheng Fei had been wondering how much strength a woman’s body could really have. No matter how beautiful she looked, her skull could not possibly be stronger than titanium alloy, right?
While Cheng Fei was silently complaining, Shen Yi quickly took off one of her sports shoes before the thief got far away and aimed carefully at the back of his head.
Whoosh! Bang!
The shoe hit perfectly, and the thief collapsed again.
Everyone watching was stunned.
Shen Yi calmly walked over, stepped on the thief’s back, picked up her shoe from the ground, removed the shoelace, and skillfully tied the thief’s hands behind his back.
Beautiful and skilled too.
So professional!
Could she be a police officer!?
Just then, two traffic police officers who happened to be patrolling nearby walked over. Before they could speak, they recognized her face.
“What a coincidence. You two… perfect timing. We just caught one for you.”
Shen Yi smiled as she stood up and casually lifted the thief along with her.
After exchanging a few words, the two officers took the thief away.
Cheng Fei had clearly seen and heard everything.
Wow.
She had actually guessed correctly.
And this thief really had terrible luck. Of all people to provoke, he chose someone like her.
Who knew whether he did it on purpose or just wanted to test his courage?
Still, very few thieves would dare do something this suicidal.
Most boys shared similar childhood dreams. Becoming a soldier or a police officer was almost always in the top three.
Cheng Fei was no exception.
She had bought many toy guns, broken plenty of glass, and naturally received plenty of beatings too.
Sadly, because her body had always been weak, becoming a police officer had remained only a dream.
“Thank you, miss.”
Cheng Fei had become lost in thought and did not notice Shen Yi looking at her. Shen Yi smiled softly, and that single sentence pulled Cheng Fei’s wandering soul back into her body.
“Oh! It’s nothing, really. Just doing what I should, Officer!”
“Haha… I’m just an ordinary person.”
Cheng Fei looked confused.
“But just now…”
“Oh! Those two were my former coworkers. By the way, are you really alright after that hit? Maybe you should go to the hospital and get checked.”
“Oh~ I’m totally fine already!” Cheng Fei replied.
After saying that, Shen Yi took out two large red banknotes.
“No, no, no, I can’t accept that money… It’s late already, I need to go home soon.”
Doing a good deed without asking for reward and then leaving with a cool back view, that was true nobility.
But did she really count?
Thinking about how she had originally hidden to the side like a coward because she was afraid of trouble and revenge, Cheng Fei felt deeply ashamed.
Those bills looked almost like punishment money to her.
Besides, helping a girl was only natural, right?
After all, she was a man inside!
The longer she stayed there, the more embarrassed she felt.
The moment Shen Yi offered the money, Cheng Fei immediately turned around and ran off.
“Miss, what’s your name?”
“Cheng Fei!”
After shouting her name loudly, Cheng Fei sped up even more.
Though she had already left, her figure had deeply remained in Shen Yi’s mind.
“Cheng Fei… hehe.”
Returning to what was now technically her home, or perhaps just a place she lived in, Cheng Fei opened the door and stepped into the dark room.
By then, it was already midnight.
After turning on the lights, Cheng Fei saw an extra pair of men’s leather shoes on the shoe rack and a blanket on the sofa.
It was obvious Gao Ming had come back and had stayed there for a while.
The bedroom door was tightly shut. Luckily, this rich man’s house had everything, so Cheng Fei went into the next room instead.
All the way home, she did not dare lean against the seat. She had practically lain on top of the steering wheel while driving back.
Now crouching beside the bathtub and looking in the mirror, she could clearly see a large red burn mark across her back.
Thankfully, the back strap of her bra had blocked part of the heat, so no blisters formed.
What a blessing.
She carefully cleaned the area. Even wiping herself dry had to be done gently.
After searching around for a while, she finally found a first aid kit. Luckily, there was burn cream inside.
But applying it…
It was practically torture!
The noise she made was loud enough to attract attention from the next room.
Something sounded strange.
It sounded somewhat similar to yesterday’s “performance.”
Gao Ming’s face darkened.
Following the principle of “not disturbing someone’s private happiness,” he decided not to care too much about it.
Covered in cold sweat, Cheng Fei finally returned to bed.
Lying flat was impossible.
Lying on her stomach? With those two “rabbits” there, how could she even breathe properly?
Left with no choice, she had to sleep in the side position she hated most.
Today had truly exhausted her, both mentally and physically.
Sleepiness flooded her mind almost instantly.
That night, Cheng Fei had a dream.
In the dream, she had turned back into a man, flirted with girls, fought with rivals over jealousy, and got into a big fight with a group of people.
Then someone secretly attacked her from behind and stabbed her in the back.
When she woke up in the morning and realized it was just a dream, she felt deeply disappointed.
At the same time, she reached back to touch her injury.
It still hurt a little, but compared to yesterday’s pain that had nearly made her scream and jump around, it was much better now.
As expected of a rich family.
Even the medicine quality was different.
In the living room, Gao Ming sat at the dining table, calmly drinking milk while looking at his phone.
On the table were several slices of toasted bread, fragrant ham, and golden fried eggs.
Heh.
Maybe he could not do much else, but at least he could handle this.
So what if his yearly income reached millions? There were still things he could not compare to her in.
Cheng Fei’s proud smile was written all over her face.
Seeing it, Gao Ming could not help remembering yesterday morning and the sounds from her room last night.
A person’s body belonged to themselves, and others had no right to interfere.
But after all…
Gao Ming’s expression unconsciously showed a little disgust.
“What kind of expression is that supposed to be?”
Gao Ming cleared his throat and stared at his phone screen.
His mouth opened and closed several times before he finally forced the difficult words out.
“No matter what you do, you should know moderation. Too much is bad for your health.”
Crack!
Cheng Fei had just finished making a sandwich and had not even taken a bite before hearing those very obvious words.
At that moment, she felt like the world had gone dark and something inside her mind snapped.
This guy looked so serious and proper, but who knew he was actually…
Then again, he was a man after all.
Suddenly, she could understand.
Besides, who could blame him when Cheng Fei’s voice sounded that good?
Those charming cries last night…
Even she herself had trouble staying calm after hearing them, not to mention other people.
Cheng Fei sighed and took a bite of the delicious sandwich.
Out of habit, she leaned back against the chair, only to forget about the burn on her back.
Not hurting only applied when lightly touched by fingers or soft bedding.
But hard wooden furniture?
That pain was something else entirely.
Cheng Fei instantly twisted her face in pain. Her features almost scrunched together like the sandwich in her hand while her other fist repeatedly hit the table.
Gao Ming looked confused.
He stood up and glanced down through the gap between her robe and neck, immediately spotting the shocking patch of red on her back.
“What happened to you?”
“Last night while eating… I accidentally got burned,” Cheng Fei forced out through clenched teeth.
Gao Ming rushed upstairs and quickly came back down with the first aid kit.
Helping someone did not cost him much effort. It was not because of any special reason either. Even if it were a stranger, he would still help.
“Loosen your robe a little,” Gao Ming said almost like an order.
“Huh?”
Cheng Fei turned around to stare at him.
Even though both of them were mentally men, their bodies were still different now!
And because they were both men, she understood best what kind of thoughts men might have.
What if something happened…
“You want to suffer for a few more days?”
The burn had rubbed against things all night long. She had woken up seven or eight times during the night.
The injured spot just happened to be right where the bra clasp rested. Even putting on the bra this morning had hurt almost as badly as before.
It was not enough to make her cry, but it was close.
Forget it.
For the sake of healing faster, she would just do it.
As if preparing herself for battle, Cheng Fei gritted her teeth and loosened the belt around her robe.
Gao Ming pulled the collar downward.
Her smooth skin and long graceful neck immediately appeared before his eyes.
Such a beautiful sight suddenly so close in front of him…
For a moment, Gao Ming’s gaze shook. His throat felt dry, and he instinctively swallowed.
After briefly losing focus, he forced himself back to reality. He squeezed out the burn cream and applied it to the injured area.
The moment the medicine touched her skin, Cheng Fei shivered all over, every hair on her body standing up.
Then came the pain. She gritted her teeth and endured it.
But then she heard Gao Ming speak quietly behind her.
“Um… can you take off the bra?”
His expression clearly showed he was not happy saying it.
“It’s blocking the area. If I touch it, I might stain your clothes.”
The room suddenly fell silent.
Cheng Fei stared at him for several seconds before turning away and unclasping it behind her back.
Her entire back was instantly exposed to the air without anything covering it.
They were both ordinary people living in this mortal world.
Faced with such beauty, who could stay completely calm?
Gao Ming felt his heartbeat speed up instantly. Trying to calm himself no longer worked, so he simply closed his eyes.
He decided to finish everything quickly, treating Cheng Fei’s soft sounds of discomfort as background noise.
After hurriedly applying all the medicine, he quickly pulled the robe back over her shoulders. Everything was handled at top speed.
Gao Ming went aside to wipe his hands with a tissue.
Meanwhile, Cheng Fei fastened her bra clasp again while breathing heavily.
She lay across the table with empty eyes, looking completely drained of energy.
Click!
At that moment, the front door opened.
Ye Dong, acting as the temporary driver, had come to pick Gao Ming up.
Seeing it was still early, he casually walked inside without hesitation.
And then…
He saw that scene.
Several pairs of eyes met.
Ye Dong froze on the spot. The breakfast he had brought for Gao Ming slipped from his fingers onto the floor.
The sound of the food box hitting the ground snapped him back to reality.
He immediately turned around and ran toward the door.
“I-I didn’t mean to interrupt! Please continue!”
Bang!
After shouting that sentence, he slammed the door shut behind him.
Cheng Fei and Gao Ming both froze like ancient stone statues standing in the wind.
Gao Ming reacted first. Carrying the first aid kit, he rushed upstairs.
Meanwhile, Cheng Fei clutched her robe tightly and fled back into the guest room like a frightened animal.