Chapter 45: Fifty Thousand, and You Can Take Your Wife Away
The atmosphere inside the men’s restroom today was far from normal.
The man with the wooden stick gave his companion a look while openly staring Mu Yi up and down with shameless eyes. Thinking back to her voice just now, his expression became a little strange.
Mu Yi hated being looked at like that by men, but right now she could only endure it.
The man with the knife ran into the stall Mu Yi had just used. After a short while, he ran back out.
“Brother Daniu, I think this person just threw away a woman’s sanitary pad.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the man with the stick suddenly slapped him on the head.
“Are you f***ing stupid? Who told you to call my name out loud?!”
While the two of them argued—
Mu Yi secretly checked the distance between herself and the exit. Based on where she stood, she estimated that after only two or three steps, they would probably grab her hair and drag her back.
The downside of having hair that was too long!
Which meant that if she wanted to safely escape this dangerous situation, she would need another method.
She knew that the more dangerous the situation was, the calmer she needed to be.
Trying to calm her racing heartbeat, Mu Yi bit her lip. Then she suddenly heard the knife guy complain again with a “Brother Daniu,” making her frown slightly.
Brother Daniu... Brother Daniu?
The more she looked at the two thugs, the more familiar they seemed.
Could it be…
Mu Yi suddenly realized.
She knew them! They were the same people who used to bully Little Chubby!
Keeping the calm smile on her face, Mu Yi was deeply shocked inside.
After cursing a few more times, the man with the stick looked at Mu Yi again. He lifted the stick and rested it on her shoulder before saying fiercely,
“I don’t care if you’re a man or a woman. Meeting the two of us today means you’re unlucky!”
“Big brother, this one actually looks pretty good. How about we have some fun too? Even if it’s a crossdresser, I can still accept this level of beauty. Hehehe~”
“Idiot! We’re here to rob people! Is your brain full of nothing except dirty thoughts?!”
Hearing that, Mu Yi lowered her eyes, and some ideas started forming in her head.
“Big brothers, I’m afraid I’ll disappoint you. I only have a little over one hundred yuan on me. It’s not even enough for the two of you to split.”
Mu Yi gave a bitter smile and let out a helpless sigh.
………………………
The public restroom was completely quiet.
Outside, not far away, Gu Zhiren still had no idea about Mu Yi’s situation. He was still thinking about the words she had left him before going inside. It was not about whether he should eat the food or not.
He was wondering why Mu Yi could so naturally say such suggestive words to a man.
Looking at the pinwheel with confused and slightly sad eyes, Gu Zhiren lowered his gaze softly.
Over these past ten years, he had done everything he could to change himself. Yet he never expected that the person who had changed the most would actually be Mu Yi. What exactly had happened to her?
And why had she suddenly left without saying goodbye back then?
If he really wanted to get to the bottom of things, there were simply too many questions he wanted to ask.
Including…
Was she really still the same Mu Yi he once knew?
Just as Gu Zhiren frowned while thinking about this, his phone suddenly received a call from Mu Yi.
The moment the call connected, a sweet and weak voice came from the other side.
“Husband, my tummy hurts so much~”
That single sentence shocked Gu Zhiren so badly that his mind went blank for a moment.
“It hurts so much that I can’t even walk right now. I can’t leave the restroom at all, so hurry and come help me, hurry up.”
Mu Yi’s voice sounded a little more normal afterward.
Gu Zhiren turned toward the direction of the public restroom with a half-smile that was not really a smile. His sharp eyes looked almost murderous, while the expression on his handsome face slowly returned to calmness.
He had never felt this speechless before.
She had actually called him “husband.” She truly had no limits.
Gu Zhiren was so annoyed that he rolled his eyes hard, the corner of his mouth twitching downward.
If making him angry was her goal, then congratulations to her, because she had succeeded perfectly this time.
But at that moment, another unfamiliar voice suddenly entered Gu Zhiren’s ears.
“Why isn’t your husband saying anything?”
It was another man’s voice, soft like a mosquito’s buzz.
“Shhh—don’t interrupt me while I’m talking to my husband.”
Hearing this, Gu Zhiren’s expression changed slightly. Only then did he realize that Mu Yi had been using a male voice the entire time. He almost instantly understood the situation on the other side.
‘I can’t leave the restroom, come help me’ — that was the real message Mu Yi wanted to tell him.
But...
The situation over there seemed a little strange?
After thinking for a moment, Gu Zhiren still chose to put Mu Yi’s safety first.
“Wait for me. I’ll be there right away.”
………………………
A short while later, Gu Zhiren also hesitated for a moment between the men’s restroom and the women’s restroom.
When he heard faint noises coming from the men’s restroom, he steadied himself, turned around, and carefully walked toward it while staying alert.
Then he saw the white-haired girl being threatened by two men holding a knife and a stick.
Gu Zhiren quietly stopped where he was standing. A trace of worry and softness appeared in his eyes when he looked at Mu Yi, but when he looked at the weapons in the men’s hands, his gaze immediately became cold and guarded.
Even so, his face stayed calm and carried a natural sense of authority.
“So he’s your husband?”
The man with the stick tapped Mu Yi’s shoulder with it and smiled.
“Mhm!”
Mu Yi quickly nodded.
Suddenly, the knife was pressed against her throat.
“Brother, fifty thousand, and you can take your wife away.”
The white-haired girl’s face instantly turned pale, and she no longer dared to move.
Gu Zhiren stayed silent.
While he remained silent, the two thugs carefully looked over his expensive clothes and accessories, their eyes shining brightly.
This...
This was exactly the kind of rich target they had wanted!
Gu Zhiren also saw through their thoughts immediately.
But the way the men looked at him also seemed slightly strange somehow, though it was hard to explain exactly what felt off.
“How about five hundred thousand?”
A slight curve appeared at Gu Zhiren’s lips, though there was no smile in his eyes. He lowered his gaze slightly and casually glanced at the expensive watch on his left wrist.
“But I didn’t bring that much cash with me. How about you just take this watch? I think you could sell it for at least five hundred thousand.”
The two thugs were so shocked that their jaws nearly dropped to the floor, but Gu Zhiren’s expression did not change at all.
“My hands are occupied right now. Could I trouble you to come take it yourselves?”
As soon as he said that, the two thugs looked at each other. In the end, the man with the stick signaled to the knife guy.
The knife guy carefully walked forward.
“Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
Noticing Mu Yi’s worried gaze, Gu Zhiren realized she was concerned about him. He could not help smiling gently and nodding reassuringly at her.
Mu Yi clearly relaxed a little and smiled back, but the man with the stick clicked his tongue twice.
“You actually look pretty decent, and you even seem to care about your wife a lot. Guess you really can’t judge people by appearances.”
That was what the stick guy said.
Gu Zhiren lightly raised his head while keeping a smile on his face, faintly sensing that something about the situation felt strange.
Meanwhile, Mu Yi nervously swallowed.
Everything was going smoothly so far. Please, let it keep going smoothly.
And at the exact moment the knife guy reached out to take Gu Zhiren’s watch—
Gu Zhiren’s eyes suddenly sharpened. With lightning speed, he punched the man directly in the face.
The knife guy instantly flew backward and crashed onto the floor with his limbs spread out.
Seeing this, both Mu Yi and the stick guy froze in shock.
Before they could react, a box of fried noodles suddenly flew into the stick guy’s face, blocking his vision.
Gu Zhiren pulled back his fist again with force.
The next second, the stick guy was also knocked to the ground by a single punch from Gu Zhiren, instantly losing consciousness.
He handled everything with complete ease.
Mu Yi’s eyes widened on the spot, and she held her breath with her mouth slightly open.