After returning home, the first thing I did was to take a shower.

"Jie, here are your clean clothes."

"Jie... I'm coming in!"

"Whoa, what are you doing, Zhiye!?"

"It's hard to clean your back by yourself, so let me help!"

"No... it's okay!"

"What's the big deal? We'll be seeing each other's bodies in the future anyway..."

"..."

"Jie? Jie?"

"...it's really not necessary!" After answering like that, I buried my head in the water. I absolutely couldn't do something like that.

We're all in the prime of youth, and who knows if we might lose control and do something inappropriate. In times like these, it's best to stay calm and resist temptation.

Three days after this incident, strangely enough, those thugs never came to our door. Both Yu Ming and Lily Wu should have known where I lived.

As to why they didn't come, I felt a bit uneasy, but after a few days of peace, everything returned to its normal, tranquil state, causing me to almost forget about the whole matter.

Just when I thought it would continue to be peaceful like this, without having to think about what happened before, a strange phone call came through.

"Who could it be?" When I saw that the caller ID was from an unknown number but the area code seemed local, even with the known information, I had no idea who the owner of this unfamiliar number was.

"Aren't you going to answer?" Just as I was contemplating, Zhiye appeared beside me, smiling, but it was more like a fake smile.

"It's probably some annoying telemarketer or loan salesperson, so I think it's better not to answer." While making excuses, I prepared to hang up the phone. Subconsciously, I felt it was better not to answer this call.

"No, you must answer, and put it on speakerphone too."

"Why?!"

"Why do you think, Jie? I think a husband who has an engaged fiancée shouldn't be looking for other women outside."

"Is it really that exaggerated? Besides, I'm still a teenager, getting married seems a bit too early."

"Put aside whether you're getting married or not, in name, you already are. Therefore... an engaged wife has a right to check her husband's text messages and find out who's calling."

"Don't I have any privacy?"

"You can't keep these things secret... the call is about to end, answer quickly." Zhiye's expression seemed to say, "Stop resisting and just accept it." I had no choice but to press the answer button on the phone that I initially wanted to hang up.

"Garbage!"

"Just as I thought, it's a nuisance call. Hang up!"

"Hello? Lily Wu, what do you want with me?!"

"Eh... cough, you actually know who this lady is?"

"Even if my enemies turn to dust, I still recognize them, let alone their voices."

"Cough, has this lady done something that makes you hate her from the bottom of your heart? But you've snatched away my XiXiXi..."

Another crazy person... I was about to cover my phone with something.

"If it weren't for your interference, this wouldn't have happened. Don't you have any self-reflection?"

"Huh? Are you out of your mind? Did it get filled with garbage?"

"...am I not right? It's your brain that's gone bad."

"Everything I've done is for Xi. It's something a commoner like you wouldn't understand."

"Ah, I see. You're quite cunning,"

"Without resorting to such dishonest tactics, how else can things get done? Just like those gruesome pictures of your sister, even though they weren't actually done, they were professionally photoshopped, making it difficult to tell if they were real or fake,"

"So that's how it is!"

"Hmph, that's the brilliance of me, Miss Lily,"

"Watch out, you might end up in jail!"

"Shut your filthy mouth!"

"Ah… Hang up!"

"Hey! You dare hang up? I'll make sure you taste what it feels like to be harassed by a strong man,"

"...You,"

"Scared, aren't you?" Lily Wu showed obvious satisfaction,

"I'll call the police..."

"Didn't I tell you not to call the police!?"

"Waiting to be raped, huh? Cough cough..."

"You're... a sissy,"

"Get lost... I'm hanging up, I swear I'll never answer this harassing call again,"

So infuriating, it really infuriates me,

"Hey hey hey, okay! Miss Lily has something important to say next, no joking around. I've been put in solitary confinement,"

"Solitary confinement? Did heaven finally open its eyes?"

"You schadenfreude-filled guy... Be careful when you walk, you might get beaten up,"

"Fine, I'll hang up then,"

"Hey! Listen to me, or else I'll kill you when I get out,"

"Uh..."

"Cough... I was caught by my father in contact with Xi. Our families have a bad relationship, we're even competitors. So my father banned me from leaving the house and locked me in my bedroom. But I received a text message from Xi, saying that she's going to Japan this afternoon. But I can't go out, so I have to ask you to do this for me,"

"Why me? Do I have an obligation to do this?"

If it wasn't for Yu Xi's selfishness, maybe I wouldn't have gotten involved in all of this trouble,

"Xi doesn't want to marry to Japan. Even if you don't care about Xi's feelings towards you, you should still try to stop this business deal..."

"Business deal?"

"Xi going to Japan is, of course, because the other party will provide financial support, but the condition is that Xi has to marry their son,"

"So Xi is just being used as a bargaining chip?"

"That's exactly it..."

Now thinking back to how happy Xi looked when she found out she didn't have to marry to Japan, it was because she didn't want to be manipulated like a puppet,

"But what does this have to do with me? Why should I involve myself in this mess again?"

"I misjudged you! Just wait... If I get out, I'll kill you myself. Xi still has feelings for you, even though I heard you two already have an engagement, right? You ungrateful bastard,"

"Why am I suddenly an ungrateful bastard?"

"If Xi really goes to Japan, I won't let you live a good life,"

This is a blatant threat. If I keep getting involved with these kinds of people in the future, I'll go crazy,

"Alright, I promise..."

"Looks like there's still hope..."

"Enough with the nonsense, how do we proceed?"

"What? I haven't finished talking yet, hmph, fine, for now, listen carefully,"

That's how Lily Wu continued with her long speech,

"At 4pm this afternoon, you better be on time. The plane won't wait for anyone,"

"I got it,"

After that, Lily Wu hung up the phone, and the world finally became quiet. The world was still urgent, and I had to follow Lily Wu's instructions step by step.

"Jie... We talked with each other for a long time. Oh, by the way, who is the woman that Jie was previously engaged to?"

"Well... That woman, she's very dangerous."

"Jie, you can't hide anything from me."

"............"

No... I dare not make any rash moves.