Zhong Kui's Diary
At that time, I was sleeping at the entrance of the living room. If Xie Mengfei had been abducted, as long as she screamed or struggled, I would have woken up immediately. But to my surprise, there was not a single sound; Xie Mengfei disappeared right under my nose.
"Xie Mengfei!"
I shouted loudly, feeling like a hunting dog searching for a rabbit, recklessly rummaging through Xie Mengfei's room.
Under the bed, in the wardrobe, I searched everywhere. The entire bedroom was so small that I even opened the drawers of the vanity, but there was no trace of Xie Mengfei. I then ran outside to the living room, study, children's room, balcony, kitchen, and bathroom... but found nothing suspicious, as if Xie Mengfei had evaporated into thin air.
After searching several times, I returned to the living room and plopped down on the sofa. I lit a cigarette, trying hard to calm myself down, but that huge question mark in my mind just wouldn't go away. What on earth happened to Xie Mengfei? How could she disappear without a trace?
At that moment, my phone rang. I picked it up and saw an unfamiliar number.
"Who is it?" I shouted irritably.
"Why are you so angry?" came Xie Mengfei's voice from the other end.
"Damn!" I nearly jumped off the sofa and yelled into the phone, "Where are you?"
"Why are you shouting? I'm at work!" After a moment of silence, Xie Mengfei replied through gritted teeth, "Is it wrong for me to be at work?"
I couldn't help but feel a mix of laughter and tears. After all my calculations and assumptions, thinking that Xie Mengfei had been abducted, I never considered that she had simply gone to work on her own.
Of course there wouldn't be any commotion if she went to work by herself.
Fortunately, she couldn't see my dumbfounded expression. I quickly retorted angrily, "How can you go to work?"
"That's an interesting question. Why can't I go to work?" Xie Mengfei's annoyed voice came through the phone. "If I don't work, are you going to support me?"
"I'm not safe during this time; you'd better take a leave and stay at home!" I said firmly.
"How is that possible? What reason would I give for taking leave? Afraid of being assaulted?" Xie Mengfei mocked, then lowered her voice, "I know you're looking out for me, but that old man wouldn't dare to commit a crime in broad daylight, right?"
How could it be impossible? I almost blurted that out, then sighed bitterly, "Alright then, try not to be alone. Stick with your colleagues as much as possible. Don't go out for lunch; just order takeout instead. Call me when you finish work, and I'll come pick you up!"
"Now it really feels like we're dating, but I like this feeling," Xie Mengfei said with a laugh before hanging up.
Well, consider yourself lucky. If An Ran hadn't given birth prematurely, you would definitely be on a date with Fatty. By now, who knows if you would have already been assaulted and then killed by that old man? I thought to myself with a hint of malice.
For the next half month, I became her constant companion—eating, drinking, and sleeping together. Except during work hours, I hardly let Xie Mengfei out of my sight within ten meters. In that range, I was confident I could react quickly and strike down anyone with ill intentions towards her.
Because of this, I could only go home during the day to accompany Guo'er and Qingcheng—An Ran had given birth to a girl prematurely, and Guo'er and Qingcheng rushed back from Beijing immediately.
Although I knew I was protecting someone else, the two girls still pouted and complained. After all, the person I was protecting was a beautiful and alluring girl. More importantly, I had to share a room with her. I didn't know whose idea it was, but as soon as Guo'er and Qingcheng saw me, they would say things like "Take it off quickly; hurry up and submit your homework..." They were quite adamant about it, leaving me no energy to sneak away.
Damn rapist, come out already! At this rate, I'm going to be killed.
...
Another night fell, and Xie Mengfei and I sat on the sofa feeling bored.
"Let's go out to watch a movie; this life is unbearable!" Xie Mengfei casually tossed the remote control aside and leaned on my shoulder. Over this period of time, she had become very affectionate towards me, completely acting like a girlfriend. Even after taking a shower at night, she would walk around the living room wrapped in a towel as if I were invisible. Fortunately, after being drained by Guo'er and Qingcheng, I had no strength left to act on my desires; otherwise, I would have already made my move.
Even so, I could sense the tension between the two girls; it was like a volcano ready to erupt at any moment—just missing a spark to ignite it. It wasn't that I was exceptional; rather it was Xie Mengfei's nature—she desired what she couldn't have. Perhaps that was her way of seeking conquest, I thought.
"Don't challenge my limits," I said as I felt the surprising elasticity beneath her towel.
"What are your bottom lines?" Xie Mengfei laughed softly in my ear, her warm breath making my ears tingle. Not only that, but I also felt a stirring in my heart, a flame spreading from my abdomen throughout my body. Damn, it seemed like she was serious tonight.
"I'm Hepatitis B Positive!" I felt myself losing control and had to resort to this tactic again.
"Just use protection! Even if you have AIDS, it doesn't matter; just wear two condoms!" Xie Mengfei said nonchalantly, her voice sultry.
"I'm impotent!" I gritted my teeth.
"Really?" Xie Mengfei teased, her hand reaching directly to a certain area of mine, which was already as hard as iron. "Doesn't seem like it?"
"Xie Mengfei, we can't do this!" I struggled desperately.
"Are you even a man?" Xie Mengfei seemed to have thrown caution to the wind, throwing off her towel and wrapping herself around me, her lips raining down on my cheeks, neck, and earlobes...
Damn, when you can no longer endure, there's no need to hold back. I was ready to topple the imperialist mountains and fill the black hole of capitalist greed.
I flipped over and pinned Xie Mengfei beneath me, reaching down to touch her. Goodness, she was already overflowing. I was even more excited and quickly stripped off my clothes. Just as I was about to dive in, my phone rang.
Damn, I hate phones!
"Don't... don't answer it!" Xie Mengfei clung tightly to me, her eyes hazy as her hips moved against me, inviting me eagerly.
Damn it, I didn't want to answer either, but this call had to be taken because the ringtone was from my family group. In that group, aside from Dad's number, there were only Qingcheng and Guo'er.
The person calling at this time was most likely Guo'er or Qingcheng. Could I really not answer?
I got up and picked up the phone. The display showed Zhao Bingbing's number. Huh? When did I save Zhao Bingbing's number in the family group? What could she possibly want at this moment?
As soon as the call connected, Zhao Bingbing's cries came through: "Zheng Nan, hurry over, I've been assaulted again!"
"What?" I was taken aback. Damn, you've been assaulted again? It sounds like this happens to you all the time. I couldn't help but raise my voice, "What happened?"
"An old man," Zhao Bingbing cried loudly. "You need to come quickly!"
"Where are you?" I asked urgently.
"I'm still at Greater China, Room 19!" Zhao Bingbing was crying hoarsely.
It's been over half a month; why are you still at Greater China? Didn't you check out and leave Star City?
"Okay, I'm on my way!"
As I hung up the phone, I glanced at the time. It was ten-thirty at night; there shouldn't be any traffic at this hour, I thought while quickly getting dressed.
"Where are you going?" Xie Mengfei exclaimed in surprise as she sat up from the sofa. Under the lights, her pale body was quite striking.
"That perverted monster is attacking somewhere else," I said with a bitter smile as I rushed to the door. I turned back to say, "Stay home and don't go out; I'll be back soon."
A sofa cushion flew towards me with an angry shout: "Get lost! Don't come back; I've got cucumbers!"
I caught the cushion and placed it at the door with a smile before slipping out and closing the door behind me. After thinking for a moment, I took out my keys and locked the door before hurrying away.
Just as I stepped into the elevator, my phone rang again. This time it was an unfamiliar number. I answered it, but there was a lot of noise on the line. It seemed that the signal wasn't very good in the elevator. However, I could vaguely hear something about a property in Lishan. It reminded me of those bombastic real estate ads on TV for a new development called Star City Lishan Mansion. Damn, even at this hour, there are advertising calls? I hung up and added the number to my blacklist.
By the time I arrived at Room 19 of Greater China Hotel, twenty minutes had passed. I knocked hard on the door. After a while, it opened, and Sister Sun stood there with a frown: "What are you doing here in the middle of the night?"
I pushed her aside and walked directly into the room, shouting, "Ice Ice! Zhao Bingbing!"
"Zheng Nan?" Zhao Bingbing came out of the bedroom wearing a nightgown, looking puzzled. "What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing here? Didn't you call me over?" I was even more surprised, and a vague sense of foreboding began to rise in my heart.
"I called you?" Zhao Bingbing's eyes widened.
"Zhao Bingbing, don't joke around!" I said sternly, feeling that uneasy sensation growing stronger.
"You’re being ridiculous. Why would I joke with you?" Zhao Bingbing's expression darkened.
"Isn't this number yours?" I took out my phone, opened the call log, and pointed to the time below. "Look, half an hour ago, at ten-thirty, you called me."
"Wait! It really is my number?" Zhao Bingbing exclaimed, turning to grab her phone from the sofa. She swiped on the screen. "Look, there’s only one call record during that time. At ten-twenty, I received a call that lasted seventeen minutes. So, how could I have freed up time to call you at ten-thirty?"
"There's a feature on phones called conference calling," I said with a cold smile.
"Zheng Nan, I don’t think we need to continue this. You won’t believe anything I say anyway. If you suspect that I've deleted my call records, just go to the mobile service provider; they won't have deleted anything. Sister Sun, show him out!" Zhao Bingbing said angrily.
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