The two women in this world Chen Nuo was most terrified of them meeting...
They actually knew each other!
Not only did they know each other, they even hit it off surprisingly well!
Not only did they hit it off, they even exchanged phone numbers!!
What's going on? Do you two want to become besties?
If you become besties, will I, the great Chen Yanluo, have any way to survive??
Is this an Asura Field?
No!
This is a damn slaughterhouse!!
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Chen Nuo was somewhat dazed the entire way, but his face surprisingly showed no trace of it.
He just nervously watched Lu Xixi sending texts to Sun Keke...
Fortunately, Sun Keke probably wasn't in the mood to chat because Chen Nuo had run off. So, after a few texts with Lu Xixi, she stopped messaging.
When they reached home, right as they walked through the door, Chen Nuo pushed Lu Xixi into the bathroom.
"You go take a shower first. You must be sweaty after being out so long, and it's so hot..."
Lu Xixi, still in a daze, was pushed into the bathroom, and then Chen Nuo tossed in some clean clothes for her.
Though a bit perplexed, Lu Xixi did indeed feel somewhat hot.
Might as well shower then.
Besides, the furniture store was supposed to deliver some pieces later that evening.
Chen Nuo returned to the living room and picked up the hoodie and pants Lu Xixi had changed out of.
He headed straight to the balcony, opened the washing machine, started the water, then checked the clothes' pockets and took out Lu Xixi's cell phone.
He lifted the lid of the washing machine, tossed in the clothes, and poured in some detergent... and then...
PLUNK.
Chen Nuo also threw Lu Xixi's cell phone into the washing machine.
Closing the lid, he pressed the start button.
The drum of the washing machine began to slowly tumble...
Chen Nuo smiled leisurely, squinting as he walked back into the room and into the kitchen.
Washing vegetables, chopping them, grabbing a pan, pouring oil.
Chen Nuo's movements were as smooth as flowing water.
Hmph, so pleased with myself! So what if they exchanged numbers?
The sound of the washing machine drum turning on the balcony reached Chen Nuo's ears like the sweetest symphony.
Ah, I have to admire myself! Feeling a bit too pleased with myself! No, I must stand with my hands on my hips for a moment~
When Lu Xixi came out of the bathroom, Chen Nuo had just put the meat slices into the frying pan. He was flipping them with a spatula while humming a tune under his breath.
"Little sister sent me a wolf, yo-yo, sent it to the east gate, ong-ong-ong ya~"
"Honey~"
"Ah? What's up?"
Lu Xixi, drying her hair, walked to the kitchen doorway and leaned against the doorframe.
"I want to tell you something."
"Go on," Chen Nuo swiftly dished the food onto a plate, turned off the heat, and turned to look at Lu Xixi.
Lu Xixi said softly, "You said that when I used to have amnesia episodes, I would recover my memory after sleeping, right? But it's been three days now, and my memory still hasn't come back..."
"Yeah, that's right. I don't know what's going on this time either." Chen Nuo furrowed his brows in thought. "It really is strange."
"Like this, I don't recognize anyone but you... It just feels awful." Lu Xixi sighed. "The girl I met in the mall today, I felt like I really connected with her. I don't have any friends right now, or even if I do, I don't recognize them... So..."
Chen Nuo looked at Lu Xixi. "What are you trying to say?"
"I was thinking... I could try making some new friends," Lu Xixi said with a smile. "I think that girl is quite nice. We even exchanged phone numbers."
"That's great! I'm really glad you're thinking that way!"
Chen Nuo nodded, stepping closer with an earnest expression. "...You always need a fresh start. If you want to make new friends, I absolutely support it."
"Really?" Lu Xixi smiled. "Honey, you're with me every day, staying home with me, never going anywhere... It can't always be like this. You must have work, right? Someone has to go out and earn money for us... With me like this, you can't just stay cooped up at home all the time.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. I can manage.
"I can make some friends on my own, and then I can find things to do for myself."
"You mean..."
"I get along really well with this girl. Can I go out and hang out with her tomorrow?"
"Of course, you can! That's a good thing!"
Chen Nuo nodded without hesitation. "I think it's great! You're willing to leave the house and meet different people. It will definitely be good for your condition!"
"Ah! Then I'll call her right now to arrange something, haha~" Lu Xixi's eyes crinkled with a smile, and she turned and ran to the living room to find her cell phone.
Chen Nuo stood in the kitchen, head down, smiling, silently counting in his heart.
One, two, three...
"AH!! Where's my cell phone??"
Chen Nuo took a deep breath, his expression shifting to a mix of three parts bewilderment and three parts concern, and strode out of the kitchen.
"Huh? You can't find your phone? Did you leave it in the taxi?
No, that can't be right. I remember you were holding it when you came back."
"I... I remember... I think I put it in my clothes pocket..."
...
A few minutes later, after a fruitless search of the living room, Chen Nuo suddenly slapped his forehead as if in a moment of realization. He ran to the balcony, turned off the washing machine, then rolled up his sleeves and fumbled inside for a long time...
"Found it, found it! It's here!" Chen Nuo held up the cell phone, now dripping wet and covered in soap bubbles. With a look of regret, he said, "Oh, this brain of mine! It's all my fault. I forgot to empty the pockets when I did the laundry."
"..." Lu Xixi looked at Chen Nuo with a woeful expression.
"It's okay, it's okay." Chen Nuo walked over, gently patted Lu Xixi's arm, and consoled her in a soft voice, "It's alright if the cell phone is ruined by water. I'll buy you a new one tomorrow..."
Lu Xixi took the soap-bubbly cell phone, feeling a pang of regret... She wanted to cry but had no tears.
"It's just a pity about the new friend you made today... Ah, well, maybe it wasn't meant to be. Oh dear... this cell phone is ruined by water, so there's no way to get the number stored in it..." Chen Nuo said, his face a mask of pity and regret.
Lu Xixi pouted, a little unwilling to give up. She took a dry cloth to wipe the cell phone and tried to turn it on several times.
Chen Nuo stood by, watching Lu Xixi's futile efforts with a relaxed air.
Honestly, even if it were a Nokia that could crack walnuts, after soaking in laundry detergent and water for nearly half an hour, it would be a fantasy if it could still turn on! Never mind the water. Laundry detergent is alkaline, and that badly damages circuit boards and wires too.
After trying for a while to no avail, the cell phone still wouldn't turn on. Lu Xixi finally put it down, a touch of heartache in her eyes.
"Honey... buying another cell phone will waste so much money." Lu Xixi looked distressed.
"Nonsense!" Chen Yanluo said sternly, his face serious. "It's fine! Money is meant to be earned and spent! Besides, don't men earn money to spend on their wives? We'll buy it! We'll buy one tomorrow!"
"Okay then..."
Lu Xixi sighed deeply, then suddenly looked at Chen Nuo. "Honey, can I borrow your phone for a second...?"
As she spoke, Empress Lu stretched out her small hand.
"Er... Huh??" Chen Nuo's face instantly stiffened. "You... what do you want my phone for?"
"I'm going to call that girl I met today."
"What???"
"Yes."
"But, the phone number..."
Lu Xixi smiled easily. "It's just a number. I memorized it. I remembered it when she told it to me."
"..."
Memorized? She memorized it?
Lady!! Your character trait is 'amnesia,' okay! How could you remember it just like that?? You don't remember who you are! You don't remember your own name! You don't remember who your husband is! Oh! Some stranger casually rattles off a phone number, and you, just by listening once, remember it?! Lady, your character persona is shattering, you know!! My God, my sanity is collapsing too, okay!!
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"Honey? What's wrong? Why are you spacing out? Where's your phone?"
Chen Nuo: "..."
If Empress Lu got her hands on my phone... that would be a real spectacle! She'd type in the number and see... Huh? Why does my husband's phone have that girl's number saved in it? And why is her contact name saved as Sun CC? What should I do? Waiting online, it's urgent!
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Chen Nuo's hands were no longer on his hips.
His fingers fumbled in his trouser pocket, where his cell phone was hidden.
His forehead, his back, everything was drenched in sweat!
My sanity has exploded! Damn it, three days of this heart-pounding tension! For a moment, Chen Nuo really wanted to pull out his phone and slam it on the table! Call! Go ahead, call!! Let it all be destroyed! Quickly! I'm tired!
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KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
There was a sound at the door.
Chen Nuo turned his head towards the entrance, and Lu Xixi did too.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
Three more knocks on the door.
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When Zhang Linsheng and Li Yingwan woke up, they found themselves in a deserted, abandoned factory building.
In the very center of the factory, two chairs.
Zhang Linsheng and Li Yingwan were each seated on a chair, their hands and feet bound tightly.
Zhang Linsheng and Li Yingwan regained consciousness at the same time.
In front of them, Yu Naitang held something resembling an insecticide spray can. She spritzed some mist before them and then quickly retreated several steps.
Zhang Linsheng and Li Yingwan sneezed a few times in succession, then slowly came to.
Zhang Linsheng felt his head spinning...
What... what on earth happened?
He remembered going to the hotel and encountering a South Korean girl at the entrance.
Then, they helped a lost little girl upstairs to her room.
And then...
After entering the room, he felt something was off. The little girl seemed to smile at him and the South Korean girl...
Then they both fainted!
He couldn't remember anything after that...
Now, as Zhang Linsheng and Li Yingwan woke up together, they immediately began to struggle frantically, instinctively trying to shout. But as they did, they realized that not only were their hands and feet bound, but their mouths were also gagged.
Small hotel towels were stuffed into their mouths, and strips of cloth were tied around to keep them in place.
Yu Naitang squatted about five paces away from them.
In front of the white-haired loli was a small leather case.
The little girl lifted her eyes and looked at the two people before her.
"Now, I don't like idle chatter or nonsense. I also know you must be terrified right now. If I were to ungag your mouths, you'd surely scream a lot, and maybe even curse, right?"
Yu Naitang slowly sauntered over and pulled the cloth strip from Li Yingwan's mouth, but she didn't touch Zhang Linsheng's. Zhang Linsheng could only make muffled, "Mmm, mmm," sounds.
The moment the gag was removed, Li Yingwan immediately started screaming!
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!"
Yu Naitang pursed her lips, covered her ears with her hands, and just stood quietly in front of Li Yingwan.
After a while, when Li Yingwan had finished screaming and was exhausted, Yu Naitang uncovered her ears.
The little girl smiled at Li Yingwan. "Screamed enough? If not, I'll give you another minute. This place is very remote; there's no one within a two-kilometer radius."
Li Yingwan closed her mouth, took a few gasping breaths, then said angrily, "You... little brat!!! Who are you?! Did you kidnap us?! Hey!!!"
Yu Naitang smiled, ignored Li Yingwan, and instead looked at Zhang Linsheng. "Actually, you're quite unlucky. This matter has nothing to do with you; you just unfortunately stumbled into it. So, I won't give you a chance to speak. I'm not interested in you."
After saying that, the nine-year-old loli moved away again and dragged the leather case on the floor over to Li Yingwan.
Right in front of her, she snapped open the case, revealing its contents.
Li Yingwan, who had stopped screaming, caught sight of what was inside the box. Her face instantly turned pale, and she let out another piercing scream!
Inside the box was a pitch-black, slimy, coiled-up...
Snake.
Yu Naitang chuckled softly. She first took a hair tie from her wrist, then simply tied her long white hair into a ponytail and tossed it behind her back.
"Miss Li Yingwan, now, I'll ask the questions, and you'll answer.
If your answers satisfy me, we'll continue.
If your answers don't satisfy me... this triangle-headed black mamba will crawl into your clothes, you know."
Yu Naitang sighed softly. "You should know, it wasn't easy for me to get it. After I knocked you out and brought you here, I went out to catch this snake. It took me over two hours."
After a pause, the nine-year-old loli said in a childish, yet chillingly sinister voice,
"The triangle-headed black mamba, commonly known as 'Branding Iron Head'... It's poisonous, you know."
As she spoke, Yu Naitang lightly kicked the box with her foot, nudging it a few inches closer to Li Yingwan's feet.
Li Yingwan was scared out of her wits and couldn't help but scream at the top of her lungs again!
"AH!!!!!!!!!!
Take it away! Take it away!!
Quick, take it away!!!!
Help!!!"
Beside her, Zhang Linsheng, however, had stopped struggling.
Brother Haonan's eyes were wide as he stared dumbfoundedly at Yu Naitang.
However, the look in Brother Haonan's eyes was very peculiar.
Does this kid really not recognize snakes, or is she lying through her teeth, deliberately trying to scare us? That's no triangle-headed black mamba... That's clearly just an ordinary black-striped cauliflower snake. Brother Haonan grew up in the countryside. He dared to catch and play with this kind of harmless snake when he was just eight! And the characteristic of this cauliflower snake is... Hmm, it's delicious.
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KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
The knocking sounded for the third time.
Chen Nuo quickly took a deep breath and immediately turned towards the door.
"Who is it? The bed delivery?"
He pulled open the door...
"Hello, Mr. Chen?"
Outside, a man of medium build, a foreigner, stood with a polite smile, his hands behind his back, beaming at Chen Nuo.
Chen Nuo's expression changed instantly, and then...
"Wrong door!!"
SLAM!
Chen Nuo slammed the door shut!
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The Wizard stood frozen at the door, his polite smile stuck on his face.
Why... isn't he playing by the script?
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After slamming the door, Chen Nuo spun around, grabbed Lu Xixi's hand, and dashed towards the kitchen!
BOOM!
The doorframe outside shuddered, and the door was forcibly pulled open!
The Wizard slowly stepped inside.
"Mr. Chen, no point in hiding! I recognize your face!"
Chen Nuo's face was grim, but his mind was reeling with countless questions.
A Wizard? Why would a Wizard come to my house to find me?
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[Bang bang bang asking for tickets]
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