"Now, can you let me go?" Yan Ruifei looked at Su Chen with an expression neither sad nor joyful.
Su Chen wanted to read something from Yan Ruifei's gaze.
But he failed.
He couldn't see through Yan Ruifei.
There weren't many people in this world he couldn't see through.
His sister-in-law was one of them.
Yan Ruifei was the second one.
Previously, he and Yan Ruifei could be said to be in a state of hostility.
Of course, it's the same now.
Now, he found that this is a woman with a story.
Underneath that character 'slave', there must be a story unknown to others.
"Can you tell me, what is the story behind it?" Su Chen asked softly.
Yan Ruifei's eyes also became somewhat misty.
It seemed that she was lost in memories.
Normally, how could any woman be willing to do such a thing.
Not only destroying her appearance but also branding herself with the label of a slave.
But Yan Ruifei did.
That melancholic, sad, and lost gaze made Su Chen's heart ache.
After a long time, Yan Ruifei finally snapped out of that state.
"Su Chen, we are enemies. Don't you think you care a little too much? If you let me go today, I might not spare you in the future." Yan Ruifei's expression returned to apathy, and her tone became utterly indifferent.
"Enemies, huh..." Su Chen shook his head.
Yan Ruifei was right; today he took over the Red Building, inevitably becoming enemies with Auntie Red.
Originally, he didn't regard Auntie Red or any of the four drugs of Jiangdu seriously.
After all, with Auntie Red's power, she really wasn't qualified to be his enemy.
His real enemy was Asura.
But now, he suddenly felt some regret.
He didn't know whether what he was doing was good or bad.
The Red Building was the home of those girls, yet he took it away forcefully.
But now that it had come to this, he wasn't going to hypocritically talk about giving the Red Building back.
He believed, even if he wanted to return it now, Auntie Red probably wouldn't accept it either.
Thinking over it, Su Chen unlocked Yan Ruifei's acupoints.
"Go ahead," Su Chen sighed.
Yes, Yan Ruifei was just an enemy to him, nothing more.
Even if he knew Yan Ruifei's story, what then?
If that scar was branded by someone else.
He could heal it.
But that scar was branded by Yan Ruifei herself.
Even if he healed it.
Yan Ruifei might brand herself again.
Just like the saying goes, you can never save someone who is bent on dying.
And he could see.
That scar was actually very important to Yan Ruifei.
Without that scar, perhaps, the consequences would be even more severe for Yan Ruifei.
Previously, Su Chen couldn't understand this, but now he did.
Perhaps, Yan Ruifei was using that scar to hide herself.
Or perhaps.
To stop something.
"If one day you regret it, you can come find me." Su Chen shouted towards Yan Ruifei's retreating figure.
Yan Ruifei didn't turn her head back, nor did she respond.
She just moved forward, gradually walking away.
Eventually, her graceful figure completely disappeared into the night.
The night was as calm as water.
As if nothing had happened.
Su Chen gently sniffed, still able to smell the scent of Yan Ruifei.
"Ah..." Su Chen sighed lightly.
He suddenly didn't feel like going back anymore.
Su Chen walked in the opposite direction of the Red Building.
Preparing to go home.
At this moment, his phone suddenly rang.
"Hey, young man, it's me." An elderly voice came through the phone.
This voice was very distinctive.
Su Chen immediately recognized it.
It was the old soldier he had met at the restaurant.
Tang Zhengguo!
The old man who had participated in the war against Dongyin.
This was a true soldier.
They had climbed out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
It can be said that our stable lives today were all fought for with their knives and guns.
For such an old man, Su Chen naturally held deep respect.
"Old Mr. Tang, I wonder why you're looking for me so late?" Su Chen was very respectful.
Perhaps, according to military ranks, as a member of the Reverse Dragon Group, his rank greatly surpassed the old man.
But in front of this true warrior, he forever needed to maintain gratitude and awe.
"Young man, are you free now? This old man has something important to discuss with you!" Tang Zhengguo's tone was very solemn.
"I'm free." Su Chen replied directly.
No matter what it was, he would rush over immediately.
"Good, young man, please come to Xiangxie Li District immediately…" The old man didn't say much, just directly gave Su Chen an address.
Although the old man didn't say what had happened.
But he could feel it; it must be quite serious.
Without any delay, he immediately called a car.
With a wave, unusually, two taxis drove over.
The two cars screeched to a stop in front of Su Chen, one nearly hitting him.
Fortunately, Su Chen reacted quickly.
And the two cars also nearly collided with each other.
"I was first!"
"It was clearly me first, you can't steal it from me!"
Before Su Chen could speak, the two drivers started arguing.
It turned out they were competing for business.
Now, due to the prevalence of ride-sharing services, the taxi business was getting worse.
So much so that encountering a customer could lead to a competition.
This was very common.
"San Pang, you're a man, can't you let me have this one?" This was said by the female driver.
"Hey, if you were really a woman, I would let you have it, but are you a woman?" The male driver chuckled.
"Where am I not a woman!" The female driver was somewhat unyielding.
"..."
"I say you two, please stop arguing, I'm in a hurry," Su Chen said to them both.
After he finished speaking, the female driver suddenly stuck her head out of the car.
Seeing Su Chen, the female driver's eyes lit up, and she said triumphantly to the male driver, "You see whether he gets into my car or yours."
It turned out, this female driver was Yang Lan, who had previously driven Su Chen to the police station!
Although they had some unpleasantness, ultimately, they buried the hatchet.
They each returned to their own worlds.
Su Chen had not seen Yang Lan for a long time.
He didn't expect to meet her here today.
The male driver chuckled at Yang Lan, "Yang Lan, speaking of competition, this selling-your-charms thing of yours really disrupts market balance!"