Chapter 368: Chapter 368: Fifteen Days of Detention
Xi Jue experienced fear towards a woman for the first time.
It was not just fear, but also disgust.
He felt like Tang Seng falling into the Silk Cave, facing a group of spiders baring their fangs and brandishing their claws.
However, he wasn’t as lucky as Tang Seng, who had good disciples to help him.
He had to fight the battle all alone.
Ah Wu outside the door was blocked by two burly and intimidating men, preventing him from entering at all.
The next morning, a group of flashy women left the hospital ward.
Ah Wu was the first one to rush in.
“Master, are you alright?”
He looked at the man lying on the hospital bed with a face full of despair.
The man’s clothes were stripped off, leaving only his underwear.
And on his body, there were lipstick marks of different colors.
Ah Wu didn’t know what to say for a moment.
He couldn’t imagine what his master had gone through that night.
Silently, he turned and went to the restroom, then brought out a basin of water.
Ah Wu carefully said to the man, “Master, shall I help you wipe down your body?”
“Scram!”
Ah Wu’s hands trembled as he held the basin.
Xi Jue had almost gone through the whole night without closing his eyes.
That group of women took turns trying to seduce him, and he simply had no strength to resist.
This kind of humiliation was a first in his life.
It was even more unbearable than killing him!
The incident of a certain male patient who had hired over thirty women to serve him last night quickly spread throughout the hospital.
And the next morning, just as Ah Wu had finished the discharge procedures, the police arrived.
“Mr. Xi, right?”
The leading police officer looked at the man in the wheelchair and said, “We’ve received a report claiming that you were blatantly engaging in prostitution in the hospital. Please come with us now for an investigation.”
Upon hearing this, Xi Jue’s forehead veins bulged, and his face turned as black as a pot that’s been smudged for ten years.
He hadn’t even accused them of harassment, yet they turned around and bit back first.
Seeing his silence, the police officer said earnestly, “You’re a good-looking and handsome guy, why can’t you think straight and commit such illegal acts? Besides, you’re in a wheelchair now, your condition is like this, and yet you can’t stay out of trouble.”
“…”
Xi Jue clenched his teeth and said in a deep voice, “Who reported it?”
Police officer: “We received a tip-off, but we don’t know who it was.”
Even if they knew, they wouldn’t tell him.
After all, it’s a way of protecting the well-intentioned public.
With conclusive evidence, Xi Jue had to go with them to cooperate with the investigation.
After Xi Jue was taken away, Ah Wu immediately contacted Bai Luo.
Upon hearing the news, Bai Luo felt not only shocked but also a sense of helplessness.
“Didn’t I tell you to keep a close eye on him?”
Bai Luo felt a sense of frustration towards someone who was not living up to expectations.
“Has he lost his mind? Who else would he provoke if not Dr. Su?”
Ah Wu didn’t dare to make a sound.
He also doubted his own master’s sanity.
“Miss Bai, please find a way to save my master.”
“Fine, I’ll figure something out about this matter.”
The news of Xi Jue being taken away by the police also quickly reached Su He’s ears.
Jiang Yan turned his head to glance at the woman sitting beside him, “Did you do this?”
Su He hummed in response: “Returning the favor in kind, since he finds it so boring and wants to play, let him have enough of it.”
See, women are not so easy to mess with.
Otherwise, your fate is to be invited in for a cup of tea.
This was the first time Xi Jue had been taken to the police station.
The point wasn’t about being taken to the police station; it was about being brought in such a wretched and undignified state, which was a blow to his pride.
“Mr. Xi, do you have anything you wish to say now?”
The questioning police officer placed the evidence in front of him.
Xi Jue looked at him with a deep gaze, his tone arrogant and icy: “What could I possibly have to say? This is clearly a conspiracy. Such an obvious setup, are you blind to not see it?”
“Mr. Xi, watch your tone!”
“This is my attitude, take it or leave it!”
“…”
The two police officers responsible for the questioning didn’t know what to say either, it was their first time encountering such an arrogant person.
That same evening, Bai Luo arrived with a lawyer.
But even the lawyer was helpless, because the evidence was conclusive.
Although his actions did not amount to criminal offenses, they violated the public security management regulations, hence he was detained for fifteen days and fined $5,000.
Xi Jue looked at Bai Luo, who was pale, and said, “Luoluo, I did not do anything to wrong you.”
Bai Luo didn’t care about that.
She sighed, “Mr. Zhang couldn’t bail you out, so you’ll have to endure staying here for fifteen days.”
“Fifteen days?”
Xi Jue almost choked with anger.
Forget a day, he didn’t even want to stay here for a minute.
“Yes, fifteen days.”
He furrowed his brows, “Is there really no other way?”
“No.”
Bai Luo seriously answered each of his questions.
Xi Jue was so angry he almost crushed his teeth, “This whole thing is clearly a trap set by that woman Su He!”
Bai Luo looked at him calmly and asked indifferently, “Do you have evidence?”
Xi Jue: “Aren’t those thirty women, as well as the people at the hospital, evidence? They were brought by Su He’s people, can’t these police investigate?”
Bai Luo raised her hand to her forehead.
“Ah Jue, I think your fever has really fried your brain, hasn’t it?”
Xi Jue: “…”
“Have you forgotten whose turf this is?”
Sometimes Bai Luo spoke directly and sharply, especially since she took over the Bai Family.
“Ah Jue, the dragon cannot suppress the local snake, you should understand this. Besides, you are not the dragon; how can you fight against them?”
“So, you are just asking for trouble, making a rod for your own back, you can blame no one but yourself.”
What she implied was: even if you have grievances or resentments, you have to swallow them yourself!
Bai Luo’s words left him speechless.
“So you’re willing to watch me stay here by myself?”
Bai Luo: “…”
“The police won’t treat you too badly. Just behave and I’ll come to pick you up when the time comes.”
After speaking, she stood up and left.
Ah Wu had been waiting at the entrance of the police station.
But he saw only Bai Luo and the lawyer leaving, with no sign of their master.
“Miss Bai, where is our master?”
Bai Luo looked at him and said, “Come to pick him up after fifteen days.”
Ah Wu was stunned.
Their master was to be detained for fifteen days?
This…
And it was just as well for Bai Luo to discuss a partnership with DK in Yue City.
Once the group of old directors at Bai Family knew she had secured a partnership with DK, they all changed their tune, and no one opposed her entry into the board anymore.
Nor did they have any objections to the profit distribution with Shengqi Wealth.
Su He was rather merciful too, she didn’t arrange for anyone to ‘take care’ of him in there over the next days.
However, even without Su He’s ‘care’, Xi Jue was greatly shaken in spirit.
Day after day.
Xi Jue felt extremely uncomfortable; there was nothing inside, and his meals were delivered daily. He just faced the walls all day.
With his legs in poor condition, many things were inconvenient for him.
It made him feel life was worse than death.
And in the meantime, only Ah Wu came to visit once, bringing him some necessities.
One week later.
Bai Luo encountered Su He in the lobby of DK Group.
“Dr. Su, you’re here too.” Bai Luo greeted her.
Su He was there to see Jiang Yan for some business, “Yes, is President Bai here for business talks?”
Bai Luo spoke quite frankly, “That’s correct, but it’s not with President Jiang, but with your company’s vice president.”
She was primarily worried that Su He might misunderstand, so she subconsciously explained a bit.
Su He didn’t think as much as Bai Luo assumed, she was simply making casual conversation.
“By the way, about the incident Ah Jue had with your father, I would like to apologize on his behalf.” Bai Luo said.
Su He smiled faintly, “It’s okay, let’s just consider it a child’s tantrum.”
The implication is that Xi Jue is even worse than a child, childish and brainless.
Bai Luo did not mention the matter of Xi Jue’s detention throughout.
…
“Mimi, you don’t have to keep me company, when you have time, you can go home and spend more time with Uncle An.”
This morning, An Mi had no classes and she went to visit Yang Jie.
An Mi also told her about Mr. An falling ill.
Mentioning Mr. An, An Mi sighed.
Yang Jie asked: “What’s wrong?”
An Mi said: “I do want to go home and be with him, but my dad is now solely focused on work, going to the office on time every day.”
“Moreover, my sister said not to bother, just let him do whatever he wants to do.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Jie said, “I think Su He makes a lot of sense. If you let Uncle An stay at home all the time, he would surely overthink things, which wouldn’t be good for his condition. It might be better to let him do what he wants to do; perhaps when he gets busy, he will forget about the illness. Cancer patients need to maintain a joyful heart and mind, which has a significant effect on recovery.”
An Mi knew the reason, “Maybe I’m just overthinking it, afraid of losing him.”
She was especially afraid of something happening to the people around her.
Yang Jie held her hand, patted the back of it, and said: “Don’t worry, Uncle An is blessed; nothing will happen to him.”
“By the way, does Uncle An know about you and Mr. Wan?”
Yang Jie changed the subject.
“He doesn’t know, I haven’t told him.”
“So, Su He and the others don’t know either?”
An Mi shook her head, “They probably don’t know either.”
Yang Jie smiled and said: “You two have really kept it well hidden; no one has noticed.”
…
After spending the morning with Yang Jie shopping, An Mi sent Yang Jie home and returned to school at two in the afternoon.
Seven o’clock in the evening.
An Mi was planning to go home and have dinner with Mr. An.
But when she called home, the housekeeper said Mr. An wasn’t coming home for dinner tonight and had gone to a social engagement.
Afterwards, she made a phone call to Mr. An.
The call was picked up immediately.
“Hello, Mimi, what’s up?”
“Dad, did Uncle Sheng say you went out for a social engagement?”
“Ah, yes, don’t worry, I’m not drinking, just dining with some friends, and your Second Uncle is also here.”
Mr. An knew what she was worried about.
When An Mi heard the Second Uncle was there, she felt relieved.
“Then be sure to come home early after you’ve finished eating, don’t stay out too late.”
“Alright, alright, I got it.”
Mr. An hung up the phone with a smile on his face.
Fu Hai, watching him, said enviously: “Having a daughter is great, a little cotton-padded jacket, unlike a son, not a single word of concern and always causing trouble, simply a scion ruining the family.”
Mr. An smiled: “Daughters are indeed more affectionate.”
Fu Hai asked: “How old is your daughter?”
Mr. An: “My second daughter is still in university, studying medicine like her sister. She cares only about her studies, burying herself in books all day long.”
An Chengyuan knew what he was hinting at, so he directly dismissed the thought.
He knew about Fu Hai’s son.
A typical good-for-nothing, nowhere near good enough for his Mimi.
After hearing this, Fu Hai could only laugh, either laughing or envying.
Who wouldn’t envy An Chengyuan? Not only does his eldest daughter have an extraordinary identity, but the Jiang Family’s president is also his son-in-law.
One wonders why other people’s children are so outstanding.
Just after An Mi finished her call with Mr. An, Wan Muqi’s call came through.
“Hello.”
“An Mi, where are you?”
“I’m at the school gate. I originally wanted to go home to have dinner with my dad, but he isn’t there.”
“Then come have dinner with me, I haven’t eaten either.”
An Mi responded with an “oh,” “Where are you? I’ll come to you.”
Wan Muqi said: “No need, just wait for me at the school gate, I’ll be there in a moment.”
An Mi: “Oh, alright.”
Two minutes later, a classic silver Porsche Cayenne stopped in front of her.
An Mi took the passenger seat.
“How did you get here so quickly?”
“Because I was afraid our little princess would go hungry.”
An Mi’s hand paused as she buckled her seatbelt.
She turned her head to look at him: “Where did you learn to say that?”
For a moment, she felt goosebumps rising.
Wan Muqi’s gaze towards her was filled with tenderness.
His palm rested on the back of her neck, his fingers caressing the skin there, “Don’t you like this title?”
An Mi shook her head: “Not really, it’s just that I’m not used to it.”
The man smiled: “Then you’ll get used to it once you hear it a few more times.”
Uh…
Before she could say anything, his red lips were already pressed against hers.
He kissed her gently, their lips touching like two petals lightly brushing against each other.
Their breathing grew heavier, and the air inside the car became somewhat scorching.
As they parted, the man used his thumb to gently wipe away the moisture at the corner of her mouth.
An Mi was breathing lightly.
Their foreheads rested against each other, their breaths entwining.
He pinched the soft flesh on the back of her neck and said, “It seems that kissing often does have its benefits. You didn’t bite me this time, that’s a lot of progress.”
His voice was low and husky.
An Mi didn’t have any particular fondness for voices, but she just really liked his.
Especially this kind of deep voice that resonates to the heart.
Flustered by his words, An Mi’s cheeks grew even hotter.
She did often bite his tongue before, but it was never intentional.
She just couldn’t control herself.
“I’m hungry, let’s hurry up and have dinner,” she changed the subject.
Half an hour later, the two arrived at a private restaurant.
This was An Mi’s first time at this restaurant.
Wan Muqi, on the other hand, had been here a few times before, but always with clients from the law firm.
When An Mi came here with him, there was no need for her to order or even ask what to eat.
Wan Muqi would take care of everything.
And he would always order what she liked, the most important thing being that she was not picky and was happy as long as there was meat.
An Mi was truly hungry, and as soon as the dishes were served, she started eating.
Throughout the process, she was completely immersed in the world of delicious food.
Wan Muqi sat beside her, peeling crab meat, shrimp meat, and picking out fish bones for her, almost directly feeding her.
Seeing her enjoy the food so much, he was also happy.
“Eat slowly, no one’s competing with you.”
An Mi sipped the soup he had just served her and looked at him, “You eat as well, otherwise the dishes will get cold soon.”
“Ms. Mu said you’re easy to please, it seems she was right,” he said with a laugh.
After both finished eating, it was just half-past eight.
An Mi let out a very down-to-earth burp.
She patted her stomach and said somewhat embarrassedly, “It seems I ate a little too much tonight.”
Wan Muqi said, “Being able to eat is a blessing.”
But in the next second, he said, “If your stomach feels uncomfortable, tell me, don’t let it turn into indigestion.”
An Mi waved her hand, “No, I know my limits, let’s go back.”
Wan Muqi: “Should we rest a bit more?”
“No need, I don’t get carsick, I won’t throw up.”
Wan Muqi went to settle the bill, and An Mi waited for him at the entrance for a while.
Right next door to the restaurant was a hotel, where An Chengyuan and others just happened to be walking out.
Fu Hai had seen a photo of An Mi before in An Chengyuan’s office.
“Hey, Old An, isn’t that your second daughter?”
He reached out to tug at An Chengyuan’s clothes next to him.
“Who’s that man? Why does he look slightly familiar?”
After hearing his words, An Chengyuan followed his gaze.
He knew who it was with just one glance.
Because it was all too familiar.
“Your daughter has a boyfriend?”
Fu Hai turned back to look at him, asking in confusion.
An Chengyuan’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed.