"Huh? Buying sanitary pads?"
Chu Lingtian truly hadn't expected Liu Bingxue to call him to buy sanitary pads.
He had never bought such personal items for women before, nor had any woman ever asked him to.
"What's wrong? Can't you do it?"
Liu Bingxue retorted, her tone displeased.
"It's not that I can't, it's just... it feels a bit awkward for a grown man like me to go to the supermarket and buy sanitary pads for women."
Chu Lingtian said.
On the other end of the phone, Liu Bingxue, who was already in pain from her menstrual cramps, her exquisite face pale with discomfort and a slight sheen of sweat on her forehead, was infuriated by Chu Lingtian's words. She exclaimed angrily:
"What era is this? It's normal for boyfriends to buy sanitary pads for their girlfriends, and for husbands to buy them for their wives. Awkward? The first time we were intimate in the hotel bed, you saw that spot of red on the white sheets the next morning, and you weren't embarrassed? If I wasn't too ill to come downstairs, I wouldn't have called you!"
"Okay, okay, I'll go buy them for you right away. You wait at home."
Chu Lingtian chuckled and shook his head, thinking how terrifying women were during their periods. Even the cold and domineering CEO, Liu Bingxue, was forced to speak so much, which was truly unusual.
Hearing Chu Lingtian's words, Liu Bingxue's anger subsided a little. She said with a hint of shyness, "Remember to buy the night-use ones, the largest size."
With that, Liu Bingxue hung up.
Chu Lingtian glanced at the barbecue and the remaining two bottles of Erguotou baijiu on the table and said to the boss nearby, "Please pack this up for me."
After packing the barbecue and the wine, Chu Lingtian paid and left the barbecue stall with a plastic bag.
Upon returning to the new home he shared with Liu Bingxue, Chu Lingtian, carrying the plastic bag, entered the Hongqi Chain Supermarket at the entrance of the residential complex.
Inside the supermarket, Chu Lingtian made his way to the aisle dedicated to women's sanitary pads.
As Chu Lingtian, a man, stared intently at the various brands of sanitary pads on the shelf, several girls who were also picking out sanitary pads nearby had mixed reactions. Some felt disgusted, thinking Chu Lingtian was a pervert, while others giggled, guessing that this was Chu Lingtian's first time buying sanitary pads for his woman.
After searching for a few minutes, Chu Lingtian finally found sanitary pads labeled "Night Use, Extra Large." He quickly grabbed a pack and headed to the cashier.
"How much is this?"
Chu Lingtian asked the middle-aged female cashier, who appeared to be around forty years old.
The middle-aged female cashier chuckled flirtatiously, "Young man, who are you buying this for?"
"My, my wife."
Chu Lingtian was a bit embarrassed to be asked this by the cashier and replied.
"These are for night use, the largest size. Looks like your wife has quite a big bottom. You're really enjoying yourself, don't you?"
The middle-aged female cashier seemed to suffer from extreme social confidence, and her words were laced with flirtatiousness.
As the saying goes, a woman at thirty is a wolf, at forty a tiger, and at fifty can move mountains. This was indeed true.
It was clear that as the middle-aged woman aged, she became more open and desirous regarding intimacy. Every day, her body and mind craved release and pleasure. Seeing a young, strapping man like Chu Lingtian, she couldn't help but want to tease him.
"Can you hurry up? We're all waiting in line."
At this point, a man queuing behind Chu Lingtian said impatiently to the middle-aged female cashier.
The middle-aged female cashier frowned unhappily, then motioned for Chu Lingtian to scan his items for payment.
Chu Lingtian picked up the pack of night-use, large-sized sanitary pads, slipped it into his pocket, and quickly left the supermarket.
At this moment.
At the main entrance of the Qi family estate, over a dozen cars were parked, and hundreds of armed elite bodyguards had surrounded the entire estate.
Lu Yusheng, the head of the Lu family, Zhao Li, the head of the Zhao family, Wei Qiang, the head of the Wei family, and Wei Zixiong, Wei Song's father, had all rushed to the Qi family estate.
After a period of weeping and wailing, Lu Yusheng, Zhao Li, Wei Qiang, and Wei Zixiong gathered in the reception hall of the Qi family.
Qi Changsheng looked at Lu Yusheng and the other four. Although he was grief-stricken by the tragic death of his son, Qi Kun, he also felt a sense of relief.
Previously, his Qi family had suffered casualties due to Chu Lingtian's retaliation. The Lu, Zhao, and Wei families had verbally expressed their solidarity but, in their actions, had clearly maintained a "not my problem" attitude.
Now that the Lu, Zhao, and Wei families had also suffered losses at Chu Lingtian's hands, it wasn't just his Qi family grieving for lost loved ones. This brought him a sense of psychological balance. Moreover, with this, it was impossible for the Lu, Zhao, and Wei families to wait and see, forcing his Qi family to take the lead.
"No one expected this situation to occur tonight. This mysterious man, who calls himself Chu Feng but wears a ghost mask and conceals his true face, dared to single-handedly storm into my Qi family estate, not only destroying my son Qi Kun's coffin but also publicly killing Lu Yong, Zhao Lu, and Wei Song..."
Qi Changsheng looked heartbroken, but before he could finish speaking, he was angrily interrupted by Wei Zixiong.
"Qi Changsheng, my son Wei Song was killed at your Qi family estate. You are entirely responsible!"
Wei Zixiong berated Qi Changsheng.
Zhao Li, the head of the Zhao family, interjected through gritted teeth, "Qi Changsheng, your Qi family has been so brazenly entered and attacked by someone surnamed Chu. It seems the entire clan are a bunch of useless fools!"
"Qi Changsheng, if your Qi family had been strong enough, would your son Qi Kun have been killed? My Lu family's Lu Yong, and the Zhao family's Zhao Lu, and the Wei family's Wei Song, would not have died tonight. Your Qi family owes us, the Lu, Zhao, and Wei families, an explanation!"
Lu Yusheng also said coldly, unable to contain his rage.
Qi Changsheng couldn't help but laugh. "Brother Lu, Brother Zhao, Brother Wei, yes, our entire Qi family is useless. You three families are the most powerful. But if you're so powerful, why haven't you found and killed the man in the ghost mask yet?"
"You..."
Lu Yusheng, Zhao Li, and Wei Zixiong were all silenced by Qi Changsheng's words.
Wei Qiang, the head of the Wei family, quickly tried to mediate, "Everyone, now is not the time for arguing. This mysterious man who has suddenly appeared to avenge the Chu family is no simple foe. His skills and courage far exceed our previous imaginations. If we don't work together to find and kill him quickly, our four great families will continue to be humiliated and attacked."
Hearing Wei Qiang's words, Lu Yusheng, Zhao Li, Wei Zixiong, and Qi Changsheng all felt that he had a point. Suppressing their deep grief and anger, they sat back down in their seats and began to plan together how to find and kill Chu Lingtian as soon as possible.
At this moment, Chu Lingtian, carrying the plastic bag with barbecue and baijiu in his left hand, pressed the fingerprint lock with his right hand and opened the door, returning home.
"Where is she? I've bought the sanitary pads for you."
Chu Lingtian said, looking at the empty living room.
Liu Bingxue's angry voice came from the bathroom, "Can you please lower your voice? With such a loud voice, do you want the entire neighborhood to know I'm on my period and you bought me sanitary pads?"
"I didn't see where you were, so I called out."
Chu Lingtian grinned mischievously.
"Bring the sanitary pads over here. I can't come out right now."
Liu Bingxue said, sitting on the toilet.
Chu Lingtian placed the plastic bag with the barbecue and baijiu on the dining table, took out the pack of sanitary pads from his pocket, and walked directly towards the bathroom.
Splash!
Chu Lingtian directly opened the bathroom door and looked at Liu Bingxue, who was sitting on the toilet with her pants down. He handed her the pack of sanitary pads in his right hand and said, "Here."
"Ah... you pervert, who told you to open the door..."
Liu Bingxue stared in shock for two seconds, then screamed.