Chapter 444 – Emergency Call
Auntie Ren wanted to bring Xiao Qin home by force, then she asked me and He Ling:
“Do you guys have enough food?”
“It should be enough.” I said. He Ling originally ordered a lot of food in order to make my wallet bleed, but then she didn’t eat much because she was afraid of Xiao Qin. Now if Auntie Ren takes Xiao Qin away, there’s no way we would finish all the food.
After receiving my confirmation, Auntie Ren pressed the bell to call for the server and said she would pay the bill by credit card.
I stood up in a hurry: “Auntie Ren, I’m paying today.”
Auntie Ren made me sit back down with a glare.
“Do you students even have enough money to eat out all the time?”
Her tone cooled down a bit after being angry at me:
“It should be my treat since you guys kept an eye out for my necklace after I lost it. You guys can fight me for the bill once you get older and start earning money.”
Why are you treating me like a little kid? Did you forget I got the role of the deaf and mute evil monk on the Magic Cauldron movie and earned some money? That’s not even including the profits I’m earning from the adults good store with Shu Zhe as the model.
Speaking of profits, nothing could be compared to Ai Mi’s underwear since that was ¥20,000 for one pair. If she wasn’t my sister, then I would be sleeping on a bed of money exchanged with her underwear.
Xiao Qin really didn’t want to leave, but she couldn’t change her mother’s mind even when she tried to act cute and shake her mom’s arms.
I stood up and decided to leave since I was about eighty percent full.
“Where are you going?” Auntie Ren used her arm to block Xiao Qin behind her while she asked with vigilance.
“I… I’m going home.” I squeezed out a bitter smile at Auntie Ren.
“Home? Don’t expect me to drive you since I’m bringing Xiao Qin home to keep her away from you.”
“Um… I’ll call a cab.”
Xiao Qin looked at me miserably from behind Auntie Ren’s arm as if we were star-crossed lovers.
He Ling flicked the wet hair in front of her forehead and said, “I should be going home too.”
“Wait.” Both of us froze under Auntie Ren’s command.
Auntie Ren stared at all the uneaten food left on the table.
“Are you guys going to leave without finishing the food? I mean it’s my treat, but if you eat that less it makes me look bad.”
He Ling and I could only sit back down.
“I’m still hungry too.” Xiao Qin struggled behind Auntie Ren’s arm, “Mom, let me go, I want to stay and eat together with Ye Lin classmate.”
“There’s still a lot of food in the fridge. I’m going to spank you if you don’t behave.”
Xiao Qin isn’t in elementary school anymore, why does Auntie Ren still threaten her with spanks.
Xiao Qin held in her tears and was dragged away by Auntie Ren.
“If you leave Ye Lin classmate and little strawberry together, then it will be a date. What happens if he cheats on me?”
Auntie Ren said angrily: “You don’t need a man who would cheat on you whenever he gets the chance.”
Auntie Ren brought Xiao Qin away under the gaze of the curious onlookers.
I sat down and still hadn’t decided on my next steps, but He Ling had picked up another piece of braised beef and was eating it with the garlic bread.
She hasn’t done anything other than apologize since she returned from the washroom, so it’s no wonder she was still hungry.
“Take your time. I’ll be leaving first.”
“Wuit.” He Ling was anxious as her mouth was stuffed with bread. She swallowed then said, “Wait, sit down and eat with me.”
“What, was it not enough someone paid for the meal? Do you think you’re middle level management and you need someone to eat with you.”
“Just sit there even if you’re not going to eat anything.” He Ling pointed a the seat with her fork, “People are going to think I’m a big eater if I eat alone here.”
If it was Xiong YaoYue or Loud Mouth, they wouldn’t care what others think. They would feel comfortable since they didn’t have anyone fighting them for the food.
Since I was only eighty percent full, I could still stay and help her eat some food.
“Ye Lin, how did you get together with sis Qin?”
He Ling asked after she satiated a bit of her hunger.
It would be embarrassing if I told her I was beat up by Xiao Qin as a child, so I simply said we were childhood friends.
“So it’s because of connections.” He Ling snorted.
“It looks like you got revived after Xiao Qin left. Do you feel dissatisfaction towards me?”
He Ling chewed her food and ignored me.
After a while, she said:
“I can’t annoy sis Qin, but uncle Ye is on good terms with my dad, so you shouldn’t bully me along with sis Qin.”
“Well, that’s not true.” I snickered, “The little strawberry nickname is pretty interesting.”
“Don’t call me little strawberry. You have to call me sis He Ling when sis Qin isn’t here.”
“So that means I can call you little strawberry when Xiao Qin is here?”
“That… will depend on sis Qin. But you are younger than me, so you should show me some respect when sis Qin isn’t here.”
“Tsk, and you still called me brother earlier…”
“…..”
He Ling stabbed the beef on her plate a few times as if it would release her anger.
“Also, the four-eyes from your class, Niu ShiLi, what kind of girls does he hate?”
“Huh, didn’t Xiao Qin say she wanted to introduce you? Why don’t you ask what he likes instead of what he hates?”
“I only want to see what it feels like to have a boyfriend, but I don’t actually want a boyfriend! But sis Qin doesn’t listen to me, so I want to act like a girl Niu ShiLi doesn’t like to make him think we’re not suitable.”
“Tsk, how sly.”
“We’re the same. I’ve seen how obedient you act in front of Auntie Ren, you should get a nobel prize.”
“Well, I don’t really know what kind of girls Niu ShiLi hates. You could try going our with him once since I doubt he would actually like you.”
He Ling immediately seemed to be offended.
“Are you saying I have no charm?”
I supported the back of my head with both my hands and leaned back on my seat, “Well charm isn’t something you can increase by not wearing a bra.”
He Ling narrowed her eyes and stared at me, “Pervert.”
I couldn’t help but think about the time when I pushed He Ling down on the stage and she revealed her breasts.
“What are you thinking about?” He Ling asked when she saw I was dazed out.
“Nothing.” I replied awkwardly, “Hurry up and eat, then we can leave.”
“I couldn’t make you waste money since Auntie Ren paid.” He Ling took out some luxury napkins from her purse and dabbed at the corners of her mouth.
“It’s getting late. My curfew is 10pm, if I get home any later, my mom won’t let me leave the house on the weekends.”
It sounds like her He Ling’s mom was more strict, but Uncle He seems muddleheaded.
I don’t think any of my dad’s male friends seem intelligent and capable.
The phone in my pocket suddenly rang as I was about to get up and leave.
I checked the caller ID and it was Shu Zhe.
It was already 9:05, so what would he need from me so late at night?
“Bro Ye Lin, bro Ye Lin.” Shu Zhe began screaming right when I picked up.
“Calm down. What happened, did someone refuse to pay after video chatting with you?”
“No, listen, my sister and I are in danger.”
I immediately perked up, “What did you say. Where are you right now?”
“We’re taking a walk near Da Ning river, around the place where you first saved me near the bridge…”
“What kind of danger are you guys in?”
“Someone is following us. It’s Li ErLeng who bought my sister’s photos from me before. He’s been following us ever since we were at the night market and he’s getting closer.”
I thought it was bad. Li ErLeng was tall and weighed 200 pounds. He seems to have problems with his brains and he often uses fatal attacks in fights. He even bought nude PS photos of the class leader from Eunuch Cao before, so it’s no question he likes the class leader.
Ah, I heard he was watching the class leader’s volleyball game. Was her legs too seductive and caused him to lose his mind?
Damn you Li ErLeng. Did you forget how I took care of you with my Yin Yang Sanshou and how I said to stay away from Shu Zhe?
I did say he should stay away from Shu Zhe, but I didn’t say anything about the class leader. A dummy like him probably thought going for the class leader is not going against our agreement.
I wanted to tell Shu Zhe to run away with his sister, but then I heard a flurry of footsteps and a lot of voices. I think I heard the class leader, but it wasn’t clear.
The phone call disconnected midway and no one picked up when I called back.