Chapter 27 - Fishing for a Big One (1/2)

Chapter 27 - Fishi+ng for a Big One

The nextthe breakfast Xia Xue had prepared for him and headed for the machine shop He’d deliberately left tenRu-Yi on his way out but found her waiting for him with her ar in the glow of daith her crisp su Ru-Yi looked uncharacteristically lared at Xia Lei like he was an underwear thief

Xia Lei reht and felt sha, Ru-Yi Who are you waiting for here?”

“You”

“What for?”

Jiang Ru-Yi glared at Xia Lei, “Pretending, huh? Don’t think I don’t knohat you did last night Coive you”

Xia Lei laughed hollowly, “You were drunk and that Xu Lang guy sent you home He wanted to do ‘that’ to you and I rushed over to stop hi Ru-Yi’s face “I-I’uy’s bad news, I know Let’s not talk about that I want to know about later What did you do afterwards?”

“That guy left and I left I didn’t do anything”

“Liar” Jiang Ru-Yi raised her hip and pointed at the highest point on her left side “When I woke up thisI was naked and there’s a slap-print here You said you stopped Xu Lang and he left, and you left, so who gave ed my clothes? Who carried me to bed, and slapped me here?”

Xia Lei’s forehead beaded with sweat He’s in trouble!

“Was it you?” Jiang Ru-Yi’s tone softened, “Adive all your mistakes”

Xia Lei was speechless

“You didn’t just stop at s my bum, did you? Did you molest me? Or kissRu-Yi continued probing, the look in her eyes like that of a wretched Big Sister holding out a lollipop to trick a child

Xia Lei could not stand it anyhbours hear all this in the e of you after getting you drunk? It ed your own clothes and gone to sleep yourself”

“Then what is this slap-ry yet shy

“It could be a mosquito which bit you, and you hit yourself,” Xia Lei ventured

“Oh, really?”

Xia Lei quickly nodded, “I think this is the ical explanation” He added, “Plus, if I really did ‘that’ to you, you would have evidence ‘over there’ Did you get any evidence?”

“Ptoooh! Gross! Don’t talk about that, you sha Ru-Yi

“Okay, okay… I won’t talk about it I’ off to the workshop now so let’s chat another day Bye”

But Jiang Ru-Yi blocked Xia Lei’s way

Xia Lei frowned, “What are you doing? If I’d known this would happen I shouldn’t have saved you last night and let that Xu Lang bastard take advantage of you”

Jiang Ru-Yi reached out a hand to Xia Lei, s with you earlier I’m actually here specially to thank you Thank you Co Sister and be on your way”

‘Crazy…’ cursed Xia Lei quietly but he still had a s Ru-Yi

Jiang Ru-Yi’s s hands She peeled off a thin, transparent filhed evilly, “Let me tell you - I took the prints from the slap-mark I’ll take your prints and see if they match and if they do… Just you wait! Hu Ru-Yi left with a toss of her head, leaving Xia Lei standing duh and walked out of the neighbourhood to catch a bus

After he got off the bus, he saw that the doors to the workshop were already wide open Zhou Xiao-Hong mopped the floor in the workshop with her bountiful assets protruding Golden rays of dawn shone on the floor and on her, olden richness It was breathtaking

His left eye twitched involuntarily and a flower garden presented itself to him Xia Lei immediately slapped hi! You dirtyonly became aware of his presence when he walked into the shop She quickly put down the , Boss Xia I’ll make some tea for you”

“No, No, you don’t have to,” said Xia Lei politely

Zhou Xiao-Hong went to reen tea anyway and offered it to him respectfully with both hands

“Thank you Why don’t you take a break? You’re perspiring,” said Xia Lei

“It’s all right I only have a bit of floor space left to clean” Zhou Xiao-Hong took up the ain

Xia Lei was secretly pleased, ‘She’s hardworking Looks like Ibent over the floor,She reached to wipe away some perspiration and she seemed to be overheated since she also pulled at her collar and fanned herself The two led with the waves of her little hand

Xia Lei looked away unco on his uess who I saw just now?” said Ma Xiao-An as soon as he stepped into the workshop

“Who did you see?” Xia Lei played along and asked

“I saw that feot the na,” said Xia Lei

“Right, right Ning Jing,” s Brother Ma” Zhou Xiao-Hong brought Ma Xiao-An a fragrant cup of green tea without hi

Ma Xiao-An seemed to enjoy it, and he affected a bossy manner as he said, “Go about your work, then”

“Yes” Zhou Xiao-Hong brought a rag to Xia Lei’s table She polished the table seriously and vigorously, her bosoht, right

Ma Xiao-An’swipe the table, his words forgotten