Chapter 24 Kidnapped at Midnigh (1/2)
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”Is this stinky tofu?” Shen I pinched a block of the tofu with his fingers and gave it a sniff. He nearly vomited. He rushed to the door, about to open it.
”Don't open the door.” Shen II stopped him while he opened the windows. ”The smell will get out.”
Shen I was dumbstruck as he imagined the entire office floor being filled with the smell of stinky tofu. He could not help but wanting to retch.
”Boss, why don't you take a shower and change your clothes?” Shen II did not dare to look directly at Shen Xinglan.
Shen Xinglan, who had not spoken all this while, slowly raised his head. The first thing he did was loosening his necktie. Then he took off his suit and shirt and walked into the bathroom. While walking in, he began to slowly turn around.
”Hehehehehe...”
Shen I swallowed uneasily. ”Boss...”
”Oh no. Did he get so mad that he lost his mind?”
”Go.”
He spat out the words through clenched teeth. ”Bring that dumb woman here!”
What A Miao sent them was stinky tofu in its most authentic form. To give them a scare, she deliberately placed a small alarm clock inside the parcel. She thought people as cautious as Shen Xinglan would definitely open it carefully and then realize that he had been duped...
Just imagining Shen Xinglan's face when he saw the stinky tofu was enough to put her in a good mood for several days.
”Boss, the Xia family is currently grounding her.” Shen I's face was dark. He kept feeling as if the stink of the tofu was still lingering on his body.
Shen Xinglan looked at him darkly. ”Then enter her room at midnight, kidnap her, and throw her in the red-light district.”
”Uh...” The corners of Shen I's mouth twitched. It looked like this time his boss had truly gone mad.
The office that they previously occupied was completely ruined after the rain of stinky tofu. Shen Xinglan looked around at his brand-new furniture and a seductive smile appeared on his face. ”Never mind. Send her the bill. I'll slowly make her pay for it.”
Thus, on one evening when A Miao was still in high spirits, she found a new email in her inbox. When she opened it, the screen of her computer blacked out. She stared at the screen, dumbfounded. Just as she was about to restart the computer, she saw that the screen was filled with images of stinky tofu.
...
”Shen Xinglan!” A Miao immediately knew what was going on.
Then, her computer returned to normal. Trembling in fear, A Miao clicked on the email and saw a detailed itemized bill. The more she read it, the paler her face turned. Finally, she turned off the computer and threw herself onto the bed.
”The boundless horizon is my love...” Her phone began to ring. A Miao took a glimpse of the number displayed on the screen of the phone and swallowed before answering it.
”You've received the email, haven't you?” The sinister voice drifted into her ears.
A Miao's heart jumped in fright. ”What... What do you want to do...?”
”You now owe me fifty million yuan. When do you plan on returning me the money?” Shen Xinglan sneered from over the phone. Beside him, Shen II trembled.
”You can't put the blame on me!” When it came to matters like this, A Miao would immediately calm down. ”I did nothing more than sending you one of my favorite snacks. Who knew you guys would smash it?”
Shen Xinglan scoffed. ”Oh, really? Then I must thank you.”
”No... No need. We're friends, aren't we? Hahaha!” A Miao tried to change the topic. ”Don't worry, I'll steal the bronze mirror as soon as possible. I assure you I'd complete my mission! Hello? Hello? Why isn't there any signal...?”
Duu, duu, duu... Shen Xinglan's voice was replaced by a busy signal over the phone.
”Boss?” Shen II asked, trying to sound out his boss after seeing that he did not speak for a long time.
Shen Xinglan glared at him and he was so frightened that he nearly jumped.
”Go and buy 100 boxes of stinky tofu and send them to the Xia family.”
”Just what did that girl say...?”
Shen II dared not to ask. Shen I knocked on the door and came in. ”Boss, Xia Yongqiang's two grandsons have returned to the country.”
Shen Xinglan turned to look at Shen II.
”Xia Mingde and Xia Fan,” Shen II immediately explained. ”Xia Mingde is Xia Haixin's son and Xia Wan's younger brother. Xia Fan is Xia Hailin's eldest son and Xia Mei's older brother.”
Recalling the information he read about these two people, Shen Xinglan smirked. ”Very well. This time, I don't have to make a move myself...”
In the Xia family.
When dinnertime arrived, Auntie Li called A Miao downstairs. The latter noticed that there were two strangers sitting at the table.
”Hurry over!” Xia Wan waved at her. ”This is our cousin.”
One of the men appeared dissatisfied after giving A Miao an once-over. ”Why doesn't she look like our aunt at all? Did you guys get the wrong person?”
”Elder Brother, you also think that she's an illegitimate...” Under A Miao's fixed gaze, Xia Mei did not finish her sentence. Instead, she glared hatefully at A Miao.
Xia Wan pulled A Miao toward the sofa. ”I'll introduce them to you. This is my younger brother, Xia Mingde, and this is Xia Mei's older brother, Xia Fan. They're both older than you, so they're your older male cousins!”
A Miao nodded at them. She never thought of addressing them as older male cousins.
Evidently, the other two were also uninterested in her. The one with a frivolous gaze, Xia Mingde, stood up. ”That's enough. I've agreed to meet a friend for dinner.”
”Never mind. He's always like this.” Once Xia Mingde made his exit, the other cousin surprisingly smiled at A Miao. ”I didn't prepare any gift because I didn't know you've returned. What do you want? I'll make it up to you tomorrow.”
Xia Mei was dissatisfied to hear this. ”Older Brother, why are you buying things for her? I don't allow you to!”
”Come upstairs with me. I have something to talk to you about.” Xia Fan nodded at A Miao before taking his sister away.
Seeing as the show was over, A Miao stood up and was about to go into the kitchen to look for something to eat. She turned around and saw that Xia Wan had followed after her.