231 Always Recycle 2 in 1 (1/2)
Everyone in the upper society knew that the Yao family's Yao Zhixing had the achievement called the 'Feared Undresser'. It was better for females because no matter what, he had to give them some face, but if it was a male, there was no reason to be kind. After a beating, the man would be undressed completely and dropped right in the middle of the busy city.
The day that Yao Zhixing unlocked this skill was at his own sixth birthday party. Thinking back to that day when so many little boys were naked and crying together, it was truly a sight to behold.
After that first battle that solidified his position, Yao Zhixing realized how powerful this skill was, and he had not stopped cultivating this skill, never looking back since.
His parents had been too late to stop him. Furthermore, they thought that if their son was stronger, he would not be so easily bullied, so they had let him be and allowed him to grow on his own. When they finally realized that something was wrong and tried to stop Yao Zhixing, it was already too late. Many times, things in the past were nothing but tears.
Mother Yao and Father Yao were sitting in the living room, watching the television. Sister Yao woke up late since she had been worried about her brother and spent much of the time yesterday looking after him. Just as she was descending the stairs from her own bedroom on the second floor, the three members of the Yao family heard the pitiful screams coming from Yao Zhixing's room.
”What is Zhixing up to now?” Mother Yao glanced up the stairs with worry in her eyes. ”Xiao Shuang is still up there. Doesn't he know to cool it down?”
Father Yao sighed and said, ”He's probably undressing someone.”
Some time later, there was a half-naked man that was dragged out of the second floor. It was unclear which part of the city this unlucky soul would be deposited. Even though Father Ye did not approve of his son's punishment method, considering that Ye Shuang had said that this was the person who used his bike to injure his son, Father Yao decided to ignore it this time.
Dare to injure my son? Good, you deserve all that you get!
Thinking about this, Father Yao calmed down again and consoled his wife, ”It's fine. Xiao Shuang is a clever child, and she is already so familiar with Zhixing, so she must know our son's personality.”
Sister Yao's step that carried her to the sofa paused. She felt like the obedient expression on her face was slipping. A clever child? He he…
A while later, a very thin man that was stripped until he was in his underwear was dragged out from Yao Zhixing's room. The man's body was already injured, and the face was filled with bruises. The stripping revealed his undernourished body, so one could imagine how embarrassing this situation was for the man.
Father Yao's eyes looked at the embarrassed man for about half a minute. The latter had his head so lowered that it felt like he was trying to push his head into his chest. After some time, Father Yao sighed and waved at the bodyguard. ”Take him away, it's fine this time.”
But with his gaze he said, Stop helping my son do stuff like this.
The bodyguard was calm. He picked up the man by the back of his neck and left the room to take the car. Mother Yao could not help herself from glancing up the stairs and asking, ”Where's Xiao Shuang?”
”Probably chatting with our son,” Father Yao said casually. ”This Xiao Han is also one thing. Why would he call Xiao Shuang, a girl, to drag the man here? Isn't he afraid that something might happen on the way here? Oh, by the way, have the maid go upstairs to inform Xiao Shuang to stay for lunch before going back home.”
”Why should we trouble the maid? I'll go myself. I can even use this opportunity to check up on them.” Mother Yao tossed the mandarin peel away, slapped her hands clean, and stood up.
Father Yao nodded. ”Okay, go and see what Xiao Shuang is up to.”
Then, he could not stop himself from adding, ”Even if the child wants to strip people, at least have Xiao Shuang leave the room first. Doesn't he realize Xiao Shuang is a girl?”
Considering Ye Shuang's explosive power and hearing how her father was afraid for her safety, Sister Yao only had a sense of anguish in her heart.
Just as Mother Yao was going upstairs to check how her son was interacting with the girl, Yao Zhixing was enjoying the meal that Ye Shuang had brought over in a thermos. Even though it was inconvenient to do stuff with just a single hand, a small table was placed on his bed, and with just the right hand and a spoon, it was more than enough.
It was pig's feet soup that was inside thermos. The meat had been cooked until the soup was milky white. It looked clear, but the taste was thick. Floating on the surface of the soup were several mushroom pieces, and they had soaked up the soup.
The meat was chopped into edible sizes, and they were poking through the soup. When they were lifted out from the soup, the pig's skin was like a layer of half-invisible soup that was stuck to the meat. The fat melted on the tongue, but it was not disgusting to taste.
Each of the peanuts inside the soup was soaked until it was soft in cold water. Then, they were cooked together with the pig's feet. One only needed to push them with the tongue to digest them. The texture was similar to the meat, and the flavors complimented one another perfectly.
When Ye Shuang took out the thermos and opened the lid, the delicious smell had spread through the room. Yao Zhixing had instantly lost interest in dealing with this Brother Cheng. He had waved his hand to have the bodyguard strip the rest of the man's clothes and haul him out of the room. After that, he had started to enjoy the soup in thermos without even raising his head.
Ye Shuang sat to the side, and as she helped hold the table and thermos, she filled Yao Zhixing in on the results of her investigation so far.
”Meaning I'm just a collateral damage?” Hearing that, Yao Zhixing finally raised his head. ”Tsk.”
He pulled out a napkin from his side and used it to wipe his mouth. With a raised brow, he muttered in an annoyed tone, ”I thought it was my enemies that were after me, but at the end of the day, it is because someone wanted to use me to stir the pot?”
”Brother Han also told me to come relay his… apology to you.” Ye Shuang thought about it and changed the original 'condolences' to something more palatable. ”This thing is indeed an accident, but it does not change the fact that the b*stard son was indeed targeting you. Xu He just happened to find the opening that he needed at the most correct time.”
”You have a point.” Yao Zhixing took a sip of the soup. ”It's just adding one more individual to the party. The fact is, even without Xu He, that b*stard would still have found a way to come after me… Tsk! I still don't like it. I have to counter somehow.”
”That's your call.” Ye Shuang shrugged.
Yao Zhixing finished the rest of the soup in two or three gulps. He even sucked on the meat. He wiped his mouth and changed the topic. ”This soup is not bad, but how come you didn't cook some bone soup?”
”Don't they say you are what you eat?” Ye Shuang smiled. Her eyes moved from the bones that were piled up on the table to the man's broken arm. ”Your arm is broken, so I purposely chose a pig's front feet.”
”…” Yao Zhixing.
Seeing the stunted expression on Yao Zhixing's face, Ye Shuang could not help but laugh. ”I'm just kidding. The pig's feet were on sale at the market yesterday, so I bought some when I was out shopping. They were quite fresh. I'll cook something else for you later.”
Mother Yao pushed the door open and walked in when the two were laughing and joking. Seeing how warm this whole scene was, she felt quite relieved. After seeing the empty thermos that was placed in front of her son, the warmth in her eyes glowed even more.
Following lunch with the Yao family, Ye Shuang left the house under the warmth-filled gaze of Mother Yao and Father Yao. Until the end, Ye Shuang had no idea why the two were so happy. Their own son's arm had just been broken—a normal person should not be so excited.
After finishing her job at Yao Zhixing's, Han Chu went to liaise with the b*stard son while Ye Shuang was tasked to handle Zhou Yue. Therefore, Ye Shuang had another place to rush to.
No matter what, he had been framed, so Ye Shuang ought to explain to Zhou Yue what had happened. Naturally, if he was willing to come help muddy the water, then it would be best. Therefore, after leaving the Yao family, Ye Shuang went to visit Uncle Zhou. She had dinner with the Zhou family, and during dinner, she revealed some choice information to Zhou Yue.
She did not need to go into details. All she needed to do was to pass him back the bracelet and say that someone purposely dropped that where Yao Zhixing was assaulted. With Zhou Yue's brilliance, he would figure out the rest on his own; there was no need for Ye Shuang to explain the rest.
When she arrived home that night, Han Chu came over with his laptop. He also brought with him a new job. ”There's a case that needs a butler. He is supposed to be a good fighter, know business management, and have good mannerism. The weekly salary is 50,000, the contract is for a week, and his lips must be sealed.”
Ye Shuang took a sip of water, removed her jacket, and sat down before asking, ”What kind of work is this for? A normal butler would not that many requirements, right?”
Han Chu glanced at her, pulled up the email that he had received, and forwarded it to Ye Shuang's phone. When the girl was reading it on her phone, he added the explanation. ”it's a classic Cinderella story. A young master has fallen in love with a common girl, but the family will not approve of her background, so the young man plans to package the girl as a famous second-generation young lady who has just returned from overseas. The butler might need to be a bodyguard because the young master has a little brother who is very naughty. He once caused a maid's eardrums to tear with a nasty prank.”
The requirement for knowledge of upper society mannerisms did not need to be explained. If the butler showed that he was from a good background, it would create the impression that the girl was too. Other than that, the butler also needed to find a make-up artist and stylist to work with the girl and even help the girl manage the business that the man's family might send their way. This was in consideration of the fact that the man's family might come up with a trial for the girl.
Ye Shuang moved her finger and quickly finished reading the email. Then she sighed. ”Good fighter, knows business management, and even familiar with all the decorum… That sure is impossible. If there is someone so good at their job, why would they not reach for something greater but settle as someone's butler for a mere 50,000? Do you want me to go online and buy him a spell circle to see whether we can help him summon a Sebastian?”
”The person only needs to look the part. He only needs to know about the basics so that he will not make a scene of himself.” Han Chu sat on the sofa and loosened his tie. ”There's no need for him to be perfect; he only needs to be passable.”
Ye Shuang scanned through the various candidates in the talent storage and shook her head. ”That's not possible. Actually, I think the main criteria is that the man knows how to act and cheat. Certain things can be faked, as long as the acting is good enough. Good fighter can even be ignored, as long as the man knows what to do and what not to do.”