Chapter 31: Iron Fist Protects the Flower

  Before the laughter had even died down, He Mei Yi was already leaning over the back seat of the car, vomiting violently.

  "Hey, He Jie..." Zhong Xiaofei called out, feeling a bit guilty. If she hadn't been so careless with her phone call, He Jie definitely wouldn't have ended up coming to the bar alone to drink.

  He Meiying vomited twice more, as if she had finally heard Zhong Xiaofei's shout. She raised her head and smiled foolishly for a moment, stretching out her small pointed hand to point at the bald man, "Huh huh, he wants to get me drunk..."

  "We're leaving." Zhong Xiaofei pulled up He Meiyi.

  He Mei Yi was really drunk and couldn't stand up, her plump and fair body suddenly felt much heavier. Zhong Xiao Fei wrapped his right arm around her waist, then put her left hand on his shoulder, carrying her, one, two, three, walking forward.

  "Want to leave? There's no door!" The bald man had somehow gotten up, he was like a wounded beast, his eyes emitting a fierce light, glaring viciously at Zhong Xiaofei. Behind him stood four or five young men, who appeared to be his underlings.

  Just now, Zhong Xiaofei managed to knock down the bald man, but to be honest, apart from his fighting skills, the bald man's carelessness was also another important reason. If the same situation were to happen again, Zhong Xiaofei may not necessarily be able to knock him down. Moreover, there are now four or five young men standing behind him, while Zhong Xiaofei is alone. Even if he could fight well, it would still be impossible for him to take on six people at once.

  Six people surrounded Zhong Xiaofei.

  "Today I'm going to take you down!" The bald man viciously spat out a ruthless remark.

  "Who are you going to kill?" At this time, a slightly hoarse but very mellow voice sounded in the crowd of onlookers. Then, the crowd parted to both sides and a large group of people walked in.

  It's South Brother.

  Nan Ge wore a black shirt, jeans, and had a cigarette in his mouth. He walked with a swagger, exuding a gangster air. Behind him followed over a dozen people, all brothers and waiters from his bar. As soon as they entered, they immediately surrounded the bald man and the four or five young men under him, forming a counter-encirclement.

  Four or five young people were a bit panicked, but the bald man was still able to keep his cool. He stared at Nan Ge and said, "Nan Ge, what do you mean? Do you want to interfere with other people's business?"

  "What's with the meddling?" Nan Ge burst out laughing, "He's my brother, whoever messes with him is messing with me! Gangzi, let me advise you one more time, it's best not to provoke this brother of mine, provoking him will have severe consequences."

  "Don't try to scare me!" The bald man glared fiercely, "Was I raised by being scared? He ruined my business today, and I won't let him off easy! Kang Nan, if you know what's good for you, get out of here quickly. Otherwise, we'll settle old and new accounts together!"

  "What if I don't leave?" Nang said with a cigarette in his mouth, chuckling.

  "Don't leave? Hmph, you can forget about doing business again!" the bald man threatened viciously.

  Nan Ge burst out laughing, "Jiang Zi, you're really good at joking! Even Hai Ge wouldn't dare to brag about this!"

  Hai Ge is the big brother of bald men and the leader of the local gangsters.

  "So you want to be against me?" The bald man's eyes were staring at him with a glare bigger than an ox.

  "Nan Ge's face sank, 'Gang Zi, it's not me who wants to oppose you, but you want to oppose me! I've already said that he is my brother, and you still want to make things difficult for him. Isn't that not giving me face?'"

  "Bastard!" The bald-headed man cursed, staring at Nan Ge, wanting to take action but not daring to do so. Not taking action would also be a loss of face. At this critical moment when he was in a dilemma, someone shouted, "The police are here!"

  The people on the scene immediately dispersed in all directions.

  The bald man took the opportunity to get on the bus and slipped away, before closing the car door he threw down two ruthless sentences. The first sentence was directed at Zhong Xiaofei, "You little brat, just you wait, I'll deal with you sooner or later!"

  The second sentence said to Nan Ge, "Nan Ge! This matter is not over!"

  Zhong Xiaofei didn't say a word. Nan Ge smiled and replied, "Hehe, I know it's not over yet. You can come find me anytime. I'll be waiting for you."

  The bald man drove away.

  "Who is this Nangong?" Zhong Xiaofei was a bit worried, he could tell that this bald man wouldn't let things go easily.

  "Zhao Chenggang, you idiot!" Nang said with a smile, "I've been wanting to teach him a lesson for a long time."

  "Oh, his fists are quite hard," Zhong Xiaofei said with some concern.

  "Hmm, this kid is quite capable, used to be on the city's boxing team, but you don't have to worry, I have ways to deal with him," Nang said, not taking Zhao Chenggang's threat seriously. He narrowed his eyes and smiled at Zhong Xiaofei, who was holding He Meiyi in her arms, "Is this beautiful woman the one you're looking for?"

  "Ah, He Jie, our company's secretary."

  "Haha, the secretaries in our company are all big-breasted," Nang said with a sly smile, his eyes scanning He Meiying's chest, and then asked, "Is she new? I haven't seen her before?"

  "Yes, she has been with the company for just over a year..."

  "I said so. The beauty had too much to drink and needs someone to send her home."

  "En, I'll send it." Zhong Xiaofei nodded.

  "Others offer you a ride but you're unwilling?" Nang said with a loud laugh, "Get in my car."

  Zhong Xiaofei didn't stand on ceremony either, and helped He Meiyi into Nang's black Honda.

  Although Mei Yi's drunken eyes couldn't open, her mouth kept speaking nonsense. "Husband, why don't you want me anymore? Is that foreign girl better than me?" "Bring another bottle of beer, I'll drink till I'm drunk!" Suddenly, she burst into tears, hugging Zhong Xiaofei's neck, with snot and tears all over her face, wetting Zhong Xiaofei's shoulders. Finally, she started scolding a bunch of stinky men.

  Nan Ge exclaimed while driving, "Was the beauty dumped by someone? Why is she so heartbroken?"

  Zhong Xiaofei smiled wryly, knowing that Nang had misunderstood him, but he didn't explain either.

  Arriving at He Mei Yi's home, Zhong Xiao Fei helped He Mei Yi out of the car. At this moment, she wasn't scolding anymore and leaned against Zhong Xiao Fei's shoulder, falling asleep with a soft hum. Her body was as soft as a cotton ball, her twin peaks pressed against Zhong Xiao Fei's body, making his mouth dry.

  "Good night! Remember that every moment is precious!" Nang didn't get off the car, he raised his eyebrows and laughed loudly before reversing the car and leaving.

  Zhong Xiaofei supported He Meiyi up the stairs, because the stairs were steep and He Meiyi seemed to have woken up again, muttering incoherently and calling Zhong Xiaofei "old husband" while hugging his neck, causing several passing neighbors to stare at them.

  Zhong Xiaofei awkwardly smiled and repeatedly explained, "She's had too much to drink, she's had too much to drink..." thinking to herself, shut up quickly, if these neighbors tell your husband, what will you do?!

  He Mei Yi was unhappy, she tightly grasped Zhong Xiao Fei's neck and muttered, "Who got drunk? I didn't get drunk at all, husband..."

  Zhong Xiaofei quickly covered her mouth and thought to herself, "You idiot, if you shout again they'll call the police."

  It wasn't easy dragging Mei Yi to the door, and then rummaging through her bag for the key. After opening the door, he first sent her into the bathroom, where she vomited into the toilet. When she was done, he helped her onto the bed. Mei Yi's eyes were like silk, her plump body almost limp with exhaustion, yet she still murmured, "Husband, I want...I want..."

  But Zhong Xiaofei didn't, because tonight he had no mood for it. If it were any other time, with a beauty throwing herself at him, lying in bed and shouting "I want you, I want you", he definitely wouldn't disappoint her.

  Zhong Xiaofei took off Mei Yi's shoes, covered her with a silk quilt, locked the door and left. Years later, he recalled this episode and proudly thought of himself as a gentleman who could sit in a woman's bedroom without being tempted.

  Back home, Xiaowei was already asleep. Zhong Xiaofei listened to her sweet sleep sound through the door, smiled with relief, and then let out a long sigh, straightening up and falling onto the sofa, staring blankly at the ceiling as he couldn't help but think of Li Xiaoyan. Li Xiaoyan's voice was still as sweet as it was years ago, and her beauty must have remained too... Li Xiaoyan, can we still have a future story together?

  That night, Zhong Xiaofei slept very badly, constantly having dreams. In his dream, he not only dreamed of Li Xiayang and Xiao Wei but also Wu Yijie. The three beauties took turns appearing in his dream. In the previous dream, Li Xiayang wore a white tank top and jeans, her skin as white as snow, her long hair fluttering, running around on campus, laughing at him... He stretched out his hand to catch her but grasped nothing. In the next dream, Xiao Wei stood in front of him with a sweet smile, calling him brother-in-law. Then Wu Yijie appeared, looking very cold and angry, staring at him as if blaming him for not being able to forget his old lover...