Ch29 - Don’t be too full of yourself 

Jiraiya (Translator’s note): In chapter three, the character Fang Lei was introduced and there was a mistake in translating his nickname ‘Pizza’. It shouldn’t have been ‘Pizza’ but rather ‘Sasha’. The nickname has been corrected now and I apologise for this mistranslation!

Shen Xiao Shi anxiously waited alongside me outside the police station as we peered into the distance, looking for cars coming this way. When Sheng Min Ou’s ostentatious silver sports car appeared in our vision, both of us let out a simultaneous shout in surprise, as if we had seen our ray of hope in an apocalypse. 

“He’s here, he’s here!” Shen Xiao Shi bolted forward and started waving both his arms vigorously, so full of energy that he was just a few moments away from jumping up and down on the spot.

The sports car turned into the police station and when Sheng Min Ou got out of the car he casted a glance at me from far away, before walking towards the police station to resolve the problem, like it was a routine he had done many times before.

 

 

Sheng Xiao Shi and I hastened our steps to follow along and we ended up meeting him in front of the entrance.

Before leaving, Sheng Min Ou seemed to have taken a shower as at the nape of his neck there were still damp strands of hair. At a close distance, the faint scent of his body wash could still be smelt. 

I grasped the handle of the door and was just about to swing it open when a large hand reached out and pressed against the door, stopping my movements.

 

“You two can wait here.” Without further explanation, Sheng Min Ou dropped this sentence on us and pulled open the door, walking inside without sparing us another glance.

The glass door closed once again, creating a separation between him and me.

After hesitating for a second, I yelled out to his retreating figure, “Okay, hope it all goes well!”

 

I leaned against the door with Shen Xiao Shi sitting at the bottom of the steps. Conversation between the two of us trickled as we sporadically initiated and responded, all the while waiting for news from Sheng Min Ou.

“If I knew this was going to happen then I wouldn’t go to that place for late night food, in the end we didn’t get to eat the skewers, and it almost ended up in San Ge suffering another jail time. Not worth it, not worth it at all.” Shen Xiao Shi spoke disheartenedly and plucked out the weeds by his feet, “I’m suddenly reminded of last time when I had gotten skewers from that place and twisted my foot right after, it was so unlucky. That place must have something wrong with it’s feng shui, next time we definitely shouldn’t go back.”

The time now was getting close to two a.m., and apart from police cars rushing to and from the station on the road outside of the police station, there was no other vehicle in sight. In the absence of light, the darkness appeared especially Stygian, unlike the police station which was illuminated like it was daytime by various blinding lights.

 

“If you become constipated are you going to blame their meat for being too hard to digest?” Waiting like this was truthfully anxiety inducing, as I fished around in my pockets of my leather jacket and felt a packet of cigarettes left from who knows when. Just when I was about to remark on my good fortune, I realised that I didn’t bring a lighter with me. 

Whether something is good luck or misfortune truly can’t be told until the event has fully played out.

“No, I would blame my toilet for not having enough suction.” Shen Xiao Shi shook his head and deadpanned.

I was stunned for a second and bit down on my cigarette, cursing at him, “Get lost!”

After waiting for half an hour, the glass door was pushed open once more and Sheng Min Ou took the lead walking in front, with Wei Shi following behind absentmindedly. 

When Wei Shi saw me, he came up and greeted me with a bear hug, “Thanks, brother.” While he said this, he also patted my back heartily twice.

He was a man of great strength, after just being pat on the back twice I was already starting to feel the impact of his hits, so I hurriedly escaped from his restraining hold.

“What on earth happened?” I asked.

Perhaps it would be better if I didn’t ask. In an instant Wei Shi’s demeanour crumpled as his back stooped and he inexplicably had a more sombre and weighed down air to him. 

“Ai, actually this is what happened…”

Shen Xiao Shi left the car to go buy the skewers so Wei Shi took the time to take a nap in the car when out of the blue, he heard a girl screaming ‘thief!’. He opened his eyes and saw a black shadow streak past the car, so without saying another word he jumped off the car in hot pursuit.

 

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Until this moment, it was the typical case of a hero jumping in to help out. 

However in the next second the plot twist occurred. The girl that called out for help dialled the police to have them apprehend Wei Shi, the reason being he had assaulted her father for no reason.

It turns out that while Wei Shi was still napping, the thief had long since hopped onto his electric scooter and left a sizable distance of twenty or so metres between the two. The girl’s father reacted as soon as he could to make chase, but was misunderstood to be the robber by Wei Shi and so suffered a beating. The girl thought that Wei Shi was an accomplice to the thief, so as soon as she got to the scene she kicked him as hard as she could with her high heels and also launched several attacks, swinging her handbag to his face.

“My calf is green from the bruising after she kicked me.” Wei Shi pulled up his pant legs to show me, and just as he said there was a patch of green forming.

This really was a reality show that was absurd while interweaving traces of tragedy, with comedy displayed in those moments of tragedy, and moments of humanity within the comedic moments. 

“If there’s nothing further, then I’ll be taking my leave first.” While Wei Shi animatedly reenacted the events to us, Sheng Min Ou had stood at the side, keeping quiet and appearing composed as usual.

As long as there was a third person who was present, he would wear a mask of appearing like an ‘elite lawyer’. He would be distant but polite, an excellent conversationalist, with a smile appearing on his face when it was expected or necessary. He would always act appropriate to the occasion without overdoing anything, keeping his malice for me surreptitious, a routine he really was all too familiar with doing.

“I’m truly grateful for what you did tonight, Lawyer Sheng. Are you busy later? If not, do you want to come eat hotpot with us? I’ll shout.” Wei Shi was too accustomed to doing business with others and made a habit of discussing anything over drinks, as he completely neglected what time it was at the moment.

I was just about to refuse on Sheng Min Ou’s behalf, when from a distance a few policemen walked over, holding down a bunch of drunkards as they came this way. I stood with Sheng Min Ou as Shen Xiao Shi and Wei Shi took another side and we parted to make way, allowing them to pass through a path in between us. 

“I’m not drunk… don’t handcuff me…” One of the drunkards suddenly started struggling in front of the entrance without warning, as his flailing arms almost came into contact with my face.

I reflexively brought my arm up to block his hands, my feet stumbling back at the same time to dodge as I bumped into Sheng Min Ou’s sturdy chest. Perhaps out of consideration to maintain my balance, his hand wrapped around my waist to support me.

Yet that drunkard didn’t stop even after causing such a scene, in the next second his whole body leaned to one side as he charged towards me. My eyes widened in shock, as I was only able to get the word “fuck” out, without even being able to say ‘me’ before I felt the impact of a full body slam and went tumbling behind.

The world spiralled as all I could make out was the searchlight positioned outside the police station and the clear night sky. 

Right before the moment of impact, the hand around my waist suddenly held on tighter, before I heard a stifled grunt next to my ear.

I fell on top of Sheng Min Ou and was stunned for a second, before I gathered my wits again and immediately jumped off to check how he was.

“Ge, are you okay?” Although the stairs outside the police station weren’t steep at only three steps, the fall was still onto concrete, and it was rock hard. If the fall was seriously bad, it could’ve resulted from someone having broken bones to them even taking their last breath.

I frantically pressed down on all parts of his body, from top down then left to right, scared that there was a part which had fractured under me. 

Sheng Min Ou’s brows furrowed, a light sheen of perspiration appearing on his temples as he frowned, staring at his right foot.

I looked at it and realised that his right ankle had already rapidly become swollen, it had only been a short while but I could already decently compare the size of it to his neck, so I knew that he had twisted his ankle.

 

Shit, maybe that vendor really was a place of ill fortune, last time Shen Xiao Shi twisted his ankle and now it was Sheng Min Ou.

“Are you alright?” Wei Shi skipped a step as he descended the three steps in two motions, crouching down and asking worriedly. 

Sheng Min Ou didn’t respond to him, only raising a hand out in front of me as he said, “Help me up.”

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I hurriedly held onto his hand and carefully hoisted him from the ground.

“How are you so drunk, are you looking to die?!” Shen Xiao Shi angrily shouted as he was going to teach the drunkard a lesson, but was stopped as the police reprimanded him and interfered. Although he was still angered, he could only reluctantly fall back.

One of the policemen saw that Sheng Min Ou’s injury seemed quite serious so he asked, “Will you be taking legal action? If you do, then come in for a statement. However, if I’m being honest there’s not much point to it, you can tell with one glance that these people have nothing to do all day, they won’t really have any money.” 

Sheng Min Ou’s eyes were cast downwards, remaining fixated on his foot. He twisted his ankle gingerly, bracing the pain before he answered, “I won’t be suing.”

The policeman after hearing so only responded with a ‘sure’, before apprehending the person and turning to leave.

Wei Shi scratched his head rather abashedly, “I feel like it’s quite serious, should we go to the hospital to get it checked up? It’s all because of me that Lawyer Sheng got injured, so the main responsibility lies with me.” He looked at Sheng Min Ou, “You don’t have to worry, I’ll pay all of the medical fees. If you need to stay in hospital then stay in hospital, if there is treatment required then go through with it, I’ll definitely be responsible for whatever is necessary until the end.”

“No need.” Sheng Min Ou did not give it a second thought as he rejected the offer, shaking off my grip as he tried to take a few steps alone, his brows creasing even deeper as he did so. 

I hurriedly made my way over to support him once more, “Don’t push yourself further than you should, it’s best to still visit the hospital to get it checked.”

Faced with the difficult reality in front of him and knowing that it wasn’t something that could be solved through sheer willpower, he considered my proposition for a second. Perhaps he figured that now wasn’t the time to continue acting alone, as this time he didn’t reject the offer and allowed me to help him get in Wei Shi’s car.

Wei Shi drove his car with Sheng Min Ou and myself inside as he led the way in front. Shen Xiao Shi then drove Sheng Min Ou’s silver sports car as he followed behind.

After we reached the hospital and had the sprain checked up we were told that it wasn’t a serious problem as it hadn’t injured any bones. He was given bandages to wrap up the sprain and then would just need to rest for two weeks so it could heal. 

Although the doctor emphasised the point that Sheng Min Ou needed to rest well for it to heal properly, otherwise the same ankle would be more prone to getting a repeat injury in the future, Sheng Min Ou’s attitude remained unfazed and unconcerned. I suspected that once the swelling went down, he would remove the bandages and then turn up to work like nothing was wrong.

When we left the hospital, the sky was already lightening up. Like before, Shen Xiao Shi tailed us while Wei Shi drove and sent Sheng Min Ou back to his opulent residential apartment building.

After parking the car, Shen Xiao Shi sat in shotgun next to Wei Shi and poked a head out as he asked, “Do you really not need any help?”

I waved a hand at him and told them to return home quickly so they could get some sleep. 

“Then we’ll be leaving yeah, good night!” Shen Xiao Shi called out as he politely said his farewells.

Wei Shi’s car rounded a corner and after I saw they were completely out of sight, I turned to hold onto Sheng Min Ou and help him enter the building.

 

In the elevator, Sheng Min Ou remained taciturn, so I followed suit as I kept my silence in response.

As the elevator reached the lobby that was part of the resident’s house, when the door opened I was greeted with a vestibule of considerable size. In front of me was a front door that was secured by an electric smart lock. 

Sheng Min Ou unlocked it with his fingerprint, then I helped him enter through the door.

The whole apartment was decorated in a similar style to his office. It was extremely minimalistic, the embodiment of an attitude that cut off unnecessary purchases, threw out unneeded belongings and was free of overindulgence.

The living room was barren and empty, there wasn’t a sofa or a television, only a pure white rug which was put beside a wall. In the centre of the room where a chandelier would usually be installed, there was only a black punching bag hanging instead like an eyesore. Scattered around it on the floor lay two hand wraps for boxing that still hadn’t been put away yet.

I instantly understood why every time I called him he had seemed short of breath when he picked up. No wonder last time he could easily restrain Mr Liu who had acted during his drunken stupor, because he had been practising boxing all along. 

The arm slung around my shoulders lifted upwards as Sheng Min Ou shook me off, leaning against the wall as he made his way in.

“Alright, you can go back now.”

This really was… an immediate disposal after usage.

My mouth twitched as I quickly walked up to him, “Hey, let’s not, let me take a look at your hidden resting quarters first.” After saying so I held him up again without caring for his opinion and dragged him with me as we continued walking ahead. 

The whole place had two rooms, one had another electric padlock, and one did not. I judged that Sheng Min Ou was not abnormal enough to give his own bedroom a lock, so I chose to open the one without a lock. It turned out that I was right with my gamble, as within the room there was just one mattress, one pillow, one quilt, and no other belongings.

I was just going to head inside, when Sheng Min Ou blocked the entrance with an outstretched arm, preventing me from taking another step.

This was his most private space in his house which he already kept private, I knew I couldn’t push it any further, otherwise it would definitely trigger his anger.

I took a step back and signalled for him to ‘please enter’, not daring to touch him again. 

“If you have anything you need just call out to me, I’ll stay outside.”

I turned around and didn’t even get to take two steps before Sheng Min Ou called out from behind me.

“Lu Feng, don’t you think you’re misunderstanding something?”

Mixed in with his tone was something I did not appreciate, I could almost foresee now that following this was another round of inevitable bloodshed over ulterior motives being questioned and harsh criticisms on character. 

I closed my eyes momentarily and took a deep breath, turning back to look at him, “What did I misunderstand?”

He leaned against the door, his eyes cold as he looked at me and remained silent.

 

I started laughing, “Misunderstand that you slept with me because you like me? Then you tell me, on that day why did your high and mighty self have to devalue your worth by fucking me, did I force you to do that?”

I thought he would give me a more dignified answer, however he wrapped up and put an end to all my questions with just one word. 

“Yes.”

I was stunned, and for a second I couldn’t find a suitable response.

Sheng Min Ou, is he really a human? How could he give out such a response, completely meaning it and without even blinking an eye?

“I forced you to sleep with me?” I was so angered I almost let out a laugh, “So you… so you just did it? Didn’t you say you found me disgusting and you wanted me to stay away from you, so now you don’t find me vile?” 

Did I press a gun against his head for him to cover my eyes, bind my hands and feet and to also leave a bite mark on my neck?!

He was so bold and confident like he was in the right that for a second I doubted who it was that had the aphrodisiac injected into them.

“These past few years I have always been adept at keeping my emotions under control, you also saw the punching bag in the living room, I found a logical way of relieving those excess desires.” He spoke without a guilty conscience, and was unapologetic in his tone of voice, the words coming out his mouth like he was a cold, unreasonable robot. “That day, it might have been because I had a bit to drink, the whole night I was accompanying an ignoramus client so my thoughts were all over the place, it felt like I was about to lose control. I made it to the end with great difficulty and was just about to head home as soon as I could, when you crashed into me. You were like a clingy dog that I couldn’t get rid of no matter what, and you kept coming onto me. So…”

I pressed my lips together, the smile on my face disappearing bit by bit, I already had a feeling I knew what he was going to say. 

“It was simply a matter of both sides taking what they needed, you were just a fire extinguisher that happened to be there to put out the fire. Even if it wasn’t you, anyone else could have sufficed.” He crossed his arms, and as expected each word, each sentence was like a stab to the gut, “I haven’t changed my attitude towards you at all, so don’t be too full of yourself.”

After leaving me with these words, he turned around and entered his room, closing the door behind him.

I stood immobilized in my spot for a long while as I took a few silent, deep breaths before I walked to the living room, leant against the wall and slid down it.

“Shit, I underestimated him, it hurts so fucking much.” I closed my eyes, pressed the back of my head against the wall, and cursed as I placed a hand over my heart. 

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