Mingshen had been amazed and dumbfounded a lot of times by Wei and Lihua. So much that he just wished to leave the city and settle on some remote island, far away from the two idiots.
But what Lihua said just now crossed all the limits to how much speechless he could get.
"What. Did. You. Just. Say?" Mingshen asked in a very, very quiet voice that would make goosebumps crawl on someone's skin.
Even Lu Bojing was horrified by her claim. For a moment, just for a moment, he couldn't help but imagine Mingshen gay and with himself as his partner. The mere thought made him see light at the end of the tunnel as if he was descending to hell.
Lihua pursed her lips. "Lu Bojing is a very pure and innocent man. I treat him like my brother. He is also very cute. That's why, I-I cannot accept this! You aren't suited for him."
Mingshen stared at her.
"Don't look at me like that! Y-you were…" she blushed, "so close to him. You had lifted his chin, and it seemed as if you were about to kiss him! I won't let you bully him!"
Mingshen shut his eyes for a few moments. Then he opened them, and an extremely dangerous smile was on his lips. He lifted a brand new knife off the shelf and unpacked it. Then he flicked it in his hand and looked at her.
"Come here."
Her mouth twitched. "W-What are you going to do with that knife?"
"I don't have my scalpel with me right now, so a kitchen knife is the next best option to cut your brain. Thank you for making me realize that I must carry my tools with me at all times."
He stepped towards her and Lihua jumped back. "Don't be crazy, Mingshen!"
"I am certainly not crazier than you," Mingshen narrowed his eyes. "Yang Mingshen and gay? Tell me, what part of your body should I dissect first? Your useless eyes by which you saw us together, or should it be your brain that God only knows why it came to the dumbass conclusion you just uttered? Tell me."
"I-It's not my fault! Someone like you who doesn't know about human emotions and is a maniac suddenly was so...so intimate with another guy."
"Song Lihua."
"Y-yes?"
"Why do I feel that you are more EXCITED rather than being FURIOUS?"
Lihua averted her gaze. "What do you mean? Why will I be excited?"
His gaze darkened. "Don't tell me you belong to the species who fantasize two men together?"
A trace of guilt flashed in her eyes.
It's all Yaya's fault! She gave me all amazing BL novels to read, and now my brain is filled with them!
Lihua glared at him. "How did it come to my fantasies? Don't try to change the subject! Even if you are interested in men, Lu Bojing is out of scope for you."
Mingshen blinked. He looked back at his assistant, who was trembling hard and seemed to be praying to God.
"Hoo~ when did you two become so close?"
"Lu Bojing is like my younger brother. He is my new neighbor. I don't know why you would even approach him! Do you just flirt with random strangers like that?"
She looked back and asked, feeling concerned, "Bojing, did he do anything to you?"
He stiffened. He vigorously shook his head. "No-Nothing!"
"Then why were you two standing so close?"
"I-I...I just bumped into him!"
"So why was he holding your chin like that?"
Lu Bojing burst into tears. He didn't know how to lie anymore.
Mingshen pointed the knife at her, and she slightly jerked in fear.
"As a doctor, it's only professional that I check on someone injured in front of me."
She suspiciously looked at him. "Check? Do you even care about other humans that you would do such good deeds?"
Mingshen smiled. "You know me so well. I don't just help anyone. I am very costly."
"..."
"Apparently...I have a thing for interesting humans," he stared at his assistant as he said that. "It fascinates me when I see something unexpected happen. For example, how a weak and frail looking boy could actually possess the strength to defeat an army."
Lihua seemed confused.
"Don't put too much pressure on your brain, Song Lihua. It already has gotten rotten with your fantasies. Don't kill the rest of the functioning brain you may have left. Leave some for your unborn child too."
She trembled in rage.
"You…"
Just then Wei finally came in after having a 'good talk' with the owner of the supermarket. He saw Mingshen pointing a knife at Lihua, and his brows furrowed. "Don't point that at her."
He sneered. "Your ex-wife seems to have a garbage brain, Mafia King."
Lu Bojing was so terrified by Wei's appearance that he instinctively said, "I-I am going to the toilet!"
Mingshen smiled. "By the way, Mafia King. I will be waiting for your apology."
Wei pursed his lips.
It was indeed Lu Bojing who had protected Lihua. Wei came to a conclusion too hastily.
Lihua frowned. "Apology for what?"
"For wasting my precious time and forcing me to be here."
But of course, Wei understood what he meant.
"I will."
"Good. Then transfer the cargo to my lab as an apology."
Translation - Mingshen will deal with the burly man and not Wei.
Wei's expression was icy. "No."
As someone who threatened to hurt Lihua, Wei would personally take care of him.
"You have no choice. It's my decision because your concern is safe. But my concern is injured."
Wei said nothing.
"I will take the cargo, no questions asked," Mingshen narrowed his eyes. "I will let you play with it for some time if you want. But I am going to end it. That's for sure."
Wei pursed his lips in disappointment.
Lihua, who didn't understand this coded conversation at all, could only stand dumbfounded.
Mingshen said, "Like I said Mafia King's ex-wife, don't put too much pressure on your brain.. It's not good for your health."