Chapter 37: Wang Chenning, What Did You Do to My Sister?
"Wang Chenning, what are you doing here?" Yang Xiaodong, who had come over early to see Yang Xiaofei, was startled to see Wang Chenning emerge from a room. "Y-you... you slept here last night?"
"Don’t be so rude. You should have some manners. Call me brother-in-law!" Wang Chenning snapped. "Your sister and I are engaged. What’s so strange about us sleeping together? Don’t wake your sister, let her sleep in. She was quite tired last night!"
Yang Xiaodong’s expression changed instantly. "Wang Chenning, what did you do to my sister?"
"You’re not an idiot. Do you really need to ask someone else? Just think about it and you’ll figure it out!" Wang Chenning said with a smile as he walked toward the now-pale Yang Xiaodong. "They say the children of rich families are well-bred, but you, my little brother-in-law... I’m not seeing any of that upbringing."
"You... you... you..." Yang Xiaodong was practically bursting with rage.
Just then, the door to Yang Xiaofei’s room opened.
Wearing a trench coat over her pajamas, her long black hair disheveled and her eyes still heavy with sleep, Yang Xiaofei emerged. She glanced at Wang Chenning, then turned a cold face to her brother and demanded, "Yang Xiaodong, why are you making such a racket so early in the morning?"
Yang Xiaodong pointed at Wang Chenning, his expression a complicated mix of emotions as he asked his sister, "Sis, why is he here with you?"
To Wang Chenning’s surprise, Yang Xiaofei didn’t explain at all. "What’s it to you?" she said. "If there’s nothing important, you should go!"
"Sis, I came to talk to you about something very important!" Yang Xiaodong said, glancing at Yang Xiaofei and lowering his voice slightly. "What did he do to you?"
"I’m going to wash up," Yang Xiaofei said, turning and walking back into her room. She shut the door with a SLAM.
Yang Xiaodong, who had tried to follow her in, nearly had his face slammed in the door. He instantly flew into a rage born of shame and frustration.
"I’m hungry, and your sister hasn’t eaten either. Go get us breakfast!" Wang Chenning said, not giving Yang Xiaodong a chance to throw a fit. "I want some soup dumplings, wontons, soy milk, and steamed buns. I don’t care if you cook it or buy it, just get two steamers of soup dumplings, two bowls of wontons, and two servings of soy milk for your sister and me!"
"In your dreams!" Yang Xiaodong was so angry he could have jumped three feet in the air. "Who the hell do you think you are, ordering me to get you breakfast? Take a good look in the mirror!"
"Fine, then I’ll just give Yang Liansheng a call. I’ll tell him the Yang family’s descendants are so arrogant they can’t even be asked to buy a simple breakfast. I’ll tell him to take back the promise he made the other day."
Wang Chenning’s words immediately startled Yang Xiaodong. "Don’t call him! I’ll go buy it right now!"
Fire blazed in his eyes. If looks could kill, Wang Chenning would have died at least a dozen times already that morning.
Wang Chenning said slowly and deliberately, "I want the xiao long bao from Din Tai Fung, the steamed custard buns from Ming Pavilion, and the soy milk from the Old Porcelain Mouth Bean Juice Shop. You can get the other stuff from wherever."
"Are you insane?!" Yang Xiaodong jumped up again. "Do you have any idea it’ll take hours to go to all those places?"
"That’s your problem. Why are you asking me?" Wang Chenning said, looking at Yang Xiaodong as if he were an idiot. "If you keep whining, I’ll make you go to Haijin City to buy Goubuli buns!"
Yang Xiaodong stared at Wang Chenning, his face cold. "Wang Chenning, you’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you?"
"So what if I am?" Wang Chenning let out a cold laugh. "The moment I arrived in Yandu, you brought a group of guys to jump me. If I wasn’t taking your sister’s feelings into account, you’d probably be half-dead by now. If you’ve still got a problem, feel free to test my limits!"
"Fine, you’re ruthless!" Yang Xiaodong was actually a little afraid of Wang Chenning now. From last night’s madness and everything else that had happened recently, he had come to a conclusion: ’Wang Chenning is a lunatic.’
’Today, all I can do is quietly accept my fate. If I keep arguing, I’ll just be falling right into his trap.’
’That bastard will definitely find more ways to torment me.’
’A wise man knows when to pick his battles. I’ll avoid him for now and find a chance for revenge later.’
’As if Wang Chenning could out-scheme me in the long run. I don’t believe it.’
’I’ve already found out that he only recently met Lv Qinglan and Zhao Xiao’an. Those two women can’t be at his side every second.’
’Without his other backers, what is Wang Chenning but a piece of clay for me to mold?’
After running out of Yang Xiaofei’s villa, Yang Xiaodong took out his phone and made a call.
"Brother Chao, that bastard Wang Chenning bullied me again this morning. And you know what? My sister yelled at me and defended him. I’m telling you, you have to make your move soon, or he’s really going to fool my sister and take her away from you.
If I were you, there’s no way I could stomach the humiliation from that night. Being insulted like that in front of so many of your guys... I’d risk my own life to get revenge.
You’ve already come up with a plan? Ha, that’s great! I’ll definitely help!
Get him to come out tonight?
Okay!
I’ll tell him in a bit. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure he falls right into your trap!"
After hanging up with Li Mingchao, Yang Xiaodong felt a little better.
After Yang Xiaodong ran off, Wang Chenning went to wash up, then walked over and knocked on Yang Xiaofei’s door.
After returning to her room, Yang Xiaofei had listened to Wang Chenning and Yang Xiaodong argue without coming out to interfere.
When Wang Chenning knocked, however, she opened the door right away.
She had already washed up but hadn’t changed her clothes.
"Your brother went to get us breakfast," Wang Chenning said to Yang Xiaofei with a smile. "He should be back by the time I’m finished with your treatment. Shall we begin?"
Yang Xiaofei nodded, her face expressionless.
’Last night, she had slept very well. She had fallen asleep shortly after lying down and hadn’t even had a single dream.’
’She had slept soundly past her usual waking time.’
’If Yang Xiaodong hadn’t come to make a scene so early, she probably could have slept even longer.’
’Although he had woken her up, she felt full of vitality when she woke, and her complexion looked much better than usual.’
’Best of all, the various discomforts in her body were completely gone. She felt wonderful from head to toe.’
’She was completely convinced of Wang Chenning’s medical skills and had no desire to refuse his treatment.’
Wang Chenning’s treatment today was much simpler. He only performed acupuncture on a few points on Yang Xiaofei’s head, waist, and legs.
After the acupuncture, he massaged her temples, cheeks, neck, and shoulders.
The combined effect of the acupuncture and massage was so good it pleasantly surprised Yang Xiaofei yet again.
The stiffness and resistance she’d felt when Wang Chenning massaged her before were completely gone.
However, as she was changing her clothes, Yang Xiaofei suddenly grew vigilant. ’I can’t let this feeling of trust deepen any further,’ she thought. ’Otherwise, one day I’ll be in too deep to pull myself out.’
Just as Wang Chenning was finishing Yang Xiaofei’s treatment, Yang Xiaodong returned with the breakfast he had bought.
He angrily slammed the bags onto the table and shouted at Wang Chenning, who was sitting and looking at his phone, "I bought the breakfast you wanted! Hurry up and eat, and then get out of here!"
"Great!" Wang Chenning walked to the dining table and deftly opened the food bags. "I figured you wouldn’t dare to tamper with anything. If your sister ate your spit or some other filth, she probably wouldn’t let you off as lightly as I would. Besides, you wouldn’t be able to hide it from me even if you tried!"
Yang Xiaodong let out two cold laughs, then sat down and started eating as well.
Seeing that Yang Xiaofei hadn’t come down yet, he lowered his voice and said, "Eldest Young Master Li, Li Mingchao, says he’d like to invite you for tea tonight. Do you dare to go?"
Wang Chenning was a little surprised. "Li Mingchao is inviting me for tea? What’s this about, revenge?"
"Who do you think you are? Do you think you’re important enough for him to personally get revenge on? He just has some business to discuss with you!" Yang Xiaodong said, looking at Wang Chenning with a provocative expression. "If you don’t have the guts to go, I can refuse him for you!"
