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Chapter 126: Chapter 126: I don’t want to hurt the innocent
In the bathroom.
Tong Yao is fuming, sitting outside the bathroom, listening to Mosquito No. 6’s report.
[It was Qian Niannian who threw your clothes into the trash can. She watched you go in for a shower, and then she threw your clothes away. This woman is pure evil, she did it on purpose.]
Mosquito No. 6 witnessed Qian Niannian throwing away Tong Yao’s clothes but could do nothing. It wanted to report to Tong Yao, but the bathroom was too humid, and the sound of the water drowned out its voice, so it couldn’t get the message across.
"Even a blind person would know she did it on purpose, this despicable woman. If a tiger doesn’t show its might, you treat it like a sick cat, huh?"
Tong Yao’s face turned red with anger. She had just finished taking a shower and when she came out to get dressed, she found her clothes missing. She had no choice but to wash and put on the dirty clothes she had taken off, unfortunately, they were a dress that clung tightly to her body when wet, revealing every curve of her body, even showing a bit of skin underneath. By the standards of the 21st century, just stepping out in such an attire would have her criticised, let alone in this era.
She was already the subject of much controversy in the residential compound, if she were to step out looking like this and be seen by others, who knew what sort of rumors would circulate about her.
Tong Yao didn’t really care what others thought of her, but she was afraid it could affect Si Chen.
Helplessly, she could only sit here, dry, and wait for Si Chen to notice that she hadn’t returned and come to check on her.
"Yaoyao." Si Chen’s voice rang from outside suddenly.
"I’m inside." Tong Yao was overjoyed and quickly responded, assuming that it would take Si Chen quite a while to notice that something was amiss and come looking for her. She didn’t expect him to come so soon, "I forgot to get a change of clothes, can you get me a clean set?"
Forgot her clothes?
Si Chen raised his eyebrows, a shadow of doubt flickered in his eyes, he had seen Tong Yao carrying her clothes to the bathroom.
He put aside his doubts and said softly, "Wait inside for a while."
"Alright."
Tong Yao agreed, feeling relieved. Wearing soaked clothes was extremely uncomfortable, if it weren’t for Si Chen bringing her some clothes later, she would have wanted to take them off already.
[Your man is not bad, he came to check on you seeing that you hadn’t returned upstairs for so long. If it were Chen Yanmei’s man, even if she stayed here for the whole night, he wouldn’t come to check on her.]
Tong Yao’s melancholic mood lightened considerably, she smiled sweetly, "Of course, can my choice of men be wrong? If he weren’t good, wouldn’t I just run away before getting our marriage certificate?"
If she knew she and Si Chen hadn’t gotten their marriage certificate when she first arrived, she would have moved out and stayed somewhere else a long time ago. Thankfully she didn’t move out, otherwise she would have missed such a wonderful man, wouldn’t she?
Although, there are plenty of men in the world, those who are handsome, have a sense of style, treat her well, share the same values, and are capable, are not many. God has been kind to her, she had to cherish such a perfect match.
[Oh wow, I can smell the nauseating smell of love in the air.]
"Yaoyao." Si Chen’s voice echoed from outside again.
Tong Yao quickly walked to the door, poked her head out and took the clothes, "Go upstairs first! I will come up once I’m dressed."
After speaking, Tong Yao quickly retracted her head to change her clothes. The damp clothes clinging to her body made her feel uncomfortable. She didn’t want to wear them for another moment, she just wanted to change quickly, so she could get her revenge on Qian Niannian, to let her know she couldn’t bully her easily.
Si Chen remained silent, turning around. However, the corner of his eye caught sight of the clothes in the trash can. His brows furrowed, understanding dawned upon him, and his face turned a few shades darker.
Many people in the residential compound didn’t like Tong Yao, Si Chen understood, but he didn’t expect anyone to resort to such petty tricks behind the scenes.
"Why haven’t you gone upstairs yet?" Tong Yao rushed out of the bathroom, puzzled to still see Si Chen standing at the door.
"Who threw it away?" Si Chen’s eyes fell on the clothes in the trash can.
"Qian Niannian." Without needing to look, Tong Yao knew what Si Chen was asking. She pulled the clothes from the basin and handed them to Si Chen, "Take these clothes upstairs and dry them for me. Leave the rest to me. It’s a matter between women, let us women handle it ourselves. Don’t interfere. For someone like Qian Niannian, I alone can handle two of her."
Having said that, Tong Yao filled a large basin with water from the faucet with a high spirit, ready to walk upstairs. The basin of water weighed about twenty to thirty pounds, which greatly reduced Tong Yao’s vigor. Just as she was considering taking a break, a pair of large hands from behind took over her basin.
Tong Yao looked stunnedly at Si Chen who had taken the basin of water and walked ahead, becoming completely stupefied. By the time she regained her senses, Si Chen had walked to the corner, so she quickly followed him.
Si Chen placed the basin of water at Qian Niannian’s door on the third floor, "If you want to make a scene, go for it! Someone would clean up after you."
"I’ve married the right man." A small universe seemed to ignite in Tong Yao’s eyes. She suppressed her excitement, raised her hand and knocked on Qian Niannian’s door a few times.
"Who could that be, knocking at this late hour?" Guo Nan, who was folding clothes on the bed, mumbled confusedly, put on his shoes, and prepared to open the door.
"Don’t open the door." Qian Niannian suddenly stood up and blocked Guo Nan’s way.
"What’s wrong?" Guo Nan was startled by Qian Niannian, "Is someone looking for you?"
"No way, who would come looking for me at this hour?" Qian Niannian’s eyes flickered uneasily, and she started to stammer, "Th-they must have knocked on the wrong door. Just ignore it."
"Open the door." After waiting for a while and seeing nobody open the door, Tong Yao knocked again.
"It’s Tong Yao, she must have something to say, or she wouldn’t have come knocking."
Recognizing Tong Yao’s voice, Guo Nan insisted on opening the door. Seeing that she couldn’t stop Guo Nan, Qian Niannian simply lay down on the bed, pulled the quilt over herself, and pretended to be asleep.
"I have..."
Guo Nan opened the door, intending to ask Tong Yao what was going on, only to be interrupted by Tong Yao.
"Step aside, don’t stand in the doorway. I don’t want any innocents to get hurt."
Stunned for a moment, Guo Nan instinctively moved aside, just in time to see Tong Yao walk in with a basin of water and pour it all over Qian Niannian’s body. All of these happened so suddenly that Guo Nan was taken aback.
"Ah..."
Caught off guard by a sudden bucket of cold water, Qian Niannian squawked like a scalded hen, screaming as she jumped off the bed, patting the water stains off her body. Glancing at her wet bed, and the perpetrator still standing there with a basin, Qian Niannian felt like she was going crazy with anger.
"Tong Yao, have you gone mad, what are you doing throwing water over me late at night?"
"Don’t you know why I’m throwing water over you?"
"What should I know?" Qian Niannian, with her neck craned in defiance, retorted, "I was asleep, and you ran in like a madwoman and dumped a bucket of water on me. Are you sick in the head?" 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Qian Niannian had always known that Tong Yao wasn’t someone easy to mess with, but she had never expected that Tong Yao would actually brazenly barge in and throw water all over her and her bed.
