Chapter 16: This woman was sent by heaven to punish him

"Senior, why didn't you call me last night?" Liu Qingqing finally ended her cold war with Chen Yang via text message.

Chen Yang looked speechlessly at her text. This woman is just weird—you call her and she never answers, you send a message and get no reply. Ignore her, and she gets anxious again.

The point is, he isn't in a position to reply right now. When the text chimed, Lin Wei also woke up, staring at him with those big Karen-like eyes.

"Whose message is this, why aren't you replying?" Lin Wei had already glanced at the content, and she asked feigning ignorance.

Chen Yang gave her a look that said he knew she was asking on purpose. After a moment's thought, he still replied to Liu Qingqing: Last night friends treated me, I drank too much and went to sleep early.

As soon as his message was sent, Lin Wei started complaining: "I used to think you were an honest person, but I didn't expect you to lie without even blushing."

Chen Yang retorted irritably: "Then what should I say— that I slept in your bed?"

Lin Wei wrapped her arms around Chen Yang's neck, smirking: "Isn't that the case?"

"……"

Chen Yang felt aroused again as her smooth body rubbed against him.

After another half hour of tossing and turning, Lin Wei finally got up to go to the bathroom. At the door she suddenly gave Chen Yang a seductive look: "You don't want to shower with me, do you?"

Chen Yang's exhausted body instantly revived, and just as he was about to get up, Lin Wei had already shut the bathroom door.

This sly little fairy.

Chen Yang cursed under his breath, then looked at the bloodstain on the bed and his head hurt again.

Zhang Jun merely clung to Lin Wei and refused to let go, whereupon Lin Jianguo beat him so badly he couldn't get out of bed for three days. Chen Yang, who had taken Lin Wei's virginity, would he fare even worse?

Chen Yang thought again: he and Lin Wei had gotten their certificate, they were a legal husband and wife. Doing that between spouses is natural and proper, legal and reasonable. Lin Jianguo should have no cause to bother him, right?

Besides, this was Lin Wei's idea to begin with…

Lin Jianguo is, after all, the Public Security Bureau Chief of Qingshui City; even if he doesn't reason, he ought to obey the law, shouldn't he?

The more Chen Yang thought, the less confidence he felt.

At that moment, the phone rang—it was Liu Qingqing calling. She must have waited half a day for his reply and couldn't wait any longer.

"Senior, why aren't you replying to my messages? Are you still angry?"

"No way! I just went to take a shower." Chen Yang told another lie; after Lin Wei's ordeal, he had no time to check messages.

"When will you be back?" Liu Qingqing asked again.

"In a bit I still have to go to Sunshine Garden to handle the renovation work, then I'll return tonight." Chen Yang continued to fabricate.

"All right, then I'll go to class first, see you tonight!"

Chen Yang hung up Liu Qingqing's call, his head aching again. Lin Jianguo is far away in Qingshui, so he probably won't cause trouble anytime soon. Liu Qingqing lives right across from his rented apartment—there's no escaping her.

Since he had relations with Lin Wei, he could no longer keep things ambiguous with Liu Qingqing. Chen Yang wasn't the type to string two partners along.

He felt a bit sorry toward Liu Qingqing. After all, he first established a romantic relationship with Liu Qingqing, then had sexual relations with Lin Wei. Theoretically, that's cheating!

Before he knew it, he had become a scumbag.

Lin Wei, Lin Wei, you really are a troublemaker.

Chen Yang lay helplessly on the bed, wishing he could sleep soundly—preferably never wake up—so he wouldn't have to face his worries upon opening his eyes.

Just as he closed his eyes, Lin Wei had already finished her shower and come out. Seeing Chen Yang still in bed, she frowned and said: "Get out already, do you want to live here permanently?"

Chen Yang was amused by her quick-change expression. "Everything that should happen between us has happened— isn't it only natural for me to stay here?"

Lin Wei said: "No, I only accept you physically. Emotionally, you haven't passed the test yet." She then urged Chen Yang to put on his clothes.

After she had kicked Chen Yang out, she added: "You'd better not provoke that little vixen again when you get back, or you'll regret it."

Who really is the vixen, you don't know that yourself? Chen Yang fumed inwardly.

His cold war with Liu Qingqing was personally orchestrated by Lin Wei.

Going further back, the breakdowns of his relationships with Zhang Jun, Zhao Shunfa, and Tang Kun were also caused by Lin Wei.

And Chen Bing being driven out of his family was likewise a conflict manufactured by Lin Wei.

This series of ordeals not only cost Chen Yang a house, but also turned him into a scumbag.

This woman—she must have been sent by heaven to punish him!

After Chen Yang drove home, he called Zhao Xiaoli to ask her for two favors.

First, the paperwork for handing over that new apartment to Chen Bing—could she help change the name on the property deed?

According to Lin Wei's wishes, it would be best to put the house under Zhong Lin's name. That way, if Chen Bing can't withstand pressure from the Chen family patriarch, Zhong Lin will at least have some security in Xingcheng.

Second, the renovation matter. The supermarket's construction progress can't halt, and Chen Bing's new apartment construction there also needs to start. He hopes Zhao Xiaoli will communicate with the renovation company's person in charge to see if they can proceed simultaneously. If not, he'll find a new company to take over.

He also forwarded Zhao Xiaoli's phone number to Zhong Lin, asking her to handle the property transfer procedures.

After that, Chen Yang went to go play chess with Old Man Zhou (i. e., to sleep).

But he hadn't played long before the phone rang again and interrupted him.

"Chen Yang, some little sprite drove off in her Porsche from school—could she be coming to see you?"

"Yeah, she's sleeping right outside nearby. Or you could come over—three people hugging would be warmer." Chen Yang admired the woman a bit.

Likewise, after an exhausting night, he was worn out like a dog, while she remained full of energy. As the old saying goes, indeed it's true: only the ox that dies from overwork, never the field that's ruined.

"In this scorching heat, you aren't afraid of getting burned?"

"What's there to fear? Dead beneath peonies, even as a ghost I'd be suave."

"Really? Then wait—I'm coming over to grant your wish!"

Chen Yang hurriedly placated her with kind words. He had now entered the sage mode, lacking the energy to indulge in romance.

Of course, he also didn't want to witness a catastrophic clash between Lin Wei and Liu Qingqing.

From the first encounter between the two women, Liu Qingqing is completely no match for Lin Wei. If she were bullied on her home turf, her Liu family behind her would certainly not let it rest!

After graduating, Lin Wei returned to Qingshui, while Chen Yang still had to develop in Xingcheng. When the time comes, the one who'll take the blame and suffer will surely be Chen Yang again.

So, no matter what, he must prevent the flames of war from igniting.

After seeing Lin Wei off, Chen Yang hurriedly got up to take a shower. He also washed all the clothes he'd worn the previous night and gave the room a thorough cleaning.

Women are extremely sensitive creatures; even a faint lingering scent could cause unnecessary trouble. At this very moment, Chen Yang worries most that Liu Qingqing will discover the trace Lin Wei left on him.

If exposed, given Liu Qingqing's impulsive nature, he would likely become the focus of the Xingcheng University campus forum again.