Chapter 51: with translation of chapter title

51 The situation is a bit too beyond imagination.

Tushan Jiu merely gave him a light glance.

Gou Dan's palm stopped half a meter behind her, unable to move.

She gave a light laugh and crushed the lollipop in her mouth.

With the crackling of the lollipop, Gou Dan's arm also sounded as if bones were breaking.

Ah—my hand!

Gou Dan went limp and knelt, painfully clutching his dangling arm.

Tushan Jiu looked down at him from above, saying, "As long as the righteous light doesn't shine on you for a day, I'll come beat you up. Don't ever let my daily routine become eating, sleeping, and beating Gou Dan."

She withdrew her gaze, tilted her head toward Xie Shiyu's camera, and said, "Education comes in many forms, Gou Daye. You're not wondering what I used to make him submit, are you?"

Tushan Jiu paused for a moment, then flashed a "the customer is god" smile, and said, "Of course—beat him into submission."

Perhaps fearing Gou Daye wouldn't believe her, she turned to Gou Dan and asked, "Do you submit or not?"

"I submit! I submit, I submit!"

"Look, he says he submitted."

The people inside, who dared not even breathe, said: "......"

She went to the restroom and washed her hands.

Gou Dan's company restroom had no paper towels, and Tushan Jiu didn't mind, casually shaking the water off her hands.

Afterward, she went straight out and got into the car.

Just as she got in the car, Xie Shiyu said, "I've sent the video to you."

"Mm, okay, thanks." She took out her phone, saved the video to it, and sent it to Gou Sheng.

After the credit transaction, Gou Sheng had added her on WeChat.

After sending the video, she sent a voice message: "Gou Daye, your son has a fierce temper; he's only submitting verbally, not wholeheartedly. He still needs two more lessons. I'll tell you after the transaction is fully completed."

Without waiting for a reply, she turned to Xie Shiyu, whose car hadn't started yet, smiled, and said, "Let's go."

She still needed to return to the ancestral home to change clothes, and attend a gathering tonight.

Xie Shiyu still hadn't moved, and lifted his chin at her, saying, "Seat belt."

Tushan Jiu felt embarrassed, having been preoccupied with sending messages, she forgot about the seat belt.

She was annoyed that she could do anything, but her memory was terrible.

She fastened the seat belt, and the car slowly started.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Xie Shiyu brought Tushan Jiu to the bar on time.

The colorful lights kept shifting with the music.

The volume was moderate, not causing headaches, and Tushan Jiu let out a sigh of relief.

She had been to bars before, but most of the time it was for work, because this place is one of the favorite haunts of seductive ghosts.

However, this bar is quite clean, aside from the normal yin energy, there's nothing dirty.

Xie Shiyu noticed Tushan Jiu observing from the corner of his eye, leaned in and asked, "What's up? What are you looking at?"

Tushan Jiu really didn't expect that he would notice such a small detail at any time.

She laughed and shook her head, "Professional habit."

Xie Shiyu was amused by her witty explanation; she really is candid and adorable.

He picked up on her words, asking, "Is it still clean then?"

Tushan Jiu looked at him and seriously answered his question, "Very clean."

"All right, the stairs here are a bit dark—don't look, watch your step."

"Mm."

The private room is on the second floor; normally it's not open to the outside, only opened when the three of them come to hang out.

Lu Ze Yuan and Qi Chen had already arrived.

As soon as Xie Shiyu pushed open the private room door, he heard a chorus of wails.

"Chen, you have no idea how scared I was back then."

"Do you think there really are people with supernatural abilities in this world?"

"Otherwise, how could that woman's palm emit electricity and summon lightning? No normal person could be struck by lightning several times and still be unharmed!"

He was so engrossed in his speech that he completely failed to notice Xie Shiyu and the others arriving.

Qi Chen, on the other hand, had noticed them early on.

He kicked Lu Ze Yuan to remind him that people had arrived, and to stop talking lest he frighten Xie Shiyu's fiancée later.

Lu Ze Yuan glanced at Xie Shiyu, then at the girl standing beside him, and immediately wiped away his tearful expression.

He was fairly outgoing, smiling as he extended his hand to Tushan Jiu and said, "Hello, sister-in-law, I'm Lu Ze Yuan, Xie Shiyu's classmate and close brother."

Qi Chen wasn't much of a talker; his appearance was that of a steel-hard man, and his brief self-introduction was, "Sister-in-law, hello, I'm Qi Chen."

"Hello, you two," said Tushan Jiu. She shook hands with them one after another, and her gaze lingered a few seconds longer on Lu Ze Yuan's face, her eyebrows slightly lifting.

Xie Shiyu didn't miss her small gesture, but since she didn't say anything, he naturally wouldn't ask about it now.

He lightly touched her arm, Tushan Jiu looked at him, and he tilted his head toward the sofa, saying, "Sit there, see what you'd like to drink, I'll have someone get it."

He knew Tushan Jiu's personality—she's slow to warm up—so he let her get used to things first.

She chose a glass of low-alcohol plum wine, Xie Shiyu called over a server, and also ordered some snacks for her to nibble on.

Lu Ze Yuan and Qi Chen beside them looked like they had seen a ghost, exchanging a glance.

When had they ever seen Xie Shiyu take care of someone else?

The point is, he attends to every trifle—he even casually placed a tissue within her reach.

What is this called online?

Dad-type boyfriend?

Tushan Jiu caught a glimpse of their expressions, but she didn't understand what they were surprised about, so she simply gave a polite smile and then listened attentively to their conversation.

With no outsiders around, they spoke more casually; Xie Shiyu asked Lu Ze Yuan, "What did you just call out?"

Lu Ze Yuan opened his mouth, about to say the strange incident he had just seen, but Qi Chen kicked him.

Xie Shiyu frowned, sizing up the two, not knowing what secret they were keeping.

Qi Chen explained, "The matter is a bit too unbelievable; I don't know if sister-in-law will be scared, so I didn't let Lu Ze Yuan speak."

"Too unbelievable?" Xie Shiyu repeated Qi Chen's words, but his brows relaxed.

Seeing the person beside him lean in, he curled his lips and said, "It's fine, she isn't afraid of these things."

On the contrary, she is quite interested.

Xie Shiyu knows Tushan Jiu well; she is also curious.

As for them, she wouldn't rudely pry into their affairs; after all, they are Xie Shiyu's friends, and it wouldn't be right to invade their privacy.

Upon first seeing Lu Ze Yuan just now, she only noticed something somewhat coincidental from his appearance; she didn't look deeper.

So—she wants to hear!