AWDC Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Killing and Humiliating

Lin Xi thought that was the end of it, but he didn’t expect Mu Chuang to act as if he was addicted to seeing him trying on clothes, and took him to the store next door to get two more sets. Not to mention Lin Xi, even Fu Xiaoling was dumbfounded—

Being so generous, does he really not know what I’m thinking in my heart?

But the truth is, Mu Chuang really doesn’t know.

He only knows that Lin Xi looks good in them, and he wants to buy them for him. As for the money, he is happy to spend it just because the other party calls him “Brother,” without thinking about anything else.

“I can’t wear so many. Let’s not get these two sets, okay?” Lin Xi looked at the prices and felt a pang of pain just thinking about it. He risked angering Mu Chuang and wanted to refuse.

Who knew that Mu Chuang was so determined? After paying the money, he left with the packages, stuffed them into the car, and said he would buy them back regardless of whether he wanted them or not.

Lin Xi was speechless.

Fu Xiaoling felt heartbroken, as if Mu Chuang was spending their future joint property as husband and wife.

“He’s simply a brother-supporting demon,” she muttered to herself. “If he keeps spending on him like this in the future, will our family still be okay?”

“Moreover, they’re not even real brothers. How can anyone be so confused? It’s really speechless,” she continued to complain in her heart, feeling that Lin Xi was a disaster. Even if Mu Chuang really married her, she would probably argue with him often because of this kid in the future.

Therefore, she added another layer of calculation to her already deep scheming.

*

Liang Ting had been going out after work these past few days, returning very late every day. It was unknown whether she had forgotten her old love after finding a new one. In short, she hadn’t come to find Mu Chuang for several days. Even if they happened to run into each other going to or from work, she would just greet him politely and then smile and pass by.

Mu Chuang was a little puzzled. Although he had already “kicked” this woman out as a potential girlfriend, she hadn’t made any major mistakes. He couldn’t help but want to figure out her unusual behavior.

“What have you been busy with these past few days? You’re all mysterious, coming back late at night. Aren’t you afraid of running into bad people, a girl being out alone?”

One day after work, Mu Chuang blocked Liang Ting downstairs in the female employees’ dormitory building.

“I haven’t been busy with anything,” Liang Ting replied with a smile. “My birthday is coming up, and I’ve been busy looking for a hotel these past few days. I don’t know where it would be suitable to eat.”

“Oh,” Mu Chuang nodded, half-believing, half-doubting. “Do you have many guests? Does it take days to find a hotel? Aren’t you afraid of the trouble?”

He had been dating Liang Ting for less than a year, so he didn’t remember when her birthday was, and he didn’t know how many guests she had.

“Not many, just a few fellow villagers. When you’re away from home, where do you find so many guests? I just want to do something special for them, so I’ve been looking for so long,” Liang Ting said, a dark look flashing in her eyes, but unfortunately, Mu Chuang didn’t notice it.

And in a place he didn’t see, this woman made a deal with a man.

And this man was the so-called fellow villager she spoke of, who Mu Chuang also knew, the engineering department head of the factory, Zhang Qingyang.

He was also a married man, but he was seduced by Liang Ting and agreed to use her upper body to help him with a favor, while her lower body should be completely reserved for Mu Chuang.

Zhang Qingyang didn’t look like a lustful person, but Liang Ting had a model-like figure, and her face was one in a hundred. Without affecting his family, he was happy to flirt with her.

As a result, the two hit it off immediately.

Liang Ting had hesitated before looking for him, but who knew that when she went out to find a hotel on Sunday and came back, she heard that Mu Chuang had taken Fu Xiaoling out to buy clothes, and the clothes they bought were expensive. Moreover, he had personally asked her out, and she couldn’t hold back immediately.

She felt that if she didn’t act, this man would either be snatched away by Lin Xi or seduced by Fu Xiaoling. In short, he wouldn’t fall into her hands.

Therefore, in a moment of impulsiveness, she went all out, seducing Zhang Qingyang every day these past few days.

Because for her, only Zhang Qingyang was the most familiar, and only he could make Mu Chuang give him some face.

A plan was born in a dark corner.

Mu Chuang tentatively believed what Liang Ting said. After letting her leave, the woman didn’t stick to him as she used to, but seemed to be intentionally or unintentionally learning from Fu Xiaoling, acting lukewarm, which instead made him think highly of her.

And Mu Chuang really had this change in mentality. In the past, this woman stuck to him every day, and he found it annoying. Now, her elusive state made him feel good. If this continued for a long time, would he take the initiative to stick to her?

Mu Chuang didn’t know. He suddenly felt that dealing with women was difficult.

He simply stopped thinking about it, bought some food for Lin Xi outside, and went back.

The next few days were calm and uneventful, except that Fu Xiaoling would occasionally come over to sit for a while, bringing some snacks for Lin Xi. No one else came to disturb them.

“How is this sister? Quiet and generous, and she likes you just like I do. Help me make a decision, should I go for her?” Mu Chuang asked after Fu Xiaoling brought snacks for Lin Xi again.

Lin Xi felt like something was stuck in his throat. After a long silence, he said, “This is such a big matter. You should make your own decision. I don’t dare to interfere.”

It was painful to bring up this kind of thing, and he even wanted him to make up his mind, which was simply killing and humiliating.

“If you don’t make a decision, then help me analyze it. Can’t you even give me a suggestion?” Mu Chuang had obviously not noticed Lin Xi’s expression, and continued to discuss this topic with him. “Just based on your intuition, what do you think of her? It won’t cost you anything to say it.”

“I don’t know,” Lin Xi replied, his tone tinged with emotion. “I can’t even make decisions about my own affairs, let alone help you.”

“What did you say?” Mu Chuang keenly caught the last sentence, feeling that there was something wrong with these words. “What can’t you decide? Could it be that you’re hiding some earth-shattering secret from me?”

Lin Xi froze upon hearing this. He had accidentally let it slip. What should he do?

His heart was pounding. In this situation, should he go all out and try? Otherwise, the man hidden in his heart would really choose someone else.

“Chuang-ge…” He stood at the end of the bed, looking back at the man sitting on the head of the bed, a trace of affection flashing in his eyes. “If… I…”

He hesitated, and after gathering all his courage, he only said these few words.

“If what?” Mu Chuang was a little uneasy. He had caught the wisp of affection in Lin Xi’s eyes just now. When he asked this question, his heart was also flustered, afraid that the other party’s answer would be as he expected, making him unable to accept it.

“It’s nothing,” Lin Xi said, looking at his face, and ultimately couldn’t say it.