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Chapter 45 - Oh? Just a Few Days and You’re Already This Pathetic?
Chapter 45 Oh? Just a Few Days and You’re Already This Pathetic?
“Hello?”
Qi Lin answered the phone lazily.
According to his original script, he could have stepped in the moment Yu Chen started getting beaten. But something felt off. If Yu Chen got attacked and Qi Lin just happened to be nearby, wouldn’t that be too much of a coincidence?
Anyone with half a brain would eventually suspect that Qi Lin had something to do with it. So instead, he chose to wait—to gamble. He wanted to see if, when Yu Chen was getting beaten to a pulp, Wang Siling would think of him as her savior. And now, with this phone call, Qi Lin knew he had won the bet.
“Qi Lin! Yu Chen is getting beaten up by some thugs! Please come quickly! If you don’t, they’re going to break his leg!”
On the other end of the phone, Wang Siling’s usually bright voice was now laced with sobs, making her sound utterly pitiful. But Qi Lin wasn’t moved in the slightest.
Instead, he yawned lazily and replied, “Siling, are you sure you called the right person? I distinctly remember you saying yesterday that we have nothing to do with each other anymore. You even told me to stay away from your family.”
“Now that your beloved is in trouble, go call your brother. Go call your parents. Why are you calling me, a total stranger?”
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Brother Qi Lin! I was wrong yesterday! I apologize… please, please just come!
Come to the embankment on Riverside Road! If you don’t, Yu Chen is really going to get hurt! If you help, I… I’ll let you kiss me every day! I’ll even take the initiative! Just please, come quickly!”
Her voice trembled as she practically begged.
This was a girl who blushed just hearing dirty jokes, and now she was saying something so shameless?
It was clear—she had completely lost hope and could only think of Qi Lin as her last lifeline. Seeing that the time was right, Qi Lin sighed dramatically.
“Sigh… what can I say? Your Brother Qi Lin has a soft heart. But remember what you just said—otherwise, there will be consequences.”
Hanging up, Qi Lin checked his watch and counted down. He waited about 7–8 minutes before finally starting his car and heading toward the embankment.
His family’s villa wasn’t far, so 7–8 minutes was a realistic arrival time—just enough to avoid raising Wang Siling’s suspicions.
Screech!
The sound of brakes echoed as Qi Lin’s car pulled up at the embankment.
“Brother Qi Lin!”
Seeing Qi Lin actually show up, Wang Siling’s teary face lit up with joy as if she had finally found her pillar of support.
But before she could say anything.
“Siling! Don’t tell me… this bastard is the one you called for help!”
Lying face-down on the ground, Yu Chen furiously struggled to lift his head, his voice trembling with rage. Hearing Yu Chen’s words, Wang Siling stiffened.
Guilt and frustration flooded her heart, almost making her cry again.
Yes…
Qi Lin was here, but why was she happy about it?
If Qi Lin saved Yu Chen, then she would fall right back into this devil’s grasp and her life would become a nightmare again.
“Oh? If it isn’t Yu Chen. Just a few days apart, and you’re already this pathetic?”
Qi Lin stepped out of the car, casually strolling up to the scene.
Seeing Yu Chen pinned to the ground, he smirked and mocked him mercilessly. The moment Qi Lin arrived, the thugs—who had been holding back their laughter this whole time—finally let loose. It was showtime.
“Kid, you the guy this girl called to pay up?”
The thug with the baton sized up Qi Lin from head to toe. Qi Lin almost laughed out loud at how over-the-top their acting was.
Damn… with skills like these, they should be applying to Beijing Film Academy, not wasting time on the streets.
“Yeah, that’s me.”
Qi Lin nodded casually.
“Good, then let’s keep this simple. This brat insulted us and even attacked us. We need 10,000 yuan in damages. Can you afford that?”
The thug sneered.
Qi Lin chuckled.
“And what if I don’t pay?”
The thug snorted coldly and raised his baton.
“Then we break his leg. Simple as that.”
“No!”
Just then, Wang Siling rushed forward anxiously.
“Brother Qi Lin, please! Help Yu Chen! Just consider it a loan! Please!”
She pleaded desperately.
Qi Lin grinned.
“Now that’s more like it. Money doesn’t grow on trees, you know. If you write me an IOU, I’ll lend you the cash.”
“Siling! Don’t beg this scumbag! I’d rather have my leg broken than take his dirty money!”
Yu Chen roared in fury, his heart shattering as he watched the girl he loved beg another man for help.
“Yu Chen, stop! Please! I’m asking Brother Qi Lin for help because I want to! If you lose a leg, your whole life is ruined!”
By now, Wang Siling was crying uncontrollably.
Qi Lin, however, was getting bored.
“So? Are you borrowing the money or not? If not, I’m heading home to enjoy my air conditioning.”
“I’ll borrow it! Please don’t go!”
Panicked, Wang Siling grabbed onto Qi Lin’s arm, her voice trembling with sobs.
Qi Lin grinned.
“Good. Then sign an IOU.”
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Pulling out a pre-prepared piece of paper and a pen, Qi Lin handed them to Wang Siling. Yu Chen’s vision was still impaired from the lime powder, and the others were standing too far away.
Only Qi Lin and Wang Siling would know what she actually wrote on that paper.
“Here’s your 10,000 yuan. Count it if you want.”
Qi Lin tossed a stack of cash to the thugs.
“Now that’s more like it.”
“Hah! Kid, you’re lucky someone was willing to help you. Otherwise, we would’ve snapped your leg in two!”
Laughing, the thugs let go of Yu Chen and walked away grinning.
Of course, the money Qi Lin gave them?
Only the top two bills were real.
The rest?
Completely fake training notes.
Because why the hell would he actually give these thugs 10,000 yuan?
What do you think?
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