Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1963 - 2026: We Really Don’t Need You to Pay
The two were chatting when Li Yifei nudged her waist and said, "Look, up front."
"What?" Chu Xiaoyao was startled and followed Li Yifei’s line of sight, indeed seeing Chu Nan standing at the corner, waving at her. Chu Xiaoyao immediately perked up, waved back, and jogged over.
Seeing the two women hug each other, Li Yifei wasn’t jealous this time, but he still felt a bit uneasy. After all, even though two women hugging didn’t necessarily mean anyone was taking advantage, Chu Nan was known to be a lesbian, seemingly the aggressive type, which gave Li Yifei an odd feeling, like his wife was the one being taken advantage of. It’s like when a guy has a crush on him — you can be gay, but you can’t harass me or have any ideas about me, or I’ll break your legs.
He walked over quickly and heard Chu Xiaoyao introducing, "Honey, this is my classmate, Chu Nan. Chu Nan, this is my husband, Li Yifei."
Chu Nan looked Li Yifei up and down, didn’t show any disdain, smiled normally, and reached out her hand, "Hello, I’ll just call you Brother Li!"
"Sure." Li Yifei nodded. Knowing the other was a lesbian, he felt a bit odd inside. Not that he discriminated against lesbians; in his own home, the women would sometimes play male and female roles for fun, which he thought was fine. But at this moment, Li Yifei was studying Chu Nan, especially seeing her holding Chu Xiaoyao’s hand, and he felt a twitch in the corner of his eye.
Li Yifei remembered when he was in school, there was a queen bee, dressed like a guy, with pretty and vibrant girls around her all the time. Thinking about it now, maybe it was the same thing, though he didn’t know people like that.
"Sister Chu Nan, earlier... sorry, we didn’t know it was you, so my husband pushed you to protect me," Chu Xiaoyao apologized.
Chu Nan shook her head in response, "No problem, I was running too fast; I wouldn’t have bumped into you otherwise!"
"Can I ask what you were holding? My husband broke it, and if it’s convenient, I’d like to compensate you. But don’t overthink it; if something’s broken, it has to be compensated for!" Chu Xiaoyao said.
"Hey!" Hearing about the vase, Chu Nan’s expression changed, she took a deep breath and said somewhat regretfully, "This incident today... wasn’t your fault, it’s my fault for trusting people too much!"
"What do you mean?" Chu Xiaoyao promptly asked.
"Yaoyao, just go on with your business. You don’t need to compensate me. If someone should compensate, it’s those who chased me. If they weren’t chasing me, I wouldn’t have run like that, and the vase wouldn’t have broken," Chu Nan said.
"How can that be? It was my husband who broke it, so compensation is still necessary. Sister Chu Nan, give us a price, and we’ll get the money to compensate you right away!" Chu Xiaoyao said anxiously. She was now quite well-off and didn’t mind spending a bit of money. Besides, even if it were really an antique, she could afford it.
Chu Nan continued to wave her hand, saying, "I said you don’t need to compensate. Besides, you couldn’t afford it if you wanted to; it’s expensive!"
"Ah? It’s really an antique!" Chu Xiaoyao widened her eyes. She didn’t understand this stuff, so she was naturally surprised when she heard it.
Chu Nan nodded and said, "It is an antique, from the Song Dynasty."
Chu Xiaoyao covered her mouth, not expecting that in her rush, she had broken a Song Dynasty antique. She looked at Li Yifei and quickly said, "Well, Sister Chu Nan, we’re really sorry. Since it’s an antique, it must be valuable, and we broke it, so we should be responsible for compensating you. Please don’t be polite with us. Whatever the cost is, we’ll compensate accordingly."
"Right, honey," Chu Xiaoyao said, looking at Li Yifei, who nodded to show his agreement with Chu Xiaoyao’s words.
Chu Nan looked at Chu Xiaoyao and still shook her head. Her face was a bit conflicted, but she still said, "Xiaoyao, forget it. I’ll ask them for compensation. It wasn’t intentional on your part, so how could I make you pay?"
"Those... those people were clearly chasing you. If you go to them, won’t you be walking into a trap?" Chu Xiaoyao held onto Chu Nan and said, "Those people don’t look like good guys. Chu Nan, don’t go to them."
Chu Nan gave a bitter smile but said generously, "It’s okay. They might be hard to deal with, but so am I. Xiaoyao, you guys go ahead. I’ll handle it on my end."
"We really should compensate, Sister Chu Nan. Right now... my husband is very wealthy, so just name the price, and I’ll pay it. I can’t let you suffer a loss," Chu Xiaoyao said anxiously, because Chu Nan wasn’t letting her compensate. She felt that even if Chu Nan had a way to make up for this, it was her responsibility to compensate.
Chu Nan still shook her head and said, "Forget it, really, no need. Alright, let’s leave it at that. I’ll invite you and your husband to dinner another day. I’ve got things to do and will head off now."
Saying this, Chu Nan shook off Chu Xiaoyao’s hand and turned to leave. Chu Xiaoyao called out twice, wanting to catch up with her, but the mall was crowded, and Chu Nan vanished quickly.
"Why... why don’t they want me to pay for it anymore?" Chu Xiaoyao stomped her foot, muttering, then turned to look at Li Yifei, saying, "Honey, that antique is worth quite a bit, right? If Sister Chu Nan just goes back like that, how will she explain it?"
Li Yifei flicked Chu Xiaoyao’s forehead lightly, shaking his head slightly. He hadn’t said much, not because he was absent-minded, but because he was observing. He noticed that Chu Nan’s expression seemed off. She was anxious, but while talking to Chu Xiaoyao, she kept watching her surroundings, and then suddenly left...
"If they don’t want compensation, then we won’t pay. We’ll talk about it next time we see her," Li Yifei said.
Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaoyao immediately looked up, saying, "How can that be okay? What if it’s really expensive? Sister Chu Nan must be afraid I don’t have the money, that’s why she didn’t let me pay."
In Chu Xiaoyao’s heart, Chu Nan must be acting very righteously right now.
"Do you have her contact information?" Li Yifei asked.
Chu Xiaoyao blinked, then shook her head, saying, "I don’t, but I’ll try to find out!"
As she spoke, Chu Xiaoyao took out her phone and called several numbers. However, none of her current contacts knew how to reach Chu Nan, leaving Chu Xiaoyao somewhat disappointed. Biting her lip, she looked very unhappy.
Li Yifei reached out and ruffled her hair, saying, "Alright, let’s walk ahead, maybe she hasn’t gone far!"
"We’ll definitely not find her. Really, I feel I’ve messed up something, I’m really unhappy," Chu Xiaoyao said, her head down, as Li Yifei held her hand and led her forward.
They walked for a while without seeing any sign of Chu Nan. After leaving the mall, Little Yao was still unhappy and had no interest in continuing to shop, so Li Yifei said, "Shall we head home?"
"Alright, sigh," Chu Xiaoyao agreed, following it up with a heavy sigh.
Li Yifei chuckled and went with Chu Xiaoyao to the underground parking lot. Just as they reached the parking lot, Li Yifei’s ears twitched as he heard some sounds. It seemed like a quarrel was coming from another area of the parking lot.
He walked over with Chu Xiaoyao’s hand in his, and at that moment Chu Xiaoyao raised her head and said to Li Yifei, "Honey, the car’s over there, we’re going the wrong way."
Li Yifei chuckled, saying, "No, we’re not. I’m taking you to find your classmate."
"Huh? Where is she?" Chu Xiaoyao immediately looked around, and Li Yifei pointed ahead, saying, "Over there, let’s go!"
Chu Xiaoyao quickly quickened her pace and walked forward, and soon they heard the sound of a quarrel.
Standing in front of Chu Nan were a few men. These people weren’t strangers, at least not to Li Yifei and Chu Xiaoyao, as they were the same men who had run out earlier when Li Yifei broke the vase.
Chu Nan was covering her face, seemingly having already been slapped by the middle-aged man, but she wasn’t crying. Instead, she explained, "Brother Lil, that was my classmate earlier, we were really close in high school, I can’t do that!"
"Damn you!" The man called Brother Lil by Chu Nan immediately kicked out angrily, hitting Chu Nan’s stomach. She clutched her stomach and knelt on the ground, and Brother Lil, still unsatisfied, slapped her directly. The slapping sound came over as Chu Xiaoyao and Li Yifei arrived. As soon as Chu Xiaoyao saw Chu Nan getting hit, she immediately wanted to rush over, but Li Yifei held her back, gently covered her mouth, and leaned over to whisper, "Let’s watch first!"
"But..." Chu Xiaoyao wasn’t a fool. She had also heard the earlier conversation, realized what Li Yifei meant, and nodded. The two then hid behind a car, just over ten meters away, listening to the conversation clearly.
Chu Nan took a kick and a slap and didn’t dare to fight back. Kneeling on the ground, she said, "Brother Lil, I was wrong this time, but I can’t do anything to my classmate. Let me find someone else in a day..."
"Find your damn solution, I gave you a real antique this time, valued at over a hundred grand, and you let them go, saying they’re classmates. I’m telling you, go find those people now, my antique vase worth over a hundred grand is shattered!"
The men standing by, arms crossed, glared unhappily at Chu Nan. One walked up to Chu Nan and said, "You slut, you think Brother Lil is bluffing? I’m telling you, if you don’t make up for this loss, we’ll drag you to the field tomorrow and make you sell yourself until the money is paid back."
Chu Nan’s face went white instantly. She raised her head to look at the man, who wasn’t afraid, instead revealing a wicked smile. He reached out to stroke Chu Nan’s face and said, "Heh, I know you’re a lesbian and don’t like men, but that’s perfect, you’ll get a taste of what it’s like with a man, and won’t like fooling around with women anymore!"
