roccoschili Chapter 285 - 156: This Is the Aftereffect You Told Me About?
Chapter 285 - 156: This Is the Aftereffect You Told Me About?
The late-night snack was over. The two of them had managed to finish off a whole case of beer.
This was only possible because he had the Divine Skill, Thousand Cups Unintoxicated. Otherwise, he would have passed out drunk ages ago.
Xino had drunk about as much as he had and was starting to show signs of being drunk.
She looked at Xu Yun and said, "As we agreed, I’ll spend the night with you and grant you one request. I keep my word. You can ask for it now."
"Didn’t you already have a late-night snack and drinks with me?"
Xu Yun smiled. "Let’s just leave it at that. Get home early. We’ll meet again."
Xino was speechless.
After that, Xu Yun saw her off in her private car and was about to get a taxi home himself when she called out to him again.
Xino said, a little shyly, "You really don’t want to? This is your only chance."
"No."
With that, Xu Yun closed the car door and said to the driver, "Thanks, driver."
The car slowly drove away. Xino, sitting in the back seat, turned and watched Xu Yun through the rear window, a smile creeping onto her lips.
Only when he was completely out of sight did she turn back around and sit properly.
The driver in the front was a middle-aged man. He smiled and asked, "Miss, is that your boyfriend?"
"Not right now, but maybe he will be in the future."
Xino smiled and asked, "What do you think, driver? He’s handsome, right?"
"He is quite handsome. Reminds me of myself when I was young."
Xino looked at the driver and thought, ’I’m not so sure about that.’
Then, her phone rang.
"Hello, bro."
"I didn’t go anywhere special. I was just hungry, so I went out for a late-night snack."
"Alright, I’m on my way home now."
Xino smiled. "Bro, when I get back, I have some questions for you."
After seeing Xino off, Xu Yun took a taxi back to his residential complex.
At the entrance, he ran into Li Yonghua, who was still on duty.
Li Yonghua tried to pretend he didn’t see him, but Xu Yun deliberately walked by and remarked, "A resident is returning, and you don’t even greet them?"
...
Li Yonghua reluctantly shouted, "Welcome home, Mr. Xu!"
"That didn’t sound very sincere."
Xu Yun smiled. "Be more careful next time, or I’ll file a complaint against you, you hear?"
Li Yonghua watched Xu Yun walk away, gritting his teeth in anger.
’The day I quit this stupid security guard job, I’m going to curse you out!’
Seeing this, a colleague came over and asked curiously, "Did you do something to offend Mr. Xu? He’s usually a really nice guy."
Li Yonghua was speechless.
’Offend him? We’re mortal enemies!’
Xu Yun took the elevator back to his apartment. He checked the time; it was already 12 AM.
’I wonder if Su Mu is asleep yet.’
Xu Yun’s stomach felt a bit bloated.
Even though he couldn’t get drunk, the beer was still bloating. Not to mention he’d eaten so many skewers, and they were all supposedly good for the kidneys!
’Looks like I need to get some exercise to help with digestion, or I’ll feel stuffed.’
’Running this late at night is out of the question. I’ll have to use another, quicker, and more agreeable method.’
’Haven’t the experts said it?’
’Kissing for five minutes burns the same amount of calories as a two-kilometer run.’
’And if you do... other things, one session would be like running a few marathons.’
’Actually, Xino would have been a great workout partner just now. She even seemed to extend an invitation.’
’But after Wu Can’s warning, I decided against it at the last minute.’
’Sleeping with women is fine, but sleeping with women who could cause trouble is not.’
’And right now, Xino falls into the category of women who could cause trouble.’
’Besides, a rich young lady from a potentially powerful family like her would never agree to be my mistress.’
’Unless she volunteered, of course.’
’Otherwise, what if after we slept together, she got attached and insisted on marrying me?’
’That would be a massive headache. The loss would definitely outweigh the gain.’
’So, Su Mu is the perfect candidate. We haven’t seen each other in days. I refuse to believe Su Mu doesn’t miss me.’
’Besides, now that Li Jinshu has moved out, she lives alone. It’s very convenient.’
Xu Yun went to Su Mu’s door and skillfully entered the password. Unlock successful.
He pushed the door open just a crack. It was pitch black inside.
’Looks like she’s already asleep.’
Like a thief, Xu Yun crept inside, gently closing the door behind him. He let his eyes adjust to the dim light from outside, then felt his way toward Su Mu’s bedroom.
’My luck is good. The bedroom door isn’t locked from the inside.’
He gently turned the knob, stepped inside, and closed the door. Just then, a jolt shot through his body as if he’d been electrocuted.
"I—" Xu Yun only managed to get one word out before a numbing sensation spread through his entire body, and he collapsed, limbs powerless, onto the floor.
A moment later, the lights flicked on.
Xu Yun saw Su Mu holding a taser, her face pale with fear.
And when Su Mu turned on the light and saw Xu Yun on the floor, she was stunned.
"Xu Yun, what are you doing here?"
After a few seconds, she quickly threw down the weapon, knelt, and helped Xu Yun up.
Once he’d recovered a bit, Xu Yun leaned against the bed, completely exasperated. "I wanted to give you a surprise," he said, "but I didn’t expect you to be so ruthless. You nearly knocked me out."
"Whose fault is that!"
The thought of having tased Xu Yun made Su Mu want to laugh.
She rolled her eyes at him, a mixture of embarrassment and annoyance in her smile. "Who told you to sneak into my bedroom in the middle of the night without any warning?
I thought a burglar had broken in. You scared me to death just now."
"I was just trying to give you a surprise."
"A surprise? More like a scare."
Su Mu asked with concern, "How are you? Are you okay? Should I take you to the hospital for a check-up?"
She had bought the taser for self-defense and had never used it before. She never thought the first person she would use it on would be Xu Yun.