The two of them walked out of the steel-plated room and headed towards the workshop. The fat man looked at the large bag of money he was carrying, but he couldn't even feel a twinge of greed, as he was overwhelmed with a mix of emotions.
"B-Brother, I stole the money for you. Please, just let me go. Even if I betray you, He Baobao will never let me go. I-I'm leaving right now, and I'll make sure no one can find me. I'll keep tonight's events buried in my stomach!"
"No rush. Help me with one more thing," Chu Yuxuan said with a faint smile. After arriving at the workshop, he pointed to the three bodies on the ground and added, "Help me move these."
The fat man looked at the three bodies, immediately terrified, and his legs went weak. After a while, he steeled himself and helped Chu Yuxuan move the bodies, all the while pleading, "I'm cooperating so well, you must let me go... I won't call the police... I won't betray you…"
Chu Yuxuan ignored him and, after moving the three bodies, cleaned up the bloodstains with the fat man. Only then did Old Fourth finish digging the pit.
After throwing all the bodies into the pit, Old Fourth turned and stared at the fat man. The latter's back instantly felt cold as he pleaded, "I-I won't say anything! Please…"
Chu Yuxuan interrupted with a smile, "Do you remember the thing I wanted to borrow from you earlier? Heh, you have to lend it to me. People like you will end up in hell sooner or later!"
With that, he kicked the fat man into the pit.
After filling the pit and covering it with wild grass to restore the area to its original state, the two brothers drove home.
The next day, Chu Yuxuan woke up early, but since it was the weekend and he had nothing to do, he went back to sleep and rested until noon. He then discussed his plan with Old Second, who promptly recommended a few candidates.
However, after spending the entire afternoon secretly investigating each one, Chu Yuxuan found them all unsatisfactory.
As it was getting late, he could only return empty-handed and went to Zhao Yanan's house.
As soon as he entered the house, he overheard someone talking badly about him.
Zhao Yanan was sitting on the sofa, holding a small packet of traditional Chinese medicine on her sprained ankle. Her phone was placed beside her as she was video-calling Zhou Xiaoruo.
"Yanan, I almost forgot to ask you today. Did your dog of a man mention physical therapy to you? Let me tell you, you mustn't be fooled by him! Physical therapy is very painful, you can't do it! If it has to be done, let him do it. Electrocute that cheating dog!"
Seeing Chu Yuxuan walking in with a cheeky smile, Zhao Yanan tried to calmly pick up her phone to end the video call. However, her hands were still wet from the water, and she had trouble touching the screen.
"Xiaoruo…"
The loquacious doctor didn't give her a chance to speak and continued to complain, "How could he be so unfaithful? Doesn't he fear being struck by lightning? Does he have eight kidneys or something to be a new groom every night? Hey, don't even mention sending him to Myanmar. He'd definitely fetch a good price... Hmph! Every woman wants to be with him, just like his father!"
Just as she was saying this, the screen suddenly flipped, and Chu Yuxuan's face appeared on it.
Zhou Xiaoruo pretended to be calm but was inwardly flustered. "Brother-in-law, I was just praising you, just like your father—brave, resourceful, wealthy, handsome, influential, charming, and…"
"Running out of words?" Chu Yuxuan teased with a grin.
"Hehe... I'm speaking from the heart, not making it up. Why don't you ask Yanan? I've always praised you…"
Zhao Yanan: …
"Oh? Well, thank you. Next time, if you have time, I'll take you on a trip to Myanmar."
"No, no, no!" Zhou Xiaoruo shook her head vigorously. "I'm very busy lately! Don't contact me if it's not important. I have to go now. Bye... Wait, wait, let 'Money Not Enough' come and find me more often. He should come for treatment every day. For his own good, hehe... Bye, brother-in-law!"
Chu Yuxuan couldn't help but chuckle, put down his phone, and looked at the equally amused Zhao Yanan. He said enticingly, "Wife, your friend misunderstood me, and you're not going to clear it up?"
"She saw you just like that," Zhao Yanan said, a bit flustered, "Don't call me that…"
Chu Yuxuan held her hand lovingly and asked, "Do you still think I'm that kind of person?"
Zhao Yanan raised her eyes and said, "I don't know."
Then her gaze fell on a cardboard box that Chu Yuxuan had brought in earlier, and she asked, "What's that?"
"Oh, I forgot to mention it. I need to set up something in your bedroom."
Zhao Yanan: ?
Chu Yuxuan pointed at the box. "It's a projector I bought, to install in your bedroom."
Zhao Yanan: "Why install it in my bedroom?"
"On weekends, we can watch movies at home. It's more convenient."
"So, from now on, you'll come into my bedroom to watch movies every week?"
"To deepen our relationship. It's also good for our health," Chu Yuxuan said with a smile, standing up to get the projector. "It's settled then. I'll install it now. When you've finished treating your foot, we'll check it out together."
Zhao Yanan was a bit reluctant and frowned, "Can't we just watch in the living room?"
"The living room is too big and bright. The atmosphere isn't right," Chu Yuxuan said while heading towards the bedroom. "Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything inappropriate. We'll just watch a movie. After that, I'll go back to my own room to sleep."
Zhao Yanan, feeling helpless, stayed silent and had a vague feeling of inviting trouble.
Twenty minutes later, after the beauty finished treating her foot and walked into the bedroom, Chu Yuxuan had already set up the projector and was lying on the bed, selecting a movie. Seeing her come in, he patted the pillow next to him and raised his eyebrows. "Wife, come up here!"
Zhao Yanan was visibly uncomfortable. "Let's go to the living room…"
"We agreed to help each other with psychological treatment."
"Isn't this moral coercion?"
"Huh?" Chu Yuxuan sat up. "I'm not coercing you!"
With that, he picked Zhao Yanan up and placed her on the bed.
Zhao Yanan gave him a reproachful look and smacked his back. "Annoying... You have no sense of boundaries. Stay away from me!"
"Okay, okay!" Chu Yuxuan said, nodding in agreement but moving closer to Zhao Yanan. He handed her the remote. "Here, you choose."
Zhao Yanan gave him a glare, placed a cushion between them, and looked at the screen, which was on the "Romantic Healing" category. After a moment's thought, she took the remote and switched to the "Horror Thriller" category, carefully selecting a movie.
Chu Yuxuan: "Yanan, it's late. Let's watch a romance movie. It's much better…"
Zhao Yanan glanced at him. "Are you scared?"
"Scared? Of course not! How could I be scared of this? You think too little of me."
Zhao Yanan's lips curled into a slight smile. After flipping through several pages, she finally found a classic horror film and clicked on it without hesitation.
"'The Ghost Shadow'? From Thailand?" Chu Yuxuan murmured, "What's so good about this? How about 'Ghost'? That movie also has ghosts."
Zhao Yanan shook her head. "This one is better. The male lead is a scumbag."
Turning her face towards Chu Yuxuan, she said seriously, "A very, very scummy scumbag. This movie is a tragic tale of a scumbag. It has educational value; it can teach real-life scumbags to be better people."
Chu Yuxuan: …
Among global horror films, "The Ghost Shadow" definitely ranks among the top, especially the scene at the end where the ghost appears on the male lead's neck, considered a classic by many and emulated by other films.
However, Chu Yuxuan didn't have the courage to watch that iconic scene. He wrapped himself tightly in the blanket from the start. When the female ghost in the movie tried to pull the male lead's blanket in the middle of the night, he was so scared that he clung tightly to Zhao Yanan's hand.
"Yanan, I'm a bit tired. I'm going to sleep now…"
Zhao Yanan, suppressing a laugh, asked, "Aren't you going to watch a bit longer?"
Chu Yuxuan got out of bed. "Oh, I'm really a bit tired... Let's watch a romance movie tomorrow…"
Zhao Yanan shook her head, her eyes holding a hint of triumph. "