“I have a plan,” the girl smiled. “If it goes well, it’ll prevent any conflicts with them. Plus, I don’t think you want them to come in. As far as I know, these charms are not practised by the Night Division, and I’m sure you don’t want them to know about them.”
“Alright. What’s the plan?”
It was at that moment that he realised that the girl was right. They absolutely cannot enter the room. There is no guarantee that they wouldn’t lock him up.
“Kill everyone outside. No witnesses, no crime,” the girl smiled.
“Really?” Yibei tilted his eyes. “Can you even deal with that many people?”
“You may have injured me, but I barely need to do anything to kill them if I want to.”
“Alright, let’s start with the one who takes the lead. To tell you the truth, I’m just a part-time worker, and they treat us like sh*t! I wish I could blow the Night Division up!”
He spoke with a half-truth, and the girl was stunned, believing in Lu Yibei’s ramblings. After all, to her, the Night Division may be dying in the night to let the people live in the light, but some of their methods are definitely less than ethical.
“But…” he spoke, breaking the silence. “Maybe not. Maybe his wife and children are waiting for him to come home. I’m just going to…”
He was about to stand up and open the door, but the girl stopped him again.
“Wait! If Plan A doesn’t work out, isn’t there a Plan B?
“I guess.”
“Okay! Well, uh, are you willing to swallow your pride?”
She could hear the conversation outside, and the man was crafting a story for them. She might as well deepen their misunderstanding by pretending to be a couple! Being a thousand-year-old tree, there was nothing she hadn’t experienced.
“Are you kidding me? I am an imposing man of seven feet, and my pride is everything! I’m going to open the door!”
The girl sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose. “Alright, yes, you’re the man. Do you have any towels in your bathroom?”
“Yes, why?”
“Don’t worry about it. All you have to do is look.”
As the girl spoke, she stretched out her hands and untied her clothes. Her cloth slipped down, and only a few articles of emerald green were left on her body. Her arms and thighs are exposed, and her skin is pristine and glowing.
“W-what are you doing?” Yibei stuttered. He couldn’t help but look at her gorgeous figure. “Are you planning to use your beauty on them?”
As he talked, the figure of Shui flashed in his mind, and he smiled, saying, “I’ll remember what you have sacrificed for me.”
The girl glared at Yibei, and in the next moment, she disappeared in a flash.
In the corridor outside Lu Yibei’s apartment.
Li Xuan and his men squatted beside the man, waiting for him to finish lamenting about being single.
Although what he said was becoming more outrageous, they couldn’t help but be enthralled by his story.
After the man had finished speaking, he fell silent, and everyone followed suit.
The corridor fell into a deep silence, and Li Xuan couldn’t help but sigh, “You should write a book.”
He glanced back at his men and announced, “Alright. I got the gist of the situation, and we have been delayed for more than ten minutes. We need to break…”
Before he could finish speaking, the door to Yibei’s house burst open, and a girl ran out cursing.
She was wrapped in only a towel and a coat. Her thick, dark, emerald hair was draped wetly on her shoulders as it stuck to her back.
“Bastard! Lu Yibei, you aren’t human!”
The scene in front of them stunned everyone present, and they all took a deep breath.
‘Why did the enemy come out before we went in?’
The girl who rushed out the door stopped upon seeing the group of men outside his unit, and a look of astonishment appeared on her face as she stepped back in fear and asked, “W-who are you people?”
“We…”
“Me!” the man shouted. “I-I called the police! I heard too much movement inside, and I thought somebody died inside!”
At that moment, he felt like a hero.
Hearing this, a look of panic appeared on the girl’s face, and she ran back into the room, “Honey! Come quick!”
Standing in the living room, Lu Yibei looked at the scene at the door. He was stunned for a while, but quickly adjusted his brain to fit the situation.
‘This is your f*cking Plan B? I like it!’
But are you sure they won’t be suspicious when they see the mess in the living room?
No matter. He has a role to play in this act.
“You!” he yelled out from inside the room. “Get back in here, you shameless b*tch!”
‘Act like Shui… Act like Shui…’
Everyone looked at Lu Yibei in unison, and all of them thought he was domestic violence incarnate.
“I’m sorry! I didn’t know there were people outside; listen to me,” the girl pleaded.
“What is there to explain?” Yibei yelled. “Get back in here!”
The girl was stunned, then looked towards the men in pity before going back inside.
At the same time, Lu Yibei came to the door, and his eyes fell on Li Xuan.
“Oh? Operator Li Xuan? We met before; you even gave me this cute little gadget. I have to say, it’s pretty useful!”
Li Xuan twitched the corners of his mouth and said through a gritted smile, “I’m glad to hear that. We received a report of loud sounds coming from your house, so we came over to take a look.”
“Ah?” Lu Yibei said, “It’s a big misunderstanding, the scene you just saw… I was just having a little conflict with my girlfriend.”
“Define little conflict.”
“Uh…” Lu Yibei paused and said resentfully, “Actually, it’s not my fault; it’s mainly her fault. We played League together! I was the midlaner, and she was the jungler. She refused to give me the blue buff, and she even came over to my lane to tax my minions!”
“But you’re beating her?”
“I didn’t!” Lu Yibei rejected it. “I am a man of honour; I would never put my hands on a woman! I simply got angry and just tossed and smashed some things in my house.”
“And that’s it?”
“Yup. That’s it.”
“Right,” Li Xuan nodded and turned to his men. “It was a misunderstanding after all. Let’s head back for more pressing matters.”
After speaking, they quickly left the corridor and walked towards the stairwell.
Li Xuan faltered in his steps behind his men, looking at Yibei through the corners of his eyes. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared and reappeared right in front of his doorstep, poking his head into his house.
Seeing this, Lu Yibei almost cried out in shock.
Li Xuan’s eyes swept across the dark room like a falcon searching for prey. As far as he could see, everything in the living room was intact, save for some pieces of porcelain and ornaments that were scattered on the floor.
“Operator Li Xuan, is there anything I can help you with?” Yibei forced herself out, dizzy.
“It’s fine; I’m just… looking around.” Li Xuan looked back at Lu Yibei, showed a gentle smile, and patted him on the shoulder. “Word of advice: girls need to be coaxed. Even if it’s her fault, say it’s your fault. You can discuss it together later.”
“Right. Understood.”
“Okay, I’ll take my leave. Good night.”
The moment he turned around, his ever-eternal smile turned into a scowl in an instant.
The window in his living room should have been broken, but it has been restored. Something strange might be in his room. He might be controlled by that strange thing, or…
He might not even be human anymore.
‘I must pay close attention to him. I’m leaving no room for foul play.’
“That little gadget I gave him is going to come in handy.”
Soon, everyone went back to their respective places, leaving the burly man alone on the ground in the corridor.
“The hell is with teenagers these days.”
The moment the door was closed, Lu Yibei’s whole body was like a deflated balloon as he slumped down.
Li Xuan’s sudden turning back frightened him. For a moment, he thought their plan was going to be exposed.
“We fooled him,” he breathed out, his heart pumping against his chest.
He suddenly remembered the girl in his house.
Thinking of this, he hurriedly got up and walked to the living room, only to see the girl lying down in a pool of golden blood.
Seeing this, his heart skipped a beat. He briskly walked over, turned the girl over, and patted her face, “H-hey, you’re not dead, are you?”
“If you keep talking, I’m going to command myself to die.”
“My bad. What happened to you?”
The girl rolled her eyes and scoffed. “Do you think it’s easy to suppress my psychic fluctuations and act in order to fool a Night Division member? We could’ve been caught at any moment! And I’m injured!”
The girl could barely hold onto her form.
“So, you’re weak now?”
“Not exactly, but…”
It was only then that the girl noticed his suspicious tone.
“Stop. What are you trying to do?” the girl looked at him in shock.
“What don’t I want to do? You’re right about one part. I’m not human.”
While speaking, he gently set the girl down as he walked towards the discarded network cables in his house.
Looking at the girl, who was now tied into a human burrito, Lu Yibei nodded in satisfaction.
‘Although I fought with her side by side, I can’t sleep at night if she isn’t tied up!’
The girl could only sigh and shake her head as he tied the final knot around her.
