But a Woman's Thirst for Gossip Isn't So Easily Quenched
But how could a woman's gossiping heart be extinguished so easily?
All the details of Su Rui's rape last night had already spread among every female security guard. So today, everyone was looking at her with strange eyes. Su Rui, of course, was well aware of this. She didn't know what face to show to meet people—she'd even lost the will to continue, thinking of retiring right then and there, leaving far away, never to see anyone again...
But right at that moment, everyone's breathing in the small cafeteria hitched. The main culprit from last night's chaos—that playboy young master Chu Fei—had suddenly appeared here in broad daylight!
Oh my god, how did he still dare to show up here?
Right, with Duan Lin backing him up, what did he have to fear?
Chu Fei strolled in, glanced around, spotted Su Rui, and headed straight for her before plopping down across the table.
Su Rui, head down and eating, wondered why the cafeteria had suddenly gone so quiet and weird. When someone sat down in front of her, she instinctively looked up. The moment she saw Chu Fei's face, she jolted in fright, jumping up like a startled cat and dropping into a defensive stance. "You... what do you want?"
"You got any food left over here?"
Chu Fei gave her an exasperated look and tapped the table. "Duan Lin's got me on veggies all day and night—I'm dying here... If you've got good booze or meat stashed away, don't hold out on me. Bring it out and share!"
"You're just here to... eat?" Su Rui saw that Chu Fei didn't seem to be joking. After a long hesitation, she finally lowered her fists.
"What else? You think I'm here to eat you?"
"Pfft!" Laughter erupted from the crowd around them.
"You!!" Su Rui's eyes turned red. She stomped her foot in fury but didn't dare actually strike Chu Fei—she knew she couldn't beat him.
"Alright, alright, the floor's innocent—don't take it out on it. Hurry up and get me some big fish and meat, or I'm really gonna starve!"
Chu Fei waved her off casually, his tone as natural as if he were ordering around his own wife. Then he flopped limply onto the table, looking so lazy it made people's teeth grind.
Strangely enough, after a moment's hesitation, Su Rui actually turned and headed to the cafeteria counter to dish up some food.
Though the group here were all tough security guards, they were still girls—their appetites weren't huge. There was still plenty left in the serving basins by the counter, so Su Rui quickly loaded up a heaping plate for Chu Fei and brought it over.
"Mmm, delicious! So damn good!!" It had been two or three days since he'd come to Duan Lin's side, and this was the first time he'd finally gotten meat. Chu Fei's face lit up with emotion. Pure bliss!
"..." Su Rui slowly sat back down. She just stared blankly as Chu Fei devoured his food without a care, like a kid who hadn't grown up yet. But last night, he'd been like a devil...
Which one was the real him?
"What're you all staring at me for? You all full already?" Having wolfed down the massive pile in satisfaction, Chu Fei finally noticed the whole room gawking at him like idiots.
"Uh... uh..." Everyone immediately whipped their heads away and started eating in unison, though every ear was perked high.
"Su Rui, uh... you got anything going on tonight?"
"You... what are you gonna do?"
Su Rui jumped in alarm. You aren't thinking of... No way, no way! My place down there is still swollen from what you did last night—it hasn't healed yet. Absolutely not today!
"Nothing much. If you're free tonight, wanna spar with me...?"
"Ah? No!" Su Rui immediately flashed back to how badly he'd beaten her yesterday and shook her head frantically. "I can't beat you. No fighting!"
"Cough cough... Well, you could at least teach me how to fight, right? As thanks, after the lesson, I can give you a massage. You know, I'm Duan Lin's... closed-door disciple. Others beg for a chance like this and can't get it!"
In truth, Chu Fei just wanted a chance to get alone with Su Rui and ask about last night. The massage? That was his price for the meat—you get it.
Closed-door disciple?
No wonder Duan Lin's protecting you like that!
Su Rui bit her lip. Just a massage, really?
Probably has ulterior motives again...
But... has he fallen for my body?
What do I do? If I refuse and he gets mad? Will he force himself on me again? Wouldn't that be even more humiliating?
Su Rui's face twisted through a whirlwind of expressions. After a long while, she finally nodded with bitten lips. She realized she couldn't refuse this younger man at all.
And Chu Fei really did want to learn something from Su Rui and the others. Sure, he'd been brutal in the fight yesterday, beating them senseless and leaving them at his mercy. But Duan Lin's words that morning had snapped him awake.
Because you made it way too obvious...