Urban Soldier Young Master

Chapter 923 - 922: The Door That Won't Open

Chu Shiyao looked at Qin Ruojing with deep anxiety, while Qin Ruojing calmly met her gaze without any reaction.Qin Ruojing's attitude already made Chu Shiyao content; not being slapped in the face was considered a good start.

Chu Shiyao forced out an expression that could hardly be called a smile, awkwardly saying, "Sister-in-law, actually, I just wanted to use the restroom, so Brother Chu helped me open the door, um..."

At this point, Qin Ruojing suddenly laughed, "Is this your explanation? If it were you, would you believe it?"

Chu Shiyao hurriedly nodded, "Mm-hmm! I believe it!"

Qin Ruojing smiled and rubbed her forehead, and when she lifted her hand away, her eyes turned indifferent, "Sorry, I'm not you, and I don't want to continue listening to your explanation now, so, please leave."

Saying this, Qin Ruojing stuffed the wet toilet seat cover into Chu Shiyao's hand.

"Sister-in-law, I'm telling the truth, really, there's nothing between Brother Chu and me, we're just old neighbors, we..."

As Chu Shiyao anxiously tried to explain, Qin Ruojing blandly said, "You leave, or I leave, choose one."

Hearing Qin Ruojing say this, Chu Shiyao was on the verge of tears, "Sister-in-law..."

Qin Ruojing's gaze turned icy as she raised her right hand, and Chu Shiyao instinctively closed her eyes; was the slap inevitable?

No pain came to her face; instead, the rustling of clothes filled her ears. Chu Shiyao opened her eyes to see Qin Ruojing taking a set of clothes from the wardrobe.

"Alright, I'm leaving. You can rest in my bedroom. Goodbye."

"Xiaojing!" Chu Ge finally couldn't stay silent anymore, he raised his hand to grab Qin Ruojing's wrist.

"I've explained everything before. We came back today and waited on the steps outside for more than two hours to have a good talk with you. Yaoyao didn't lie, I unlocked our door just to use the bathroom, and the toilet seat cover is wet because she just..."

"Let go." Qin Ruojing's gaze grew colder, like a sharp sword piercing Chu Ge's heart, causing him to lose his grip on her wrist.

Qin Ruojing forcefully withdrew her hand, "Before I say anything unpleasant, please disappear from my sight. I don't want to repeat this again."

"Sister-in-law, won't you listen to us, please?" Chu Shiyao pleaded again.

"Forget it, Yaoyao, let's go."

Chu Ge sighed, turned, and walked out of the bedroom.

He didn't blame Qin Ruojing for not listening to their explanation. Given the situation, their explanation seemed indeed feeble, which woman could believe it?

He didn't blame Chu Shiyao either; she hadn't done anything wrong from start to finish—only this string of coincidences led to the current situation.

He suddenly felt exhausted, tired from head to toe; now, he just wanted to find a place to lie down, to cast everything aside and rest quietly for a while.

"Brother Chu? Brother Chu!"

"Sister-in-law... you... sigh!"

Chu Shiyao looked left and right in a quandary, but eventually caught up with Chu Ge, following him out the door of Qin Ruojing's house.

Outside, the sky was completely dark, and the night breeze was chilly.

As Chu Shiyao stepped out of the apartment building, she shivered but said nothing, just silently followed behind Chu Ge, because she knew very well the chill she felt physically was nothing compared to the chill in Chu Ge's heart.

Chu Shiyao was pondering how to comfort Chu Ge, but Chu Ge unlocked the Maserati and smiled at her, "Get in, I'm sorry to have had you endure this with me for so long."

"Brother Chu, I'm sorry, I didn't think it would turn out this way, it's all my fault, I'm really a jinx! Please scold me, don't be like this to me, I feel awful."

Still smiling, Chu Ge opened the passenger door, saying to Chu Shiyao, "Alright, stop being sentimental with me, get in quickly, otherwise you'll catch a cold and I'll have to buy medicine for you, don't add to my troubles."

Hearing Chu Ge say this, Chu Shiyao's tears fell all at once.

She had no doubt that Chu Ge was feeling particularly awful inside right now, yet even so, he could still smile at her, still comfort her. What about her? She'd known Chu Ge for so long and had never done anything for him!

"Alright, why are you crying now? It's late at night, if someone sees, wouldn't they think I'm bullying you? Hurry up and get in the car, if you're going to cry, cry inside the car."

Chu Ge lightly flicked Chu Shiyao's nose, gently pushed her into the car, then returned to the driver's seat, started the car, and drove away from below Qin Ruojing's apartment.

"Brother Chu..."

"Yaoyao, I'm exhausted. Let's find a hotel to stay for the night. Right now, I just want to have a good sleep. Whatever it is, let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?"

Tears streamed down Chu Shiyao's face as she nodded.

A dozen minutes later, Chu Ge brought Chu Shiyao to a hotel, booked two adjacent rooms, and as soon as he entered, he threw himself onto the bed, turned off his phone, and a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Life is damn peculiar, and feelings are damn tormenting...

Because you never know what will happen in the next second, and many things aren't about right or wrong—a mere chance can change a lot.

No matter how capable you are, in your life, in your emotional world, there will always be uncontrollable situations that make you feel pathetically small.

Many people pursue power, wealth, strength, and glory, and on their paths to pursue these, they can sacrifice or even abandon many personal emotions. But for Chu Ge now, nothing is more important than his loved ones and friends. He wants to cherish the time with them—why is it so damn complicated, so damn difficult?

After lying there for who knows how long, a knocking sound came from the door outside.

Chu Ge didn't want to respond—he knew without asking it was definitely Chu Shiyao. He wasn't blaming her, really, he wasn't. He was just tired, didn't want to see anyone, just wanted to be alone quietly.

"Knock, knock, knock... knock, knock, knock..."

The persistent knocking continued, echoing around. Chu Ge turned over, closed his eyes, and pulled the blanket over his head.

"Knock, knock, knock... knock, knock, knock..."

Chu Ge placed his hand over his ears through the blanket.

"Damn it! Is your brain broken? Haven't you... oh? Little girl, are you looking for someone?"

From the hallway, there came the sound of a door opening, followed by a man's angry curses, and then it turned into a tone filled with lust.

The voice faintly entered Chu Ge's ears. He frowned and moved the blanket off his head to one side.

Even though it was clear Chu Shiyao was in some trouble, he still really didn't want to move. After all, Chu Shiyao was not the timid type like Ye Li, who wouldn't dare to speak up even if wronged. In her chest was a heart utterly disproportionate to her delicate, pretty face—a heart of a tough girl.

Moreover, Chu Ge preferred that this reckless man would scare Chu Shiyao away, so he could continue to be alone, peacefully.

Outside, Chu Shiyao stared at the door she couldn't get to open, her fingers continued to knock while ignoring the man who had stepped out from the neighboring room and paid no attention to his voice.

The man, a burly figure in his thirties with a bare torso, wide-shouldered and robust, had a face full of coarse flesh, a crew cut with a lightning bolt design on his shaven head, a thick, gold chain around his neck, and each of his muscular arms was inked with a vivid giant snake, the fierce triangular eyes of the snake head peeking from his shoulder, and a long scar across his stomach.

Had it been the former Chu Shiyao, the simple little nurse at the hospital, just seeing this man's appearance would have been enough to intimidate her, even if she feigned toughness outwardly. But now she really didn't take this guy seriously.

With Wu Qing, she had toppled this kind of annoying pest more than once—it was always a matter of a punch and a kick. Even though Wu Qing wasn't there with her now, behind the door she was knocking, was Chu Ge, who could easily take down Wu Qing.

In terms of fighting ability, Chu Ge and Wu Qing were like adults compared to kindergarten kids, and this guy, before Chu Ge, wouldn't be much stronger than an ant.

The burly man waited a few seconds, seeing Chu Shiyao didn't even glance at him, the coarse flesh on his face quivered, deliberately scratched the snake head on his shoulder, tilted his head, and with a lustful gaze towards Chu Shiyao, opened his mouth again with a mocking smile.

"Little girl, brother is talking to you—how come you can't even return a word? I say... isn't it a bit impolite to act this way?"

"Polite?" Chu Shiyao sneered, turning her head slightly, "If you understood what polite meant, you wouldn't continue pestering when a girl clearly doesn't want to talk to you, right?"

The burly man's face stiffened—what the hell? This chick has quite a verbal bite. Yet, looking at her attire, a plain casual outfit and ordinary sneakers, she didn't seem to have any significant background, huh?

Little did he know, before changing into this outfit, Chu Shiyao's clothes were worth six figures. She bought this outfit at the mall just for comfort.

Alas, the world is never short of those who judge others by their appearance, those self-righteous types—the burly man was neither the first nor the last.

So, after hesitating for a few seconds, he chuckled again, "Little girl, your words are as spicy as your figure, tsk tsk. You can't knock open that door, but my door is open."

"Scram."