Chapter 56: Xue Yu, Show Me Your Cruelest Side p1
The next day, Guan Xun came and knocked on the door, bringing breakfast. It was bread and milk from the South Continent. He threw it at Xue Yu. “Zhou Siyan said he’s coming over today. You guys just wait for him here.”
“Can we go out and buy things?” Xue Yu asked politely.
“What do you want to buy? I’ll buy it for you.”
Xue Yu took Mo Li’s hand. “I want to take him to buy a few sets of clothes, and also some baby supplies. You know, it’s hard to buy these things back in the White Tower.”
Guan Xun glanced at Mo Li with a cold eye, his face showing impatience. Such a silent and self-restrained man, yet he’s having a baby so recklessly.
When Zhou Siyan had a baby, he had looked down on him. Now this poor boy, Mo Li, was also having Xue Yu’s baby. It was simply unreasonable.
“The men of the White Tower all pretend to be so proper on the surface, but as soon as they meet a woman who can get men pregnant, they can’t wait to have babies all over the place, right?”
Guan Xun’s little mouth was as if it had been dipped in poison.
Xue Yu was anxious to defend Mo Li. “It’s not reckless. We’ve thought it through carefully.”
“In this careful consideration, did you inform the father of your other child?” Guan Xun felt a little sorry for Zhou Siyan.
Xue Yu said, “I have. Zhou Siyan said he would treat him as his own.”
Guan Xun sneered. “Then it seems I’ve been meddling.”
He threw a car key to Xue Yu. “Go wherever you want. Just remember to bring the car back to me tonight.”
“Thank you! You’re such a good person. I’ll have my child call you godfather in the future!”
Guan Xun turned and walked a few steps, smiled, then turned back, took out his wallet, and took out all the Continent Dollar cash inside, stuffing it into Xue Yu’s arms.
“Buy something good for the child. Don’t be so pitiful all the time. No matter how hard it is, you can’t let the child suffer.”
Xue Yu held the money with both hands. “Thank you, Guan Xun. You’re such a good person.”
After sending Guan Xun off and having breakfast, Xue Yu drove Mo Li to look for a supermarket that sold baby supplies.
With the experience from last time, it was much easier for the two of them to find baby supplies this time.
Mo Li hadn’t given birth yet, so the clothes were mainly for Xue Xiaohai and the sisters Xiaobei and Xiaonan.
Xue Yu and Zhou Siyan had no parenting experience before and were too new. Although they had bought a lot of clothes for Xue Xiaohai in the South Continent, they hadn’t noticed the problem of the child growing too fast. Now, Xue Xiaohai’s clothes didn’t fit anymore. The pant legs and sleeves were a bit short, making her look like a child from a poor family, very pitiful.
Mo Li had done a lot of homework in this regard and knew more than Xue Yu. He knew which fabrics were more skin-friendly and more suitable for babies.
His aesthetic was not bad either, much better than Zhou Siyan’s.
Zhou Siyan would spend a long time matching clothes for Xue Xiaohai every day, and during this time, he would also take pictures and ask for Xue Yu’s opinion.
How could Xue Yu have any opinion? She would just close her eyes and praise him.
But when Zhou Siyan finished changing Xue Xiaohai’s clothes and sent her a picture, Xue Yu’s eyes would always go dark.
What is this!
Zhou Siyan himself wore plain black clothes, but he loved to match Xiaohai with all kinds of colorful clothes, with big red flowers on small bell-bottoms paired with a big green and purple top, and a shiny bow on her hat.
Every time Xue Yu saw it, she wanted to say, My grandma wouldn’t even wear something so colorful to go square dancing.
But she was too embarrassed to say it directly, afraid of hurting Zhou Siyan’s feelings.
Mo Li picked out about ten sets of clothes. He and Xue Yu went to the counter and asked the clerk to help them pack them into a bag. Xue Yu paid with the money Guan Xun had given her.
Besides the clothes for the children, Xue Yu also picked out two sets of clothes for herself and Mo Li to change into.
The two of them returned to the car with large and small bags and then went to have lunch.
It was still early. Xue Yu said, “Mo Li, I want to inquire about the price of boats in the South Continent, and also how much steel bars and cement are sold for.”
“You still want to go to that island, don’t you?”
Xue Yu: “Yes, I want to build my own base.”
Mo Li did not fully support Xue Yu’s idea, but he still accompanied her.
There was only one shipyard in the South Continent city. They sold old, small fishing boats that had been abandoned for a long time. The quality was very poor, but fortunately, the prices were not high. It seemed that they were all overstocked goods, and the factory was very eager to clear them out.
Xue Yu chatted with the factory for a while, left her contact information, and told the factory that she might come to buy a boat to transport goods later.
She then went to the cement factory and the brick factory. Cement and bricks were very expensive.
On the contrary, metal building materials were very cheap. It was said that they were all goods transported from the White Tower. There were all kinds of metal pipes, iron sheets, and iron plates of different thicknesses.
After leaving these factories, Xue Yu had a rough idea.
Building a house on the island could not be done carelessly. She also had to consider the three men and so many children.
She couldn’t just put a few pieces of wood on the beach, spread some straw, and call it a home with her husband and children.
She still had to earn money. Earning money was the most important thing.
The two of them walked back and forth on the street.
Xue Yu was thinking about saving money to build an island, and Mo Li was thinking about saving money to raise the children. They walked from one end of the street to the other. Their feet were sore, but the two of them were reluctant to buy a cup of juice on the street.
Xue Yu asked Mo Li, “Do you want to drink juice?”
“I don’t want any. I’ll buy you a cup,” Mo Li said.
Xue Yu shook her head. “I don’t want to drink either. I don’t like sweet things. Why don’t I buy you a cup?”
Mo Li: “I don’t like sweet things either.”
When they reached a pastry shop, Xue Yu secretly swallowed. “Mo Li, why don’t I buy you a small cake?”
Mo Li: “I don’t eat sweet things. I’ll buy you one.”
Xue Yu held her small wallet tightly. “I don’t want to eat either. I just asked because I thought you wanted to.”
This situation continued until Zhou Siyan’s arrival.
As the two of them were loitering at the dessert stall, the neatly dressed Zhou Siyan appeared behind them.
Zhou Siyan was wearing a White Tower officer’s uniform, a navy blue shirt with a dark blue uniform jacket, and a straight tie. He was wearing black leather gloves, and his military cap was also properly on his head. The insignia on the cap indicated that he was a high-ranking official from the White Tower who had come here to handle a case.
The White Tower Safe Zone was several levels higher than the South Continent and had absolute authority.
When a White Tower officer came here to handle a case, both civilians and guards would consciously make way.
Zhou Siyan was tall and straight, with a handsome and outstanding face, and his skin was porcelain white. Dressed in such a uniform, he stood out from the crowd on the messy tropical street, attracting many onlookers and exclamations.
“A White Tower officer is really different. He’s too handsome.”
“I heard that the management of the White Tower are basically sexual conservatives. Don’t stare at him.”
“Sexual conservatives? Isn’t that even more exciting? What kind of top-quality man would be played with? Tsk, tsk, tsk.”
“…”
Zhou Siyan stood behind Xue Yu and Mo Li for a few minutes.
The two of them didn’t notice him at all and were just staring at the small cakes at the stall, their mouths repeating the same few sentences:
“Should I buy you one?”
“No, I don’t like sweet things.”
“What about you? Do you want to eat?”
“No, I don’t want to eat sweet things either. It’s a waste to buy it for me.”
Zhou Siyan strode to their side and said directly to the stall owner, “Two servings of strawberry jam and two of chocolate jam.”
He didn’t talk to Xue Yu but sat down in a chair on the side and waited.
“Zhou Siyan, you’re here!” Xue Yu excitedly pulled out a chair and sat down next to him.
Zhou Siyan’s expression was cold and stern. His fingertips tapped rhythmically on the stainless steel table, his face expressionless. He said in a low voice, “Someone else is with me. Keep a low profile.”
“Oh,” Xue Yu moved her chair to the side.
Mo Li also sat down next to Xue Yu.
The stall owner brought over four servings of cake, placed them in front of Zhou Siyan, and said to this high-ranking officer from the White Tower with great respect, “Sir, please enjoy.”
Xue Yu licked her lips and stared at the cakes. The cake was soft and moist, with a rich milky fragrance, and was drizzled with strawberry and chocolate jam.
Without Zhou Siyan’s opening words, Xue Yu didn’t dare to reach for it and fidgeted in her chair.
“Little Zhou, you ordered so much. Can you finish it all by yourself?”
“I bought them for you,” Zhou Siyan said. “I don’t eat sweet things.”
Xue Yu moved the cake over and placed it in front of herself and Mo Li.
At first, Mo Li ate the cake with very small movements. When he saw Xue Yu gobbling it down, he no longer held back and scooped up a large piece with a small spoon and ate it.
Soon, the four pieces of cake were finished by Xue Yu and Mo Li.
Xue Yu held the paper plate and kept licking the cream left on it.
Zhou Siyan sat on the side with a leisurely air, raised an eyebrow, and said, “Didn’t you say you don’t eat sweet things?”
“I didn’t at first, but since you bought it, wouldn’t it be a waste not to eat it?”
Zhou Siyan reached out, wiped the cream from the corner of Xue Yu’s mouth with his thumb, and put it in his own mouth to taste. It was sickeningly sweet.
He then went to another stall and bought two cups of juice and some grilled chicken pieces.
Xue Yu and Mo Li, two stingy people, finally ate their fill.
Zhou Siyan sat there, not having eaten anything. When the food on the table was all gone, he asked Xue Yu, “Is it enough? If not, I’ll go and buy some more.”
“I’m full,” Xue Yu picked up the juice cup and poured the last drop of juice into her mouth. “Alright, I’m really full. Mo Li, what about you?”
Mo Li wiped his mouth with a tissue. “I’m full too.”
Zhou Siyan asked, “Is there anything you want to buy?”
Xue Yu shook her head and leaned closer to him, whispering, “Mo Li and I bought a lot of clothes, all for Xiaohai and the others.”
Zhou Siyan’s expression was calm. “Yes, I bought some too.”
“Then should we go back?”
“Yes, we should go back,” Zhou Siyan stood up, fumbled in the pocket of his uniform, and calmly said to Xue Yu, “Hold out your hands.”
“What is it?” Xue Yu held out her hands, thinking that Zhou Siyan was going to give her something delicious.
Zhou Siyan: “Both.”
Xue Yu obediently held out both hands. “Are you going to give me a big watermelon?”
Zhou Siyan’s hand took out a pair of silver handcuffs from his pocket and cleanly handcuffed Xue Yu’s two hands. The index finger of his black leather-gloved hand slid from her wrist to the back of her hand, then pressed into her palm, scratching her palm.
Xue Yu’s eyes widened, not reacting. “Is this a bracelet you’re giving me?”
Zhou Siyan’s facial contours were like an ice sculpture, as if it could bring a chill to the hot tropical street.
“Xue Yu, during your mission, you colluded with Abominations and killed your teammate. I am the Director of the White Tower’s Security Division, and I am here to arrest you.”
The corners of Xue Yu’s mouth drooped. “Thank you.”
Zhou Siyan whispered a few words into his earpiece.
Then, several officers came over from another teahouse, including the gloomy deputy director who always liked to stare at Zhou Siyan in the dark.
The deputy director glanced at Xue Yu and said to Zhou Siyan, “I request that the director immediately execute Xue Yu. Xue Yu is a B-level wanted criminal and should be executed immediately upon capture!”
Xue Yu looked at the deputy director. The deputy director was “thin” from head to toe.
His figure was thin, like a withered reed. His chin was long and pointed, his eyebrows were also thin and long, and his nose was very straight, but the bridge of his nose was very thin. His whole face was like that of an old goat.
Even his not-so-prominent Adam’s apple was pointed, as if there were a needle supporting the skin at his throat.
Zhou Siyan said, “Let’s take her back for interrogation first.”
The deputy director was relentless. “Director, Xue Yu is your ex. You are now a representative of the conservatives. You should personally execute your ex-girlfriend to show your loyalty to the conservatives.”
The deputy director was extremely fanatical in his support of the conservatives.
He led by example, removing all related organs, including his prostate. He injected himself with a libido suppressant every day to maintain absolute chastity.
Zhou Siyan’s tone was displeased and a little impatient. “Are you trying to teach me how to do my job?”
The deputy director lowered his head in unwillingness. “I wouldn’t dare.”
With the deputy director and the others present, Zhou Siyan could not give Xue Yu preferential treatment and could only follow the rules. He simply packed his things and took her and Mo Li to leave the South Continent.
Mo Li was a regular sniper in the White Tower. Without an order from the higher-ups of the White Tower, even if he was with a wanted criminal like Xue Yu, others could not arrest him.
Xue Yu was handcuffed like this, with a black bag over her head, and was led away by the soldiers.