novelraw Chapter 41: Who’s Going to Keep This Naughty Girl in Check
Chapter 41: Who’s Going to Keep This Naughty Girl in Check
"Qian’er, I’m going too!" Jia Xiufang was completely stunned, terrified.
"Mom, you stay home, I’ll be fine going by myself."
"Sis, I’ll go with you," Chen Zilong said.
Chen Xiaoqian glared at him, "You coward, stay here and guard the house. Can’t you see Mom’s scared to death?"
"How will you get back later?" Jia Xiufang worried about her daughter’s safety.
Xiaoqian glanced at Yu Minglang, who wore a sullen expression.
"This righteous gentleman will bring me back safely, right?"
This little brat... Yu Minglang ground his teeth in annoyance.
Yu Minglang took off his coat and draped it over Chen Xiaoqian. Jia Xiufang found the gesture strange, gave it a few extra glances, and wanted to say something but swallowed it back.
Wrapped in the clothes carrying his warmth, Xiaoqian instantly recalled the past life when he saved her, and the feeling of having his coat draped over her.
Yu Minglang was exceptionally clean, so clean that even his scent was faint. Possibly because he’s a sniper, he avoids any scented cleaning products, seeking to minimize his presence. Yet, Xiaoqian felt that even if his clothes had no scent, there was a special feeling when she wore them.
"I’m not cold." She tried to return the coat to him.
"Keep it on!" Still angry, he didn’t look at Xiaoqian, his voice was a bit cold.
Xiaoqian didn’t understand why he was so adamant about her wearing the coat until she glanced down at her pajamas and understood.
Her face grew slightly warm as she buttoned up the coat.
At the police station, it took over an hour to complete their statements.
Xiaoqian and Yu Minglang sat together, side by side on the police station sofa, as an officer took their statements in a notebook.
"Reporter, describe the incident," the officer said.
"I was about to sleep when I heard a noise downstairs. I opened the window and saw this righteous gentleman catching a bad guy. After I went down, the fire started."
"Sir, please show your ID."
Yu Minglang took out his ID, his face darker than the bottom of a pot.
After finishing the statement, it was already 11 o’clock. Xiaoqian and Yu Minglang walked out, one behind the other.
Yu Minglang grabbed her wrist.
"Come with me!"
Ignoring her protests, he pulled her into his car. Once the door closed, it became their little private space.
"What’s this about, are you trying to rob me, or... huh? Oh right, I forgot, my possessions just happen to be borrowed from you. As for me... Don’t tell me you’re interested in an 18-year-old girl? Your overflowing sense of justice wouldn’t allow you to take advantage of an 18-year-old girl, would it?"
She glanced at him sideways; this guy’s face had been dark all night, even outside.
Yu Minglang cursed himself for being momentarily deceived, relaxing his vigilance, almost letting this girl cause a great disaster!
"Chen Xiaoqian, do you even know what you’re doing? Do you realize how dangerous it was just now?!"
"What are you talking about? I don’t understand," Xiaoqian steadfastly denied.
Yes, she intentionally started the fire, so what?
If she hadn’t set the fire, wouldn’t those people get a lighter sentence? Wouldn’t the real mastermind get away scot-free?
How dare they mess with her, without realizing that Chen Xiaoqian isn’t someone to be easily bullied!
"Don’t try to act clueless with me!" Yu Minglang’s voice was harsh, but Xiaoqian wasn’t afraid of him.
"What am I acting clueless about, we recorded the statement together, whatever just happened, you’ve had it documented in black and white, what, you planning to retract your statement?"
He’s reluctant to touch her, this is why Xiaoqian is so certain.
If Yu Minglang truly couldn’t tolerate her, he would have exposed her at the police station. Of course, exposing her they would still lack evidence, and the police wouldn’t believe anyone would be heartless enough to burn their own house.
"Chen Xiaoqian! Do you know how dangerous your actions are!"
"Did those people consider that when they came to my house to set fire? Yu Minglang, what exactly are you angry about? If you hadn’t intervened, what do you think would have happened to my family compared to now? Without you, we might have been burned to death!"
Without Yu Minglang, her house would burn, and the people would escape and roam free.
With Yu Minglang there, if her house wasn’t set on fire, those people would at most be charged with attempted arson and receive a lighter sentence.
The father of her child saved her, how could she let his efforts go to waste by letting the bad guys benefit?
Xiaoqian wished the fire could be bigger, the bigger the case, the worse it would be for the mastermind behind the scenes.
"The fire could have been avoided. Did you consider your own safety? What if it had burned you?!" He really wanted to give this girl a good scolding!
The thought of the dangerous things this naughty girl had done, made Yu Minglang’s normally calm heart beat erratically with rage.
"How could it have burned me, with you around, how could I get hurt?"
Without thinking, she blurted it out.
This was a subconscious thought, if Yu Minglang was by her side, she wouldn’t get hurt.
After saying it, she felt awkward, while Yu Minglang’s fiery anger subsided a little.
The car fell silent. He was the first to break it, clearing his throat.
"That still doesn’t work, what if you got burned!"
"It wouldn’t spread to other houses. I calculated wind speeds, the amount of gasoline, the distance to the surrounding neighbors, and the fire station’s response time to my home. The fire could absolutely be controlled."
Xiaoqian never explained herself, but she had a hunch that if she didn’t explain, Yu Minglang would be sulking for a while.
"How can you be so sure!" It might not spread to other houses, but what about her!
"The burning rate of gasoline is proportional to the surface area, measured in millimeters per minute. Gasoline burns differently depending on the environment. If calculated using the formula, it would take at least 10 minutes for the fire to fully ignite, and at least 30 minutes to spread to neighbors. Our village’s fire station is just a few kilometers away, so based on their response speed, I can precisely calculate that the probability of the fire being controlled is 99%. Are you satisfied now?"
Yu Minglang frowned, "Did you study science?"
"Humanities. If it weren’t for a slight fever during college entrance exams, I would’ve been the top humanities student in this city."
She had managed to get a Ph.D. in her past life; if she couldn’t handle this bit of high school material, she might as well bang her head against the wall.
Indeed, she’s a smart girl—wait, where did this inexplicable feeling of satisfaction come from?
Yu Minglang promptly corrected his mindset. This girl is so bold and reckless, if she’s not disciplined, who knows how much trouble she might cause in the future.
The problem is, who’s going to watch over her? This girl clearly is a little tyrant, and everyone at home listens to her!