novelraw Chapter 69: Yu Minglang "Protected" by the Female Boss
Chapter 69: Yu Minglang "Protected" by the Female Boss
Someone was kicking the door hard, accompanied by a string of curses.
Yu Minglang gestured for Qian to step back and walked over to open the door.
Li Zhen was holding a bottle of alcohol in one hand, pounding on the door with the other, reeking of alcohol with blurry eyes.
Seeing Yu Minglang open the door, Li Zhen swung the bottle at Yu Minglang’s head, but Yu Minglang subdued him in one move, kicking him into the room with his long leg.
"Yu Laomao, you’re not human!"
"In the middle of the night, what the hell are you howling about?" Yu Minglang walked to Qian’s side, while Li Zhen crawled up from the ground.
With bloodshot eyes, he pointed at Yu Minglang and screamed hysterically.
"I’m your cousin, cousin! How can you treat me like this!"
The arson case was closed; those henchmen confessed that Ni Jianren was the mastermind, and this was a big deal.
Although there weren’t any serious consequences, it was still suspected of endangering public safety. That area was a densely populated residential community, and even if it didn’t constitute arson, there was no escaping the charge of willful destruction of property.
Ni Jianren was thoroughly ruined.
Li Zhen initially wanted to use his connections to bail him out, but he was violently beaten and severely punished by his uncle at home.
Tomorrow, Li Zhen was to be transferred to a remote area, the urban-rural fringe at the northernmost part. There, not only would he face harsh environmental tests, but he also lost his luxurious lifestyle. Even if he wanted to have fun, he couldn’t find a place to do it.
Li Zhen believed all of this was Yu Minglang’s fault. If it weren’t for him causing a scene at home, how would his father have found out about this?
Yu Minglang sneered at Li Zhen’s accusations.
"Wasn’t it you who brought that irresponsible sissy to set fire at my girl’s house first?"
"Who did he burn to death? You all ruined him like this; his entire life is ruined. Yu Minglang, are you still human?!"
Thinking about his lover, who was about to face imminent imprisonment, Li Zhen was filled with anger.
"Li Zhen, don’t scold Yu Minglang. If he’s not a person, then you’re not even a dog!"
Qian pulled Yu Minglang away, stood in front of Li Zhen, and spoke firmly. It was the first time Yu Minglang was pulled behind by a woman, tsk tsk, this feeling of being "protected"... wasn’t bad at all.
"If you’re upset, does that give you the right to set fires randomly? Does someone have to die for it to be considered wrong? With so many people in the world, why is it only Ni Jianren who’s ruined?!"
Qian thought of the past life when she said this.
When Ni Jianren was arrested by the police, he also cried and knelt on the ground, saying he just wanted to make some money and didn’t mean to kill Xiaowei.
The cruelest things in the world all began because of him, and this coward, when facing impending punishment, still had an innocent face. Innocent, my ass!
"It’s you, this woman! You vicious-hearted woman! You ruined Jianren!" Seeing Qian, Li Zhen became agitated and tried to grab her, but Yu Minglang slapped him to the side.
"Don’t act like a mad dog, biting whoever you see. She’s my girlfriend now. If you so much as touch a hair on her head, I’ll beat you until your parents can’t recognize you!"
"Girlfriend... hehe, you two have been messing around together all along. You despicable couple!" Li Zhen finally understood why Yu Minglang barged into his house in the middle of the night to expose his relationship with Jianren to his dad!
Hearing him insult both him and Qian, Yu Minglang was seething and about to take action when Qian pushed him aside, "Stand to the side, don’t block me!"
Raising her hand, she slapped Li Zhen’s face, turning it askew with a loud smack.
"What do you mean messing around together? Say it again!" Yu Minglang is the father of her child!
"Seducing Jianren wasn’t enough, you even went for Yu Minglang. Besides using men to do things for you, what else can you do?"
In Li Zhen’s mind, Qian was the most vicious person in the world.
"Heh, I use a scumbag? What do I use him for? Get this clear for me, it was the scumbag who first hid his sexual orientation. What’s worth me seducing him? His trashy character, sleazy personality, shameless tactics, or the Ice Soul Silver Needle?"
Qian’s words were sharp.
Ice Soul Silver Needle... Yu Minglang wanted to laugh, but considering the occasion was inappropriate, he held it in.
He liked that descriptor.
"Your family was greedy, willing to marry him for a dowry, one willing to buy and one willing to sell, you deserve it!"
Li Zhen’s words made Yu Minglang suppress his smile. He stepped forward and with a bang, kicked Li Zhen in the chest.
"What do you take marriage for? Almost messing up someone’s entire life, and you think you’re in the right?"
If it weren’t for his girl’s cleverness, she would’ve foolishly married the "Ice Soul Silver Needle." The thought of this filled Yu Minglang with furious anger.
"Yu Minglang, you oppose your family just for a woman. Do you have any ambition left?!" Unable to beat Yu Minglang, nor out-argue Qian, Li Zhen’s frustration could only be vented through roaring.
"I have plenty of family. Who’s like you... cough, doing nothing straight." Realizing he almost cursed in front of the girl he adored, Yu Minglang quickly reined it in.
He glanced at Qian from the corner of his eye; she was looking straight ahead, showing no unusual reaction, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Yeah, this good boyfriend persona must not crumble. Mhm, step back, let Qian handle it.
Deep down, Qian’s real reaction to Minglang’s near outburst was: -_-凸
"What right do you have to discriminate against homosexuals? Is it wrong for me to like men? Can I choose my orientation? I’ve known since childhood I don’t like women, is that wrong?"
Li Zhen was furious over the half-sentence Yu Minglang didn’t utter.
His orientation had always been looked down upon; even finding a partner had to be done secretly. Why could everyone else publicly walk down the street hand-in-hand, hug, kiss, do whatever they wanted?
Yet he had to sneak around with the person he loved, with his father’s roars echoing in his ears.
You useless wretch!
You’re a freak!
So many years, always having to carefully endure others’ strange looks, just because he liked men, he deserved to be treated like this?
Why did the Creator, when making humans, create someone like him as well, why?!
"Although, domestically, the mindset hasn’t opened up enough to accept behaviors like homosexuality, even though many see it as a disease, from my professional standpoint, let me tell you, it’s not a disease, much less a mental problem."
Yu Minglang raised an eyebrow. What country was she from, speaking kindly about this? Not criticizing Li Zhen, yet whitewashing someone?
Experience showed, if Qian kindly sympathized with an enemy, red rain was going to fall from the sky. Impossible!