KEIGHTY: We surpassed another ko-fi goal thanks to Gofa! 🎉 (Extra Chapter 1/2)
The hotel manager personally came forward and temporarily opened a room on the second floor to provide a quieter environment for He Yu to be searched.
In addition to Ling Qiang, two vice presidents of the association were also invited to bear witness. At the same time, the hotel manager and the head of the security department were also present.
He Yu was not worried about a body search. He was sure that he had never done it. He didn’t even know that the bracelet had ever appeared on him. Despite this, the feeling of humiliation could never be erased. He was accused of being a thief in front of so many people, and someone even deliberately mentioned that he had been in prison.
Qiao Mudong kept his hand on his shoulder. Seeing that he was in a low mood, he rubbed his head.
When entering the room, Ling Qiang asked Ling Zhilu to stay outside and not interfere.
Ling Zhilu was very unhappy. Fu Chenshan took her hand and said, “Don’t go.”
Ling Zhilu shook him off hard, turned around, and left.
The door to the room was closed, and Fu Chenshan stood alone in the corridor, leaning against the wall and starting to light a cigarette. He couldn’t describe this feeling of grievance. He couldn’t even stand up and say a word to He Yu like Qiao Mudong, because in Ling Qiang’s eyes, he didn’t have the qualifications to do so. He had obviously told He Yu that he would not let him be wronged again, but he still couldn’t do it.
The hotel manager asked two experienced security guards to search He Yu’s body. However, the bracelet itself was small and difficult to search for when it was hidden on a body. The security guards were a little embarrassed.
Ling Qiang stood upright and said expressionlessly, “Take off your clothes.”
He Yu pursed his lips tightly, so tight that there was almost no blood on his lips.
Qiao Mudong’s hand on He Yu’s shoulder suddenly squeezed hard. Before he could speak, He Yu said first, “Okay, but I would like to ask Miss An to step aside.”
An Qi didn’t look well at this time. He Yu had already taken off his coat just now, and at the moment, he was only wearing a shirt and a pair of black trousers. If He Yu hadn’t found the bracelet, it would have definitely fallen out as he took off his clothes, but it didn’t happen. That only means that He Yu had probably discovered the bracelet. He even dared to take off his clothes in front of everyone to prove his innocence. By then, the bracelet will definitely not be with him.
An Qi looked at He Yu and then at Qiao Mudong in surprise. At this time, she didn’t dare speak casually for fear of being caught by the other party if she said the wrong thing.
So, she could only turn around cooperatively.
He Yu took off his shirt and threw it to the security guards for inspection. Then he slowly took off his trousers, leaving only a pair of underwear on his body.
He didn’t feel too unnatural, and being stripped naked and examined like this had already happened to him once or twice in prison. But no matter if it was back then or right now, he still couldn’t shake off the deep feeling of humiliation.
He Yu raised his head, indicating that he had nothing on him.
Ling Qiang said, “Check his underwear.”
The two security guards were a little embarrassed, but they still came forward and checked briefly. There was nothing at all.
He Yu put on all of his clothes and trousers again.
Ling Qiang said to An Qi, “Miss An, please think about it again. Did you, perhaps, accidentally threw it somewhere?”
An Qi put the bracelet on He Yu with her own hands. At this time, she could only look at He Yu in disbelief and say, “He must have thrown the bracelet somewhere along the way.”
The hotel manager said, “We have asked people to search everywhere, but no one has found the bracelet yet. I think the time between stealing the bracelet and being discovered by you was so short that this gentleman did not have enough time to hide it.”
Qiao Mudong suddenly said, “Adjust the monitoring.”
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The hotel manager said to He Yu, “I’m sorry.” Then he said to An Qi, “Miss, if you’re sure that your bracelet was stolen, then we can just call the police for you.”
An Qi was not sure at this time. She and He Yu didn’t know each other in the first place. She was just doing Ling Zhilu a favor. Now, instead of continuing to frame He Yu, she simply wanted to get her valuable bracelet back.
“Call the police,” An Qi answered.
The hotel manager motioned to the security guard to call.
He Yu suddenly asked, “Can I go?”
Before Ling Qiang could speak, An Qi said first, “No, let’s wait until the police arrive.”
Qiao Mudong suddenly walked towards An Qi. He looked a little menacing. Even He Yu was startled. Thinking that he was going to hit someone, he quickly stretched out his hand to catch him.
However, when Qiao Mudong walked up to An Qi, he only said one sentence: “Please apologize.”
An Qi subconsciously shrank back, raised her head, and asked, “My thing was already stolen, why do you still need me to apologize?”
Qiao Mudong replied, “I also said before the search that if nothing is found, you have to apologize to He Yu.”
An Qi felt a little panicked, so she turned to Ling Qiang for help. “Uncle Ling!”
Qiao Mudong suddenly grabbed her wrist. “By the way, it shouldn’t be here. It should be in front of everyone.” After saying that, he actually dragged An Qi outside.
An Qi screamed, “Let me go!”
Qiao Mudong opened the door forcefully, and Fu Chenshan, who was guarding the door, asked in surprise, “What’s wrong?”
Qiao Mudong pulled An Qi toward the stairs and said as he walked, “Don’t worry, I don’t hit women.”
He Yu quickly chased after them, and even Ling Qiang also followed, shouting loudly, “Qiao Mudong, let her go! Look at your manners!”
Qiao Mudong refused to listen to anyone and continued dragging An Qi to the banquet hall. He Yu wanted to stop him, but Qiao Mudong refused to give up and only said, “You, follow me.”
It’s not that He Yu doesn’t hate this woman; he’s just afraid of going back to that banquet hall. Even if he can indeed receive an apology, he still can’t stop people from looking at him like a criminal.
Qiao Mudong pulled An Qi to the small stage in the innermost part of the banquet hall. Everyone’s eyes shifted to him along the way. When Ou Yunjia and Xie Zhan saw He Yu, they both came up to ask him how he was doing.
He Yu shook his head and watched as Qiao Mudong walked up to take the microphone, handed it to An Qi’s mouth, and said, “Speak.”
In the end, An Qi was just a young girl in her early twenties. No matter how naughty she was, she was the only one who could bully others, and only a few people could bully her. She thought she had nothing to worry about because her family was rich and powerful, but she didn’t expect to meet someone like Qiao Mudong. Qiao Mudong grew up among the poor. He knew that face was earned by himself and not given by others, so he didn’t need to be polite in front of these rich people. Qiao Mudong could never understand anyone who kept their bought-off face in front of him.
“Let go!” An Qi couldn’t help it and finally cried in a low voice.
Ling Zhilu looked down, her heart in a mess. And then she looked around. She was looking for someone to stop Qiao Mudong.
At this time, An Qi’s friends couldn’t stand it anymore. Two or three young men jumped up and started attacking without letting Qiao Mudong say a word. “Let her go! What’s the point of bullying a woman?!”
Qiao Mudong let go of An Qi, caught the man’s fist, then kicked him on the knee, knocking him to the ground on the spot.
When He Yu saw that there was a fight and that it was three people beating Qiao Mudong alone, he didn’t care about anything anymore. He grabbed the person behind Qiao Mudong and pushed him away hard.
These pampered young men were no match for Qiao Mudong. They were now beaten to the point of being knocked off their feet.
Ling Zhilu shouted, “Stop him quickly! Security guards!”
Several security guards quickly gathered around and pulled away the people who were in action on the stage.
The entire banquet hall was in chaos.
Ling Qiang also rushed down from upstairs. When he saw Qiao Mudong actually starting to fight with someone, he was so angry that his whole body trembled. He stood at the door and slapped the door hard. “Stop it!”
Fu Chenshan stood beside him and saw that his body was shaking, so he stepped forward to support him. “Dad, be careful, don’t be angry.”
Later, when the police came, the chaos at the scene was finally brought under control.
An Qi’s bracelet was not found. Except for her own assertion, there was no evidence to prove that He Yu had stolen it. Even if the lost item was not found, there was no way to prove whether the bracelet existed. There were so many people at the scene, and it was impossible to search them one by one. The police could only help her record them and advised her to search more carefully.
As for the fight between Qiao Mudong and several others—because it was stopped quickly, no one was injured, and both parties were well-known figures in Chongfeng City, so it was settled in the end.
Ling Qiang was so angry. He originally wanted to bring Qiao Mudong out to let everyone get to know him, but in the end, although everyone knew about Qiao Mudong, but it created a situation that was difficult to wrap up.
Fu Chenshan and Zhou Xuelan accompanied Ling Qiang back first. Qiao Mudong and He Yu were both taken to the Public Security Bureau to take notes.
By the time Qiao Mudong came out, it was almost dawn.
He walked out of the gate of the Public Security Bureau and saw He Yu sitting alone by the flower stand on the roadside, silently lowering his head.
He Yu didn’t look up. He just heard footsteps and knew that Qiao Mudong had come out.
Qiao Mudong walked over and sat down next to He Yu.
He Yu was in a very depressed mood—extremely depressed, even. Ever since he went to work at Ou Yunjia’s company, Qiao Mudong had never seen He Yu look like this.
Ou Yunjia called him to comfort him and told him that it was nothing, but he still fell into a low mood and couldn’t extricate himself. The scene at the dinner appeared in his mind over and over again—An Qi’s words, Ling Zhilu’s words, and the expressions of the people around him. In fact, no one was smiling, but in his memory, everyone seemed to have a cold, smiling face.
He Yu rested his head on Qiao Mudong’s shoulder.
Qiao Mudong put his arms around him, took out a cigarette with his other hand, held it in his mouth, and lit it with a lighter. Qiao Mudong placed the lit cigarette in He Yu’s mouth. “Take a puff.”
He Yu choked on the smoke and coughed twice.
Only then did Qiao Mudong remember that He Yu’s health was not fully recovered, so he put the cigarette back, took a puff himself, and blew the smoke on He Yu’s face instead.
He Yu raised his hand, waved it in front of his face, coughed twice, and said, “Taking in second-hand smoke will make me die faster.”
Qiao Mudong hugged him tighter and said, “You won’t.” He didn’t know whether he meant that he won’t take in second-hand smoke or that he won’t die sooner.
He Yu buried his face in Qiao Mudong’s arms and said, “You were impulsive again today.” He didn’t mean to blame Qiao Mudong. In that situation, he couldn’t even calm down himself, so how could he ask Qiao Mudong to stay calm?
Qiao Mudong cursed harshly: “It’s a pity that we didn’t kill those bastards.”
He Yu was a little confused. “You said you wouldn’t let them wrongly accuse me, so why am I still not let off?”
Qiao Mudong raised his hand and rubbed his head vigorously, making his hair a mess.
He Yu asked, “Is it your sister’s instigation? I never understand why she hates me so much. I didn’t offend her.”
Qiao Mudong said, “Ignore her, we will deal with her together soon.”
He Yu raised his head and suddenly said, “I don’t want to go to work.”
If there was such a fuss today, his story would definitely spread, and everyone in the company would know that he had been in jail. He really didn’t want to endure strange looks from the others.
Qiao Mudong reached out and caressed his face. “If you don’t want to go, then don’t go. Let’s just have fun at home.”
He Yu said, “But I really like this job.”
Qiao Mudong lowered his head to look at him. “How about we set up our own company for fun?”
He Yu couldn’t help but chuckle. “Stop making trouble.”
“Let’s go.” Qiao Mudong pulled him up. “Let’s go home first.”
He Yu held his hand and walked forward slowly. “Are we going to take a taxi?”
Qiao Mudong suddenly said, “Wait a minute.”
There was a river in front, winding through the city center of Chongfeng. There were white stone fences on both sides of the river, filled with willow trees. The long branches were hanging down, swaying gently whenever the wind blew.
It was late at night, and there was no one by the river. Because it was the season of rising, the sound of water flow was quite loud, especially at night.
Qiao Mudong pulled He Yu to the river.
He Yu asked strangely, “What are you going to do?”
Qiao Mudong took out a bracelet from his shirt pocket.
Seeing the silver-luster diamond bracelet, He Yu looked at Qiao Mudong in surprise. “You—”
Qiao Mudong pinched his face. “I got it from you, you fool.”
He Yu subconsciously touched his chest. “When did she slip that up?”
Qiao Mudong said, “Maybe when you were helping her. I don’t know, I didn’t see it.”
He Yu was still surprised. “Then why didn’t you tell me? You even dared to take it to the police station. You’re too bold! What if the police considered you as the one who stole it?”
Qiao Mudong snorted, “The police won’t consider that.”
“What should we do now?” He Yu asked.
Qiao Mudong replied, “What should we do with her? Just let her look for it slowly, ba.”
After saying that, he raised his hand and threw the bracelet into the rushing river. It disappeared in an instant without causing any splashes.
Qiao Mudong clapped his hands and pulled He Yu away. “Let’s go take a taxi home.”
That thing surname Ling is such a b*tch. I can’t wait for the revenge arc. Also 100% score to QMD, get you a man that is willing to do what it takes to prove your innocence❤️
There goes your 100k yuan bracelet jusr because you decided to be a little btch help you btchy friend. Deserved. Get rekt. He yu’s life is such a mess all because of a certain annoying asshole called fu chenshan. The sooner he remove him from his life, the better