Chapter 43: He Fei Seeks Trouble
With that voice, a young man with yellowish skin stepped out from the dark stairwell.
Upon seeing him, Wu Lihong’s expression instantly changed. “He Fei!?”
“You… what are you doing here?”
Chen Xuewen recognized him too; this was none other than He Fei, Wu Lihong’s ex-boyfriend.
The last time Chen Xuewen came to take Wu Lihong away, he had already encountered this man.
He Fei strode forward and slapped Wu Lihong hard across the face, cursing fiercely, “You slut, who the hell says I can’t come here?”
“What? You’re allowed to steal men, but I’m not allowed to come find you?”
Chen Xuewen’s brow furrowed slightly, his face darkening. Yet, in the end, he remained silent.
After all, Wu Lihong was He Fei’s girlfriend. This was a matter between them, and as an outsider, it wasn’t his place to intervene.
Wu Lihong’s face swelled from the blow, but she didn’t back down. With fury in her voice, she snapped, “He Fei, watch your mouth!”
“Who the hell’s stealing men?”
“This is my classmate, my friend!”
He Fei spat curses. “Fuck, you really think I don’t know?”
“Do you even know what day it is today?”
Wu Lihong shot back, “What day?”
He Fei bellowed, “Today’s payday at your place!”
“I went to settle accounts at your shop today, and your manager handed me just over eight hundred bucks. Hell, that’s less than what you’d make screwing bolts in a factory.”
“I asked your manager, and he told me you never go home, out every night. You must have made four or five thousand this month, right?”
“But your manager said you’ve been behaving like a saint lately, just singing and drinking with people, never taking anyone home, clocking out sharp at midnight.”
“Fuck, you haven’t gone home in twenty days, haven’t taken anyone home, and yet you’re hanging around this kid? And you tell me there’s nothing between you two?”
He Fei’s anger surged; he slapped Wu Lihong again, cursing, “Fuck you! Do you really think I’m some fool?”
Chen Xuewen finally snapped, “He Fei, enough!”
“If you have something to say, say it. Don’t hit her!”
He Fei exploded, “Who the hell are you?”
“This is none of your business!”
“You…” He Fei’s rage grew, and he moved to strike Chen Xuewen.
At that moment, Wu Lihong rushed forward, pushing He Fei back several steps. She shouted, “He Fei, this is between you and me. It’s got nothing to do with him.”
He Fei’s fury only deepened. “You slut, you’re defending him?”
“Fuck! And you still say I didn’t get cheated on?”
“Damn it! If I don’t kill you today, I’m not He Fei!”
He grabbed Wu Lihong by the neck, pressing her against the wall.
Chen Xuewen’s face grew cold. Slowly, he slipped his hand into his pocket, quietly grasping the bone-cleaving knife hidden within his clothes.
Wu Lihong held her head high, shouting, “He Fei, let’s settle this today!”
“First of all, you have no right to say I cheated on you.”
“We’re not boyfriend and girlfriend. I just borrowed money from you. I never said you were my boyfriend!”