Chapter 170: Yang Mingâs Past
In the police station, the man with shades quickly admitted that he was the robber. He was going to say something threatening like âweâll see what happens when I get outâ or another of these types of phrases.
But Yang Ming spoke before him, âWe shall see! If I see you again after you get out, Iâll break your leg!â
My G.o.d! The man with shades was stunned. Who is this guy? He threatened me before I could! But the man with shades was afraid of a ruthless man like Yang Ming.
It seemed difficult to get revenge against a person that could lift him with one hand, so the man with shades lowered his head to avoid looking at the person in front of him.
Yang Ming was going to ask for the victimâs name, but the police said the victim requested to keep it a secret. Therefore, Yang Ming didnât get anything from it. Besides, Chen Mengyan was beside him, so Yang Ming didnât probe further. After he finished his report, he left together with Chen Mengyan.
âAre we considered good citizens?â After they went out, Yang Ming asked with a smile.
âHehe, this is the second time already.â Chen Mengyan smiled too. âBut I donât want you to be so aggressive. Look at the robber. There are bruises all over his head. So disgusting.â
âFight violence with violence. Havenât you heard of it? If I didnât beat him up, would he stay down?â Yang Ming questioned her.
âYouâre right, but try not to rely on violence. What if you lose in a fight?â Chen Mengyan complained.
âMe lose? Hehe, your husband had a nickname called Crazy Yang. No one could defeat me.â Yang Ming said complacently.
âCrazy Yang? Such a bad name, I didnât know you had such a terrible nickname,â said Chen Mengyan.
âIs it terrible?â Yang Ming sighed. Then he shook his head slightly. Su Ya, have you forgotten about me? I didnât hear any news from you for such a long time already. Did you forget what you said?
âWhat happened?â Chen Mengyan noticed the slight change inYang Mingâs mood, so she asked carefully, âYang Ming, I heard that you were very good at studying during junior high school. Then⊠why did you become⊠becomeâŠâ Chen Mengyan didnât know how to describe it. She felt bad for talking about his shortcomings.
âI had fallen, right?â Yang Ming sighed deeply. âI became a bad student, right?â
âI didnât mean it⊠You know it too. I never underestimated youâŠâ Chen Mengyan explained immediately.
âHehe, of course, I know you didnât mean something else. If not, how could you be my wife?â Yang Ming smiled.
âWho is your wife? Are you going to talk about it?â Chen Mengyan was afraid that Yang Ming would say something to embarra.s.s her again, so she changed the subject immediately.
âDo you truly want to know?â Yang Ming looked at Chen Mengyan. âBut promise me this. Please donât be jealous.â
âJealous? Why would I be jealous? Tell me quickly.â Once the curiosity of a woman was piqued, she will ask until she got to the root of the matter.
Yang Ming looked up and fell into deep thought. He slowly told her about his past with Su Ya. This thing remained stuck inside Yang Ming for a long time like a knot in his heart.
Yang Ming didnât tell anyone about this in all these years. He couldnât have told this to anyone. Li Dagang and the others only knew Yang Ming became a punk because of a relations.h.i.+p problem, but they didnât know the details.
Yang Ming felt relieved after confiding in Chen Mengyan.
This was such a pure love. Chen Mengyan imagined with jealousy after she heard that. Wasnât that what people consider a childhood friends.h.i.+p? Although her relations.h.i.+p with Yang Ming was first love, it was still deemed an adultâs love. It was completely different from the sentimental memories in school.
âCanât you forget about her?â Chen Mengyan asked with jealousy.
âMengyan, I donât want to lie to you. I donât know what my feelings are for Su Ya, but I always think about her.â Yang Ming didnât lie to Chen Mengyan, and there was no need for that. He didnât believe that Chen Mengyan would hold a grudge against this.
Although Chen Mengyan didnât feel good, she wouldnât be mad about the girl in Yang Mingâs memory. After all, it had been many years. Even if Yang Ming could meet Su Ya again, both of them had changed a lot.
But Chen Mengyan decided in her mind that she must let Yang Ming forget about Su Ya. She was confident of herself. Itâs impossible for true love to be less impactful than a fading memory.
âHehe, rest a.s.sured. I wonât be angry.â In fact, Chen Mengyan wasnât angry. Yang Ming had fallen because of one girl, but he turned over a new leaf because of another girl.
People would know who was more important. Chen Mengyan was proud of herself because she was the woman who helped Yang Ming turn over a new leaf!
Of course, she only knew a little bit of Yang Mingâs past. There were many reasons for Yang Ming to be excited. He had the expectations of Yang Dahai. He had Zhao Ying give him tutoring without complaint. Certainly, the main reason was that of the miraculous contact lenses. Yang Mingâs view on life had changed completely because of these contacts.
âBut, wasnât that Zhou Jiajia too spiteful?â Chen Mengyan felt that if it was her, she wouldnât have done something like this. She and Zhou Jiajia were both cla.s.s commissaries, but they had very different characters.
âZhou Jiajia was just the fuse. The main culprit was my cla.s.s teacher.â Yang Ming had thought it through. Just let the past be past.
Zhou Jiajia was young. She may not have known the consequences. But Wu Chiren added fuel to the fire. Besides w.a.n.g Zhitao, the most hateful person for Yang Ming was him.
Chen Mengyan didnât agree with Wu Chirenâs approach, but she couldnât comment either. After all, teachers had the right to stop young students from falling in love with each other.
People sometimes needed to know their limits. Chen Mengyan wouldnât be so dumb to ask Yang Ming what he would do if Su Ya appeared again.
Chen Mengyan didnât want to shop anymore due to the incident. On the other side, Yang Ming was unhappy that Zhao Ying had a relations.h.i.+p with Jin Gang.
Yang Ming got a taxi to send Chen Mengyan home. Then, Yang Ming walked straight to Lan Lingâs place in Song Jiang Industry University. Sometimes, Yang Ming felt that he owed her. He never treated her like an object he bought, instead, he loved her like a wife.
Yang Mingâs dates were set based on Chen Mengyanâs schedule. Then, he would spend the remaining time with Lan Ling. Although Lan Ling felt nothing, Yang Ming thought he was being irresponsible.
Lan Ling opened the door joyfully when she saw Yang Ming coming so early. She immediately jumped into his embrace.
âOkay, okay. Stop playing around. I met a robber on the street just now. Give me a break.â Yang Ming tapped on Lan Lingâs back. âYou always stay indoors without taking a walk outside. Youâve nearly become an otaku [1] already.â
âI simply love being with you. When youâre not here, I just sleep.â Lan Ling acted coquettishly.
âOkay, okay. Iâll bring you to the bed. Weâll lie down for a while.â Yang Ming was very tired. There are some old words, men wonât be tired from work, but they break down from shopping.
Yang Ming was tired without walking far.
âIsnât your T-s.h.i.+rt a couples outfit? I have seen it in the movie.â On the bed, Lan Ling suddenly looked at the âred heartâ T-s.h.i.+rt and asked.
âAh? Yang Ming was spooked. It canât be? Can you notice the difference? But Yang Ming reacted quickly, âEn, itâs a set. I will bring you the other T-s.h.i.+rt one day.â
âGood, I never wore a couples outfit before.â Lan Ling nodded her head happily. Lan Ling could be satisfied easily. She could be happy about small things for a long time.
Yang Ming was crying in his mind. I think I have to buy from the same franchise shop again. Would the staff think that Iâm crazy? Iâm wearing the couple outfit, but Iâm buying another one.
Yang Ming didnât feel good today, so he just hugged Lan Ling without doing anything else. But Lan Ling was anxious. Why didnât he start? When would he do it?
âIâm going to take a bathâŠâ Lan Ling signaled him.
âEn.â Yang Ming didnât get it.
âDo I smell nice?â Lan Ling kept questioning.
âQuite nice, which shampoo are you using?â Yang Ming sniffed and asked.
âAiya, quickly take off your clothes. I want âthatâ already. Lan Ling was so agitated that she ground her teeth. âWhy canât I just be reserved! Youâre very bad.â
Chapter Notes: [1] otaku â A j.a.panese term that describes a person who is too obsessed with particular popular culture to the detriment of social skills.