Doce Torres de Jade

Capítulo 16

Xu Haibing quickly moved closer. Ma Ya first placed one of her bare feet on Xu Haibing's shoulder, then stepped her other leg over the iron fence, and then sat cross-legged on his shoulders, patting his head: "Target: the small pond ahead, clear the way!"

Caught completely off guard and suddenly placed under pressure, Xu Haibing staggered forward a few steps in protest: "Hey! No, no, you said carry me, not ride me!"

Ma Ya retorted confidently, "Just accept your loss! You still have the nerve to haggle?! I ask you, whether you carry me or ride me, will that change the cruel reality that you lost to me?"

Xu Haibing argued forcefully: "But after losing to you, my way of accepting the penalty was to carry you on my back, not to ride you. This is a matter of principle."

Ma Ya's whip went straight to the point: "Fine, then I'll ask you again, whether you carry me or ride me, can you change the fundamental situation where my feet don't touch the ground and you're exerting brute force?"

Xu Haibing was at a loss for words. He noticed the blue shoe on Ma Ya's foot on his chest and realized he hadn't asked an important question: "Oh, I remember now, your shoes are so stylish and made of such excellent material. I don't think you can find them in the malls around here."

"Of course you can't buy it."

"Where did you buy this?"

"I found it in...a trash can."

"There's no way it's possible it was stolen?"

Ma Ya suddenly became furious, clamped her knees together, and Xu Haibing screamed in pain.

"Say it, who's the thief? Say it yourself!" Ma Ya commanded sharply.

Xu Haibing, forced to bow his head beneath the woman's alluring buttocks, stammered, "I am, I am."

QQ Lost (23(4))

Ma Ya loosened her knees and said sullenly, "Hmph! I hate getting something for nothing the most. If you want money, earn it; if you don't have money, pick it up. Enjoying the fruits of your own labor is true happiness."

"But you didn't cherish it either, didn't you? Didn't you throw it away?"

"I threw it away after I lost one of my shoes that night while hiding from you, and since I couldn't wear the other one and it made me feel uncomfortable. I should thank you for collecting them all and putting them on the roof for me."

Xu Haibing immediately sensed something was off: "Huh? You stole... oh, you took it from me and then threw it down from the roof for the big black dog to wait for!"

Ma Ya looked very serious: "What? You lost something and got it back, and you still throw it away? Do you think I'm as stupid as you? Besides, I can throw one shoe, but I can't throw a pair."

Xu Haibing was startled and stopped abruptly, turning around and tossing Ma Ya down diagonally.

Ma Ya's bare foot landed first, piercing the reeds, and she cried out "Ouch!" before falling to the ground.

Xu Haibing quickly bent down and picked her up: "Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I was just distracted, thinking about who the second person to throw the shoe at was, and for a moment I forgot that you were still bullying me. I'm so sorry..."

Ma Ya, annoyed, stretched her foot out in front of Xu Haibing's eyes: "Look, it's all pricked! Now you really can't walk!"

Xu Haibing readily agreed, "It's alright, I'll carry you, I'll keep carrying you."

Ma Ya stubbornly insisted, "No, I want to ride again!"

Xu Haibing replied without complaint, "Fine, fine, I'm willing to suffer twice over."

Ma Ya said, "Squat down!" and then shoved Xu Haibing's shoulder hard with her ankle.

Xu Haibing knelt down directly.

Ma Ya propped herself up on her other leg, placing it back on his neck, and shouted, "Lift the sedan chair!"

Xu Haibing gritted his teeth and straightened up.

Ma Ya slapped him on the head: "Giddy-up!"

The two overlapping figures gradually disappeared behind the mound...

QQ Lost (24(1))

Xu Haibing returned home, rubbing his sore neck, and leaned weakly against the sofa.

He glanced at the fluorescent light flashing in his bedroom and yelled, "Get out here!"

"Hehe, Uncle's back." Mao Dan reluctantly came out of the bedroom.

Xu Haibing, showing off his power, said, "Good lad, my computer is practically a gift to you. Come here!" Mao Dan, fearful, replied, "Oh, oh, I wouldn't dare."

Xu Haibing patted his back: "Give me a massage." Mao Dan breathed a sigh of relief and jumped onto the sofa to massage his shoulders and back.

"Where did your grandma go?" Xu Haibing asked casually.

"They went to my house to put out a fire," Mao Dan replied casually.

Xu Haibing nearly jumped up: "What?! Your house is on fire?! Who started it?"

Mao Dan, skimming the water: "Who else? This boss, of course. I told my mom about my dad having an affair with a female online friend. How could my mom not be furious?"

"She believed it?"

"The evidence is irrefutable. I showed her the chat history between my dad and that 'busty, curvy' woman; she's at home fighting with her husband right now!"

"It's nothing serious, your mom's just got a fiery temper, it comes and goes quickly. Sigh..." Xu Haibing remembered something and pulled a slip of paper from his pocket: "Hurry up and crack the password for this QQ account, I need to check her chat history."

Mao Dan didn't take the note. Instead, he pointed out seriously, "Comrade Xu, your instructions are so useless. You may not know, but I'm about to join the Young Pioneers. Don't even think about dragging a member of the Communist Young Pioneers down the path of crime."

Xu Haibing sat up abruptly: "I'll donate the computer to Project Hope right now!" He rolled up his sleeves and was about to head to the bedroom.

Mao Dan quickly pulled him back onto the sofa, smiling ingratiatingly, "Oh, oh, calm down, calm down, little Yi Xi, I'll take care of it right away, who's afraid of who?" With that, he took the note and ran into the bedroom.

Xu Haibing turned on the TV with the remote. A lively song and dance performance was playing on the screen, and he couldn't help but stretch and rotate his sore neck and shoulders to the rhythm.

"Uncle, it's open!" Mao Dan called from the bedroom. Xu Haibing came into the bedroom and saw Guo Qinqin's QQ panel displayed on the computer screen. He immediately opened the entire QQ chat history.

There's not a single word in any of the columns!

"Why are they all empty?" Xu Haibing asked, puzzled.

Mao Dan said, "They're not on the same hard drive."

Xu Haibing slapped the back of his head: "I completely forgot about that. Sigh, now I can't get any information out of the way."

"Why can't I touch it? Easy."

"Hmm? You have a solution?"

"Let me do it." Mao Dan readily agreed, pushed his uncle aside, sat down, and skillfully operated the keyboard and mouse with his little hands.

Xu Haibing stared wide-eyed at Mao Dan's movements, turning around repeatedly. Before he could see clearly, a new colorful face appeared on Shen Daxing's QQ panel that had just popped up.

Mao Dan glanced at the username and exclaimed, "Wow! This person is actually a girl!"

How did you know?

"Look, her screen name is 'Marry a Rich Man.' Guy, do you think anyone would dare marry her? I've already added her as a friend for you. What a coincidence—she's online right now! Just pretend to be a stranger and chat with her. What can't you say?!"

Xu Haibing thought it wouldn't hurt and decided to give it a try, so he switched seats with Mao Dan and casually typed "hello" and sent it out.

A moment later, with a "chirp" sound, the "Marry a Rich Man" emoticon flashed. Xu Haibing brought up the chat box and saw the reply:

"people of the same taste!"

Xu Haibing suddenly tensed up and hurriedly asked Mao Dan, "What... what should I say next?"

Mao Dan frowned, then an idea struck him: "Hmm... I've got it! She wants to marry a rich man, right? Just say you're a tycoon and want to keep—oh, no, rent—a mistress, and see if she takes the bait."

Xu Haibing worried, "What if she gets angry and yells at me?"

Mao Dan, quite shrewdly, said, "Hey, does she know who you are? Besides, she can't see you blushing."

"Let's give it a try." Xu Haibing typed the message nervously and then clicked send. He turned and tapped Mao Dan's forehead: "Looks like you've led me into this abyss of crime."

A chirping sound rang out. Xu Haibing checked the reply, and Mao Dan leaned over to take a look, encouraging him: "Hey, there's a chance, keep going." Xu Haibing typed again and sent it.

The chirping sound rang out again. Xu Haibing checked the reply again, and Mao Dan leaned closer to take a look, encouraging him again: "Hey, it's about to bite! Throw more bait!"

Xu Haibing hesitated as he typed. Mao Dan simply pushed him aside and skillfully operated the keyboard and mouse.

Upon seeing the reply, Xu Haibing quickly reached out and pressed Mao Dan's hand down: "That's enough, the joke has gone too far."

Mao Dan pushed his hand away, quickly typed and sent.

With a "chirp chirp," Mao Dan checked the other party's reply and grinned, "Yay! I hooked her! Look, she's asking you to meet her at 'New JJ' table B4 in an hour for a face-to-face meeting."

Xu Haibing was surprised and expressed regret.

Mao Dan typed and sent: "^-^ See you there!"

The other party replied: "^-^ See you there!"

Mao Dan turned excitedly to Xu Haibing, then asked, puzzled, "Hey, why aren't you happy that the fish has taken the bait? Oh, I know, she must be your dream girl. You wanted to test her loyalty, but you were disappointed, weren't you?"

"Don't talk nonsense."

So, are you going or not?

"Why would I go? I'm not a real tycoon, and I'm not really going to keep her as a mistress or rent her out."

"Tired of this? Why don't you go and teach her a lesson, give her a good scolding? It's much better than breaking your promise and leaving her alone at that empty table!"

"You're so young and you already know how to cherish women? She's greedy for superficiality and vanity, she deserves to be fooled by me once."

"I know, I know! You're a coward, afraid they'll set an ambush, a trap, and intentionally frame you. You're afraid of dying!"

Xu Haibing, who always considered himself invincible, couldn't withstand this provocation and his temper flared up again: "What... what is that 'new JJ'?"

Mao Dan swayed his hips and exclaimed, "The biggest disco in the city!"

QQ Lost (24(2))

The bizarre and colorful neon lights transformed into the words "New JJ Disco".

Xu Haibing arrived at the entrance of the disco, looked at the sign, and hesitated.

A tall, burly guard in black walked over and snapped to attention, saluting him sharply: "Are you Mr. Xu Haibing?" Xu Haibing nodded in surprise.

The guard coldly told him, "Please follow me."

Xu Haibing sensed something was wrong and was about to back down when a taller and more imposing black-clad guard grabbed his arm. Without a word, the two of them practically kidnapped Xu Haibing and dragged him through a circular, lightning-fast tunnel into the disco.

This is a huge disco, with dazzling lasers, chaotic sound systems, and hundreds of heads piled together in a chaotic dance floor, jumping, shouting, and twisting like a group of strange beasts.

On the high platform, two lead dancers, one in red and one in black, were rapidly swirling their alluring long hair, desperately spreading madness and psychedelic energy in all directions.

Supported by two guards, Xu Haibing was almost lifted off the ground as he arrived at a bar table.

"Please wait a moment." A guard pressed him to leave.

Xu Haibing glanced at the table number, which was B4. Looking around, he saw only dim candlelight and an ambiguous, gloomy atmosphere. The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. He stood up to slip away, but a large hand reached out from the darkness and forcefully pressed him down again. Only then did he remember that there was a big black mule watching him from behind, so he had no choice but to sit down patiently.

A brightly dressed waitress brought over a fruit platter and a stemmed glass with a candle burning: "Please enjoy, sir."

Xu Haibing picked up a toothpick, aimed it at a slice of cantaloupe, and hesitated for a long time before finally managing to stick it in.