Chapter 95 — The Ledger Secured
Years of Heartflutter · Page 2 of 3
So now, though Xia Xue found what was on television vulgar, she could not help but steal curious glances and keep watching.
Just then a muscular man came on, and the woman on screen began crying out in pleasure. Xia Xue suddenly felt her mouth go dry.
Bah—shameless! Xia Xue cursed inwardly. To do that sort of thing and then film it without a shred of shame—what a disgrace to the people of the world.
For some reason, Xia Xue suddenly recalled the wondrous sensation of Yang Ce's touch a moment ago. Could it be—was this that feeling they talked about? Xia Xue felt dizzy. No way—was that what she had been so reluctant to let go of just now? Then how was she any different from the woman on television?
But the thought lasted only an instant before curiosity and tension washed it away. Xia Xue stared fixedly at the television, her breathing growing rapid and urgent, her white teeth clenched hard against her lower lip, her whole body taut with tension.
As the man and woman on screen kept changing positions, their movements growing more and more exaggerated, Xia Xue grew more and more tense.
Xia Xue felt as though her body were about to catch fire, heat pouring off her in waves. What was wrong with her?
The sound of the television outside was not very loud. At first Yang Ce had not heard it, but later, as the woman's cries grew louder and louder, it became impossible for him not to hear.
Hearing the strange sounds, Yang Ce was deeply embarrassed. He thought: surely that silly girl Xia Xue hasn't lost control and started touching herself? But those cries were a bit too exaggerated for that, weren't they?
Unable to contain his curiosity, Yang Ce still used his clairvoyance to take a look inside the room—and to his surprise, Xia Xue was lying in front of the television, eyes wide and unblinking, watching a top-grade blockbuster.
This is insane! Yang Ce nearly lost his footing and took a tumble. This was too ridiculous. A moment ago she had been solemnly calling him a pervert and crying her eyes out, and now she was excitedly watching a dirty movie.
Yang Ce had wanted to go out at once and tease Xia Xue, but on second thought—he had just provoked her, and if he went out now and caught her in the act, then if she kicked up an unreasonable fuss again, it would be hard to handle.
Better to let her watch for a while. Once her mood improved, his own little episode would no longer seem like such a big deal. At that thought, Yang Ce dismissed the idea of going out at once. Instead, he turned on the water in the bathroom and decided to take a shower to clear his head.
He had been far too impulsive just now, and had nearly brought disaster down on himself. So Yang Ce resolved to wash up and keep his mind sharp. Whatever he did, he must not do anything foolish.
Zhou Yanning checked the time. Wang Pu probably would not be coming home tonight, and Wang Lin's mother had been away these past few days as well. Zhou Yanning had been puzzled—why hadn't he seen Wang Lin's mother around?
As it turned out, after Wang Pu killed Su Dazhi, he had worried that Wang Lin's mother might notice something amiss. So he had made up an excuse, telling her that the police were investigating Su Dazhi and that he might be implicated, and had sent her back to her parents' home to stay for a while, keeping a distance from him until the trouble blew over.
Wang's mother—yes, I did overlook her. Old Fish (laoyu) had a cold a few days ago and my head wasn't quite clear. It was only after a reader reminded me in a comment that I remembered. So let me add a note here—so long as everyone understands, that's enough.
Zhou Yanning crept into Wang Pu's study. First he lifted Wang Pu's computer tower off the desk, then took a hot-air gun from his tool bag and plugged it in, holding it to the warranty seal on the casing.