"Chen Rui, I saw everything that happened in the hallway today at noon with President Wang. Do I need to say more?"
I directly brought up the matter, not willing to waste more words with her.
As expected, upon hearing this, she immediately looked frightened and uneasy, her eyes evasive and stammering, "You... what are you talking about? I don’t understand."
"President Wang or not, I’m not familiar with him."
She said this as she tried to bypass me, even leaving her umbrella behind.
I stepped forward, took the umbrella, and covered her head, continuing, "Chen Rui, I know you were forced. Did that guy threaten you?"
"Here’s the deal, if you help me get rid of him, I can give you a sum of money. Name your price, as long as it’s not too excessive, I can agree."
"I told you, I have nothing to do with President Wang. Stop harassing me, or... I’ll call the police."
"Chen Rui, I didn’t expect you to be so cowardly. He treated you like that, and you still want to defend him? By the way, I’ve already recorded that video. Want to see it?" I decided to be forceful since being gentle wasn’t working.
Sure enough, hearing those words made Chen Rui’s face drastically change.
"Xu Tian, what do you want from me? I’m telling you, I won’t..."
"I only need you to come forward and testify against President Wang."
"I-I won’t help you. Don’t force me, alright?"
With reddened eyes, Chen Rui dodged me and ran into the rain towards the bus stop.
By the time I caught up, she was already soaked through, shivering with cold, looking so pitiful that my heart softened instantly.
Now I could basically confirm that President Wang was indeed threatening her, but not with money, probably with something else as leverage.
Thinking about it, this woman was really pitiful, almost being violated by that bastard President Wang at noon.
I took off my jacket to put it on her, but she avoided me.
"Hurry up and take off your jacket, or you’ll catch a cold later."
At my words, she hesitated for a moment, but eventually took off her own jacket and put on mine.
I didn’t bring up the previous issue again; instead, I accompanied her as we waited for the bus and then boarded it together.
Sitting together on the bus, perhaps because it was very cold, her small body couldn’t stop trembling.
I reached out and pulled her into my arms.
She instinctively struggled for a moment but ultimately leaned against my shoulder.
Originally, I didn’t think much of it, just wanting to warm her up.
But as I held her, I started to feel a bit awkward as something below began to stir.
It seemed she sensed my anomaly because Chen Rui’s delicate body immediately went stiff.
She was curled up in my arms, and with my noticeably large something pressing up, it directly poked against her.
Soft, very comfortable.
She blushed, gave me an annoyed look, and struggled to get up.
I quickly held her down because if she stood up now, my awkwardness would be completely exposed, and that would be too embarrassing.
Her face was full of shame and anger as she mumbled, "Don’t do this, let me go. Last time I wronged you, but this time, if you keep doing this, it’s harassment."
"Nonsense, you’re so beautiful and nestled in my arms. How could I resist? Don’t move, don’t let others see."
I whispered against her ear.
The rain had made her hair damp, releasing a charming fragrance, with her ears turning red.
When my breath hit her ear, she couldn’t help but shiver slightly, even more embarrassed.
"Xu Tian, is it because I framed you that you want to take advantage of me on purpose?"
"Did you... did you really record what happened at noon?"
"Yes, I admit it was President Wang who asked me to set you up, aiming to get you out."
"But you, you’re already a bastard, so I don’t think I was wrong to do that."
"You men are all bastards, just bullying me, waah..."
As she spoke, she suddenly started sobbing, and her crying grew louder and louder.
At that moment, I panicked.