"Don't worry…" Dongmei assured while squeezing his hand. "I will always find time and place to satisfy us. Just you wait."
"Mhmm, I cannot wait," Wuxing whispered back.
After everything that happened between him and other girls, he wanted to lay in bed with Dongmei and relax, forgetting about everything else for a short moment he was with her.
Unfortunately, because of Scarlet's goodwill, they would have to share the bed with her. According to rules, only two people can live in one beach house but Wuxing definitely didn't plan on abiding by it.
'I'm spending the night with Dongmei no matter what happens,' Wuxing decided firmly.
Just as he thought about it, his shirt got tugged by the two girls behind him. He turned around and saw Daisy point forward with a finger.
"Big bro, it's them. They are waiting for us."
Wuxing followed the finger with his gaze and found a small group of men, four to be exact. They were already waiting for their bags while looking around in search of something.
The moment their eyes landed on the two sisters, they brightened and began to approach them.
"They are the ones who bullied you?" Wuxing questioned without turning his eyes away.
"Yes. They wanted to have 'fun' with us tonight, saying they will protect us. Naturally, we declined but they kept following us," Daisy explained and pleaded, "Can big brother help us chase them away? We will do anything…"
"I will only help because you asked nicely. You don't need to pay me back," Wuxing replied and walked in the men's direction, leaving the girls behind.
He didn't necessarily act to help the sisters but instead to punish the men for bullying others.
The men gazed at him and laughed, looking amused at Wuxing's attempt to defend the two sisters. To Wuxing's surprise, they didn't seem to recognize him which was even better for him.
"Do you have a problem?" one of the men questioned, meeting Wuxing half-way. His crooked nose and pointed hair distinguished him from the rest.
"Yes, you trouble my friends. I don't like it."
"Oh, and what are you going to do about it?" the man smirked confidently, not even pretending.
Wuxing didn't know what route he would take before approaching the men but based on their attitude, he quickly decided to proceed with the most brutal option.
He suddenly looked behind them and he smiled bitterly, excusing them, "Miss Ash, we are just talking. Don't worry."
The four men's faces paled and they swiftly turned around only to see that no one was standing behind them.
"Haha, you fell for that," Wuxing called out in laughter, aiming to anger them.
Naturally, he succeeded.
"You motherfuc—"
Pa!
Wuxing sent the leader flying with a side-kick in the face.
Pa! Pa!
Two body shots landed on the other two before he retreated, distancing himself from them. Five meters away, he dropped onto his knees and surrendered with his hands behind his head.
Their leader was knocked out cold with the other two struggling to catch their breath but the last one was still standing. Wuxing didn't have time to finish him off.
Seeing all three off his buddies were disabled while Wuxing was down, surrendering, the last man dashed forward with his fist ready to get revenge.
Bang!
The sniper finally showed up to the party, sending a warning shot to the ground which exploded right into the man's face.
"What is going on here?!"
One of the instructors quickly arrived at the scene, glaring at the five of them. It was written with big letters in the rules that fighting inside the base was strictly prohibited. All parties involved would be punished, no matter the outcome.
As they were nearby the queue, many saw their quick battle together with the instructors that were distributing the bags. With so many sniper turrets, it was impossible for the fight to last longer than a few seconds.
"He attacked us!" the last man from the group was quick to shift the blame to Wuxing, pointing at him.
The instructor frowned, gazing at Wuxing and he confirmed, "Yes, I beat them up but I was acting in self-defense. They approached me first."
Just as he thought, the instructor quickly rolled his eyes at them and pulled out his card. "I don't have time to figure what exactly happened. Fighting is prohibited. Names!"
By that time, the leader regained consciousness but his lip was cut from the kick and teeth all bloodied.
"We didn't do anything! Why are we punished as well?!" the leader protested.
Unfortunately for him, the Instructor didn't seem to care.
"Didn't you hear what I just said? Give me your cards. I'm deducting five thousand from all of you for fighting in the base."
All four men paled when they heard the number. How much did they need to grind to earn that much yet now they lost it in a single fight.
"Five thousand is too much!"
The Instructor only shrugged and replied, "Then let's make it six thousand. Do you want more or you will give me your cards?"
Ooof…
The people from the queue couldn't help but gasp. So far all the Instructors were bad-ass, without much care if they lived or died. Everyone was sure that the group would be punished even more if they said anything else.
The leader naturally zipped up his mouth and passed his card. They all had pained expressions when the card returned to them with six thousand points less. They all glared at Wuxing hatefully but he also didn't care.
For him, six thousand wasn't a big deal as he could easily get it back tomorrow.
Wuxing opened his profile and passed the card when it was his turn. To his surprise, the Instructor paused when he saw his name, gazing at Wuxing from up and down only to pretend he was deducting points.
Passing back the card, he leaned over and whispered, "Sir, please don't find trouble anymore. We can't bend rules forever."
"I won't," Wuxing promised with a nod, realizing Ash probably informed everyone about his importance to her.
Naturally, she was the boss of the whole base so they had to follow her orders.
"Get back to the line and don't waste my time," the Instructor ordered the four men and finally returned to his post, leaving them alone.
Wuxing wasn't even a bit scared of their glares and approached them. Just this move alone was enough to scare them, forcing them back.
"If you ever approach the two sisters again, I will find you and fight with you again," Wuxing warned. "I wonder how much points will they deduct from us for the repeated offense."
The four men could only think of one word to describe Wuxing.
"Maniac…"
They didn't say anything else and just walked away. Who would dare to mess with Wuxing who was willing to drag himself down just to get revenge on them?
Dongmei didn't even say anything when he came back, only greeting him with a smile and warm embrace of her hand. She trusted him with everything he did but the two sisters were embarrassed, not expecting Wuxing would go so far for them.
"Thank you, Mr. Chameleon… We will do everything to pay back those points…" they said at the same time as they bowed politely.
"Don't worry about it. Save the points for yourself," Wuxing assured. "You can repay me in the future once you pass the selection."
The sisters immediately brightened and agreed excitedly, "Yes!"
———
The whole process of moving in proceeded smoothly with the sisters getting one beach house while all three of them moved to the other, leaving one of them empty just in case.
Wuxing didn't want to leave Scarlet alone so she was forced to stay with them. At that point, the two almost felt like parents with Scarlet being their daughter.
The bags were already prepared for them in the beach house, the privilege of being in the top ten.
Knock, knock.
Just as they entered, ready to check the house, they heard the knock on the door which turned out to be Ash, together with Katherine and Anna.
"I hope you didn't forget about our meeting?" Katherine asked while lifting two bottles of wine. "We came prepared."
"Of course, come in," Dongmei nodded, welcoming them inside like a proper housewife.
Katherine and Anna entered inside but Ash stayed behind, gazing at Wuxing with an interested expression. "Chameleon, can I talk to you in private for a moment?"
Wuxing didn't mind that at all and kissed Dongmei as he was leaving. "We will be back in a second."
"We will open the wine then," Dongmei replied with a smile and closed the door behind him, trusting him fully.
"Follow me," Ash grabbed onto his hand and pulled him towards the empty beach house, closing the doors behind them.
Thud.
She pinned him to the door and stared at him from up close.
"Did something happen?" Wuxing asked cluelessly, prepared to react in case Ash decided to make a move on him.
She didn't do anything inappropriate but instead asked troublesome questions.
"How did you know about those two men from the plaza? I was asked how did I know about them and I couldn't give them an answer. I said you saw them hide their red cards and blend in the crowd but when I reviewed the tapes, I found out they didn't even pull out their cards and you were not even watching."
"Are you hiding something from me?"