222: Yu the Great

The car drove smoothly through the night, heading toward the Jindi Shangfeng Residential Area.

Along the way, whether Jiang Ye was making small talk by asking, "Wanxing, are you hungry?" or pretending to be profound with sentiments like, "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight," Lin Wanxing seemed to have activated a blocking mode, not even glancing at him, let alone responding.

Jiang Ye was a bit baffled, but he couldn't be bothered to think too much about it.

It was probably just that last night's incident hadn't been resolved yet, and he was still on this woman's "dangerous person" list. He figured it would blow over in a few days.

He simply shut his mouth and focused on driving.

Back at Jindi Shangfeng 1601, as soon as he pushed open the door, he saw Su Ning and Ye Cheng huddled together on the living room sofa, whispering over a phone screen with serious expressions.

Hearing the door open, both looked up simultaneously.

Seeing them, Ye Cheng visibly relaxed, putting down her phone and asking:

"Are you okay, Jiang Ye? Sister Wanxing just said in the group chat that you ended up at the police station again?"

Lin Wanxing changed into slippers and casually replied, "Yeah, it's fine, it's all handled." After saying that, she went straight to her room to change clothes.

Jiang Ye, on the other hand, sauntered over to the sofa and tilted his chin toward Su Ning, who was sitting close to Ye Cheng.

Seeing this, the latter pouted her little mouth and reluctantly scooted over to make room for him.

Jiang Ye plopped down between the two women, leaning back casually:

"It's nothing, Officer An and I are old pals, it was just a formality. This time, your Buddy was purely acting heroically, promoting justice..."

He cleared his throat and began vividly recounting tonight's "heroic deeds."

From how he spotted "danger" in the bar, to how he "fought one against three" calmly in the alley, to how he "handled it with ease" at the police station... Of course, there was no shortage of artistic embellishment, painting himself as both wise and brave, shining brilliantly.

Su Ning listened with wide-eyed excitement, frequently exclaiming, "Wow!" "You're so awesome, bro!" "And then? And then?" Her emotional support was off the charts.

Meanwhile, Ye Cheng, sitting beside her, had more and more black lines forming on her forehead, and her cheeks gradually flushed with an unusual redness.

The reason was none other than Jiang Ye, who not only talked big but also kept his hands busy behind their bodies.

While Su Ning was fully absorbed in the story, that hand had stealthily, bit by bit, moved to Ye Cheng's waist and was quietly wandering over her body.

Feeling the burning sensation at her waist, Ye Cheng resisted the urge to elbow him and coughed heavily, trying to warn this overstepping jerk.

Jiang Ye paused his storytelling, and his hand movements temporarily subsided.

But after less than two minutes of peace, just as Ye Cheng sighed in relief, that hand grew restless again, this time even more audaciously slipping under the hem of her pajamas, attempting to explore upward along her waistline.

And what made her blood pressure spike even more was that Su Ning, though seemingly still listening attentively, had started to glance over with wandering eyes, her peripheral vision occasionally drifting their way.

Damn!

This bastard!

Flirting with the "first wife" right in front of the "second wife"—what kind of adult film set is this!

Ye Cheng subtly reached out, pinched his misbehaving fingertips, and gave them a hard squeeze!

"Ouch—"

"Ah, after such a thrilling story, I'm getting sleepy~"

She seized the moment to stand up, stretching lazily with a big yawn: "Can't do it, can't do it, I'm tapped out, off to bed."

Jiang Ye, who was in the middle of telling "the clever chain of schemes at the police station, the handsome guy outwitting Officer An," gritted his teeth through the pain and quickly tried to stop her:

"Cheng Cheng, I haven't finished yet, listen a bit more, the climax is coming right up!"

"I'll pass on the climax..."

Ye Cheng's face darkened as she walked toward the bedroom, glancing back to glare at him: "Isn't Xiao Su listening with great interest? Take your time, let her enjoy it properly."

"Tsk..."

Su Ning watched Ye Cheng's back disappear behind the door, then turned around with an innocent look: "Bro, continue! Where's the climax? Hurry up!"

"Continue my ass!"

Jiang Ye rolled his eyes in annoyance and stood up too: "Stop pretending you don't get it. Whose passenger seat isn't yours? Go back to your room and fantasize on your own."

"...Sigh~ Bro, you're so pitiful!"

Su Ning's innocent expression vanished instantly as she shook her head and sighed: "What's that saying? 'Three monks have no water to drink'? You're as pitiful as Dayu~"

"What Dayu?"

"Three doors, and you can't enter any of them! Isn't that just like Dayu, stuck outside watching?"

"That's 'three times passing by his home without...'"

Jiang Ye paused mid-step, giving her a suspicious glance: "Don't think provoking me will make me sneak into your room tonight, not a chance! Not only won't I go, I'm locking my door tonight! Strict defense!"

"...Hmph! Sooner or later, you won't be able to resist!"

Su Ning, her little face darkening after being exposed, got up and stomped back to her room in slippers, slamming the door loudly.

"..."

Jiang Ye stood in the middle of the living room, stroking his chin as he pondered the story of Dayu, then turned and walked to Ye Cheng's room, knocking on the door.

From inside came Ye Cheng's wary voice: "Who is it?"

"It's me, your dear husband."

Jiang Ye sighed, his voice filled with endless "grievance" and "melancholy":

"Your husband has been looked down on by Xiao Su. She says I'm the modern Dayu, with a home I can't return to... Ahem... So, do you need your husband to help you control the water? As the saying goes, 'dredging is better than blocking'—your husband's professional skills..."

Before he could finish, Lin Wanxing's door diagonally across suddenly clicked open.

Jiang Ye's old face flushed red, and he swallowed the rest of his flirtatious words.

Lin Wanxing walked out in home clothes, glanced at Jiang Ye standing at Ye Cheng's door with a sleazy aura, and nodded expressionlessly as a greeting.

Seeing her attitude seemed to have softened a bit, Jiang Ye scratched his head and tried to make conversation: "Ahem... Going to shower? Wanxing?"

"..."

Lin Wanxing paused, her face instantly darkening as she snorted in annoyance, turned, and walked to Su Ning's room, knocking on the door.

After just one knock, she heard Su Ning's smug laughter from inside: "Hehe, bro, the door isn't locked~"

Lin Wanxing: "..."

She had originally wanted to talk to Su Ning, to probe whether she had also received some strange mission, but hearing this eager-to-"give-it-away" remark made her even angrier. She pushed the door open and walked in.

"..."

Jiang Ye clicked his tongue, watching Lin Wanxing enter Su Ning's room, when the door beside him suddenly opened a crack.

Ye Cheng poked half her head out, first cautiously looking around outside, then lowering her voice:

"Big bro, I mean... can't we do it four or five times every day? We need to let the body recover, understand sustainable development?"

"Cheng Cheng, what are you talking about? Am I the kind of person who only knows how to work hard?"

Jiang Ye frowned slightly, his tone filled with "heartache" at being misunderstood: "I just wanted to ask if you're cold sleeping alone? Do you need your husband to hold you while you sleep? Just hugging, absolutely proper, guaranteed no funny business!"

Ye Cheng eyed him suspiciously up and down: "Really just hugging? Hands and feet all behaved?"

Jiang Ye immediately raised three fingers, looking righteous and solemn: "Of course! Pure embrace! If I'm even slightly improper, may lightning strike me and fry me right here at the door!"

Ye Cheng looked at his "sincere" eyes, hesitated for a moment, seemingly genuinely moved by this "vow," and whispered:

"Then... fine, go back and wait for me. I'll wash my feet and come over, so you don't suffer from holding it in."

Hearing this, Jiang Ye's eyes lit up instantly: "Whoa, so reasonable today? Actively paying back the debt?"

Ye Cheng curved her lips, giving him a charming, exasperated look: "What can I do since I'm with you! Hurry back and wait, I'll be right there."

"Yeah yeah! Got it! Waiting for you!"

Jiang Ye responded happily, immediately turned around, and scurried back to the master bedroom.

Then... he quickly took off his outer clothes, turned off the light, slipped under the covers, and closed his eyes.

Wait for Ye Cheng?

Believing she'd actively deliver herself to his door is less likely than believing I'm Qin Shi Huang!

This woman was probably nine times out of ten tricking him, definitely locking her door tight and sleeping till morning.

Might as well just sleep! In dreams, anything goes, and you can even customize the plot!

Jiang Ye pursed his lips in the dark, turned over, and found a comfortable position.

After a long day of chaos—bar drama and a half-day tour of the police station—he was genuinely tired. Before long, heavy sleepiness swept over him, dragging him into dreamland.