196: threaten

[achievement Unlocked: Master of Props]

[achievement Unlocked: Hidden Depths]

[achievement Unlocked: Thanks for the Simp's Gift]

[scumbag behavior recorded]

Shen Qian understood immediately. It seemed that while the system was upgrading, the achievement notification function was still active.

Accompanying the system's notification sound, Yu Ziwei finally let out her most primal cry.

"Are you leaving?"

Watching Shen Qian get dressed, Yu Ziwei asked with a hint of reluctance.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Do you want me to stay and keep you company?"

"Yeah, a little bit."

Shen Qian thought for a moment. Xie Wan was being taken care of by Du Xixi. Moreover, even if he didn't go back tonight, Xie Wan would probably just assume Xia Mengling had kept him. In the previous confrontation between Xie Wan and Xia Mengling, Xie Wan had clearly held the upper hand. Thinking about it this way, staying here to accompany Yu Ziwei for the night was not out of the question.

"Then beg me."

"I beg you, please stay."

"That's not the right way to beg. It's not sincere enough."

The girl hugged Shen Qian and whispered in his ear,

"If you stay, let's try..."

Shen Qian's body had been slightly hunched, but upon hearing this, he immediately straightened up. He looked at Yu Ziwei in disbelief; he could hardly imagine such words coming from her mouth.

Then, he relaxed. Indeed, to put it plainly, Yu Ziwei was just a woman. There were things he understood, so there was no reason she wouldn't understand them too.

"How about it?"

After Yu Ziwei finished speaking, she blinked and looked at Shen Qian.

"I don't have a problem with it, but... aren't you afraid?"

Yu Ziwei scanned Shen Qian once more.

"I'm afraid, but I want to try it with you."

Since she had put it that way, what else could Shen Qian say? With a slight exertion of his hands, his shirt was torn open directly.

[achievement Unlocked: Off the Beaten Path]

[achievement Unlocked: Arid Land]

[scumbag behavior recorded]

"How does it feel?"

"It hurts, and just now, I felt like my soul was about to leave my body."

Shen Qian held the girl and said no more. This Yu Ziwei had helped him gain quite a few achievement points and these scumbag behaviors; he could help pave the way for her a bit later on.

After staying with Yu Ziwei for another day, Shen Qian finally returned to school. Xie Wan and the others had sent messages saying they were back at school.

Besides Xie Wan, Tao Yan was also sending messages—basically one every hour except when she was sleeping. Even before sleeping, she took a photo of the dormitory after the curfew.

"This woman..."

Just as he was sighing, an unknown number called.

"Could it be Wei Meng?"

Shen Qian picked up the phone.

"Sob... sob..."

There was only a series of low sobbing sounds from the other side.

"Who are you?"

Shen Qian's voice was slightly cold. He couldn't tell who it was, but he could tell it was a woman.

The other party had his number, and there was a woman crying; this matter was likely not simple.

"Is this Shen Qian?"

"It's me."

"Someone wants to see you."

"Not interested."

After saying that, Shen Qian directly hung up the phone.

The unknown number called again, and Shen Qian hung up immediately.

It was only when the phone rang for the third time that Shen Qian leisurely answered it.

"Feng Qinmian is in our hands. If you want her to return safely, come see me."

"Kidnapping a female college student in this country? You should go read the laws and regulations. If you're smart, release her. Don't go down the path of crime."

Before the other party could finish, Shen Qian hung up again.

Shen Qian simply ignored the subsequent calls, even though the other party kept calling repeatedly.

It wasn't until a text message arrived that Shen Qian's face instantly darkened.

When the phone rang again, he pressed answer.

"It seems you really don't care about this woman, but you do care about your family."

"Where are you?"

...By the lakeside, a man had a fishing rod set up in front of him. Not far away stood two men with sturdy builds, clearly people who exercised year-round.

On the other side, Feng Qinmian was tied up, her hair a mess. Her beautiful face was marred by bruises and tear stains. Beside her, another man was staring at her with a gaze full of ruthlessness.

Soon, a blue bmw pulled up on the roadside nearby. A young man got out from the back, and the driver's door opened as a sturdy man stepped out to follow behind the youth.

Shen Qian's approach quickly caught the attention of those two burly men, who stepped forward to block him.

As for the one fishing, he didn't move an inch despite Shen Qian's arrival.

"Wei Meng, do it."

Shen Qian didn't waste words and quickly retreated to the side. Before the two opponents could react, Wei Meng had already thrown a punch. One of them was caught off guard and was hit squarely on the chin by Wei Meng's fist; he staggered a few times before passing out.

As for the other, he slammed a fist hard into Wei Meng's back. Feeling the pain, Wei Meng turned and performed a grapple, pinning the man firmly to the ground. Then, with a sudden surge of strength in his arm, the cracking sound of a dislocated joint was drowned out by the man's scream of pain.

"So noisy!"

Only then did the man by the lake stand up. After kicking the fishing rod into the lake, he slowly walked towards Shen Qian.

"Kid, you're not following the rules. I told you to come alone, yet you actually brought someone and even dared to injure my men. You've got quite the nerve."

Shen Qian ignored him and instead walked toward Feng Qinmian on the other side. The man watching Feng Qinmian was still dazed, unsure for a moment whether he should attack or do something else.

Until he met Shen Qian's gaze.

"Did you cause the injuries on her face?"

"I'll f*cking..."

He originally wanted to shout an insult to bolster his courage, but before the curse could leave his mouth, Shen Qian's fist arrived. The speed was startlingly fast; with one punch, he felt his nasal cavity split open.

As he staggered back, Shen Qian delivered a fierce whip kick to his calf. That wasn't all; the moment he hit the ground, the sole of a shoe stomped hard onto his palm, followed by another punch to his abdomen. Finally, a foot stepped onto his face.

The movements were incredibly clean. With every strike, the man wailed. Only at the end did Shen Qian look at the man from the lakeside.

"Talking about rules? You're not worthy of making me follow rules."

The man chuckled, his face full of disdain.

"I've seen plenty of punks like you. You think you're something special just because you're young and can fight, don't you?"

"Shen Qian, from Yang City, Jiang Province."

"Father, Shen Zhongshi. Had heart surgery four years ago and can't do heavy labor. Was working as a security guard at a chemical plant."

"Mother, Qian Meihua. Used to be a nanny in Shanghai and now runs a small convenience store in Yang City."

As the other party recited this, Shen Qian's face grew several shades colder.

"At first, I thought you were some kind of big shot, but now it seems you're not even a 'somebody,' yet you dare to act tough in front of me."

"Now, take your foot off my man's head, get on your knees, and slap yourself. Otherwise, with one phone call, I guarantee your family's store will catch fire today. I wonder what would happen to that deadbeat father of yours with the heart condition if he were 'bumped' by a car."