Chapter 18: Honey, Please Forgive Me

Chapter 18: Honey, Please Forgive Me

"Go!"

Meng Ci placed a black object on the ground and then manipulated the remote control in his hand. Soon, the object on the ground slowly rose into the air.

Once it was fully airborne, it became clear that its shape resembled a fly, about the size of an adult's little finger.

This was something Meng Ci had bought unintentionally when he purchased a drone before.

According to the introduction, it boasted ultra-long battery life, ultra-clear video recording, and super-clear audio recording, and it was hard to detect.

Since Meng Ci had plenty of money, he figured that if he didn't buy anything, it would just be a string of useless numbers.

So, he bought several items that piqued his interest, and now they were coming in handy.

Under Meng Ci's command, this fly-shaped surveillance device silently flew into the air and moved forward a short distance.

Once the camera could precisely capture Li Xiaoya and the others, Meng Ci made the mechanical fly stick to the ceiling.

Adjusting the camera and testing the headphones to ensure sound could be heard, Meng Ci ascended two floors to reach the tenth floor.

Through his observations over the past few days, Meng Ci knew that the tenth floor was temporarily unoccupied, and several rooms had already been quietly broken into.

Meng Ci entered one of the rooms and locked the door from the inside.

He first pulled out a stack of useless cardboard from his space and laid it on the ground.

Then, he took out a lazy sofa, a small table, and lit a scented candle.

He placed a cup of Yangzhi Ganlu from Yoghurt Cow, chips, spicy strips, sunflower seeds, and other snacks on the table.

Only then did he set up his phone and look at the screen.

"Knock knock knock!"

On the surveillance feed, Li Xiaoya had been knocking on the door for a long time.

Seeing that no one answered after so much knocking, her elegant and charming smile began to falter.

She kept turning her head back, wanting to leave.

But Zhang Lu kept gesturing for her to continue knocking, so Li Xiaoya reluctantly persisted.

"Is this going to end?"

With a click, Li Xiaoya heard the door open and her eyes brightened.

She quickly adjusted her expression, only to hear an impatient voice.

"Yes, sorry!"

Li Xiaoya took a small step back, her head lowered, her voice filled with regret as she apologized.

Watching this scene, Meng Ci couldn't help but click his tongue.

If he weren't gay and didn't know what Li Xiaoya was truly like, he might have been captivated by her.

This pitiful appearance really could easily stir a man's protective instincts.

Unexpectedly, the man on the other side wasn't swayed at all; instead, he rolled his eyes, showing no interest.

"Knowing 'sorry' and still knocking."

He glanced Li Xiaoya up and down, his tone full of disdain.

"And wearing something like that, are you trying to seduce someone?"

Li Xiaoya hurriedly shook her head. "No, no."

"I just saw you guys bring back food and wanted to buy some from you. I have no other intentions."

In her heart, Li Xiaoya rolled her eyes at him. How dare this man speak to her, a young woman, in such a manner! Where was his gentlemanly conduct?

The man snorted coldly. "Buying? Where's the money? Show me the money."

Earlier, when they brought the food back, several people had wanted to buy it but were refused.

Now this person was here again, dressed provocatively, clearly thinking they were all men and had ulterior motives.

How shameless!

Li Xiaoya had no money left; their funds had been spent on food during the third day of the storm.

The four of them combined had less than two hundred yuan, so they couldn't produce any money.

"I, I can write an IOU." Tears welled up in Li Xiaoya's eyes.

Usually, when she acted this way, the men around her would give her whatever she wanted.

But clearly, this man was not ordinary.

The man's face showed obvious disgust. He pointed at himself and said, "Do I look like a child to you? An IOU?"

"Can an IOU be eaten or used as money?"

"Scram, or I'll punch you."

Seeing the man raise his fist, Li Xiaoya was genuinely frightened this time.

"I..."

Li Xiaoya didn't finish her sentence when she saw another boy come out of the house.

Li Xiaoya recognized him as the man who had gone out on the motorboat earlier to look for something!

The words she was about to say to leave instantly died in her throat, and she looked at the man with an even more pitiful expression, as if she had been bullied.

And Meng Ci, who was monitoring everything, also recognized that this person was none other than the male protagonist of the book, Si Chen.

"Honey, what's wrong?"

Hearing this, Meng Ci realized that the one who had argued with Li Xiaoya earlier must have been Wen Siang, Si Chen's childhood friend.

"It's all because of her constant knocking on the door!"

Wen Siang's tone was unpleasant as he pushed away Si Chen's hand that was trying to hug him.

Seeing Si Chen's sunny and athletic appearance, similar to the boys who usually fawned over her, Li Xiaoya knew her chance had come.

"I, I just wanted to buy some food!" As she spoke, tears rolled down her face.

"I haven't eaten anything for days!"

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry."

As she apologized, Li Xiaoya began to bow, and with the large neckline of her dress, her chest was fully exposed.

"I didn't mean to knock on the door."

"I just wanted to buy some food; I didn't know how I offended this brother!"

"If there's anything I did wrong, I'll definitely change it."

Li Xiaoya had already been hungry for several days, and now with her pitiful makeup, she looked even more endearing.

Wen Siang turned his body sideways; he wasn't interested in any of this.

Moreover, what was this girl trying to do? He hadn't even touched her, yet she was crying like this.

"Stop crying! Are you crying for your own grave?"

But then he thought that Li Xiaoya was acting this way because Si Chen had arrived, so he grabbed Si Chen's ear and twisted it hard.

"Tell me, did you bring her here?"

"Did you take a fancy to her?"

Si Chen raised both hands in surrender, "No, no."

"Honey, I love you the most. I've never even seen her before!"

"How could I possibly like her!"

"That's more like it!"

Wen Siang let go of his hand, pushed Si Chen aside angrily, and walked towards the living room.

If not for Li Xiaoya constantly knocking on the door and disturbing everyone's sleep, he wouldn't have bothered to open the door.

Now that Si Chen, who could solve the problem, had arrived, Wen Siang naturally didn't want to stay any longer.

Seeing Wen Siang leave, Li Xiaoya felt excited.

This was her chance!

Taking a step forward, Li Xiaoya thought that with the annoying guy finally gone, she could finally implement the tactics Zhang Lu had taught her.

But unexpectedly, after Wen Siang left, Si Chen didn't even glance at Li Xiaoya. Instead, he closed the door and followed Wen Siang closely behind, saying,

"Honey, I was wrong! Please forgive me!"

"I..."

"Ahh!"

Li Xiaoya couldn't help but kick the security door hard.

How could these people be so heartless? It was too much.

Meng Ci, seeing this scene, almost choked on his own saliva from laughter.

He had said it: Si Chen liked guys, how could he possibly be interested in Li Xiaoya?

Besides, Wen Siang's looks far surpassed Li Xiaoya's. She had no idea where she got the confidence to compete with Wen Siang.

Afterward, Meng Ci deeply doubted the book's description of Li Xiaoya and Liu Jie eventually becoming the protagonist's left and right arms.

Could it be that all of this was due to Liu Jie's efforts?