Chapter 369

Insert 13 Woman and Man

[“Badger Household Management” Employee Dormitory]

Opposite the small living room sofa in the youth apartment, Ah Ho held his arm and adopted a lecturing posture, though the person he was lecturing was his own superior.

“Brother Yi, I think you did something wrong this time. You asked me to get a basin of hot water, but ended up groping that girl yourself. It’s really unacceptable to take advantage of someone like this.”

Yi’s left cheek was swollen like a pig’s head, with five distinct red marks. He covered his face and said, “I was just afraid she might get too hot…”

“Brother, do you need to explain to me?”

Stung by Ah Ho’s words, Yi looked at the woman who had curled up beside him.

Her reaction clearly showed fear.

“I’m sorry, miss. I didn’t mean to do that just now. Please don’t be afraid.”

Although Yi had spoken to her, Yin Tianjie had not yet recovered from her shock. She had been drugged by Director Ke in the research institute and woke up to find herself on a stranger’s bed, the man reeking of alcohol and attempting to undress her, seemingly with malicious intent…

She immediately thought she had been sold off by Director Ke.

Disgust, nausea, and aversion.

Negative emotions surged to her head. She had never felt so panicked in the research institute. Her hands trembled uncontrollably, and this inner fear could not be suppressed, even though she still considered herself male.

No, precisely because she considered herself male, she was terrified of being violated by another man. Even after repeated explanations that it was a misunderstanding, she felt no sense of security. In such a cramped apartment, how could she struggle against two young men with her current frail body?

She asked, “Who… who are you?”

Yin Tianjie’s voice trembled.

“Miss, please don’t be afraid. My name is Meng Ho, you can call me Ah Ho. He is Xiao Binyi, you can call him Brother Yi. We are both good people. We moved you here to rest because we were worried about you!”

Ah Ho had already tried his best to put on his most amiable face, but the woman still cast him a distrustful glance, making his smile more awkward.

He couldn’t help but blame Yi for his actions towards the girl, which made him also suspect.

Yin Tianjie asked, “What could happen to me? Where did you find me? Where is this place?”

“Well, this is our company’s employee dormitory. After drinking, we came back and found you unconscious on the grass in the nearby park.”

“Park? What park?”

“The name is unclear, just a small park around here.”

If this was true, then Yin Tianjie was indeed quite upset. Director Ke had deliberately drugged her and left her in the park to hide the location of the research institute.

She took out her phone to check the map, but it was out of battery.

“Do you have a phone charger?”

Ah Ho nodded quickly.

“Ah! Yes, wait a moment, I’ll go get one for you!”

Ah Ho ran back to the bedroom, leaving only Yi and her in the small living room.

Because of what happened when she woke up, she deeply disliked Yi, the blond guy. Every time she thought about the unavoidable physical contact during the process of being moved here, her stomach churned…

Damn, she hadn’t even properly explored her own body yet, and these two guys had taken advantage of her?

Yin Tianjie wanted to leave as soon as possible, but some things needed to be clarified first, and her phone needed to be charged.

She asked, “Which district is this?”

Yi replied, “Xicheng District, Maple Pond Town.”

Xicheng District was on the outskirts of the city, with many undeveloped forest resources, sparse population, and backward towns. However, the air quality was excellent, so there were many nursing homes or retirement communities here.

But even if the population was sparse, leaving her in the park was too much. What if she got hurt?

Yin Tianjie knew very well how attractive she was now. She was quite satisfied with her feminine body. If she were still a man, seeing an unconscious girl like this, she would probably have already gone to smoke in some hotel.

Yes, Yin Tianjie was a scoundrel, and nothing had changed.

Given this, if Yi had no intentions towards her, that would be her failure, a failure as a woman.

“Do you have cigarettes?”

“… Smoking isn’t allowed in the company dormitory.”

This answer made Yin Tianjie even more dissatisfied. She mocked, “Oh, even smoking is regulated? Is this a company dormitory or a university dormitory?”

“Well, I haven’t been to college.”

“Me neither.”

The two uneducated troublemakers fell into a brief and awkward silence in the living room until Ah Ho returned with the phone charger.

“Charger… Well, what’s going on?”

“Nothing, let the miss charge her phone…”

Yin Tianjie exploded, “Who are you calling miss?!”

Calling someone “miss” without a surname sounded inappropriate.

Yi felt wronged, “Well, I don’t know your name.”

Yin Tianjie remembered she hadn’t introduced herself yet. She hesitated whether to make up a name to fool them or tell the truth.

By the way, she was still Yin Tianjie. The new ID prepared by Director Ke was still “Yin Tianjie,” unchanged.

“My last name is Yin.”

She finally gave only her last name.

Ah Ho helped her plug in her phone and asked, “Then Miss Yin, why were you unconscious in the park?”

She couldn’t talk about the research institute, so Yin Tianjie started editing a plausible story in her mind, but Yi said, “If you don’t want to say, you don’t have to. Miss Yin, you must be eager to leave, right?”

“Well, yes.”

Her thoughts were seen through, and Yin Tianjie was stunned.

“In that case, while we still have time, we can take you to find a hotel nearby.”

“No need! I can go by myself, and I need to charge my phone.”

“At least let me see you downstairs…”

“Wait!”

Yin Tianjie interrupted Yi. She sat hugging her knees on the sofa, feeling a bit awkward. She wasn’t aware that this action might arouse desire in men, but she blushed and said, “Can I use the bathroom first?”

“Oh, sure, over there!”

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SPLASH-SPLASH-SPLASH

This is a virtual sound effect

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The youth apartment was small, and the bathroom was even smaller, only four or five square meters. Half of it was a shower room, while the other half was crammed with a sink and a toilet.

Yin Tianjie thought she had developed OCD.

It wasn’t that the bathroom was dirty.

On the contrary, Ah Ho had cleaned the two-bedroom apartment quite neatly, including the bathroom. There was no unpleasant odor, and small potted plants and lemon-scented solid air fresheners were placed inside.

Ah Ho believed that as a professional cleaner, if he couldn’t keep his own house clean, he wouldn’t deserve to clean others’.

The bathroom was clean, but Yin Tianjie felt psychologically unclean.

Even though she couldn’t hold it anymore, she wiped the toilet seat twice with toilet paper before sitting down. After “flushing,” she tore off the outer layer of the toilet paper roll and threw it away, then used the clean inner part to wipe herself.

These neurotic behaviors only became apparent after she pulled up her pants. Standing in front of the sink, she looked at the mirror and saw the same troubled woman, feeling complex emotions.

“Why am I like this?”

She sighed and prepared to splash some water on her face.

Ah Ho had prepared a kettle of hot water for her, but she felt she needed cold water to clear her mind.

As a debt collector, she usually did the intimidating and threatening, but recently she had been frightened by others.

She turned on the faucet and looked at her wrist.

She wasn’t sure if the mechanical watch with a back cover was waterproof. For safety, she placed this precious watch far from the sink on the toilet tank.

Then she looked up at the mirror again.

“This is me now.”

A pointed face, phoenix eyes, a straight nose, soft thin lips like rosy clouds, like rouge, like maple leaves in autumn. These features were the standard template of beauty, anyone would look twice.

If she smiled, she was quite cute.

Yin Tianjie had noticed her beauty before, especially when she had a chance to see herself in a mirror in the research institute, but this was the first time she had admired herself alone.

“My chest… isn’t small either.”

Just by feeling the size with her palm, she felt a surge of heat, but thinking of the two beasts outside, she quickly forced herself to calm down.

All men other than herself were disgusting, even though she wasn’t a man now.

She could only satisfy herself, not let opportunists take advantage. Later, when she found a hotel, she would have plenty of time to understand herself.

Planning her future relaxation plan, she cupped her hands to splash water on her face.

“Ouch—so cold! >_
The water from the winter pipes was particularly cold for someone used to indoor air conditioning, even causing pain at the back of her head.

Her stomach was growling, wondering if she could still find somewhere to eat at this hour.

Knock-knock—

The bathroom door was knocked, and Yin Tianjie was startled. She didn't know when she had become so timid.

"What?"

"Miss Yin, are you hungry? I asked Ah Ho to boil some instant noodles."

It was Yi's voice.

She hated this Xiao Binyi. All the current unease was due to this man who intended to take advantage of her.

Opening the bathroom door, she indeed smelled the distinctive aroma of instant noodles. Her already empty stomach rumbled loudly.

"Mmm, classic braised beef flavor."

Even so, she cautiously asked, "Did you add anything bad?"

Yi rebutted, "If we did, we would have it too! Miss Yin, we really have no ill intentions..."

"Ah Ho may not, but you're uncertain."

Yi pursed his lips.

He realized his infatuation with his goddess had dropped to a negative number.

"Then you still trust Ah Ho, right? I haven't been near the kitchen. Eat the instant noodles, starving is not good."

Such a small apartment naturally didn't have a dedicated dining room, and the kitchen was integrated with the living room. Raising the adjustable coffee table slightly made it a dining table. Ah Ho looked quite domestic in an apron.

Yin Tianjie thought if he became a woman, he would be a good one.

"Miss Yin, as compensation, it might seem a bit shabby, but Brother Yi isn't that kind of person. He was just a bit drunk."

Ah Ho brought out the braised beef instant noodles, topped with three thick slices of lunch meat, which was the best they had in their refrigerator.

Yin Tianjie took the chopsticks, wiping them with paper.

She hummed, "Isn't it true that one's true nature shows after drinking?"

When hungry, everything tasted good, regardless of the heat. Yin Tianjie tore off a piece of lunch meat with her mouth and slurped the noodles.

"Miss Yin, eat slowly..."

This was the first time Ah Ho had seen a woman eat so unladylike.

"Miss Yin, you left your watch in the bathroom... The time on the watch is wrong? Eat first, let me adjust it for you."

Yi's voice came from behind, and Yin Tianjie paused halfway through slurping. She wanted to stop Yi, but the mouthful of noodles was too much for her to bite through.

Then, click—