Civilization: Beyond Two Worlds

245 An Youyi

That night, Uncle Wang carried Xiaoman and Kang De back to the city.

The surveillance camera and door lock had been changed.

Less than ten minutes after arriving home, the two managers of the district property management company knocked on the door and apologized sincerely with an extremely low posture. After all, after such a thing had happened, the property management could not escape.

Kang De did not mind. Instead, he generously expressed his understanding.

It would have been fine if those hooligans had snuck in, but they had obtained the access card through an intermediary and even borrowed a parking space. It completely conformed to the district’s security process, so there was no need to be too harsh and implicate the security guards of the district to lose their jobs. Those big brothers were all quite good.

“However, although what happened yesterday was an extreme situation, we still have to learn our lesson.”

He only said this.

The property manager who came to apologize nodded and said, “The company values this accident very much and will strengthen training and improve security. For example, those criminals can drive into the underground garage of the district with an access card. In the next stage, we’ll consider adding the license plate recognition and remind the owner not to lend the parking space. We’ll even add facial recognition to the access door on the first floor of the garage and residential building…”

That was probably the case.

In fact, the most important thing was still their attitude and apology.

Everyone knew very well that in such a relatively ordinary district with many residents, no matter how strict the security and procedures were, they could not stop people who had planned for a long time. They could always sneak in.

Fortunately, the probability of what happened last night was extremely low.

Kang De did not say anything. He did not mind this very much. After chatting for a while, after the other party apologized seriously again, he sent them to the elevator.

At the very least, his house would be unprecedentedly safe for the next period of time.

Be it the property management or the police, they would pay more attention to this side.

He turned around and walked towards the house. At this moment, Xiaoman next door pushed open the door. Kang De saw a large wolf-dog squatting under the bright light of the entrance. It opened its mouth and swung its tail.

This was something Xiaoman’s father had specially called the factory to temporarily send over to be at ease. The dog was one of the officers of the company’s security department. It was said that it had been tamed by a retired trainer hired with a high salary who had used the method of training military dogs. It was unknown if it was true, but it was indeed very obedient and intelligent. It knew who it could trust and who it should be wary of.

With a wave of Kang De’s hand, the cold and responsible security officer immediately forgot his work and ran over obediently. It was clearly the first time it had seen Kang De, but it began to rub its head against its hand obsequiously.

Xiaoman was first very surprised, but when she thought of the last time she returned to her hometown with Kang De, the entire village’s animals were so frightened that they ran around. The dogs raised in her hometown were also so frightened—she was relieved.

Tsk, what bloodline had been strengthened? The suppression of rank could indeed allow him to do whatever he wanted.

She closed her door and followed Kang De into his house. “The property management is here to apologize?”

Kang De sat on the sofa and began to rub the dog’s head aggressively. He casually replied, “Yes.”

Xiaoman wanted to sit down, but she recalled something and revealed a disdainful expression. “You’re not changing the sofa?”

Kang De directly picked up the large wolf-dog and poked it around. The security dog stretched out its four hooves and twisted them on Kang De’s thigh. It enjoyed this very much. “Don’t worry, they’re all brand new.”

Only then did Xiaoman sit beside Kang De and reach out to scratch the chin of the dog. Looking at the dog’s coquettish appearance, a smile appeared on her lips. “You didn’t scold them?”

Kang De said, “This is out of their control. They’re quite wronged, so why should I blame them? If they don’t let go and pester us until the end, not to mention anything else, those brothers will probably lose their jobs.”

“Oh, you’re so kind.” Xiaoman recalled Kang De’s face facing Xie Ligan and curled her lips, “Why didn’t I see you being so tolerant and magnanimous during the day?”

“Don’t be like this. You’ll be struck by lightning if you persuade others to be magnanimous.”

Kang De smiled and said, “Things are different. This Xie Guangjun got someone to beat me and even took photos and videos. He even wanted to inject me with that thing. If an ordinary person suffers from this and the criminal’s family apologizes, will he calmly say that it’s fine? It’s already good enough not to hit anyone. He has to be chased away immediately, right? Even if he dodged it by chance, he must be afraid and angry, right?”

“Even if I forgive him, it’s because of factors like the other party’s power and status that I have no choice but to swallow my anger—or perhaps the other party gave me too much money.”

He shrugged and said, “I don’t care about that. Of course, I’ll say whatever I want. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if I’m only an ordinary person, I have the right to vent my anger and fear, right?”

“Since Xie Ligan wants to apologize for his son, he has to be prepared to bear the consequences for him. He feels that he has to be forgiven after apologizing. This is too arrogant. How can there be such a beautiful thing in the world?”

Xiaoman smacked her lips and gradually recovered. However, looking at Kang De’s proud expression, she did not want to admit that what he said made sense, “But you’re still a little too aggressive…”

Kang De blinked and said slowly, “If Xu Fei came to tell you at this junior high reunion that she was insensible at that time and did something wrong that hurt you, please forgive her. Will you?”

Xiaoman immediately jumped up, scaring the security officer.

“D*mn it! Back then, she bullied me and ostracized me. Such a thing was in my precious middle school student memory for a full year. Now, she came to apologize to me and it’s over? Pfft! How can it be so easy?! Only a b*stard will forgive her. I won’t forgive her for the rest of my life!”

Kang De took her hand and made her sit down. “Do you understand?”

Xiaoman twisted his arm in anger. “You made me think of that again!”

Kang De clicked his tongue and said, “How heartless. I’m your benefactor. If I hadn’t caused trouble at home in school back then and forced my mother to agree to let me transfer to your class, you would probably have suffered even more.”

The two of them argued for a while. Kang De pinched Xiaoman’s nose. “Therefore, it’s the right of the victim not to forgive. Others can’t criticize and interfere, understand?”

“I know, I know. Only you can say it. Only you have the right.”

Xiaoman was angry, but when she thought of Kang De’s merciless words in the day, she was still a little worried, “You didn’t give Xie Ligan any face at all… To be honest, I don’t think he’s a kind person.”

Kang De smiled proudly. “What a coincidence. I’m not either.”

Xiaoman hit him. “Let’s get down to business.”

“I’m talking about serious matters. What did I say during the day? I’m only mocking him for not teaching his son well. His son deserves to be in this state. Is there a problem with the victim saying such a thing?”

“I didn’t scold his mother or cause his entire family to die tonight from a series of explosions, right? His son did such a b*stard thing. So what if he was scolded a little? What right does he have to be angry and dissatisfied? If it was any shameful and self-respecting father, he would be ashamed, right? Could it be that he’s rich and powerful, and his self-esteem and face are even more precious? The commoners won’t even allow him to be sarcastic and angry?”

Kang De said, “So is there a problem? Could it be that if I say those words, he’ll want to kill me and send people to deal with me? Then it’s natural for me to slash him to death, right?”

Xiaoman rolled her eyes and said, “This is a little illegal.”

Kang De also rolled his eyes. “Why? It’s not unjust to show such evildoers what retribution is.”

Xiaoman did not know what to say for a long time.

Kang De nudged her with his shoulder. “Alright, the main thing is that the two of us look at the problem from a different angle now. This is a difference caused by our personal experience. It’s normal that you can’t wrap your mind around it for a moment. If it was the past me, I would most likely calm down and not be aggressive when encountering such a thing.”

When Xiaoman heard this, she curled her lips and said, “That’s right. How can a mortal like me compare to your expert’s thinking? I’m decisive in killing and can take revenge as I please. I can attack whoever I want.”

“It’s not the thinking of an expert. It’s just a very simple word. If you have something to say, say it. That’s all.”

Kang De said, “It’s only a simple and ordinary word, but in modern society, it’s a very rare and precious power, so it’s very satisfying to do… However, it’s fine.”

He reached out and tapped Xiaoman’s chin with a demonic smile, “After I bring you up, you’ll also understand how satisfying it is to say it directly.”

Xiaoman did not answer.

She said in a low voice, “I’m just a little worried. Against Xie Guangjun, you did a good job this time, but if you kill Xie Ligan again, it’ll definitely be a huge commotion…”

“Alright, it’s fine,” Kang De said. “I know what I’m doing. I won’t do anything rash.”

What else could Xiaoman say?

She could only pray silently, hoping that the “knowing” that the experts of the other world spoke of was what ordinary Earthlings knew…

“However, speaking of which, the security of this district is indeed not very good… After all, it’s a relatively common residential area. It can’t be strict if you want to.”

Kang De pondered for a moment and said, “I want to change to a high-end villa area. At the very least, the security is better. The problem of money is secondary, but how can I explain it to my parents?”

With the f*cking house price in City H, the price of a proper house was at least ten to twenty million yuan. If he quietly bought a house, when Mother Kang De returned and found out about this, there would only be two reactions.

Firstly, she was overjoyed. She felt that her son had opened his eyes and taken down Wang Xiaoman at lightning speed. He began to suck blood from the Wang family with extremely high efficiency and schemed to seize their assets. In a short period of time, he had taken down a large house. He was really her biological son.

Secondly, she put righteousness before family and thought that her son had walked the path of crime.

“…With Auntie’s shrewdness and understanding of you, there’s only one way to explain it.”

Xiaoman said helplessly, “I’ll use my connections to let you buy the lottery ticket. For example, if someone wins five million yuan, spending five million yuan to buy that lottery ticket is equivalent to helping others pay taxes. Although it’s a loss, I can at least use it to deal with Auntie… However, I don’t have such a way. If you ask my father for help, you have to explain to him.”

This was another issue.

Kang De and Xiaoman looked at each other, then shrugged and sighed.

The jewelry and gold of the other world could be sold for money, and even some specialties of the other world could be exchanged for unimaginable wealth on Earth… However, these needed time to operate and set up.

Otherwise, if he rashly attacked, there would probably be chaos.

“Think about it yourself…”

As Xiaoman spoke, she suddenly became vigilant, “Speaking of which, don’t tell me you have designs on Xie Ligan?”

Kang De shook his head. “Even if he actively compensates and pays me a large sum of hush money, it’s not enough to buy a villa, right?”

Xiaoman glanced at him and said, “Didn’t you think of forcing him to give more and get more yourself?”

Kang De smiled. “Who does Xie Ligan think he is? Is he worthy of letting me use his money?”

“…” Xiaoman was speechless and could only shout, “Impressive, impressive.”

Seeing that it was about time, she stood up. “Go to sleep. You should sleep early too. Oh right, I almost forgot. I’m going to treat someone to a meal tomorrow. You have to go too.”

Kang De asked curiously, “Who is it?”

Xiaoman replied, “An Youyi, do you remember this person?”

Kang De thought for a moment and a flamboyant non-mainstream image appeared in his mind. Alright, it was a little too much to say that it was non-mainstream, but the style of dressing and makeup was indeed relatively wild. In short, her aura was more domineering, more queenly, and quite a beautiful woman. She was a rich second-generation heir like Xiaoman.

Kang De thought of her. His first impression was her black lipstick.

He did not know what that makeup style was, but he could not appreciate it.

“I have an impression. She doesn’t seem to like you.”

“Yes, we fell out,” Xiaoman said. “Last night, she drank with Xie Guangjun and heard that he wanted to do you, so she immediately sent me a message. Although you’ll be fine, he doesn’t know. For him to do this, we naturally have to remember this favor.”

“Moreover, she was there last night and witnessed the entire process. From Xie Guangjun’s madness to the car accident, it’s said that she was quite shocked. Moreover, as a witness, she went to the police station overnight to cooperate with the investigation and take a statement. She suffered quite a lot. Logically speaking, we have to thank and comfort her.”

When Kang De heard this, he revealed a look of realization, “That woman is her.”

The lights in the nightclub were relatively dim. At that time, he was only staring at Xie Guangjun and did not pay much attention to this An Youyi. He only saw a woman with long legs, who seemed to be good-looking, and was dressed more like a nightclub woman sitting beside Xie Guangjun drinking and talking to him, so he naturally thought that it was only a b*tch.

Therefore, his anger towards Xie Guangjun increased greatly out of thin air.

He did not expect it to be this girl.

He nodded and said, “I see. Then we have to thank her. Moreover, it can be said to have affected her… We have to treat her to a meal and thank and comfort her.”

Xiaoman nodded. She said a few more words to Kang De and made an appointment.

Then, they brought the security dog home.

After sending Xiaoman away, Kang De sorted out what had happened today again. In the end, he discovered that there was nothing to sort out. Compared to everything he had experienced in the other world, this was really nothing.

Therefore, he washed up and went to bed. He did not sleep much last night and could make up for it.

The next morning, he woke up early and heated up breakfast. Xiaoman came to knock on the door. Uncle Wang was busy and left early in the morning, leaving only the security officer to accompany Xiaoman.

“I called.”

At the dining table, as Xiaoman drank her milk, she looked at Kang De with a meaningful expression, even an indescribable subtlety, “Little brother, you’re quite capable.”

Kang De tilted his head and said, “What?”

“An Youyi was shocked and tortured in the police station for half a night. She was badly shaken. When she heard that I wanted to treat her to a meal, she originally refused and said that she did not have much appetite now. I said that it was fine to visit and thank her, but she said that she was a little tired. However, when I said that you wanted to thank her too, she immediately agreed.”

Xiaoman snorted, “No wonder. She clearly fell out with me., but she had to take a certain risk to tell me about this under such circumstances. From the looks of it, it’s for you… You’ve only met two or three times in total, right? You can actually make her unable to forget you?”

Kang De frowned and said, “I didn’t have any interaction with her at that time. That’s impossible, right?”

Xiaoman was still snorting and looked a little unhappy. “Who knows? Let’s see when we go.”

The agreed time was half past ten in the morning. It was only past eight o’clock now. In two hours, Kang De was dragged out of the door by Xiaoman. The two of them drove to the luxury counter that Xiaoman often went to. After all, it was a visit to thank her. They had to bring something, and it was in line with their status.

After all, An Youyi was also a rich second-generation heir. Her family was very rich. It was really too cheap to bring a box of eight-treasure porridge.

Although that was the case, when Kang De saw Xiaoman’s seriousness in choosing and weighing things, he felt that she was not only thanking her… Was it an illusion?

The things she had bought were beautifully wrapped and added with elegant blessings.

As well as the signature.

Kang De and Xiaoman’s names were written on it.

So formal, so elegant, and so stylish. Was this the world of the rich?

When it was about time, Xiaoman drove Kang De to An Youyi’s house. The journey was not close because this was also a class enemy who lived in the wilderness. It was the place with the best environment in City H and was quiet in the chaos.

The security was naturally strict. After all, it was a top-notch district that served a few rich people. Even the security guard had to call the owner personally to confirm before letting them in.

They drove into the villa area and walked for a kilometer. After circling around, they arrived at An Youyi’s house.

The two of them immediately saw the woman waiting in front of the door.

It was An Youyi herself, but she was not as flamboyant as usual. She did not have that sharp and dark makeup, nor was she dressed boldly. She only had a little makeup on and was wearing ordinary home clothes. Her beautiful hair was gathered at the side and fell. She looked like a hibiscus. He did not expect her to be gentle.

Her face was slightly pale and haggard, and there was even panic that had not dissipated.

Xiaoman stopped the car and immediately went forward. “Why are you waiting outside? Aren’t you uncomfortable?”

An Youyi smiled at Wang Xiaoman with a forced smile. She turned to look at Kang De and bit her lip with a complicated expression. She hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“Last night…” She said in a low voice, “Xie Ligan came to find me.”