Golden Scale [EN]: Chapter 97

Beautiful Mistake (2)

“Huh?” Hou Longtao was completely bewildered, staring blankly. “What are you saying?”

“Why play dumb?” Zhang Yuqiang sat down in a large chair, lit a cigarette, and said, “You’re involved in murder for money, kidnapping, rape, bribery, buying official positions, forced buying and selling, and instructing or personally leading people to fight everywhere. You’re practically a mafia boss.”

“I didn’t…”

“You deny it?”

“I don’t deny it.” Hou Longtao knew he couldn’t argue.

“Good that you know. You’re dating my sister; how could my dad and I not investigate you? I know all about the bad things you’ve done in the past. The most serious one was when you colluded with Li Baoding and Wang Gang to put on a show for our police force, right?”

“Yes.”

“Are you a moron? You’ve known Li Baoding for so many years; did you think no one would find out? Since you were going to kill people, why did you let a bunch of students go? Is your brain full of crap? You don’t understand the need to eliminate the root of the problem? What did we grow up watching? ‘A Better Tomorrow,’ ‘Triads: The Inside Story.’ What did they grow up watching? Some Hong Kong triad movies. You want to play the loyalty game with them? Can you afford it? They’ll sell you out in a heartbeat.”

“You know so much?” Sweat beaded on Hou Longtao’s forehead.

“Nonsense. For major criminal cases like this, our city bureau has to conduct a review. It just so happened that this case fell into my hands, and I suppressed it for you. Otherwise, you would have been executed already.”

“Why? I always thought you hated me.”

“Sit down,” Zhang Yuqiang’s expression softened slightly. He pointed to the sofa by the wall and tossed him a cigarette. “I do hate you. No older brother likes his sister’s boyfriend. But Yuqian likes you, and I can’t just watch you die.”

“Thank you.” Hou Longtao’s words were sincere.

“Don’t thank me. I hate you even more now. As long as you’re not officially my brother-in-law, I’ll hate you every day. Also, you’re too arrogant. You admitted to all those crimes I just listed. Have you never done anything good?”

“Those aren’t really big deals.”

“Not big deals? This is Beijing. Everything is a big deal. You have quite a reputation in the underworld now. Aren’t you afraid of being targeted in a crackdown?”

“Isn’t that what I have you, my future brother-in-law, for?” Hou Longtao saw that Zhang Yuqiang’s cigarette was finished and quickly took out his own to light it for him.

“Don’t get smart with me. Whether I can protect you depends on you. Do you know how the Communist regime came to power? The people gave it to them. If public resentment grows too strong, even the Emperor is powerless.”

“Yes, yes, yes. You’re right, Brother Qiang.”

“Look at your behavior. You’ve done a decent job in this area, at least you haven’t disturbed the neighbors. But what are you planning to do with all that money you’ve made? Take it to your grave? Why don’t you do some public service and earn yourself a good reputation? With social influence, people will think twice before investigating you. Understand?”

“I’m afraid of being a high-profile target. I wanted to keep a low profile, so my donations to Project Hope and the Spring Bud Project are anonymous.”

“What do you call a low profile?

Beautiful Mistake (3)

Hiding your fancy car and not driving it is a low profile? Being arrogant should be done quietly, but doing good deeds should be done publicly. It’s right to be wary of people’s eyes, but you handled that Shanghai incident so well last time that you’re already on the radar. For at least a decade, no one will dare to touch you unless you provoke them. Why not take this opportunity to lay a solid foundation for the future? Are you stupid?”

“Damn it, you keep cursing at me. I don’t believe you came up with all that yourself. Someone must have taught you,” Hou Longtao cursed inwardly but remained respectful. “You know about the Shanghai incident too?”

“Hmph,” Zhang Yuqiang didn’t answer. “I’m telling you, write a Party membership application when you get back and submit it quickly.”

At that moment, the door opened, and Yuqian’s father walked in. Hou Longtao quickly stood up. “Uncle.”

“Is it over?”

“It’s over,” Zhang Yuqiang replied.

“Go downstairs quickly. That girl is about to explode.”

“Okay.” Hou Longtao couldn’t wait to leave.

“Dad, I heard Yuqian went to make a scene with you the other day?”

“It’s nothing. Your mom was fine the next morning. If she doesn’t make a fuss, the girl can’t make a fuss either.”

Hou Longtao went downstairs, and Yuqian, who was pacing back and forth, immediately ran over and grabbed his arm. “Are you okay? Did they eat you up?”

“What could happen to him? You should be worried about your dad and brother,” Feng Yun said sarcastically from the side.

“Yun,” Feng Jie nudged her sister and handed a freshly peeled apple to the man. “Those two just like to make trouble. They just want to scare you a little, even though you and Yuqian are doing well.”

“I understand, I understand.” Hou Longtao took the apple. He noticed that Yuqian’s mother looked at him with a calm expression, but there was always an indescribable look in her eyes—gratitude, sorrow, anticipation, blame, shyness, passion, disgust, infatuation. So many emotions mixed together that even he, who understood women’s psychology, couldn’t decipher it…

After the three young people left, Feng Jie went to the bathroom, locked the door, and slightly pulled down her scarf in front of the mirror, revealing three faint marks on her neck. They were hickeys [bruises caused by sucking on the skin] left by someone sucking hard, probably a few days ago, so the color had faded a lot.

The woman gently touched the hickeys. “You devil, you’re going to be the death of me.” Her eyes were a little hazy, and her thoughts drifted away…

She had just fallen asleep when she was suddenly awakened by the sound of the door opening, followed by the sound of tables and chairs colliding in the living room.

Her head was dizzy and aching. She struggled to open her eyes, but the room was pitch black. Besides the general outlines of the objects, she could see almost nothing.

The bedroom door opened, and someone came in. That person seemed to be taking off their clothes. How could it be short hair? And so tall? Could it not be Yuqian?! Huh? Why can’t I speak?! Why can’t I make a sound?! I can only hum from my throat! Huh? Why can’t I move at all?! But I can clearly feel things!

Oh no! The sheet covering her body was lifted, and he pressed down on her! It’s a man!

Beautiful Mistake (4)

Man! Oh god! She isn’t wearing any clothes! He’s kissing me, caressing my thighs! What do you mean, not waiting for him? Is he here for the rendezvous [secret meeting or date]?

Ah! He’s Yuqian’s boyfriend, that Hou Longtao, that seemingly refined guy!

Why can’t I move? Did Yuqian drug me?! That kind of drug I confiscated from Yuqiang! That little brat, are you trying to give your mother away?! Impossible! What’s going on?! He’s calling me “Yuqian”? He thinks I’m Yuqian? He smells strongly of alcohol. Oh, he’s drunk, and I look like Yuqian, so he can’t tell the difference!

Oh no! He’s starting to touch there! This won’t do! I can’t allow it! Oh, he’s so gentle. How can this be? Why do I feel something? I don’t want to! My fluids are leaking out!

His tongue is in my ear! No, no, the clitoris is the most sensitive! Don’t rub it so hard! Ah! Don’t pinch me! It’s been too long since I’ve had sex. I can’t take it! I can’t! It’s so deep, touching my uterus. I’m going to climax. No more! Too intense! Don’t kiss me so hard! Don’t kiss me! It’ll leave marks on my neck! Please, don’t rub and suck my breasts! I really can’t take it! Climaxing! Climaxing! Oh god! Oh god! Too good!

Finally, he pulled out. What?! What’s he putting in my mouth?! It’s my finger, covered in my… my fluids! Ugh, salty. What’s wrong?! What’s wrong?! Why do I feel so empty?! Why do I want more?! Oh god! I want to have sex with my daughter’s boyfriend!

No! This isn’t me! But I really want it! Is my body twisting? How can I move a little? Has the drug’s effect worn off after so many years? You rogue! He’s kissing where?! No, no, not there! How can anyone want to kiss there?! It doesn’t smell good! What am I thinking?! Anyway, not there!

It’s over, it’s over! There’s no way to stop him! He’s lifting my butt up! He’s kissing so hard! It’s going to be sucked out! He’s pushing his tongue into my hole! So good! How can it feel so good? So lewd! No! Don’t leave, keep licking me! So good! No, no, it’s better to stop, but hopefully, he’ll be satisfied with this and won’t go further astray.

Why is he kissing me again?! Oh no! He’s going in! Oh god! Oh god! God! It’s so big! So thick! So long! It’s touching my heart! How can it be so huge?! More than twice as big as Yuqian’s father! What am I thinking?! I’m so cheap! He’s filling me up!

He’s kissing me so passionately. No one has ever kissed me so passionately. This feeling is so great, like he wants to completely possess me! Waaah, I’m a slut!

So powerful, he’s so powerful! My vagina is numb! So long, so great, about to be penetrated through! Oh god, oh god, one climax after another. How can it feel like I’ve never had so many climaxes in my life? I really have no strength, really can’t resist.

What’s that? What fell on my face? It’s sweat, the sweat from him. A man will expend so much energy, will try so hard to please the woman he loves. Why didn’t I know this before?

He turned me over. What’s he going to do?! Is he going to do it from behind?! Too much! Absolutely not! My ass?! He’s even licking my ass?! He really doesn’t care about anything! As long as it’s on me, he likes it.

He’s going in again, he’s going in again! Still so big, still so hot! Wow! He’s going so fast! I can’t take it anymore! Too many climaxes, another climax will kill me! Oh well, it doesn’t matter. Dying like this is worth it. Just let him fuck me to death.

So hot! He’s going to melt me! He’s shooting his sperm into my body! My vagina is going to be filled up. If I were still young, I would definitely have a child for him. His body is so heavy, but why do I feel safe being pressed down by him like this? Is he tired? So gentle, he’s still kissing my face.

This must never be known to anyone. Kill him? No, I can’t bear to. No, no, that’s not right. It’s not that I can’t bear to, it’s that my daughter will be heartbroken. What to do? He’ll be with Yuqian. No, he won’t be with Yuqian. He loves Yuqian, but he doesn’t know it’s me. It’ll leak out. What to do? But what if he knows it’s me? Will he want to be with me again in the future…? That’s absolutely not allowed. This time it was a misunderstanding, which is still acceptable. There can’t be a next time.

He’s asleep. What if he wakes up before I fully recover? What to do? I don’t know, I don’t know. My head is so dizzy, too tired. I’m going to pass out…

When the sky was barely light, she was finally able to get out of bed. Dressed in her military uniform, the young man was still fast asleep. How could he look even more pleasing than in the photos? Get him out of here? Too heavy, and what if she accidentally woke him up? That wouldn’t just be a simple embarrassment.

Should she kiss him? No, just one more kiss, definitely not, just one more kiss, just this one more kiss in this lifetime. What’s going on? What have I done? Why do I want to kiss him one more time?

Isn’t Yun coming back soon? Yuqian is coming back soon too, right? Right, Yuqian went to see her father last night. I wonder how it went. Too difficult. How should I end this? Like this, like this. Go find Yuqian, ask her to have a meal together, and then let her go to work. That’s all I can do. Everything is up to fate. If heaven has destined for last night’s events to be known, I’ll just die with him…

Feng Jie washed up simply and started applying a facial mask, smearing it all the way down to cover her neck. She had been sleeping like this for the past few days…

“My mom seems to have a pretty good impression of you.” Yuqian felt that today’s “meeting” was quite successful.

“Hehe, I’m likable,” Hou Longtao said, lighting a cigarette as he drove.

“Hmph.” Feng Yun, in the back seat, snorted dismissively.

“If you have something to say, just say it. Don’t always be so sarcastic. It makes people afraid to talk,” Hou Longtao glanced at her in the rearview mirror.

“You don’t have to pay attention to me. Just do whatever you want. Pretend I don’t exist.”

“You’re such a big person. How can you not exist? Don’t you have eyes or ears?”

“How are you talking? Want to fight?”

“Alright, alright,” Yuqian interrupted the two. “You two are always like this. If you’re nice, you’re nice for two days. If you’re not, you become like you want to eat people. Annoying.”

“Okay, okay, no more arguing, no more arguing.” It always had to be Hou Longtao who gave in first. “Want to know what your brother said to me today?”

“Tch, do I need you to tell me? I know everything. His words were all reviewed by me and my dad.”

“You know everything? You know about those things?”

“Of course. If my dad and my brother found out, would they not tell me?”

“Hmph, thinking you’re so discreet. You’re just a self-righteous thug.”

This time, Hou Longtao didn’t refute Feng Yun’s sarcasm. She was right about everything, so he simply pretended not to hear it. “Yuqian, you don’t care?”

“I don’t care. If I didn’t like you, even if you were a good person, I’d think you were a bad guy. If I like you, if you’re a good person, I’ll be good with you. If you’re a bad guy, I’ll be bad with you. It’s that simple. Besides, in my opinion, you haven’t done anything particularly inhumane.” The speaker was nonchalant, unconcerned, but the listener felt differently. Hou Longtao felt a wave of heat and cold, but mostly heat. He suddenly sped up and pulled over to the side of the road, turned, and hugged the girl, kissing her deeply.

“Hmph, aren’t you two disgusting? You’re both crazy,” Feng Yun pouted and turned her head away, not looking at the two lovebirds.

“Brother Tao…” Yuqian’s cheeks were flushed, and she pouted, gently touching the man’s face, breathing softly on him. “Don’t forget how good I am to you.”

“I won’t.”

“Drive, this is a no-parking zone. Be careful my aunt finds trouble with you again.”

“Okay.” Hou Longtao smiled slightly, turned, and stepped on the gas. “By the way, I saw a photo of your brother and Tian Donghua in your brother’s room today. Is he close to your family?”

“If you want to ask what his relationship with me is, just ask. Why beat around the bush?”

“Hmph, weren’t you not letting me ask?”

“I didn’t like you as much then as I do now.” Yuqian smiled and raised her head. “I’ll tell you. Actually, I told you a long time ago. He’s just my brother’s classmate, nothing else. He used to pursue me, but I rejected him, and then he became especially rude to me.”

“Then why do you still see him?”

“Friends. It’s been so many years. He’s rude to me, and I’m rude to him. It’s quite interesting.”

“I didn’t see you being rude at the company last time.”

“I was being a little restrained in front of you. Otherwise, I would have slapped him already. Besides, that was giving you a chance to stand up for me. You didn’t cherish it, you silly thing. Ninety-five percent of the reason I was angry that time was because of you. If you hadn’t chased after me and kissed me later, I wouldn’t have paid attention to you again.”

“Hehe, I don’t think Tian Donghua has given up on you. He’s just changed his strategy.” Hou Longtao realized that Yuqian’s personality was becoming increasingly unpredictable. She was definitely not a girl next door, although she looked like a typical older sister, her inner self was slightly different from ordinary older sisters.

“Whatever, I have you anyway.” A happy and sweet smile appeared on Yuqian’s lovely face.

“Hmph, I think that guy named Tian is better than this guy named Hou. I don’t know what you’re thinking,” Feng Yun spoke up again.

“Can’t you not go against me? He’s so good. Perfect. I can see him often. Let me help you two get together?”

“Are you looking for death?!”

“That’s right, that’s right, are you looking for death? How is he worthy of my aunt?” Yuqian shrank her head, wrinkled her nose at the man, and stuck out her tongue…

After dropping the two beauties back home, Hou Longtao’s business for the day was done. All that was left was to go home and sleep.

As he approached the entrance of the courtyard, he noticed a Santana and a Santana 2000 parked diagonally across the narrow road ahead. It was the same place where he had been attacked a few days ago. It seemed like there had been a fender-bender [minor car accident], and three men and a woman were arguing loudly.

“Damn it, these people are sick. Just file an insurance claim,” Hou Longtao cursed as he drove closer, rolled down the window, and stuck his head out. “Hey, can you guys move it? I need to get my car into the courtyard.”

The four people turned around and actually stopped arguing. One of them suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Hou Longtao’s hair. The other three were pulling at the car door and tugging at his clothes, trying to drag him out of the car.

“What the hell!” Hou Longtao really didn’t know what was going on, but now wasn’t the time to think. He slammed on the gas, crashing into the car in front, managing to shake off a few people. He quickly shifted into reverse and started backing up.

“Bang!” A newly turned-out Sagitar crashed into the rear of the Chrysler, and five more people jumped out.

Hou Longtao’s head hit the steering wheel, causing a wave of dizziness, and blood started to flow. In that one second of delay, the car door was pulled open, and he was dragged out, pushed to the ground, and kicked hard several times.

Another Jetta drove over. The men didn’t say a word, they just threw Hou Longtao into the back seat, with one person on each side of him, not only blindfolding him but also holding a gun to his head.

Hou Longtao didn’t struggle or make a sound. There was no need to ask anything. Asking would be useless. Since they hadn’t killed him on the spot, he would find out when they arrived. Since they had blindfolded him, there was probably a chance of survival.

The car drove for about an hour. He could no longer feel the alternating light and dark of the streetlights. The road surface began to become bumpy, as if they had entered a remote area.

“Get out.” After the car stopped, someone dragged Hou Longtao out. It was very bright in front of him, most likely because the area was illuminated by strong lights. Because he couldn’t see, he stepped cautiously. He was cautious, but the people who had captured him were not. Someone shoved him hard in the back, causing him to lurch forward and step into empty space.

“Ah!” Hou Longtao cried out in surprise, or perhaps it was a scream. The fall left him dazed and confused. He had fallen from a height of at least three or four meters [approximately 10 to 13 feet].

A group of people came up, taped his hands behind his back, and then lifted him up before finally removing his blindfold.

Hou Longtao blinked for a long time before he could see clearly. He was in a foundation, probably intended for building a villa. Perhaps this whole area was full of such foundations. There were spotlights illuminating the area not far away. In one corner of the foundation, there was a pit, one meter by two meters [approximately 3 feet by 6.5 feet], probably recently dug. Several shovels were stuck in the pile of dirt that had been dug out.

“Brother Prince, we finally managed to invite you here.” A person walked down a pair of bamboo planks. It was “Tyrannosaurus”‘s second adopted son.

“Damn it, I was wondering who was making such a fuss to find me,” Hou Longtao replied coldly, his mind racing.

“Brother Prince, you were originally considered a rare rising star in the Beijing underworld. My godfather also valued you quite a bit, but you raped my sister, causing my godfather to lose face. You’re asking for death.”

“Did your godfather send you?”

“Does it make a difference? You let my sister play with your woman, you should have just let her play. Now what? Once you’re dead, can’t we play with your woman however we want? Do you regret it?”

“Damn it, is it useful for me to regret it now? If I disappear, my brothers won’t let it go.”

“Hahaha, your brothers? Without you, ‘Eastern Star’ will fall apart.” “Long Er” smiled sinisterly, put a cigarette in Hou Longtao’s mouth, and lit it for him. “Smoke it. It’s your last one.”

Hou Longtao took a hard puff and spat the cigarette on the ground. “You underestimate my brothers. Any one of them can avenge me!”

“Alright, do you have anything else to say? Nothing else? Really nothing else? Look here. You can’t see anything now, but in the future, it will become a villa district. The people who move in will all be rich, and the environment will be very good. You should be content. Do it!”

“Yes!” Several people threw Hou Longtao into the pit and began to shovel dirt into it, intending to bury him alive…

A humble abode is all that is needed, fragrance does not depend on quantity (Golden scales are not things in a pond) [Meaning: True talent will always shine, regardless of the environment.]