Su Xiaomo did as told . His wide shoulders made her feel very safe .
“I’ve called the police… what now? He must have an electric drill! Shit, will he burst in like in the movies…” Su Xiaomo couldn’t stop imagining things . He Jiayu couldn’t take it anymore and covered her mouth with a hand . “Stop it . ”
“Hm…” Su Xiaomo struggled . He Jiayu rubbed her head . “Momo, calm down . ”
His voice was so gentle that Su Xiaomo fell for it right away . She stopped talking .
“I’ll go have a look . ” He Jiayu found the noise rather strange .
“No, you won’t! Look at your thin arms and legs! You’ll never beat him in a fight!” Su Xiaomo said anxiously . “Just stay here and wait for the police!”
A chuckle suddenly came from the window, followed by a conversation .
“Thank you so much, Mr . Zhang, for fixing up my room at such a late hour!”
“You’re welcome . It’s my pleasure . ”
Fixing up his room?
Su Xiaomo was baffled .
Had she… misunderstood something?
He Jiayu thought the same . “Momo, you…”
“I what?! I’m a fairy and fairies don’t make mistakes! That must be a trick! They’re trying to lure you out and you’ll walk right into their trap!”
The corner of He Jiayu’s mouth twitched . Just then, there was the sound of a police car siren downstairs, and he said with a smile, “I think I’ll go take a look . The police is here . If those really are the bad guys, I don’t think they’ll be bold enough to try anything . ”
Biting her lip, Su Xiaomo hesitated, then took out that giant foot spa basin and stuffed it into He Jiayu’s hands . “Take this for your safety!”
He Jiayu was speechless .
With the kitchen knife in one hand and the basin in the other, He Jiayu went out onto the balcony .
There was no one outside, but the light was on in the flat next door, and he could faintly make out the sound of an electric drill .
Those people were still talking .
“Mr . Zhang, I’ll go have a cigarette outside!”
A middle-aged man walked out onto the balcony . Before he could light the cigarette, he saw He Jiayu with his “weapons . ”
“Shit!” The man jumped . “Dude, we can talk about it! Don’t do anything reckless! Get away from me!”
Just then, police officers burst into the room and rushed to the balcony .
The man next door yelled, “It’s him! He tried to rob me!”
The police officers looked around in confusion, then pinned He Jiayu down before they could think it through .
“You brought a weapon to the crime scene?! Get down! Hands on your head!”
He Jiayu was baffled . “I’m not…”
“Shut up! Cuff him and bring him in!”
He Jiayu felt that he was reliving the nightmare again…
Su Xiaomo reacted quickly and rushed out to explain everything . “It’s not him!”
Everyone eyed one other in embarrassment, and only then did they realize that the whole thing was just a big misunderstanding…
At the police station .
Su Xiaomo was given a blow-by-blow account of what happened .
Her place really had been visited by a burglar the first time round, but that guy had been arrested a while ago, and the police officer in charge of the case forgot to inform her .
This time, her new neighbor was only getting his home done up and Su Xiaomo had simply been misled by her wild imagination .
After giving her statement, Su Xiaomo left the station to find He Jiayu sitting on the stairs and eating some yogurt .
Seeing her come out, He Jiayu tossed the box and walked toward her with a grim look on his face .
Su Xiaomo stumbled back involuntarily .