Return to the City: The Strongest King
Chapter 359 - 360: Are You Recording Me Flirting with You? (Five Consecutive Updates)

Chapter 359: Chapter 360: Are You Recording Me Flirting with You? (Five Consecutive Updates)

"Your girlfriend is already at my house, why should I sleep with you? What would it look like to Qingqing?" Song Xiaoru shot Song Xiaodong a glance before she directly left the room.

Song Xiaodong knew Song Xiaoru was no longer the same as before. He felt somewhat disappointed inside. The house had gotten bigger, there were more rooms, but it seemed the closeness he had with Song Xiaoru wasn’t as it had been in the past.

In their small house before, they shared a room, so there was little in the way of privacy, but now things were different. They each had their own rooms, and it was no longer possible to be as close as before.

Song Xiaodong recognized this was the proper way, this was how a normal brother and sister relationship should be, yet years of habit led to some sadness, which was, after all, quite natural.

He sent a WeChat message to Lin Su’er, telling her everything was fine and then went to sleep. Venting his frustration, his mood settled down. Since a relationship with Miao Xuanxuan was impossible, he decided not to dwell on it any longer. Perhaps they were just not meant to be.

The next day, Song Xiaodong and Miao Xuanxuan went out together to the club. Miao Xuanxuan, seeing Song Xiaodong’s relaxed demeanor, said discontentedly, "Hey, Dongzi, I’m planning to have a chat with President Li today."

"What do you want to talk to her about?" Song Xiaodong asked with a smile, looking utterly unruffled.

Miao Xuanxuan gave Song Xiaodong a look and said, "You’re Miao Qingqing’s boyfriend, still being like that with her, shouldn’t I talk to her?"

"Qingqing should be the one to talk, why are you worrying about it?"

"Hey, what’s with that attitude, you really don’t take Miao Qingqing seriously at all, do you?"

Song Xiaodong still spoke casually, "That’s just how I am, I was like this before and I am now."

"You... you’re such a jerk," grumbled Miao Xuanxuan, pouting.

"Xuanxuan, matters of the heart aren’t something you can force, just like I’m no longer pushing you, you shouldn’t push me. Who I’m with is my choice, do you really think it’s good to pressure me to be with Qingqing?"

"But you and Qingqing had relations two years ago, don’t you have a responsibility to her?"

"Two years ago, it was consensual. Whether you call it a one-night stand or a hookup, we’re all adults responsible for our actions. And I won’t hide from you, there have been many girls I’ve had relations with, do I have to take responsibility for all of them?"

"You’re just promiscuous!" Miao Xuanxuan exclaimed infuriated.

"It’s not about being promiscuous. I can honestly say I didn’t have any emotional attachment to them, it was purely a physical need."

"You..." Miao Xuanxuan was even angrier, grinding her teeth, as if she wanted to bite a chunk off Song Xiaodong.

"Xuanxuan, I’ve also thought a lot these past few days. I told you before, I can’t guarantee anything about two years from now. So getting involved in any romantic relationship now would be a mistake. I’ve already made that mistake with you once. Thankfully, we’ve both let go. Otherwise, if I were to die in two years, it would be a lifelong burden on you."

Miao Xuanxuan’s mouth twitched, "You said before that you had confidence in solving this issue."

"Having confidence is one thing, being successful is another. I’m still young, I have a sister, and my own worries, so I will do my best to come back alive. I don’t want my sister to be sad; I don’t want more people worrying about me."

"Hmph, you’re such a bastard," Miao Xuanxuan glared scornfully at Song Xiaodong.

Song Xiaodong smiled faintly and said, "Xuanxuan, there are some things I must face, and I can’t escape them. And I’m still going to say the same thing, don’t tell my sister about this, I don’t want her to worry, I want to spend these two years with her properly."

Miao Xuanxuan said nothing and turned her head to look out the window.

Song Xiaodong didn’t say much more and soon arrived at the hall.

After finishing his class, Song Xiaodong picked up his phone and saw numerous missed calls, all from Qiao Yutong.

Song Xiaodong answered the call and said, "Officer Qiao, what do you need from me?"

Qiao Yutong snorted and said, "You bastard, how dare you ignore my calls? Do you wish for a death wish?"

"I was working, and I put the phone aside. See, I called you back the moment I saw it. Could it be that you missed me?" teased Song Xiaodong, always unable to resist poking fun at Qiao Yutong.

Over the phone immediately came Qiao Yutong’s roar, "Miss you, my foot! You’re a bastard for bullying me like this. Just you wait, I won’t let you get away with it."

Song Xiaodong stretched his arm out, holding the phone far from his ear, yet he could still hear everything Qiao Yutong was saying. After she calmed down from her tantrum, he then said, "Hey, being so hot-tempered, it’s going to be hard for you to find a boyfriend, you know."

"You needn’t worry about that. If I can’t find one, I’ll just snatch you up to be my boyfriend and torment you every day!"

"Pfft..." Song Xiaodong was immediately covered in black lines and said, "Officer Qiao is indeed domineering. I am impressed, truly impressed."

"Stop spewing nonsense and get yourself over to the criminal police team. We still haven’t taken your statement about that day’s incident."

"That incident? What incident? I have no clue what you’re talking about."

"Don’t play dumb with me. I, Qiao Yutong, call a spade a spade. You helped catch the thief, and that’s your merit."

"Are you talking about the incident the night before last? But catching thieves is your job. I didn’t do anything. I was just flirting with you. Don’t tell me you want me to go and record how we were getting cozy?"

"You son of a bitch!" Qiao Yutong immediately yelled.

Hehehe... Song Xiaodong laughed and said, "I’m just stating the facts. What did you see me do? Or what did someone else do? That criminal was clearly knocked unconscious by you, what does that have to do with me?"

Qiao Yutong suddenly found herself at a loss for words. Indeed, Song Xiaodong had taken action that day, but he had actually saved her; she was the one who did everything else. And the most this guy had done was taking advantage of her.

With a cheeky grin, Song Xiaodong said, "So you’d better not bother me with this matter. Of course, if you miss me and want to get cosy with me again, then I’d still be happy to oblige."

"You bastard, get lost!" Qiao Yutong said and abruptly hung up the phone.

Song Xiaodong certainly didn’t want to go to the criminal police team for no reason; it was simply too troublesome. As for any merit or such nonsense, he was even less interested. Giving some credit to Qiao Yutong could also be considered a reward for teasing her.

After getting ready, Song Xiaodong prepared to head over to Xiao Yingying’s place. He had promised to go the next day, but had been delayed because of the incident with Li Sijie. Today, he had to make the visit; thinking about how proactive Xiao Yingying had been made his heart feel a bit warm.

Once again, Song Xiaodong’s phone rang, and it was from Xiao Yingying. He quickly answered the call.

"Brother Dongzi... Save me!"

I had planned to update more after the eighth day of the new year, but considering everyone’s continuous support for ’Tomorrow’, I wrote a little whenever I had time during these past few days. Five Chapters burst forth today as a New Year’s greeting to you all!