Chapter 331: This Is Just How I Am

“That’s enough.”

Seeing that the beating was just about done, Xu Shaochen stopped Long Yi.

He felt a bit puzzled. Long Yi usually had a sense of restraint. He would stop after half-beating someone to death. Why was he fighting so brutally today?

Of course, he didn’t know that Brother Biao was taking the fall for both of them.

“Consider yourself lucky.”

Long Yi landed one last kick, cursing under his breath.

But Xu Shaochen couldn’t shake the feeling that Long Yi glanced at him when he said that. Brother Biao, twitching on the ground, felt like crying but had no tears.

If being half-dead is considered lucky, what would unlucky look like?

“What should we do with him?”

Xu Shaochen directed his gaze at Old Three Zhou.

This old bastard posed quite a dilemma.

In Xu Shaochen’s mind, for scum like him, simply tossing him into the sea to feed the fish would suffice.

But that was impossible. After all, this was Zhou Sixian’s biological father, and she happened to be a kind-hearted person.

“Thud!”

Facing his impending judgment, Old Three Zhou dropped to his knees with a loud thud. He wept loudly as he slapped his own face.

“Sixian, Daddy is not a human, not even a creature. Please give me another chance. I swear I’ll turn over a new leaf and be a decent person. Daddy is begging you!”

He was a sly old fox, always bringing up the word “Daddy” within three sentences.

He knew Zhou Sixian’s soft heart, so he emphasized his identity to avoid harsh consequences.

Zhou Sixian’s eyes were filled with complexity as she looked at Old Three Zhou, feeling sadness, anger, and helplessness but no hatred.

“It seems you’re also conflicted. In that case, why don’t I handle this?”

Xu Shaochen said calmly.

Zhou Sixian instinctively tightened her grip on Xu Shaochen’s hand, her face showing a hint of pleading. She thought Xu Shaochen intended to kill Old Three Zhou.

Xu Shaochen chuckled softly, shaking his head, as he looked at Old Three Zhou: “I’ll give you a sum of money, consider it as payment for this house. Afterward, you’re not allowed to ever contact Zhou Sixian again. Otherwise, you won’t even know how you died.”

If not for Zhou Sixian, Xu Shaochen wouldn’t have bothered dealing with this scum. He wouldn’t even waste a penny on him.

But there was no other way. Even though this old bastard was terrible, he was still Zhou Sixian’s biological father. Xu Shaochen didn’t want this pure, ethereal girl to hate him.

“Yes, yes, yes, don’t worry. I’ll leave as far as possible and won’t ever see her again.”

Old Three Zhou nodded repeatedly. Saving his life was already his bottom line, but getting a windfall was a pleasant surprise. Of course, he agreed eagerly.

As for returning to pester Zhou Sixian, he wouldn’t dare even if given a hundred guts.

“Get out!”

Xu Shaochen waved his hand in disgust. He couldn’t bear to look at that face any longer.

“Plop!”

Long Er pulled out a card and tossed it in front of Old Three Zhou.

To speak in a boastful tone, Xu Shaochen wouldn’t even carry such a small amount on him, so they had to take care of it.

“Y-yes, yes, I’ll leave, right now.”

Old Three Zhou grabbed the bank card, beaming with joy as he practically rolled out of the room. Before leaving, he gave Zhou Sixian one last instruction.

“Daughter, from now on, you must serve this gentleman well.”

Zhou Sixian’s face turned bright red. Whether out of anger, shame, or both, she couldn’t tell.

“And you lot, this is your turf, right? If she has any trouble here in the future, I’ll settle the score with you. Get out!”

Xu Shaochen said while looking at Brother Biao, who lay on the ground like a dead dog.

Brother Biao thought it unfair; they would never dare lay a finger on Zhou Sixian, but they couldn’t control what others did. Now they even had to protect her!

But when he saw the black handgun in Long Er’s hand, suddenly it all seemed quite fair.

Brother Biao’s cronies hurriedly carried his heavy body out of there.

“Alright, you two can leave now.”

Xu Shaochen said to Long Yi and Long Er, as he had to focus on wooing Zhou Sixian. There was no way he’d let these two third wheels stay here.

Long Yi and Long Er sighed almost imperceptibly. A fresh, ripe cabbage was about to be devoured. What a pity.

“Yes, Boss.”

Even though they had already cursed Xu Shaochen in their hearts, they obediently did as told.

They respectfully responded and left the Zhou family’s home, closing the door behind them.

“I bought this house; what are you going to do now?”

Once everyone was gone, Xu Shaochen revealed his shameless side, starting to bully and intimidate the pure girl.

“I…I…”

Zhou Sixian stammered, her face flushed with anxiety as she didn’t know what to do.

If Xu Shaochen didn’t let her stay here, she’d have nowhere to sleep.

Seeing how helpless Zhou Sixian looked, Xu Shaochen grinned like a scoundrel, speaking slowly:

“Although I bought the house, I’m well-known for being kind-hearted. You can stay without paying rent, but there are conditions.”

Zhou Sixian’s body instantly tensed. She looked at Xu Shaochen with full alertness.

Even though she was pure and kind-hearted, she was still eighteen. She knew what might happen between men and women.

“My condition is…”

Xu Shaochen elongated his words, his wicked smile widening as he enjoyed her nervous and anxious expression.

“I…I disagree.”

Zhou Sixian closed her eyes, mustering up the courage to speak the strongest words in the weakest tone.

“My condition is that you wash my clothes from now on. You refuse to even do that?”

Xu Shaochen feigned a shocked expression, looking at Zhou Sixian.

“N-no, I thought… I thought you…”

Zhou Sixian’s eyes widened in disbelief. She stammered as she tried to explain.

“Thought what? That I would take advantage of you? That I, Xu Shaochen, am the kind of shameless person who would exploit others in their time of need?”

Xu Shaochen’s face darkened as he spoke in a stiff tone.

“No…mmph~”

Zhou Sixian wanted to clarify, but she froze as Xu Shaochen kissed her, her mind going blank as she passively accepted it.

Finally, they separated.

“Sorry, but this is just how I am.”

Xu Shaochen grinned mischievously before quickly getting up and sprinting away.

Zhou Sixian stared in shock. It took her a while to process what happened. Her face turned bright red as tears of anger and shame welled up in her eyes.

“It’s over. I am no longer pure.”