If you're going on a blind date, do it properly, don't confiscate my property!

The next day!

With dark circles under his eyes that resembled those of a national treasure, Xu Lang mechanically clocked in for work.

He had been having an academic discussion with Su Liqiu until 3 a.m. last night, and his soul was still lingering in bed, while his body was just a puppet.

Zhang Ge's seat is empty.

Xu Lang sent a message on WeChat, but the other end of the chat remained as silent as a stone until noon.

Xu Lang's heart skipped a beat; he was a little worried.

However, no information is available about his situation.

Today, Xu Lang has no one to go on blind dates with; Zhang Yuejiao's group will have to wait until tomorrow.

Su Liqiu's promised reply has yet to materialize—the young lady is probably still catching up on sleep, unlike him, a corporate slave who has to work hard.

Xu Lang is very sleepy right now. He drank three cups of coffee in a row and still can't get enough sleep.

I tentatively contacted my landlady, Sister Wang, who has a girl who doesn't want a dowry.

Sister Wang said the girl was away on a business trip recently and she didn't know when she would be back. She said she would arrange it for her as soon as she returned.

Another boring day has passed!

For an entire day, Zhou Fang and Xu Lang did not exchange a single word, nor did they even have any work-related contact.

Zhou Fang seemed to still be recovering from yesterday's embarrassment and was intentionally avoiding Xu Lang, but Xu Lang didn't care.

He just wanted tomorrow to come quickly so he could pocket the 100,000 yuan reward from the system.

Back to the rented room!

Zhang Yuejiao still hadn't left work. Since he rarely had anything to do after get off work, he entered the game interface and started fighting.

Tonight, he wanted to go to bed early to make up for the sleep he missed last night. He took over the game and became more and more energetic, playing until 1 a.m.

Just as he was about to go to bed, Su Liqiu sent him a message:

[Xu Lang, are you asleep?]

Xu Lang raised an eyebrow: [No, what's up?]

Su Liqiu: [What you said last night was very enlightening for me. I still have some questions I need to ask you...]

Xu Lang stared at the screen, feeling like a million alpacas were stampeding through his mind. There was no going back; he had no choice but to grit his teeth and go for it.

Thus, a high-level debate about whether artificial intelligence will replace humans in ruling the earth unfolded fiercely on the two people's phones.

It wasn't until after 3 a.m. that Xu Lang finally couldn't take it anymore and surrendered, ending this mental drain.

next day!

Xu Lang almost overslept, but luckily Zhang Yuejiao knocked on the door, thinking he was sick, only to find him with a black eye.

Zhang Yuejiao frowned and stared at him:

"What did you do last night? Did you go to a brothel?"

Xu Lang rolled his eyes at her, picked up his wash cup, and strode towards the bathroom.

When he arrived at the company!

I still didn't see Brother Zhang today. I took a break while smoking in the hallway and called him, but no one answered.

Xu Lang couldn't help but send Zhou Fang a WeChat message to ask her about it, as the two of them usually got along quite well.

Zhou Fang couldn't explain it clearly; she was also puzzled and couldn't get in touch with him.

Xu Lang became increasingly worried and went to Zhang Ge's superior to inquire about the situation. The superior told him not to ask questions he shouldn't ask.

Well, I got a cold shoulder.

Xu Lang felt a little helpless, so he contacted Zhou Fang on WeChat and the two agreed to go to Brother Zhang's house after work.

Xu Lang took a nap at noon.

I'm so sleepy, but I have a blind date tonight, so I need to pull myself together.

Finally, it's time to get off work!

Xu Lang, with Zhou Fang on the back, weaved through the evening rush hour traffic on his electric scooter at breakneck speed. What city-wide smart city solutions? They're nothing compared to the sheer power of electric vehicles.

Xu Lang had been to Zhang Ge's house for dinner before, so the two of them easily found their way to the residential area, parked the car, and walked upstairs.

The elevator was crowded with several moving company workers, carrying large and small bags.

Xu Lang's heart pounded; this premonition... was not good.

Upon reaching the floor and exiting the elevator, the moving company workers followed them out and entered Zhang Ge's house before Xu Lang and his companion.

Xu Lang looked up.

In Brother Zhang's living room, five or six movers were packing up furniture with a clanging sound. The whole house was as empty as if locusts had swept through it.

A middle-aged woman stood in the middle, hands on her hips, giving instructions.

"this……"

Xu Lang and Zhou Fang were a little confused. The entire living room had been basically emptied, and a middle-aged woman was standing in the living room directing the process.

The two squeezed through and stood before the middle-aged woman:

"Sister-in-law, is this... moving?"

The middle-aged woman was Zhang Ge's wife. She glanced at Xu Lang, clearly remembering him, but her eyes showed great impatience.

"Old Zhang's colleagues? What are you doing here? To collect the body?"

His tone was so aggressive, as if he had just swallowed a powder keg.

Xu Lang suppressed his temper and said, "Brother Zhang hasn't been to work for two days, so I came to check on him."

"At work? He's in the police station!" Zhang's wife's voice suddenly rose, echoing in the empty living room.

Police station?

Xu Lang was stunned!

Did Brother Zhang get into a fight with his father-in-law's family the day before yesterday?

That shouldn't be the case. Brother Zhang is a very honest and steady person.

Suddenly, Zhang's wife's gaze locked onto Zhou Fang, sharp as a knife. Pointing at her, she shouted:

"Was it you? Were you in Lao Zhang's car the day before yesterday?"

She was like a raging tigress, displaying a fierce and shrewish nature, as if she wanted to devour people.

Zhou Fang was startled and instinctively took a few steps back, hiding behind Xu Lang and grabbing his clothes.

Seeing that Aunt Zhang was closing in step by step, her eyes almost popping out, Xu Lang quickly spread his arms, assuming a protective stance for his child:

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong? What happened?"

Zhang's wife had an imposing aura, her eyes practically popping out of their sockets as she stared intently at Zhou Fang:

"It's you, you vixen, isn't it? If he didn't have someone else, how could he have taken so long to pick me up!"

"My friend saw you look at Lao Zhang's car, you bitch, and you even came to my house?"

"What? In such a hurry to climb the social ladder? I'm not dead yet... You bitch, are you in such a rush?"

"Don't you have a man anymore? If you're so itchy, why don't you go sell yourself...?"

The more she cursed, the uglier and more agitated she became, and she made a move to hit someone. Fortunately, Xu Lang stopped her and tactically protected Zhou Fang as she retreated.

Zhou Fang was so frightened that she cried and kept saying no—

Xu Lang was also surprised by Zhang Ge's wife. In the past, when she came to his house for a free meal, she was a smiling woman who was so virtuous that she was the envy of everyone.

He is a completely different person from how he is now.

"Sister-in-law, I can testify that she and Brother Zhang have nothing going on, really!"

Xu Lang kept pushing Zhou Fang out of the room and kept making promises.

But his assurances had no effect on Zhang's wife, who was ready to take action.

Their stance was so fierce that even Xu Lang was having trouble keeping up.

"You little bitch, how dare you seduce my man! I'll beat you to death..."

"what……"

Caught off guard, impossible to defend against —

She bypassed Xu Lang's obstruction, grabbed Zhou Fang's hair, and yanked it hard, causing Zhou Fang to scream in pain.

Seeing this, Xu Lang quickly grabbed her hand and pried her fingers apart, allowing Zhou Fang to escape.

However, Zhang Ge's wife had already left a clump of hair on her hand.

With a sob in her voice and her hair disheveled, Zhou Fang ducked into the elevator; Xu Lang also quickly pushed the elevator into the elevator and hurriedly pressed the close button, but unfortunately, Zhang Ge's wife was also pressing the button outside, and the elevator door just wouldn't close.

Zhang's wife kept grabbing inside with one hand, and even blocked the elevator entrance with her body, making it impossible for the elevator to close.

Xu Lang was at his wit's end, so he grabbed Zhang Ge's wife's hands and shouted:

"Come up the stairs, quick, hurry up..."

Zhou Fang was terrified, her face ashen, and she turned and ran wildly toward the stairwell.

Xu Lang released Zhang Sao and then ran away as well.

Brother Zhang's home is on the sixth floor.

Zhou Fang ran all the way to the end, her lungs feeling like they were about to burst. Ignoring her disheveled appearance, once she was sure she was safe, her legs gave way, and she threw herself into Xu Lang's arms, bursting into tears.

"Waaaaah...you scared me to death..."

Xu Lang held the soft, fleshy girl in his arms, patting her back to comfort her while panting heavily.