I Got Together With the Fake Heiress - Chapter 101

Just as the discussion about the lawyer concluded, a slightly jarring sound of police sirens came from the distance. The man from before—Xiao Mei’s nominal uncle, Li Ru—walked over with his injuries and two police officers.

“Hello, are you Ms. Wen Yunqing? We received a report that the claimant alleges you maliciously assaulted him.” The two police officers who arrived looked relatively young. Considering the time it took for Li Ru to get to the police station, their response time was quite fast.

Wen Yunqing gave Wen Yimeng a look signaling her to remain calm, then stood up from her seat. “I am Wen Yunqing, but I didn’t maliciously assault anyone. I was simply acting in self-defense, repelling someone who attempted to commit home invasion and robbery.”

With that, a subtle smile played on Wen Yunqing’s lips. “Do the two officers wish to understand the details?”

“Nonsense! I am Xiao Mei’s uncle. I just came to visit my sister and niece. How could it be home invasion and robbery!” Li Ru argued. “Officers, she admitted she caused my injuries. I ask you to arrest her!”

Wen Yunqing didn’t bother arguing with Li Ru. Instead, she pulled out the credentials she had been using increasingly often and handed them directly to one of the officers.

The officer looked curious when he took the identification, but upon seeing the department and position listed on it, his eyes revealed an undeniable surprise.

“You are Team Leader Wen Yun… Wen,” the slightly more experienced officer quickly reacted. They had been trained when they were assigned to this small sub-station.

Wen Yunqing nodded. “Based on my observation, this gentleman exhibits severe violent tendencies and persecutory delusions. If possible, I hope the two of you will take him back for a thorough investigation. If necessary, you can also apply to the municipal bureau for assistance.”

Wen Yunqing didn’t lower her voice when she said this; both Xiao Mei’s mother and Li Ru could hear her words very clearly.

Evidently, Wen Yunqing was using her status to support Xiao Mei’s mother, and simultaneously giving Li Ru a warning and a threat: she was an insider in the system and was acquainted with the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Opposing her would definitely not end well.

Using power to pressure people was indeed not a glorious tactic, but against those who were fundamentally bad, power was an extremely effective tool.

Just like Li Ru now. The moment he realized Wen Yunqing had connections, his voice immediately dropped, and he even started regretting the threats he had made earlier.

“Understood. We will investigate this matter thoroughly,” the officer returned Wen Yunqing’s credentials with both hands. Having been trained, they knew Wen Yunqing’s rank—she was more than qualified to be their own police chief.

After showing her credentials, the subsequent matters became much simpler. The police officers specifically recorded the situation at Xiao Mei’s house, then took Li Ru back to the nearby police station, planning to conduct a simple interrogation.

Although they wouldn’t directly jail Li Ru based solely on Wen Yunqing’s few words, it would be no problem to assign him administrative detention after the interrogation, making him stay at the police station for three to five days.

After all, the scope of charges like suspected provocation and disturbance of the peace was quite broad, and the police essentially had the final say.

After Li Ru was taken away by the police, Xiao Mei’s mother thanked the two of them for a long time. Seeing that there were no valuable items in the house, she gave them another bag of eggs.

“Sister Yunqing, thank you,” Although Xiao Mei was young, she understood certain things. She vaguely realized that her future life had just been rewritten by the two people in front of her.

“Sister Yimeng, although I just met you, you must be a very kind sister. Thank you for helping me,” Xiao Mei thanked her earnestly.

Wen Yimeng stroked Xiao Mei’s slightly rough hair. “You’re welcome, Xiao Mei. Study hard. If you can get into the same university as me, I’ll give you a gift.”

“What kind of gift?” Xiao Mei asked curiously.

Wen Yimeng placed her index finger over her lips. “That’s a secret. I can only tell you when you get accepted, Xiao Mei.”

“Then, which university are you at, Sister Yimeng?” Xiao Mei asked.

“Me? I’m at Jing University, just like Yunqing,” Wen Yimeng said. “As long as you maintain first place, you can definitely get in.”

First place? Xiao Mei wrinkled her nose; that sounded difficult for her, but she still declared her determination. “Mhm! I will definitely try my best to be number one!”

Just like that, Wen Yunqing returned home carrying a bag of eggs. Wen Grandmother was already asleep. After leaving the door unlocked for them, she had already gone back to her first-floor bedroom.

Although Wen Yunqing hadn’t lived there, when the house was renovated, her bedroom was equipped with appliances. After turning on the air conditioning, the room quickly warmed up.

“Ah, you are so warm.” After lying down on the bed, Wen Yimeng clung to Wen Yunqing like an octopus. “If I stick to you all the time, we won’t need the air conditioner.”

“If you want to, I have no problem with that.” Snuggling with her girlfriend was certainly a happy affair.

“I wish I could, but a person can’t stay in bed forever,” Wen Yimeng chose a comfortable position, leaning against Wen Yunqing’s shoulder. “Sleep can only occupy a third of the time at most.”

“But if you live to be a hundred, you’d spend a full thirty-three years in bed,” Wen Yunqing said. “Counting it that way, we still have a long, long time to spend in bed.”

“Time can’t be calculated that way. If you keep subtracting, nothing will be left,” Wen Yimeng closed her eyes, beginning to feel sleepy, her voice softening.

“I watched a video where someone made a seemingly reasonable calculation. Based on living to eighty years old, after subtracting time spent sleeping, eating, washing, working, schooling… and so on, they said our lives only have forty-something days left, saying we shouldn’t waste time…”

“But life is about eating, sleeping…” As she spoke, Wen Yimeng’s voice faded, and she soon drifted into sweet dreams.

Wen Yunqing kissed her girlfriend’s forehead and wrapped her arms around her slender waist.

Indeed, life was not a subtraction, but rather an addition—it was about experiencing different things within a fixed amount of time, not subtracting value from the daily moments of life.

In the deep night, the countryside lacked the hustle and bustle and traffic noise of the city. All that could be heard were the natural sounds of the breeze blowing through the grass and the snow slowly melting.

The next day, the sky still hadn’t cleared. The cloudy weather only allowed some of the snow to melt, and the occasional northwestern wind seemed to hint that heavy snow would continue.

Since they had already canceled the class reunion, Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng were in no hurry to leave. Hearing Wen Grandmother mention that today was market day, the two immediately volunteered to handle the New Year’s shopping. They slowly drove the car toward the market location.

After driving for about twelve minutes, a bustling street appeared before Wen Yunqing and Wen Yimeng. Seeing the slightly crowded street, Wen Yunqing wisely parked the car outside, then wrapped a scarf around her girlfriend’s neck and held her hand as they walked forward.

“Sugar-coated chestnuts! Hot, fresh chestnuts! Would you like some?” Not long after entering, a street vendor started calling out to them.

Wen Yimeng hadn’t originally planned to buy food, but the aroma quickly awakened her craving.

“How much are these sugar-coated chestnuts?” Wen Yimeng asked.

“Eighteen yuan a jin [approx. 500g]. We’ll weigh whatever amount you want,” the vendor said with a smile. She looked to be about the same age as Wen Yimeng.

“Then I’ll take eighteen yuan’s worth,” Wen Yimeng said without much thought, pulling out her phone. “Can I pay by scanning?”

“Yes, just scan this,” the vendor pulled out a QR code from her waist bag. “This one is WeChat, and this one is Alipay.”

It had to be said, these sugar-coated chestnuts were truly fragrant. Wen Yimeng held the bag in one hand, accepting feeding from her girlfriend as they walked.

“There are grilled skewers here! Should we get some?” After finishing half a bag of chestnuts, Wen Yimeng was attracted by the smell of other food.

Wen Yunqing raised an eyebrow slightly. “The hygiene conditions look rather average.”

“I want to try it,” Wen Yimeng said. If she hadn’t been swapped, this was the place where she should have lived.

“What would you like to eat?” Wen Yunqing quickly compromised. Although it didn’t look very clean, it probably wouldn’t cause any major issues, just be a bit unhealthy.

“This meat skewer, cabbage, some greens, and some rice cake too!” Wen Yimeng essentially ordered everything she was interested in trying.

“Alright! Do you want chili?” the vendor asked. Actually, these weren’t grilled skewers, but deep-fried skewers.

Wen Yimeng: “Just a little, slightly spicy.”

Just like that, after half an hour of walking and eating, Wen Yimeng’s hands were finally free. Her girlfriend led her toward another, relatively large department store.

The outside of the store displayed melons and fruits for the New Year, and inside, the center aisle held various gift boxes suitable for presents. It wasn’t until she reached the inner part of the store that Wen Yunqing found the New Year couplets she needed.

“Can you set off fireworks here?” Wen Yimeng curiously picked up a box of small firecrackers. “I thought smokeless fireworks were being advocated for the Spring Festival?”

“That’s the rule in the town, but here in the village, setting off fireworks is allowed during the Spring Festival,” the store owner said with a smile. “Of course, the largest fireworks are only 16-shot ones like these. Anything more is against the rules.”

Setting off fireworks was a rather novel experience for Wen Yimeng. But remembering that the village was near the mountains, she gave up the idea of buying large fireworks, settling only for some small firecrackers and handheld sparklers (commonly known as ‘fairy sticks’).

“Pa—bang—” After driving back home, Wen Yimeng immediately started playing with the small firecrackers.

However, Wen Yimeng was the type of person who was terrible at something but addicted to it. Every time she threw one, she covered her ears, waiting for the firecracker to explode before moving on to the next one.

“Sister, you’re so timid! You’re even scared of small firecrackers!” The sound of the small firecrackers attracted several small boys from the village. “Let me show you my pop-its.”

The little boy said, pulling a box of pop-its from his pocket and quickly throwing one on the ground in front of Wen Yimeng.

Pfft— Unfortunately, the pop-it was weak and only made a faint sound.

“Ew—” Wen Yimeng booed from within Wen Yunqing’s embrace.