[Dropped] Counter Attack

Chapter 8 - The lost necklace.

Original author: Chai Jidan
Translator: Lovely Things

One fateful evening after a week, Wu Qiqiong came to the clinic for prescription as per usual.

Jiang Xiaoshuai slowly removed the bandage around his head. His dark curly eyelashes flickered slightly and sarcastically remarked, "Your damn head is getting more hardy now. It's only been a few days and it's already starting to form scab."

Wu Qiqiong chuckled lightly, "How long will I fully recover?"

"About a week or so!"

Wu Qiqiong started mumbling again.

"What are you up to again?" Jiang Xiao kneed him hard. "You're not thinking of ways to smash for your next meet up are you? I'll put this straight! If you do that again, go find your own medicine, don't come to my place. Because of your frequent patronage, I'm starting to suspect if I am the one you liked instead of her."

Wu Qiqiong scratched his neck and laughed awkwardly.

A lightning struck just when the prescription was finished. Wu Qiqiong had wanted to continue their little chat. However seeing the weather condition, he couldn't stay any longer. He swiftly put on his coat and headed for the door. Jiang Xiaoshuai immediately dragged him back and passed him an umbrella.

"Thanks. I'll return this tomorrow."

With that, he headed out to the road as a lightning flashed across the sky.

Jiang Xiaoshuai didn't return home. He decided to stay for the night in the clinic. He closed all the windows and door and headed into the bedroom. It began pouring. The rain drops hit onto the window and made a pitter-pattering sound. Sleep was not in his mind. He sat cross legged in front of his computer. The sound of the typing on the keyboard harmonised with the sound of the thunder and rain outside.

3 to 4 hours dragged along, as his eyes were redden from the hours. Jiang Xiaoshuai finally started to feel drowsy and fell onto his pillow to sleep.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Three strong knocks came from the door.

Jiang Xiaoshuai tossed around in impatience and and continued to sleep.

"Bang bang bang bang bang......"

A mass of intense drum beat sounded.

Fuck! Jiang Xiaoshuai was irritated. Who the fuck came knocking to my door at this hour? He stepped into his wooden slipper and walked to the door aggressively. He shouted towards the door.

"Who's there?"

"Xiaoshuai! It's me!" Wu Qiqiong's voice sounded desperate.

Jiang Xiaoshuai paused. This idiot didn't just came back from his suicide again, did he?

He opened the door. Wu Qiqiong was standing in perfect condition. The bandage on his forehead was still there. Just his shoes were drenched.

"I thought you went smashing in this rain."

"You're funny. It's already 1 a.m. now, why would I look for her?"

"It's 1 a.m. now? ......" Jiang Xiaoshuai's mind was still drowsy. He rubbed his face with hands and growled at Wu Qiqiong instantly. "What are you doing here at 1 a.m.?"

"I borrowed some money from my mother to buy that necklace. Since Yue Yue didn't want it, I thought of returning it tomorrow and return the money to my mother. But after searching for it, I realise the necklace is gone. I thought I might have left it in your place. I saw the light in your room is still switched on and thought you are still awake. Only then did I knocked at your door."

Jiang Xiaoshuai scratched his head in annoyance and signaled to Wu Qiqiong to go inside.

Wu Qiqiong searched high and low, in every corners, for half an hour. He even used torchlight to searched in the drainage. Yet there was no sign of the necklace.

"When was the last time that you saw it?" Asked Jiang Xiaoshuai.

Wu Qiqiong tried hard to recall. "Might be when I was giving it to her. I didn't pay notice to it after that."

Jiang Xiaoshuai became suspicious. He made Wu Qiqiong to tell him the whole story. After hearing it, he understood everything. He gave a sardonic chuckle and stared at Wu Qiqiong grimly.

"Stop looking anymore. You will never find it."

"Why?" Wu Qiqiong was confused.

Jiang Xiaoshuai knew he was slow, and decided to tell him straight.

"She smuggled your necklace. Get it?"

Wu Qiqiong shook his head in disagreement. His eyes were determined. "That's impossible. She has already said she didn't want it, and I've kept it in my bag. She can't take it away from my bag again can she?"

"Let's wait and see about that."

Wu Qiqiong was optimistic about it. "It's fine if she took it. Perhaps her heart grew softened after my suicide. So she accepted the necklace secretly."

Jiang Xiaoshuai gave Wu Qiqiong's head a hard poke and snarled, " If I'm the God of Thunder, I'd have fucking strike you dead!"

T/N

I empathise with him. Seriously. He's too kind.
Till the next chapter. Ciao.