Chapter 147: Chapter 147 Just Need a Beating_1
"Brother Su, can you swim?"
In the fish therapy pool, Yu Yu sat down beside Su Xuan with a sweet smile. Her gaze lingered on him, not like a child’s at all, but rather like a hunter’s.
At that moment, only Su Xuan, Yu Yu, and the two Shi siblings remained in the fish therapy pool, as Yu Antai, his wife, and Lu Dachun had moved to other pools.
"Do you want to learn how to swim?" Su Xuan asked with a smile that always carried a trace of warmth. The more Yu Yu looked at him, the fonder she grew.
"Mhm," Yu Yu nodded. "My parents signed me up for swimming lessons once, but I quit after just one day."
"Why not?" Su Xuan asked.
Yu Yu leaned close to Su Xuan’s ear and whispered, "Because the instructor was a creep. When he was teaching me how to swim, his hands weren’t well-behaved at all... just like this..."
As she spoke, Yu Yu took Su Xuan’s hand and placed it on her slender, vibrant waist. She tilted forward slightly, her ample chest nearly filling his entire line of sight.
RING... RING!
Just then, Su Xuan’s phone, which he had left on the edge of the pool, suddenly rang.
"You go ahead and play. I need to take this call." Su Xuan reached for his phone and stepped out of the fish therapy pool.
"Brother Su..." Yu Yu gazed at Su Xuan’s tall, alluring back, murmuring, "You’re the most unexpected and cherished gift of my vacation!"
SMACK! SMACK!
A strange sound suddenly caught Yu Yu’s attention. She followed the noise and looked toward the siblings, her beautiful, cold eyes narrowing.
"These little fish are quite tasty," Shi Yazi said, catching one and popping it into his mouth. He savored it slowly, a look of enjoyment on his face.
"Really?" his sister, Xiao Yun, asked. She also caught a small fish and moved to put it in her mouth. "I’ll try one, too."
"Go on, try it," Shi Yazi said. "These fish eat people’s dead skin. They have a very unique flavor."
Hearing this, Xiao Yun put the fish down. "In that case, I won’t eat it."
"Why not?" Shi Yazi asked.
"It’d be a waste to eat such a special fish without a bit of vinegar for dipping," Xiao Yun replied.
Shi Yazi nodded. "Good point."
Then, Xiao Yun and Shi Yazi simultaneously turned to look at Yu Yu, both licking their lips in unison.
A shiver ran down Yu Yu’s spine. She immediately got up and walked toward the pool where her parents were.
Watching Yu Yu’s slender back, Shi Yazi remarked, "She’s the lowest of our kind."
Xiao Yun nodded in profound agreement. "Yeah, she’s leagues below us."
"She’s probably never even seen blood," Shi Yazi added.
"But we’ve tasted chicken blood, snake blood, rabbit blood, pig blood, and even..." Xiao Yun said.
"...human blood!" Shi Yazi finished.
"Pfft," Xiao Yun scoffed. "You only tasted my blood."
"Well, whose fault was it for playing with a snake and getting bitten?" Shi Yazi retorted.
"HAHA!"
"HAHAHA!"
***
Su Xuan had received the call from Liu Ming. "What’s up, Old Liu?"
"Boss, the task you gave me is complete!" Liu Ming’s voice was cheerful.
"Oh? Which task was that?" Su Xuan asked.
"The bookstore! The renovations are finished!" Liu Ming exclaimed.
"I’d almost forgotten about that. You’ve worked hard."
"Not at all, not at all. I even had our purchasing department buy tens of thousands of books—novels, biographies, Chinese and foreign classics, professional books from every industry... you name it, we’ve got it. They should be delivered to the bookstore this afternoon."
"Alright. I’m out right now, so let’s talk later."
"Okay! I’ll text you a few photos of the finished renovation right now. Don’t forget to take a look!"
After hanging up, Liu Ming did indeed send several photos to Su Xuan, who nodded in satisfaction as he looked at them.
The bookstore’s decor was elegant and serene. It used a variety of color palettes to cultivate a scholarly atmosphere, with greenery tastefully interspersed throughout. Anyone reading inside would surely be able to enjoy the peace and quiet, sinking into a very comfortable state.
Once Teacher Wang has recovered, Senior Sister Wang Xuehan can come help me manage the bookstore right away.
Su Xuan smiled, then called Dean Ma of Kangnai to ask about Teacher Wang’s treatment. Only after learning that the progress was very smooth did he finally feel at ease.
"Dean Ma, I’d also like to consult you about something else," Su Xuan said, glancing in Yu Yu’s direction. "There’s a girl who just finished her college entrance exams, and she seems to have some psychological problems. She has an extremely strong possessive desire for things she likes and has even shown some violent tendencies..."
Su Xuan briefly explained Yu Yu’s situation to Dean Ma, hoping for a potential solution. It wasn’t that he was particularly invested in the matter—what did it have to do with him? He had picked them up from the station and brought them to a resort. He had already done more than enough. He could simply wash his hands of them now. To put it bluntly, Yu Antai and his wife were ordinary people. Any one of his identities was enough for them to look up to for a lifetime; they weren’t even qualified to polish his shoes, let alone expect him to cater to their family. He really didn’t think much of them at all. However, he had to consider Lu Dachun’s future. Lu Dachun had worked diligently at the courier station for many years and made significant contributions to the company. He truly deserved a promotion and a raise. Lu Dachun didn’t have any other special skills; to provide a better life for his wife and child, there weren’t many other paths for him to take. Besides, Su Xuan didn’t have many friends he truly got along with, and Lu Dachun was one of them. What’s more, the first stage of his system’s mission was about to be completed! Once it was done, the system would have him experience other, more exciting lives. He probably wouldn’t be able to stay in the courier industry. And because of that, he and Lu Dachun would... part ways.
Dean Ma suddenly laughed on the phone. "I’ve seen plenty of kids like that! Just give her a good beating!"
Su Xuan was speechless. "..."
Dean Ma then said seriously, "Hold on, I’ll find a physician from the psychology department for you."
Soon, a female physician’s voice came through the phone. "Mr. Su, I’m the attending physician for the Shi siblings. Dean Ma just told me about the girl. Her situation is the complete opposite of the Shi siblings’."
"Explain," Su Xuan said.
"The Shi siblings developed psychological issues because they lacked care and had to struggle to survive," the physician explained. "The girl you’re talking about, however, has simply been spoiled rotten by her parents. They only ever satisfied her material desires while completely neglecting her emotional needs. This has made her extremely selfish. When she sees something she likes, she feels she has to have it. If she can’t have it, then no one can. This is a paranoid and pathological mental illness. To treat it quickly, we can use the counter-stimulus therapy developed here at Kangnai..."
"Counter-stimulus therapy?"
"Yes, counter-stimulus therapy. The specific procedure is as follows..."
"Understood."
After listening to the physician’s patient explanation, Su Xuan hung up the phone.
Just then, a hand suddenly landed on his shoulder...