Chapter 112: Flying Ears

Jiang City, night, Ecological Garden District.

Lin Jian appeared on the rooftop of Building Nine in the Ecological Garden District like a midnight ghost. The rooftop also served as the balcony for the top-floor tenant—none other than Mao Xudong, a veteran hooligan in the Jiang City underworld.

At this moment, Mao Xudong was fast asleep, his arms wrapped around a young woman in her twenties. Because it was so late in the night, both of them were sleeping very heavily.

Lin Jian opened the balcony door and walked in as casually as if returning to his own home. The door was unlocked. After all, no one could descend from the sky, and no burglar could climb this high. He easily entered the apartment, swinging by the kitchen to grab a Bone-Carving Knife. Naturally, he was already in a state of Invisibility.

A moment later, he arrived at Mao Xudong’s bedside. Neither Mao Xudong nor the young woman had woken up. Lin Jian thought for a moment. He gently rested the Bone-Carving Knife against the man’s left ear, took a deep breath, and suddenly swung it down with a swift, forceful slice!

SWISH!

"AHHH!"

Mao Xudong jolted awake from his dream, letting out a bloodcurdling scream.

"AHHHHH!"

His scream terrified his little girlfriend, prompting her to shriek as well. Mao Xudong’s cries were simply too horrifying. In the dead of night, such a scream could have given someone a heart attack.

Even so, the young woman quickly scrambled to turn on the lights, but the moment the room lit up, she shrieked all over again!

Mao Xudong continued to wail, "My ear! My ear..." He could see it, and he could feel it—his ear had been sliced off, and blood was pouring out like a fountain.

But what terrified Mao Xudong and his girlfriend the most was the ear itself. The severed ear was actually floating in mid-air. If they hadn’t seen this scene with their own eyes, they wouldn’t have believed it to save their lives!

And yet... it was real!

The little girlfriend realized her pajama pants were wet; she had literally wet herself in terror! Mao Xudong was also trembling violently, his face deathly pale.

Just then, the floating ear slowly drifted over to the wall and used its residual blood to write two words!

PAY UP!

The moment the words were finished, the ear dropped to the floor.

"AHHH!"

Seeing the ear fall, the little girlfriend’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted from sheer terror.

Mao Xudong forgot all about his pain. Trembling all over, he scrambled out of bed, fell to his knees, and kowtowed frantically. "I’ll pay! I’ll pay the money! Spare my life, Great Immortal! Spare me..."

He felt like he couldn’t hold on much longer either; a sudden urge hit him as he began to lose control of his bladder. Fortunately, his kidney function wasn’t too bad—he only leaked a little bit before managing to hold it in.

For the next five or six minutes, Mao Xudong remained frozen in his kneeling position. However, the room seemed completely empty, and the ear didn’t float back up again. Gritting his teeth, he scrambled over to his little girlfriend and pinched hard at the spot above her upper lip to wake her.

The girlfriend snapped awake. Upon seeing Mao Xudong’s big bald head, she immediately slapped him across the face. "I’m breaking up with you!" With that, she started packing her clothes.

Mao Xudong flew into a rage. "My damn ear fell off!"

The girlfriend froze. Seeing Mao Xudong still bleeding profusely, she felt a pang of sympathy and reached for her phone to call an ambulance.

"Just drive me there! Don’t call an ambulance! Hurry up, it hurts like hell! And get the ear. Pick up my damn ear!"

Mao Xudong pressed a towel against his head. His girlfriend changed her clothes, helped him downstairs to get the car, and rushed him to the hospital.

Ten minutes later, Lin Jian arrived home. He hadn’t taken the stairs or the elevator for the entire trip, successfully avoiding all the surveillance cameras along the way.

When he returned, Ye Ziqiu was still fast asleep. He sat down on the sofa, deep in thought.

"If Ye Ziqiu really goes back to the States," he thought, "I’ll have to change my whole approach to life. I must accumulate billions in wealth within the next three years."

But if he solely relied on hunting down and selling antiques, he could hunt for a lifetime and still never rival the overseas Ye Family! He needed other businesses, other ways to make money.

However, armed with Invisibility and Thought, making money wouldn’t be much of a problem if he truly set his mind to it. Even if every business venture he attempted ended in failure, he could always go to some foreign bank and become an invisible phantom thief. With his abilities, stealing a trillion-dollar fortune would be a piece of cake! Making money was simply not difficult for his current self.

"Well, first things first—I need to spend quality time with Old Ye."

Lin Jian used his Thought to peek into Old Ye’s room. She was sleeping soundly, her posture incredibly seductive. Seeing Ye Ziqiu’s alluring pose stirred his impulses once again. At the same time, he cursed himself for being such a fool earlier.

The prize had practically been hand-delivered to him, and she had been more than willing, yet he had played the noble gentleman and refused. Now he was sitting here regretting it—it was utterly ridiculous. Still, he was quite proud of himself for being able to hold back in that moment.

It was a sign of truly loving someone. Old Ye had already taken deep root in his heart. He cherished her and cared for her, which was why he didn’t want her to make such a hasty decision. Naturally, if it had been anyone else, he would have taken her first time tonight without hesitation.

Unfortunately, it was his beloved Old Ye, who also happened to be his first love. He didn’t want their relationship to be tainted by even the slightest impurity.

...

Gradually, dawn broke.

When Ye Ziqiu woke up, she found Lin Jian missing from her side. She quietly cracked the bedroom door open and peeked toward the kitchen. Just as she had expected, Lin Jian was in the kitchen, making dumplings for her!

In that moment, she felt an unprecedented wave of happiness. She suddenly realized that even if she returned to the United States and the family stripped her of all her positions, she wouldn’t care! With a man back home who cherished and cared for her this much, she felt as though she had gained the whole world instead!

"If they really strip me of my positions," she thought, "I’ll just stay with Grandpa for a while, then sneak back to China. After that, I’ll have nothing more to do with the Ye Family."

At this moment, she made her final decision: she was going to give up everything she had for this man.

While her mind was busy plotting her escape from the Ye Family, Lin Jian’s voice suddenly rang out. "Peeking through the crack of the door the moment you wake up? Why do I get the feeling you’re a bit of a Peeping Tom?"

"Ah... you knew I was awake!" Ye Ziqiu exclaimed in surprise, pushing the door open.

"Of course. We have a telepathic connection, don’t we? Guess what kind of filling is in the dumplings this morning?" Lin Jian asked.

Ye Ziqiu hugged him from behind, pressing her twin peaks tightly against his back. "I don’t care what the filling is. As long as you made them, I love them!"

"Oh ho, since when did your mouth get so sweet?" Wearing an apron, Lin Jian turned around and grabbed a handful of her assets.

"Ah! Hahaha, that tickles! I’m going to wash my face and brush my teeth. Thanks for your hard work, Mr. Lin Jian!" As she spoke, she bowed exaggeratedly, flashing her cleavage at him.

Lin Jian glared at her playfully. "Keep teasing me, and I just might eat you right up!"

"Bring it on! I let you eat me yesterday, and you didn’t have the guts. Coward!"

At this moment, where was her boss lady persona? She was acting just like a sweet, pampered young girl. Combined with her silk pajamas, deep cleavage, and shy, dewy eyes, she was irresistible.

Lin Jian dropped the dumplings and chased after her!

Startled like a frightened little rabbit, she ducked into the bathroom. "I yield! I yield, Mr. Lin Jian! Old Ye submits! Old Ye knows you’re not a coward—Old Ye is the real coward here! Please let Old Ye go!"

"Hmph. Tease me again, and you’ll suffer the consequences!" Lin Jian snorted twice in mock warning.