Stop There, Daddy

Wen Shuyue couldn’t believe that she had been so unlucky as to get strong-armed into a police station when all she had done was just stand on the side enjoying a good show.

Wen Shuyue closed her eyes warily. All she wanted to do right now was sleep. The alcohol was getting an increasingly stronger grip on her, making it impossible for her to stay clear-minded.

“Don’t sleep here. Soon we’ll explain to the cops and get out of here,” Lin Lin patted Wen Shuyue on the shoulder. Obviously, she didn’t want anything to happen to her in this place.

Wen Shuyue was about to drift off, but after hearing Lin Lin’s words, she resignedly opened her eyes and said feebly, “Nobody’s come here to interrogate us so far. They’ve been talking to Lu Junhan all along. Are you sure those people who brought us here will let us go?”

She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she couldn’t shake the feeling those people had something to do with Lu Junhan, that since they had taken them here for no reason, there was no way they would let the two of them leave easily.

“Then what should we do? Surely they can’t lock us here forever? The point is we didn’t do anything illegal!” Lin Lin became nervous. She clearly hadn’t thought as much as Wen Shuyue had.

Suddenly the sound of footsteps came from outside. Before Wen Shuyue could make a reply, the door of the interrogation room was opened, and with that, a policeman and a policewoman walked in.

The two people blandly glanced at Wen Shuyue, and then the policewoman muttered contemptuously in a low voice, “I thought she was like a nymph, but now it turns out she’s so homely.”

“What do you mean by that? Just because you’re a police officer doesn’t mean you get to insult people like that. You call Yueyue homely, but what about you? You are not even half as pretty as Yueyue, okay?” Lin Lin, sharp-eared, contradicted her hotly, having heard the policewoman’s words.

Lin Lin’s protectiveness of her gladdened Wen Shuyue’s heart, but she still fought through her stupor to give Lin Lin’s hand a pull, indicating that she should not argue with the policewoman.

After all, this was a police station. Offending the police officers wouldn’t do them any good. Moreover, the current situation was unfavourable for them. Wen Shuyue kept having this feeling that something bad was going to happen.

Lin Lin lowered her head to glance at Wen Shuyue before she said irritably, “How can you be so calm? She insulted you right in front of you. If I were you, I would chew her out.”

“Okay, okay, that’s enough. I’m going to ask you two some questions. You must answer them honestly.” Their quarrel gave the policeman a headache, and he hurriedly intervened to put an end to it.

The policewoman wanted to say something else but the policeman’s rank was higher than hers, so after hesitating for a long while, she decided to keep her mouth shut. She sat on the side to get on with the interrogation.

“Now tell me the truth. Who are you two to Lu Junhan? And why did he lay hands on you?” The policeman ran an eye over the document before lifting his head to glance at Wen Shuyue and Lin Lin.

Wen Shuyue was the one who had the greatest say in answering that question. She kneaded her temples and managed to calm herself down before replying blandly, “He’s my ex-husband. We’ve long since severed ties with each other. As for why he laid hands on us, don’t you think it’s a question you should ask him?”

“Of course I’ll ask him, but right now I want to hear your answer,” said the policeman very patiently with a nod.

Having realized that she couldn’t conceal it any longer, Wen Shuyue gritted her teeth and gave the policeman a blow-by-blow account of what had happened in the bar, including the part where Qin Weiwei got hospitalized because of the matter. She even sought out many of those videos online.

The two police officers spent a long while watching those videos. Almost everyone in those videos was rebuking Lu Junhan. Wen Shuyue and Lin Lin were not in any of them, which made it only too obvious that the two of them had nothing to do with it.

“Have you watched enough videos, sir? We really have nothing to do with it.” Having noticed that the two police officers kept watching videos and had even begun to exchange whispers, Lin Lin lost her cool and broke her silence.

Having realized his gaffe, the policeman put down the phone and, keeping a straight face, said, “I’ve watched all the videos. You two are indeed blameless, but Lu Junhan claimed you had someone call him to that place. Is it true?”

Oh?

Wen Shuyue and Lin Lin subconsciously exchanged a glance. They hadn’t bargained on Lu Junhan having the guts to make a false accusation.

The policeman was in no hurry to hear a reply from them. He stared at them amusedly, clearly finding them quite interesting. The policewoman on the side, however, appeared rather displeased. She had been eyeing the two of them fiercely all this time, especially Lin Lin.

“That’s a blatant lie. We didn’t call him over. There were so many people in the bar. Nobody knows if he got any friends in there. You can’t pin all the blame on us. It’s just wrong. Besides, we had nothing to do with him and just went along for the ride. His presence wouldn’t do us any good.” Lin Lin became serious, which was rather uncharacteristic of her.

Maybe because Lin Lin’s tone of voice was too serious, even Wen Shuyue believed her.

The policeman noticed all their reactions. He nodded, waved at them and said bluffly, “Well, you’re cleared. Go back and have an early night. A bar is no place for girls like you. It’s too dangerous.”

“Thank you, Uncle Police. I promise I’ll-”

Lin Lin was enraptured. However, before she could finish her sentence, the policeman turned to glance at her.All content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

“I’m about the same age as you. I don’t think you should call me Uncle Police,” the policeman said blandly, his lips curving in a thin smile as if hitting on her.

Lin Lin stiffened momentarily. The policeman was not really handsome, but his smile was quite pleasing to the eye. She was fascinated for a few moments.

“He’s gone far away, so stop staring. I can’t believe you’re so boy-crazy. It’s so embarrassing.” Wen Shuyue patted Lin Lin’s back, gazing at her disapprovingly.

Her voice jerked Lin Lin out of her trance. She looked quite adorable when sticking out her tongue archly. She involuntarily muttered, “It was just a momentary lapse of concentration. Besides, me being boy crazy is not my fault…”

Her voice was very low when she uttered the last few words so Wen Shuyue didn’t hear her at all. Both of them found it surprising that they had gotten out of the police station so easily.

The alcohol’s influence on Wen Shuyue intensified and she fell asleep during the car ride.

“Why can’t you wait until we get home to sleep? You’re sleeping like a pig. How am I supposed to get you into the house?” Lin Lin sighed resignedly, looking at the soundly asleep woman.