Chapter 7

As the sky grew dark, Liu Ben, who lived in Furunjia Garden, was chatting happily with Xu Yaqi after finishing his rice. From their conversation, Liu Ben had already learned some basic information about Xu Yaqi. Xu Yaqi was 23 years old, her father was a middle school teacher, and her mother was a laid-off worker, so their family's living conditions were average. She and Wang Zihao were college classmates, and Wang Zihao had pursued her for three years. If it weren't for the occasional discovery of Wang Zihao being intimate with another woman, she might have been moved by his persistence and agreed to be with him. She was very relieved and from then on kept her distance from Wang Zihao. After graduation, Xu Yaqi found a few jobs, but soon quit all of them due to Wang Zihao's constant harassment, eventually becoming a salesperson at a real estate center. However, she didn't expect that just a few days after finding this job, Wang Zihao would appear again, always using the excuse of buying a house to ask her to be his guide, or disrupting her talks with clients just as they were about to close a deal. When she reported this to her manager, he was hesitant to intervene due to Wang Zihao's influence. As a result, in the past half month, the house Liu Ben bought was her first successful transaction.

"Who would have thought that Wang Zihao would be such a scumbag," Liu Ben frowned.

"Ah, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep this job for long," Xu Yaqi said with a worried look.

"Yes, but it's no good for him to keep harassing you like this. Even if you change jobs, he will still find you and continue to harass you," Liu Ben said.

"What can I do? I can't just stay at home and do nothing all day," Xu Yaqi seemed helpless.

Both of them fell into deep thought.

"Clap..." Liu Ben suddenly clapped his hands, startling Xu Yaqi, who was deep in thought.

"I have an idea," Liu Ben said with a happy smile.

"Really? What's your idea?" Xu Yaqi, ignoring the shock Liu Ben had given her, asked excitedly.

"Well, I'm going into business and need a warehouse soon. I need someone to manage it. If you don't mind, you can manage the warehouse for me, and I'll pay you 5000 yuan a month." In fact, Liu Ben was at a loss. He didn't really need a warehouse at the moment, but since he needed to stockpile a large amount of salt and couldn't always go out to buy it, and with the increasing number of interdimensional trades, he would need to stockpile more and more goods. He couldn't store everything in his spatial ring, as it wouldn't be enough. Additionally, Liu Ben had a bit of a selfish motive; keeping Xu Yaqi close would give him an advantage.

"Are you serious? That's great! This way, I can feel a bit more at ease," Xu Yaqi said happily.

"Alright, then it's settled. Let's go look for a warehouse in the next few days," Liu Ben nodded and smiled.

"Okay, I'll quit my job tomorrow and hand over my responsibilities."

"Good, I'll wait for you at home. You can call me when you're done," Liu Ben said, and they exchanged phone numbers.

"It's getting late, I need to go back. My parents will worry about me," Xu Yaqi said, checking the time.

"I'll take you. It's not safe for a girl to go home alone this late," Liu Ben stood up and said.

"No, I'll take a taxi. I'll be back in a bit," Xu Yaqi said, hurriedly picking up her bag and the rice container.

"No, you're my first employee, and it's the boss's duty to care for the employees. Besides, I'm not comfortable with a girl going home alone at night. Let's go," Liu Ben said, leading the way out.

Xu Yaqi looked at Liu Ben's back and smiled, "What a considerate young man." She then quickly followed him.

The entrance of Furunjia Garden was a busy traffic area, making it easy to get a taxi. They got into a taxi and headed to Xu Yaqi's home.

Wang Zihao was in a very good mood today. He had someone beat up that punk. Although Huang Mao was seriously injured, he didn't care; all that mattered was that Liu Ben was dealt with. He had just come out of the most luxurious entertainment venue in S City, Drunken Red Dust, with a tall, well-dressed, and heavily made-up woman on his arm. He was chatting and laughing with her while his other hand was groping her.

At that moment, a passing taxi caught his attention, more specifically, the two people inside: Liu Ben and Xu Yaqi. They were chatting and laughing in the car, which instantly froze Wang Zihao's smile, and he glared at the taxi as it sped past him.

"What's wrong, Master Wang? Why are you staring at that taxi? Didn't you say you were going to take me out? Let's go," the woman wrapped her arm around Wang Zihao's waist, pressing her body against him and speaking in a coquettish tone.

"Slap..." Wang Zihao, with a cold face, pushed the woman away and slapped her.

"Get lost," Wang Zihao shouted at her.

The woman, holding her already swollen cheek, turned and ran away in panic, afraid that Wang Zihao would continue to take out his anger on her. She didn't dare to question why Wang Zihao hit her; she wasn't in a position to do so.

"You poor bastard, how dare you touch Xiaoya? You must be tired of living," Wang Zihao growled. He had long considered Xu Yaqi his exclusive possession and wouldn't allow anyone to touch her, especially not seeing her chatting and laughing with someone else in a car at night.

He then took out his phone and called, "Get some people to the entrance of Furunjia Garden. I need to take care of someone tonight." Clearly, Wang Zihao had decided to kill Liu Ben.

"Trying to compete with me for Xiaoya, you poor bastard? You're just asking for death," Wang Zihao sneered after hanging up.

Xu Yaqi's home was near a middle school in the northern part of the city, not far from Furunjia Garden. It took only about ten minutes to reach her building.

"Alright, go home quickly. Your parents are waiting for you," Liu Ben said first.

"Okay, I'll go up first. See you tomorrow," Xu Yaqi said after a moment's hesitation.

After watching Xu Yaqi go upstairs, Liu Ben got into a taxi and asked to be taken back. He didn't notice that Xu Yaqi, who had already gone upstairs, reappeared at the entrance of the building and watched the taxi carrying Liu Ben until it disappeared at the end of the road.

"What a cute young man," Xu Yaqi smiled happily and then turned to go upstairs.

The taxi dropped Liu Ben off at his neighborhood. After paying, he got out, and the taxi drove away.

At that moment, a group of people emerged from the shadows and surrounded Liu Ben.

Liu Ben, however, was not panicked. He wasn't afraid of these dozen or so thugs, let alone a dozen special forces. Even a bullet from a handgun would only injure him unless it hit his head, as his muscle strength could stop the bullet.

At that moment, Wang Zihao slowly stepped out of the darkness.

"Liu Ben, I've been waiting for you," Wang Zihao said with a sinister smile.

"Hehehehe..." Liu Ben looked at Wang Zihao and laughed softly.

"Liu Ben, you're still smiling at the brink of death?" Wang Zihao's expression grew more sinister.

"Wang Zihao, you had a way to heaven but didn't take it. You came to hell of your own accord. I warned you not to mess with me, but you didn't listen. It looks like I need to teach you a lesson," Liu Ben's eyes fixed on Wang Zihao, and his expression slowly turned from a smile to a cold stare.

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