Lei Qian rushed to where Bai Meiyue was standing. He first carefully checked her from head to toe; only when he was certain that Bai Meiyue was perfectly fine did he turn around and look at Xu Yiyi. He said to her, "What are you trying to do with my wife?"
"Don’t... don’t... don’t..." Bai Meiyue pulled the man back. Holding his wrist, she pulled him back. She could see that the man was about to take his sword out from the sheath. A smile appeared on her face instinctively. She dragged the man back to the car in which he had arrived and said to him, "I am fine. She didn’t do anything; don’t lose your temper at her."
"But–"
"Xiao Wu found traces of some metallic spiders in the garden. He was bringing me to see them," said Bai Meiyue as she continued to drag the man toward the car. "First come and take a look at those bugs with me. Who knows where they came from? I wonder if they were sent to the safe base by Yu Miaomiao. She is too far from our mansion—so she couldn’t have done that; this must be done by the spies. We should try to find out more about these bugs; what do you think?"
Bai Meiyue knew that they couldn’t trace down the spies but it was their good luck that they were able to get evidence of what Yu Miaomiao and the people under her were planning. With these nanobugs, they might be able to find a way to solve the current problem.
Lei Qian knew that the woman was trying to change the subject, but he could only helplessly follow her. Since she said that she was fine, then there was no need for him to drag the matter any longer. However, he did give Xu Yiyi a warning look before getting in the car. Bai Meiyue might not look down on these women but he was not the same. He looked down on these prostitutes.
As a woman with all of her limbs attached, these women didn’t want to fight with zombies, but instead they were trying to find a way where they could eat and drink well without doing any kind of hard work. Even Bai Meiyue, who was a pregnant woman, was willing to work hard.
When Xu Yiyi saw the look in the eyes of Lei Qian, she was not offended. After going through all of those sufferings, she was now used to such gazes. In fact, it was gazes like Bai Meiyue that made her uncomfortable. They were neither sympathetic nor was she looking at her with pity. It was complicated. Like she was expecting something more in return. As if she believed that Xu Yiyi was capable of doing something more than just sleeping with men. This was something that Xu Yiyi had never seen or felt before.
Even her mother, who gave birth to her called her useless and said to her that she would never amount to anything more than this. Since that was all Xu Yiyi heard all her life, she completely let go of herself and did whatever she wanted. Earning money by sleeping with men was easy and quick. It also made her desired and loved even for a small fraction. That was she simply ignored everyone and did what she wanted.
She had never cared about anyone. Not even her own mother, who mocked her at every turn.
But suddenly, facing Bai Meiyue’s expectant gaze made her feel like she wanted to amount to something more than just sleeping with men.
On the other side, inside the car, Lei Qian turned and glanced at the woman sitting next to him. With his eyes slightly twitching, he continued to stare at her until Bai Meiyue could no longer ignore him. Sighing, she turned to look at the man. "What is it?"
"Why did you go to their place? Don’t you know that such places are dirty?" Lei Qian immediately put out his objection. He didn’t want to restrain Bai Meiyue from going anywhere she wanted but he also didn’t want her to get involved with people she should not be involved with.
When Bai Meiyue heard his words, she couldn’t help but frown. She turned and looked at the man sitting next to her and questioned, "And what is dirty about their work? It’s not like they are forcing men to sleep with them."
"They sell their bodies!"
"And there is nothing wrong with it." Bai Meiyue didn’t understand why men were so against women who sold their bodies. She rolled her eyes and stated coldly, "Who are the buyers? Aren’t they men in the end? They are the ones who are buying their bodies and giving them bowls of rice in the end. The service exists because men cannot control their lower half. So why should you blame those women alone?"


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