茶杯狐 -CUPFOX

Chapter Eighty-Three: Spanking

From the scolding and blaming of those few harsh voices, Xiang Kun received a piece of information that left him somewhat stunned and hard to believe:

Shiling’s Mom was ‘the other woman,’ involved with a married man.

Moreover, Shiling’s Mom and the man had already been together for a long time, and Liu Shiling was their child.

This apartment was also bought for her by the man, and these people claimed to be the aunts and cousins of the man’s legal wife.

The purpose of their visit seemed to be this apartment. They claimed that although the apartment was registered under Shiling’s Mom’s name, it was actually marital property of the man and they were here to reclaim it.

Upon hearing this information, Xiang Kun’s first reaction was disbelief.

After all, in his viewpoint, it was hard to associate Shiling’s Mom, who seemed quite ordinary in appearance and somewhat plump in figure, with a ‘mistress.’

She rarely wore makeup and dressed more like a homemaker—loose and comfy—giving off the aura of a very normal and typical housewife.

Xiang Kun had never met the husband who, according to Shiling’s Mom, was away on a construction project. However, while exercising his aural and olfactory abilities and gathering information about the entire building, he occasionally overheard the talking voices of Shiling’s Mom and her husband in Apartment 706. The topics of their conversations were always normal, everyday things that a husband and wife would talk about.

But the problem was… Shiling’s Mom didn’t deny anything, nor did she retort.

What should I do?

Xiang Kun was a bit hesitant. Not because if Shiling’s Mom was indeed the ‘other woman’ he would despise her and feel she deserved bullying, but because he was worried that if he intervened before the situation escalated, it could have a counterproductive effect.

Anyone could tell from their voices that those several women were quite shrewish. Seeing him, a single male neighbor, standing up for Shiling’s Mom, they were bound to spout some nasty words.

But he couldn’t just ignore it…

Based on the voices and smells, he concluded that there were currently three women, a man, and Liu Shiling and her mother in Apartment 706. The man was quiet and standing by the open door. However, judging from the smell, it wasn’t Shiling’s Mom’s “husband”.

Right now, these people seemed to be just “accusing” and demanding Shiling’s Mom hand over the apartment to them, but who knows if a physical conflict might break out as things escalate, especially given Liu Shiling, the little girl, was also in there.

So, Xiang Kun considered calling the police.

But he hesitated, unsure about the grounds on which to report it. Should he mention illegal entry? But they did not exactly break in.

If the police come, it might escalate into a big scene, and if word gets out, it won’t be good for Shiling’s Mom. She was not being held against her will or involved in any physical altercations, so if she wanted to call the police, she could do it herself.

Or maybe he should call security? Yes, that seemed possible.

No matter who eventually gets this apartment, at least Shiling’s Mom is currently the owner. If they want to fight over the ownership of the apartment, they should go to court.

However, before Xiang Kun could dial the property management’s number, he heard the man standing at the entrance of Apartment 706 yell:

“You little bastard! Are you looking for a death wish?!”

Xiang Kun flung open the anti-theft door in front of him and rushed out. As he stepped out, he saw, through the open door of Apartment 706, a tall and thin man wearing a polo shirt in the living room. The man was holding Little Fat Girl Liu Shiling’s hand in one hand and a fruit knife in the other, shouting at her angrily. Shiling’s Mom had just stood up from the sofa and was anxiously trying to get over, but she was blocked by three middle-aged women.

Xiang Kun shouted loudly: “Let go of the child!”

His sudden shout echoed in the entire corridor, startling the tall thin man. The man shivered, subconsciously let go of Little Fat Girl, and turned to look at the hallway.

In the instant that the tall, skinny man turned his head, he saw a muscular bald man, his eyes fiercely glowing as he charged in from the corridor.

He didn’t even have time to make a move before the bald man grabbed his arm and twisted it, causing him to drop the fruit knife he was holding. At that same moment, he found himself lifted and hurled outwards.

Xiang Kun stormed into Room 706 1s living room, instantly twisting the arm that the tall, skinny man had been using to wield the fruit knife behind his back. After the knife fell to the ground, Kun tucked him under his armpit, lifted him by the waist, quickly walked over to the door, and forcefully slammed him into the corridor’s wall.

Although Xiang Kun intentionally controlled his strength, the impact still left the tall, skinny man seriously winded, crying out in pain.

Xiang Kun moved to pin the tall, skinny man, who was trying to push himself off the floor, back down. He forcibly twisted his arm behind his back and used his knee to pin him down at his waist, completely restraining him on the floor so he couldn’t struggle.

“You goddamn bastard! How dare you threaten a child with a knife?!” Xiang Kun angrily cursed.

“I didn’t… I didn’t…” the tall, skinny man cried out in a struggling roar, his voice even carrying a hint of a whimper.

Although he was about the same height as Xiang Kun, maybe even an inch or two taller, in Kun’s hands, he was no more than a helpless bird, powerless to fight back due to the vast difference in strength.

Several women and Shiling’s mother emerged from Room 706 at that moment. The women were saying things like “why are you hitting him?” and “the knife wasn’t his!”, and “that damned girl was the one who first picked up the knife!” They intended to pull Xiang Kun away.

But as soon as Xiang Kun cast a stern gaze at them, they all retreated.

At this time, Xiang Kun, dressed in baggy work shorts, a tank top and flip flops, had clearly exposed his tightly coiled muscles, filled with a sense of power and explosive force. Because he had spent the entire night researching coins and A/+ paper, he didn’t have his usual glasses on. His scholarly demeanor was gone, and along with his bald head, he looked ferocious and intimidating, much like Lu Zhishen from the Water Margin.

Xiang Kun had actually been able to discern from the voices while still in his room that the one who first picked up the fruit knife had been Liu Shiling.

This tall, skinny man had then taken the knife away from the little fat girl.

That was precisely why Xiang Kun had only held back a little of his strength; otherwise, he would have started by disabling this man’s arm and leaving him with a few broken bones!

Of course, he was insistent on acting as if this guy was the first to take a swing, because logically, the first thing he saw when he opened the door was the tall, skinny man brandishing the knife and yelling at Liu Shiling.

This gave him ample, extremely legitimate grounds to intervene.

“You bloody… do you know who I am? Do you want to die? You damned… who the hell are you?” the tall, skinny man cried out, raging through his whippering.

Xiang Kun put a bit of strength into the knee that was holding him down, immediately turning the man’s anger into a scream of pain. He raised his hand, ready to throw a few punches to teach him a lesson.

But then he saw little fat girl Liu Shiling, standing beside her mother, looking at him with a dazed expression and wide eyes, clearly shocked by what was happening.

So Xiang Kun changed his course of action; instead of punching, he gave the tall, skinny man a few resounding slaps on his rear end.

While hitting someone’s buttocks might seem like a childish act, with Xiang Kun’s strength, it caused the tall, skinny man to flail about in pain like a dying fish.

Xiang Kun knew his own strength, so after four slaps, he stopped and looked at Shiling’s mother:

“Should I call the police?”

“Mr. Xiang… never mind…” Shiling’s mom hesitated for a moment, saying softly.

Xiang Kun didn’t say anything further, understanding that she didn’t want to make a scene big enough for the whole complex to know about. The tall, skinny man’s screams had probably already roused many people.

Xiang Kun stood and stepped back, allowing the group of middle-aged women to help the tall, skinny man up, watching expressionlessly as they escorted him to the elevator.

As the tall, skinny man got into the elevator, he turned to glare at Xiang Kun, as if he wanted to utter some harsh words. But after making eye contact with Kun, he swallowed his words and quickly scurried into the elevator..