Meanwhile, he decided in his heart, starting today, no, starting this very moment, he would quit the job of finding those women. He’d let those three bastards scramble and enjoy the show from the sidelines.

The same old story.

They’re not his wife, his woman, why should he toil so hard, only to watch others go home in pairs, while he ends up alone.

After careful consideration, this is utterly unreliable and cannot be continued. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

And the other three men, nearly going insane, saw his indifferent look and instantly erupted in fury.

"Ouyang Lei, don’t be gloating." Lin Mubai gritted his teeth but could do nothing against this man.

Han Xiayang also had no way with him, resorting to verbal attacks: "You dead bastard, don’t let me catch you one day."

Only Zuo Qingfeng’s attack had the most force: "Chief Ouyang, you’d better pray you don’t commit a crime one day, or I’ll be on the opposing side, stirring things up so you’d regret your lofty words today."

These men are no ordinary men; anyone standing before them would be exposed, though equally outstanding, Ouyang Lei felt harmonious without any discord.

Like now, despite being threatened like this, Chief Ouyang still laid casually on the sofa, a smile at the corner of his eyes, almost reckless, quite different from the cold impression he usually gave, even making the men before him a bit shocked. But as seasoned individuals, they quickly regained composure.

The man on the sofa eyed their hesitation, then continued with a half-smile: "I look forward to seeing your skills, though it seems a long way off. As for now, the three of you might want to focus on finding those women and how to appease them once found, since this kind of spat isn’t ordinary."

"Enough, bastard, no need for your constant reminders." Lin Mubai’s heart filled with increasing anger and deep helplessness with every word, a complex mix so torturous it felt worse than solving a major case.

Ouyang Lei really meant what he said; he wouldn’t bother finding those women, and indeed he didn’t. During this time, he mostly watched the show, leaving the three men to scramble around while he didn’t lend a hand.

When the men almost turned all of S City upside down, An Nan received a call from Rocky in B City.

She had kept her phone off, but then realized she hadn’t done anything wrong, hadn’t needed to hide. She should just blacklist that man’s number, so he couldn’t call again, bringing her peace.

Just as she expected, these past days went rather smoothly, unusually quiet, but she didn’t overthink it, just ate and drank as usual, quite leisurely.