Chapter 82 - "Shall Be Punished"

POW!

Lai Jiayi landed a soft punch to Zhao Yang's chest.

Yaya: (」゜ロ゜)」JIAAAA??

Yaya instantly shouted, [Jia, wait– ]

"T-there's also a case where you look at me as if I'm a pedophile! You got mad at me because of Zhao Yun kissing me!" Lai Jiayi half-shouted as she hit Zhao Yang's body with her paws for the second time.

The girl ignored Yaya for real.

[....ah whatever, quack.] Yaya, knowing he would be ignored until the end, instantly shut his mouth. He just stared at Lai Jiayi, who was still punching Zhao Yang's body.

Since the girl was a bit drunk and under the drug effect, her punch was actually so light without strength.

She just looked like a desperate little girl trying to hit an adult.

If this was at another moment, Zhao Yang might frown at the girl, thinking that she's insane. But right now, the man couldn't think so.

He looked down at the girl trying to hit his shoulders and chest. She tried her best while bawling like a little child.

This view just tickled his heart.

Instead of getting mad, the man felt like laughing instead.

"Mm, sorry. I thought badly of you back then." Zhao Yang covered his mouth with his palm, suppressing the urge to laugh.

'I can't laugh. If I laugh, that will be disrespectful!'

But, even when Zhao Yang held back, Lai Jiayi didn't hold back at all. The girl kept punching and hitting Zhao Yang with 'all of her might'.

"Take this! And this! Hmph!"

Seeing Lai Jiayi won't stop for a while, Yaya decided to just watch from behind. As for Tianjin and Zhao Yang, both of them pretended not to mind the girl's action.

They just let her be.

10 minutes later….

"Hhh...hhh…" Lai Jiayi was panting hard as she retracted her paws. The girl's hair was in a mess. She was drenched in sweat after using all her energy to punch Zhao Yang, yet to no avail.

"Uhhh…" Lai Jiayi sucked in cold air. The girl wiped her forehead with the back of her palm before slowly backing off, avoiding Zhao Yang.

[....Yaya...what did I do…] Lai Jiayi asked Yaya in a weak voice. The girl had slowly regained her rationality. Thus, the sad feeling she felt before also gradually disappeared.

[No, nothing much, quack. You just cried, punched Zhao Yang, and rant about your grievances, quack, ] Yaya answered lightly. The duck then went out of his hiding place and peeked at Zhao Yang.

The guy was calmly sipping his alcohol, acting as if nothing happened in the first place, even though...a certain girl had been hitting him for 10 minutes straight.

[...did the barometer drop? Or are there any bad things I did to Zhao Yang aside from those things…] Lai Jiayi squeezed her eyes tightly. Her throat was dry, and her eyes felt hot.

She had been crying a lot, shouting, and such.

'So damn exhausting!!'

[Aside from punching Zhao Yang, there's nothing else, quack.] Yaya reassured Lai Jiayi, afraid that the girl would blame herself.

[...okay. I can rest assured.] Lai Jiayi sighed in relief. The girl then tidied up her hair without looking at Zhao Yang.

'I will just say that I was drunk. I'll pretend I don't remember any of this!'

While Lai Jiayi tidied her hair, Zhao Yang silently peeked at her. The man gawked at the girl with a spark of interest in his eyes.

[...does this girl have always been so fierce?] Zhao Yang asked Tianjin in his mind.

Tianjin paused. The swan hovered around Zhao Yang's head as she observed Lai Jiayi.

[I don't think so. She was so meek in front of us. She would always tremble and look like she's afraid of us. So…] Tianjin gulped.

[Maybe she's like this because she's drunk? Or, as you said before, master, the drink is drugged.]

[Mm. I think she's both drunk and drugged.] Zhao Yang tapped the bar table in front of him as he looked at Lai Jiayi's flushed face.

[Scan that girl's body. Report if you know what drug she drank.]

[Alright, master.] Tianjin immediately turned on her invisible mode as she flew over to Lai Jiayi's side. The swan did a thorough check while Zhao Yang was deep in thought.

'Why does that barmaid drug my drink? Is it true that the drink got drugged? I can't be sure yet until Tianjin reported the result.'

Zhao Yang looked in Tianjin's direction and waited for the swan to do her work. A few minutes after, Tianjin went back to Zhao Yang and turned off her invisible mode.

[Master, you are right. Your drink is drugged. But the drug isn't lethal. This drug just evokes a person's sad feelings, making the victim feel like crying and pouring out all of their emotions.]

Tianjin explained her findings in detail, not leaving any missing clues behind.

[I also found a small amount of truth serum mixed in this drug. The serum forces the victim to speak whatever is in their mind and act as their wishes.]

Zhao Yang furrowed his eyebrows. The man clenched his fists tightly.

'So, my guess is right. My drink is drugged. But Lai Jiayi drinks that for me. Thank God the drug isn't anything serious.'

Zhao Yang took a deep breath and sighed. [This means...I can't trust that barmaid.]

[Yes, master. She might have spiked your drinks a few times already. Shall we report her and find another bar?] Tianjin's eyes glowed in blue light. The swan was ready to punish Tan Xinya.

Can't let anyone harm my master! That woman– shall be punished. Have to!

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