Chapter 2: The one who hit you is Bai Shengnan; it has nothing to do with me, Bai Xiaodie.

They went over the surveillance footage around the neighborhood again, the person went back and didn't come out anymore.

"So, I won't call the police anymore, I'm heading off." Shen Fu just wanted to get home immediately.

No way you're leaving!

Officer Guo developed a keen interest in this "honor student wife domestic violence on internet writer" incident.

"Hold on a second, I'll request to dispatch and go back home with you!" How could he miss such a spectacle, "What if she hits you again? With me there, I can help mediate a bit."

"Isn't this a job for the neighborhood committee?"

"Can the aunties from the neighborhood committee beat your wife?"

In the car.

"Don't be afraid, if she hits you when we get back, I'll definitely take her down!" Officer Guo said.

"Are you carrying a gun?"

"No, but I've got kung fu skills on me!" Officer Guo was brimming with confidence.

Shen Fu hung his head, his eyebrows knitted together, "Actually, I have heard a legend about my wife."

"What?"

"In her freshman year, once when she and a few girls from her dorm were eating at a food stall, they encountered two groups of thugs who were drunk and fighting, smashing glass bottles everywhere. They nearly hurt those few young ladies, but my wife, amidst the shards of glass, calmly drank down a bottle of erguotou…"

"Was it Hongxing or Niulanshan?" Officer Guo always managed to grasp the essence amidst a pile of superfluous and redundant narratives.

"Probably Niulanshan," Shen Fu's lips twitched as he continued, "And then, after smashing the empty bottle, click-click-click, she knocked down seven or eight grown men."

Finally, Shen Fu asked, "Officer, do you think you could handle seven or eight grown men?"

"You novelists love using hyperbole, don't you?" Officer Guo glanced at Shen Fu.

"Hopefully, after all, it's just hearsay," Shen Fu said, "I don't believe it either, anyway, I've never seen Bai Xiaodie fight with anyone, she doesn't seem like someone who can down a bottle of erguotou."

Officer Guo patted his waist, "No worries, if I can't overpower her, I've still got a stun gun…" "Hey, what are you doing!"

Shen Fu snatched the stun gun, "I can't let you tase my wife, I'll keep this safe for you, and give it back when I leave."

Officer Guo said, "I'm just driving right now, otherwise I'd definitely arrest you!"

On the way there, Shen Fu said many nice things and even offered a pack of cigarettes, so after they arrived at the destination, Officer Guo didn't arrest him.

"Keep the stun gun with you for now, and stick close," Officer Guo didn't believe he couldn't handle a young lass who had just reached the legal age for marriage.

Entering the neighborhood, Officer Guo couldn't help but exclaim, "Nice location, how much did this house cost?"

"Over 20 million or so."

Officer Guo's mouth twitched, and in the end, he encouraged with effort, "Your line of work isn't bad, you have freedom of time, and you earn a lot, keep it up and aim to get it turned into film or a TV show early."

Shen Fu said, "Mine has already been made into a TV show."

There was a hint of awkwardness in the air.

"Which floor is your apartment on? Hurry up and go on in, so your wife doesn't get away!" Officer Guo forcefully changed the subject, easily dissolving the awkwardness.

From a window on the 11th floor, a pair of eyes were tightly watching downstairs.

~

Standing at the doorstep, Shen Fu took a deep breath, opened the door, then heard a gentle, "Honey, you're back~"

Bai Xiaodie, dressed in home wear, was bustling about in the kitchen, seemingly preparing dinner.

Bai Xiaodie glanced at the man in uniform next to Shen Fu, put down the orange and knife in her hands, "Mr. Shen, you even called the police, huh? Isn't my apology enough? I apologize to you."

Shen Fu's heart instantly melted, his wife was finally back to normal!

"Officer Guo, I withdraw my complaint, thanks for making the trip." As he spoke, he stuffed the stun gun into the other's pocket, "We won't keep you for dinner."

"Hold on a moment!" Officer Guo wasn't so easily dismissed, "I still need to understand the situation here to prevent similar bloody incidents from occurring again."

"First, let me introduce myself. I'm the police officer for this area, my surname is Guo," he sat down uninvited, "Tell me, Bai Xiaodie, why did you split your husband Shen Fu's head open?"

"It wasn't on purpose," Bai Xiaodie said calmly, "I wanted a drink of water and asked him to pour me a glass. I swung my arm, and accidentally the cup slipped from my grasp, hitting him on the head."

"Oh, is that so?" Guo looked at Shen Fu.

Shen Fu frowned. He clearly remembered Xiaodie swinging her arm and hitting him on the head with great force. If it hadn't been for the towel, he probably wouldn't have been able to leave the hospital today.

He scratched his head, "Let me sort this out, let me sort this out, ah yes, I mean, you wouldn't really hit your husband, right? It slipped from your hand, huh? It's all an accident, an accident!"

Guo could tell at a glance that Shen Fu wasn't telling the truth, and he was annoyed by his lack of competitiveness. When would men be able to stand up for themselves!

He then asked Bai Xiaodie, "Then why did you choose to flee the scene after your husband was injured?"

"I wasn't running away, I wanted to buy medicine and gauze to bandage him up," Bai Xiaodie blurted out.

"Did you buy them?" Guo pressed on.

"I went to the pharmacy nearby our community, then suddenly remembered we had these at home, so I just bought some other stuff." Xiaodie said, pulling open a drawer, inside of which were indeed gauze and ointment for external injuries, and also Jin Yuting.

"Then why didn't you come back home after that?"

"It's just like when a child causes trouble at home, at first they definitely wouldn't dare to go home, right? I hid outside for a bit, feeling he should have calmed down by then, and that's when I came back."

"And you didn't answer my calls?"

"My phone was out of battery, look, it's charging right now." She pointed at the coffee table.

"I heard you also kicked your husband twice."

"It must have been a trip, right, honey?"

"Yeah, it must have been a trip. You're just too clumsy," Shen Fu naturally took his wife's side.

Guo was left speechless by their perfectly self-consistent logic and the husband backing her up. Asking more questions seemed like intentionally stirring up trouble between the couple.

It wasn't until he was politely shown out that he looked back at the couple, who appeared affectionate and loving. Guo was still indignant. What kind of situation was this? It was as if he had become the bad guy.

Hmph, just keep spoiling her. Next time she hits you, I definitely won't care!

~

After sending the outsider away, only the couple remained in the house. Just as Shen Fu was about to say something, Bai Xiaodie immediately came close, her eyes red as she stared at the bandage on his head, "Is your head okay?"

Her voice trembled slightly with concern that couldn't be faked.

"It's fine, just stitched up three times, and also, I didn't call the police to have them educate you. I couldn't find you, and was so worried, that's why I sought help from the police."

"She is so harsh!" Xiaodie suddenly burst into tears.

"Harsh? Oh, you can't blame the doctor, he said stitches heal faster, and the old doctor is skilled, it was painless."

"How can it not hurt? It will hurt once the anesthesia wears off!"

Suddenly, Xiaodie buried her head and started weeping, evidently feeling very guilty.

This crying scared Shen Fu. When they got married, he had said that he would take good care of her for the rest of their lives and never let her shed another tear.

How, how could she be crying now? It was he who was hurt!

"Xiaodie, wife, Mrs. Shen, Bai Bai Bai, little treasure," Shen Fu crouched in front of her trying to pacify her, "Let's forget everything unpleasant that happened today, okay? From now on, whoever mentions it is a puppy."

Bai Xiaodie lifted her head, looking like a tearful pear blossom, "Then, aren't you curious why I hit you?"

"It must have been a slip of the hand, an accident."

Bai Xiaodie: "What if I hit you again in the future?"

Shen Fu tapped her smooth forehead, "Hey, do you still think you can really beat me? I'm from Cangzhou, who doesn't have a few martial arts secrets at home? I was just letting you win before. Want to spar?"

Bai Xiaodie couldn't help laughing through her tears, "But it's easy to dodge open spears, and hard to guard against hidden arrows."

"What do you mean, you still want to ambush me? Oh no, I forgot you're a Sichuan girl. Tell me, what's your relationship with the Shu Tang Sect!"

This time Bai Xiaodie didn't laugh. She looked down again, silent. Facing a husband who, despite being injured, was still trying to cheer her up, she felt she couldn't keep hiding the truth.

Finally, under Shen Fu's caring gaze, Xiaodie slowly stood up, her mouth moved a few times, and at last she spoke, "Actually, it wasn't me who hit you."

"What?"

Bai Xiaodie said very seriously and solemnly, "The person who hit you is called Bai Shengnan, and it has nothing to do with Bai Xiaodie!"

(Feel free to comment and discuss, I'm not very good at writing novels, all thanks to this chapter~)