Three People in a Play No, It's a Play for Four A Master of Playing Dumb

"Hurry up, don't think I'm joking, I really will stab someone!"

Du Wanyi looked fierce, her eyes full of cruelty, ready to kill the hostage at any moment. Brother Doudou was trapped in the chair, constantly wiggling and struggling, making muffled sounds from his mouth.

Ye Cheng was completely dumbfounded, feeling as if a few crows were flying over his head.

Is there a possibility... Madam, the one you tied up is Brother Doudou, and the one you're going to stab to death is also Brother Doudou. What does that have to do with me?

I don't even have a mother, and you're using this to threaten me?

Pfft, hahaha...

If it weren't for the fact that Madam on the other end of the phone looked so serious, and Brother Doudou's eyes were full of a strong desire to survive, Ye Cheng would have almost burst out laughing. He really didn't expect this.

The bonus period of being an orphan in this version hasn't expired yet. Great, I want to be an orphan in my next life too!

Although this sounded like a curse, to Ye Cheng, this was a version bonus, a continuous buff. When he got old, he would automatically obtain the red limited title: The Invincible One.

Eating state-provided food for free, having full medical insurance reimbursement, and occasionally having people visit to show their care—it simply couldn't be more awesome...

Ye Cheng took a deep breath, brewed his emotions for a moment, and squeezed out two drops of tears. "Brother Doudou, just go in peace. The eldest miss will remember your sacrifice!"

Du Wanyi: "..."

Shen Ming: "..."

Du Wanyi was dumbfounded, not expecting her plan to abort before it even started. Little Chengcheng on the other side didn't play by the rules at all. Was her request that outrageous? Wasn't it just a kiss on Little Hanhan?

She had taken a beating for nothing and saw nothing. Couldn't she make up for it now?

No, she just wanted to see it, she had to see it. If she didn't see it today, she was going to stab someone!

Du Wanyi gritted her teeth, put the butcher knife in her hand aside, rolled up her sleeves, and started a crazy barrage of punches. Secret technique: Madam's Plasma Lightspeed Punch!

Ora ora ora!!!

Muda muda muda...

Shen Ming's HP -1 -1 -1...

Just like that, under Ye Cheng's slightly shocked gaze, he witnessed Madam's ten punches per second, beating Brother Doudou into Doudou paste. Shen Ming, who was tied to the stool, had already lost consciousness.

"You think I wouldn't dare? This is the consequence!" Du Wanyi snorted coldly.

Ye Cheng: "..."

Uh, Madam, is it possible that it's not a question of whether you dare or not?

You tied up Brother Doudou, but you want me to obey. Madam, what kind of logic is that?

"You don't believe me, right? Today I will..."

"Woo woo woo... (I believe you, I believe you!!!)"

Shen Ming, whose life had flashed before his eyes from the beating, heard that she was going to hit him again. He didn't dare to play dead anymore and hurriedly perked up, wiggling around frantically and making muffled sounds, seemingly wanting to say something.

Under the "hostage's" pleading, Madam, as the kidnapper, finally tore off the tape on his mouth out of humanitarianism, giving him a chance to speak.

However, he had better make good use of this opportunity, otherwise... hmph, she couldn't be blamed!

Du Wanyi gave Shen Ming a look that told him to behave well, otherwise "you know my methods."

Shen Ming: "..."

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and quickly sorted out useful information in his mind. His brain spun rapidly, and he soon deduced the whole incident to a large extent.

He had called several times today, but it only connected once, and it was to scold him. There were two possibilities: one was that she was very busy, and the other was that the timing of the call was wrong and ruined things.

That was the first point.

Secondly, his wife suddenly ran back and beat him up, even tying him up and shouting about making their daughter pay the price or something. If nothing unexpected happened, she must have had a fight with their daughter.

Moreover, that price was very likely him.

The ruined thing was also very likely caused by the several phone calls he made today. If that was really the case, taking this beating wasn't actually unjust, but...

There was one thing Shen Ming really couldn't figure out: how angry was their daughter to force his wife to come back and beat him before it was even dark?

This clearly showed she was frantic.

His daughter was anxious, his wife was also anxious... and in the end, he became the unlucky one.

Brother Doudou was indeed worthy of being Dahai City's number one housewife killer. His brain worked well. Even after taking a severe beating and hearing nothing, he managed to deduce most of the situation just by eavesdropping on those two sentences on the phone.

But there was one thing he really couldn't figure out: what exactly did his wife do that was so excessive to cause things to reach this point?

And now she was demanding...

Ora!

Another punch landed on our Brother Doudou's stomach.

"Hurry up and speak. Try acting deep again? I hate it the most when people act pretentious in front of me!" Du Wanyi snorted coldly.

Shen Ming: "..."

Shen Ming felt that even Dou E wasn't as wronged as he was. How was he acting deep? Wanyi, you didn't say anything, I have to deduce everything myself. Didn't I need a moment to think? If I said the wrong thing later, you'd hit me again.

He swallowed his complaints. If he said them now, there was no other possibility besides getting another set of "Wanyi's elbow strikes."

Gulp.

Swallowing his saliva, Shen Ming spoke.

"Little Cheng, do you still remember me? I treated you to a meal before."

Ye Cheng blinked, looking confused. "A meal? What meal?"

Shen Ming: "..."

"In a couple of days, I'll treat you to a meal," Shen Ming decisively changed his words.

Ye Cheng's eyes lit up. "Of course I remember, Brother Doudou. How have you been doing lately? Why did you suddenly think of giving me a video call?"

Shen Ming: "..."

Kid, why don't you look at what you're saying right now?

Shen Ming felt his scalp tingle. He seemed to know why his wife liked Ye Cheng quite a bit. It turned out these two were cut from the same cloth!

Too devious.

Fortunately, his, Shen Ming's, reputation was by no means unearned, otherwise he would have been done for today.

"Hurry up and get down to business. If you keep chatting, I'll kill the hostage!" Du Wanyi glared fiercely at Brother Doudou.

Shen Ming: "..."

I didn't! I am talking about business!

Ye Cheng nodded. "Exactly, Brother Doudou, let's talk about business first. I don't have any dietary restrictions. For drinks, I like them iced. Lobsters, abalones, sea cucumbers, and so on will do. I'm not a picky person, just go with the most expensive ones. Also..."

Ye Cheng counted on his fingers, detailing the "business."

Shen Ming: "..."

Are you two deliberately messing with me?

Is there anyone normal in this family?

In a daze, Shen Ming could already see the chaotic scenes in their home in the future, the demon child striking!

Shen Ming: "..."

"How about this, Little Cheng, first tell me where Hanhan is?" Shen Ming took a deep breath and started to talk about the main issue, preparing to save himself. Otherwise, he would definitely be beaten into Doudou paste today.

Ye Cheng blinked, then flipped the phone camera, capturing the eldest miss who was currently lying on the hospital bed, sleeping with steady breathing.

Sleeping?

That makes things much easier.

"Hurry up and kiss her, Little Cheng. Opportunities like this are rare," Shen Ming said decisively!

Ye Cheng: "..."

Brother Doudou, I call you my brother, yet you actually want me dead?

"Oh man, my signal is bad here. Brother Doudou, what did you just say?" Ye Cheng's voice came through intermittently, and the screen was flickering and stuttering, as if the signal was genuinely poor.

The truth was, Ye Cheng was just toggling his hotspot on and off.

Shen Ming: "..."

"I said, whenever you're free, just come straight to my place and I'll treat you to a meal."

"I'm free today." Ye Cheng's response came through incredibly crystal clear.

Shen Ming: "..."

"While Hanhan isn't awake yet, hurry up and kiss her, Little Cheng. I'll turn a blind eye, and I won't tell Hanhan about this," Shen Ming said.

"Brother Doudou... what... what are you saying over there... it's so laggy... what do you mean you'll treat me to two meals?"

The video and audio on Ye Cheng's end started stuttering and cutting out again.

Shen Ming: "..."

Wanyi, you might as well just stab me to death. I accept my fate.

Brother Doudou's heart was like dead ashes. He was already prepared and resigned to being stabbed to death. It was all fate, all just fate...

The three of them were still bickering and taking jabs at each other. None of them noticed that the Eldest Miss's hand twitched imperceptibly. If one listened closely enough, they would also notice that her breathing was no longer as steady as before, becoming erratic and uneven.

She was awake.

But for some reason, she didn't choose to open her eyes. Instead, she just laid there waiting...

Perhaps it was just because she was too tired and wanted to rest a bit?

Trading one kiss for two meals was a great deal, and if he sneaked a kiss, the Eldest Miss wouldn't even notice. Ye Cheng felt there was no problem with that, but the issue was... she was awake, and you want me to kiss her?

Brother Doudou, are you serious?

Ye Cheng had been constantly monitoring the Eldest Miss's heartbeat and breathing. Not long into the call, right when Brother Doudou was getting frantically pummeled, she had woken up. Ye Cheng was almost scared enough to pee his pants—just kidding, he nearly crapped them too.

Are you telling me to kiss the now-wide-awake Eldest Miss?

Who?

Me?

"Wait, Little Chengcheng, are you saying that Little Hanhan is asleep right now?" Du Wanyi spotted the blind spot!

"Madam, what are you going to do?" Ye Cheng's expression turned horrified; he had a very bad feeling about this.

Du Wanyi disappeared from the camera's view. She rummaged and tinkered around her house non-stop, finally pocketing two packets of specially made knockout powder before jumping out the window...

Shen Ming: "..."

Is there a possibility, Wanyi... that I am still tied up?

"Help!!!"