CHAPTER 55: CHAPTER 55: SO EMBARRASSING!

When they arrived at the police station, they happened to encounter Officer Liu Tianhu, whom they had seen last time, looking worried. As soon as he saw He Chen and Ye Manman, he was first stunned, then immediately became serious.

"What happened here? How did you get so badly injured?"

In fact, this level of injury was quite common in everyone’s eyes, but Ye Manman’s skin was too fair and delicate, making those purplish-red bruises look particularly severe.

Not to mention that she had gauze on her forehead, and you could see a bit of blood seeping through the pristine white bandage.

"We encountered a pickpocket on the street. That person grabbed my wife’s handbag and ran away. He was really fast and seemed to be a seasoned thief. I hope the police can quickly catch him."

He Chen was also very solemn. After speaking, he made sure to highlight the characteristics of the pickpocket.

Officer Liu sighed as soon as he heard this.

"Sigh, it’s that guy. I know. We’ve been keeping an eye on him for a long time but haven’t caught him yet. Not only is he fast, but he’s also very cunning. He’s very familiar with the town. As soon as he turns into an alley, we lose him. It’s been quite frustrating."

"In the past six months, people have sporadically reported him, and he always steals items that aren’t very valuable. Nowadays, most people keep their money on them, while their bags mainly hold things like food and daily necessities, which aren’t worth much. We can’t justify requesting more people from our superiors to apprehend him."

"Jeez."

Officer Liu unconsciously lit a cigarette and, seeing He Chen step back a bit with his wife in his arms, quickly stubbed it out.

"How about this, comrade? You haven’t yet collected your certificate from last time, why don’t you do that today? As for the pickpocket, I’ll apply to have more personnel deployed when I get a chance. I’ll update you as soon as we have any news, or you can come by and ask me anytime. How does that sound?"

Clearly, he was also vexed and helpless. He Chen understood that under their current circumstances, catching someone would indeed be difficult, so he agreed, took the certificate, and left with Ye Manman.

Ye Manman leaned against him, feeling deeply distressed.

"Are we just going to let him roam free?"

She felt a suffocating frustration, her body aching all over, fearing they wouldn’t bother with it anymore.

He Chen, however, spoke with firm determination, "No, we won’t."

"I will personally arrest him. As long as he dares to show up in town again, I’ll make sure to catch him."

The reason he could remember that man’s appearance so clearly was that, given the man’s speed, he could totally catch up.

He wouldn’t even give that man a chance to escape into an alley. Compared to the agile animals in the mountains that are adept at using the terrain to hide and flee, that man was much weaker. He was utterly confident that if he saw the guy again, he could definitely take him down.

Upon hearing his words, Ye Manman felt considerably relieved.

But the pain on her body hadn’t lessened. Sitting on the bicycle made it worse, as her hands couldn’t help support herself, making her unbelievably uncomfortable.

He Chen, knowing her distress, let her lean over his back as much as possible, riding slower and more steadily, trying to minimize the jostling.

Along the way, due to her knees and palms accidentally hitting something and causing pain, Ye Manman cried several times until they got home, completely exhausted, while He Chen felt a heartache. Once off the bike, he wouldn’t let her set foot on the ground, carrying her straight to the bed.

"Don’t read any books these few days, just focus on healing. Don’t let your hands touch water, and keep your knees dry too."

While reminding her, He Chen helped remove her dirty coat, followed by her shoes.

However, when it came to her dirty jeans that had two holes, he hesitated.

Both of them were cleanliness lovers; Ye Manman, in particular, wouldn’t allow herself to get on the bed with a coat or outside-worn pants. Such dirty jeans definitely couldn’t stay on.

But how to take them off?

The jeans were quite tight, a pair of slim-fit denim. Just putting a hand on them, he could sense the warmth of her legs.

Ye Manman felt embarrassed and awkward since her hands, smeared with ointment, couldn’t remove the pants herself.

The atmosphere became silent for quite a while until Ye Manman couldn’t stand the jeans anymore, desperately wanting to lie down comfortably and relax her limbs.

With a flushed face, she shyly said.

"Could you... help me take off the jeans..."

Her voice was soft as a mosquito’s buzz, and after uttering such an incredibly shameful thing, her face turned beet red, her forehead wound throbbed for a moment.

Darn that thieving scoundrel!

Making her say something so shameless!

Oh, getting a man to help take off her pants.

If her hands weren’t injured, she would’ve loved to cover her face with them.

Ahh, this is too humiliating!

He Chen’s face turned bright red too, overwhelmed with embarrassment, not daring to even glance at Ye Manman’s face.

He reached for the jeans several times but retreated shyly and awkwardly each time. His palms were sweaty and even sweat appeared on his forehead, yet he still didn’t dare to extend his hand.

"I..."

"You..."

He Chen, too embarrassed, muttered a few words, looking up only to see Ye Manman blushing and avoiding his gaze, not knowing what else to say.

Knowing well that he was just as timid and thin-skinned, Ye Manman awkwardly whispered.

"Why don’t you let me lie down first, not look at me, and then help me... take them off..."

As she spoke, she grew more and more embarrassed, her face turning as red as apples, and her eyes misted up from shyness, looking all watery. Coupled with the bandage on her forehead, she appeared frail and helpless.

Clearing his throat, He Chen didn’t want to appear too sleazy, though he was genuinely worried that if they continued like this, the wounds might get infected by dirt at the jeans’ holes.

So he firmly helped Ye Manman lie down on the bed, then lowered his head, focusing on her waist.

Ye Manman, overwhelmed with embarrassment, simply turned her head away to avoid watching him at work.

However, this spectacle was even more blood-boiling than when they were sitting.

He Chen didn’t dare to look, his eyes roamed everywhere to avoid peeking at the slender, pale waist exposed a bit beneath her shirt when lying down, then carefully, with slightly trembling fingertips, he reached for her jeans’ waistband.

But maybe he overestimated his memory, thinking he could grab the waistband in one go, not expecting his fingers to first touch a smooth surface.

"Hmm?"

"It tickles!"

Ye Manman let out a soft noise, involuntarily shifting her body slightly.

He Chen’s heart fluttered, almost breaking into a run. Thankfully, his rationality was still present, and he quickly stopped himself, steadying his turbulent emotions.

"I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to..."

Ye Manman remained silent. She was feeling so shy she might explode.

This is downright torturous.

Ye Manman bit her lip, feeling utterly ashamed, hoping He Chen would hurry up, yet her heart subtly welled up with a peculiar feeling.

He Chen had no idea what she was thinking; he only knew they couldn’t keep at it like this and needed to resolve it quickly.

Thus, gathering his courage once again, his eyes turned red at the rim, he swiftly and cautiously completed the daunting task successfully.

At that moment, both let out a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Then immediately, a new wave of shame befell them.

She’s only in her underwear, ahhhhh!!!