Power and Wealth

Night.

It was dark.

Dong Xuebing was shocked by what he saw. Jiang Fangfang was different from her calm and demure image.

What… is going on?

Mayor Jiang…. Sis Jiang….

You are still in my apartment….

Moreover, shouldn’t you close the door?

Dong Xuebing was very shocked. His hand shook, and he pulled the door open. The door was about to hit the wall behind it, which might make a sound. He quickly reaches out to stop the door, but his injuries on his legs and waist hurt. He lost his balance and fell off the wheelchair. Clang! The wheelchair flipped, and he landed heavily on the ground.

“Ah!”

Dong Xuebing was in pain.

But Dong Xuebing’s focus was not on his injuries. He quickly looked towards Jiang Fangfang in the bathroom.

F**k!

I am discovered.

Dong Xuebing blushed and wished he could jump out of the windows now.

Jiang Fangfang was shocked, and her hands in her skirt and blouse stopped moving.

Jiang Fangfang was looking at Dong Xuebing.

Dong Xuebing was looking at Jiang Fangfang.

“Err…. I…. I need to use the bathroom and did not get onto the wheelchair properly.” Dong Xuebing quickly explained. “I thought you left.”

Jiang Fangfang nodded. “Wait.”

“Ok…. You can use the bathroom first.” What am I saying?

Jiang Fangfang was calm. She stood up and removed her hands from her blouse and skirt before walking out slowly. She walked unsteadily and knocked on the door frame. She went over to Dong Xuebing and picked up the wheelchair before helping Dong Xuebing get up.

Jiang Fangfang’s cold hands touched Dong Xuebing’s neck.

Dong Xuebing’s eyes looked at her chest naturally. She did not straighten her blouse after removing her hands, and her bra was exposed. He did not dare to look for too long and quickly turned his head away. He grabbed the wheelchair and pushed himself up. After she helped Dong Xuebing onto the wheelchair, she removed her hands.

Jiang Fangfang’s right finger touched Dong Xuebing’s arm. He felt her fingers were sticky, like glue.

What is that?

It’s sticky.

Dong Xuebing paused and remembered Jiang Fangfang’s right hand was under her skirt earlier.

Damn!

Dong Xuebing’s heart almost stopped. He doesn’t dare to move his arms at that moment.

Jiang Fangfang noticed and looked at her hands. She remained unfazed and looked at Dong Xuebing. “Sorry. I will wipe it for you later.”

“It’s fine… it’s fine….”

“You need to use the bathroom, right? I will push you over.”

“Huh? Thank you.”

“Don’t mention it.”

Dong Xuebing smelled a familiar scent when he entered the bathroom. It was the scent of mature women.

“Stand up.”

“Ok.”

Dong Xuebing stood up with the help of the wheelchair, and Jiang Fangfang supported him from his back. It was the same as earlier in the afternoon, but she was not supporting her with her shoulder. He saw she was not looking at him through the mirror and relaxed. This was not the first time, and he was not so embarrassed. Of course, the scene earlier was more embarrassing than this.

After peeing, Dong Xuebing got back into the wheelchair with Jiang Fangfang’s help.

Jiang Fangfang did not push Dong Xuebing out. She washed her hands with soap several times and wet a towel. She lathered it with soap and started wiping his arm as if it was nothing.

“All right.”

“Ok.”

“Did I stain any other places?”

“Err… no….”

“Ok. Sorry about it.”

“It’s ok. Ah, why did you wash my clothes?” Dong Xuebing tried to change the subject.

Jiang Fangfang said while pushing Dong Xuebing to his room. “I got nothing to do at home, and you cannot move. That’s why I washed them for you.”

“Sorry to trouble you. I….”

They chatted for a while, and Dong Xuebing noticed Jiang Fangfang maintained her calm composure. He was impressed. She was not embarrassed at all after he saw everything.

Inside the room.

Dong Xuebing got onto the bed, and Jiang Fangfang covered him with his blanket again.

Both got nothing to say to each other, and it was awkward.

Say something. Dong Xuebing was thinking of something to say. He is afraid Jiang Fangfang might look calm, but she is a woman. Being seen doing that is embarrassing. Before he could find a topic, Jiang Fangfang said.

“You saw everything earlier, right?” Jiang Fangfang asked.

Dong Xuebing feigned ignorance. “What?”

Jiang Fangfang replied calmly. “What I was doing in the bathroom.”

Dong Xuebing was speechless. Why are you bringing this up? He could not say he did not see anything, as she would not believe him. “Yes. Sorry, Sis Jiang. It was an accident. I thought you left, and I went out without telling you.”

Jiang Fangfang straightened the thin blanket. “It’s not your fault. I did not close the door and embarrassed myself.”

“No…. Errr…. I mean, it’s normal.”

Jiang Fangfang talked about this embarrassing topic in a calm tone. “Yes, it’s normal. I am a widow and have been alone for many years. I have my urges, and I will satisfy myself occasionally. This is nothing to be ashamed of.”

Dong Xuebing was in a cold sweat. “Yes… yes…. It is nothing.”

What else can Dong Xuebing say? Jiang Fangfang is drunk, and he gets to go along with her. Although she did not look drunk and was composed as usual, he could feel she was drunk. For instance, she could not walk steadily, and her speech was slurred slightly. She had knocked on the door frame earlier.

This is killing me.

I must not drink with her again.

Jiang Fangfang’s drunken state is scarier than those who acted crazy and smashed up things after drinking.

“Are you sleepy, Xiao Dong?”

“I am fine. What about you?”

“I am not sleepy. Let’s chat for a while.”

“Ah… ok. What do you want to talk about?”

Jiang Fangfang pulled the wheelchair nearer to Dong Xuebing’s bed and looked at him. She took the packet of cigarettes from the side table. “Do you want to smoke?”

Dong Xuebing did not know how Jiang Fangfang knew. “I am fine.”

Jiang Fangfang took out a cigarette and gave it to him. “Don’t mind me. I am not scared of cigarette smells. My husband was a smoker when he was alive.”

“Then I will smoke a cigarette.”

“Ok. I will light it for you.”

“Don’t…. don’t…. I cannot let you do that.”

“Your hands are injured. Stop moving.”

Jiang Fangfang picked up the lighter and lit the cigarette.

“Are you thirsty?”

“No… I am not.”

“Are you hungry? I can make supper for you.”

“We just finished dinner, and I am still full. Thank you.”

Jiang Fangfang nodded and did not say anything else. She sat there and looked at Dong Xuebing quietly.

Dong Xuebing felt uncomfortable and said. “Sis Jiang, you don’t need to treat me so well. I felt I don’t deserve it.”

Jiang Fangfang said softly. “I know you are not my dead husband. You only look like him, and your character is very different from him. However, I cannot stop myself from taking care of you. Maybe I owed him too much. I used to think it was right for him to care for me. But he left, and I didn’t have a chance to repay him. Maybe I am treating you as him to make myself better.” She paused for a second. “Of course. You look alike, and I think of you as him sometimes. Yes, this is why I did that in the bathroom.”

Dong Xuebing doesn’t know what else to say. “I…. I understand. It’s fine.”

“Did I destroy my image in your mind?” Jiang Fangfang looked at Dong Xuebing seriously. “Tell me the truth.”

“No…. although it is not nice to talk about it, it is normal. I don’t think it is something wrong.”

“Do you really think like this?”

“Yes. I will not lie to you.”

Jiang Fangfang nodded and kept quiet. She was rubbing her thighs under her long skirt. She pursed her lips and looked at Dong Xuebing. “Can you do me a favor?”

Dong Xuebing was puzzled. “What is it?”

Jiang Fangfang hesitated for a while. “I don’t need you to do anything. I want you to lie on the bed and look at me.”

“Look at me?” Dong Xuebing was confused. How is he going to help her by looking at her?

Jiang Fangfang shocked Dong Xuebing by reaching into her blouse again. She sat in the wheelchair and said. “I stopped halfway earlier, and I cannot stand it anymore. Give me ten minutes. I will be done soon.”

Dong Xuebing’s heart almost exploded when he heard this.

Ah? Are you going to do that in front of me? Are you trying to kill me?