Scorpion and Chen Qiang are eating in a snack bar. A man says he will make a block booking and orders others to leave. Finding that Scorpion ignores him, he pours liquor across Scorpion’s face. Scorpion is so raging that he picks up a stool and swings it at the man’s head.

The man seems to be prepared. He leans his body backward and dodges Scorpion’s stool.

It’s too late for Scorpion to stop. Luckily, Chen Qiang reacts quickly and jumps away. As a result, the stool hits the table. Immediately, the plates are broken, and the stool is damaged.

Laughing coldly, the man lifts his foot fast and kicks the table suddenly. Scorpion doesn’t expect that and is knocked on the belly against the table. He fails to stand stably and bends over the table.

Finding Scorpion is at a disadvantage, Chen Qiang whips out a knife and swings it at the man.

The man kicks Chen Qiang’s wrist. Because of the pain, Chen Qiang loosens his grip and the sharp knife is thrown away.

Scorpion can see that the man is skilled in Kung Fu. He rises to push the table over while cursing, “Fuck. You pick a fight deliberately.”

The man takes the table with both hands and laughs coldly, “Didn’t you see that until now?”

Then he punches Scorpion and Chen Qiang onto the ground.

At this moment, three strong men rush in and surround Chen Qiang and Scorpion.

The man claps his hands and says, “They are left to you now. Be careful not to go too far.”

“OK.”

The three men answer, walk to Chen Qiang and Scorpion and then punch out them.

The man walks to the kitchen. Seeing the boss and his family that are hiding behind the door, he takes out a stack of money from his pocket, throws it to them and then steps out.

After quite a while, when it becomes quiet outside, the boss and his family stick out their heads slowly to check what’s going on outside. They find only Scorpion and Chen Qiang groaning on the ground and others have left. They run over to lift the two men immediately.

The boss asks in a trembling voice, “Do you need to call the police?”

“No!” Scorpion picks himself up, wipes the blood stains on the mouth corner and spits some blood.

Chen Qiang manages to pick himself up too. He complains with a grimace, “I told you not to make trouble, but you didn’t listen to me. Now, are you happy? You’ve been beaten terribly.”

Scorpion snorts with disdain, “Fuck. I will make them repay it sooner or later.”

Then an alarm is sounded at the door. They see a police car parked there.

Scorpion twists his head to glare at the boss and asks fiercely, “Did you call the police?”

“No. No.” The boss waves quickly in fright.

Some policemen enter and ask, “Who created the disturbance?”

Chen Qiang walks to them and pretends to be pitiful, “Sir, we didn’t create the disturbance. We are victims.”

“Go to the police office with us and tell us what happened.”

“No…”

The policemen take Scorpion and Chen Qiang into the police car.

*

After taking infusion and pills as well as having a night’s sleep, Fu Zhengzheng looks better the next day.

Han Siqi drives her to work. When she comes to the department, Zhang Lin asks about her health worriedly.

“I’m fine now.” Fu Zhengzheng answers her smilingly while turning on the computer.

Zhang Lin drags her aside and says, “Sister Zhengzheng, have a good rest. Leave all the work to me today.”

“How can I do that?”

“Don’t worry. Before you came, it’s all done by me alone. Besides, there isn’t much work today.” Zhang Lin makes a cup of tea and gives it to Fu Zhengzheng. She smiles wittily, “Sister Zhengzheng, don’t refuse my offer. You can look after me in this way when I’m ill.”

“Bah! Bah! Bah! Don’t talk nonsense. You won’t be ill.” Fu Zhengzheng takes the cup smilingly and then sits before the computer, “I feel well now. I will begin to work. When I feel tired, you can help me.”

Now that Fu Zhengzheng insists, Zhang Lin stops persuading her and says with a smile, “Well, OK, tell me when you are tired.”

Fu Zhengzheng nods smilingly and then begins to work.

When it’s near the time to be off duty, her phone rings. The call is from Li Yin, so she connects it immediately.

“Zhengzheng, do you feel better now?”

“Yes. I am feeling well. I can come to work today.” Fu Zhengzheng leans against the back of the chair and stretches herself.

Li Yin seems to sigh with relief, “Great. I didn’t’ sleep well last night and was dead worried. I wanted to call you early this morning, but I was afraid that I would disturb your sleep. I searched on the Internet specially this morning and saw shrimps couldn’t be eaten with lots of fruit. I will not ask my cousin to buy shrimps.”

Fu Zhengzheng laughs, “You are overreacting. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. We just need to be careful. Luckily, you didn’t eat them.”

“Yes, I …ouch!”

Hearing the scream on the phone, Fu Zhengzheng is scared and asks worriedly, “Li Yin, what’s up?”

Li Yin doesn’t answer her and just groans. Fu Zhengzheng is startled and keeps asking, “Li Yin? Li Yin? What’s wrong with you?”

Zhang Lin is working. Hearing Fu Zhengzheng’s abnormal voice, she runs over quickly and asks, “Sister Zhengzheng, what happened?”

Fu Zhengzheng shakes her head at her and continues to shout on the phone, “Li Yin? Li Yin? Answer me!”

After quite a while, Li Yin says in a low voice, “Zhengzheng, I fell down.”

Fu Zhengzheng’s heart sinks and asks worriedly, “Ah? Are you all right? Is your cousin there?”

“My cousin isn’t here. I feel my belly is painful. Ouch–”

“I’ll make an emergency call for you. Don’t move.” Fu Zhengzheng hangs up her phone. After making the emergency call, she calls Lin Jiao.

Before she says what happened to Li Yin, Lin Jiao opens her mouth first anxiously, “Miss Fu, Yin fell down in the shop. I’m going to take her to the hospital. Are you free now?”

Fu Zhengzheng responds at once, “I will go to the hospital too.”

“No, Miss Fu. I need to receive some goods. The supplier called me and said goods would be sent to my shop in half an hour, but Yin must be taken to the hospital now.”

“Can’t the goods be sent at another time?”

“No, the fruit is brought from a far-away place by my friend. He will pass by my shop specially to unload my goods and pick some good ones for me. If I can’t receive it, I have to go to the warehouse to fetch and carry them myself. It will be troublesome.”

Fu Zhengzheng asks, “What can I do?”

“Could you please come to my shop and count the items. You don’t need to do anything else.”

It’s nearly the time to be off duty, so Fu Zhengzheng agrees at once, “OK, I will go there right now.”

“I will close the shop temporarily and put the key in the small retail shop next door. I will tell the boss.”

“OK.”

Fu Zhengzheng hangs up the phone and then rises to walk outside.

“Sister Zhengzheng, do you need a ride?” Zhang Lin shouts quickly, “I have an electric bicycle.”

“No, thank you. Have your lunch. I will take a taxi.”

When Fu Zhengzheng is close to Li Yin’s shop, Han Siqi calls her and says he can’t have lunch with her because he has something to deal with in the afternoon. He asks what she wants to eat and will have it sent to her. She tells him it’s unnecessary. She wants to tell him that Li Yin fell down, but for fear that he will be unhappy about her contact with Lin Jiao, she doesn’t tell him and just says she will be careful when she has lunch at the canteen. Han Siqi says nothing more about it. He tells her some points for attention and then hangs up the phone in haste.

When Fu Zhengzheng comes to Li Yin’s shop, the fruit truck has just arrived. She fetches the key from the boss of the small retail shop to open the door.

A young man gets out of the truck. He says he is surnamed Chen. Pointing to the truck, he says, “You must be Miss Fu, right? Boss Lin called me. Please examine the goods. They are fresh.”

Fu Zhengzheng knows nothing about examining goods. She opens a box and puts on an act. Then she nods and says, “Not bad. Please carry them to the small warehouse behind the shop.”

Chen gives Fu Zhengzheng a bill of lading and says with a smile, “Don’t worry. You just need to count the items.”

Fu Zhengzheng stands by the truck, watching them carry goods and taking notes.

A car stops slowly nearby. Fu Zhengzheng turns her head sideways and sees Fu Wenhai.

“Mr. Fu, how are you? Where are you going?”

Fu Wenhai gets out of his car and smiles, “I’m going to have lunch. Are you helping in your friend’s shop again?”

Fu Zhengzheng responds smilingly, “Yes, my friend fell down and went to the hospital for an examination. The supplier brought goods here just now. I help her to count items.”

“Watch out!” Fu Wenhai pulls Fu Zhengzheng suddenly.

Before Fu Zhengzheng realizes what’s going on, she hears a bang behind her. Looking back immediately, she finds that a fruit basket fell from the truck. If Fu Wenhai hadn’t pulled her in time, she might have been hit.

Chen is startled. He runs over hurriedly and asks, “Miss Fu, are you OK?”

Fu Zhengzheng has a lingering fear. She pats her chest and says, “Don’t worry. I’m all right.”

Chen raises his head at once and curses the worker carrying goods on the truck, “Are you blind? You even can’t carry goods stably. Don’t you want to do the job? Luckily, Miss Fu’s friend reacted quickly. Otherwise, can you take the responsibility if Miss Fu was hit?”

The worker jumps off the truck panickily and apologizes to Fu Zhengzheng repeatedly, “Sorry. Sorry. My hand was cut by the basket when I carried the goods just now, so the basket dropped. I’m sorry to have scared you.”

Fu Zhengzheng sees the worker’s hand bleeding. She takes out a bag of tissues from her bag and gives it to him, “I’m fine. Wipe the blood stain on your hand. Don’t let the wound get infected.”

The worker seems to be overwhelmed by this special favor and says at once, “I’m fine. So long as you are all right, I will feel easy.”

Chen’s mind is eased. He apologizes to Fu Zhengzheng again, “Miss Fu, sorry to have scared you.”

Fu Zhengzheng smiles, “Don’t worry. I wasn’t hit. Please go on unloading goods.”

Fu Wenhai says smilingly at once, “Miss Fu, I think it’s safer for you to stand further.”

Chen echoes, “Yes. Please sit at the door to count. I promise I will pick the best ones for you.”

Fu Zhengzheng walks aside with Fu Wenhai.

“I’m dogged by bad luck recently. It seems that I have to pray for a talisman at a temple.” Fu Zhengzheng mocks herself.

Fu Wenhai tells her immediately, “There is Lingshan Nunnery in the north of the city. It’s said that talismans prayed from there are effective.”

Fu Zhengzheng smiles, “Do you believe it too?”

Fu Wenhai laughs, “For something, I’d rather believe its existence. At least it can comfort me. Besides, Lingshan Nunnery has beautiful views and is a good place for relaxation.”

“Lingshan Nunnery? I will ask Siqi to go with me when we’re free.”

After goods are all unloaded, Fu Zhengzheng closes the shop. Fu Wenhai asks smilingly, “You haven’t had lunch, right? May I treat you and Mr. Han to lunch?”

Fu Zhengzheng says at once, “If we’ll have lunch together, it should be my treat. You saved me again today.”

Fu Wenhai waves right away, “How can I let a lady treat myself? I…”

Fu Zhengzheng says on purpose, “If you don’t allow me to treat you, I won’t go.”

“Well…then obedience is better than politeness.”

“OK. I’ll call my friend to ask about her situation.” Then Fu Zhengzheng takes out her phone to call Lin Jiao, but unexpectedly, Lin Jiao calls her first.