Chapter 1 Part 1 Awakening
I groggily woke up, but immediately felt a sharp headache and couldn't help but groan.
But the sensation beneath my body was soft and extremely comfortable. I reached out with my left hand and patted a few times; it was also soft it was a mattress. I was lying on a bed!
"Where am I now? Am I at home?"
I opened my eyes. The dazzling light made me close them right away, and only after a while did I gradually adapt.
Looking around, the bedroom was simply decorated: just a bed, a nightstand, and a wardrobe. On the wall directly opposite the bed there was also a Western-style landscape painting.
On the nightstand were a water cup, an alarm clock, and other sundry items, and also a vase with artificial flowers inserted into it. The clock showed it was around ten o'clock at night.
I looked further: outside the window of the room was a silent night sky, with no other scenery visible.
From this, I judged that I was in a high-rise residential building.
However, this was not where I lived.
I anxiously felt my own body. I still had on my T-shirt and slacks, but no shoes or socks; someone must have taken them off for me.
Feeling around further, my phone and wallet were gone. I cursed under my breath.
But there was nothing I could do now. I sat up in bed. Though my head still hurt, I started thinking: who am I, why am I here.
My name is Chen Yingwei. I'm a marketing manager at a food company, usually live alone… all my past memories surged back into my mind; it seemed I hadn't lost my memory.
And my most recent memory was crossing the street to go home… a car, headlights on, rushed toward me… I was so scared I didn't know what to do… then there was a blinding flash and immense pain…
Was I hit by a car?
I hurriedly checked my limbs. Other than the headache, my body wasn't hurt anywhere else. That's impossible if I was hit, how could my body be completely fine?
Or was I just incredibly lucky?
But I've never been particularly lucky; otherwise, my girlfriend wouldn't have left me. Shaking my head, trying to focus, I got out of bed to walk around and check my physical state. I randomly searched the room's cupboards for my wallet and phone, when suddenly the bedroom door opened…
Who's coming in?
A doctor?
Police?
Parents?
Friends?
Colleagues?
Or even the boss?
But when the door fully opened, I was stunned. The person who peered in was actually a woman in her twenties what's more, she was entirely naked!
Strictly speaking, she wasn't completely naked, since she was still wearing a pair of black panties, but beyond that, not a stitch.
Her delicate face, tall figure, ample breasts, long legs and flat abdomen, willow arms and slender fingers, plus a long head of hair all completely unobstructed before my eyes… My expression at the time must have been bizarre; my eyes stared directly at her, my mind a mess, and naturally my lower body unhelpfully responded.
Even stranger, her expression didn't show any shyness or screaming because I saw her naked; she looked happy, in fact, and turned her head and said something that almost made me collapse: "Hubby, come here! He's awake!"
What the hell! "Hubby"!
This woman is in on a scam with another man to set me up and blackmail me!
It has to be!
She's naked so it's easier to frame me!
Although I'm a lecher, I still let reason override lust!
No need to think immediately I jumped up from the bed and dashed toward the window to see if I could climb out!
"Hey! What are you doing? This is the tenth floor!"
The woman dashed over and grabbed me.
"Damn pretending to lean on me, huh! 100% she's setting me up!"
Even as I thought this, her arm grabbed mine, her breast brushing my elbow… Not only big and soft, but extremely bouncy. My "little brother," already subsiding, quickly swelled again; with blood rushing from my brain, I embarrassingly lost my strength…
A figure rushed into the room, hugged me from behind. I struggled, but the man was too strong I couldn't move at all. With a forceful throw, he tossed me back onto the bed…
Panting in shock, I looked up. The man who'd thrown me wasn't bad looking, fully clothed, and stared at me with surprise. The woman's expression was equally astonished, standing behind him!
Damn, if you want to set me up, at least let me sleep with this woman before you try to frame me. Now… now they lack all professionalism!
"All right, tough luck. But I'm broke, I have no money, and I haven't done anything with your wife. She just walked in naked to frame me. So: How much do you want?"
But to my surprise, the pair were silent, looking at me in shock, as if not faking it.
As I wondered, the man finally spoke: "Friend, what are you talking about? What blackmail?"
"Aren't you two trying to catch me in the act and then extort me?"
"Friend, what are you saying? My wife Yingzhi and I saw you passed out on the road when coming home, so we brought you back."
"Oh? Passed out? Where?"
"On the road up here to our place. No one else was around, just you lying there. I put you in the car and brought you back, then took off your shoes and let you sleep in the guest room."
"Is that so? Then why didn't you report to the police or call an ambulance, just brought me here instead?"
Strangers can be this trusting?
Finding someone unconscious and not driving off is already rare, but actually bringing them home?
Too strange.
"Report to the police? No need I saw you weren't hurt, just passed out. We figured it was better to let you rest here first, and if you still needed help when you woke up, then call for help."
"Have you seen my wallet or phone?"
"No! We haven't touched your things."
But I remembered being hit in a busy city street. How could I end up on a mountain road? That driver must have thought I was dead, put me in the car, dumped me somewhere deserted, then took my belongings.
Yes, that must be it!
No real harm done, maybe I should just slip away quietly once I confirm I'm fine.
"So, where is this place?"
"This is Huixi Community! Block B, apartment 1011."
This answer was from the wife Yingzhi.
Huixi? Never heard of such an estate in the city, but real estate names are all over the place, who can keep track?
"So, which district is this? What road? Near what landmark?"
"District? This is the Third District. These houses are allocated to newlyweds by the government," said Yingzhi.
Third District?
What weird names.
I guess there's even Area 51. And, newlywed allocation?
Are there still places that distribute housing to newlyweds?
"Newlywed housing? Are you government or state workers? Who still allocates homes?"
The couple exchanged looks. The man answered: "What government or state worker? Anyone who gets married is allocated a home by the government. Huixi Community was built for this."
My heart skipped. Something didn't feel right: "So, do you have a phone I can use to call a friend?"
"Sure," Yingzhi left and soon returned with a phone. As I reached up to take it, I saw she was still nearly naked, unbothered by my presence, and I stared at her breasts several times she showed no discomfort.
Her husband didn't even react.
I took the phone it was also a touchscreen, but unbranded. Like my old phone, with the keypad locked, the screen could be used as a mirror. I took the opportunity to examine myself my appearance hadn't changed.
I unlocked the keypad and dialed. No response for a while, then a female voice: "Sorry, the number you dialed is invalid!"
Shocked, I tried another number…
"Sorry, the number you dialed is invalid!"
Again: "Sorry, the number you dialed is invalid!" Completely defeated, I tossed the phone away and lay on the bed.
"My friend," the man said, "looks like you had an accident or something traumatic, maybe some memory loss. Don't worry, now that we've brought you here, we'll do our best as hosts."
"Right, until we find your family. If you have nowhere to go, you can stay as long as you need, it's only the two of us anyway."