Chapter 517: I Really Thank You
With a clear conscience, Ye Xiu felt it was necessary to return the phone to its owner. Moreover, as he was contemplating this, the phone started ringing. He looked down and saw the caller ID: "Baby~"
After a moment's thought, Ye Xiu answered the call, "Hello, did you lose an iPhone?"
The person on the other end was a woman. Her voice was quite pleasant, and it seemed she adjusted her tone after hearing Ye Xiu's magnetic voice.
"Yes, did you find it?" the woman asked.
"I..." Ye Xiu was about to respond when a man's voice suddenly interrupted from the other end, "I tell you! If you found this phone, don't even think about running! Even if you run, don't think about leaving the Bihai Golden Beach! Even if you leave Bihai Golden Beach, don't think about taking a cab to the airport to leave the city! Although I don't know who you are, I will have the police catch you!!"
Ye Xiu: ??? Listening to this... it seemed like a hint? A hint for him to run quickly? To leave Bihai Golden Beach directly? To leave the city immediately?
It sounded as if the other party didn't want the phone back. What was going on?
As soon as the man finished speaking, the woman suddenly yelled, "Shut up! You shut up!!!"
The man immediately fell silent.
Even through the phone, Ye Xiu could sense a hint of unusual cowardice from the man.
Something was off. Very off.
On the other end, the man was silently praying, "Brother, please don't return the phone. I already gave you directions, just leave. It's an iPhone 12; wouldn't it be better to keep it?"
The man continued, "God bless, don't return it, don't return it."
Then Ye Xiu's voice came through the phone, "Don't worry, I'm not the type to take advantage of others. Give me your address, and I'll bring it over right away."
The man: !? (Damn it!!)
A woman in a bikini, around twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, glanced at the man, who immediately lowered his head, not daring to speak. The woman then smiled and responded, "Alright, we're at the Bihai Golden Beach snorkeling rest area. Please bring it over. Thank you."
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On the other side.
Ye Xiu hung up the phone, handed the trash grabber and bag to his subordinate, and headed to the rest area. An iPhone 12 wasn't cheap. Losing it would definitely be distressing.
Ye Xiu felt it was necessary to return it.
Soon, Ye Xiu arrived at the entrance of the snorkeling rest area. From a distance, he saw a mature beauty with long legs and long hair, dressed in a bikini, waving at him. Beside her stood a slightly handsome young man. However, the young man looked at Ye Xiu without any gratitude or excitement, but rather with a sorrowful expression.
It was as if he was saying, "Brother, you found it; just keep it. An iPhone costs almost ten thousand. Returning it makes you a fool. Wait... why do your eyes look so bright?"
Ye Xiu's eyes brightened as he saw the two of them. But it wasn't the kind of brightness from seeing a beauty; rather, his eyes were focused on the man.
"Here’s your phone," Ye Xiu said as he approached, handing the phone to the woman.
The woman smiled and adjusted her hair, showing a trace of mature charm, quite seductive. She now realized that Ye Xiu was incredibly handsome—much more so than the man beside her.
"Thank you..." The woman reached out to take the phone, but the man beside her quickly grabbed it first, saying, "Thank you!"
With a swift motion, he caught the phone. Ye Xiu let go. The man should have held it firmly, but suddenly he exclaimed, "Oops!" and twisted his wrist. The iPhone 12 slipped from his hand and fell straight to the ground. It even seemed like the man used some force, making it more than just a free fall.
The ground here was tiled, not sandy. If it fell, the phone would undoubtedly break.
The man thought, "Luckily, I was smart and had a backup plan. This time, it should be foolproof."
But then, a hand swiftly reached out and caught the falling phone.
The man: ??? What kind of reflex is that?
He looked up and saw that it was Ye Xiu's hand. Ye Xiu was smiling at him, saying, "Be careful. Good thing I reacted quickly. Don't drop it again."
The man: ...
Taking the phone, the man glanced awkwardly at the woman beside him, whose eyes were now full of fury. He dared not make any more moves. He looked at Ye Xiu with a mix of resentment and forced a smile, saying, "I really thank you~!"
Ye Xiu waved his hand, "Oh, it's nothing. No need to thank me~"
The man: ... (I want to stab you, you know that?)
The woman extended her hand to the man, smiling, "Hand it over."
The man forced a smile, wanting to hide the phone but, under the woman's threatening gaze, reluctantly handed it over with a cold sweat.
The woman took the phone and asked, "What's the password?"
"Baby, isn't it your birthday? Try it," the man said, smiling.
The woman tried, but it didn't work. She looked up again, "What's the password?"
The man, surprised, said, "Isn't it? I remember it was your birthday. Try again."
The woman tried a few more times, but it clearly wasn't right. She looked at the man, smiling coldly, "Last chance. What's the password?"
"The pass...password is..." the man stammered, knowing he couldn't tell her. If he did, he was doomed. "Damn it, all because of this guy returning the phone!"
"Not telling, huh?" The woman smiled, stepped forward, and grabbed the man's collar, pulling him close. The sight made the man's eyes lose focus for a moment.
At that moment, the phone made a soft sound. The man looked up and saw the phone was unlocked through facial recognition.
"Damn, I was careless! Damn!!"
The woman took the phone and opened the contacts. The first contact was her, labeled as "Baby~" Below were dozens of contacts labeled "Baby01," "Baby02," "Baby03…"
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