"Ahem, uh... Brother Liuyun, let me explain..."
Hong Chen's face turned beet red. He cleared his throat a few times, utterly embarrassed.
"Explain my ass! Get down here! I'm gonna choke you to death today!" Liuyun roared furiously.
"I didn't do it on purpose..."
Hong Chen, clearly afraid Liuyun might actually strangle him, stayed put and didn't dare step closer.
"Come, come, come—get over here. I won't choke you." Liuyun took a deep breath and waved him forward.
"Really?" A glimmer of hope appeared on Hong Chen's face.
"Really."
Liuyun nodded, then immediately added, "I'll beat the crap out of you instead!"
"Don't be so angry..."
Hong Chen inched forward cautiously, each step slower than the last, as an immense sense of danger crept over him.
