At this moment, I was not as scared as before, but very angry with the behavior of Erwin.
I complained, "How could you do such a thing? It's so childish and ridiculous."
Erwin shrugged his shoulders dismissively. "I just want to hear you tell the truth. You can just tell me the truth. Don't worry. I'm a stubborn man, but I know that I shall shrink back from difficulties. If you are really the kind of woman who tangles with two men, who are biological brothers, at the same time, I really don't like you anymore."
Erwin hit me on the back of my head with the back of his head again. "I'm giving you a way out. I had wanted you to let you see how powerful and handsome I was when I came to save you, but I didn't expect you to see through my trick so soon."
"What's your script?"
Erwin became speechless because of my question. "What do you mean? What script?"
"If I didn't see through you at once, what are you going to do with that man called David? Are you going to pretend to be dead and let me feel that I owe you? And I suppose that you will come back to life after that."
With a mischievous smile, Erwin said, "I really didn't think too much about it. I just want an answer today, an answer that makes me insist or give up. There are no four ABCD options in my life's examination paper, but only A and B."
"Have you ever watched any TV series?" I asked him.
Erwin shook his head. "No. The plot in all TV plays is fake. But I went to see the movie you played on purpose. That movie is good. If I were the man in that movie, I would definitely go back to look for you. I wouldn't leave you."
"No wonder," I said.
"What do you mean?"
"If you have watched those soap operas, you should know that when the heroine is in trouble, the hero is very good at fighting. The hero can defeat any villain, and then he still stands there valiantly and takes the heroine away. Look at what you are doing now. You are tied here like me. How can I see the powerful and handsome side of you? You just look like a fool."
Erwin hit me with the back of his head again and said, "Really? When I cut off my fingers for you, didn't you think I was handsome and brave?"
"No. I don't think it's a good idea to fight back the murderer. My friend fell in love with a man crazily just because she saw him fight more than a dozen people alone. She still can't forget that scene until now."
Erwin said with a playful smile, "I did fight more than a dozen men before, but I don't know that friend of you. If this can win your heart by doing this, I can fight for you."
"I don't want to see your poor acting skills. What you can do is just asking several more people like David to show me a fake 'performance'."
"Absolutely I don't need to act. I promise I will really fight them."
"Well, you can continue to brag. I'm afraid that you will beat the children or bully the elderly."
"Hey, am I so useless in your eyes?" As soon as he finished his words, he suddenly burst into laughter. "If others dare to say that to me, I promise to break their teeth. But how can I be so fond of listening to your words?"
I rolled my eyes at him, but unfortunately, he couldn't see me.
"Are you okay or not? Ask David to let go of us. I feel terrible being tied like this."
"But I enjoy this feeling of being tied up! I was wrong just now. I should let David tie us together in another way so that I can see your face now."
At this time, the old wooden door of the room was pushed open again. I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that I could finally be untied with Erwin.
However, different from what I thought, Erwin was not happy to see David. Instead, he said to David, "I haven't let you in yet. Why did you come back so early? Go out. I'll ask you to come back later."
A hint of coldness flashed through David's eyes, which made me feel cold somehow.
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