Hong Kong 1980: Me and the Queen Swapped Clothes

When Qingqing started snoring, Fang Yanmei had to admire her composure; she was incredibly brave, she hadn't gone far yet.

Despite the presence of outsiders, Qingqing was still able to fall asleep. Fang Yanmei could even see the dark circles under Qingqing's eyes illuminated by the dim light of the small shop: "How long has it been since she had a proper sleep? She's so tired, yet she still can't get some rest."

"Never mind, I'll just see this through." Fang Yanmei could feel that there were still people around her and Qingqing glancing at her from time to time. She sighed. No matter what, she had already taken this far, so she didn't plan to leave anymore and just waited where she was.

Anyway, quite a few people in the vicinity had already turned their curious gazes over, but Fang Yanmei ignored them. After all, she knew very well that these people's gazes were usually curious about her relationship with Qingqing.

Why would someone protect a singer who's been thrown away like trash? Do they think they already have enough trouble already?

Fang Yanmei gave a self-deprecating laugh. She recalled what Qin Weiming had said earlier and somewhat understood the harshness in his words. Although his words were unpleasant, they weren't necessarily wrong.

He especially said that female singers don't have much to offer for survival, and if they lose their youth, how many people will still be willing to support them?

No, I can't think about it anymore. If I keep thinking like this, I'll fall into that guy's trap.

Fang Yanmei shook her head violently twice, trying desperately to clear her mind, at least not to think about Qin Weiming. She was very annoyed; even though she was out of it, she felt like her mind was still filled with that person's voice.

Even though she had already escaped, Fang Yanmei thought to herself with frustration. She didn't want to hear Qin Weiming's nagging anymore. He wasn't even in front of her, yet she had to admit that he was right. This was worse than killing Fang Yanmei.

"Why hasn't Da Kui arrived yet?" Fang Yanmei muttered. As time went by, she felt the darkness around her growing heavier and the number of people decreasing. Even in Hong Kong, at this hour in the morning, most people had already left.

"This woman is sleeping soundly, isn't she afraid?" Fang Yanmei thought anxiously.

She seemed to hear footsteps in the shadows. Just then, two men emerged from the corner, their arms around each other's shoulders. They walked up to Fang Yanmei, glanced at Qingqing sleeping soundly behind her, and chuckled, "Why are you trying to protect her? Is she your sister?"

"No, I'm a woman." Fang Yanmei stared at the two men in front of her. They looked to be about the same height as her, but their lewd gazes exuded a nauseating aura.

It was obvious what they wanted to do with Qingqing. Fang Yanmei stared at the two men in front of her with a stiff upper lip, but they ignored her and said, "If it's okay, then don't worry about it. It's none of your business. If you bother us, we'll take you away too."

"Huh? Who are you people?! I told you I'm not with Brother Leopard! He won't even give me money, and he's already beaten me up, what else do you want?" Qingqing woke up, looked at the two people in front of her, and immediately became alert, staring at them: "If you piss me off, I'll fight you to the death!"

"Oh, Sister Qing, just because I call you 'sister' doesn't mean you're the boss. It's an honor for Brother Leopard to mess with you. Otherwise, with your ugly appearance, who would even look at you?" The two men grinned wickedly and approached Qingqing, rubbing their hands together. Their hands were already impatiently on her shoulders, about to casually stroke her downwards.

A strange flush rose on Qingqing's face, her eyes fixed on the person in front of her, her hand already quietly reaching for another spot.

However, in the very next moment...

"Bang—"

"Holy crap!"

"Fuck you, you old codger!"

The two men shouted angrily at the same time, and they were about to turn around to find the culprit.

A cloud of dust smeared their faces and heads, infuriating them as they yelled, "Who the hell is so insidious, plotting against me behind my back?!"

Upon seeing Fang Yanmei, both of their eyes turned red, and they understood everything. Before she could even throw away the brick in her hand, the two of them immediately ran towards Fang Yanmei, wanting to grab her and take revenge.

Just as they were about to catch up, Fang Yanmei threw another brick, hitting them squarely in the face. She was still gripping the brick tightly in her other hand, causing the two men to howl in pain again. No one had expected Fang Yanmei to have such strength and throw so accurately.

This sudden development stunned Qingqing. She couldn't understand what had happened, but her experience as a seasoned veteran made her instinctively stand up, turn her back to the two of them, and start running.

With her other hand, she grabbed Qingqing's arm: "Why are you running around like that! Come this way with me."

Qingqing quickly followed Fang Yanmei and ran away, ignoring the pain of her earlier injuries. As she ran, she kept an eye on Fang Yanmei beside her, mainly looking at the bricks and stones in Fang Yanmei's hands. Even while running, Fang Yanmei was still holding one in her hand.

This was the first time Qingqing had ever seen such a ruthless girl, and she was so shocked that she couldn't help but gasp.

But Qingqing knew that Fang Yanmei had just tried to save her. She just hadn't expected that she would have to muster up her courage and make a firm decision.

Fang Yanmei actually took action without hesitation for someone she had never met before.

Is this even possible?

Qingqing was lost in thought the whole way, but when she looked at Qingqing, she just thought he was incredibly handsome.

"Huff, huff..." Fang Yanmei ran while looking back, pulling Qingqing up the slope. After finding a place to stop, she stared at Qingqing and asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing. But why did you attack those two people?" Qingqing wanted to ask something.

Fang Yanmei glared at Qingqing, annoyed: "Why didn't you leave immediately after you were hit? I thought you had some trump card to deal with those two, but all you prepared was a razor blade. Who can you deal with with a razor blade?"

"How did you know?" Qingqing was completely stunned. She had prepared her trump card to fight to the death, but Fang Yanmei exposed it with just one sentence.

Looking at Qingqing, Fang Yanmei was truly at a loss: "Are you alright? Do you think anyone else needs to guess what you're hiding? I can figure it out without even thinking. If you were really hiding a knife, those guys in the bar would have already noticed it during the beating."

"Forget it, forget it, I won't argue with you about this. Those people didn't chase after us, did they?" Fang Yanmei was finally convinced. She suddenly felt that it was quite reasonable for Qingqing to have ended up like this.

Although it's hurtful to say this, that's really what Fang Yanmei is thinking now. If Qingqing had thought things through, perhaps she wouldn't be living such a miserable life.

"They're Brother Leopard's men, but they're just bouncers at the bar. They're not very capable. They just wanted to take advantage of me since I was alone." A ruthless glint flashed in Qingqing's eyes. "If you hadn't stopped me just now, I was planning to fight them too."

"You? Fight them? I could hit them on the head with two bricks and they'd only get minor injuries and concussions." Fang Yanmei was speechless. She felt that although this woman was several years older than her, how could her thinking still be so naive?

If it were that easy to solve, why didn't she solve it herself sooner?

They only considered fighting to the death when they were pushed to the very end. Thinking about this, Fang Yanmei felt she had nothing more to say. She had thought about this herself, but the other party's foolishness made her save herself from saying anything else.

"You just cracked those people's skulls open, why are you helping me like this?" Qingqing didn't understand why Fang Yanmei acted so decisively. She and Fang Yanmei were just strangers who met by chance, yet Fang Yanmei went to such lengths for her. If it were a man, he might be attracted to her, but Fang Yanmei was a woman.

"What else could it be? I told them to keep an eye on you, and they actually tried to attack you. If I don't deal with them, they'll attack you." Fang Yanmei had a terrible headache. She found it so difficult to communicate with this woman. She immediately interrupted Qingqing's next question: "Don't ask anymore. Just rest here, okay?"

"Okay, where are you going?" Qingqing was practically worshipping Fang Yanmei.

The other party handled these issues decisively and efficiently, without any hesitation. In comparison, I was truly pathetic.

Thinking of this, Qingqing couldn't help but sigh. If only she had Fang Yanmei's courage, she could at least protect herself and wouldn't have fallen to the point where anyone could trample on her.

Looking at Fang Yanmei again, she seemed to have forgotten about the two bastards whose heads she had just cracked open. Her gaze was also looking elsewhere. She instructed Qingqing, "Wait for me here. I'll go outside and see if those two have left, and if my friend has arrived."

"Okay, don't worry, I'll wait here." Qingqing nodded. Her injuries were starting to ache again, and all the strength she had gathered earlier had been exhausted during her escape.

"Da Kui, Brother Kui, over here." Fang Yanmei called out to someone passing by from outside. Cheng Kui'an was too big and tall, making him an obvious target.

However, the two men behind them also chased after them, shouting and cursing: "You bitch! Stop right there! You even called for help!"

"You son of a bitch, instead of beating you into the hospital, you're backstabbing me!"

Cheng Kui'an couldn't help but ask Fang Yanmei with a questioning look what had happened. Fang Yanmei quickly recounted what had just happened: "They wanted to bully a woman when no one was around, but I saw it and stopped them. They even tried to force themselves on me, so I took a brick and cracked their heads open. Now they're chasing after me and want to crack my head open and hit me back."

"I understand, Amei, let me handle this." Cheng Kui'an immediately became excited. This was his specialty. After Fang Yanmei lent him money to help him before, he had been looking for an opportunity to help Fang Yanmei in return.

Unfortunately, Fang Yanmei has been so busy lately that Cheng Kui'an hasn't had time to meet with her. Tonight is the only chance for him to show his skills.

"Damn it, who are you? I'm warning you, don't meddle in things that aren't your business."

"Yeah, yeah! Why are you meddling in other people's business?"

The two rushed over and saw Cheng Kui'an, a burly man with a fierce face, standing at the alley entrance. They immediately froze, their steps halting instantly. No matter how fierce their tone was, it couldn't hide their true nature of being all bark and no bite.

Cheng Kui'an stared at the two of them, stretched his limbs, grinned, and pounced forward without hesitation.

It was as if a tiger had rushed into a flock of sheep. The two men were terrified and turned to run away. However, Cheng Kui'an was quick and caught them. He grabbed them and put them on the ground, roughly beating them with his fists and feet. Their cries of pain and pleas for mercy were incessant.

"Brother Kui, drag him in, don't let passersby see. I can hit him a couple of times if you drag him in," Fang Yanmei added from behind.

As soon as she finished speaking, the faint cries of pain from the two people rose again.

"Brother, sister, brother, we were wrong! We were really wrong."

"Yes, yes, please let us go." These people were almost driven to the brink of collapse by the beatings on the ground, and they had nowhere to escape. Every little struggle they made only resulted in Cheng Kui'an's even more ruthless suppression. The cries echoed through the alley, so loud that several neighboring houses turned on their lights.

No one dared to go downstairs to check.

At times like these, at most a few dark heads will peek out from upstairs or by the window.

Fang Yanmei vented her anger at Qin Weiming, reflecting on her recent frustrations and looking at these scoundrels who bullied the singer at the drop of a hat. She was even more furious: "Isn't it all because you're so cheap? Why do you have to bully her? What did she do to you? You only bully her because you think she's easy to bully. Now that we're bullying you, you'll have to suffer too."

Seeing that Fang Yanmei hadn't stopped, Cheng Kui'an naturally wouldn't stop either. After beating them until they were both unconscious on the ground, he reluctantly let them go.

"Qingqing, come out, we'll take you home." Fang Yanmei led Cheng Kui'an back. When she saw the curious and excited Qingqing, she wasn't frightened by what had just happened. Instead, she excitedly looked outside, leaving Fang Yanmei speechless.

"Is this your friend? He's so tall and imposing!" Qingqing couldn't stop praising Cheng Kui'an's bravery, while also gossiping about their relationship.

However, neither Cheng Kui'an nor Fang Yanmei showed any signs of romantic feelings for each other. Their openness left Qingqing with no grounds for gossip, and she could only laugh awkwardly in the end: "I thought you two looked so good together that you must be either siblings or lovers. I didn't expect you to have such a good friendship. It's really enviable."

"This is my home. Thank you so much for today. Please come up and have a seat." Qingqing invited the two of them up.

Fang Yanmei thought about it and agreed. After all, she had come out to relax today. Who would have thought that she would encounter such an unexpected turn of events? It was different from what she had expected. Qingqing's home was unusually clean and tidy, which was very different from the messy impression she gave off.