The Path of Power

Chapter Three: The Pervert

Zoe Carter, her face contorted with anger and embarrassment, was originally from Washington. Later, due to her father's job transfer, she moved to Riverton City. A top student at Riverton University of Political Science and Law, she was now a prosecutor at the Riverton City Procuratorate. Having just solved a major case, her unit had given them, the officers involved in the operation, a leave of absence. She had taken advantage of this leave to visit her grandparents in Washington, who had doted on her since childhood. Returning to Riverton City after her leave, she was met with a pervert at the airport. To be honest, from childhood to adulthood, she had never been intimate with any man other than her own family. Today, this pervert had groped her breasts—it was infuriating! If it weren't for the fact that it was in public and she was about to board her flight, she wouldn't have let this pervert get away with it.

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth and cursed inwardly: "You filthy scoundrel! You pervert! May you die a horrible death, choking on your food, choking on your water, or getting hit by a car when you go out."

Just then, Ethan was rushing towards the boarding gate when he suddenly sneezed loudly. "Hey! I wonder who's cursing me," he thought to himself.

Ethan was the last passenger to board the plane. Because Washington is the capital and Riverton City is the largest city in America, the connection between the two cities is becoming increasingly close. Therefore, the plane was packed with passengers, with only one window seat in the middle row remaining empty.

"Hey! My seat is right there." It was Ethan's first time flying, and when checking in, he specifically asked for a window seat so he could experience the view of the earth from the air.

As Ethan approached his seat, he saw a woman sitting outside, her face turned to the side, head bowed, with earphones in her ears, listening to music. She looked vaguely familiar to Ethan.

"Miss, please make way, my seat is inside."

The woman had earphones in her ears and didn't hear it.

"Miss!" Ethan nudged the woman's shoulder helplessly.

The woman raised her head.

"Ah!" The woman looked up and screamed in terror when she saw Ethan.

"You filthy scoundrel, how did you end up on the plane with me? Get your dirty hands off me."

The woman's scream drew everyone's attention in the cabin.

Upon seeing this, Ethan exclaimed inwardly, "Damn it!" It turned out that this woman was Zoe, the one who had slapped Ethan earlier.

At this moment, the flight attendants, having heard the commotion, rushed over: "Miss, what happened?"

Ethan quickly took out his boarding pass and said preemptively, "Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! My seat is inside. This lady was listening to music and didn't hear me, so I nudged her. I want to sit down."

The flight attendant took Ethan's boarding pass and confirmed it was indeed the correct seat. Turning to Zoe with a smile, she said, "Miss, this gentleman's seat is indeed next to yours. Could you please move aside so he can sit here?"

"No way! He's a pervert, I absolutely won't sit with him. Find him another seat, or find me a seat and I'll go sit there. I won't sit with a pervert." Zoe raised her eyebrows, glared at Ethan with her almond-shaped eyes, and said.

The woman kept calling him a scoundrel and a pervert, making Ethan's scalp tingle. He had never encountered anything like this before. He had been slapped in public by this woman, and then she pointed her finger at him and called him a pervert in the cabin. "Sigh... I bumped into her and touched her chest. Even though it was unintentional, it was still my fault. I deserved to be slapped, and now I'm being insulted. I guess I'll just have to bear it. Who told me to be in the wrong first?" Ethan thought to himself, standing awkwardly in the aisle.

The flight attendant looked around the cabin and said apologetically to Zoe, "I'm so sorry! Miss, as you can see, today's flight is completely full and there are no empty seats. Could you please make room for this gentleman? The plane is about to take off, please cooperate."

Zoe glanced around and confirmed that, as the flight attendant had said, there were no empty seats. Moreover, because she had been quite loud earlier, everyone was looking in their direction. Ye Ziqing blushed slightly; she wasn't unreasonable and knew that the plane couldn't take off with Ethan standing like that. So she stepped aside.

"Thank you for your cooperation!" The flight attendant thanked Zoe and said to Ethan, "Sir, please come in."

"Thank you!" Ethan nodded repeatedly to the flight attendant and Zoe, then walked somewhat awkwardly to his seat and sat down by the window.

"Hmph! Pervert!" Zoe muttered through gritted teeth.

"Alright, everyone, please be seated and fasten your seatbelts. The plane is about to take off. Welcome aboard Sky Bridge Airlines. Have a pleasant journey!"

Seeing that the problem was solved, the flight attendant breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and greeted everyone using professional terminology.

The plane took off smoothly. Ethan sat upright in his seat, afraid of bumping into the tigress next to him and causing unnecessary trouble.

Looking out the window, just after takeoff, he could see objects on the ground gradually shrinking in size. Further up, due to the bad weather and thick clouds, he couldn't see anything. Ethan's interest waned. He turned his attention to the cabin. The seats were comfortable, the air conditioning was at a pleasant temperature, and it was very comfortable to sit inside. Several beautiful flight attendants walked around occasionally, which was a pleasant sight.

Zoe secretly glanced at Ethan a few times. She saw that Ethan was dressed plainly, wearing a pair of worn-out leather shoes, and looking around as if he were watching a spectacle. He looked like a country bumpkin taking a plane for the first time.

A moment later, a pretty flight attendant slowly approached, pushing a beverage cart and distributing drinks. Ethan was already parched and was eagerly awaiting the drinks. Finally, it was their turn.

"Miss, what kinds of drinks do you have? Do you have any iced drinks?"

"Sir, we have mineral water, juice, and cola, all frozen. Which would you like?"

"Give me a glass of juice first."

Ethan took the juice, drank it all in one gulp, and handed the empty glass over: "Another one, please." After drinking three glasses of iced juice, he finally suppressed his thirst, and then asked for a cup of coffee to drink slowly.

Zoe frowned as she looked at Ethan with disdain: "What a country bumpkin, acting like he's never had juice before."

The plane flew smoothly. Zoe looked at the women's magazine she had asked the flight attendant for, glancing at Ethan every now and then, as if she was constantly on guard against him.

After the initial excitement of Ethan's first airplane ride wore off and his thirst was relieved, he closed his eyes to rest.

Suddenly, Ethan felt a swelling in his lower abdomen. Oh no, he'd drunk too much of that drink; he needed to pee.

"Excuse me, miss, please make way, I need to use the restroom."

Zoe glanced at Ethan, pretending not to hear, and continued flipping through the magazine in her hand.

Ethan felt the urge to urinate growing stronger. He sat in his seat, his legs pressed together, tossing and turning in his seat, staring longingly at Zoe.

"Serves you right! Serves you right for acting like a hooligan again, for drinking so much juice like it's free. I've finally got a chance to teach you a lesson." Zoe looked at the magazine calmly, but inside she was overjoyed: "You'll be bursting with pent-up desire, you pervert!"

Ethan was holding it in for a long time. He looked at Zoe with pleading eyes and pleaded with a flushed face, "Miss, I'm so sorry. It was really a misunderstanding just now. I definitely didn't mean it. Please don't be angry anymore. Please help me out. I can't hold it in anymore."

If Ethan hadn't brought up what had just happened, Zoe might have given in after a couple of requests. But the moment Ethan mentioned the incident of groping her breasts, Zoe's anger flared up again. She was a virgin who had never been touched by a man before, and yet this lecherous man had groped her breasts. She couldn't swallow this insult.

"Hmph! Serves him right!" Zoe muttered, then turned her head away, ignoring Ethan and refusing to let him pass.

Ethan was utterly speechless at the situation. This woman was completely unreasonable. He had accidentally bumped into her, accidentally touched her chest, and she had already hit him and cursed at him. He had been acting like a pushover all this time, and yet she still wouldn't let him go, preventing him from urinating. This was too vicious! A living person can't be held back by urinating, so he decided to give up. Thinking this, Ethan suddenly stood up and shouted to the flight attendant not far away, "Miss, I need to go to the restroom, but the lady next to me won't let me. Please help me."

"Swish, swish, swish," gazes once again focused on Ethan and Zoe. Journeys are inherently lonely, and this man and woman had already caused a commotion when they boarded the plane; now that they were at it again, the passengers' curiosity about the spectacle surged. Some even stood up, wanting to get a better look at the woman who wouldn't let the man use the restroom.

"You!" Upon hearing Ethan's words, Zoe gritted her teeth, grinding them together with a loud creaking sound. She truly hadn't expected Ethan to pull such a stunt.

"Go to hell!" Seeing the flight attendant approaching, Zoe couldn't stand the laughter around her anymore. She leaned back, stretched out her legs, and let Ethan pass.

Ethan glanced smugly at Zoe, walked past her into the corridor, and hurried toward the restroom; he really couldn't hold it in any longer.

When Ethan, feeling completely relaxed, came out of the restroom and walked to his seat, he saw Zoe staring at him with a murderous gaze, as if she wanted to devour him alive.

Ethan shrugged, shook his head, and put his right index finger to his lips, as if to say to Zoe, "When you really need to pee, there's nothing you can do, you'll do anything."

When he came to Zoe's side, Zoe didn't make things difficult for him this time. Fearing that Ethan would shout again, she readily made way for him.