Lu Qi had only run down two floors when he met two men in suits. The two of them had strong physiques, and seemed to be very skilled as they stood there and blocked the entrance to the stairs. 

Lu Qi was startled, and looked suspiciously at the two panting people who had also been running.

“Mr…..Mr. Lu…..” These people came forward to talk to Lu Qi. “We are Mr. Mu’s bodyguards. He told us to come up and restrain a lunatic, and then call the police.”

Hearing that they were Mu Nanqiao’s bodyguards, Lu Qi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked, “Where is Mu Nanqiao?”

“Mr. Mu……” The two exchanged glances. “Mu Naqiao just now drove away.”

Lu Qi nearly cried in anger. Why was this person running away?!

He squeezed through the two bodyguards and ran downstairs.

“Mr. Lu!” One of the bodyguards looked down at him. “Mr. Mu drove away, you can’t catch up…..”

Lu Qi paid no attention. He ran downstairs and took a look around. Not to mention the car, he didn’t even see the car’s exhaust.

He stood there blankly, then thought of something and felt for the mobile phone in his pocket, but found nothing. He had forgotten to bring it down.

After standing there for a while, he sniffed a bit aggrievedly, wondering why this person ran away so fast without even saying a word.

There was movement behind him. Lu Qi turned around and saw two bodyguards escorting Lin Yuan down.

Seeing that he had failed to catch up to Mu Nanqiao, and having been originally trampled on by that person at will, Lin Yuan suddenly put up a struggle and twisted to speak to Lu Qi.

Lu Qi walked over, and Lin Yuan immediately said with eagerness: “Do you believe me, Xiao Qi? He simply has nothing to say, otherwise why would he run?!”

Lu Qi didn’t want to spare him a look. He had come over because he had something to ask the two bodyguards.

“Do you know where Mu Nanqiao went? Home or to the company?”

The two men in suits looked at each other before finally shaking their heads in unison: “We don’t know…..”

Lu Qi was anxious: “Aren’t you his bodyguards? You don’t know where your employer is?”

“We’re actually Chairman Mu’s bodyguards.” The taller one explained to Lu Qi: “Young Mr. Mu started to practice boxing a few years ago and participated in professional competitions before. Other than when he uses us to maintain order, we usually don’t follow him.”

Lu Qi: ……

Why didn’t he know that Mu Nanqiao practiced boxing?

“Then what are you doing here today?” Lu Qi cast them both a strange look. “Did you come here to catch this crazy person?”

“No…..” The shorter bodyguard carefully pointed toward the belt of greenery, where there were several boxes stacked up half the height of a person. “Mr. Mu had us help him move the fireworks and set them off.”

Lu Qi: ……

He seemed to have guessed what Mu Nanqiao intended to do, and became even angrier at the thought.

He turned around and ran away, opened a box, and pulled out a kaleidoscope firework. Then he returned angrily, pulled Lin Yuan’s collar, and stuffed it into his mouth.

Lin Yuan: “Fuck….ugh….Lu.….”

“Ai, ai, ai?” The shorter bodyguard quickly held the handsome young man who was bristling in anger, thinking that this honest young man was even more remarkable when angry. “Don’t be impulsive, don’t be impulsive…..”

Lin Yuan got a mouthful of gunpowder, spit twice, and looked at Lu Qi in disarray. “Are you crazy? You love him that much? Is he that good?! Did he bewitch you?!”

Lu Qi asked coldly: “He’s your white moonlight, and you’re asking me if he’s good? Don’t you know whether he is good or not?”

Lin Yuan almost choked to death at his words.

He had discovered that after being with Mu Nanqiao, Lu Qi seemed to have opened new meridians. He still didn’t speak much, but every word stabbed into the heart.

Shaking with anger, he said tremblingly: “I don’t like him at all, the one I liked from the beginning was you! It was him who imitated you and deceived me! He lied to me!!”

“What nonsense are you talking about? I don’t get it.” Lu Qi didn’t want to waste any more time on him, so he asked the two bodyguards to take him away and hurried upstairs to find his mobile phone.

But Mu Nanqiao didn’t answer his phone.

Lu Qi took a deep breath, and his temple twitched twice.

He was so, so angry. He needed to calm down and think. There were actually traces to follow regarding what was amiss with Mu Nanqiao, but if Mu Nanqiao had designed accidents to kill people…..

Lu Qi stroked Xiao Sanhua’s soft fur, feeling a bit confused. Of course bullies should be punished, but the fact was that they made a person feel powerless. Most bullies lived a good life, and when talking about the past, they would only say lightly: It was just a joke.

But the victim could never emerge from the shadows for the rest of his life. This wasn’t fair.

Therefore, when enjoying feel-good dramas and novels, the protagonist’s meticulous and step-by-step revenge was particularly exciting. But if there was such a person in real life…..

Lu Qi was just an ordinary person, and he inevitably felt uneasy.

It took courage to sleep in the face of the abyss, even if there were flowers flourishing beneath it.

But he didn’t want to listen to Lin Yuan’s side of the story. He was a scumbag with a negative trust score, and Lu Qi didn’t believe him.

After some thought, Lu Qi sent a WeChat message to Mu Nanqiao.

[Whatever you say, I will listen. I can wait, but don’t make me wait too long. (hugging cat.jpg)]

. . . . . . .

The temperature had dropped sharply these past two days, and Lu Qi had to put on a coat when going out. Xiao Sanhua had been eating too much recently, so the veterinarian suggested buying a cat leash and taking her downstairs for a walk.

This was the reason Lu Qi didn’t want to raise a dog. Dogs needed a certain amount of exercise, and as soon as winter came, Lu Qi wanted to weld himself to the bed. Thus, it was suitable to raise a cat to sleep with him.

Unexpectedly, different paths led to the same destination, and he ended up walking a cat.

He took out his mobile phone and glanced at it. Mu Nanqiao was pushed almost to the bottom of his WeChat. Lu Qi pulled him out and was originally going to place him at the top, but after some thought, he gave up angrily.

He was angry, but couldn’t help feeling a little worried.

The way those people died was purely by accident, and it was just the commonality of “bullying others” that made the incidents seem so dramatic. But whoever said otherwise needed to provide evidence. If Lin Yuan really had evidence, he would have already seized the opportunity to drag Mu Nanqiao into the water. And how could Mu Nanqiao prove his innocence for something he never did?

Therefore, Lu Qi did not need precise evidence in this matter. He only needed an answer from Mu Nanqiao. The problem was bedroom 502. If what Lin Yuan said was true, then Mu Nanqiao’s mental state was obviously not very good. It was indeed a hurdle to explain this frankly, so he could wait until Mu Nanqiao was willing to open the door.

Now, the wait tormented him. Would overcoming this psychological barrier be difficult for Mu Nanqiao?

Lu Qi was really a bit anxious.

But this matter had to be made clear, otherwise, what would happen to that person in the future? Would he avoid this question forever? Would there always be a hidden mine that would eventually explode?

This was not Lu Qi’s character. 

Having been lost in thought for a while, Lu Qi sighed and went to take Xiao Sanhua and buy cat food. When he tugged the leash, he realized that Xiao Sanhua had broken free and run off.

Lu Qi was taken aback. He called Xiao Sanhua’s name and walked around twice. Finally, he saw his own little cabbage on a strip of lawn, along with a cat that had a dark body and golden eyes. Lu Qi wanted to call him – the wild pig eating his cabbage. 

As soon as Xiao Sanhua saw her father, she immediately came over with a small chirp and left the wild pig behind. Lu Qi felt a little relieved, but the wild pig followed with no fear of death and seduced Xiao Sanhua at his feet.

Looking at his coloring and skillful technique, could he be Xiao Sanhua’s ex and the father of the four cubs?

Lu Qi was angry. He was already very angry, but this little black pig was asking for trouble.

He knelt down and tentatively reached out to touch the black cat. Lu Qi was ready to withdraw his hand at any time, but the black cat was unexpectedly well-behaved. Maybe it was because he smelled Xiao Sanhua on Lu Qi. The cat acted very flatteringly, and even rolled over to expose his belly and acted coquettish.

With him looking like this……

He was a little like a certain person who looked cold and aloof, but was actually good at acting coquettishly.

“Very good.” Lu Qi smiled, his eyes falling between the little black cat’s legs.

The cat’s little bells were furry. Tsk, tsk, he did have the capital to flirt with women.

Lu Qi stretched out his evil hands toward the little black cat. 

Now was the best time. Today, he would help this scumbag who ran away after flirting to cut off the roots of love!

Thus, that night, Father Xiao Hei and his ex-wife Xiao Sanhua became a pair of sisters. After observation at the pet hospital, Lu Qi carried the cage and took Xiao Hei home.

Too many stray cats preyed on the birds living in the city, so the work of Lu Qi’s rescue center also included the business of neutering. This wasn’t the first time he had done it, but it was the first time he felt guilty.

After all, he had these balls removed because of some personal emotions.

Carrying the kitty as he walked downstairs, Lu Qi whispered: “Don’t blame me. If I’m to blame, it’s because you have the temperament of a certain bastard. I can’t get to him easily, so I can only vent my anger on you. I’m sorry, I’ll compensate you with a lifetime of food and accommodation from now on…..”

He skirted a flower bed and said: “The blame for your dismantling will be placed on his head. This is a punishment on his behalf…..”

“A punishment for me?” A low, hoarse voice sounded from behind him, with a hard to detect note of fatigue. “What should I do? It seems you’re really angry. Let’s discuss it, baby, this one really cannot be neutered.”

The carrier shook, and Lu Qi nearly dropped Xiao Hei to the ground. The frightened Xiao Hei jumped and meowed, and it was unknown if his wound reopened.

Turning around, Lu Qi saw that the person he had been thinking about for several days was standing not far behind him. He looked at him quietly, standing beneath street lights that lit up one after another. The emotions in that person’s eyes were still unclear, but they were so focused. So focused that they could be called thirsty.

Even though they hadn’t seen each other for just a few days, Mu Nanqiao had actually lost some weight. The clothes he wore were completely different from usual, a thin and loose light blue corduroy jacket, white sweatpants, and sneakers. He looked like he had just taken a shower, his hair damp and hanging down in an orderly manner.

At first glance, he looked like a college student.

Lu Qi felt that he was being manipulated. Seeing him like this, that little flame in his heart swayed in the wind again, and when he saw Mu Nanqiao’s bandaged hand, the flame went out with a pop.

Forget it. Mu Nanqiao had walked firmly toward him many times, but ran away this time. He would just forgive him.

Lu Qi set down Xiao Hei, and was about to walk toward Mu Nanqaio, but the person who fell silent after making a joke suddenly walked over with haste.

The wind blew past his ears, and he was pulled firmly into an embrace. Mu Nanqiao really had just taken a shower, and there was the faint scent of shower gel at his neck, a very refreshing fragrance. Warmed by his body temperature and then wrapped in his scent, Lu Qi, who had been restless for many days, finally felt his heart begin to beat calmly and easily.

He sniffed with reddened eyes and buried his head, saying in a low voice: “Let’s discuss your performance. You’ve seen the consequences of refusing to confess.”

Xiao Hei said weakly: “Meow~”

Mu Nanqiao smiled and said hoarsely: “I was just too scared.”

He had worked hard to finally make Lu Qi fall in love with the shining Mu Nanqiao, but in the end, his disguise was exposed. Lu Qi had found out that those lights came from broken gaps, and he was actually a defective product riddled with holes. 

He was afraid of Lu Qi’s questioning and disappointed eyes.

He was even more afraid that those dark emotions would break free from their shackles when Lu Qi turned around and left. 

He would take the sun as his own, even if he was bruised and burned all over.

Afraid of such a result, he ran away in cowardice.

The past few days were a blur, and it seemed that all his senses had been paralyzed. He knew that something was wrong with him, but he allowed himself to sink. Only one feeling became clearer and clearer, gradually evolving into deep pain. 

He wanted Lu Qi. Wanted to hold him, wanted to kiss him, wanted to knead and make marks on this person who was as white as paper, forcing him to unfold little by little…..

At last, he stood in front of Lu Qi.

Instead of hurting Lu Qi, he would rather cut open his incurable illness.

“Let’s go up.” He kissed Lu Qi’s earlobe and put a key into his hand. “You go open that door and meet another Mu Nanqiao.”

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