“Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit…..” The group of second generation ancestors were dumbfounded, huddled up like quails as they muttered. “What the hell is going on? Why is Mu Nanqiao there?”

Someone boldly speculated, “Could it be that he heard that the little beauty was his substitute, so he felt embarrassed and went to start trouble…..”

“Then…..is Brother Gao going to be the hero who saves the beauty?” Someone asked in a whisper. There was no need for anyone to answer, and his own voice gradually grew quieter.

Everyone was speechless at that moment and could only watch silently.

Lu Qi’s stomach hurt from laughing. When that Young Master Gao heard Mu Nanqiao say the words “keep me,” his face looked as if he had seen a ghost, and he was tongue-tied as he defended: “No, no, no…..Boss Mu, no, I didn’t mean that…..”

Mu Nanqiao smiled. His face was handsome and flamboyant, his smile radiant. It should have been a stunning scene, but Young Master Gao was shaking as if he was about to have epilepsy.

“Then you want to keep him?” Mu Nanqiao asked good-naturedly.

“N-n-n-n-no……” Young Master Gao’s strong desire to survive made him reply in the negative. He swallowed. “I just…..cough, his vehicle is pretty cool…..hehe…..”

Mu Nanqiao uttered one word in a sinister tone: “Scram!”

Young Master Gao ran. While running, he stumbled but didn’t dare to stop, scrambling on his hands and feet to his group of friends. There was still lingering fear in his heart, and he slapped his chest like a gorilla: “Fuck, I thought he was going to kill me…..fuck, why did he act like I was hooking up with his wife…..”

When he looked up, he saw his friends with their mouths open, all staring in one direction like the Easter Island statues.

“What are you looking at?” He also turned around, thinking that the little beauty shouldn’t be bullied. 

But under the streetlights, the wrathful Boss Mu was leaning forward to kiss the young man on the motorcycle. He was wearing a suit and tie, and leaned down slightly like a gentleman, but his kiss was without grace. He clasped the beautiful young man’s cool white chin, and the kiss was a bit deep, as if he was declaring his sovereignty.

And the beautiful young man in the white jacket meekly raised his head and endured. Slender, cool white fingers landed on the back of Mu Nanqiao’s neck, as if comforting a tiger with bristling fur.

“Fuck…..” Someone whispered. “No wonder he ignored Brother Gao. It turns out he has a master.”

If it were anyone else, Young Master Gao would definitely be unresigned and try to poach this person, but he wouldn’t dare with Mu Nanqiao. 

Firstly, this person would obviously be determined to retaliate, and he really couldn’t afford to offend him. He flirted with Mu Nanqiao’s person today, and would have to find a way to apologize to him tomorrow. He couldn’t leave any grudges behind, or else his older brother who was discussing cooperation with Mu Nanqiao would break his legs.

Secondly, the Mu family father and son were famously stubborn. Mu Chuanbai had been together with that foreign woman for half his life, and still smiled tenderly every time he mentioned his wife. Moreover, his affectionate nature was not a persona. If anyone sent him a woman, he would break ties with them.

Young Master Gao thought to himself, if the parent doesn’t set a good example, the child cannot be expected to behave. If his father was devoted to his mother and didn’t find a bunch of mistresses outside, he definitely wouldn’t either.

He searched for an excuse for himself – he was just at ease when playing around. Young Master Gao thought that this was a genetic problem. To put it in perspective, Mu Chuanbai was an old wolf, so Mu Nanchaio must also be a wolf. Once he caught something, he would be sure not to let it go. He didn’t want to run into this misfortune.

He was clearly afraid, but not everyone was as self-aware as him.

People who were accustomed to being domineering would never believe that anything would cause them to have a door slammed in their face, or that all of the twists and turns in their past had been settled for them by someone else. This was the sort of fearless stupidity of the ignorant.

A pair of triangular eyes stared at Lu Qi’s slender neck and the person gave a cold snort.

He couldn’t believe that Mu Nanqiao would fall out with the Wang family because of such a powerless young man.

. . . . . . .

“Okay….” Lu Qi whispered: “Cough, doing it in front of a large crowd is too embarrassing.”

Reluctant to stop, Mu Nanqiao bit his lip and whispered: “I don’t like others coveting you. I’ll post on my Moments tonight and see if that short-sighted guy still dares to provoke the lion in its den.”

“Oh, right!” Lu Qi’s round eyes blinked. “We haven’t made an official announcement on Moments yet after getting together!”

Thinking of it this way, there was still a process to go through, so he asked again: “And there are also couple portraits! What kind do you want? I can paint one for us…..”

“Muah~” Mu Nanqiao kissed him loudly on the lips again. “Let’s discuss it when we get back. How much does Wife Xiao Lu charge for painting a portrait?”

Lu Qi was all smiles, and averted his eyes. “No money, just universal benefits.”

The gloom of being poached from was finally dispelled by his sweet smile, but as long as the matter was related to Lu Qi, Mu Nanqiao was very narrow-minded. It was fine for Second Young Master Gao to offend him, but if the thief offended Lu Qi, he found that he couldn’t bear it. While thinking about how to apply eye drops to that family’s foolish son later, he looked at Lu Qi again and couldn’t help but whistle.

“My boyfriend is so handsome, ah.” Mu Nanqiao tilted his head and said: “It seems that I don’t know my boyfriend well enough. I didn’t even know he could ride a motorcycle.”

Lu Qi touched the tip of his nose, a little embarrassed: “That’s mainly because there was no chance to mention it. And besides, I’m really an amateur, so I didn’t say anything about it.”

He handed a helmet to Mu Nanqiao, twisted his waist, and patted the place behind him with a sly smile: “Get on, Boss Mu. Didn’t you tell me to take you home?”

Mu Nanqiao’s eyebrows rose, his veiled gaze falling thoughtfully on Lu Qi’s narrow waist. He took the helmet and stepped onto the vehicle with his long legs. 

The engine roared, and the black and red motorcycle pulled out with dazzlingly bright lights. It made a small turn and flew away in front of the second generation ancestors who wished they could be invisible.

“Fuck….” Someone murmured, obviously doubting life. He nudged his companion and asked: “Mu Nanqiao…..just got on that motorcycle?”

At first glance, this sounded like nonsense. Everyone saw it with their own eyes, but they all understood his doubt: When he got on the vehicle, he hugged that person’s waist, cute and helpless-looking. Was this really Mu Nanqiao?!

. . . . . . .

No matter what others thought, Mu Nanqiao was truly comfortable at the moment.

With his arms around Lu Qi’s waist, he felt incredibly satisfied. He couldn’t tease Lu Qi at this time, and just held him tightly in his arms. After all, his little boyfriend was concentrating on driving. Safety first.

It was just that the traffic flow in Shanghai was not the best. Lu Qi followed the flow of traffic and couldn’t go any faster. When there was a red light, Mu Nanqiao lifted up his helmet’s visor and approached Lu Qi’s helmet to ask: “Lu Baby, whose vehicle is this?”

“Xu Hengxing’s.” Lu Qi’s voice was a little muffled through the helmet. “I asked him to lend it to me to pick up my boyfriend, and he gave it to me without saying anything.”

Mu Nanqiao’s low voice couldn’t hide his curiosity: “Then when did you learn?”

“Xu Hengxing and I both attended high school in Yuncheng. After the university entrance exam, he invited me to a club, and that’s when I started to have contact with motorcycles. I also took the driving test.” Having said this, Lu Qi coughed and his voice became much softer. “I came to Shanghai to study at the university, and would go out for fun when I had the time. The reason I was hospitalized was because of a small accident…..”

Mu Nanqiao tightened his arms. Even though Lu Qi couldn’t see it, he could guess that there was a frown under his helmet.

Lu Qi was a little uneasy.

He didn’t have any hobbies except for motorcycles, but although he liked them, he didn’t play with them just in pursuit of excitement, so his driving style had always been smooth and steady. The reason for the accident last time was because of the other party’s improper operation.

Fortunately, nothing serious happened.

These past six months had been a time of recuperation and dealing with some messy things. It was only recently that he could truly relax, and the reason he didn’t mention it to Mu Nanqiao was because Lu Qi had his own concerns.

Before he entered elementary school, his parents were busy with work, so he lived with his grandfather. Grandpa had a strong, beautiful, and majestic horse, and often held him on its back while controlling the reins.

This was the first time his young self had a vague concept of the word “freedom.”

At that time, the world was vast. The green grass spread from the hillside to the roadside. The wheat on the opposite side was ripe, and the golden waves of wheat rolled under the blue sky, like a brightly-colored oil painting.

Later, he was taken back by his mom and returned to the city.

He knew that his mom loved him very much. He was her hard-won child, so she took great care in everything for him. If he even got a bruise, his mom would be very anxious.

He gradually became a “quiet” child who liked to read, draw, and do crafts peacefully.

Up until that summer when Xu Hengxing secretly took him to that club, and he suddenly remembered that summer of freedom when his grandpa held him.

He obtained his driver’s license without telling his mom.

If you loved someone, you would worry about their safety. Lu Qi could understand, but he actually didn’t need this kind of over-protection. He was a little worried that Mu Nanqiao would say…..

“How amazing, Lu Baby.” Mu Nanqiao smiled and said in a low, sincere voice: “Shall I give you one later? What others have, my family’s little friend must also have.”

The sound was a bit distorted through the helmet, but it still penetrated into his ears clearly. Lu Qi’s eyes widened slightly, and he was stunned for a moment in surprise.

He drove the motorcycle to Prosperous Cloud’s underground parking lot and parked in Mu Nanqaio’s usual space. Mu Nanqiao got off first, removed his helmet to look at Lu Qi with a smile, and teased, “Thanking Knight Xiao Lu for escorting me all the way.”

Lu Qi also took off his helmet. His soft black hair was a little moist with sweat, but he didn’t mind and pushed it back, revealing his smooth forehead. He blinked his bright eyes and looked at Mu Nanqiao: “You don’t have any objections to me riding this?”

“No objections. I have suggestions…..” Mu Nanqiao said: “The club won’t do, so I’ll find a professional instructor to take care of you later. You need to learn how to protect yourself.”

After a pause, he added: “Lu Baby, I know what you’re worried about. I like you, so I respect your hobbies, even if this hobby carries risks. Then all I should do is try my best to protect you, instead of arbitrarily telling you to give it up. This is selfishness in the name of love…..”

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Qi had already gotten off the vehicle on his long legs and opened his arms to hug him.

“Mu Nanqiao…..” The little deer buried his head in the crook of Mu Nanqiao’s shoulder and nuzzled it dependently. “You’re so good, I like you so much. I want to…..cough…..”

He stood on tiptoe and approached carefully, then softly pecked the corner of those pale lips. “Pay the rent?”

Mu Nanqiao embraced him and smiled helplessly: “Don’t run away irresponsibly after flirting.”

“I’m responsible…..” Lu Qi whispered. He turned around after saying this, and his ears went red when he saw the surveillance cameras. With his head stuck back into Mu Nanqiao’s shoulder like a little ostrich, he said kittenishly: “Let’s go back. I’ll take responsibility when we go back.”

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