Yao Yue restlessly sat in the living room, feeling anxious. Unlike Yao Qi who knew something was about to happen and chose not to do anything about it, she saw with her own eyes how Liu Lin put a white pill into her brother’s glass and gave the water to him.
Yao Qi had guessed wrong, because Liu Lin didn’t put anything in the meal he cooked. Instead, the man directly spiked his drink.
Yao Yue knew all too well what that pill was.
So she had to find out what the madman planned to do.
“You’re still awake?”
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, Yao Yue heard Liu Lin’s voice echoing in her ears.
She didn’t hear the door make any sound at all, let alone notice that someone was approaching her. Without the slightest awareness on her side, Liu Lin had gotten very close to her. If he wanted to kill her, she would’ve already died ten times over.
At this moment, Yao Yue was so petrified she couldn’t even make a sound.
It turned out that this madman had never gotten serious with her before!
This terrifying strength was much greater than what he usually showed!
Liu Lin was unexpectedly patient, standing behind her as he waited for her to regain her senses.
“…What do you want to do?” After a long while, Yao Yue stammered out, “Why did you give brother a sleeping pill? You… are you going to do something to him? That man who came earlier, you know him, right? Who is he? Ever since you saw him, brother kept on observing you. You—”
Her voice stopped abruptly.
Because the man put up his finger to his lips, signalling her to be quiet.
“I’m going to leave for a while. If you don’t want to die, then make sure to protect Xiao Qi well,” Liu Lin said. With a turn of his wrist, he took out a card and a cellphone and handed them to Yao Yue as he told her the pin number.
“Although they probably won’t try to breach the agreement, it’s better to be safe than sorry. If they come bringing guns, just be good and do what they say, and then—you should know what to do after that. This phone is mine. For the next month when I’m not here, you have to report Xiao Qi’s situation to me every day. Don’t worry, I’ll contact you with the phone I bought today.”
“You can use this card to buy some food and clothes, but don’t use more than one-tenth of the money. Return the card to me when I come back.”
The money in this card was what he earned while slaving under that man, for him to spend in clubs and other nightlife entertainment. Even though he was the one who raised Liu Lin, if he didn’t give him some benefits, how could he keep this dog under his leash?
But Liu Lin rarely went to such places because they didn’t interest him, so he had a lot of money saved.
When he faked his death and escaped, he thought he would never use the money since he had become a ‘dead person’. Now that they knew he was still alive, he decisively transferred the money to another account.
Luckily, he had found the time to ask Yao Qi to register an account for him after the fox plushie incident.
“Wait—what kind of people are you messing with!” Yao Yue tightened her grip on the card.
She figured it out now—Liu Lin’s enemy had found and threatened him with her brother. The agreement on both sides should be that Liu Lin had to come along with them so that they would leave Yao Qi alone.
Although the madman was very strong, her brother was terrible at fighting. The madman wouldn’t be afraid even if his opponent had a gun, but if her brother was there…
Unlike the madman, they would have never expected her to be a threat. So if they were to go back on their word and come to the door, it wouldn’t be difficult for her to kill them and escape with her brother.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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If Yao Qi died, he would lose all restraints.
He was skilled and could be ‘obedient’ enough if he wanted to. As long as he offered up his service to whoever could find the person he was looking for, people would be lining up to help him.
He could also pay someone with an intelligence network to do the search.
For Liu Lin, there were too many methods he could use.
He was not the slightest bit afraid of Yao Yue’s betrayal.
Moreover, if Yao Yue had yet to settle down, why would she wait for him tonight? Did she really think she would be able to catch him slipping the pill if he didn’t let her see it on purpose?
He was just still a little bit worried, so he wanted to scare Yao Yue again before leaving.
Make her behave a little better.
Yao Yue pursed her lips with a look of shame, but she didn’t say a word.
As she watched Liu Lin open the door and walk out, a feeling of agitation suddenly rose in her heart. She couldn’t help chasing after him, but a group of people dressed in ordinary clothes were already standing in the corridor, waiting for Liu Lin to come over before leaving with him.
Fuck, what kind of shitty apartment is this!
Are all those CCTVs just put up for decoration!?
Yao Yue angrily gritted her teeth and slammed the door shut.
Hmph, don’t come back, just go and die!
Yao Yue didn’t sleep all night. She sat on guard in the living room, afraid that another bunch of people would come to attack them after successfully taking Liu Lin away. But until dawn came, she didn’t hear a single sound.
Creak.
The door of Yao Qi’s bedroom opened. Yao Yue turned her head, wondering if she should help the madman hide this secret.
“Where’s Ah-Lin?” There wasn’t much expression on Yao Qi’s face. This was how he usually looked upon waking up.
Right after brother wakes up, he immediately looks for that madman! I’m so mad! He didn’t even ask if I’ve eaten or not! Yao Yue grumbled, not realising that the question was unnecessary because she never ate breakfast.
“He went away with a group of people.”
Before she realised it, the words already spilled out of her mouth. Except for the phone and card that were given to her, she relayed to Yao Qi all the details of Liu Lin’s departure, and even told him about her own conjecture. Only after saying everything did she finally pause in shock. Wait, she was planning on hiding it first!
Why did she just say all that!?
Yao Yue cautiously glanced at Yao Qi. The man’s expression didn’t change much, as if this was something he had already predicted.
“Heh.”
After a long stretch of silence, Yao Yue heard the man chuckle. Although Yao Qi was laughing, those unsmiling eyes were giving her the shivers. She weakly called out to him.
“It’s okay, let him run.” Yao Qi merely smiled and stroked her hair. Then he indifferently said, “I’ll just have to catch him back.”
Yao Yue couldn’t help but violently shudder, thinking that the madman was done for.
She wanted to ask how her brother was going to catch the madman back, but she managed to refrain from doing so and meekly sat on the sofa like a lifeless puppet.
“Xiao Yue, do you want to come home with me?”
Yao Yue raised her head and blinked her beautiful big eyes, a litany of curses running through her mind.
Aren’t we home now? Has brother lost his mind because he’s too angry? That must be it!
But wait a moment, why is he angry? In this situation, shouldn’t brother be worried that the madman will drag him into trouble?
Yao Yue was terribly confused, but she still put on a well-behaved look on the outside. She obediently nodded in response, inexplicably feeling like she would suffer a great deal if she didn’t behave well.
When it came to Yao Qi, she didn’t dare to act rashly—especially when something was obviously wrong with the man’s current state.
If possible, it would be great if he could just treat her as background air right now.
Yao Qi took out his phone and dialled a number, waiting for the call to connect.
“Third Young Master?” It only rang once before a middle-aged man picked up the call. Judging from his tone, he sounded rather unsure.
“It’s me.” Yao Qi turned on the loudspeaker and went back to the bedroom with his phone. He unhurriedly took off his clothes and opened the closet, “Is the Queen Mother at home?”
“Madam and Master had just left the country last night.”
“Then who’s the one at home right now? Is it eldest brother? Or brother-in-law?” After pondering over it, Yao Qi finally took out the clothes he had never once worn despite receiving it quite some time ago.
It was a light blue Chinese tunic suit. At first sight, it might seem like the set was made out of plain fabric, but upon a closer look, you would be able to see the decorative pattern on it. The colour was very light and easily blended into the blue of the tunic, so if one didn’t look carefully, they wouldn’t be able to spot the Chinese dragon baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, its majestic form piercing through the clouds. The pattern started from the shoulder down to the hem, covering the whole garment
Each year, a set was tailored according to his measurements.
He had never worn it since he turned thirteen, and he had also decided never to wear it again.
“Young Master Su is here.” The middle-aged man paused for a moment before adding, “The Eldest Young Master is on a trip to Shanghai, his plane took off an hour ago.”
Yao Qi responded with a hum, fastening all the buttons on his chest before putting on the matching trousers. “Send someone to pick me up as soon as possible.”
“Got it, Third Young Master.”
Yao Qi didn’t tell him his address, and neither did the man ask for it.
It wasn’t that he deliberately left it out, but that he had already gotten used to not saying it. After all, despite him changing houses every year, a car would be waiting to pick him up right outside of his residence on the eve of Chinese New Year.
To free up his hands, Yao Qi put the call on speaker without minding that Yao Yue could hear everything. Anyway, this was something she would find out sooner or later. She could start to get used to it from now on.
Yao Yue dazedly listened to the whole call from the living room, feeling like her cognition had turned upside down.
What happened to the identity of a simple flower shop owner? Did her brother turn out to be a young master from a rich family?
And from what she could infer, it wasn’t just any rich family at that…
Had she actually targeted someone she should never offend?
Yao Qi leisurely cooked some breakfast and told Yao Yue, who was stuck in a complicated mood, to eat together with him. He returned to the bedroom to grab the phone he had left on the bed, but when he looked up, he saw the book perched on the bedside table.
A book titled ‘Angel and Monster’ that he wrote for Liu Lin.
Yao Qi’s eyes narrowed, his mouth setting into a grim line. He promptly walked over, picked up the book, and ruthlessly threw it into the trash can.
Yao Yue happened to see this as she stood at the door. Staring at the book inside the trash can, a hint of distress flickered in her eyes. She wanted to say something, but she didn’t know what to say, so she could only shut her mouth and quietly looked at Yao Qi.
Ding dong—
The doorbell rang.
They had arrived.
Small theatre
Xiao Qi: *expressionlessly throws the book into the trash can*
Yao Yue: …My brother is angry, I shouldn’t do anything to provoke him *gets into puppet mode*
Ah l-Lin: (QAQ) Nonono, don’t throw it away, Xiao Qi, I was wrong—*rushes over to pick up the book and hugs it in his arms*
Xiao Qi: You have two choices. One, throw away the book. Two, I’ll give your second gift to somebody else *calm and gentle*
Ah-Lin: Xiao Qi… *pitifully crying*
Xiao Qi: Don’t make me choose for you.
Ah Lin: *ears drooping* *tearfully puts down the book* *curls up in the corner and sobs*
Xiao Qi: *coldly shuts the door*
Chinese dragons… Royalty…? O^O?
Or something of the same level? Idk.
Oop, you remind me that I forgot to attach a note to Yao Qi calling his mother Queen Mother 😂 she’s not really a queen, it’s just the nickname Yao Qi calls her with haha
Phew, okay! I really thought he’s something like a royal figure XD
I was serious at first, but the small theatre made me chuckle a bit. Poor Ah-Lin has to endure Xiao Qi’s wrath at the moment XD thank you so much for the update <3
Ah-Lin never meant to make him angry 🥲 thank you so much for reading 😊💝💝💝
Thank You for the new chapter (⋆◗̑◡◗̑)⸝♡
Thank you for reading 🥰😘😘😘
Holy f*ck. Definitely not anyone to mess with.
What impressed me most was how the author let that secret out. Well played, author. God, I love this. <3
The author made sure to maximise the drama for the revelation lol. Glad to hear that! Thank you for reading 😊💝💝💝
Yes, they did and it was well paced. I’m a writer myself and that pacing pleases me to no end!
Thank you very much for the update 😊❤️
Thank you for reading 😊💖💖💖
Nooooo liu lin is so pitiful 😭😭😭
I know right 😭😭😭 I just want him to be happy but the author kept on making him suffer 😢