An Unconventional Method to Raise a Rabid DogCh3 - The door is definitely… not open for you!

Liu Lin was afraid that the girl wouldn’t give up so easily, so he told Yao Qi that he would follow him around. True to his words, in the next few days, he really stuck to Yao Qi’s side without ever leaving.

Just like a shadow. iIptuR

Although the staff in the shop wondered why Liu Lin was sticking to their boss so closely, they weren’t too concerned by the behaviour. After all, they were used to it by now.

Since it was a flower shop, the employees who applied for recruitment were all young women. For some reason, seeing how sticky Liu Lin and the boss were, they excitedly chattered together on one side, looking like a flock of lively little sparrows.

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Yao Qi usually found it quite enjoyable to hear them talk, so he let it slide.

Despite liking quietness, he also didn’t mind their liveliness. bDpaeo

The girl who was supposed to be on duty was unable to come. Yao Qi thought it over and decided that it would be fine, so he told the staff who took over her shift to go back, leaving him and Liu Lin to watch the shop.

“You’re so kind to them.”

Yao Qi listened to Liu Lin’s grumbling as he watered the flowers with a sprinkling can.

“Are you jealous?” he laughed.

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“Yeah,” answered Liu Lin from the hammock, his voice a little dull.

Yao Qi blinked in slight astonishment, not expecting him to actually admit it. His smile deepened. Liu Lin was truly so adorable—he wanted to knead him into a ball, hold him in his arms, and ravage him to the utmost.

“They’re all young girls, it’s not very safe for them to go home too late.” Yao Qi put down the watering can and tidied up the rest of the stuff before calling out to Liu Lin, “It’s time to close anyway, let’s go back.”

Hearing what he said, Liu Lin clicked his tongue and lazily got off the hammock to walk towards Yao Qi. WztmHC

“I’ll be free two days later, I’ll take you out to play then.”

Yao Qi took Liu Lin’s hand in his.

It was a hand with clear outlines of bones and joints, slender yet possessing an indescribable strength within, seemingly able to pack a lot of punch.

Unlike his own. ZAfVR

Liu Lin’s hands were full of thick calluses, while in comparison, you would know that Yao Qi had never done any kind of heavy work just by looking at his hands.

Yao Qi held Liu Lin’s hand and stroked it for a while, a faint feeling of heartache appearing out of the blue.

“Where are we going?” Liu Lin’s eyes lit up, his interest roused.

“We’ll go wherever you want to.” OShzwM

“Will it count as a date?”

Yao Qi glanced at the man who was obviously excited but simultaneously tried not to show it. He felt that if Liu Lin had a tail, it would have been swaying uncontrollably right now.

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He couldn’t help but to rub the man’s head, humming in reply.

Liu Lin obediently bent down a little, unconsciously rubbing his fingers together. ro60Yv

“What can we do on the date?”

“Do things a couple would do.”

“Is kissing included?”

Liu Lin stared at his face, looking like he wanted to pounce and kiss him right there and then. caNqx4

“Don’t we kiss all the time?” Yao Qi nodded at Liu Lin, a little puzzled to see him beaming foolishly from sheer joy, but he was nonetheless infected by the good mood. His state of mind had always been good, but seeing Liu Lin be this happy made him feel simply delighted.

“It’s different.”

This would be his first date with Yao Qi.

The nuance wouldn’t be the same. LGtR7k

All the things they did on the date would have a different meaning.

It was like how a man who had already slept with his beloved wife before getting married would still be excited to spend their first newlywed night together.

The difference lay in the significance.

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Simple, yet able to give you a full sense of comfort.

Sickly sweet.

The security guard smiled a little ambiguously when he saw the two of them. CSMqZP

A trace of suspicion arose in Yao Qi’s heart, but he still politely nodded at him with a smile.

It was already dark outside.

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He shouldn’t have seen them holding hands.

They usually kept a low profile, and very few people could tell that he and Liu Lin were in that kind of relationship. 3CdI6Z

But the security guard’s ambiguous smile made him feel a little weird.

On one hand, Yao Qi tried to reassure himself—it was probably him who thought too much.

Even if the security guard guessed there was something going on between him and Liu Lin, being able to smile at them like that meant that he wasn’t against homosexuality.

But on the other hand, he began to put up his guard. CoHQFk

His intuition told him that something was wrong.

As if splashed by a bucket of cold water, the happy bubble in which he went home had now dissipated by half.

But he didn’t show it on his face.

He didn’t want to spoil Liu Lin’s mood. cNjpgO

With a turn of the key, the door to his house opened at the same time as that of his next door neighbour’s. A young man in streetwear fashion walked out and gave Yao Qi a smile upon seeing him.

Yao Qi maintained good relations with all of his neighbours, and naturally, he also got along well with this young man.

“Just got back, Brother Qi?”

Yao Qi smiled and nodded, “You’re going out? Pay attention to safety.” C5adb2

“Alright,” he replied, moving a little closer, but just as he was about to say something, he saw Liu Lin coldly staring at him from the side. Cold sweat instantly washed over the young man. Pursing his lips, he hastily stepped back with an awkward cough.

“Brother Qi, I’ll go first,” said the young man before hastily running downstairs.

Had it happened at a normal time, Yao Qi wouldn’t have cared about all these little details.

But the smile of the security guard and the young man who was eager to tell him something just now had gotten him on edge. cT3FsX

He actually wanted to stop the man and ask him what it was that he wanted to say.

But the young man was obviously scared. He ran away in a flash, disappearing into the staircase before Yao Qi even had the time to speak.

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Yao Qi twitched the corners of his mouth.

After entering the house, he went straight into the kitchen to cook. This should have originally been Liu Lin’s task, but Yao Qi didn’t want to make him do all the chores while he himself did nothing at home, so after discussing it together, they decided to take turns weekly. NIGm08

And this week was his turn.

Therefore, he didn’t see the way Liu Lin’s expression instantly turned grim after he entered the kitchen.

He was radiating pure fury, the ferocity in his eyes terrifying.

With such a cold face, he looked extremely frightening, a natural culmination of the gruesome off-kilter aura dramas and movies tried so hard to replicate. cRyfU1

Liu Lin swept his eyes through the living room and immediately made his way into the bedroom.

The blanket that had been neatly folded was now a little askew, while the bedsheet appeared to be as smooth as it had been when they left in the morning.

Someone had come in.

Laid down on this bed. yt0kdj

And then cleaned up the traces before he and Yao Qi returned.

The corners of Liu Lin’s mouth gradually twisted up.

Without any joy to be found in his eyes, the fake smile he put on looked rather horrifying.

But there was a strange sense of excitement thrumming underneath his skin. Zby8Tv

It remained even after they finished eating and washing up.

“Are you that happy?”

Lying on the bed, Yao Qi let out a light chuckle, propping up his head with one hand and pinching Liu Lin’s face with the other.

“Ah,” Liu Lin responded with a sound. Seemingly having thought of something, he abruptly reached out to hug Yao Qi’s waist and buried his face in his chest. lhH6Jp

The pace of his breathing turned rapid—Yao Qi could feel the puffs of breath hitting his skin even through the layer of fabric.

“You are mine.” Liu Lin tightened his embrace.

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Yao Qi couldn’t see his face, but he could hear the possessiveness thickly dripping from his voice.

“I know.” JKIB3R

Liu Lin’s state… was a little off.

Yao Qi frowned and started stroking Liu Lin’s back, trying to soothe the man.

“Let’s sleep.” Liu Lin loosened his hold on Yao Qi, stretching up his upper body to turn off the light.

Plunged into a sudden darkness, Yao Qi was once again hugged by the man before he could react. 9HwmuO

He always felt like there was something amiss.

But he couldn’t say what it was.

“Good night baby.”

“Good night, Ah-Lin.” 6MOXfc

Yao Qi thought he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight. After all, the more things he had to think about, the more active his mind would be. But not long after closing his eyes, a bout of sleepiness unexpectedly came.

Soon, he fell asleep.

In the darkness, Liu Lin opened his eyes and licked his lips, letting go of Yao Qi.

He treaded carefully on the floor, barefooted to avoid making any sound, then uncurled the silver ring that was given to him as a toy and slipped it into the keyhole of a drawer. vsgyL

With a few swish, Liu Lin successfully unlocked the drawer. He took out the straightened ring, returned it into its original shape, and flung it back onto the tea table. Finally, he gazed down at the contents of the drawer.

It was filled with clothing.

Liu Lin let out a silent laugh and lifted up the clothes to uncover a shiny set of knives lying below them, the blades gleaming sinisterly under the moonlight.

After choosing a suitable knife and placing it on the floor, he neatly put back all of the clothes into the drawer and relocked it. FNsEcD

Time kept ticking by.

His body was getting a little stiff.

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Liu Lin soundlessly moved his joints and continued to wait.

Tap, tap, tap… YTfJnP

The clear thumps of leather boots against the cold hard tiles echoed loudly in the quiet corridor.

Plop—

A drop of water on the ground, so light it would easily go unnoticed.

The footsteps stopped right before the front door. vYGr54

The darkness was once again engulfed in silence.

One minute, two minutes, ten minutes…

Click.

A key was inserted into the lock. J6QPsT

The door let out a small groan as it opened to welcome the guest standing outside—a petite figure wrapped in a black lolita dress.

The moonlight shone upon her delicate face.

She curved her eyes and scarlet lips, smiling from the bottom of her heart.

Look, her ‘brother’ was inviting her to come inside. HTQYav

Her black leather boot crossed over the threshold, but a second before it could land, something flew over in the dark, its subsequent dull thud transmitted into her eardrums.

It was a square-shaped object bigger than her head. She would’ve most likely suffered a great deal if it had hit her.

Losing her footing made her centre of gravity unstable. In a hurry to dodge, she instinctively stepped back, but because her movement was too rushed, she instantly fell backwards.

Thwack! dO4CIH

The noise of her fall reverberated through the corridor.

But it wasn’t loud enough to wake people up.

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Thud.

Another sound came from the side. Following the source of the sound, the girl saw that the thing she had just frantically ducked away from—the square-shaped object that amounted to one-third of her body height—was just a simple back pillow. PUi Ad

Not at all a lethal object.

Her eyes widened as rage surged into her heart. She quickly rose up and retreated a few steps back, vigilantly staring at the open door.

A tall figure slowly walked out from the pitch-black house to the bright corridor, revealing the face of the man.

Those cruel eyes were full of unabated delight, his very being emitting a piercingly sharp aura full of aggression. Rrlw6Z

He was a beast without a collar.

The little girl suddenly understood why he chose the pillow to throw at her.

The same reason he didn’t come out to attack her the moment she opened the door.

Because a heavy object would generate a loud noise. TDPn1J

Because people would instinctively scream when they were frightened.

The noise would wake up the keeper of this beast.

It would wake up her ‘brother’.

But even with this realisation, the little girl didn’t plan on waking the person who was fast asleep. Regardless of whether she chose to advance or run away, it would be more troublesome for her if her ‘brother’ were to wake up. 6bmqB8

It was better to keep the number of people who had seen her face to a minimum.

So, she would try not to cause a commotion.

But the question now was, should she give up, or should she continue?


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If the little girl hadn’t dodged the pillow—

Little girl: *expressionlessly takes the pillow, expressionlessly stares at Liu Lin for two seconds, and then—throws it*

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Ah-Lin: *smashed by the pillow on the face* You actually dare to throw it at me!? *picks up the pillow and throws it back*

In the end, qlabF

they got into a pillow fight.

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  1. Didn’t expect him to had a flower shop! Aaand everybody in this novel is suspicious haha 🤣

    Thank You for the chapter (⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠³⁠˘⁠)⁠♥