Chapter 3

Some people looked tall and strong, but were actually delicate.

Lin Yuan was kicked by Lu Qi and sent to the hospital. Lu Qi returned to the two people’s residence and waited all night, but didn’t receive a call from the police station or the other party’s lawyer.

He didn’t sleep well that night, and didn’t get up until after noon. When he went down the stairs in a daze, he paused and looked down at the furnishings in the living room.

When he first moved here, it had looked like a finely decorated model house, every furnishing luxurious but lifeless. Now, the living room had changed. The midday sun shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows and fell on the velvet pillows on the sofa. On the marcel stone-carved coffee table was a set of cartoon tea sets and a tissue box with a dog drawn lying on its stomach. On the balcony window next to the small garden was a tablet he used for drawing.

This house belonged to Lin Yuan. When he saw Lin Yuan’s residence, Lu Qi had known that he was not only from a wealthy family, and that having such a single family villa in a prime downtown location in Shanghai, where land was so valuable, showed his financial resources.

Lu Qi rubbed his disheveled hair and thought it would be great if he was really greedy for money. That way, even if Lin Yuan started a football team outside, he could referee for them with a smile.

But he couldn’t smile.

He had always been slow to react. His friends said he was like a little snail, and only moved his antennae after being poked with a short stick.

This was indeed the case. He could still smile when he had the showdown with Lin Yuan the day before, but now he just felt tired.

He hugged his knees and sat on the stairs in a daze for a while. Then he slowly went downstairs, took the packing box he had brought with him from the storage room, and began to pack his things.

He and Lin Yuan lived in two bedrooms with a shared cloakroom. Compared to Lin Yuan, who regularly bought four-digit suits, Lu Qi’s clothes were all soft, comfortable, brightly-colored casual clothes. They were clearly distinguishable when hung together, just like their three views.

He saw the painting placed in the cloakroom – he had painted it himself and given it as a gift to Lin Yuan.

Tearing off the waterproof paper, a huge steampunk city appeared before him.

The painting’s spray paint effect was pretty good. Under a gray-black sky, sky-high buildings were shrouded in dazzling neon lights. A suspended rail car dragged a rainbow of light through a narrow gap, and a holographic image projected a mechanical phoenix, its tail feathers falling into the stream of light.

Stagnant water on the street reflected the rainbow of colors, and under the excessive light pollution were all kinds of people, including a skinny vendor dragging an old mechanical leg, a mercenary with barrel cannons installed on his arms, a beautiful girl with data streams reflected in her eyes…..

There were only two normal human men walking backwards holding hands. In the arms of the man in the suit was a bouquet of brilliant sunflowers, which was the only clean, bright color in the entire painting.

Lu Qi possessed this kind of character. He used painting as a medium to express the secret confessions he couldn’t say.

But now, that bright color had become particularly blinding.

Just as he was pondering what to do with this painting, the sound of the doorbell rang faintly.

Lu Qi, wearing cinnamon roll dog slippers, went downstairs to open the door.

The morning wind brought with it the faint scent of perfume. There was a woman standing outside the door, and a flamboyant convertible supercar parked not far behind. She wore sunglasses that covered half her face, but it was not difficult to see that she had a beautiful appearance and a good figure. It was only that her gaze was too uncivil, as sharp as a knife. When she crossed her arms and looked Lu Qi up and down, there was a sense of superiority on her features.

Exactly the same as Lin Yuan.

Lu Qi felt uncomfortable, but he had always had a good temperament, so he lowered his head and asked in a well-behaved manner: “Sister, are you looking for Lin Yuan?”

The woman was clearly taken aback.

Lin Xiaoshuang had come here to cause trouble, but her temper vanished once he called her “sister.” She chuckled resentfully. “Your mouth is rather sweet. It seems that this is how you coax Lin Yuan? I know he’s in the hospital now and I won’t find him here. I’m here to find you.”

She took off her sunglasses and raised her chin slightly: “Let’s talk.”

Lu Qi looked at her beautiful face that was somewhat similar to Lin Yuan’s and had a guess in his mind, but still asked: “Who are you?”

Lin Xiaoshuang nodded her head: “I’m his paternal aunt.”

“Oh.” Lu Qi turned sideways and let the woman in. While she was looking around the room, he bent down and got her slippers.

Seeing this, Lin Xiaoshuang scoffed, “You don’t have to flatter me. No matter what, it is impossible for our Lin family to agree to you being together.”

Lu Qi looked at her strangely, then at the high heels on her feet.

“I’m not flattering you,” he said, baffled. “It’s just that you’ll be very tired wearing these shoes, and it will be easier to change into slippers.”

Lin Xiaoshuang: ……

This was really damn sincere!

The previous night, she watched the boss drama “Chronicles of the Evil Mother-in-Law” and only remembered a few lines. Now, looking into these clear eyes, she nearly forgot all her words.

Such a cute boy, with eyes so big and bright, why did he become blind at such a young age and fall in love with that evil creature Lin Yuan?

But the work assigned by her older brother still had to be done. Lin Xiaoshuang suppressed her smile and walked toward the sofa with a swaying figure.

Lu Qi got her a glass of warm water.

Across the curl of steam, Lin Xiaoshuang said quietly: “You look rather clean. Different from what we thought. We thought Lin Yuan had some shady thing from outside.”

Lu Qi: ……

He wasn’t sure why, but he felt that this sister’s style was strange, as if she was acting in some TV series with acting skills that weren’t very good.

But what she said really made him feel indignant. He was a little angry, and retorted with restraint: “Birds of a feather flock together. It turns out that in your eyes, Lin Yuan is only qualified to associate with people like that. Do you also admit that Lin Yuan is a shady thing?”

Lin Xiaoshuang was stifled, and sneered after a moment, “Do you think the two of you are dating? You live in his house, eat his food, use his things…..”

She raised her chin proudly: “How much does he pay you to sleep with him?”

Lu Qi gave her a strange look. He stretched out two fingers and shook them.

“Twenty thousand?” Lin Xiaoshuang became even prouder. She picked up the water glass and took a sip, glancing at Lu Qi across from her with victorious confidence. “You are nothing more than that…..”

“Two thousand five per month,” Lu Qi said. “I pay it to him…..”

Before he could finish talking about the rent, Lin Xiaoshuang opposite him began to cough violently. He took a tissue from the table and handed it over with both hands. After a while, he said, “I buy the groceries and replenish most of the daily necessities. I don’t use his things.”

After speaking, he patted the tissue box lying on the table and added in a low voice: “Mine.”

Lin Xiaoshuang: ……

The tissue in her hands was hot.

This little beast Lin Yuan was so embarrassing.

The little beast was sent to the hospital last night with a broken rib. There was no need for hospitalization, but her sister-in-law insisted on keeping her baby boy in the hospital for observation. Her older brother asked Lin Yuan how he was injured, but Lin Yuan didn’t say anything and told him to leave it alone.

But how could her older brother not care? The shoe mark on Lin Yuan’s waist was still clearly visible. This kick was not on the little beast’s waist, but on her older brother’s own face!

Her older brother found this kid in no time and sent her over to solve the problem.

Lin Xiaoshuang pinched her brow, took a check out of her bag, and pushed the thin piece of paper to the center of the coffee table with two fingers as white as green onion roots. “Here’s two million. Take the money and get out.”

Lu Qi: ……

He opened his mouth slightly, his expression a little surprised, and stared at Lin Xiaoshuang as if he was watching a comic sketch.

Lu Qi really hadn’t expected this sort of plot to happen to him. For a moment, he just thought it was absurd, so absurd that it produced some comedic effects. He forgot to be angry and almost laughed out loud.

With a slight cough, Lu Qi pushed the check back. “I won’t take this money.”

Lin Xiaoshuang thought she was going to hear Lu Qi’s affectionate confession to her nephew, and was about to scoff……

Lu Qi: “What if you sue me for blackmail later?”

Lin Xiaoshuang: …….

It didn’t matter, she still had her trump card.

She put the check away and said slowly: “Lin Yuan used to have many lovers, but he always rented a house outside. You are indeed special, his first ‘beauty hidden in a golden house.’ But do you know why he treats you differently? It’s not because he particularly likes you, but because you look like……”

“Like Mu Nanqiao.” Lu Qi had learned to answer quickly, blinking his eyes like a curious baby. “Do we really look alike?”

Lin Xiaoshuang: ……

Nothing that happened after entering this house had followed the script.

With a wave of her hand, she simply stopped acting. She changed her cool and aloof persona, kicked off her high heels, and reclined comfortably back on the sofa as if her bones had been removed.@@novelbin@@

She shrugged and said frankly: “I don’t remember what Mu Nanqiao looks like, but you probably have similar temperaments? I heard from Lin Yuan’s friends that Mu Nanqiao was a pitiful little boy. Although he was the child of the Mu family in Shanghai, he was not well-received. His father had a car accident and was recuperating abroad. His mother was not in good health and had to take care of his father, so she left the child in Shanghai with his grandfather to study.”

“When he was a child, those punks formed a gang and often bullied him.” Lin Xiaoshuang said lightly: “Lin Yuan helped him out several times, so he had a good relationship with Lin Yuan.”

Lu Qi thought there was something strange about this matter.

Before today, he might not have doubted this, but now he couldn’t help but think: Would Lin Yuan be so kind when he was a boy? From his perspective, it would be amazing if he didn’t join the gang doing the bullying.

It was possible that…..

At that point, Lin Yuan was still taking shape.

“I don’t know anything else.” Lin Xiaoshuang took a slender cigarette out of her bag, lit it, and blew out a puff of smoke. “Handsome boy, I think you’re serious about dating Lin Yuan. Listen to Sister’s advice, he may be worthy of sleeping with, but he is not worthy of serious love.”

Lu Qi blinked. Then he smiled for the first time since Lin Xiaoshuang entered the door, and a shallow pear dimple appeared on his left cheek.

“Thank you. I broke up with him, and I’m packing my things to move out.”

“Then it’s fine.” Lin Xiaoshuang shrugged and stretched out her hand. “I wish for your next boyfriend to be loving, lively, and fierce top.”

Lu Qi politely held her fingertips, shocked speechless by her straightforward blessing. He whispered with the tips of his ears slightly red: “Thank you…..then, don’t drive in high heels.”

Lin Xiaoshuang was stunned for a moment, then laughed: “I have spare shoes in the car, and changed into high heels before coming out. This makes me look more impressive.”

After sending Lin Xiaoshuang away, Lu Qi stood at the entrance and grabbed his soft hair. He leaned close to the reflective surface of the decorative panel and inspected his face carefully.

Wet hair from washing his face still hung in strands over his forehead. Although he could not be said to have heroic features, at any rate, they could be said to be smooth and bright, handsome and gentle.

Lu Qi rubbed his face like a sea otter.

So how could this sister immediately tell that he was a bottom, ah?

Wasn’t it a little bit possible that he could be a top next?

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