AWDC Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Qi Qi is Missing

Chapter 55: Qi Qi is Missing

“It’s all your fault.” The thought of cleaning up this brat’s mess infuriated him. “Who couldn’t you have provoked? You just had to mess with someone like Zhao Yuming, who’s so shrewd. Even if I clean everything up perfectly, I’m afraid he’ll still suspect something.”

Mu Chuang felt a sense of relief when he heard him say “clean everything up.” “Then it’s okay. As long as it’s taken care of, even if he suspects something, he won’t be able to find any evidence. It will always just be suspicion. I have something to do, I’ll go first.”

Calculating the time, he figured the wound must have been bandaged. If he didn’t go back soon, it might arouse suspicion.

“Where are you going in the middle of the night?” Mu Chuang’s father asked again about the question he hadn’t answered earlier, seeing him in such a hurry.

“Xiaoyu is still at the clinic. I have to go pick him up.” After he finished speaking, he was about to fly out, but suddenly thought of something and added, “Zhao Yuming might come looking for trouble in the middle of the night, Dad. Take this time to prepare yourself mentally.”

Then, like a firecracker with a lit fuse, he shot into the sky with a “whoosh.”

“Damn!” He exclaimed in the air. “This thing is really exciting. It feels even faster than my luxury car.”

After changing his landing points a few times, he quickly returned to the front of the clinic. But to his surprise, the clinic was dark and appeared to be closed.

“Not good,” he felt a tightness in his heart, sensing trouble. “Did Zhao Yuming take Qi Qi away?”

“Damn it, does sewing a wound take this long? Now that he’s gone, where am I supposed to find him?”

“Knock, knock, knock…” He pounded hard on the clinic door. “Open the door, I forgot something.”

In his anxiety, he didn’t care if what he said was appropriate. All he knew was that if Lin Xi was taken away by Zhao Yuming, nothing good would come of it.

“Knock, knock, knock…” He continued to pound frantically, fully embodying the arrogance of the original host.

“Tap, tap, tap…” The sound of wooden clogs dragging on the ground came from inside. The young apprentice was coming to open the door.

“Who is it?” He asked from inside, then opened the door a crack with a “creak,” peeking out with one eye.

“Young Master Mu?” If he hadn’t heard wrong, he should have said he forgot something. But… he hadn’t even entered the clinic. “What are you…”

“Where is he?” Mu Chuang ignored his words and asked directly, “The young man who came with me, where is he now?”

“…?” The apprentice hesitated for a moment before saying, “Weren’t you waiting for him outside? Didn’t he say he was coming out with you? So now…”

“Where does Zhao Yuming live?” In his urgency, he couldn’t care about anything else. If he was asked about it later, he could always come up with an excuse.

“?” The apprentice was completely confused. He thought, who on Nanxi Street didn’t know that those two were sworn enemies? How could he not know where the other lived? But out of respect for Mu Chuang’s status, he answered truthfully, “Go straight ahead for fifty zhang, then turn right for ten zhang, then go straight ahead for another fifty zhang, and finally turn left for one zhang, and you’ll be there.”

After hearing this, Mu Chuang left directly, not even bothering to say thank you. At that moment, all he wanted was to find Lin Xi as soon as possible, fearing that if he was a step late, he would be… that.

If it had been before, he would never have had such a thought. But now, he was always afraid that someone would touch his person.

“Wait, my person?” Mu Chuang was startled by this thought. He didn’t know when he had developed the idea that Lin Xi was his person. Hadn’t he always seen him as a younger brother?

“I’m done for,” he sighed inwardly. “I’m going to be twisted by the original host’s perverted mind.”

But even as he thought this, his feet didn’t stop for a moment. Following the apprentice’s directions, he hurried over and finally stopped in front of a few small wooden houses.

These wooden houses looked quite old, and there wasn’t even a plaque on the door, let alone any maids or servants. Their poverty exceeded Mu Chuang’s expectations.

Logically speaking, Zhao Yuming should have plenty of money, being the chief . But why did he live in such a poor, dilapidated place?

At this moment, there was still a light on in the house, and the faint sound of voices could be heard. Mu Chuang didn’t bother to think about these useless things and quickly crept closer.

If it were his usual self, he would have kicked the door open directly. But now, he suddenly wanted to see what the two of them were doing inside.

He saw Zhao Yuming sitting by the bed, with an oil lamp burning in the room. Lin Xi was sitting at the coffee table at a distance from him, putting down a teacup as if he had just taken a sip.

“This tea is good.” He praised after drinking it, but didn’t say much more. Because he knew that this Zhao Yuming hadn’t traveled from that side. He didn’t know anything about his past, and he was afraid of revealing himself if he said too much.

“This is something I brought back from another place when I was transporting valuables. It’s slightly different from the local taste.” Zhao Yuming replied, “If Xiaoyu likes it, I’ll bring more next time.”

“Thank you, Brother Ming.” Lin Xi thanked him politely, unaware that Zhao Yuming was overjoyed by his constant “Brother Ming.” Before, Lin Yu would directly call him by his name and wouldn’t be so close to him.

Although he often went to the Lin family to find him, Lin Haiqi didn’t approve of them becoming that kind of relationship, so he sold Lin Xi to the Mu mansion, partly to get some money and partly to make Zhao Yuming give up that idea.

However, what Lin Haiqi never dreamed of was that Lin Yu would be taken a fancy to by Mu Fang. As the eldest son of the county magistrate, wanting Lin Yu as a male concubine was something he couldn’t refuse, no matter what.

It was just as the saying goes, “What you fear will come to pass.” Lin Haiqi was now full of regret.

“Xiaoyu,” Zhao Yuming said happily, standing up from the bedside and sitting opposite Lin Xi. “You know how I feel. Can you reconsider now?”

Lin Xi was stunned by these words. What did he mean by that? What kind of relationship did he have with Lin Yu before? Could it be…

He didn’t dare to think about it. This was too sudden, and he wasn’t mentally prepared for it.

“I…” He was a little nervous, quickly thinking of a solution. “…I think, before you redeem me… I should still go back, or else if Master Mu blames us, we won’t be able to bear the consequences.”

The way he said it actually matched Lin Yu’s reaction, making Zhao Yuming not realize that he had traveled from the other side at all.

Zhao Yuming put away the joy on his face, as if seriously considering the issue.

After a long while, he said, “No, if you go back now, Mu Fang will definitely suspect that you and I have done something, and then he won’t let you off easily. I’m afraid you won’t even have the chance to see me.”

“Why not…” He looked determined, with a feeling of going all out. “…You just stay here with me and find a place to hide first. Tomorrow, we’ll go together to Master Mu to redeem the contract.”