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    Chapter 81: I Don’t Dislike You

    “Impossible, absolutely impossible!”

    Lian Xun muttered to himself, shaking his head. “He, he’s still so young, he can’t be failing!”

    Although he refused to believe it no matter what, he truly took Ling Yu’s words to heart.

    And he felt a chill run down his spine.

    Other than this reason, he couldn’t think of any other reason why Qi Luzhi would avoid him like the plague.

    Sherlock Holmes had said that when you eliminate all impossible situations, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth!

    Boom—

    A bolt of lightning struck in his mind, and Lian Xun collapsed weakly into his chair.

    The sky had fallen!!!

    Was his blissful sex life, which had only just begun, about to come to an end?

    Recently, Qi Luzhi seemed to always be complaining about being tired. Could it really be a problem with his health?

    Alas! It was all his fault for being so careless, for not noticing the abnormality in the person beside his pillow.

    When something like this happens, it’s precisely the time when emotions are sensitive and people need care, right?

    ……

    “Boss.”

    Ling Yu called out to Lian Xun, who was in a daze, and comforted him, “I was just spouting nonsense off the top of my head. President Qi might just be too busy and tired. Why don’t you buy some supplements for him?”

    “Right, you’re right.” Lian Xun hurriedly pulled out his phone and searched for what supplements were good for men. “Supplements, yes, he needs supplements.”

    Ling Yu looked at his boss’s solemn and serious face and swallowed nervously.

    Did he say the wrong thing?

    The next morning, Lian Xun dragged Qi Luzhi straight to the seafood market.

    Oysters, sea cucumbers, soft-shelled turtles… he picked out a huge pile.

    After thinking it over, dietary supplements were still the safest option.

    Qi Luzhi was puzzled by Lian Xun’s large-scale purchases but still reached out to take another large bag that he handed over.

    “Why are you suddenly so interested in seafood? Are you planning to eat it or raise it? We can’t finish buying this much, right?”

    Faced with Qi Luzhi’s question, Lian Xun evaded the issue. “Um, I, I just suddenly really love eating seafood. I’ll buy more and put it in the fridge to eat slowly.”

    He couldn’t say it was to replenish Qi Luzhi’s health, could he?

    He still had to consider a man’s pride!

    “Okay, if you like to eat it, I’ll make it for you.” Qi Luzhi’s eyes were full of doting. “But you’re really buying too much. You can always come back and buy more next time you want to eat it.”

    “Okay, last bag, let’s go, let’s go.” Lian Xun smiled and wanted to hold Qi Luzhi’s hand, but found that it was already full of shopping bags, so he had to settle for holding his wrist instead.

    After returning home from work, Qi Luzhi made garlic oysters and soft-shelled turtle soup with sea cucumber for dinner.

    The fragrant dishes were served on the table, and Lian Xun only busied himself with putting food into Qi Luzhi’s bowl, but didn’t take a bite himself for a long time.

    Qi Luzhi frowned slightly. “Weren’t you the one who wanted to eat it? Why are you only giving it to me?”

    “Ah?” Lian Xun looked up in a panic, pretending that nothing was happening. “I’m eating, I’m eating too.”

    He scooped a spoonful of soup into his mouth, and the fresh aroma instantly filled his mouth. Qi Luzhi’s cooking was as good as ever!

    Qi Luzhi looked at Lian Xun, who was smiling foolishly at him across the table, his eyes narrowed slightly, his expression inquisitive.

    Lian Xun today had been strange since the morning.

    An Jinnan’s fall had indeed fractured her right leg. She had a cast on and her movement was restricted, so she could only sit obediently at her workstation to recover every day.

    Today was the day of her final check-up at the hospital, and she called Qi Luzhi’s landline as soon as she got to work in the morning.

    “Hello, President Qi, I hope you can send me to the hospital again today. After all, I was injured because of you.”

    “I’m not free.” Qi Luzhi coldly refused. “Have Secretary Feng send you. Goodbye.”

    “Hello, hello—”

    “How can there be such a cold-hearted person in the world!”

    An Jinnan cursed softly into the phone in anger.

    Not long after, Feng Nuo pushed a wheelchair and stopped beside An Jinnan, with a familiar polite smile on her face.

    “Miss An, please.”

    An Jinnan sized Feng Nuo up and down unhappily, reluctantly moved onto the wheelchair, and instructed, “Find Doctor Wei, who has always treated me. I won’t see anyone else.”

    “Understood, Miss An.”

    Close to lunchtime, Qi Luzhi left early to have lunch with Lian Xun.

    Looking at the same old dishes on the table again, Qi Luzhi picked up his chopsticks and put them down again, looking up at Lian Xun.

    “Have you been this fond of eating these things lately?”

    But every time he saw him, he didn’t eat much.

    “Yes, yes, I have.” Lian Xun said guiltily.

    “Isn’t it bad to eat too much of these things?” Qi Luzhi reached out to pick up the two lunch boxes, planning to take them away and order something else.

    Seeing that the untouched dishes were about to go into the trash, Lian Xun hurriedly stopped him. “Don’t, these… these are all I specially bought for you.”

    “For me?” Qi Luzhi was puzzled.

    Had he said that he loved eating seafood?

    Besides, even if he loved it, he would get tired of eating it for days in a row.

    “Oh, it’s just… these days… I’ve seen it all. I just want to give you more supplements.

    Don’t worry, I won’t dislike you. It’s just… if you have any discomfort, you must tell me.”

    Lian Xun said with a troubled and hesitant expression, afraid of hurting Qi Luzhi’s self-esteem.

    “……”

    Qi Luzhi’s eyes narrowed slightly. “What do you mean?”

    “I, I don’t mean anything. You don’t have to be embarrassed. Aren’t we the two closest people in the world? You don’t have to… you don’t have to hide it from me.”

    Lian Xun tried to be as tactful as possible.

    Qi Luzhi raised his eyebrows, slowly walked to Lian Xun’s side, raised Lian Xun’s chin with two fingers, and said in a dangerous tone.

    “Do you think that the reason I haven’t touched you during this time is because I can’t do it?”

    “Is it… isn’t it?”

    Lian Xun looked up at Qi Luzhi’s eyes, his expression full of concern.

    “Heh.” Qi Luzhi chuckled lightly, pulled Lian Xun up in one fell swoop, made him sit on his lap, and patted his butt.

    “I saw that you’ve had a poor appetite and been down lately, so I asked Wei Xueming what was going on. He said it might be due to overindulgence, and that you need to be restrained!”

    “…Really?” Lian Xun’s eyes were filled with disbelief.

    Qi Luzhi was helpless and took out his phone to call Wei Xueming, placing it in front of Lian Xun. “Ask him yourself.”

    The call connected, and Lian Xun tentatively opened his mouth: “Doctor Wei, did you tell Qi Luzhi that I was overindulging and needed to be restrained?”

    Wei Xueming thought for a moment and replied, “Yes, when I saw you last time, your complexion wasn’t very good.

    Being in love is a good thing, but, tsk, you still need to be restrained a little.”

    “Wei Xueming!” Lian Xun exploded. “Are you out of your mind? I’m perfectly fine, what nonsense are you talking about, causing Qi-gege to not touch me for two weeks!”

    “……”

    There was a brief silence on the other end.

    “Is Qi Luzhi next to you?” Wei Xueming asked.

    “Yes, what’s wrong?”

    Wei Xueming: “Give the phone to him.”

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