Chapter 20. He leaned down, even lower. ...

He bent down, even lower.

It almost completely enveloped Pei Qi beneath it.

The little capybara's breathing was steady, seemingly unaware that danger was approaching.

At such close range, Guan Yue could see the fine downy hairs on the young man's face, which seemed transparent under the light, appearing as tiny specks.

The plum flavor was subtle, yet it seemed to fill the entire space.

The man lowered his head slightly, his lips close to the young man's soft earlobe.

Then, it brushed past me almost imperceptibly.

The capybara was fast asleep and showed no reaction.

The pressure of the lips touching gradually increased; the gray wolf seemed no longer satisfied with just a couple of light strokes.

"Hmm..." the little capybara suddenly uttered, pursing its lips.

My ear hurts, like I've been bitten by something.

The young man slowly opened his eyes.

The ceiling light in the living room is so bright that it instantly draws your gaze.

Besides the light, there was also a face very close to me.

Although it was a familiar handsome face, the little capybara was still so frightened that it shrank to the other corner of the sofa.

Then, he reached out and rubbed his earlobe, which felt strange.

I can't quite describe the feeling; it's a bit like being bitten by a mosquito.

It was one of those very poisonous mosquitoes.

"My ears..." The young man propped himself up with one hand, while still rubbing his earlobe with the other.

Guan Yue straightened his back and lowered his eyes, seemingly avoiding the gaze of the capybara.

"Were there mosquitoes just now?" Pei Qi asked, frowning as she loosened her ears, which had recovered.

The man, who had been looking down, suddenly raised his eyes again, taking the lead provided by the young man: "Hmm, it was on your ear, I just brushed it away for you."

No wonder Guan Yue was clinging to him.

My slightly groggy mind naturally pieced together the whole story.

The little capybara yawned twice more: "Thank you, Dr. Guan."

Guan Yue gladly accepted the thanks, which sounded a bit like he was getting up: "Go back to your room and sleep."

"Mm." Pei Qi turned her neck, picked up her notebook and stood up. "Dr. Guan, you should go to sleep early too."

I was so half asleep on the sofa that when I landed, I felt weak and powerless.

So the little capybara dragged its feet, head drooping, and climbed upstairs listlessly.

Behind him, someone's gaze remained fixed.

You should have been gentler; he hadn't bitten enough yet.

No, you should put the baby capybara on the bed first before biting it.

Thinking of this, the person averted their gaze and looked down at the crackled glass on the coffee table.

He lifted it up and drank a large gulp of ice water.

Pei Xi was so sleepy that she mechanically brushed her teeth and washed her face, then eagerly buried herself in the blankets and fell asleep instantly.

In the following days, in addition to attending classes at school, Pei Qi also had to busy herself with promoting the exhibition activities of Tianlu Linlang.

There is still a lot of preliminary work to be done.

At work, there's almost no time for joking around anymore, and nobody's talking about having dinner together after work. Everyone's stuck at their desks, wearing glasses and working like crazy.

Even the number of times the master sneaked out for a smoke decreased by half.

Pei Qi couldn't help but think of appointing this project as an "ambassador for quitting smoking."

On Friday, everyone was looking forward to a breather after a long week of work.

So Xiaojia suggested, "We have to go out for a meal tonight! I want barbecue, sizzling, oily barbecue."

Everyone readily agreed.

Su Mo: "There's a really delicious place in Laowen Alley..."

"Junior brother, you have to come too." Xiao Jia patted Pei Qi, who was getting water.

Pei Qi nodded: "Okay."

Perfect timing, he hadn't had barbecue skewers in a long time either.

Before I could even relax and have a couple of sips of tea, my phone vibrated in my pocket.

It was a message from Dr. Guan.

G: [I'll have stewed pork ribs for dinner.]

G: [Come back soon.]

He agreed too quickly and has already forgotten.

I forgot that Dr. Guan had told me this morning that he would make pork ribs for dinner.

He stared at the screen, pondering his words for a long time.

Seven: [Our company is having a dinner party tonight.]

Seven: [Maybe he won't be coming back. /[sweat]]

G: [Whatever you like.]

He could almost see the man's cold face through those two words.

Seven: [Let me see.]

No further reply was received.

Pei Qi silently put her phone back into her pocket.

Su Mo: "After we finish our barbecue, let's go to my place and play cards. I've been on a lucky streak lately, I'll definitely make you guys win big."

Xiao Jia: "My card skills are no joke..."

Everyone was having a great time, and he couldn't find a moment to say he wasn't going.

It's somewhat inappropriate to say this now.

The capybara thought it would be better to find an opportunity closer to the end of the workday.

As a result, as soon as he got off work, he dragged him into the car and drove straight to the barbecue restaurant.

Pei Qi noticed that Dr. Guan hadn't sent her any more messages, so she guessed...

His dinner hasn't been included yet, has it?

Never mind, let's get some skewers first.

"Would you like some wheat juice? This isn't satisfying." Old He was the one who loved to drink the most here; he wanted to take a sip of everything he ate.

Su Mo: "You guys can drink, just leave me to drive."

Old He: "Then I'll call it, waiter..."

"Xiaoqi, have some too." Xiaojia held up the wine bottle and was about to pour wine into Peiqi's glass.

"No...no." He had made up his mind never to touch alcohol again!

Su Mo: "We'll take you home later, what are you afraid of?"

Pei Xi: "I...I have a bad neck, and the doctor said I can't drink alcohol either."

"Was that a proper doctor you saw?" Su Mo bit into a piece of grilled beef on a metal skewer. "Cervical spondylosis and drinking alcohol are related?"

"Alcohol is bad for your health," Pei Qi chuckled twice, trying to brush it off.

Xiao Jia then stopped pouring him more wine: "Alright, but I don't see you've applied any plasters. How about I take you to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor sometime? He's really amazing..."

The crowd chattered amongst themselves. It was summer, and the shop was packed with people, all gathered in the open courtyard, making the environment quite noisy.

Cicadas were chirping loudly in the big tree in the yard.

Pei Xi didn't notice the messages on her phone either.

The phone, which had been lying face down on the barbecue table, vibrated and shifted a few centimeters.

The young man then picked up his phone.

Incoming call reminder: Dr. Guan.

Seeing these three big characters, what can I say?

It seems like I received a call from my homeroom teacher when I was in school.

perturbed.

"Hello..." the young man answered cautiously.

"Why aren't you replying to messages? Where did you go?"

The male voice on the phone was terrifyingly cold.

Pei Xi felt that it was difficult for humans, as warm-blooded animals, to speak in such a cold tone, but the homeroom teacher and Dr. Guan could.

"I wasn't checking my phone..."

It was too noisy around. Xiao Jia was playing drinking games with Lao He.

Pei Qi got up from the small stool, intending to find a quieter place.

Before I had taken more than a few steps outside, the male voice on the phone came through again, softly: "Are you guys drinking?"

"No...no, it was my senior brothers who were drinking, I didn't drink." Pei Qi didn't know what she was so nervous about, but she quickly denied it almost without thinking.

Guan Yue: "When will this end?"

Pei Xi glanced at the time; it was already past eight o'clock in the evening. "It should be soon."

Guan Yue: "Where did you eat?"

Pei Xi: "Old Wen Lane".

Guan Yue: "Then I'm coming over."

Pei Xi: "Want to come over for some skewers?"

Guan Yue: "......"

Pei Xi: "Then I'll bring you some. It's quite far from here, Dr. Guan, don't bother coming all the way."

He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt that Dr. Guan's voice sounded even colder.

"You don't want them to see me, do you?"