Chapter 107 Whose debt of gratitude, and who will repay it?

As the downpour subsided, Yu Man stood by the glass window, watching the rainbow appear after the sunlight refracted. She took a sip of coffee, the slightly bitter taste spreading in her mouth, and sighed softly, "It's a nice day."

Upon hearing the other person's voice, a strange shape arched up on the sofa, and soon the person with messy hair emerged from under the small floral blanket: "What nice weather?"

"Can we go find Gu Nanqiu and the others now?"

"Will Yue Yiyue be alright?"

"She's my savior." Yu An's mind was still foggy. He still remembered that yesterday, as soon as he entered the house, before he could unlock it for anyone, Yu Man dragged him into this house and locked him up for the whole night in a daze.

Yu Man was too lazy to pay attention to these questions. She drew a circle in the air with her hand, and a leaf flew out of the flowerpot. She pointed to the sink and then disappeared into the trash can after completing her task.

Yu An was used to Yu Man's indifferent attitude towards him. He just scratched his head and back, yawned, and walked towards the washbasin.

Watching Yu An's retreating figure, Yu Man casually made a phone call to inform someone to come up and change the sofa.

Yu An, rinsing her mouth with foam all over, pouted. Her boss was still as fussy as ever.

Okay, even though I know Yu Man has this kind of personality, I still feel a strange discomfort.

She casually tossed her used toothbrush into the trash can and was about to tidy up the sink when Yu Man's soft voice drifted over: "No need, I don't want this apartment."

"Huh?" Yu An stood there, rooted to the spot. "How many houses? And you just built them like this?"

"I don't have any virus on me."

"Hey, you, your OCD has gotten worse again."

Yu Man ignored Yu An's words, which she didn't want to hear.

He took a T-shirt from the room next door: "Change into this, we'll go find them later."

Yu An's lips twitched slightly: "Thank you."

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The doorbell rang suddenly. Yue Yiyue yawned, put on a coat, and looked through the peephole. It was Yu Man.

Upon opening the door, Yue Yiyue saw Yu An standing in the distance, looking rather aggrieved.

When she saw herself, her eyes lit up: "You're alright! That's so great!"

"It rained really hard last night."

"Yu An, aren't you cold?" Yue Yiyue looked at Yu An, who was wearing a long T-shirt with a thin belt around her waist, and then glanced at Yu Man, who was wearing a suit jacket and a shimmering short skirt.

Uncertainly, I took out my phone and checked the temperature.

It's still early spring, and the temperature in this area isn't particularly high. There was a heavy rain last night, and she felt a chill on her neck even though she was wearing a cotton-padded coat.

"It's not cold." Yu An shook her head, then lifted her collar and yawned as she explained, "The clothes Yu Man gives you are all special; they're very warm. You only need to wear one. I'll ask her to cast this spell on you next time."

Without much thought, Yue Yiyue nodded, stepped aside, and let the two of them in together.

"Have you had breakfast?" The clanging sounds came from the kitchen. Yue Yiyue walked to the cabinet, took out the special cup that Gu Nanqiu had told him to use for Yu Man, and brewed the rose tea that she liked.

Then she took out the cup that Yu An had used before from another cabinet: "We're going out later, Yu An, you stay at home and wait for us to come back."

"I'm sorry to have troubled you. I'll treat you to a meal later."

Yu An shook his head: "No need, no need. If it weren't for you, I would still be in monster form. I should be thanking you for saving me. Are you going to find that Zhou Qingyi?"

"I overheard something when I was pretending to be a monster and blending in over there." She glanced at Yu Man, then at Yue Yiyue, and didn't continue.

"Then I'll wait for you here. I can also cook you a meal while I'm at it, so you'll have something hot to eat when you come back."

Yu Man glanced at Yu An, her eyes scrutinizing him. Yu An flinched, but still straightened his back: "I won't say anything if you're here."

"Okay." Yu Man nodded and walked towards the kitchen.

As soon as Yu Man left, Yu An pulled Yue Yiyue towards the balcony and whispered, "Now you know what's going on, right?"

“That Zhou Qingyi is definitely after Gu Nanqiu, but her sister is no pushover either. You have to understand that no matter how much they fight, they are still family.”

"Moreover, that Greedy One is Gu Nanqiu's sister. You should be careful and make sure Gu Nanqiu fights her. Their business is not something an ordinary person like you can get involved in."

Recalling her previous work for Yu Man, Yu An hesitated for a long time before reminding Yue Yiyue that although the sisters often fought each other, they still had a good relationship.

Fearing that Yue Yiyue might not remember the rules of the monsters, he added, "Once you are targeted by one of the monsters raised by the other party, unless one of you is completely dead, that monster will keep trying to kill you."

Thinking of that fish-headed monster, Gu Nanqiu also mentioned it this morning.

Back then, I was young and hot-blooded, and I once brutally suppressed my gluttony, which incidentally led to the forensic doctor, that madman, taking control of me.

It's normal for someone to hold a grudge about binge eating even now.

That fish head was the cause of her coming here, so she has to end the consequence.

She glanced at Yu An: "Thank you, my dear sister. Let's have chopped chili fish head and thin vermicelli soup when we get back tonight."

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Pushing open the bedroom door, Yue Yiyue looked at the room with a similar layout.

A musty smell wafted over.

Withered flowers on the restaurant floor, chairs that were half-rotten.

Mold covered most of the wall.

This is the true face of the room where Yue Yiyue stayed yesterday.

Gu Nanqiu pinched her nose, looking somewhat unhappy: "Our precious memories are treated so casually by others; it still makes me feel a little bit sad when I see them."

Yu Man took a step back and turned to leave, but Gu Nanqiu stopped her again: "I can't beat two people at once. If I can't beat them, they will kill my baby again. Can you bear to watch me finally reunite with my baby and then be separated again?"

Hearing this made Yue Yiyue's ears burn. She nudged Gu Nanqiu, signaling him to watch his words.

Then Gu Nanqiu said, "And don't you want revenge for Lan Shushuang tricking Yu An away from you?"

"Oh, I forgot, Yu An looks at you like you're a stranger. She'll never fall in love with you again."

Yue Yiyue looked at Yu Man with an expression of utter disbelief, as if he had just stumbled upon a shocking revelation, and gasped in astonishment.

They watched as Yu Man slammed her fist into the wall, the huge crack clearly telling them of her anger.

Yu Man stormed inside, while Yue Yiyue quietly pulled Gu Nanqiu aside to ask what was going on, as he hadn't noticed anything during the New Year.

"It's because you saved Yu An that Yu Man gave you a red envelope, but Yu An can't know about this."

"Hey, let's go quickly, don't worry about others, you need to focus all your attention on me." Gu Nanqiu pushed Yue Yiyue, and softened her voice: "Yiyue, you must protect me, I don't want to be separated from you again."

Yue Yiyue looked at Yu Man, who ignored the rules and created a huge gust of wind around her, turning all the monsters that rushed towards her into pieces.

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"Yu Man, you're really amazing." Yue Yiyue exclaimed, "I think I can understand why Yu An fell in love with Yu Man before."

After saying that, she pulled Gu Nanqiu and followed Yu Man's steps toward the innermost room.

Yue Yiyue followed behind Yu Man.

Monsters kept surging out, only to be dealt with by Yu Man.

He even had the leisure to glance disdainfully at his younger sister, who was nestled in Yue Yiyue's arms behind him.

He deliberately let two or three monsters slip by, and then casually pulled out a gold coin from a corner and crushed it.

A wail came from not far down the corridor, and then something covered its mouth.

Yu Man turned around and glanced at Yue Yiyue.

Yue Yiyue held Gu Nanqiu in one arm and used the other to wipe the blood off the knife.

The monster she had just killed was at her feet, fresh.

Meeting Yu Man's gaze, Yue Yiyue pointed ahead: "Judging from the sound, it should be just ahead, then turn three corners and you'll arrive."

"There should be another monster by his side, namely Gluttony's confidant, that fish-headed monster."

Binge eating won't harm itself; this is the rule imposed on binge eating by forensic experts.

However, Gluttony exploited a loophole and created a fish-headed monster before the rules were established.

Yue Yiyue knew very well that he had come to put an end to this matter.

Moreover, she still has a small part of her memories on this fish head.

I can't remember what it was.

Kill them first, then talk.

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Pushing open the innermost door, Yue Yiyue first saw Zhou Qingyi.

Seeing Yue Yiyue's appearance, Zhou Qingyi, whose body was slumped in the chair, moved with difficulty.

"Go...hurry...go..."

His voice was hoarse, his hair was gray, and his former spirited appearance was gone; only despair remained in his eyes.

This was a scene Yue Yiyue hadn't expected.

"Quickly..." Zhou Qingyi said to Yue Yiyue with all his might.

With a snap, the chair was knocked over, and Zhou Qingyi fell to the ground, panting heavily.

A woman who looked similar to Zhou Qingyi walked out from the other side of the room. The red bow tie around her neck immediately pulled Yue Yiyue towards the waiter he had met in the past.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhou Qingying." She tilted her head and gave a somewhat stiff smile, like a pieced-together doll: "It seems you brought a guest I didn't invite. That's really impolite."

The moment Yue Yiyue saw this person, she seemed to realize where the unease she had been feeling came from.

The fact that Zhou Qingyi was able to appear in City A was most likely because Zhou Qingying sent someone to tell her.

The news that people outside hear is actually all false.

The entire Zhou family is still under Zhou Qingying's control, and sending her messages is only to create a misunderstanding.

She had already set up this scheme from the moment Zhou Qingyi bought the cake and met Gu Ye.

Yue Yiyue quickly connected the dots and found the answer.

Gu Nanqiu didn't seem to care much.

She looked around the room, but there was no trace of Lan Shushuang. However, with the help of some subtle senses, she was still certain that her ignorant younger sister was still here.

They just used something to hide it.

Standing on the high platform, Zhou Qingying looked at Gu Nanqiu with some confusion: "Why?"

Why hasn't Ye Qiu returned to your body yet?

“It doesn’t really matter, since you and Ye Qiu are the same person anyway.” Zhou Qingying looked at Gu Nanqiu with a kind of infatuation: “Your aura is just as captivating as hers.”

"I knew about your relationship with Noaki the moment I saw you, but you've always only ever had eyes for that ordinary human being."

Feeling that familiarity, Yue Yiyue glanced at Gu Nanqiu, who was carefully searching for something.

She nudged Gu Nanqiu, signaling him not to get distracted: "You should settle your emotional debts."