Upon hearing the word "Uncle Qin," Master Qin turned his face away in embarrassment, no longer looking at Xiang Yang, and rolled up the car window.

Xiangyang stood there, holding his umbrella, watching the car drive away in the light drizzle.

After Master Qin returned, Zhang Lei, who was tidying up the table, asked, "Master Qin is gone?"

"Okay." Xiangyang put the umbrella away.

Zhang Lei breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This Master Qin is indeed no ordinary person. I was sitting right across from him, and he scared me so much that I broke out in a cold sweat."

Xiang Yang joked, "It's not that exaggerated."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "But this is quite a coincidence. We're not even in the same city, yet Master Qin came here and happened to visit Yan Yan's school, and you two just happened to run into each other."

Xiangyang: "Yes, it's quite a coincidence."

It was such a coincidence that he was startled at the time.

It's like something out of a TV drama, that we could all happen to meet like this.

City A.

When Uncle Zhang saw that Master Qin had returned, he quickly asked Aunt Liu to bring him a cup of ginger tea.

Aunt Liu was extremely nervous and placed the tea leaves down very carefully.

Uncle Zhang was also on edge.

Over the past four years, the items in this villa have been replaced several times.

Every time news of the young master arrived, and every time hope was dashed, Master Qin would go mad.

In severe cases, a doctor may even need to come and administer a sedative.

For the past four years, Mr. Qin has been unable to sleep at all, and he has been unable to do without sleeping pills almost every night.

This time...

Uncle Zhang asked cautiously, "Master Qin, this time... is it for Young Master Xiang?"

Master Qin loosened his collar, draped his arm over the back of the sofa, looking dejected yet relaxed, and terribly lonely.

"It's him."

Uncle Zhang's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this, but then he found it strange and asked, "Then why didn't you bring Young Master Xiang back?"

Qin Ye leaned back against the chair and closed his eyes.

He had been searching for so long that he was afraid he might accidentally scare Xiangyang away again.

This is fine as it is.

At least I know where he is, at least I know where I can find him.

"Turn off the lights, everyone get out..."

Uncle Zhang didn't dare say anything more, turned off the living room lights, and then left with his head down.

Qin Ye's burly body lay on that sofa.

He lay there alone for a long time, until it was late at night, and the moonlight in the living room was so dim that there was almost no moonlight at all.

Master Qin curled up, covered his mouth, and began to sob uncontrollably.

He finally understood.

What he wanted wasn't Xiangyang, but Xiangyang's love.

He wanted Xiangyang to love him.

[Ding!]

Xiangyang, who was fast asleep, was suddenly awakened. In the darkness, his pupils were trembling.

Qin Gang's Antisocial Index: 0.1%!

Xiang Yang suddenly sat up, blinking his eyes, wondering if he was dreaming.

How could it suddenly be like this...?

Xiangyang even felt a little scared, and he called out, "Little Darling..."

Little Darling: "I'm here!"

Xiangyang's heart pounded. "You!"

"Xiangyang, I'm so sorry," Xiaoguai stuck out her tongue, "The system crashed before, and it's only now that it's fixed."

Xiang Yang: "..."

"Wow, Xiangyang, you're amazing!" Xiaoguai gave him a thumbs up. "Qin Gang's antisocial index has actually dropped to 0.1%!"

Xiangyang covered his mouth.

The system... is alive?

That means I can still continue doing missions, and there's still a possibility of returning to the real world?

"Xiangyang?" Xiaoguai asked him, "What's wrong?"

Xiangyang covered his face and said, "Wait! Wait...you, let me catch my breath first..."

Xiangyang finally felt at ease as dawn broke.

This really isn't a dream.

Moreover, Master Qin's antisocial index has dropped to only 0.1%.

Indeed, now that Master Qin has become a philanthropist, this data is perfectly normal.

With only 0.1% remaining, isn't there a tiny, almost insignificant chance—at some point in time, through sheer accident, or even without him doing anything at all—that would allow him to complete the task?

Xiangyang grew happier the more he thought about it.

Zhang Lei was puzzled and asked him with a smile, "Yangyang, why are you in such a good mood today?"

Xiang Yang smiled without saying a word.

Xiang Yang laughed, and Zhang Lei laughed along, his eyes darkening with laughter.

Four years have passed, and Xiangyang still hasn't realized his feelings. Is there any need for him to explain things clearly?

"What's wrong with you?" Xiangyang asked, noticing his absent-mindedness.

Zhang Lei quickly shook his head and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

Xiangyang thought he was acting strangely, but didn't think much of it.

Just then, a familiar Maybach drove up, and Xiang Yang immediately recognized it as Master Qin's car.

Why are you here again?

I guess they haven't finished their business here yet.

The car stopped at Xiangyang's feet, and Mr. Qin rolled down the window.

Xiangyang walked over with a big smile and called out, "Brother Qin!"

"Why aren't you calling me 'Uncle' anymore?" Master Qin rested an arm on the car window, took off his sunglasses, and asked him lazily.

“You’re only a few years older than me,” Xiangyang said with a smile. “Calling me ‘uncle’ would be too old; calling me ‘brother’ would be just right.”

Master Qin: "I think you think I'm useless now, that you don't need to fawn over me like a father anymore, and you won't even call me uncle anymore."

Xiangyang blurted out, "Brother Qin, look at you, didn't you tell me to call you Brother Qin?"

Both of them were stunned by these words.

Master Qin had Xiang Yang call him Brother Qin, but only that one time, and that time was in the dormitory at the construction site.

By saying this, Xiangyang is proving that he knew what Master Qin had said when he was drunk.

Xiang Yang felt awkward, but Master Qin smiled nonchalantly and said, "I didn't book a hotel in advance when I came, so I have nowhere to stay. How about I make do at your place tonight?"

Qin Ye spoke so frankly that Xiang Yang couldn't be coy.

Besides, Qin Ye's antisocial index is only 0.1% now, so he naturally has nothing to fear.

Xiang Yang readily agreed, as if the two of them had never had that unpleasant relationship before.

Instead, Master Qin was taken aback for a moment and said, "You really are something, you have absolutely no sense of caution..."

Qin Ye spoke so softly that Xiang Yang didn't hear him clearly and even exclaimed "Huh?"

But Master Qin didn't say it a second time.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lei enthusiastically added, "Then let Yangyang stay with me tonight, which will free up a room."

The moment those words were spoken, the air seemed to freeze.

Zhang Lei was confused.

Although he liked Xiangyang, to be honest, he didn't really mean it; he just felt he couldn't let Master Qin suffer.