Living with someone else...

Master Qin found those words extremely offensive.

Xiang Yang had clearly said before that she wanted to live with him in the future, so how come she's with someone else now?

“You’re still young,” Master Qin said, taking the plate that had been laid out from his hands. “Have you ever thought about changing jobs?”

Xiangyang was also surprised that he would actually think of lending a hand to him. He was quite satisfied with him and smiled more. "I originally wanted to work here for a while and then change jobs, but after staying here for a long time, I found that Brother Lei is very sincere to me. It's rare to have a friend like him, so I thought it would be better to stay and have a stable job."

Master Qin set out the plates without even looking at him: "Don't you think it was a waste that you worked so hard to get ashore back then?"

"Huh?" Xiangyang really couldn't answer that question.

Master Qin: "How about you..."

Xiangyang just looked at him, knowing what he was going to say.

Looking into his eyes, Master Qin knew he wouldn't agree.

Xiangyang: "Brother Qin, have you been busy with work lately? Have you taken a vacation or something? How about we go fishing together?"

"I'm very free all day long," Qin Ye blurted out.

Xiangyang paused for a moment, then scratched the tip of his nose.

He's still on a mission right now.

Xiangyang: "I'll come see you when I have time."

Master Qin: "If you're not busy, I can come to you."

"Huh? Haha..." Xiangyang scratched his hair again, "Well, that works too."

When Yan Yan learned that Master Qin had come to the house, she didn't even dare to look at him. She buried herself in her father's arms and made him rush into the room.

Mr. Qin also said, "Your landlady doesn't seem to like me very much."

Xiangyang was also puzzled as to why Yan Yan was so afraid of Brother Qin.

Zhang Lei had come to his senses by now and realized that Master Qin was targeting him.

He talked to his daughter about it, and in the end, it was Yan Yan who came to the conclusion.

Yan Yan: "That big evil dragon wants to steal my godfather!"

Zhang Lei paused for a moment, then gave a wry smile.

Yan Yan hugged her father and urged, "Daddy! Daddy! Don't let the big evil dragon take Godfather away!"

“The great evil dragon can’t take away your godfather,” Zhang Lei said, holding his daughter. He wasn’t sure if the little girl could understand. “Yan Yan’s godfather is just Yan Yan’s godfather. His name is Xiang Yang, and he’s just Xiang Yang… He is himself, and no one can take him away.”

Master Qin stayed one night and then left.

When Xiangyang brought up the issue of the rent increase with Zhang Lei, Zhang Lei put the matter aside and instead asked him to sit down, saying earnestly, "Yangyang, this is just a small factory. Haven't you ever thought about moving to another place?"

Xiangyang paused for a moment, then asked, "Brother Lei, why did you suddenly bring this up?"

Zhang Lei: "You deserve a lot of credit for keeping my little company from going bankrupt back then. I really have to thank you. I also know that you've stayed here mostly because you care about me as a friend."

Xiangyang listened and remained silent.

“But if I were to keep you here for the sake of this small company, that would be dishonest of me,” Zhang Lei chuckled. “You’re still young, it’s better for you to go out and explore the world.”

Xiangyang listened and laughed, then fell silent.

The system wants to turn Master Qin into a human, someone like Zhang Lei.

Actually, the reason he had stayed here for the past four years was that he wanted to get closer to Zhang Lei and find out what the difference was between Qin Gang and Zhang Lei.

But Qin Gang is Qin Gang.

Zhang Lei is born with the ability to love others; he can love everyone around him, and everyone in the world can receive gentleness and tolerance from him.

But Qin Gang finds it difficult even to love someone.

After Zhang Lei finished speaking, as he was leaving, he seemed to remember something and turned back to say, "By the way, that Master Qin, he seems to like you."

Xiang Yang was taken aback for a moment, then shrugged and said, "Maybe."

Zhang Lei smiled and said, "Be careful. I'm terrified just looking at him."

Xiangyang: "I won't bring him home anymore."

“Okay,” Zhang Lei said gratefully, putting his hands together and bowing to Xiang Yang. “But please don’t let me see him again. Seriously, his eyes are so scary. Not only is Yan Yan afraid, but I’m also so scared that I can’t sleep.”

When Master Qin came to find him again, Xiangyang stopped bringing him home.

Xiangyang did not leave Zhang Lei's small car repair company.

Although he knew that Master Qin had deliberately created the misunderstanding, Zhang Lei still accepted the rent that Xiang Yang had proposed to him.

The relationship between Xiangyang and Zhang Lei has changed, but only for Zhang Lei.

Sometimes it was Master Qin who came to find them, and sometimes it was Xiang Yang who went to them. The two often met, went fishing, went hiking, and even went to the mall to try their luck at finding plush toys, just like some couples do.

But even though there was only a tiny bit of data left, it remained completely unchanged.

Ten months passed like this, and when there were only two months left until the year was up, Xiangyang panicked completely.

That very night, Xiangyang, lying in bed lost in thought, picked up a doll out of boredom and accidentally tore it open, spilling out the cotton stuffing.

This was the first one Qin Ye caught, and Xiang Yang was thinking about whether he should make up for it.

But while playing with the doll, Xiangyang felt something inside it.

He sensed something was wrong, so he emptied the doll's cotton stuffing and turned the doll inside out.

When Xiangyang saw that the doll's eyes were actually a camera, he was terrified and felt a chill run down his spine.

He threw the plush toy away, suspecting that someone had tampered with the claw machine.

But a doll only costs a few dollars, while such a sophisticated camera is hard to find even on the market, almost reaching military-grade standards, so it is naturally very valuable.

Who would do something so reckless, regardless of cost?

Except for...Master Qin.

Xiangyang got out of bed and retrieved all the dolls the two of them had dropped. He cut them open one by one and discovered seven or eight miniature cameras.

He searched other places, and when he found one in his own bathroom, Xiangyang's hands trembled slightly.

Isn't this pure perversion?!

Xiang Yang didn't want to wait even a minute. He borrowed Zhang Lei's car, took the things, and drove all the way to City A overnight.

It was still raining outside. Uncle Zhang hadn't expected Xiangyang to suddenly appear, so he quickly asked Aunt Liu to make ginger tea.

Xiang Yang threw everything he was holding onto the table and asked with a dark face, "Where's Master Qin?"

Uncle Zhang glanced at those things and understood everything.