An hour later.

After treating Lu Huai's wounds and coaxing him into joining "Nine Provinces Under Heaven," Qin Wan suddenly opened her eyes, exited the game, and stood up from the game pod.

Change clothes, put on a hat, grab your phone and keys, and lock the front door after leaving the house.

One hour later...

In a dilapidated shantytown in the east of the city, in a dark and secluded alley, a slender figure leaned lazily against the wall, tapping a baseball bat against her palm intermittently.

"Da da da..."

The unsteady footsteps drew closer, and a slight smile played on the red lips beneath the baseball cap…

"They've finally arrived..."

"My patience is almost gone..."

The man's emaciated body gradually approached, swaying as he carried a bottle of liquor, muttering curses under his breath.

"That little bastard Lu Huai!"

"Now that you're living a good life, you're heartless and treacherous, trying to get rid of me!"

"I'm telling you, no way!"

As he spoke, the man angrily smashed the bottle on the ground.

"Losing money, losing money! All I do all day long is lose money! All my good luck has been driven away by that little bastard Lu Huai!"

The man was clearly drunk; his speech was incoherent and rambling.

"You should thank Lu Huai. Without him, it's questionable whether you would even be alive today."

A clear and melodious female voice rang out, and the man's swaying figure stopped. He leaned against the wall, frowning as he stared at the girl who was approaching step by step.

"Who are you?"

"You know Lu Huai?"

Where is Lu Huai?

Is he here too?

"Get that little bastard out here!"

"I'm going to beat him to death today!"

"Bang!"

No sooner had the man finished speaking than a heavy thud of a stick striking someone rang out.

"ah!"

Mr. Lu screamed and ran around frantically, covering his head.

"Who the hell are you?"

"You little bitch, are you sick in the head?!"

"I have no grudge against you, why did you hit me?"

However, no matter how much the man cursed and questioned her, the girl in front of him did not answer him. Instead, she mechanically and numbly swung the baseball bat again and again.

"ah!!!"

"You little bitch! You fucking stop right now!"

Mr. Lu roared and howled in anger, but he couldn't find any opportunity to retaliate.

Qin Wan's movements with the baseball bat were too fast, and her eyes and reactions were too quick. The moment he raised his head even slightly, she immediately swung the bat at his head.

At these times, Mr. Lu would show fear on his face, his eyes filled with terror, and he would hurriedly lower his head to avoid it.

And so, in the very end, the baseball bat landed smoothly on his back...

"Bang!"

"Bang bang bang!"

"ah!"

"Ahhh!"

The muffled thud of the baseball bat, accompanied by Lu's father's screams, rang out rhythmically one after another...

"Boom!"

The bright night sky suddenly darkened, dark clouds rolled in, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and large raindrops fell without warning, making a pattering sound...

"Qin Wan..."

A trembling male voice came from the alley entrance.

Qin Wan's baseball bat suddenly stopped.

She looked up, and the instant her gaze met Lu Huai's, she clearly saw an overwhelming surge of intense emotions in his eyes...

After a brief eye contact, Qin Wan's baseball bat fell limply to her side.

Frustrated, she ripped off her baseball cap and strode toward Lu Huai...

"Who sent you?"

Didn't I tell you to stay home?

"Have you completed the dungeon quest I assigned you?"

While Qin Wan questioned him irritably, she didn't forget to put the baseball cap on Lu Huai's head to shield him from the raindrops...

Lu Huai didn't say anything, he just stared at her, staring at her without blinking.

"What's wrong?"

"Is...what happened?" Qin Wan's expression changed slightly, her brows furrowed, and her eyes revealed obvious worry and tension.

Lu Huai didn't say anything, he just stared at her for a long, long time.

Qin Wan frowned as he stared at her, and quickly reached out to touch his forehead.

It was extremely hot when I touched it...

"Why do you have a high fever again?"

"Come home with me right now."

With that, Qin Wan grabbed Lu Huai and left, completely forgetting about Lu's father who had fallen to the ground behind them.

As soon as they entered the house, Lu Huai pinned Qin Wan against the door and stared intently at her.

"……Why?"

"Why what?"

"Lu Huai, let go first, I'll go find you some fever reducer."

Lu Huai ignored her and kept moving closer to Qin Wan. Their foreheads touched and their noses lightly brushed against each other, their warm breaths spraying onto each other's faces, causing a tingling sensation.

Why do you do so much for me?

Qin Wan pursed her red lips tightly, "I can't stand it."

"Is it just... that you can't stand it?"

Lu Huai's deep black eyes stared intently into hers, as if trying to see into the depths of her eyes and discern her truest thoughts.

"Yes," Qin Wan answered without hesitation.

Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, Lu Huai suddenly loosened his grip on her hand.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qin Wan broke free, went inside to find the first-aid kit, and returned to Lu Huai's side with fever reducers and warm water.

"Take your medicine first."

Lu Huai sat on the ground in a disheveled state, leaning weakly against the door. After hearing Qin Wan's words, he lazily raised his eyes, his calm, unwavering black eyes fixed on her...

"Lu Huai, take your medicine."

Qin Wan showed a slight displeasure.

"Mmm." Lu Huai obediently took the water glass and fever reducer, but didn't take it...

Seeing this, Qin Wan frowned even more deeply.

"Lu Huai!"

"It's late, you should go back to your room and rest."

As he spoke, Lu Huai staggered to his feet, looked away from Qin Wan, and turned to go back to his room.

Seeing this, Qin Wan grabbed his hand, disregarded his wishes, snatched the fever reducer from his hand, and forcibly stuffed it into his mouth.

The next second, they forcibly shoved the water glass to his lips again.

"drink!"

Lu Huai: "..."

"You know my temper. If you don't drink, I will absolutely not let it go."

In the end, Lu Huai silently drank water and swallowed his medicine before turning around and returning to his room.

Watching his departing figure, Qin Wan irritably took off her coat and threw it on the sofa.

After closing her eyes and taking a deep breath, Qin Wan stepped forward and returned to the gate.

He picked up the wrench, hammer, screws, and other tools from the ground without complaint and got to work diligently.

Yes, she specifically locked the door from the inside to prevent Lu Huai from finding her.

Lu Huai was even more outrageous; in order to go out and find her, he simply used the toolbox at home to remove the door lock.

They're both incredibly daring!

[Lu Huai's favorability decreased by 5, current favorability is 90.]

[Lu Huai's favorability decreased by 10, current favorability is 80.]

Qin Wan: "..." Never mind, she's not in a hurry.

She'll make him rise back to the same level he dropped!

Thinking of this, Qin Wan continued to bang on the door lock...

It was repaired quickly in a few seconds.

Then he threw the messy tools in his hand onto the ground.

Yes, that's right. Cleaning and housework is Lu Huai's job, not hers!

Besides, the culprit who found the toolbox and scattered it all over the floor was Lu Huai, not her!

She wasn't angry or upset because her affection level dropped!

Absolutely not!

Qin Wan is a very generous person!

She's not the kind of person who's petty or calculating!