Chapter 86 Oh my god, why didn't you say so earlier?

It was late at night.

The hustle and bustle of the street gradually subsided, leaving only tranquility. The streetlights cast a soft glow on the empty road, lengthening the shadows of the two people.

Yu Qing carried Lu Chi on her back as they walked down the street, panting heavily, and kept complaining: "Don't be so impulsive next time. What if the trafficker has a knife? Do you know how dangerous that is?"

“I took his knife away,” Lu Chi said, clinging to Yu Qing’s back.

Yu Qing was speechless for a moment: "Okay, you got lucky this time. Have you ever thought about what would have happened if you had failed?"

“I won’t fail. I’ve calculated it. He runs at only one-third the speed of an adult, he hasn’t had any professional training, and he’s carrying a child. He can’t beat me,” Lu Chi said in his usual formulaic tone.

"You could at least have told me before you left without a word. Do you know how worried I was about you?"

Yu Qing was somewhat angry. He was angry that Lu Chi made the decision without consulting him, and he was also angry that Lu Chi was playing with his own life.

Lu Chi leaned against his back, wrapping his arms around his neck. He could feel Yu Qing's concern and reproach, and whispered, "I'm sorry..."

"Ugh, I can't stand you." Yu Qing sighed and continued carrying Lu Chi forward.

Just then, an old woman slowly walked over from the roadside, holding a bouquet of flowers in her hand. She limped over to Yu Qing and said in a hoarse voice, "Child, buy a bouquet of flowers. They're fresh, pretty, and cheap."

Yu Qing stopped in his tracks and looked at her speechlessly: "Hey grandma, today is Valentine's Day. Who buys flowers from two grown men? Do you even know how to do business?"

"Buy one, young man, for your friend."

"I won't buy it."

"Buy one, it's the last one, I'm going home after I sell them all."

"Go away, go away, I'm not buying."

Yu Qing said impatiently, then turned and walked forward with Lu Chi on his back.

After walking a distance, he turned back and saw the old woman's pitiful eyes.

Feeling a pang of pity, she hesitated for a moment, then stepped back and asked with a cold expression, "How much?"

30.

"30?" Yu Qing's eyes widened. "Are you robbing me? Nobody would buy it for five yuan, and you're asking for 30!"

"Then, the 20."

"Less."

"Young man, this is already the cheapest price. Look at my age, it's not easy for me to sell flowers. Please help me out," the old woman said, feigning pitifulness.

"Fine, fine, I guess I'm just unlucky. Give it to me."

Yu Qing reluctantly took out twenty yuan, took the flowers from her hand, and handed them to Lu Chi: "Take it."

"Oh." Lu Chi blankly accepted the flowers.

Yu Qing carried Lu Chi on her back and continued walking forward.

A gentle breeze rustled the leaves.

A few cars occasionally sped by on the road, breaking the tranquility, but the peace was quickly restored.

Yu Qing didn't know how long she had been walking; her breathing became rapid and her steps heavy.

Seeing that he had slowed down, Lu Chi asked curiously, "Why...why don't we take a taxi?"

Yu Qing was stunned for a moment: "Oh my god, why didn't you say so earlier?"

...

I got out of the taxi.

Yu Qing gritted her teeth and carried Lu Chi upstairs. Lu Chi, clinging to Yu Qing's back, whispered, "Maybe I should walk by myself."

Yu Qing stubbornly shook her head: "No, I'm afraid you'll fall again."

After finally arriving at their doorstep, Yu Qing opened the door and carefully placed Lu Chi on the sofa. Only then did he notice that Lu Chi's ankle was swollen like a loaf of bread, covered in bruises.

Yu Qing frowned: "Why is it so swollen?"

"It's alright, it'll be fine in a few days." Lu Chi shook his head.

Without saying a word, Yu Qing turned around and ran downstairs: "I'm going to the pharmacy to buy you medicine, don't move around."

Lu Chi tried to call out to him, but Yu Qing had already disappeared.

Yu Qing ran downstairs to the pharmacy, bought two large ice cubes, and then a bottle of safflower oil. When he came upstairs, panting, he saw Lu Chi sitting on the sofa, holding a bouquet of flowers and staring blankly into space.

"What are you thinking about?" Yu Qing asked, placing the medicine on the coffee table.

"Too expensive."

Yu Qing was taken aback and sighed, "After all, she's so old, and she looks quite pitiful."

As she spoke, Yu Qing carefully helped him elevate his feet, placed a pillow under them, and applied medicine to Lu Chi's feet: "Bear with it, I don't know if it will hurt."

"Mm." Lu Chi nodded.

After applying the ice, Yu Qing couldn't help but ask, "How is it? Does it hurt?"

Lu Chi shook his head.

"Judging from this injury, you probably won't be able to get out of bed for the next couple of days. I'll call my mom and tell her I won't be going back for the next two days; I'll stay here to take care of you."

"No...no need." Lu Chi quickly waved his hand.

"Don't stand on ceremony with me, it's settled then." After saying that, Yu Qing went outside to the balcony to make a phone call.

Yu Qing had just finished making a phone call on the balcony when he heard a strange noise coming from the living room. He turned around and saw that Lu Chi's grandmother had run out of her room at some point and was pointing at him and starting to curse.

"Monster, you're a monster too."

"Get out, all of you, get out of here."

"Hey, you old hag, are you having another bout of madness?"

Seeing this, Yu Qing quickly grabbed the stainless steel basin next to him and chased after her. The old woman immediately took off running, and despite her age, she ran quite fast.

Lu Chi sat quietly on the sofa, watching the two of them interact in the living room.

Yu Qing panicked, rushed forward, and smashed a basin on the old man's head. The old man was stunned by the blow, his eyes became somewhat dazed, and he stood motionless.

"Grandma, are you alright?" Lu Chi called out anxiously from the side.

Yu Qing quickly put down the basin, revealing an expression that was even more painful than crying: "I... I was just trying to scare her, I didn't use any force."

About a minute later.

The old man touched his head, seemingly trying to recall what had just happened.

Then he turned and slowly walked into the room.

In the living room, Yu Qing and Lu Chi looked at each other in bewilderment.

Yu Qing scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "That Lu Chi... I really didn't use any force, and this steel basin didn't hurt at all when it hit my head. You can see for yourself."

After saying that, Yu Qing took the basin and hit her head a few times with it, then looked at Lu Chi with an innocent expression.

"No...it's nothing, I'll go make medicine for Grandma."

Lu Chi tried to get up, but Yu Qing stopped him, saying, "Don't move, I'll go."

Yu Qing went to the kitchen and busied herself with her work.

To be honest, he had never been able to endure this before. Fortunately, Lu Chi was there to remind him, otherwise he really wouldn't know how to operate it.

When he brought the medicine to the room, his grandmother was already lying in bed.

When Yu Qing came in, she didn't say anything, but just looked at him quietly.