Chapter 25 Power Outage

Didn’t he say that calling the dog’s name would open the door?

Zhu Wendong slowly straightened up and blinked, "Didn't you say that calling the dog's name would open the door?"

I remember this clearly.

Qi Yanxue raised her eyebrows slightly, "I'm at home, it's useless for you to call it by its name."

"..." Zhu Wendong said calmly, "I didn't know you were at home."

Qi Yanxue glanced at the time on her phone and said, "You're late today. You have to pay a fine."

Hearing this, Zhu Wendong raised his head and glared at him: "No, you didn't set a time, how would I know how long it would take to be considered late?"

Qi Yanxue said shamelessly, "I've made a rule now that being late after six o'clock is considered late."

Zhu Wendong retorted without any harm, "You are a profiteer!"

"Okay, profiteer, huh?" Qi Yanxue leaned against the entrance cabinet and said slowly, "If you insult Party A, you'll be fined."

“…”Damn capitalists!

Zhu Wendong gritted his teeth and put up a feeble struggle: "You can't do this. We need to draft a contract."

"Why not?"

"You can come up with whatever you want and fine me for any reason you want. It's not fair."

Qi Yanxue's long eyelashes hid the emotions in her eyes, and she curled her lips, "I'm Party A, and I have the final say."

He changed his mind.

Now the more she wanted to make things clear between them, the more he refused to give in.

“…”When you are under someone’s roof, you have to bow your head.

Zhu Wendong didn't want to talk to him anymore and looked behind him, looking for the dog.

Seeing this, Qi Yanxue called her Donggua.

He was clearly calling Donggua's name, but his eyes were fixed on Zhu Wendong with a deep look in his eyes. It seemed that he was laughing at her in his heart.

Zhu Wendong felt uneasy. When the dog ran out from Qi Yanxue's feet, she didn't care that half of her body was stuck to Qi Yanxue, and quickly took the leash from the entrance.

He hid in the elevator with his dog as if hiding from a ghost.

Qi Yanxue chuckled as he watched her fleeing back.

He sat back on the sofa, and his cell phone suddenly started buzzing. It was a video call from Lu Guanqi.

Lu Guanqi usually doesn't make video calls when he has something to do, so the person who called should be Mr. Lu.

When he picked up the phone, Mr. Lu's face appeared on the big screen.

"Axue, when will you come back to the old house to see grandpa?"

Qi Yanxue smiled faintly: "Grandpa, I will come in two days. I'm busy with the hospital's affairs recently, so time is a bit tight."

"It's okay. Just come and see me when you have time." Grandpa Lu leaned in front of the phone. "Where's the winter melon? I haven't seen it for a few days. Let me see the winter melon."

Lu Guanqi's voice suddenly rang out beside him: "Grandpa, you have to make the decision for me about Qi Yanxue taking my son away!"

The screen shook, and Grandpa Lu picked up his cane and hit him. "Donggua was raised by Axue. When did he become yours? You can only say that he is my grandson."

Lu Guanqi's voice became a little softer. "Grandpa, you can have three grandsons, but Donggua can only have one father. I don't care. Donggua is my son."

Grandpa Lu's face reappeared in front of the phone, "Axue, don't worry about him. Where's Donggua?"

Qi Yanxue said truthfully, "Donggua was taken out for a walk. I'll take a video and send it to you later."

"Are there other people in your family? Are they women?" Grandpa Lu grasped the key point.

Qi Yanxue pretended to be stuck on the internet and hung up the phone, scrolled to the homepage, clicked on the pinned avatar, and started typing.

【Take a video and come here】

About two minutes later, the other party sent a ten-second video.

The center of the video is all about the Samoyed in the distance, with no trace of the girl.

Just in the last two seconds, the Samoyed's head was put into the trash can, and the girl exclaimed "Winter Melon" in a clear voice, and the video stopped abruptly.

Qi Yanxue saved the video. His photo album was mostly filled with videos and photos of Donggua. One less was too little, and one more was too much.

Saving this post was normal for him, so he clicked save with peace of mind.

Then I sent another message.

[Don't talk]

winter:【? 】

When Zhu Wendong saw this message while walking her dog, she was full of questions. Is there any connection between filming the video and talking to her?

But since he was the financial sponsor, I finally compromised and re-shot the video for him.

Qi Yanxue received the video, confirmed it was correct and forwarded it to Lu Guanqi.

He sat on the sofa, his long legs crossed, his eyes wandering, and began to plan something in his mind.

After a long moment, he looked up thoughtfully at the blindingly bright warm light.

Zhu Wendong came back from another walk, sweating profusely. He knocked on Qi Yanxue's door. When the door opened, it was pitch black inside.

"Is there a power outage in your house?"

Qi Yanxue held a candle in his hand, and the dim candlelight shone on his face, making his facial features sharp, three-dimensional and exquisite.

"Isn't it obvious?"

Zhu Wendong untied the dog's leash and placed it on the entrance cabinet. "Why did your house suddenly have a power outage? It was working fine just now."

Qi Yanxue's expression was indifferent, and he said calmly, "You are only allowed to have your water cut off, but my electricity is not allowed to be cut off?"

“…” That’s not what she meant.

Zhu Wendong wiped the sweat from his forehead from walking the dog and asked, "Have you called the property management?"

"Yes, the workers have gone off work." Qi Yanxue said casually.

"Oh." Zhu Wendong glanced at the candle in his hand, which was burning with hot wax falling continuously. "Candles are the only ones in your house?"

Qi Yanxue placed the candle on the entrance cabinet and said indifferently, "Yes."

Just now, a drop of wax fell on the back of his right finger, leaving a red circle with signs of bubbles.

He didn't even frown, as if he didn't feel any pain, and lowered his hand with a dull expression.

Zhu Wendong frowned slightly and asked him, "I have a lamp at home, do you want it?"

Just as he intended.

Qi Yanxue raised her eyebrows slightly, "Okay."

Because of writing a book, Zhu Wendong had several desk lamps in her study. She brought two from home and handed them to him.

"They're all fully charged, should be enough to last you through tonight."

Qi Yanxue took it with his right hand, his index finger accidentally brushing against the desk lamp. He gritted his teeth and snorted barely perceptibly.

"You..." Zhu Wendong glanced at his hand drowned in the darkness, and hesitated to speak.

Qi Yanxue opened and closed his thin lips: "Do you have anything else to say?"

He gripped the door handle, as if to close the door and send the guest away. Zhu Wendong had no idea what to say.

"It's okay. Good night."

With a "bang", a gust of wind blew.

The door closed in front of her.

If she had moved a little further, the door would have pinched her nose.

I lent him the lamp, so why did he still look like someone had offended him?

Zhu Wendong walked back home, covering his nose in fear. Coming from Qi Yanxue's dark place, he almost couldn't get used to his own brightly lit home.

She took a shower and started working on the outline of her new article in her study.

The names of the male and female protagonists have just been finalized.

There was another knock on the door.