Big brother, stop it.

The aroma of food wafted through the shared apartment, and could be smelled from two floors away.

Li Zhu opened the door with his key, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

The floor was smooth, the furniture was wiped clean, the living room windows were open, and the breeze blew in, causing the curtains to sway gently.

The coffee table was cleared and two cold dishes were placed on it.

The sound of the kitchen range hood stopped, and Shen Pingfang came out wiping her hands. "I guessed you would be back soon, so I just cooked a few dishes."

When a woman wanders around outside, she must be tough. Over time, her personality becomes strong and weird, and her mouth becomes even more powerful.

It was even worse when facing Xu Xiaozhe. Now when she wanted to show her goodwill, she blushed with embarrassment.

"Oh." Facing such a Chen Pingfang, Li Zhu really couldn't find anything to criticize, so he pretended to be indifferent to maintain his personality.

Chen Pingfang didn't care. She pointed to the stove in the kitchen and said, "There's fish stewing in the pot. I'll go in first. We'll have dinner when Xiaozhuang comes back."

"Sister Chen has changed so much." Lang Feng looked down at his feet and forgot to change into slippers again.

Shen Pingfang actually didn't scold them.

"People change, like me." Li Zhu frantically hinted to his good brother that he was no longer the same person he used to be.

Don't always suspect that he likes someone.

Lang Feng gave a guilty smile and followed his brother back to the room.

The room was the same as before, except that one person was missing.

It was strange. Even though they hadn't been together for a long time, Li Zhu felt a little uncomfortable.

Lang Feng lay on his back on the bed, missing Gao Cong'ai a little. "Brother, do you think Gao Cong'ai will be punished by his eldest brother when he returns home?"

Li Zhu closed his eyes and said, "I don't know."

"Well, although we haven't known each other for long, I like Gao Cong'ai better than Mr. Gao."

"Why?" Li Zhu opened his eyes and sat up.

Lang Feng scratched his head. "Even though Mr. Gao loves to laugh, I always feel creeped out."

He pretended to be mysterious and rubbed himself against Li Zhu's bed, saying in a low voice, "Brother, do you know the Smiling Tiger? I think he's the type who would stab you in the back. They say the rich are unkind, but he can manage such a big company, so he can't really be a gentle and kind person."

Li Zhu didn't expect that his good brother had the attribute of being wise but appearing foolish, he admired him very much.

"I agree with you." He held Lang Feng's arm and warned, "No matter what happens in the future, your first priority is to protect yourself. I will be fine. Even if something does happen, you don't have to stand up for me."

As he spoke, he suddenly felt a little sad.

In the real world, Li Zhu is actually a very dull person with few friends. In addition, his work performance is not outstanding, so his colleagues always laugh at him and call him the worst student.

In the previous time-travel mission, he was busy being cannon fodder, and anyone who saw him would step on him.

If you can't resonate emotionally with people in the small world, it's naturally impossible to open up to them.

This world is different. He can do whatever he wants and scold anyone who makes him unhappy. And there is Lang Feng, a seemingly simple-minded brother who will go through fire and water for him.

Even though this brother was inherited, he still liked him very much.

It would be great if I could tie the person up and take him away when I go back.

"Brother, do you have a fever again? Do you still have the special medicine that Gao Cong'ai bought? Do you want another one?" Lang Feng stood up and searched the room.

"I don't have a fever. Don't ask why. Just do as I say." The Gao family is powerful. If anything happens to him, this little fool will definitely fight to the death.

"I don't care about that. I will kill anyone who dares to touch you." Lang Feng said angrily.

Li Zhu rushed over and slapped him hard, "Killing someone means paying with your life."

Afraid of scaring people, he softened his tone and said lightly, "I'm just assuming. Don't take it seriously."

Lang Feng's face looked unhappy.

"Tsk, I said it was a joke, why don't you listen? You have to make me angry, right?" Li Zhu put his hands on his hips and growled, "Don't be so fucking shy, like a little girl, it makes me mad."

Familiar curses, familiar tone.

Lang Feng's gray eyes lit up again, "You're finally back to normal. I thought you were possessed by evil spirits."

Li Zhu slapped him on the head again, "You're such a jerk."

Lang Feng covered his head and laughed. Beating is pain and scolding is love. It doesn’t hurt, it just feels intimate.

Li Zhu gave him a light kick and said, "Stop making noise. I'm going to take a nap."

"Okay." Lang Feng left the room and closed the door for his brother.

Li Zhu immediately opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling, "Brother Tong, I wish I could take him away."

"You're really bold." 365 said.

Li Zhu curled his lips and said, "The sky is as big as my heart is. There is nothing I dare not think about."

He turned over and stared at the place where Gao Cong'ai had been lying. "This kid didn't even send a message. I wonder if he's home yet."

The two quickly exchanged contact information before meeting Gao Congyu.

Gao Cong'ai's profile picture is a bit weird, pure black. If you stare at it for a long time, you'll have the illusion that there's something inside.

The name is his real name.

Li Zhu opened his circle of friends, but there was no notification that it would be visible for three days or six months. It was empty.

Gao Cong'ai has never posted on WeChat Moments.

Li Zhu clicked on the profile picture again and sent a message.

Xiao Xu tried hard: [? ]

Gao Cong'ai had just arrived home and was sitting in the living room of the Gao family villa.

Perhaps the sun was about to set, and the whole house was shrouded in darkness. The green plants around the house rustled in the wind, and the sound floated in through the open window, like the soles of shoes rubbing against the floor, and countless feet were walking.

Aunt Chen was cooking in the kitchen and her arms were shaking, which was the aftereffect of being frightened.

The night the young master ran away, the villa was in turmoil all night. The crying of Ai Ai filled every corner, and the floor was covered with footprints.

Early the next morning, the eldest young master told her that Gao Cong'ai had secretly run back last night.

He was behind all this.

Only then did Aunt Chen realize that Gao Cong'ai had been pretending to sleepwalk and deliberately creating all kinds of noises and traces in the house to scare people.

That's a complete lunatic.

Aunt Chen felt anxious and short of breath when she thought of herself curled up in the quilt last night out of fear. After seeing Gao Cong'ai, she became more frightened than ever.

But she didn't dare ask anything, for fear of irritating the other person and causing him to become ill.

"Young Master." Aunt Chen's hands trembled as she held the bowl and chopsticks and gently placed them on the dining table. "It's time to eat."

Gao Cong'ai propped up his temples and leaned back on the sofa, "I don't want to eat."

Aunt Chen followed his gaze to the corner, where there was a large artistic vase with blue sea ripples on it.

The scroll pattern outlined by simple lines is actually rotating!

Aunt Chen was horrified and rubbed her eyes hard. When she looked again, the ripples returned to normal.

She felt her nose getting wet, and when she wiped it with her hand, she realized that she was sweating coldly.

"You should eat something." Aunt Chen said softly.

Seeing Gao Cong'ai's bare feet, she paused and said, "Young Master, your foot is injured. Let me help you take care of it."

"No need." Gao Cong'ai looked at her slowly, "If I were you, I would resign and leave the Gao family immediately."

Aunt Chen thought he was talking nonsense and said nothing. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, brought out the other dishes and arranged them one by one, then went back to the kitchen and didn't dare to come out again.

After a while, she looked out secretly and saw Gao Cong'ai going up the stairs with the handrail.

"Neuropathy!"

Aunt Chen cursed silently, shrank back, holding her chest, and continued to wipe the table.

The Gao family paid her well, and she had been doing this for fifteen consecutive years. In another five years, the Gao family would give her some money and send her back to her hometown to retire.

If you leave now, you won’t be able to get the money.

Aunt Chen licked her dry lips, her heart beating very fast for some reason.

——

Gao Cong'ai returned to the second floor. Before entering, he turned around and looked at the guest room next door.

The door was tightly closed, and darkness crept out from the crack, only to be swallowed up by the light from the corridor.

The phone thrown on the bed suddenly vibrated, he picked it up, unlocked it and replied.

Xiao Xu tried hard: [? ]

Gao Cong'ai replied: [? ]

Xiao Xu tried hard: [Are you okay?]

Gao Cong'ai: [Nothing]

Li Zhu turned over in bed holding his cell phone.

Tsk, how can I continue the conversation? This guy is so cold, it's hard to believe he really wants to be friends with me.

The most important thing is that from beginning to end, Li Zhu never saw any positive value of Gao Cong'ai.

"Um..." 365 hesitated for once.

Li Zhu's heart was empty, and he had a bad feeling: "Which one?"

365: "Gao Cong'ai has generated data, but I'm afraid you might be affected, so I deliberately didn't release it."

Li Zhu's bad premonition grew stronger, and he asked cautiously, "Is it a negative value? Is he playing tricks on me like Gao Congyu?"

"That's not the case." 365 continued to stammer, "It's better if you don't know."

Li Zhu thought he was an outstanding green tea, but he didn't expect that the system was more outstanding than him.

"Show me the data. I'm not afraid. I have a strong psychological endurance."

"Okay, let me be frank. Gao Cong'ai is a great help to you. If this affects your cooperation and then the entire mission..." 365 stopped there.

If a mission fails, not only the bonus but also the basic salary will be deducted.

Li Zhu was already very poor and didn't want to get even poorer, so he tried to assure me: "It will definitely not affect me. I will send four."

365: "Hmm."

[Target: Gao Cong'ai; Total Value: 460]

Li Zhu frowned, "Why not a positive total value or a negative total value?"

365: "This system is only responsible for distinguishing positive and negative values."

The implication is that Gao Cong'ai's emotions are not on either side.

Li Zhu: "Are you kidding me?"

365: "No, I sent four."

Li Zhu and 365 have worked together for many years. The other party would conceal things and let him go, but they had never deceived him.

"Alright, let me see the details. I can figure it out myself."

[Emotional value +1, a little mouse came into the house]

[Emotional value +1, the little mouse is so timid, just a poke and he was so scared that he almost flipped over]

Li Zhu: “…”

He didn't! He just almost shouted!

[Emotional value +3, he eats with such relish, even though the dishes look so ordinary]

[Emotional value +5, pig, I'm going to eat my third bowl of rice in a blink of an eye]

[Emotional value +10, I feel a little hungry, I don’t want to do it myself]

[Emotional value +18, why isn't he afraid of me? Is it because he doesn't know I'm a lunatic?]

[Emotional value +30, he's really a mouse, and he loves to peek. His eyes are so smart.]

[Emotional value +50, it's raining, the little mouse is restless and sneaked out with me. Just think of him as coming to the living room to keep me company.]

Li Zhu stared at the details.

It turned out that to Gao Cong'ai, his stalking and peeping were nothing, but rather regarded as a kind of companionship.

His logic is very special.

[Emotion value +75. He looks a little cute when he's scared, his eyes are wide open. I wonder if his pupils will shrink if you touch them lightly.]

Li Zhu looked confused.

Would a normal person have such a strange idea?