Chapter 44 The Cannon Fodder Assistant 9 Let's Have Some Fun

Li Qingran held her breath.

As far as the eye could see, Chu Yu leaned halfway into the wardrobe, his nose almost touching Li Qingran's chin.

Li Qingran tilted her head back as she tried to remain calm and make no sound while Chu Yu frowned and inspected the mess in the wardrobe, so as not to be discovered by him.

Therefore, the level of this invisibility item is still too low. It can only hide the figure, but cannot completely turn the user into an invisible entity, making them not only invisible but also intangible.

However, after obtaining the invisibility item, Li Qingran also learned from 888 that there were higher-level invisibility items that could achieve the same effect as Li Qingran described.

Originally, Li Qingran thought that the prop he had was enough, and he planned to wait until a more dangerous world to trick 888 into helping him apply for a higher level of invisibility system.

But at this moment, looking at Chu Yu who was so close that he could sense even the slightest breath from him, Li Qingran immediately decided that after this plot was over, he would immediately find an opportunity to ask 888 to apply for an even higher level of invisibility system for him.

After all, the modern world is fraught with danger!

Li Qingran pressed herself tightly against the cabinet panel until Chu Yu thoroughly inspected the wardrobe, then with a disappointed look on his face, he withdrew and closed the cabinet door. Only then did she slowly exhale a breath she had been holding for a long time.

"[That scared me to death...]" The mechanical voice of 888 trembled slightly.

Upon hearing this, Li Qingran did not speak immediately. Instead, she slowly squatted down and, after a while, regained her composure before saying:

[My story should end here, right?]

Although it deviates somewhat from the original plot, this is actually a good thing for Li Qingran.

Because Chu Yu took the initiative to open the cabinet door to check what was inside, the scene where he and Qin Yanyun came back to check the room was skipped. Li Qingran no longer had to squat in the cabinet and wait for the main characters to finish their scene outside before leaving Chu Yu's room at the last minute.

Now you can go back and rest.

Having just accompanied Li Qingran through the incident of being confronted by the protagonist, 888 no longer had the idea of ​​letting Li Qingran stay in the closet any longer.

If the protagonist were to have another brain fart like before and launch a surprise attack, then they would be truly doomed.

Their mission was simply to leave a perverted mark on the protagonist's clothes, a mark unique to cannon fodder, and then leave the protagonist's room without being discovered.

It's okay to leave a little earlier now.

One person can unify the country and leave whenever they want.

Li Qingran carefully opened the cabinet door and slipped out through the crack. She found the bedroom door wide open. At the same time, she heard intermittent clanging sounds coming from the living room. They sounded a bit agitated, as if someone was looking for something but hadn't found it yet.

[Is this protagonist still looking for you?] 888 thought to Li Qingran speechlessly.

So how can you blame us for not being able to complete the mission? The world's storyline is just wrong!

In the original story, the protagonist is supposed to be strong and brave on the surface, but in reality, he is extremely afraid of ghosts and cowardly. He also has an extremely sensitive sixth sense. Otherwise, he wouldn't have suddenly turned around and run away when he was about to open the cabinet door. Later, he even needed the protagonist to accompany him to barely fall asleep.

And now...

Standing at the bedroom door, Li Qingran and 888 silently watched the protagonist searching around in the living room. They both began to suspect that if Chu Yu had a shovel, he might dig three feet into the ground to find this second person who might be in his room.

Does this stubborn madness make him seem timid? Is he afraid of ghosts?

888 suspects that the protagonist in the living room might even rush up to fight the ghost to the death the moment he sees it.

Would someone like that really be so weak and unable to take care of themselves that they can only fall asleep with someone by their side?

888 watched with a heavy heart as the protagonist opened the last cabinet door, only to find no one there. In a fit of rage, he slammed the door shut. He tried to hold back, but couldn't.

[Host, thankfully you used the item just now with quick reflexes.]

Otherwise, he was afraid that if Chu Yu discovered them, he would punch them to death.

The novel is full of clichés; it longs to return to reality.

888 shuddered, feeling goosebumps that weren't even on her body, and urged Li Qingran, who was still standing there staring at the main character, seemingly lost in thought.

[Host, stop looking, let's go.]

Soon the main characters will be having a lovey-dovey scene, so there's no point in them staying any longer. Besides, the invisibility item has a time limit, and if they stay any longer, they'll really be discovered.

Li Qingran certainly wanted to go out too, but the problem was, "Are you sure he won't see me if I open the door now?"

Li Qingran pointed to Chu Yu in the living room, who was looking towards the door with a gloomy expression.

"We can't just stay here forever," 888 said with a worried look.

Li Qingran pursed his lips, just about to say that this was not something he could decide, when he saw Chu Yu, who had been standing silently in the living room, suddenly move. Then, before he could react, Chu Yu rushed towards the door.

What are they doing?

Li Qingran was completely confused, but her body still instinctively lifted her foot and followed.

Whatever Chu Yu wanted to do, he was determined to get out.

Just then, whether Chu Yu heard Li Qingran's eagerness to leave or for some other reason, Li Qingran watched as he suddenly opened the door. The spring, after being compressed to its limit, began to rebound rapidly. Just a second before the door closed, Li Qingran slipped out of Chu Yu's room.

【Perfect!】888 mentally set off a little celebratory firework for Li Qingran.

[That completes today's mission. Host, let's go back and rest!]

【…Okay.】 Li Qingran agreed with 888's suggestion.

However, in order not to arouse suspicion from others, Li Qingran did not return to her own room immediately after leaving Chu Yu's room. Instead, she first went back to her original hiding spot to deactivate her invisibility. After confirming that there were no problems, she slowly walked towards her room.

The boy looked very relaxed after completing the task, and even his steps were much lighter.

However, these light and cheerful steps became hesitant and stiff again as they approached their room and saw the two figures, one tall and one short, standing in the doorway.

Li Qingran hesitated, narrowed her eyes, and her tone carried a hint of uncertainty.

【888, did I see that wrong?】

Why did Chu Yu and Qin Yanyun appear together at the door of his room?

Could it be that his mission has been discovered?

That shouldn't be the case... He's already using props...

Li Qingran's mind raced, trying to extract even one answer from the majority of possibilities related to his mission that wasn't meant to accuse him.

It wasn't because he wanted to maintain a perfect and clean image in front of Chu Yu and Qin Yanyun; it was mainly because he still had a mission to complete.

Li Qingran could accept being exposed as a pervert after get off work, but she absolutely would not allow herself to be discovered doing embarrassing things halfway through a mission!

Moreover, having his perverted identity discovered prematurely is not very beneficial for his subsequent story missions.

So Li Qingran could only pray that these two people came to find her because of something else, something not very important.

Just as Li Qingran hesitated about whether to go over, Qin Yanyun, who was standing opposite him at the door of his room and was facing his direction, caught sight of him the instant she looked up.

"Xiao Li! You're finally back!"

As Qin Yanyun spoke, he lifted his foot and walked towards Li Qingran, saying as he went:

"Where did you go? I knocked on the door but no one answered, and I called but no one picked up! I almost called the police, you know that?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Qingran took out his phone from his pocket and, sure enough, saw several missed calls on the screen. He smiled apologetically at Qin Yanyun and then explained:

"Sorry, my phone was on silent. I just went for a walk. Is there something you need?"

"Nothing's wrong..."

When the problem fell on his own shoulders, Qin Yanyun's expression visibly became unnatural.

"I just checked my phone and found a restaurant nearby with good ratings. I was wondering if you wanted to go try it together."

Actually, it's a couples' restaurant, but who says he can't bring his assistant to a couples' restaurant to taste the saltiness?

Besides… Qin Yanyun pinched the small box she had kept in her pocket since boarding the plane, then unconsciously pursed her lips and said to Li Qingran:

"I noticed you didn't eat much tonight, how about we go over and order something to try?"

Although Qin Yanyun was unaware that Li Qingran was about to be transferred back to the company, as the protagonist, he was very perceptive in certain aspects. For example, he could clearly sense that Li Qingran always had a vague sense of distance surrounding her, making it impossible for him to get close. She was like a fog, and could disappear at any moment.

The feeling of impending loss of her boyfriend made Qin Yanyun very anxious.

He stayed up for several nights in a row and finally came up with a good way to get rid of his anxiety: to directly establish his relationship with Li Qingran.

Of course, this confirmation does not refer to a romantic relationship, but rather Qin Yanyun wants to ascertain the boy's true feelings for her, and then, based on Li Qingran's thoughts, place herself in the position of lover or suitor.

As for giving up?

These two words do not exist in Qin Yanyun's dictionary at all!

Of course, Qin Yanyun didn't really want to accept the term "pursuer," so he wanted to take advantage of the ambiguous atmosphere created by the couples' restaurant to confess his feelings directly!

Qin Yanyun felt that this possibility wasn't out of the question, after all, before the boy went abroad, he had repeatedly expressed his desire not to be separated from him and to go abroad to work with him...

This certainly doesn't mean that Li Qingran necessarily likes him, but for her to say something like that, she must at least have some affection for him. Qin Yanyun jumped out of bed immediately, dragging his tired body to Li Qingran's room door, hoping to amplify this affection by using the couples' restaurant.

He had planned out the entire process of confessing his love along the way, but unexpectedly, he encountered an unforeseen third wheel at the door.

What's even more baffling is that this third wheel not only didn't leave awkwardly while he was talking to Li Qingran, but also shamelessly came closer, staring at Li Qingran with a smile, as if he were a flower, staring at him incessantly while he was talking.

Look, look!

What's so interesting about it!

Qin Yanyun suspected that Chu Yu was a third wheel in his past life, otherwise he wouldn't have stood next to him and Li Qingran in this life with his head shining so brightly that it was blinding, without even realizing it.

Finally, Qin Yanyun couldn't take it anymore and turned to look at the light bulb next to her.

Why are you still here?

Chu Yu naturally noticed the impatience in Qin Yanyun's tone and knew his eagerness to get him to leave.

But he simply didn't want to do as Qin Yanyun wished, and more importantly, he couldn't let Qin Yanyun have her way...

Chu Yu looked up at Li Qingran, who noticed his gaze and looked back at him. In her light black eyes, there was doubt and a polite smile, but not the familiarity and tolerance that she showed when facing Qin Yanyun.

He was Qin Yanyun's assistant, and they didn't interact much, so it was perfectly normal for him to give her such a different look.

But Chu Yu didn't know why, he just couldn't accept it.

He thought that Li Qingran was also familiar and close to him.

They are only close to themselves...

But since the pre-party, let alone spending time together in private, even seeing Li Qingran is a luxury for Chu Yu, who is at odds with Qin Yanyun.

He had considered using the ice cream-stained jacket to create an opportunity to meet Li Qingran, but unfortunately, Qin Yanyun, the watchdog, was too vigilant. No matter how they negotiated, the other party only had one thing to say.

"If you need anything, just come to me, Qin Yanyun. I can compensate you for the jacket at ten times its price, but don't even think about bullying my assistant!"

He never intended to bully Li Qingran!

He wanted to be with him so badly... he even thought about how he had been hallucinating in his room not long ago.

Thinking about the series of stupid things he had just done in the room, Chu Yu couldn't help but facepalm. At the same time, he was unwilling to suppress his desire to see Li Qingran any longer.

This is why, after searching the room without finding anyone, he was neither afraid nor hesitant, and came directly to find Li Qingran.

The mountain cannot see me, so I will seek the mountain myself!

Unexpectedly, Qin Yanyun had a very keen sense of smell. Before he had even stood at the door to knock, the guy had already found him by smell.

He even beat him to it and extended an invitation to Li Qingran to have dinner together.

So he'll let Qin Yanyun succeed?!

Chu Yu snorted coldly. Despite Qin Yanyun's clearly unwelcoming tone, he didn't show the slightest bit of anger. Instead, he looked at Qin Yanyun with a smile and said:

"This isn't your home. It's none of your business where I can go."

Qin Yanyun: "...You—"

"What do you mean, 'what about me'?" Chu Yu interrupted Qin Yanyun directly, smiling as he said:

"Oh! Do you also feel that eating with just the two of you is too monotonous, so you wanted to invite me to come with you?"

"I didn't—"

"I knew that's what you were thinking. After all, Young Master Qin is known for his generosity and love of hosting parties, a reputation that has been established among our classmates since junior high school."

As Chu Yu spoke, he turned to look at Li Qingran and said:

"I didn't eat much tonight either, so why don't we go together? It's on me! I haven't properly thanked you for helping me out last time."

Upon hearing this, Li Qingran blinked twice and gave Chu Yu a polite smile.

"It was nothing, Mr. Chu, you don't need to worry about it."

Anyway, he was doing it for the mission and even ruined the other person's coat. No matter how you look at it, he benefited and is the one who needs to apologize.

Chu Yu insisted on thanking Li Qingran.

"How could this be just a small favor? You helped me avoid the danger of being targeted by marketing accounts posting negative images on me. I definitely need to thank you properly, Mr. Li. Please don't be so polite."

Chu Yu continued, without waiting for Li Qingran to speak or giving Qin Yanyun, who had a dark expression, a chance to speak:

"Besides, it's more lively to eat together. I'm really curious to see what the food is like at a restaurant that even the picky young master Qin thinks is good. Let's go together, okay?"

"not good!"

Qin Yanyun finally couldn't take it anymore and interrupted Chu Yu.

"If you want to try it, go ahead and go. We're full here."

"Qin Yanyun, are you kidding me? Two people and the restaurant is full. Are you sure you booked a proper restaurant?"

"Whether it's serious or not, I never intended to invite you!"

"I didn't ask you to invite me. I already said it's my treat, to thank Mr. Li for his help at the pre-party," Chu Yu said with a smile, looking at Li Qingran, then blinking his big eyes.

"Mr. Li, I really think you are a super nice person. I would like to be friends with you. Let's not be so formal with each other, and just call each other by our first names, okay?"

"Chu Yu!"

"What are you doing?!" Chu Yu looked at Qin Yanyun impatiently. "Can't you see we're busy?"

Qin Yanyun: "..."

busy?

What are you busy with?

So you're busy poaching his girlfriend, and you won't even let him speak?!

Qin Yanyun even suspected that if he didn't speak up soon, Li Qingran would become Chu Yu's assistant.

He was so angry at Chu Yu for cutting him off that his temples throbbed. Too lazy to argue with him anymore, he looked directly at Li Qingran and said:

"Xiao Li, don't listen to him. Let's just go eat, okay?"

"Why can't you listen to me?" Chu Yu said, dissatisfied. "Can't the three of us go out to eat together?"

Of course, it's not crowded for three people to eat together.

But there's truly no room for a third person in a relationship between two people!

Qin Yanyun gritted his teeth, trying to calm his anger. He decided to ignore Chu Yu, this clueless third wheel, and looked at Li Qingran pleadingly:

"Xiao Li, if you like a lively atmosphere, I'll find a few more people to join us tomorrow, but for today, how about just the two of us going out to eat?"

As he spoke, fearing that Li Qingran might soften her stance and agree to Chu Yu's request, he pulled out Zhang Cheng as a shield, saying:

"And didn't Brother Zhang also say that we shouldn't have too much contact with...?"

Qin Yanyun paused briefly before mentioning someone's name, but all three people present understood whose name Qin Yanyun hadn't said.

Chu Yu's expression darkened.

However, just when he thought he couldn't ruin Qin Yanyun and Li Qingran's chance to be alone together tonight, he heard Li Qingran, who had been looking down at her phone since he and Qin Yanyun started arguing, whisper:

"Actually, it's enough for it to be lively today."

!!

Chu Yu was secretly delighted.

On the contrary, Qin Yanyun's face visibly darkened.

However, before Chu Yu could be completely overjoyed, and before Qin Yanyun's mood could completely sink to the bottom, Li Qingran spoke again:

"Perfect timing, I have someone here who just got off the plane and hasn't eaten yet..."

Chu Yu and Qin Yanyun were both stunned.

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Author's Note: The author, always eager for drama: Since we already have two people, what's the difference if we need a third? [shy]

A love triangle is too crowded, what about four people? [Winking face][Winking face][Winking face]