Chapter 68: I'm Jealous

Just then, the doorbell rang. Qiao Wu snapped out of his daze and said, "You're drunk."

She opened the door, took the hangover medicine from the waiter, and said thank you, but her mind was still blank.

She knew best who was around Lu Jinzhi, and she knew exactly who he had met on this trip. Therefore, what he needed to understand…

He said it was a good thing for him, and he hoped it would be for her too.

She's not that stupid.

But she still refused to believe it. The sound of the door closing snapped her back to reality. She took a deep breath to calm herself and then walked back with a composed expression.

Lu Jinzhi remained seated in his original position, maintaining the same smiling expression as before as he looked at her.

"Take your medicine," Qiao Wu said. "The hotel will bring the room key in a little while."

"I'm not drunk."

"That's what drunk people say."

Lu Jinzhi saw through her evasiveness and knew that she understood what she had just said, but he did not pursue her further.

He reached out and took the medicine as she wished, then drank the water in his cup and stood up.

Qiao Wu thought he was leaving.

The man simply walked up to her, stood there, and stared straight at her: "Then just pretend I was drunk. I won't remember what I said tonight tomorrow."

This compliant reaction surprised Qiao Wu.

The person's repeated inconsistencies left them completely bewildered, and their initial anxiety and unease were now entirely obscured by confusion.

Then she heard Lu Jinzhi slowly say, "So, while we're waiting for the medicine to take effect, let me say a few more words."

"...Wait a moment."

Lu Jinzhi wasn't going to listen to her. He'd already said all that, and he wasn't going to give her any chance to try and get away with it.

"I've made many assumptions and guesses about this matter, and I've also overturned many wrong answers, so I can now tell you with certainty that my feelings for you are more than just friendship. I like you a lot, and it's a liking based on love and desire."

Although it was the first time he had done something like this and said something like this, he didn't need any experience at all, because this was his most intuitive idea.

Qiao Wu really regrets learning how to read eyes from Lu Jinzhi, to the point that her hands go numb whenever she sees Lu Jinzhi's eyes now.

She looked away: "That's the suspension bridge effect."

Lu Jinzhi chuckled softly: "Have you had any past romantic experience?"

"…No."

The man's eyes shone with a smile: "I'm twenty-seven."

“He’s five years older than you,” he said with interest. “Your doubts about my feelings are completely unfounded.”

Qiao Wu was speechless.

She is good at many things, but she has no say in this matter.

"But that's okay, you can question it."

Lu Jinzhi took another step closer to her, reducing the distance between them so that he could observe her more directly.

He whispered, "The first thing you can do for me now is to stop treating me like a regular friend. To put it bluntly, I like you now."

Qiao Wu got goosebumps all over her body, and she even wanted to shiver to shake off this feeling of unease.

Lu Jinzhi is not Shen Yan, nor is she anyone else. She seems unable to use the same methods she used to use to reject people to reject him.

"Didn't you say you didn't like it before?" she said, holding her breath.

Lu Jinzhi recalled for a moment and realized that it was Lu Ning's doing again.

He thought about it carefully and came to the conclusion: "At that time, it certainly wasn't that I liked him."

At that time, he didn't know her very well after she grew up; he just treated her as an exception. But when someone starts to be special, things always tend to go astray.

"No," Qiao Wu insisted.

Seeing her so stiff and lacking her usual composure, Lu Jinzhi felt an itch in his heart. He chuckled and said, "I didn't expect it to work out today."

His only request tonight was to clearly tell her about his change of stance.

"Alright, the medicine is working." He said gently. "I'm going to rest. I'll forget all about this when I wake up tomorrow, and you can go back to what you were doing."

Qiao Wu: "???"

You forgot?!

She couldn't control her expression: "And what about me!"

Lu Jinzhi stepped back, showing no awareness of his startling words, and said gently, "If you can forget about it too."

"..."

"I'm sorry." Lu Jinzhi's eyes curved into a smile. "You might not be able to sleep tonight, but this kind of experience is unavoidable. Just bear with it and you won't have to get up early tomorrow."

Qiao Wu now truly felt it was absurd; this was the first time she had ever encountered someone confessing their feelings like this.

The other person forgot about it immediately after confessing their feelings, and then cheekily told her that she could forget it too.

How could I forget that?!

Lu Jinzhi is really something. No wonder Lu Ning said that every time he smiles, it's never a good thing.

He also kindly said, "If you can't sleep, you can come to me."

Qiao Wu practically spat out the words through gritted teeth: "I can sleep."

"That would be even better," Lu Jinzhi said with a smile. "Good night."

He stopped insisting on sharing a room with Qiao Wu and instead opened the door to go out. The hotel would come to check him into a new room shortly.

I had just stepped out of the room when I heard a loud bang behind me.

This shows how bad-tempered the person who closed the door was.

Lu Jinzhi chuckled softly.

He didn't think anything of it; the worst thing would be if Qiao Wu didn't react at all to what he said tonight.

She eventually found out.

No matter how tough she acted in front of Lu Jinzhi, Qiao Wu tossed and turned in bed that night, unable to sleep, staring blankly at the ceiling.

What exactly did I do to attract Lu Jinzhi's attention?

She could have found a way to correct anyone else, but it was Lu Jinzhi.

He prepares and thinks things through thoroughly before doing anything, and he doesn't act impulsively, which makes things very tricky.

A moment later, her phone rang.

He picked it up and saw a message from Lu Jinzhi: "You can message me if you can't sleep."

"..."

Qiao Wu has read the message but is not replying.

A few minutes later, the phone vibrated again.

Lu Jinzhi: "I can't sleep."

Qiao Wu sneered and typed: "How can you forget if you're not asleep?"

Lu Jinzhi: "Forgot what?"

Very well, they've started playing dumb.

Qiao Wu was too lazy to reply to him.

But she never expected Lu Jinzhi to be such a talkative person.

Even without waiting for her reply, the other party can answer their own question.

Lu Jinzhi: "I drank last night and don't remember what I did. Did I offend you?"

Lu Jinzhi: "If there is, then I'm sorry, it's just that I couldn't control my emotions."

Qiao Wu angrily typed: "Didn't you say you didn't remember?"

This time, the other side replied with a voice message instead of text.

The man's chuckling voice was clear in the quiet night: "Is something you can forget after drinking alcohol really love?"

He was just talking about forgetting to confess his feelings.

Qiao Wu could guess Lu Jinzhi's expression without even being face-to-face with him, so she quickly turned off the voice message: "Why aren't you typing?"

Lu Jinzhi: "It's more solemn to say it in person."

He also wanted to make a video call, but then he realized it might push people too far.

This time, Qiao Wu racked her brains but couldn't find any reply. She also didn't want to continue talking to Lu Jinzhi because she couldn't guess what he would do next.

"She's asleep."

After sending those two words, she tossed her phone aside.

She doesn't know if it's because she slept too much the past two days, but she's wide awake now.

This has never happened before.

It's all Lu Jinzhi's fault.

But after staying in the dark for a long time, she suddenly realized what was happening.

Why did I react so strongly to Lu Jinzhi's confession? There's no shortage of people who like her.

Why is it that you can add Shen Yan on WeChat so easily, but become so uncomfortable when you talk to Lu Jinzhi for a few minutes?

She thought for a while and then found the answer.

Because Lu Jinzhi is different from other men, she has a past bond with him, a relationship that is more than family, so she subconsciously believes that it is impossible for her to be with Lu Jinzhi, and she has never included him in her list of potential partners.

In fact, she and Lu Jinzhi were not related by blood at all.

In his private time, Qiao Wu forced himself to calm down and seriously consider his plans for the future.

Work, life, family, love.

And setting aside all the additional conditions, just considering Lu Jinzhi himself.

She once told Shen Yan that her view on love was very idealistic, and she didn't expect to meet someone who met her expectations in the future, so she always let things take their natural course when it came to relationships.

Putting aside the fact that she grew up under the same roof as Lu Jinzhi, this person clearly meets the requirements now, it's just that she doesn't like him right now.

But now Lu Jinzhi likes her, what does it have to do with her?

The choice is in her hands.

With this in mind, Qiao Wu's thoughts suddenly became clear.

What to do is something for Lu Jinzhi to worry about; she doesn't need to put herself in this dilemma.

Lu Jinzhi did indeed achieve that. From this day forward, in her eyes he was no longer just a friend, but a friend who... liked her.

Although it was still somewhat absurd, Qiao Wu had convinced herself to accept reality, and she couldn't control other people's feelings.

After breaking free from her preconceived notions, she was able to sleep soundly and easily.

When she woke up the next day, she realized that she seemed to have forgotten to take her medicine before going to bed the night before.

Picking up her phone, Lu Jinzhi hadn't said anything since sending her a goodnight message last night, but half an hour ago he asked her if she was awake.

Qiao Wu suddenly felt great.

Last night, he calmly spouted nonsense that confused her, but in the end, it was his own fault for not sleeping well.

She asked what time the flight was for today.

"You decide."

Then came a second message: "I had the hotel deliver two breakfasts. Come over and eat after you've washed up?"

Qiao Wu: "I'm not going."

Lu Jinzhi: "A waste."

Qiao Wu mimicked what he did last night, picked up his phone and opened a voice message: "You can pack it up and eat it on the way."

He added, "Lu Jinzhi, you need to get your position as a pursuer right and have some boundaries."

After a few seconds of silence, the other end simply replied with a "good".

Qiao Wu was relieved.

After washing up, she first called to order breakfast at the hotel, and then started checking her return flight tickets.

Lu Jinzhi probably wasn't sure what time she would be able to get up, so he hadn't made an appointment yet.

After planning her return trip, Qiao Wu booked her flight and the doorbell rang. She thought it was breakfast, but when she opened the door, she was surprised to find Lu Jinzhi pushing a food cart outside.

She was stunned.

Lu Jinzhi had indeed figured out his place, so he followed his heart and pushed the food cart over: "Your suitor now wants to have breakfast with you."

Qiao Wu: "..."

Before she could speak, Lu Jinzhi added, "The hotel staff won't be coming."

Without a doubt, he must have been intercepted on the way.

Qiao Wu didn't want to bother other people's innocent employees with his personal matters, so he opened the door and said, "Come in."

Seeing Lu Jinzhi dressed in a well-tailored suit pushing a food cart, which looked completely out of place, Qiao Wu couldn't help but laugh and said, "So this is the kind of trick you use, Lu Jinzhi."

Lu Jinzhi set out the breakfast, turned around and smiled, "Using a little trick to achieve your goal is harmless."

He had considered many possible reactions from Qiao Wu, but he hadn't expected her to accept it so well and to have already returned to her original state.

Good news, she doesn't rule it out.

She doesn't shy away from bad news.

They just treated him like any other person.

Just in time, Qiao Wu also wanted to take this opportunity to make things clear with him. She sat down in front of Lu Jinzhi and said while eating, "I don't want this to affect my normal work, so you can't tell anyone, especially your family. If other people find out, I will kick you out of the list of suitors."

Her job is unusual, and if others find out about this, it will make everyone's relationship awkward if she and Lu Jinzhi don't end up together, and it will also affect her family's opinion of her.

And to be honest, Qiao Wu couldn't guarantee what the consequences would be if others found out.

Thinking of this, she frowned again. There were two other people in her family who also depended on her, so she needed to intensify the weaning process.

Lu Jinzhi nodded gently: "Okay."

Seeing that his attitude was not bad, Qiao Wu continued, "If I feel uncomfortable in any way, I will also kick you out, but my work plan with the Lu family is still five years away, so if we don't work out in the end, you can't fire me before I ask to leave."

At least let her see that others are on the right track.

It won't work?

Lu Jinzhi smiled and said, "Okay."

He would never fire her.

Whether it will work out or not is a bit difficult to say.

He looked up at the person who was seriously negotiating with him and thought she was adorably naive in some ways.

He patiently asked, "Is there anything else?"

"It's gone."

"Then you should help me with the second favor."

Lu Jinzhi put down his cutlery: "Do you have a guide to choosing a partner?"

Qiao Wu: "?"

What strange question are you asking?

Seeing her wide eyes, Lu Jinzhi chuckled: "You have your own set of standards, whether it's the 'Domineering CEO Guide,' the 'Wealthy Family Guide,' or the 'Harmonious Family Guide.' Do you think I don't have my own standards?"

"Thank you for not being specific," Qiao Wu corrected his choice of words.

Lu Jinzhi remained noncommittal; to him, it made no difference.

"Who asks the person they're pursuing for a strategy guide?" Qiao Wu said irritably. "You've lost points."

What is my starting score?

"Zero points." Qiao Wu took a bite of the egg expressionlessly, with a hint of provocation. "Now, negative twenty."

Lu Jinzhi paused for a moment, which was rare for him, then turned his head slightly and smiled.

"why are you laughing."

“I never realized it before.” After laughing, Lu Jinzhi turned to look at her. “You’re really cute.”

"...forty negative".

-

Qiao Wu booked an afternoon flight. Due to her accidental injury, Lu Jinzhi stayed in the port area for two more days. Even though he was working overtime at the hotel, he still had to go back to the company. The two parted ways at the airport.

She thought Lu Jinzhi did a great job in this regard; even if his rhythm was disrupted, he would correct the mistakes.

She had just told the driver she was going back to the Lu residence when she suddenly received a call from Lu Ning.

"Qiao Wu," Lu Ning on the other end sounded anxious, "Are you back?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Lu Ning breathed a sigh of relief and stammered, "I wanted to ask you if I could keep a pet at home."

"pet?"

“It’s a very small kitten that I found at school,” Lu Ning said. “I brought it to the vet. It’s so tiny and pitiful.”

The veterinarian, seeing that she was just a child, repeatedly advised her that there were many things to be careful about when raising such a young kitten, and that if she really wanted to keep it, she needed the parents' consent and for the parents to come and take it away.

Many children take animals away out of curiosity, but when their parents disagree, the animals are thrown away again, or the children abandon the animals once their curiosity is satisfied.

Therefore, the parents need to sign the adoption agreement.

Lu Ning immediately thought of Qiao Wu.

Before answering whether it was good or bad, Qiao Wu said, "Give me the address."

She arrived at the pet hospital quickly, where Lu Ning, who wasn't wearing her school uniform jacket, sat at the entrance.

Qiao Wu pushed the door open and went in: "Where are your clothes?"

Upon hearing her voice, Lu Ning, who had been somewhat anxious and confused, immediately found her anchor and stood up excitedly.

But when he saw the gauze on Qiao Wu's forehead, his eyes widened, and he stood on tiptoe to check her wound: "You're injured!"

"I bumped into something by accident." Qiao Wu didn't want anyone else to worry, so he took her hand and put it down. "It's nothing."

There's practically no autumn here in the north of the city. Even though it's only late November, the temperature is already quite low, and it's drizzling outside when you get out of the car.

Even though the pet store had air conditioning, Lu Ning's hands were still a little cold: "What's wrong?"

"I gave the kitten my clothes because I was worried it would get cold." Lu Ning was still concerned. "Are you sure it's okay? Have you seen a vet?"

"I also had your second uncle take a look."

"Oh." Lu Ning was relieved. "Then everything is fine."

Second Uncle will not allow his privileges to be violated.

She recounted how she encountered a kitten outside the school gate that was almost hit by a car, and how she took the kitten to the hospital.

With expectant eyes, she looked at Qiao Wu and gestured to indicate the kitten's size: "The doctor said it's not full-term yet. It's too small to grow up on its own. It needs someone to take care of it. Can I take it home?"

As she spoke, her eyes began to redden.

Qiao Wuxin is a little soft-hearted.

This child needs to be taken care of himself; he grew up on his own.

"Okay," she nodded, "but there's a condition."

"Uh-huh."

Qiao Wu had never owned a pet before, so she looked up some common knowledge about raising cats on her way here. She said gently, "Young kittens need to be hand-fed every day. They are very fragile and need to be carefully cared for. When they grow a little older, you need to teach them to use the litter box. They may be very noisy and break some of your things. They may also make noise and keep you from sleeping well. They will shed fur and need to be groomed properly. Don't you mind any of this?"

Actually, I do mind a little.

But Lu Ning thought of that little, lonely creature and held back: "I will overcome it."

Qiao Wu simply told her about the difficulties she would encounter in the future, so that she would at least have some idea of ​​what to do and not act impulsively.

She reiterated, "Once you get one, you can't just abandon it or leave it with the maid. You have to write down all the precautions the doctor gave you and take care of it yourself."

Lu Ning immediately replied, "I will!"

"Okay." Qiao Wu patted her head. "Then take her back."

Many items are readily available at pet hospitals; you can simply buy them and put them in the trunk.

Qiao Wu saw the doctor place the kitten in Lu Ning's arms. Lu Ning carefully held the kitten while holding her school uniform, her face showing an unprecedented level of caution and seriousness.

She smiled, took off her coat and draped it over Lu Ning's shoulders, then turned around and signed the adoption form.

On the way back, Lu Ning kept talking.

She stroked the kitten's head: "You have a home now. My room is big, and my bed is big too. We'll sleep together."

He added, "I'll earn money from my uncles to support you."

Qiao Wu glanced back at her and said, "You're quite shrewd with business."

"They're rich."

Lu Ning's card is still suspended. The money she spends is the "buyout fee" given to her by her uncles. In a sense, she is using her uncles' money to raise cats.

"It's my cat now," she said excitedly. "I'm going to name it."

Qiao Wu thought for a moment: "Let's go back and look it up in the dictionary."

She was very skeptical of the name Lu Ning had chosen given her current level of Chinese language proficiency.

“No need.” Lu Ning shook her head, clearly having already made up her mind. “Its name is Wuwu.”

Qiao Wu was taken aback and turned around.

Clearly, Lu Ning had no idea what she was saying, and those memories from when she was just learning to speak couldn't possibly have survived to this day.

So naturally, he didn't remember calling her that vaguely back then.

Qiao Wu didn't think anything of it; on the contrary, he felt a greater sense of familiarity with it.

"Does it sound good?" Lu Ning asked.

"Mmm." Qiao Wu reached out and stroked the kitten that suddenly had a home. "It sounds nice."

Lu Ning was overjoyed and kept whimpering while hugging the kitten.

Qiao Wu listened quietly.

She even had the illusion of returning to the time when she was just born and suddenly surrounded by a group of strangers who called her Xiaowu and gave her a home.

Back at the Lu residence, she moved some of her belongings to an empty room in the main house.

Her father got his own small villa because he got married and had a child; it was a wedding gift from Lu Jiang.

Before that, her father had been living in this room in the main house for work convenience.

Even though no one has lived here for a long time, the servants still clean every day.

Although Lu Ning was asked to write down the precautions, she was still a child who needed to go to school every day and was still growing and needed enough sleep. However, at this time, Wuwu needed to be checked on and fed several times every night.

Qiao Wu wouldn't really let Lu Ning waste that much time, so she wrote down what the doctor said.

She'll stay here temporarily and keep the kitten here too. Once Wuwu is a little more independent, she'll move it to Lu Ning's room.

After all, if Wuwu were taken to her house, it would be inconvenient for Lu Ning to come and go back and forth.

Lu Ning disagreed with this, saying, "But you also need to sleep and work."

“I don’t need to go to the company every day,” Qiao Wu said. “Besides, I’m an adult, and I can manage my work and rest time more reasonably than you do. You need someone to take care of you when you go to school, don’t you?”

After hearing this, Lu Ning immediately felt very guilty.

She never imagined that wanting a kitten would cause so much trouble and require her to bother others.

She whispered, "I'm sorry, I didn't think that much about it."

“These are not things you need to worry about.” Qiao Wu gestured for her to do her homework first. “A family should help each other.”

But Lu Ning squatted down beside her and took the things from her hands: "I'm at home now, let me do it. I've already finished my homework at school."

"Aren't you going to examine your uncle?"

“He’s been very busy lately and doesn’t come home until very late,” Lu Ning said. “It seems like there’s some kind of competition at school, so I’ve been doing my homework at school with Zhong Shixia, and he helps me with it.”

Moreover, Zhong Shixia doesn't swear or force her to eat walnuts, making her much more efficient than Lu Yingchi.

"Contest?"

Before Qiao Wu could finish speaking, the door behind him was violently pushed open, and Lu Yingchi stood brazenly in the doorway: "Lu Ning, what kind of nonsense are you bringing..."

Upon recognizing the person squatting on the carpet with Lu Ning, Lu Yingchi immediately stood up straight: "Qiao Wu? When did you get back?"

He heard that Lu Ning had brought back a kitten.

That little thing Lu Ning is so confused about menstruation, how could she possibly raise a kitten? She'd be lucky if she didn't crush it to death.

That's why he came up to take a look.

I never expected to see such a pleasant surprise.

A few days ago, his phone was snatched away by Lu Jinzhi, so he didn't have time to call Qiao Wu. Later, when he sent her a message, Qiao Wu took a long time to reply, and he was also very busy, so he didn't have a chance to talk to her.

He was eager to tell her his good news, but as soon as he got closer, he noticed that Qiao Wu had a bandage on her forehead.

Lu Yingchi's face instantly darkened, his eyes filled with a stormy atmosphere. He strode over to Qiao Wu, squatted down, cupped her face in his hands, and stared intently at her: "Who did this?!"

He'll kill him!

Qiao Wu has been particularly sensitive to physical contact lately, so she leaned back to avoid his hand: "I bumped into him by accident. You're a grown man, don't touch me."

"What's wrong with touching it?" Lu Yingchi was provoked and forcefully grabbed her face. "Lu Xuan can lean on your shoulder, but I can't even look at your wound?"

Qiao Wu frowned: "Lu Yingchi."

Seeing her cold gaze, Lu Yingchi was stunned for a moment and subconsciously withdrew his hand.

Qiao Wu realized he needed to make him understand gender boundaries: "You treat your female classmates like this too?"

"Of course not!"

"Why?"

"You said they were female classmates, why would I, a grown man, touch them?"

Qiao Wu chuckled: "So in your eyes I'm a man?"

"..."

Lu Yingchi choked for a moment.

"I'm only four years older than your female classmate." Qiao Wu raised an eyebrow. "Now you know why you can't touch her?"

Lu Ning whispered, "We 13-year-olds all know that we shouldn't touch male classmates except when we're fighting."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Yingchi retorted instinctively. "I'm not like other people."

Qiao Wu asked leisurely, "You're not a man?"

"Of course not!" Lu Yingchi said, somewhat agitated.

He was used to his intimacy with Qiao Wu, so he was unwilling to understand why they suddenly had to be separated by gender and not be able to touch each other.

"Lu Xuan isn't a woman!" he made an excuse for himself.

Qiao Wu guessed that it was probably Lai Shen, who had caused trouble that day, who had found a way to show it to him. He explained briefly, "He can't touch it either. That day was an accident. I was just putting on an act with him."

Sure enough, Lu Yingchi's attention was immediately diverted upon hearing this, and he wished he could fly over right then and there and throw Lai Shen into the sea: "It's that bastard again! We should have stripped him naked in the street that day and ruined his reputation."

"Have you been too busy these past few days to watch the legal channel?" Qiao Wu glanced at him. "Lu."

"I saw it!"

When this was mentioned, Lu Yingchi became quite smug and couldn't wait to say, "Didn't I promise you that day? That's why I've been busy with the career planning competition at school with my classmates recently. We'll be discussing it together this weekend."

Qiao Wu had heard of this competition; the participation methods differ for different grades.

However, it is very helpful for college students to clarify their thoughts and plan their future.

"Not bad," she chuckled. "Keep it up."

That's it?

Lu Yingchi made a series of suggestive hints.

My reward? Where is my reward?

"I brought gifts." Qiao Wu pushed his big head away. "I'll give them to you in a bit."

Lu Yingchi was not satisfied with this answer. Based on his understanding of Qiao Wu, he knew that everyone would receive the same reward: "I mean a special one."

Qiao Wu casually asked, "What do you want?"

Lu Yingchi was stumped by the question.

He subconsciously thought that Qiao Wu would give him the same surprise as before. It didn't necessarily have to be a trip to the Zero Ring Road or drinking. He would be happy with whatever Qiao Wu gave him, as long as it was something special to him.

But if you ask him what he needs, he doesn't have a definite answer.

Thinking of how Qiao Wu had repeatedly pushed him away, he said, "Don't go to Jing Shui Villa this weekend, stay home?"

Qiao Wu looked up at him quietly: "Reason."

Lu Yingchi was a little nervous.

He felt that if he said he wanted her to stay with him, he would definitely be scolded for being immature.

“My classmates are coming over to my house for a group meeting,” he said, trying to sound calm. “But we have no experience with this, so could you give us some pointers?”

It wasn't an unreasonable request, and Qiao Wu felt a little relieved: "Okay."

It seems he has learned to be sensible.

Lu Yingchi silently said "YES" in his heart!

Ha, Lu Xuan, it's a good thing I didn't enter the entertainment industry, otherwise you'd be waiting to be unemployed!

He casually took out his phone and frantically typed in the group chat while Qiao Wu was making baby formula.

Lu Yingchi: "1111111@All members".

Lu Yingchi: "Let's have a meeting!"

Fei Jingming: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

Lu Yingchi: "I sincerely invite you to my house for a group meeting this weekend. All expenses are covered, including food, accommodation, entertainment, and transportation. You can play basketball, golf, and billiards at my house, play video games, ride horses, shoot arrows, and swim. There are also free-flowing drinks in the wine cellar, and you can order any kind of food you like."

Everyone: "!!!"

Ye Liang: "...Brother, did something good happen to you?"

Lu Yingchi: "There was such an incident, but it's nothing serious, so let's not talk about it."

Fei Jingming: "Alright then."

Lu Yingchi: "If you insist on asking, then I'll tell you."

Ye Liang: "No, not really."

Lu Yingchi: "It's Qiao Wu, you guys know her, right? She's not going on vacation this week, she insists on staying home with me."

Everyone: "..."

Bro, really?

Ye Liang: "Haha, that's great! She must care about you a lot."

Seeing the message in the group, Lu Yingchi was very satisfied. After showing off, he put away his phone with satisfaction, only then remembering what he had come here for.

Where is that little gadget?

"Aaaaaah, Lu Yingchi, my waaaaah!" Lu Ning pushed him away, "Can't you see my waaaaah even though you have two big holes in your face?!"

Lu Yingchi then noticed a lump lying on a small mat.

"Is this a cat?" He reached out and poked it. "Not a mouse?"

Lu Ning glared at him: "Are you being polite?"

"You're so ugly." Lu Yingchi withdrew his hand in disgust. "Just like you when you were a kid."

Lu Ning: "Are you going to die or not?"

"Have you chosen a name yet?"

"Woo-woo." Lu Ning didn't argue with him. "It's called 'Woo-woo'."

"..."

I didn't listen carefully just now and thought it was just her using cute interjections.

Lu Yingchi remembered how Lu Ning used to drool and cling to Qiao Wu when they were little, making little noises.

He looked up at Qiao Wu and saw that she smiled and didn't seem to mind the name. His heart stirred slightly, and he poked the cat again: "Woof woof."

As if he had stolen a piece of candy hidden in a corner that no one knew about, he cried out again, "Waaah!"

Lu Ning snorted softly, "Waaah, call me grandpa."

Lu Yingchi: "???"

He grabbed her ponytail menacingly: "What are you yelling about!"

"I am Wuwu's mother. Isn't it wrong for it to call you grandpa?"

"You're only a few years old and you're already a mother." Lu Yingchi pointed to the door. "Didn't you see who was feeding them?"

Lu Ning rolled her eyes and realized that Qiao Wu was having a harder time than herself, and Wuwu would be staying in Qiao Wu's house recently, so she readily accepted this fact.

“Then I’m the older sister.” She readily agreed, “Qiao Wu is the mother.”

Lu Yingchi was satisfied now, and asked again, "Then who is Dad?"

"Where did this father come from?" Lu Ning wondered.

"Do you really want it to be a child from a single-parent family at such a young age? It's already pitiful enough." Lu Yingchi coughed lightly and puffed out his chest. "How about this, I'll reluctantly be its father."

Qiao Wu, who had just finished making the milk and walked to the door, was speechless.

A soft "heh" fell into her ears.

“He’s a bit dim-witted,” she said.

“What he lacks isn’t a string,” Lu Jinzhi said calmly as he walked upstairs with her after working overtime. “It’s his brain.”

Hearing a sound from the doorway, the two people, one big and one small, sitting on the floor in the room turned around simultaneously.

Lu Ning looked left and right, feeling that this scene seemed familiar, much like when they were choosing rooms, and her second uncle had directly reaped the benefits.

With my second uncle's possessive nature, how could he possibly allow someone else to be his father!

She thought for a few seconds, then decisively took out her phone and opened the payment code: "Waaah, I found this. Whoever gives me the most money, I'll call them my dad."

Qiao Wu sighed helplessly, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Jinzhi stepped forward and naturally scanned the QR code.

Soon, Lu Ning's phone beeped with "Alipay payment received..."

Lu Ning: "!!!"

Wow!

She turned to Lu Yingchi with a burning gaze: "What's your offer?"

Before Lu Yingchi could answer, Lu Jinzhi casually said, "He can't get out."

"Who said that!" Lu Yingchi took out his phone.

“I said it,” Lu Jinzhi glanced at him, “your card is suspended.”

Lu Yingchi: "...???"

Lu Ning: "!!!"

"Second Uncle." She instantly realized who the master of this house was; it turned out that she had been spending her second uncle's money all along!

The rich are the bosses!

Waaah, from now on I'll be eating my second uncle's food!

She tilted her head back and lifted Wuwu up: "From now on, you're Wuwu's dad!"

Lu Jinzhi suddenly raised an eyebrow, took the cat, and glanced back at Qiao Wu meaningfully: "Woo woo?"

Qiao Wu had a terrible headache. She went over and took the phone from Lu Jinzhi, sobbing, "Can you please stop making things worse?"

"I didn't cause any trouble." Lu Jinzhi didn't know how to feed kittens, so he simply followed her movements and gently placed the cat in her hands. He was originally just fulfilling his duty as a father by learning how to feed a cat.

But as he looked, his gaze drifted, first moving upwards to focus on Qiao Wu's focused expression, then down to her drooping eyelashes.

Lu Jinzhi was suddenly very excited and quickly found a solution.

He leaned down slightly in that position and whispered in her ear with a laugh, "Waaah, I'm jealous."