Chapter 221 (Beyond the Main Story)

Xin Que put away her personal communicator.

The head waiter and hotel management bowed and scraped as they saw Mrs. Huo off. Xin Que, standing among the staff, also bowed and scraped in a subservient manner.

Soon, the hall was bustling with activity again.

"This banquet not only includes prominent families from our Upper City, but also important figures from other cities who have been invited to attend."

The foreman once again sternly reprimanded the lower-level employees, "I'm telling you, if anything goes wrong at this banquet, the Huo family will hold everyone responsible!!! Every single detail must be done to the best of their ability!!!"

The employee immediately bowed his head and agreed.

After finishing their work, Xin Que and the other employees were checked one by one to make sure they didn't take any suspicious items with them before they were allowed to leave the hotel.

As soon as Xin Que opened the car door, she saw Luo Huayi curled up in the back seat, asleep, hidden by thorns.

I don't know how long I've been waiting here.

Luo Huayi's head slid down the backrest, and she suddenly opened her eyes, only to find that the car beneath her was driving smoothly on the road.

His sleepiness had mostly dissipated.

Xin Que is currently living in the staff dormitory of the Huo Family Hotel. She also paid some extra money to secure a small single room for herself.

"Eat outside?" Luo Huayi was mostly sober now. He followed Xin Que into the night market, a gathering place for the lower classes.

In the bustling night market, the fumes, heat, and hawking noises mingled together, minimizing the presence of Xin Que and Luo Huayi.

"What would you like to eat?" Xin Que's voice softened for once.

Luo Huayi was taken aback when she asked for his opinion for the first time.

...

Luo Huayi was left at the Korean noodle stall by Xin Que.

Xin Que said she had something to do and told Luo Huayi to eat first, then quickly disappeared into the crowd.

Luo Huayi “…”

He knew it.

What do you want to investigate?

In a corner of the night market, a barbecue stall was shrouded in smoke, which obscured most of the conversation between Xin Que and the stall owner.

Xin Que's gaze fell on the menu, and her lips parted slightly, "Cha Ye family."

The boss grabbed a towel from around his neck and wiped his sweat. "The Ye family?"

"This job is tough—"

Xin Que pointed to the sizzling skewers on the grill, "Money is not a problem."

The boss then stopped the conversation.

When Xin Que reappeared beside Luo Huayi, she placed the plastic bag of barbecue on the table.

The two bowls of Korean noodles in front of Luo Huayi were almost mushy.

Luo Huayi pushed Xin Que's small casserole in front of her, looking speechless. "You don't have to be so secretive about me when you're gathering information, do you?"

Xin Que casually tore apart a pair of disposable chopsticks. "It's not just about avoiding you; it's about not letting those people outside the world know about the information channels I have."

Luo Huayi opened the plastic bag Xin Que had brought back and saw that it contained only brand-new, smokeless iron skewers, and understood what was going on.

The barbecue stand she went to to gather information was just a pretext to lull those outside the prison into a false sense of security.

etc.

Luo Huayi stared at the no longer scalding hot Korean noodles in front of him, lost in thought.

Is that barbecue stall the only cover-up, or is the entire night market...?

...

Luo Huayi kept this question to herself until she returned to her dormitory before asking her.

But Xin Que has always avoided talking about it.

Luo Huayi didn't know if it was because he had been spoiled by Xin Que recently and hadn't had any conflicts, but he had become much bolder than before.

When Xin Que pretended not to hear Luo Huayi's questioning again, he sniffed the smell of cooking oil on his body from the night market and simply pushed Xin Que to go to the restroom together.

"You don't have to tell me, okay?" Luo Hua's anger flared, and he dragged Xin Que towards the showerhead. "Come bathe with me—"

Xin Que "..."

When Luo Huayi was acting crazy, she was incredibly clingy, but now that she's back to normal, she hasn't changed much.

...

Under absolute suppression, all tricks are just paper tigers.

In the end, Luo Huayi shut her mouth and remained silent until the sound of water stopped.

"Knock knock".

Xin Que was sitting in a chair drying her hair.

There was a knock on the dormitory door.

A half-wet towel fell onto Xin Que's neck.

"Is something the matter?" she asked.

The people outside the door were colleagues from the same group. Xin Que told them that she was changing clothes and it was inconvenient for her to open the door, so they didn't insist.

"The foreman just sent a notice that we need to start work an hour earlier tomorrow. Remember to reply with a confirmation message in the group."

"I'll be right back, thank you." Xin Que thanked her colleague for the reminder.

The footsteps outside the door quickly disappeared.

Hearing the sound of the door lock clicking shut next door, the man kneeling in front of her slowly relaxed.

"Still not good?"

Luo Huayi didn't get the focus he wanted. He looked up at the woman replying to the message on the communicator, her voice somewhat muffled.

The man knelt in front of her chair, leaning slightly forward, a blush of alluring ambiguity spreading from the corners of his eyes to his cheeks.

It might be due to lack of oxygen.

Through the transparent screen and the fluorescent text, Luo Huayi couldn't see what her expression was.

You could see her hair that wasn't completely dry and the pajamas she had casually draped over her shoulders.

Xin Que was busy hammering away when she heard this. Without even looking up, she simply used one hand to haphazardly touch Luo Huayi's half-dry hair.

"obedient."

Luo Huayi quieted down.

After a long pause, Luo Huayi turned his head and kissed the scar on the woman's inner thigh. "Wasn't I obedient enough..."

The man's voice trailed off, growing softer and softer until it finally stopped.

After an unknown amount of time, Luo Huayi finally heard the sound of the communicator being thrown away.

Luo Huayi's mind was still somewhat muddled.

"Xin Que..." Luo Huayi pulled her hand and wrapped it around his neck, his voice hoarse, "Can't you just concentrate on something when I'm serving you..."

Xin Que held the back of his head and kissed him, crushing all his remaining complaints between her lips and teeth.

Luo Huayi's rationality crumbled in an instant.

He reached out and put his arm around Xin Que's back, his chest heaving more and more violently.

never mind.

Just don't ignore him next time...

...

When Luo Huayi opened her eyes again, the night had just begun to fade.

"Xin Que?" He sat up with Xin Que, still half asleep, and reached for the clothes on the chair next to the bed.

Xin Que pressed down on his shoulder, "Nothing major happened in this part of the memory today, there's no need to follow along."

Luo Huayi put on her clothes without paying attention, saying, "I'm used to it."

Finally, he added, "Anyway, I won't bother you."

Xin Que withdrew her hand, her tone casual, "Whatever."

As soon as Luo Huayi stepped onto the ground, she noticed the takeout box that Xin Que had placed on the table.

breakfast?

"When did you buy it?" Luo Huayi asked, holding a steaming bowl of soy milk, looking completely bewildered.

During this time spent by Xin Que's side, he felt that his hearing had improved considerably.

But they still couldn't capture all of Xin Que's actions.

Xin Que was a man of few words and rarely responded to Luo Huayi's rambling questions.

Luo Huayi had long been used to Xin Que's indifference.

Staring at the soy milk in front of her that was already mostly gone, Luo Huayi took another bite of the fried dough stick and inadvertently brought up a new topic.

"I saw your memory of Cheng Zheng... Your world's data can also be stored on a medium, right?"

Xin Que "..."

Luo Huayi's thoughts wandered unintentionally, her imagination running wild: "With technology so advanced in the real world, there should be androids too, right?"