An Ci lowered his eyes and said nothing, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
Sure enough, she was still too weak.
After hitting a wall with An Zhenxiong, An Ci lost his appetite for breakfast after returning home and just sat on the sofa in a daze.
When Eric came over, he saw that she looked listless, so he approached her with light steps.
"Ahem."
He coughed very deliberately.
An Ci tilted his head and glanced at him, "Aren't you coming the day after tomorrow?"
Eric sat down carelessly, "I was worried you'd cry to death."
Song Yuan told him everything on the phone. If his grandfather hadn't refused to let him go, he would have come long ago.
An Ci didn't say anything, but picked up a pillow and threw it at him.
Eric reacted very quickly to dodge and easily caught the pillow with one hand, "Why are you hitting me? If you want to hit someone, you should hit Shen Mo. It's not like I'm playing hide-and-seek."
An Ci gave him a cold sidelong glance and said, "If you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb."
Eric threw the pillow aside and looked at her thinner face. He changed the subject and asked, "Is your cold still not healed?"
An Ci exclaimed, "How dare you come to visit a patient empty-handed?"
Seeing that she was still in the mood to joke, Eric felt relieved, "Don't worry, Shen Mo is not here, I will protect you from now on."
He kept mentioning Shen Mo twice out of every three sentences. An Ci raised his hands to cover his face and muttered, "Can you please not mention him?"
However, Eric was always rough around the edges. He said, "Why can't we mention it? Shen Mo just left without even saying hello to us. He didn't even consider us as brothers."
An Ci's eyelashes drooped slightly, and he subconsciously defended Shen Mo, "He is not that kind of person."
She had always protected Shen Mo since childhood, and Eric had long been accustomed to it. "Then why did he suddenly disappear without even telling you?"
An Ci pursed her red lips. He cut off contact with everyone because he didn't want to implicate others, or perhaps in his eyes she was still a child who had not grown up and could not accompany him to withstand the wind and rain.
Seeing her unhappy look, Eric patted her head and said, "Don't worry, I've asked my friends to help find out where Shen Mo is. Besides, Shen Mo is so smart that ordinary people can't bully him."
Unexpectedly, when An Ci heard his next words, even his forced smile disappeared.
It is easy to avoid an open attack but difficult to guard against a hidden one. No matter how smart Shen Mo is, he is still a child who has not yet reached adulthood. The fact that he chose to leave in this way is enough to show how difficult his situation is.
At this time, Aunt Hong came over, holding a bowl of fresh soup in each hand, "My dear cousin, you came at the right time. The young lady hasn't eaten anything all morning. Please help me persuade her to eat more."
Eric took the bowl she handed him and said sweetly, "Auntie Hong's soup is still the most delicious."
"There's more in the kitchen. Drink more if you like." Aunt Hong smiled and put another bowl of soup on the table.
An Ci sat up and looked at the steaming soup in the bowl, but he had no appetite.
"Auntie Hong, stop working, I'm not hungry."
"Even if you're not hungry, you should eat something. Look how much weight you've lost in just a few days." Aunt Hong said, "Drink the soup while it's hot. I'll make snacks for you later."
After saying that, she turned and went upstairs.
Eric drank the soup with gusto. Seeing An Ci didn't touch a single bite, he frowned. "No way, even if Shen Mo is gone, there's no need for you to lose your appetite."
An Ci was speechless. "Drink your soup."
Eric curled his lips and lowered his head to continue drinking his soup.
…
In the afternoon, An Ci received a call from Leir.
He had thought it through after just one night. An Ci exclaimed at his speed and agreed to meet him.
They agreed to meet at a coffee shop. An Ci changed his clothes and was ready to go out. Dali was still responsible for driving.
Eric happened to come back from a call and saw An Ci and Dali about to go out. He asked curiously, "Where are you going?"
He was one of the club's owners, so An Ci didn't need to hide it from him. "I've made an appointment to meet with Lei Er."
Eric didn't react for a moment, "Rael?"
Why does this name sound familiar?
"Captain of the Fire Team." She reminded.
Eric suddenly realized and said, "Then I'll go with you."
An Ci said indifferently, "Let's go."
The three of them went out together again. Eric was bored in the car and wanted to ask An Ci to play games with him.
An Ci was in no mood and simply said, "No."
"Why don't you play? The one who made you unhappy was Shen Mo, not me."
Eric mentioned Shen Mo again. An Ci couldn't stand it any longer and punched his arm. "I've said it eight hundred times. Can you please stop mentioning him?"
Eric dodged to the side, rubbing his arm, and said perfunctorily, "I know, I know."
Lei Yue's cafe was near the bar where he used to work. Dali found a temporary parking space on the side of the road, parked his car, and then followed An Ci into the cafe.
"Welcome, what would you three like to drink?" asked the waiter with a smile.
"A cappuccino and an iced Americano." Eric ordered for himself and Dali, then looked at An Ci. "She wants a freshly squeezed juice."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Ci immediately retorted, "I don't want juice, I also want an iced Americano."
The clerk looked at Eric, the tallest one, with embarrassment.
"Ignore her, just do as I say." Eric took out a card from his pocket and handed it to the clerk, "Swipe the card."
The clerk took the card with both hands. Eric withdrew his hand and lowered his head to meet An Ci's questioning gaze. He spread his hands and smiled, "There's no point in glaring at me. You can't drink iced Americano when you have a cold. Shen Mo said so."
He mentioned Shen Mo again.
A hint of helplessness flashed in An Ci's eyes. Not wanting to argue with him about this issue, she quickly went upstairs.
There was a separate private room on the second floor. An Ci took the two of them to find the room where Leir was. She pushed the door open first and entered the room. As soon as she entered the room, she saw that in addition to Leir, there were two other people from the Fire Team.
The moment they heard the door open, the three people in the box stood up. Except for Leir, who had met An Ci yesterday, the other two looked a little restrained when they saw An Ci.
"Why are you standing? Sit down." An Ci's gaze slid across the three of them, and his casual tone made the atmosphere in the box suddenly a lot more relaxed.
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