Chapter 58 Does He Like Me?

When I was with Li Nuo, I didn’t feel the passage of time. Only when my stomach started growling with hunger did I remember to go eat.

After finishing the meal, Li Yan called.

"Brother, you haven't come back yet?"

"Ah, Brother Qin and I are in the park now."

“.......”

"Brother, why did you go there? I remember it was quite far from the city."

Li Nuo felt a little guilty, "Well, the weather is good today, so I came here to enjoy the scenery."

"Well, brother, you stay with the director. The new house has been cleaned up. It's time to come back and rest."

Qin Xu poured him a glass of water and placed it next to him for him to use when taking the medicine.

I heard a faint voice coming from the other end of the phone, asking, "Do you want to go back?"

Li Nuo looked at the beautiful sky outside the window and felt a little hesitant. He had been staying in a small world for so many days and it was a rare opportunity to get out today, so he wanted to have a good time.

"I want to take another look. Li Yan, you don't have to worry about me. I brought the medicine out, and the director will definitely send me back."

Qin Xu raised the corner of his mouth and reached out to take Li Nuo's phone. "Don't worry, I will send the person back safely. But Secretary Li, pack up and go to work. You ran away from the company, right?"

Li Yan on the opposite side was speechless for a moment.

"There is only Secretary Yang in the company right now. I guess he is overwhelmed. Go and help him."

After saying that, Qin Xu hung up the phone.

Li Nuo's eyes widened. "Why did you hang up the phone so suddenly? Li Yan was worried."

"He still has to work. I don't pay him for fun. Besides, I've already said I'll take good care of you. What else do you have to worry about?"

Qin Xu pushed the water cup over and said, "Take the medicine, take a rest and then we will go to the next attraction."

Li Nuo curled his lips. It was clearly him who moved without permission first, and that was why Li Yan hurried back from the company.

He still sent a message to Li Yan to comfort him.

[There is nothing I can do if you have to work. Eat well. I will be back before you get off work. ]

In less than a moment, the other party replied: [Okay, I will. Brother, you should also take a rest when you are playing outside. ]

Li Nuo was relieved by his brother's indulgence, but he didn't know that Li Yan was almost gritting his teeth over there.

No matter how unwilling he was, it was useless. Secretary Yang kept calling him, and Fang Che also reminded him that it was time to go to the company.

Li Yan had no choice but to put away his phone in frustration and went back to the company with Fang Che.

On the other side, after taking the medicine, Li Nuo sat in a chair playing with his mobile phone.

Qin Xu couldn't bear to watch and covered the phone screen with his scarred hand.

"?"

Linuo looked over in confusion.

"You are with me."

“.......”

"I mean, we should focus on each other."

Qin Xu's eyes were deep and dark, and the look in his eyes when he stared at Li Nuo was like the abyss. If you kept staring at him, you would be sucked in unconsciously.

"It's a bit rude to me if you keep looking at your phone."

Li Nuo put away his phone embarrassedly, his eyes drifting downwards, avoiding Qin Xu's gaze.

"Are you scared?"

Qin Xu thought about what he had just done.

"I thought it was simple, but it seems that he still understands what he should understand, based on his eyes."

Last time in the izakaya, I got so close to him but he didn't react. I thought he didn't understand because he had never been in contact with me before, but it turned out that he was quite perceptive.

On the other side, Li Nuo lowered his head and played with his fingers, his mind full of thoughts.

'Why are you looking at me like that all of a sudden?'

Influenced by the novel, I always thought that Qin Xu liked Li Yan, so I never thought about this aspect, but now my feelings have changed a little.

The phrase "focus on each other" will not be misunderstood in any context.

This was not what Qin Xu should have said to himself. Looking back, his reaction to himself was indeed different from the description in the novel.

Obviously, the novel is a work for adults only, so Qin Xu shouldn't look at me with such a devouring look.

He funded my medical expenses, never refused me when there were a lot of people around, and even helped me move. He had a slight obsession with cleanliness, but he got so close to me at the pub.

Now, there are only two of us here, him and I, playing in the park.

Is this... a date?

Li Nuo was shocked by his own thoughts. He trembled and shook off the thought. He tried to find more appropriate words to describe it. Yes, it was just a game.

But Qin Xu came to this crowded park specifically...

The more Linuo thought about it, the more his head hurt.

Before I could figure out what happened to Mo Chuan's kiss, Qin Xu came again.

This is too ridiculous. Li Nuo almost laughed out loud at his own thought.

Li Nuo raised his head and his eyes met Qin Xu's who was looking at him.

People's emotions will change. This is a complete world. They are no longer manipulated characters in the author's pen, but have their own thoughts. Mo Chuan and Qin Xu have proved this.

But...what should Li Yan do?

He hopes that Li Yan will have a perfect ending and not be hurt by Qin Xu and Mo Chuan, so he doesn't want Li Yan to be emotionally involved with these two people.

The result was that he was not involved, but he never expected that the target would shift to himself!

'Will I encounter the same thing that Li Yan encountered?'

When Li Nuo thought about this, he felt a headache.

As if he had fallen into a whirlpool, he tried desperately to avoid the development path of the novel, but he did not expect it to develop in this way.

So when did these two people change their minds?

Until now, I still can't be sure that I will stay here forever, even if the original owner comes back halfway.

The original owner who bullied Li Yan all day long would definitely not let this situation go.

If this feeling would become a blade that stabs poor little Li Yan, it would be better if it didn't exist in the first place.

Li Nuo felt that the situation was becoming increasingly troublesome, and sighed inwardly.

He bit his lower lip so hard that he didn't even notice it was bleeding.

"What are you doing?"

Qin Xu, who seldom spoke so loudly, frowned, quickly grabbed Li Nuo's chin, took out a handkerchief from his suit pocket and wiped the blood off his lips.

"What's wrong with you?"

Qin Xu was a little worried. Li Nuo's face looked a little bad and his eyes were wandering since the beginning.

"Do you want to go to the hospital?"

Li Nuo waved his hands quickly, "That's not necessary."

Although his words were a little unclear due to his handkerchief covering his mouth, his gesture of rejection was still very obvious.

He slowly pried open Qin Xu's hands, carefully licked his lips with his tongue, and tasted a hint of rust.

"It's just a minor cut. Is the bleeding gone?"

He raised his face towards Qin Xu.

Qin Xu took a deep breath, suppressed a certain desire, looked carefully, and then felt relieved, "The bleeding has stopped."

I know that the person in front of me is an adult in his twenties, but if I develop desires for him, I'd feel like I'm committing a crime.

"Let's go back. We've seen most of the attractions this morning, and it's almost three o'clock by the time we finish dinner."

Li Nuo was just about to go back to sort out his thoughts, but after hearing what he said, he nodded in agreement.

After the two walked out of the park, the driver, who was playing with his mobile phone with a smile, saw them, immediately put on a serious face and opened the car door.

This was not the car that Li Yan usually drove, but a wider SUV with an armrest between the two people in the back seat.

Li Nuo leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. Qin Xu turned his head to look at him.

After finally being exposed to the sun, her face, which had become a little rosy, turned pale again.

"Ha...it's an existence that needs to be well protected."

This is what Li Yan did before. I didn’t like it before, but now I can understand it.

Because I was thinking the same thing.

...........

Qin Xu drove to a high-end apartment not far from the company. It was obvious that this was the new home Qin Xu chose for the two brothers.

Linuo looked up at the modern apartment, mentally calculating the approximate rent for this place.

Combined with what he saw on the rental software, he concluded that this was a price that he and Li Yan could not afford at the moment.

Qin Xu saw that he was hesitant, "Don't worry, keeping healthy is the most important thing right now. Anyway, I have Li Yan working for me."

Li Nuo burst out laughing, thinking that he was wasting his time thinking about it. He knew that the plot had deviated a million miles from what he expected, yet he was still worrying about whether he would suffer the same torture as in the novel.

Judging from Mo Chuan and Qin Xu's current attitude towards him, they still adopt a gentle approach.

After that, all you have to do is to dissuade them from thinking this way and reject it.

Take the elevator up and it stops on the 10th floor.

"The door has a combination lock, just remember it."

Obviously, this password was set by Qin Xu before.

And he has no plans to reset.

Li Nuo glanced at him and complained in his heart.

After opening the door and going in, there were two bedrooms and a living room inside. It looked very empty at this moment because Li Nuo and Li Yan’s things combined were very few.

"That's all for now. If you need anything, I'll have Fang Che deliver it tomorrow."

"What's missing?" Li Nuo himself didn't know.

"You said you wanted to eat a lot, but the kitchen and table weren't big enough, and the kitchenware wasn't enough."

Li Nuo's eyes widened. He had told Li Yan this shortly after he came here. How did Qin Xu know this?

"Secretary Yang told me. I guess Li Yan said it when he was discussing it with him."

Secretary Yang, you have a big mouth.

You have let down Li Yan's trust in you.

Li Nuo pursed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed.

Qin Xu looked at the time and said, "Li Yan will be off work soon. You should get used to the place first and check out your room. I will come to see you tomorrow."

Li Nuo followed him to the door and said, "Thank you, Brother Qin, for taking me out to play today. I am very happy today."

Instead of thanking him for the new home, is he thanking me for taking him out to play?

Qin Xu thought his idea was really interesting. Seeing Li Nuo's light-colored pupils like glass beads under the light, he couldn't help but think of her as cute.

Then I laughed at myself for thinking this.

At thirty-something, he is still so restless. It's really...

But when he looked into Li Nuo's clear eyes, his expression quickly softened, "Have a good rest."