"I've thought about it for so long, but I still can't understand why someone as insightful as you is so stubborn about him."
When asked by the night owl, Xu Nuo took another big gulp of beer, looked out the window, and didn't answer.
He didn't answer, and the night owl didn't ask either; the two of them just sat there looking out the window.
After finishing one bottle and opening another, Xu Nuo slowly began to speak: "I liked him the first time I saw him in the training room! Later, after the car accident, when I lost my sight, I was terrified!"
"I'm the kind of person you always say I am, not a decent person! I've lost my family, gone blind, and don't have much money. How am I supposed to live on my own? So I just clung to him and wouldn't let go!"
Xu Nuo spoke while drinking his beer.
"He has nothing left! The little money he has is barely enough to support him until he graduates from university!"
"But because of my persistent nagging, he was still willing to take me, this burden, with him! He heard from the doctor that I lost my sight due to a head injury, and that with active treatment, there was a possibility of regaining my sight! So he went around working to earn money!"
"I don't know where he met a group of people from an underground casino! He started going to that underground casino every day to fight in underground boxing matches! He suffered a lot of injuries, and in the beginning, I could smell the blood on him every time he came home!"
"He took me to see a doctor, and I followed the doctor's advice and received aggressive treatment! I desperately wanted to regain my sight! Because the darkness was so terrifying! So I could only hold onto him tightly and not let go! My whole world consisted of only him! Do you know what that feels like?"
"His bad temper started around that time! He gets easily irritable and angry! He likes to smash things! Once, I accidentally fell after taking a shower and hit my head! I had to get three stitches at the hospital! He scolded me terribly! He said I was a piece of trash! A burden! He also said I was wasting his medical money!"
At this point, Xu Nuo laughed a few times and then downed the beer in his hand in one gulp.
*Snap*
Another jar opened!
"But then, he turned around and immediately used all the money he had to go to the market and buy non-slip floor mats! He covered the whole room with them! He did it all by himself, not wanting to hire anyone! He spent the whole afternoon laying them out, cursing all the while!"
As Xu Nuo spoke, his voice suddenly changed tone.
Hearing this, Night Owl finally spoke:
"You don't need to feel indebted to him. What you've done for him over the years is enough to repay him! Without you, he wouldn't be where he is today!"
"I don't feel like I owe him anything! The reason he didn't get beaten to death during those two years of underground boxing was because my dad taught him so well!"
Xu Nuo replied with a smile.
Night Owl turned to look at Xu Nuo for the first time tonight. When their eyes met, Night Owl snorted coldly.
"I told you, I liked him the moment I saw him. I was probably sixteen at the time! I'm fucking gay by nature! But he wasn't! Let me tell you, he had a girlfriend back then!"
"In order to live a good life and to get treatment for my eyes, I actually managed to turn him, a straight man, gay! Isn't that amazing!"
At this point, Xu Nuo chuckled to herself again.
"Later on, the Ye family found him and brought him back to their home! Sigh..."
Xu Nuo sighed deeply, then continued:
"He must have had enough of that kind of life! Do you know what kind of people live in underground casinos? He must be utterly fed up with those dark and hopeless days!"
"I don't have any money yet, and I've spent all the money I've earned with my life on you!"
Night Owl took a sip of beer and continued.
"That's right! So when the Ye family found him, he didn't hesitate at all! Nobody wants to live that kind of life, nobody wants to live that kind of life! Nobody!"
Xu Nuo lowered her eyes, looking at the beer can in her hand.
"wrong!"
Night Owl interrupted him: "You're willing!"
"Nobody wants to! And nobody will want to!"
Xu Nuo drank another half of his beer and then rambled on about the past.
Even the night owl wasn't bothered; he sat there, gulping down beer and listening quietly to Xu Nuo's words.
Suddenly, Xu Nuo turned her head, looked at Night Cat, blinked her fox-like eyes, and seemed to be slightly drunk from drinking too quickly, her eyes becoming misty:
"Night Owl, do you still have an order on you to kill me?"
Night Cat smiled frankly, turned her head, stared into his misty eyes, and replied, "Okay, if you call me 'brother,' I'll tell you!"
"roll!"
Xu Nuo's expression immediately changed: "You're a year younger than me! You want me to call you 'brother'? You used to chase after me all the time when we were kids!"
"Hey~ Go back a bit, tell me about when we used to pee and play in the mud together!"
"I didn't do it! You did it!"
Xu Nuo thought of her childhood and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Ruibao contacted me and said that Ye Linyan opened your computer, and your computer is now useless!"
Seeing that Xu Nuo was already somewhat drunk, Night Owl wanted to take advantage of his still sober state and get to the point first.
"My brother is probably tearing the house apart right now in a fit of rage!" Xu Nuo smiled as she thought of Ye Linyan's temper and took another sip of beer.
"Oh, right, there's something very important I forgot to ask you!"
"What is it?" Night Owl turned to look out the window again. He didn't like it here; the city was too noisy, and he wasn't used to it.
"When did you and Shao Rui start dating?"
"Don't use such dirty language! What flirting! That's called chatting!" Mentioning Shao Rui, Night Owl's face returned to that roguish grin:
"Including this time, I've only met him twice, but we've chatted for a long time online. Speaking of which, I have to thank you! Ruibao is so cute!"
Night Owl touched the beer in Xu Nuo's hand with his own.
"Hmm, cute! But you two aren't compatible!"
Xu Nuo took a sip of wine.
"You and Lin Yan aren't on the same wavelength either!" Night Cat smiled dismissively.
"So, I'm saying this in a good way, so you don't end up like me! I don't want Rui Rui to end up like me either!"
Xu Nuo lowered his head and rubbed the beer can in his hand.
"What are you doing? You're doing just fine!" Night Owl turned her head to look out the window, then spoke again after a few seconds:
"Don't be afraid! Lin Zheng is my godfather, so my words carry some weight over there!"
“Starting tomorrow, we might not have the chance to drink like this anymore! Like you said, getting drunk can lead to trouble!” Xu Nuo raised his head and took a big gulp of beer.
"Night owl~~"
Xu Nuo turned her head and moved closer to Ye Mao. There was a small round table between them. Xu Nuo tugged at Ye Mao's sleeve and looked at him pitifully with her misty eyes.
"Hey! Hey! Trying to scam me, huh! Trying to cause trouble again!"
Night Owl said this, but he didn't push away the hand that was tugging at his sleeve.
You have to help me!
"I didn't say I wouldn't help!"
"I suspect Lin Zheng wants you to wait until things are over, then take my life back! After I've finished everything, I'll give you my life, and you can go back and report! That way, I'll help you secure your position with Lin Zheng! Just remember to burn me paper money every year, burn plenty, or I won't have enough to live on down there!"
Xu Nuo put on a smiling face and tilted her head back to smile at the night owl.
"Even if I take your life back, it might not be enough to restore the empire that Lin Zheng has built up over half his life! I need to think this over carefully!"
The night owl put on a serious and earnest expression.
"Hehe~~~ Then I'll give you some more things. I have to go to the border in a few days. You can come with me. I'll hand over these lines to you!"
Xu Nuo sat up straight with a half-smile: "Let me tell you, these few threads I have are something no one else can buy for any amount of money! You should be laughing in your sleep!"
"Why should I dream and secretly laugh? Can't I laugh right now?" she said, flashing a set of small white teeth.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch! You can have all these lines, but I need to use them first; I need a huge amount of money!"
What do you need me to do?
Night Owl chuckled a few times, asking the question somewhat casually.
"Come closer to listen..."
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