Guilty conscience
In the morning, Ye Jingan was awakened by a knock on the door. He raised his shoulders and asked, "Who is it?"
Qiu Zimu opened the door a crack and took a quick peek. Seeing that the two of them weren't sticking together, he breathed a sigh of relief. "Why didn't you answer the phone? Do you want to go out for dinner?"
"What to eat?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"I want to eat beef soup." Qiu Zimu said.
Liu Muzhe, who was sleeping soundly in his arms, was woken up. He hummed impatiently twice, hooked his hands around Ye Jingan's neck, pulled him closer, rubbed his face and continued to sleep.
Liu Muze's movement exposed his arms and shoulders, which had been hidden under the quilt. The red and purple kiss marks dotted on his fair skin were particularly conspicuous. Qiu Zimu stared at him in shock, then immediately covered his eyes with his hands and silently counted the number of kiss marks on Liu Muze's body with his fingers.
"What are you looking at? Cover your ears and get out!" Ye Jingan said unhappily.
"I'm going to get out of here, I'm going out of here..." Qiu Zimu ran out quickly.
Ye Jingan said softly, "Is it because I disturbed you? Go back to sleep."
Wang Zhiyi saw Qiu Zimu hurried downstairs and asked, "What's wrong? Are they going or not?"
"Ah?" Qiu Zimu said in surprise.
"Do you want to go eat?" Wang Zhiyi asked again.
"I don't know." Qiu Zimu looked at him blankly, "What was I about to do just now?"
Wang Zhiyi said with a smile: "You just said to ask Ye Jingan and the others to go to dinner."
"Oh, they didn't say whether they were going or not." Qiu Zimu said.
"Then let's go." Wang Zhiyi suggested.
"Uh... I suddenly don't want to go. I want to eat the noodles you cooked. How about we go out to eat together at noon?" Qiu Zimu said.
"Okay, I'll cook for you now." Wang Zhiyi got up and went to the kitchen.
After finishing his meal, Qiu Zimu sat on the sofa, glancing at the stairs from time to time. It was almost noon when Ye Jing'an and Liu Muze finally came downstairs. However, Liu Muze was wearing a turtleneck sweater, which covered him tightly, revealing only his face. Qiu Zimu recognized it as Ye Jing'an's sweater at a glance. He was still thinking about taking a look at Liu Ge's neck, but there was no hope for him to wear it.
"Go out to eat?" Ye Jing'an ran to the living room to get Liu Muzhe some warm water.
"Go." Qiu Zimu said.
Liu Muze sat on the sofa, feeling as if Qiu Zimu was staring at him. He tilted his head to look, but Qiu Zimu immediately glanced away. Liu Muze stood up and went to the bathroom to look in the mirror. The kiss marks on his neck were covered, and there were no marks on his face. Liu Muze didn't understand why he was glancing at him, so he ignored him and calmly sat back down.
"Let's go, where shall we eat?" Ye Jing'an asked.
"I don't know, by the way." Qiu Zimu said absentmindedly.
"Didn't you ask me to eat this morning?" Ye Jing'an said speechlessly.
"Hey, what do you want to eat?" Qiu Zimu asked.
"Brother Liu said his mouth has no taste. Try some stir-fried dishes. I'll treat you." Ye Jing'an said.
When Qiu Zimu heard that someone was treating him, he smiled from ear to ear: "Houqi, let's go, I like eating stir-fried dishes the most!"
Wang Zhiyi half-closed her eyelids and looked at him, looking as if she hadn't eaten. She said speechlessly, "Didn't you say you wanted beef soup this morning? You like beef soup the most, didn't you?"
Qiu Zimu waved his hand: "That was in the morning, it's over now."
Wang Zhiyi: “…”
Liu Muzhe was sitting in the passenger seat with his eyes closed to rest. He felt a chill on the back of his neck. He turned his head, and Qiu Zimu also turned his head. Liu Muzhe was puzzled. He touched his neck guiltily and glanced at Ye Jingan again.
The car drove to the restaurant they frequented most. Here, everyone could choose their own dishes and take whatever they wanted. Liu Muzhe was too lazy to look at it. Yesterday's commotion was indeed too much. Although he didn't finish his work, he still felt pain in his waist. He found the nearest sofa to sit down, leaned back and waited for Ye Jingan to choose dishes for him. After all, Ye Jingan knew what he liked to eat better than him.
Liu Muze rested his hands on the table, staring at Qiu Zimu. Every once in a while, Qiu Zimu would secretly turn his head to glance at him, and their eyes would meet. Qiu Zimu was startled, and immediately turned his head away, hiding behind Wang Zhiyi so that he wouldn't see him.
Liu Muze didn't understand why Qiu Zimu kept looking at him. The kiss mark on his neck should not be visible. Could it be that he heard something last night? Liu Muze held his forehead and sighed. He had been too indulgent yesterday and didn't take these things into consideration. Liu Muze thought about what Ye Jingan said yesterday. He was right. If he had continued yesterday, he might really think about how to do such a thing today.
Ye Jingan selected the dishes and brought them over. Seeing Liu Muze sitting there with a depressed look on his face, he asked, "Let's eat. What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing." Liu Muzhe said.
Qiu Zimu tiptoed over behind Wang Zhiyi. Liu Muzhe was really afraid that he had heard something, so he felt guilty and ate with his head covered without saying a word.
Ye Jingan quickly realized that the atmosphere today was a bit strange. He tried to find a topic to chat about, but no one paid any attention to him. Ye Jingan asked Wang Zhiyi, "How many days are left until the sacrifice?"
"Two days. We can go today. They attach great importance to this ceremony. If we go on the same day, we will definitely be kicked out." Wang Zhiyi said.
"Where is it? Send me the address." Ye Jing'an opened the navigation on his mobile phone.
"Xi County, Qiling Mountain." Wang Zhiyi said.
"Here, I heard the customs there are very strange." Ye Jing'an had heard of this name. His father went there to help people with feng shui.
"It's indeed strange, but quite interesting," said Wang Zhiyi.
"After dinner, go back and pack your things and then go." Liu Muzhe said.
As soon as he got home, Qiu Zimu immediately moved the two large bags next to the sofa into the car. Ye Jingan asked curiously, "What did you move?"
"Snacks." Qiu Zimu smiled.
"Why do you bring so much with you? Are you going on vacation?" Ye Jing'an said speechlessly.
"Wang Zhiyi bought it for me. She said the food there is sour, sweet and raw, not tasty at all. We may stay for a few days, so it's always a good idea to take more." Qiu Zimu said.
Ye Jingan raised his voice and said sarcastically, "Hey, Wang Zhiyi bought this for me~"
"Don't eat it!" Qiu Zimu glared at him fiercely.
"Eat, eat more, nourish yourself better so that you can give it to others." Ye Jing'an said.
"What do you mean?" Qiu Zimu asked.
"It means eat more." Ye Jingan patted his shoulder.
Qiu Zimu: "..."
Ye Jing'an went to the room, took out two sets of clothes and stuffed them into his bag, then slipped into Liu Muzhe's room. His clothes had already been packed, and he was rummaging through the small cabinet.
"Brother Liu, what are you looking for?" Ye Jing'an threw the box in his hand over. "Are you looking for it?"
Liu Muze looked at the side of the box with a certain look in his eyes. He picked it up and saw that it was indeed not a serious thing. He threw the box to Ye Jingan: "Go out and do your business, don't mess around."
"I know, I know. I don't like doing this kind of thing outside. I am the only one who can hear Brother Liu's voice." Ye Jing'an said.
Liu Muze suddenly thought of Qiu Zimu and asked Ye Jingan: "Did you not close the door tightly yesterday?"
"It's closed tightly. I locked it directly." Ye Jing'an asked, "What's wrong?"
"Qiu Zimu always looks at me with strange eyes. Did he hear something?" Liu Muzhe asked.
"No way, the room is well soundproofed, no one can hear it." Ye Jingan said, "It's okay, just ignore him, I don't know what he's thinking all day long."
"Don't bother me next time they are at home." Liu Muzhe said.
"Oh? Then I can do it when they are not around?" Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
Liu Muze has now become a bit thick-skinned after being trained by Ye Jing'an. At least he can automatically block out words he doesn't want to hear. Ye Jing'an smiled and leaned over: "Oh, it's okay. I really can't hear you. I've tried it before. If you don't believe me, go out. I'll shout in the room and you can listen."
"I can hear it." Liu Muzhe said speechlessly.
"Oh, yes, you have good ears." Ye Jing'an thought for a moment and said, "If you're worried, how about I give you a set of Qiu Zimu words?"
"Forget it." Liu Muzhe picked up the bag, "Let's go."
"Okay, Brother Liu, don't think too much. Qiu Zimu is curious about everything. If he hears any noise, he will ask me indirectly. He definitely didn't hear it." Ye Jing'an said.
"Then why does he keep staring at me?" Liu Muzhe asked back.
"You suddenly wore a turtleneck sweater, and it's mine. How could he not stare at you?" Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
Liu Muze thought about it and it made sense. Qiu Zimu was meticulous and always noticed the little details. Qiu Zimu and Wang Zhiyi had already packed their things and were waiting for them downstairs. Liu Muze saw Qiu Zimu staring at him again. When their eyes met, Qiu Zimu naturally glanced at Ye Jingan. After staring at Ye Jingan for a while, Qiu Zimu seemed to suddenly think of something. He froze for a moment, not knowing where to look.
Liu Muze was amused. He didn't understand what Qiu Zimu meant by looking at him, but he knew why Qiu Zimu suddenly didn't dare to look at Ye Jing'an. Liu Muze became interested and said to Qiu Zimu, "You sit in the passenger seat with Ye Jing'an."
"Ah..." Qiu Zimu panicked, "I won't sit."
"Why? Weren't you trying to get the passenger seat at that time?" Liu Muzhe asked with a smile.
Qiu Zimu looked at Liu Muze's smile and felt cold sweat on his back. He shivered and said, "I like Wang Zhiyi. I'll sit with him!"
Wang Zhiyi's eyes flashed with obvious surprise, and a smile immediately climbed up his eyebrows: "Okay, sit with me."
Ye Jingan turned his head silently: "Who do you like?"
Qiu Zimu stared at Liu Muze and said firmly: "I like Wang Zhiyi!"
"Hahahahahahahahahaha..." Ye Jing'an laughed so hard that he fell on the steering wheel, "Brother Liu, look at how cowardly he is, don't scare him, hahahahahaha, I can't stop laughing, this is too funny!"
Liu Muze raised his eyebrows slightly and asked Qiu Zimu: "Am I scary?"
"No, no!" Qiu Zimu said with a sad face.
"You don't need to be afraid of him as long as I'm here. If he dares to bully you, I'll beat him to death!" Wang Zhiyi said relentlessly.
Qiu Zimu quickly covered his mouth and whispered, "Stop talking! Brother Liu can beat ten strong men by himself!"
"What are you afraid of? I can beat twenty of them." Wang Zhiyi gestured to Liu Muzhe casually, "Let's fight one-on-one some other time."
Qiu Zimu leaned back in the back seat and laughed stiffly. His tough friend was ignorant of the danger and had no hope.
"I haven't even gone to the orphanage to check the surveillance. After this matter is dealt with, I'm going to go and see how Brother Liu beat people." Ye Jing'an said with a smile.
Liu Muzhe immediately picked up the phone: "Hello, Mrs. Liu, please delete all the surveillance videos of me and my three friends visiting the orphanage."
"Don't delete it!" Ye Jing'an shouted, "Mom Liu, please don't delete it. It will be troublesome if you delete it!"
"Just listen to me, thank you, Mother Liu." Liu Muzhe hung up the phone.
"Liu Muzhe, don't force me!" Ye Jing'an said.
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