Lu Zhiyuan was shocked, and then his face suddenly changed. He clenched the bed sheet tightly with both hands, and his eyes showed incredible pain.
"This... How is this possible?" He frowned and muttered softly, "I don't have the slightest impression of this. This shouldn't be possible..."
I teased him deliberately: "No? I saw it with my own eyes. You were too engrossed in it, so you forgot about it after you passed out, right?"
Lu Zhiyuan was speechless for a moment, and I saw panic in his eyes.
He hesitated to speak to me several times, wanting to explain but not knowing whether he should defend himself.
Seeing his guilty and self-blaming expression, as if he really thought he was unclean, I finally softened my heart and barely offset the punishment he had imposed on me on his own initiative.
I was about to explain to him when my cell phone suddenly rang. It was Mingyuan calling.
I glanced at Lu Zhiyuan, then stood up and said, "I'm going to go out and answer a phone call first!"
I walked out of the bedroom and went to the study to answer the phone. Before I could answer, I heard Mingyuan's question -
"Where are you now?"
I was suspicious for a moment. Wasn't Mingyuan at home? If he was, Mingsi would have told him.
I didn't think much about it, just thinking Mingyuan wasn't home right now, and opened my mouth to explain again: "I'm with Qiu Qiu, and I'll be back later."
"Lan Shan!"
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard Qiu Qiu's voice. She called out my name clearly, which made me freeze.
Mingyuan snorted coldly: "Go on! Keep making it up! I want to see how you can give me a reasonable explanation."
I swallowed nervously, thinking to myself that something was wrong.
Across the phone, I heard Qiu Qiu complaining, "Don't always use me as a shield. I can't bear all the blame!"
I am helpless, and I don't want to always use Qiu Qiu as a shield, but the problem is that she is the only friend around me.
Lan Feng has a family and children. I can't tell Mingsi that I'm just a third wheel in her place, right?
I calmed myself down and said to Mingyuan with an apologetic smile, "Uncle Mingyuan, I'm taking care of something outside. I'll be back soon. Can you please not tell my mom? She might as well worry."
Mingyuan snorted disdainfully and questioned me, "You knew she'd be worried? It's already ten o'clock, where the hell are you? What's there to hide? Why are you using Qiu Qiu as a shield? Are you with Lu Zhiyuan again?"
Mingyuan had already guessed some of it, which made me feel guilty.
I stammered, trying to find a reasonable explanation. If Mingyuan hadn't happened to be with Qiu Qiu, my lie wouldn't have been exposed.
etc!
I suddenly realized something and changed from being passive to active. I asked in surprise, "Uncle Mingyuan, it's already midnight, why are you still with Qiu Qiu? You two..."
Before I could finish my words, Qiu Qiu interrupted me: "Lan Shan, stop talking nonsense!"
Qiu Qiu was clearly feeling guilty, as if afraid I would continue to question him, so he deliberately changed the subject: "My cat cafe has been renovated, the kittens are trained, and I'm planning to officially open it again tomorrow! Are you coming?"
Qiu Qiu snatched Mingyuan's phone and, without waiting for my reply, declared domineeringly, "You must come! And you have to bring me a grand opening gift, okay? It's a deal, see you tomorrow!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she hung up the phone without giving me a chance to respond.
I raised my eyebrows slightly, Qiu Qiu was a little suspicious.
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