twenty three

Noel looked at Zhu Fu Jingguang's text message and felt very upset. It was obviously impossible for him to go back. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for me to go back now?

But he really wanted to eat the crispy pork belly. Just by imagining the taste in his mind, Noel could feel his stomach beating wildly and he couldn't wait to eat it.

You have to know that I had been taking nutrient solution for the past week. Today at noon, because of the mission, I just had some pizza with Bourbon, although this "a little bit" refers to four nine-inch pizzas.

[Xiao Hei, what should I do? I really want to eat...]

【Then go back. 】

【don't want.】

[Why should you? He doesn't know anything. In his eyes, you have just run away from home for a week. When he tells you about your detention, he will definitely cook you a feast for several days in a row.]

[But I know, anyway, don’t do it, it’s impossible, don’t even think about it. ]

Until this time, Xiao Hei finally faced up to the fact that Noel was sixteen years old. No matter how he looked at it, the behavior of this rebellious kid was so childish.

Forget it, I have to accept it.

[Look at this Furuya Rei next to him. He can cook and can be a substitute. ]

【How could I have almost forgotten this. 】

Norton's eyes flashed, not thinking at all whether it would be strange to use the male god as a substitute. He turned to look at Bourbon who was driving and successfully got a wary glance from the other party.

"Bourbon,"

"What's the matter? Is there something wrong?" The two of them had been carrying out a day's mission. During this time, Grappa had done a lot of weird things that made Bo feel annoyed. At this time, he did not hide his impatience at all and said in a very perfunctory manner.

“Can you make crispy pork belly?”

"Chinese food?" Bourbon was used to the other party's sudden nonsensical questions and didn't want to bother thinking about why the other party asked this question.

"Um."

"No." Bourbon said bluntly without any hesitation. After all, Hiro only taught him some home cooking, and he was too busy to delve into cooking. How could he do that?

"..." Noel remained silent, leaving Bourbon without a response for a moment, and turned around subconsciously, only to find that Grappa's gray-green eyes were full of complex emotions. If Bourbon had understood correctly, that look seemed to be one of disgust.

"Are you unhappy that I can't cook this dish?" Bourbon felt his fists hard. Why didn't he see grappa being so difficult to make in the past two months? What happened today? Was he out of his mind?

"Hmm..." Grappa nodded, wearing a hood like a mushroom.

This damn guy... Before Bourbon could suppress his unhappy mood, he heard Grappa ask:

"Where do you live now?"

"Why should I answer you?"

"We are partners." Noel said as a matter of course, "I have answered your questions."

Bourbon had a vague idea and seemed to know how to get information from Grappa.

"That's also kept secret."

Just kidding, how can you just expose your address?

"Well, whatever. Anyway, I have no place to live now. As your partner, is it okay for me to stay in your house for a while?" Noel's words were obviously taking the logic of forcing someone to take advantage of the situation to the extreme.

The corners of Bourbon's mouth twitched slightly, and he could no longer maintain that sweet smile.

"What on earth do you want, Grappa?"

There was some anger in his tone, and it was obvious that he had reached the limit of his patience.

"I have no place to live, and you are my partner," Noel said simply and clearly.

So you're coming to my house?!

However, after completing the final finishing touches, Grappas showed no intention of getting off the bus, as if she had taken root there.

———

"Is this your home?"

When Bourbon's car stopped beside an inconspicuous neighborhood, Noel looked around and said with some disgust.

"Of course it's the safe house..." Bourbon said gritting his teeth. Did this guy really think that he would take the place where he usually rested?

He turned off the engine and got out of the car neatly. Sure enough, Grappa followed him out. It was obvious that he was going to stay overnight.

Bourbon had no choice but to accept his fate. He also wanted to see what the other party was going to do, so he let him go upstairs with him.

"Well, it's okay." As soon as Noel entered the door, he turned and went into the bedroom, looked at the closet in the bedroom with satisfaction, and nodded.

Obviously, Bourbon misunderstood the other party's meaning and said in a very unhappy tone:

"What are you thinking about? The bed is mine, you sleep on the sofa."

"Don't worry, I won't fight with you for the bed." Noel was happy that he had a place to sleep tonight.

[Are you too easily satisfied...]

Apparently, Xiao Hei couldn't stand this silly look any more.

[What do you know? This is the man's cabinet...]

[I wanted to complain before, even if you hate empty, bright places, you don’t have to sleep in a closet. 】

[How come such a dog has the attribute of a cat that crawls into boxes? 】

Xiao Hei complained sharply, but Noel was too lazy to answer, as his mind was full of his idol's wardrobe.

"By the way, what shall we eat?"

Noel couldn't wait to look at the bourbon. Even if he couldn't eat the crispy pork belly, bourbon was at least a substitute for Zhu Fu Jingguang. If it was the legendary Polo sandwich, he would also be happy!

"Oh, I ordered takeout." Bourbon had already taken off his coat and was sitting on the sofa, looking lazily at the tightly wrapped grappa, wondering when the other party would start taking it off.

"Why did you order takeout?" Noel's tone was full of accusation and disbelief, but unfortunately Bourbon, with the help of the grappa filter, felt that the other party was too alert and worried that the takeout would expose his position.

"It's just a temporary rental, no problem."

"Aren't you going to cook?" Noel asked in a distraught mood.

"I know a little, but it's not necessary." Bourbon replied naturally, but he could also sense that Grappa was in a low mood.

That shouldn't be the case. Is he that cautious?

Bourbon thought silently. Over the past two months, his understanding of this partner has been constantly updated and reorganized.

"There's no need..." Noel sat down on the sofa on the other side depressed, muttering to himself.

[Ha... ahem, it's okay, he probably didn't mean anything. ]

[My boyfriend said there is no need to cook for me...no need...]

Before the takeaway arrived, Grappa remained strangely silent. Bourbon looked at him and felt that he looked more like a gloomy mushroom in the corner. It was hard to imagine that he was not very young.

The takeaway arrived quickly, and under Bourbon's undisguised gaze, Noel first took off his coat, revealing the white shirt underneath.

If Bourbon knew something about the organization's laboratory, he would know that this was the style of the experiments inside. Fortunately, he didn't know. Noel thought so, so he was willing to show this annoying clothes.

Apparently, the blue shirt that Xiaoguang and I bought together had already become a rag. In the laboratory, there was no choice of clothes, and after coming out, we were constantly completing tasks and had no time to change into new clothes.

Fortunately, the white lab clothes were simple enough that nothing could be seen, and Bourbon apparently didn't think much of it.

Then, Noel took off his mask.

really......

Bourbon immediately saw his appearance and confirmed that he was still a minor.

[Is it okay for him to see it? ]

[After all, we are partners, so this cannot be avoided. ]

Anyway, he didn't want to use Xiachuan Kong's identity anymore, he thought nonchalantly, picked up the takeaway with a natural attitude, ordered the damn burger from Bourbon, and started eating it with big mouthfuls.

"How old are you?" The familiar question made Noel a little annoyed. He replied perfunctorily, "None of your business."

However, the other party did not continue to ask questions out of disinterest, but instead turned to the next topic:

"Then you sleep tonight..."

Without waiting for Bourbon to finish his words, Noel quickly finished five burgers and walked towards the bedroom. Before Bourbon could react, he quickly opened the closet, threw the few clothes inside onto the bed, and quickly shrank back in.

"Bang——"

He closed the door.

"You are..."

Bourbon was still there. It turned out that he was really underage. Why not let him sleep in the bed? What did he want to do? Why did he go into the closet? He was in a state of change of mind and spoke a little late. It was obvious that he was stuck.

"I'll just sleep here, you can do whatever you want."

After leaving these words, there was no more sound in the cabinet. Only a bottle of bourbon was left staring at the cabinet in a daze. Countless complaints in the mind were about to burst out, but they were swallowed down tightly, and he almost became the one who complained.

So where shall I sleep tonight?

After calming down, Bourbon began to think about this problem.

Although the bed was still there, Grappa was in the bedroom after all, and I was sleeping here too, so what if he wanted to do something at night...

Stop, I am Grappa's partner, and he will never do anything to me. Even though I know that the other party is most likely a psychopath, since I am in the organization, I will still be obedient.

What if he still wants to do it...

How about sleeping on the sofa tonight? But it’s a bit timid to sleep on the sofa since I’m an equal code member after all.

No, on the bed, the character setting must be maintained. Although Bourbon is set up as a cautious mystic, he still does things in a dark and crazy way. Moreover, if he wants to climb to a high position, he cannot be in a hurry. And if he is testing the other party, he cannot let him notice that something is wrong.

Thinking of the previous rumors and Grappa's performance, Bourbon became more certain about trying this idea. After all, Grappa's strength was there, and it was easy for him to be intolerant of the weak at such a young age. Most of his subordinates had died for this reason.

———

Of course, Noel, who was lying in the cupboard, couldn't fall asleep immediately. He immediately took out his mobile phone and looked at the message sent by Zhu Fu Jingguang.

【He seemed to really want me to go back.】

【You can completely remove the word "seem". 】

Xiao Hei felt tired and he was speechless towards the kid Noel.

[That's right. After all, I'm very useful as an intelligence source. He can't really ignore me.]

As Noel spoke, he turned off his phone and closed his eyes.

【But I don’t want to go back. 】

【Why? 】

【I don’t want to go back.】

[Are you in a bad mood? ]

【I don’t want to go back.】

[I see, you ran away from home during your rebellious period, right? Fortunately, someone took you in. ]

[Yes, I slept with my idol...]

【......'s cabinet. 】

[If it weren't for the second half of the sentence, I would still be able to praise you for your promising future.]

[Should I do something?]

【What do you want to do now? 】

"Bourbon,"

The blond man lying on the bed immediately became alert, and then he heard someone in the closet say,

"Good night."

"Oh, good night." The man responded subconsciously, and then waited warily for the other party to do something next, but found that there was no follow-up.

【My boyfriend said goodnight to me! 】

【Please give me some hope! 】