Big brother, stop it.
Gao Cong'ai is very neurotic, and as they live under the same roof, Li Zhu is afraid of touching his minefield.
"Auntie, is there anything I should pay special attention to when getting along with him?"
"Don't say he is..." Thinking of the family scandal, Aunt Chen almost bit her tongue.
Li Zhu: "Don't say he's an illegitimate child?"
"You know?" Aunt Chen was surprised.
"I met him once before, and he said so himself."
"He can say it, but others can't." Aunt Chen's eyes showed a hint of pity. "Actually, the young master is quite pitiful. His mother married him after his wife passed away. She followed the chairman for five years without any status or position. On the young master's third birthday, she disappeared and was found dead in the artificial lake behind the house ten days later."
"When she was fished out, she had a stone tied to her body, and her flesh was riddled with holes from being gnawed by fish. The young master was right by the lake at the time..."
After going through this kind of thing, it would be strange if I could be normal.
Li Zhu hesitated, "So you don't want me to stay because you're afraid I'll run into Mr. Xiao Gao?"
Aunt Chen didn't expect him to mention the incident at the door: "I thought you didn't understand what I meant."
Li Zhu: "I understand."
Gao Congyu appeared too quickly and he couldn't leave.
After a while, Aunt Chen said, "It's not the young master, it's the eldest master. He's in a bad mood, and I'm afraid he'll take his anger out on you."
"Is Mr. Gao having any troubles?" Li Zhu pulled her to sit on the sofa. "Maybe I can help him."
What help could a delivery man provide? But Aunt Chen had been holding it in for too long and wanted to find someone to talk to.
"The eldest young master's leg was broken in a car accident three years ago. It was raining heavily that day, just like today. Since then, the young master has lost his temper every time it rains."
"It's so humid and hot today, it's bound to rain. The eldest young master has been unhappy since this morning." From morning to noon, she was trembling with fear for doing something wrong.
Li Zhu: "But when I came, he looked very peaceful."
Aunt Chen also felt strange. The young man's appearance was like a sustained-release capsule, easing the eldest young master's mood.
"Anyway, try not to leave your room tonight." She felt uneasy. "Try to avoid the two young masters."
Li Zhu: "Okay."
"I have to go downstairs to prepare dinner." The topic ended abruptly.
As she closed the door, Aunt Chen said something that puzzled Li Zhu: "Don't be afraid of anything you see at night."
"Ah?" Li Zhu scratched his head in confusion.
After the door was closed, he turned around to look at the big bed, opened his arms and threw himself on it, rolling around.
So soft and comfortable.
I took a photo and sent it to Lang Feng, telling him that I would not be going back tonight.
The original owner's bed was made of hard material, and he felt sore all over after waking up from a sleep. Li Zhu put down his phone, rolled over again, and lay on his back looking at the crystal chandelier.
"What did she mean by her last sentence?" Li Zhu asked the system.
365: "Don't ask me."
Li Zhu said disdainfully: "What use is there for you?"
The system was subject to many restrictions and had no way of expressing its suffering. It asked ingratiatingly, "Want some melon seeds?"
Li Zhu was even more disgusted: "You just want to cheat me into buying on credit!"
365: "It's very cheap. Just pay it off within three days."
Eating is good for thinking. Li Zhu couldn't resist the temptation: "I'll take one point's worth. Wait, it won't have any other strange effects."
[Sunflower seeds: eating more is better for your health]
A handful of melon seeds appeared on the bedside table. Li Zhu leaned over, picked up one, put it between his teeth and bit it open.
The caramel-flavored melon seeds blend sweetness and saltiness, spreading along the tip of the tongue, making the brain, which has been working all day, clear again and suitable for thinking.
There are currently three suspicious characters: Shen Pingfang who hates the original owner, Zhuang Hengchuan who is frequently harassed, and Gao Congyu who shows goodwill for inexplicable reasons.
As for Gao Cong'ai... that's a question mark for now.
Among them, Shen Pingfang can be ruled out. She opened a snack bar in Chengbian Village and had one day off a week.
The day before yesterday was the weekend, and Chen Pingfang took advantage of the break to go back to her hometown to see her daughter. When the original owner went out early yesterday morning, she had not returned home yet.
Last night, after everyone fell asleep, Li Zhu went to the living room and kitchen to rummage through the trash cans.
I found a supermarket receipt from Chen Pingfang's hometown and a checked return bus ticket from yesterday morning.
Zhuang Hengchuan is a suspect, but not a big one.
If he could no longer tolerate the harassment from the original owner, he could move away. There was no need to risk killing someone.
Moreover, the original owner's death was obviously carefully planned.
The murderer knew in advance that he would take a shortcut, knew his habit of riding on the right side of the road, and calculated the position where his tires would pass so as to place the puncture device in advance.
These require long periods of observation and repeated calculations, but Zhuang Hengchuan doesn't have the time.
Unless he is a master of time management and can squeeze out time to simulate the scene multiple times in his busy schedule.
The last one is Gao Congyu.
There were many suspicious points about him, but Li Zhu could not find his motive for murder. A few days ago, the two did not know each other at all and had no grudges against each other.
"Xiao Xu, dinner is ready." Aunt Chen knocked on the door.
Li Zhu jumped up and got out of bed to eat.
In the warmly lit dining room, a dish, a pair of chopsticks, a bowl of rice were placed on the large rectangular table. A stool was placed outside, and the rest were all tucked away under the table.
Li Zhu looked around and asked, "Mr. Gao, aren't they going to eat?"
"The eldest young master had to go out for an urgent matter at the company, and the young master has no appetite." Aunt Chen said enthusiastically, "Try it and see if it tastes good."
Li Zhu picked up the chopsticks and glanced across the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The hail turned into heavy rain, with lightning and thunder in the sky. Judging from the bending of the trees in the yard, the wind speed was at least level seven or eight.
Alas, it’s not easy to be a president.
Aunt Chen’s cooking skills are great. The green peppers are verdant and the shredded pork is shiny. The taste is just right, salty and tender.
Li Zhu finished one bowl and felt it wasn't enough, so he went to the kitchen to get a second one. As soon as he sat down on the stool, Gao Cong'ai came down from upstairs and sat across from him.
The young man paused as he picked up the food and asked, "Want to eat?"
Gao Cong'ai rested his head on his folded arms and refused coldly: "I don't want to eat."
"Are you hungry, young master? I'll make whatever you want to eat right away." Aunt Chen's attitude towards him was not as natural as her attitude towards Gao Congyu.
Li Zhu watched silently and showed Gao Cong'ai the shredded pork on his chopsticks: "It smells delicious."
Gao Cong'ai sat up straight, his pale face making his eyes look dark and deep, and his rosy lips moved.
"Do you know what kind of meat that is?"
Li Zhu got stuck halfway through swallowing and looked at him in surprise and confusion.
"Remember the video Big Brother watched?" Gao Cong'ai grinned. "I heard that human flesh tastes delicious. What do you think?"
Li Zhu swallowed the food in his throat and said, "I think you are sick."
Just complain if you want to. This kind of person deserves to be scolded.
Don’t you see anyone eating?
Gao Cong'ai did not get angry but laughed instead. His laughter was loud and exaggerated. His shoulders shook with his laughter and his head was buried in his arms. He looked like a madman.
Li Zhu's appetite was not affected. He got up and went to the kitchen to add a third bowl, specially mixing the rice with broth.
Gao Cong'ai had laughed enough and stared at Li Zhu intently.
Just when Li Zhu was about to finish eating, he suddenly said, "Feed me a bite."
Aunt Chen, who was watching the interaction between the two, broke out in a cold sweat and kept winking at Li Zhu, telling him not to disobey.
Gao Cong'ai was calm and composed, and opened his mouth.
Li Zhu mixed the rice and soup evenly, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth before picking up a piece with chopsticks and stuffing it into his mouth.
Gao Cong'ai squinted his eyes in enjoyment, and the next moment, his facial features suddenly distorted, and he rushed out of the dining room and ran to the bathroom.
The gastric juices are vomited into the toilet along with the food in the mouth.
Aunt Chen fetched a towel, wet it, and wiped his mouth. Gao Cong'ai snatched it away with a sullen look on his face, wiped it twice, threw it on the ground, and staggered back to his room on the second floor.
In the dining room, Li Zhu calmly finished the last two mouthfuls of his soup and rice.
After Aunt Chen cleaned up the dirt in the bathroom and flushed the toilet, she came back to a clean and tidy kitchen with the dishes placed in the sterilizer.
Li Zhu wiped his hands with some kitchen paper and asked with concern, "Auntie, what happened to Mr. Xiao Gao?"
"He has a bad stomach and vomits easily. You must never speak to the young master like that again." Aunt Chen stopped nagging and said, "Go out first so I can mop the floor."
Seeing that he could not get any other information, Li Zhu gave up, poured a glass of warm water in the living room and went upstairs.
Not knowing which room Gao Cong'ai lived in, Li Zhu stood in the middle of the corridor and called out, "Mr. Gao, are you there?"
In the last room, which was next to the guest room where he lived, Gao Cong'ai opened the door, leaned against the door frame with a hunched body, and his eyelids drooped limply.
Li Zhu handed him the water: "Drinking some hot water will make you feel better."
The transparent liquid rippled with the young man's movements. Gao Cong'ai raised his eyelids and took a sip from his hand.
Li Zhu: “…”
You're so lazy, you're very outgoing and have no sense of boundaries.
After Gao Cong'ai finished drinking, Li Zhu thanked him sincerely: "Thank you for not telling Mr. Gao about my peeping."
Gao Cong'ai raised his hand to wipe away the water droplets on his lips and raised his eyebrows: "Are you not pretending anymore?"
Li Zhu asked him, "How long have you been standing behind me?"
"I've been following you since you came upstairs."
"Are you a cat? Why are you walking without making any sound?" Li Zhu felt like a clown who had been watched for so long.
Gao Cong'ai shrugged: "I'm used to it."
Li Zhu: “Hmm?”
Gao Cong'ai leaned close to his ear and said grimly, "Don't make any sound, or she'll find out."
Li Zhu's scalp tingled and his hands unconsciously clenched the seams of his trousers. His intuition told him that this "ta" was not referring to Gao Congyu and Aunt Chen.
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The rainstorm intensified, the wind was howling, and around eleven o'clock, a ray of light flashed through the window.
The assistant, holding a black umbrella, escorted Gao Congyu into the house. Aunt Chen, who was waiting at the door, brought a towel and helped Gao Congyu wipe the raindrops off his shoulders.
Gao Congyu pushed her hand away and glanced at the second floor: "Is he asleep?"
"Young Master..."
"I'm not talking about him." Gao Congyu interrupted impatiently.
Aunt Chen: "Mr. Xu should be asleep. He went back to his room after dinner and never came down again."
Gao Congyu nodded with his fingers on the handrail and entered the elevator silently.
Li Zhu stood at the door and listened to the noise.
The sound of the elevator disappeared. It must be Gao Congyu coming out. He picked up the water cup, yawned, and walked out.
"Mr. Gao." Li Zhu stood in the middle of the corridor, looking at the man coming towards him with surprise, "You're back."
Gao Congyu: "I thought you were already asleep."
"You're thirsty now, go get a glass of water." Li Zhu shook the empty cup in his hand.
Gao Congyu opened the first room and said to Li Zhu, "I'm going in to get some documents. Wait for me. Come upstairs to my room. The water dispenser downstairs might be turned off."
Li Zhu said yes, but he was nervous inside.
The overbearing CEO has a strong sense of territory. In the world he traveled through before, the small cannon fodder he played could only be kept outside the door.
What's going on with Gao Congyu? Is he trying to seduce him by showing his affection to him?
Thinking of this possibility, every pore on Li Zhu's body was saying No. He slapped his face and ordered himself not to think too much.
Gao Congyu turned around when he heard the voice: "What's wrong?"
Li Zhu: "There are mosquitoes."
Gao Congyu's bedroom was as big as three guest rooms, occupying most of the third floor and boasting multiple functional areas. Li Zhu's fleeting glimpse of Gao Cong'ai's bedroom was not as large as this one.
"The water dispenser is over there." Gao Congyu said, hooking his fingertips on the bow tie and pulling it a few times.
After Li Zhu poured the water, he caught a glimpse of the man starting to take off his clothes, and his alarm bells went off.
Gao Congyu called out gently, "Xiaozhe, can you do me a favor?"
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