Long Qi frowned slightly, "Lin Yaya, who is it?"
Xu Nuo mentally collapsed and yelled at 666, "In the school beauty storyline, she's been caring about him for a month, how come he still doesn't know who Lin Yaya is?! Can he really be in love?! Wuuuuuu... I'm so embarrassed."
Long Qi watched the boy before him, his expression vibrant and ever-changing, with a flicker of interest. For as long as he could remember, his life had been a constant struggle: the stifling atmosphere of the orphanage, the relentless daily grind for money, the inexplicable women who clung to him, the endless stream of people who couldn't stand him and were desperate to kill him... Long Qi's world resembled an old black-and-white film, rarely filled with warm, vibrant colors. The boy before him looked like someone who had been pampered by a wealthy family, his face brimming with naiveté, like the porcelain dolls Long Qi had seen in mall windows as a child—expensive, delicate, and completely unlike someone like him. Yet, the little doll before him seemed intent on moving closer to him. Perhaps the boy, too, was seeking trouble, but like a kitten scratching, he seemed to possess no intimidating power.
Xu Nuo was completely unaware of Long Qi's thoughts and just finished his lines, "Stop playing dumb! You knew I liked Lin Yaya but you still deliberately competed with me for her. You obviously wanted to go against me, Xu Nuo. Just wait! See how I'm going to deal with you..." He lacked momentum at the end, and just as Xu Nuo was falling into self-doubt, he heard the system prompt that the task had been completed.
Xu Nuo heaved a sigh of relief and glanced at Long Qi, thinking he was being discreet. But Long Qi's thoughts were completely different from what Xu Nuo had imagined.
"Do you like Lin Yaya? Is it the woman who talks nonsense all the time or the woman who always wants to bump into me? The young master's taste is really bad... Xu Nuo? So that's her name... She's just like a person, soft and sticky... Is it the "Nuomi" in "Nuomi"? "
Xu Nuo saw Long Qi's indifferent expression, completely unaware that the hero was already daydreaming. In his mind, he was still praising the hero for not taking cannon fodder seriously, but then he heard Long Qi speak in front of him. Xu Nuo thought the hero was going to slap him in the face, so he quickly raised his head and listened carefully.
"Your name is Xu Nuo? Is it the same as glutinous rice?"
Xu Nuo was stunned for a moment, then shook his head subconsciously, "No, it's the Nuo in Nuoyan."
Long Qi nodded and looked at him, "Anything else?"
Xu Nuo was ashamed. He had said a lot of harsh words, but it seemed that the male protagonist didn't take him seriously at all... Embarrassment came to his mind again. Xu Nuo secretly glared at Long Qi and ran away in a cowardly manner.
Long Qi laughed, recalling the boy's coquettish look just now, and twisted his fingers, feeling inexplicably itchy.
For the first time, Long Qi felt a secret expectation. He had a premonition that he would see this young man again.
"Xu Nuo..." Long Qi repeated it in a low voice, as if he was constantly feeling the name between his lips and tongue. In the end, there was only a low laugh that seemed to have never appeared.
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