Chapter 77

When he opened his eyes again, it was already daybreak. Tao Luanxi was awakened by a little sunlight coming through the curtains. Tao Luanxi rubbed his eyes and tried to get up with his hands, only to find that Qiu Yi's hand was across his waist. His lower back ached as if he had been run over by a truck.

"Hiss——" Tao Luanxi supported his waist and sat up with difficulty. There was obvious discomfort in the difficult part of his lower body. At least he couldn't sit down normally now.

"Hmm..." Qiu Yi was awakened. He groaned in his sleep, stretched out his long hands and hugged Tao Luanxi's waist again, pulling her into his arms: "Awake?"

Tao Luanxi looked down at the bruises and purple marks on her body, and had the urge to shine the bedside lamp directly on Qiu Yi's face.

"Does it still hurt?" Qiu Yi gently rubbed Tao Luanxi's waist with his big hands: "Do you want me to give you a day off?"

"Next time, you'll know if you try it yourself by lying down." Tao Luanxi glared at Qiu Yi resentfully, his voice a little hoarse.

Qiu Yi smiled but said nothing. He came over and kissed Tao Luanxi on the waist. Before Tao Luanxi could wave her hand to hit him, Qiu Yi flexibly got out of bed and picked up Tao Luanxi with an attentive look on his face: "I'll take you to take a shower."

Even though Qiu Yi had no restraint at all when he did it last night and dragged Tao Luanxi torment for half the night, he still had some conscience. After they were done, he worked hard to clean Tao Luanxi's body. Even though Tao Luanxi's body was still sore, she felt refreshed.

Naturally, she couldn't go to school. After taking a shower, Tao Luanxi called Shen Tan and said that she was sick and needed to rest. Shen Tan readily agreed.

"I cooked some porridge. Would you like to eat some now?"

When Tao Luanxi turned around, she saw Qiu Yi walking into the dining room with a clay pot. As soon as the lid of the pot was opened, the whole room was filled with the aroma of white rice porridge.

"Why are you still here?" Tao Luanxi frowned. The discomfort in his body made him very irritated. But Qiu Yi was still wandering in front of him with a refreshed look on his face, which made Tao Luanxi even more irritated.

"Stay at home and take care of you." Qiu Yi was serving porridge and looked up at Tao Luanxi innocently.

This expression is really a bit pitiful, and it is hard to blame him. Tao Luanxi snorted and whispered, "I don't know how such a big thing grows?"

Qiu Yi heard it, smiled and said, "I'll just take it as you're exaggerating me."

Tao Luanxi had an extra day of rest. She felt too uncomfortable and had no time to take care of the homework. After breakfast, she went back to her room to take a nap. Qiu Yi had some things to deal with in the company, so he also went into the study and couldn't come out for a while.

Tao Luanxi didn't sleep well this time. She felt like she was floating in the clouds, her body was light and she had no strength. Until she was woken up by Qiu Yi's kiss, Tao Luanxi was still confused and didn't know where she was.

"Xixi, get up and have lunch."

"Yeah," Tao Luanxi rubbed his eyes and sat up. When he was about to get out of bed, he saw that Qiu Yi had changed into the suit he wore to the company at some point.

"Something happened at the company and I need to go over there urgently. I've already prepared lunch, so remember to eat it later."

Tao Luanxi nodded, Qiu Yi gave her a light kiss on the head, and hurried out the door.

Tao Luanxi walked towards the living room while rubbing his stiff shoulders. The door of the study was not closed. Looking inside through the crack, he saw a lot of documents scattered next to the open computer.

The Qiu Yi family has a very tiring life.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yi's refreshing smile in the morning did not seem so hateful. Thinking of this, Tao Luanxi sat down at the dining table. The dishes were freshly prepared and still hot, and the chair was thoughtfully cushioned. Tao Luanxi picked up a piece of broccoli with chopsticks, put it in his mouth and chewed it, then nodded with satisfaction, not bad.

After dinner, Tao Luanxi's sleepiness had mostly disappeared, so she simply went into the study to prepare a few sets of papers.

Qiu Yi's things took up almost half of the table in the study. Tao Luanxi sorted out the documents and put them aside. The computer screen was still on. Tao Luanxi didn't look at it for long. He closed the computer and put it next to the documents.

It was lunchtime, and apart from the occasional chirping of birds by the window, no other sound could be heard. The door of the study was ajar, and Tao Luanxi was reading a text with his hands closed when he suddenly heard a strange movement at the door outside.

At first glance, the sound sounded like someone tampering with the door lock. Tao Luanxi thought that Qiu Yi forgot to bring his key and was about to go out to check the house, but then he thought something was wrong.

If it was Qiu Yi, he wouldn't have been unable to open the door and wouldn't have called him for such a long time.

"Are you sure it's here?"

"Sure, I've watched for a few days and the nanny comes to this house every day."

The voice outside the door was very soft, just two simple sentences. Tao Luanxi was startled when she heard it. The voice was clearly——

As he was thinking, the door lock clicked open, the door slowly opened, and Qiu Yunzhi's face slowly appeared in Tao Luanxi's sight.

Tao Luanxi sat stiffly in the middle of the living room, with the same surprised expression as Qiu Yunzhi.

Qiu Yunzhi probably didn't expect that there was someone at home. She turned around and said angrily to the man beside her: "Didn't you say that Qiu Yi is the only one living here?"

The man was as surprised as Qiu Yunzhi. Looking at Qiu Yunzhi's furious face, he stammered for a long time and couldn't give a reason.

"What are you doing here?" Tao Luanxi frowned, "Qiu Yi is not at home right now. If you have any questions, just go to him directly."

Qiu Yunzhi quickly put her expression back in place, crossed her arms and stared at Tao Luanxi with an arrogant look: "Who are you?"

"Qiu Yi's classmate."

Qiu Yunzhi smiled, and her tense expression relaxed: "So that's how it is. I don't care what your relationship with Qiu Yi is. This is our Qiu family's business and has nothing to do with you. You should just pretend you didn't see what happened today."

"Study, which one? That kid likes to bring documents home lately, so it should be in the study, right?"

Qiu Yunzhi was about to walk in when Tao Luanxi stopped her: "This is Qiu Yi's home. I can't let you in without his permission."

Qiu Yunzhi's face darkened instantly: "Boy, I advise you not to meddle in other people's business. Get out of here!"

Tao Luanxi didn't give in and stared at Qiu Yunzhi steadily.

Qiu Yunzhi narrowed her eyes and carefully looked at the boy in front of her: "Are you the boy who attended Qiu Yi's birthday party last time?"

Tao Luanxi didn't say anything.

Qiu Yunzhi smiled and said, "It seems that you and Qiu Yi have a good relationship. So, I need some information from Qiu Yi. Find it for me and I'll give you a check for $500,000. How about that?"

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"Boy, don't refuse a toast and then drink a punishment drink!"

Tao Luanxi still didn't give in.

Qiu Yunzhi sneered and raised her hand to hit him, but Tao Luanxi quickly reached out and grabbed her wrist: "Aunt Qiu, Qiu Yi is my classmate and friend. No matter what, I can't let you in today."

Qiu Yunzhi was already furious when her wrist was grabbed. She struggled several times but failed to break free. She was about to curse with her teeth clenched, but her eyes were attracted by something about Tao Luanxi. She tilted her head slightly and stared at him for a long time.

Tao Luanxi was a little surprised by her actions and lowered her head to check her chest.

Qiu Yunzhi suddenly let out a strange laugh, the sound was sharp and made Tao Luanxi frown. Just when he was distracted, Qiu Yunzhi shook off Tao Luanxi's hand and stared at him with a mocking look: "You just said that you and Qiu Yi are friends?"

Tao Luanxi looked at her crazy look and didn't answer for a long time.

"You two really are a pair of 'good friends'!" Qiu Yunzhi narrowed her eyes, as if she had heard a shocking joke: "My extremely smart son is actually a homosexual. Who would believe it if I told anyone else?"

Tao Luanxi's head buzzed with excitement. He had been staying at home today and had no school uniform. The collar of his pajamas was open all the way to his chest, which could not hide the traces left by Qiu Yi last night.

Qiu Yunzhi laughed enough, and leaned against the wall with one hand, jokingly saying, "Thank you, you helped me a lot!"

Tao Luanxi felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. He knew something about the relationship between Qiu Yi and Qiu Yunzhi. Qiu Yunzhi had always been suppressed by Qiu Yi and was trying to fight back. He didn't expect that he was the one who gave Qiu Yunzhi the opportunity to suppress Qiu Yi.

The man outside was standing at the door, not knowing what was going on. Qiu Yunzhi walked out of the door laughing. Her shrill laughter gradually faded away. Tao Luanxi looked at the open door and felt that everything in front of him suddenly became distorted and blurred.

This was the scene that Qiu Yi saw when he returned home: the door was wide open and Tao Luanxi was standing at the entrance as if she had lost her soul, staring blankly at the floor.

Qiu Yimin knew something must have happened, and rushed over to hug Tao Luanxi: "Xixi, what happened? Did someone come here?"

Tao Luanxi opened his thin lips slightly and gasped, and it took him a long time to regain his focus.

"Your mother came here at noon." Tao Luanxi hugged Qiu Yi's arm and swallowed his saliva: "She came here and stole the documents in your hand. I didn't let her."

Qiu Yi frowned. Tao Luanxi's expression was not right. It should be more than that.

Tao Luanxi held Qiu Yi's arms tightly with both hands, shaking uncontrollably: "She knows. Qiu Yi, she knows."