Chapter 584 He absolutely has to be chased.
Zhou Qiao was speechless and choked with emotion, unable to utter a single word for a moment.
Qin Feng, however, was convinced that she was touched, and raised the corners of his lips: "Are you hungry? I already had the kitchen prepare a few dishes for you in advance. Now that I've given you this gift, it's not going anywhere. Don't hold onto it, go eat first."
Zhou Qiao released her hand with a look of disgust, and smiled, "I know."
Qin Feng smiled and ruffled her hair again: "I'm at the training ground. You can come find me if you need anything."
After saying that, he turned and left.
He reached the doorway, then paused, turned back, and said, "Hurry up and embroider; I look forward to your masterpiece."
Zhou Qiao: ...
After the man left, the room fell silent for a moment. Zhou Qiao felt as if her heels were filled with lead as she walked step by step to the giant cross-stitch.
This thing is at least seven or eight meters long. It would take at least a year to embroider it!
She usually enjoys doing small crafts, but the key to these crafts is not the "craftsmanship" itself, but the "smallness"!
For her, something that takes so much time and effort is not a gift, but blatant torture!
It seems the great demon had already grasped her fate and was determined to torture her.
He was trying to wear her down so she wouldn't have time to escape.
No, no, she absolutely cannot give in like this!
Thinking it over, she quickly folded the giant cross-stitch back up, then stuffed all the needle and thread holders back into the large packaging box.
She looked around and figured that if she threw it in the trash can, the Great Demon would probably find out. So, after thinking it over, she simply opened the wardrobe and threw the box into the deepest part of the dark room.
The moment she slammed the cabinet door shut, she finally understood the truth of the saying "out of sight, out of mind"!
Looking at the clean table, she finally felt a little better. Humph, the big devil thinks she'll obediently listen to him just because he wants to exploit her labor.
She wouldn't let him succeed!
...
Shen Li returned just as dusk was falling. As soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw Qin Feng sharpening a dagger in a very good mood, smiling as he did so.
Shen Li immediately got goosebumps. Heaven knows he had never seen Qin Feng smile since he started following him around!
He always thought his brother Feng couldn't smile...
Something was definitely amiss. He tentatively called out, "Brother Feng?"
Qin Feng glanced at him: "You're back?"
Shen Li exclaimed, "Ah! Brother Feng, you... seem quite happy?"
Qin Feng snorted lightly, "Not bad."
Shen Li thought to himself, "Your mouth is practically stretched to the heavens with that grin, and you still say that's alright!"
He suddenly remembered the phone call he received earlier that day, and a thought flashed through his mind: "Brother Feng, did you bring a gift to Sister Qiaoqiao today?"
Qin Feng hummed in agreement.
"So... Sister Qiaoqiao likes it very much?"
Qin Feng hummed in agreement again.
Shen Li finally understood what he was happy about.
He chuckled and asked, "Brother Feng, what did you buy for Sister Qiaoqiao?"
Cross-stitch.
"Huh? There are so many kinds of cross-stitch, how did you manage to pick the one that Sister Qiaoqiao likes?" Shen Li asked in surprise.
"Why bother choosing?" Qin Feng raised an eyebrow. "I'll just ask the boss to get me the biggest and most expensive one."
"The... the biggest and most expensive?" Shen Li was stunned: "You didn't buy Sister Qiaoqiao a painting that's tens of meters long, did you?"
"There are more tens of meters?" Qin Feng paused, then frowned and said, "But the boss said the longest one is only seven meters."
"So you gave Sister Qiaoqiao a seven-meter-long cross-stitch?!" Shen Li's eyes widened.
"Hmm, why didn't you tell me earlier that there were still tens of meters to go?" Qin Feng said, dissatisfied.
Shen Li was stunned: "How was I supposed to know you wanted to buy cross-stitch? No, not Feng-ge, what were you thinking? Giving such a long cross-stitch to Sister Qiaoqiao, how long would it take her to finish it? Aren't you making things difficult for her?"
"I didn't ask her to finish the embroidery within a certain timeframe," Qin Feng said, puzzled. "How can that be considered making things difficult for her? Besides, she seemed quite happy about it."
"Brother Feng, you're so confused! Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've at least seen pigs run, right? Who would give such a long cross-stitch as a gift when they're dating? Any normal person who receives something like that would think you're just making her busy and giving her something to do, right?"
Qin Feng glanced at him: "Have you ever pursued someone?"
“I…no, but…”
"Alright, enough with the 'buts,' go do what you're supposed to do." Qin Feng waved his hand: "I've told you everything, Zhou Qiao is very happy."
Shen Li thought to himself, "How do you know that they are genuinely happy and not just putting on a brave face because of your pressure?"
But he only dared to think these words to himself; he would never dare to say them aloud.
He sighed. Oh well, maybe he was overthinking it. Maybe Qiaoqiao really does like him.
Help! No way! How could anyone actually like receiving a gift like this? He can't possibly fool himself!
"No, Brother Feng, why don't you just listen to me and go get that cross-stitch..."
Before he could finish speaking, Qin Feng had already taken the sharpened dagger and gone back into the house, leaving him only with a resolute back view.
As Shen Li watched the figure's back, a sense of foreboding rose within him. If his Feng-ge kept chasing people like this, he would surely be chased away by someone else!
...
Zhou Qiao was indeed planning her second escape at that moment.
She realized from that cross-stitch that there would be no good days with Qin the Great Demon, and she had to find a way to leave.
However, after observing for several days, she discovered that the security of this Shadow Gate was far more stringent than that of the former Imperial Palace.
Although Qin Feng doesn't usually restrict her movements within the entire gate, as some of the boys said, her activity range is limited to within the gate itself.
Whenever she tried to leave the room, the gatekeeper would resolutely block her way and tell her, "Master Qin has instructed that she is not allowed to step out of the Shadow Gate without his permission."
She even confronted Qin Feng about this, accusing him of restricting her personal freedom, but he retorted with a single sentence: "Are you sure you can come back after you leave?"
Zhou Qiao: "..."
She wasn't sure.
Since the right path was blocked, she could only think of unorthodox and unconventional methods.
As a result, although Qin Feng was not often in the sect, Hou Kai and the others seemed to have opened their eyes to the heavens.
As she climbed over the wall, she saw Ayan standing below, blinking her big eyes and saying to her, "Sister-in-law, it's easy to get hurt climbing over walls."
She tried to slip out through the side gate while the guards were on duty, but Old Qi chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, this way is blocked."
She deliberately mended a servant's outfit in an attempt to disguise herself and break through the defenses, but Hou Kai pulled her out and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, your disguise skills are quite good."
She eventually tried to sneak out by hiding in the trunk of a garbage truck, but Han Xu pulled her out immediately.
He didn't end his sentence with an infuriating "oh," but simply said one word—"stinky."
Zhou Qiao almost burst into tears on the spot.
Even so, she did not give up.
That day, she was wandering around the doorway again when she unexpectedly ran into Qin Feng, who was returning from outside.
She felt a chill run down her spine and turned to leave, but he called out to her, "Wait."
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