Mo Lin’s lips curled slightly, his eyes filled with a smile as he said, “It’s not just sweaty palms, my heart rate is also unstable. For example, right now… it’s beating really fast…”

Gu Yuan was disinfecting his palm, and upon hearing this, he frowned slightly, “I think you should go to the hospital. This kind of symptom can be improved with some traditional Chinese medicine. Kidney deficiency is quite common nowadays, it’s not a big deal.”

Mo Lin, who was admiring the beautiful face in front of him, suddenly realized something was off, “What did you say, kidney deficiency?”

“Yeah, no need to be embarrassed. With active treatment, it will get better.”

Gu Yuan earnestly covered the wound with a clean bandage, completely unaware of the wild and conquering look hidden in Mo Lin’s eyes.

Doesn’t he know that saying a man has kidney deficiency could get him beaten up?

Mo Lin thought to himself: How would you know if you haven’t tried?

However, he was well aware that saying something like that might make him seem like a pervert, but at this moment, his thoughts were indeed a bit twisted. This sudden urge to conquer was almost uncontrollable.

With the last piece of tape stuck on the back of his hand, Gu Yuan was about to get up to throw away the used bandage when his arm was pulled back. He lost his balance and ended up with one hand on the floor. When he realized what happened, his head was just a centimeter away from Mo Lin’s chest.

Mo Lin’s long eyes narrowed slightly, and he used his injured hand to hold Gu Yuan’s shoulder, “Wait a minute, I have something to say.”

Gu Yuan looked up at him, with an expression that said, “If you have something to say, say it quickly.”

Mo Lin thought for a while and finally said, “What do you think of me?”

Gu Yuan didn’t understand what he meant. Did he pull him back just to ask this question?

“I think you’re not quite normal.” Gu Yuan got up from the floor, threw the things in his hand into the trash, and then went into the bathroom to wash his hands.

Mo Lin followed him, leaning against the bathroom wall and sighing. Although he sighed, the corners of his mouth were still slightly upturned.

When Gu Yuan looked up, he could see Mo Lin in the mirror, who was looking at him with a doting expression. At the same time, he also noticed his own ears gradually turning red in the mirror.

Recently, whenever he was with this guy, it was always like this. What exactly did he do to him?

This never happened before!

Mo Lin gave an extremely ambiguous smile at the mirror, “Still can’t find the reason?”

Gu Yuan suddenly lowered his head because he realized that when he stared at Mo Lin, his heart would inexplicably speed up. But lowering his head didn’t make him feel any better because the other seemed to be getting closer!

A scent unique to Mo Lin wafted over, a mix of leather and tobacco, with a hint of warmth from the sun, both warm and restrained, and a bit bewitching.

“Have you never felt this way before and don’t know where the problem lies?”

When Mo Lin said the last sentence, his warm breath brushed against Gu Yuan’s ear. Gu Yuan tightly closed his eyes, gripping the edge of the sink, his body involuntarily tensing up.

Mo Lin leaned closer to his ear, his breath gentle, “I know, you like me.”

Gu Yuan’s eyes snapped open, looking at himself in the mirror. Those seven words were hard for him to comprehend.

If this blushing, ear-burning shame was what liking felt like, then why did the other choose to tell him?

Gu Yuan suddenly turned around, pushing Mo Lin away in a panic, “You can leave now!”

Mo Lin was a bit surprised by his reaction. Gu Yuan’s rejection of this kind of emotion was too intense. At that moment, Mo Lin’s mind suddenly went blank.

He knew Gu Yuan liked him, but he didn’t expect this kind of outcome.

Normally, people would want to get closer and have more when faced with this kind of emotion, but Gu Yuan instinctively rejected it.

This was something he hadn’t anticipated.

Gu Yuan gloomily opened the security door, “Get out.”

Emotions are the most elusive things in this world. Having emotions means having a weakness and giving the other a chance to hurt you…

With Mo Lin’s emotional intelligence, he should calmly persuade the other, letting him know his feelings and reducing his hostility.

But his thoughts were already completely messed up the moment Gu Yuan pushed him away…

He had never lost control like this before…

“I mean no harm to you…”

Standing at the door, Gu Yuan had lost his patience and didn’t want to hear his explanation, “You have three seconds to leave here, 3…”

Mo Lin tried not to make contact with Gu Yuan, took a blue candy from his pocket, and placed it on the cabinet in the hallway, “I’ll leave right away. Remember to eat the candy, and don’t overthink…”

“2…”

“See you tomorrow…”

“1…”

After Mo Lin was kicked out, the security door slammed shut with a “bang,” and the sensor light in the hallway instantly lit up, making the surroundings eerily quiet.

What had he gone through to have such a strong aversion to emotions?

Mo Lin thought as he walked, and when he reached the underground parking lot, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from the real estate agent.

“Mr. Mo, sorry to bother you so late. There’s a young person in Guanghua Community planning to go abroad and wants to sell their house. Coincidentally, their house is at 1203!”

Since Gu Yuan mentioned that Mo Lin’s place was too far from work, Mo Lin wanted to find a place near Gu Yuan’s home, so he asked someone to check if there were any homeowners in this building looking to sell.

“Alright, contact the owner for me and tell them I want the house.”

*

The next day,

Gu Yuan appeared next to the Interrogation Room with heavy dark circles under his eyes, holding a steaming cup of coffee.

Li Meng, sitting on a chair not far away, watched Gu Yuan. He had been observing Gu Yuan for a while and felt that something was off about him today.

Wang Yue nudged Li Meng’s shoulder, “What are you looking at?”

Li Meng: “Don’t you think… there’s a layer of miasma surrounding a one-meter radius around Gu Yuan?”

“You’ve been reading too many cultivation novels… miasma… How’s the surveillance footage?”

“I’ve been watching surveillance all night, my eyes are about to turn cross-eyed, just relaxing a bit… By the way, the woman in the Interrogation Room is really pretty, big chest, long legs, but it’s a pity her husband died so young…”

Wang Yue: “That woman is Ye Nian, she just turned 21 this year. Last night, she had arranged to have dinner with the deceased at Gangfu Seafood. Surveillance captured her waiting from seven to seven-thirty. When she couldn’t reach the deceased by phone, she returned to the hotel. When we found her at the hotel, she was sleeping in bed…”

Time goes back to last night…

Wang Yue took out his criminal police badge, “Hello, we are the police!”

Ye Nian opened the door, “Is there something wrong?”

“Is the person registered for this room Wang Zhongming?”

“Yes, he’s my husband. What’s wrong?”

“He was murdered, and his body floated to the seaside.”

“Murdered… how could that be? He was fine at noon!”

Wang Yue glanced into the room, “Is it convenient for us to come in and check?”

Ye Nian hesitated for a moment, “Okay, come in… Where is he now?”

“The body has been taken back to the police station. Since it’s a criminal case, we have to perform an autopsy.”

Ye Nian nodded and then sat back on the bed, lowering her head, lost in thought.

Wang Yue, wearing shoe covers, turned on all the lights in the room and found Wang Zhongming’s suitcase and toiletries in the bathroom. After collecting these items into evidence bags, he noticed a tripod half the height of a person opposite the bed, with a camera mounted on it.

Wang Yue: “What’s this?”

Ye Nian raised her head woodenly, looking not in the best mental state, “Wang Zhongming liked to take pictures of me. The camera is full of my photos.”

Wang Yue noticed a shallow glass of water on the bedside table, next to a blister pack of pills, with faint writing visible: Estazolam.

“Who is taking these pills?”

This is a medication commonly used by insomnia patients, fast-acting and safe in dosage.

“I often have insomnia at night, so I take this before sleeping. I had just taken it before you came, so I’m a bit sleepy now,” Ye Nian said.

From the start, Wang Yue felt that Ye Nian’s reaction was off. Learning that her husband was murdered, she was too calm.

But if it was due to the medication, it was somewhat understandable.

“Please come with us.” Wang Yue took the camera down and put it into an evidence bag.

Ye Nian was brought to the police station, and as the medication wore off, her mental state gradually recovered, but she still didn’t shed tears over her husband’s death. Throughout, her main concern was when she could leave the police station.

Li Meng thought for a moment and said to Wang Yue, “This couple has a 20-year age gap. If the woman married for money, it’s normal not to have feelings.”

Wang Yue shook his head, “Wang Zhongming’s computer has photos of him and Ye Nian from 2010 to now, over three thousand photos, almost one every day. This isn’t an ordinary relationship!”

“2010? Wasn’t that ten years ago? Ye Nian was only 11 then!” Li Meng found it unbelievable.

“Ten years ago, Wang Zhongming wasn’t as fat as he is now, and he wasn’t bad-looking either. Time is a butcher’s knife!” Wang Yue sighed, “Will we become greasy fat guys in ten years too?”

Li Meng: “I work out every day, I’ll only get more handsome in ten years!”

Just then, Mo Lin came down the stairs. Gu Yuan, noticing his presence, nervously gripped his coffee cup.

Mo Lin smiled at him, “Morning.”

Gu Yuan’s knuckles turned white as he held the coffee cup, and he quickly left as if avoiding the plague.

“What’s up with those two today?” Wang Yue nudged Li Meng sitting next to him.

“What’s up with what?”

“Didn’t you notice Gu Yuan is avoiding Teacher Mo today?”

“Is he? Gu Yuan always keeps his distance from people, doesn’t he?”

Wang Yue: “I thought Teacher Mo was an exception…”

As they were chatting, Mo Lin walked over to them and seriously asked, “How do you coax a boyfriend who’s angry?”

Author’s Note: 100,000 words, haha, thank you for your support, little cuties! Mwah~