Chapter 19: Wants You to Be My Daughter-in-Law

Seems like I forgot to grab the medicine. It’s on the table.

That’s enough. That sentence is more effective than any medicine. The blood rushing to his head nearly solidified after those words were spoken.

Xie Jing turned his head and met Xu Huai’s gaze, clearly seeing a hint of annoyance in the other’s eyes.

Xu Huai was genuinely wondering why he had forgotten to grab the medicine.

Xie Jing: “…”

“It’s okay.”

Xie Jing couldn’t explain why he didn’t feel even a sliver of relief at being caught showing his emotions. His tone was as usual: “I looked at the medicine box. None of them are prescription drugs. I remember the names; I can repurchase them.”

Xu Huai felt relieved: “Okay, if there’s a pharmacy nearby, buy them. If you don’t take your medicine on time, you won’t get better so quickly.”

Xie Jing looked at Xu Huai, the corners of his eyes curving slightly.

As if saying, ‘Guess who forgot to get it for me?’

The culprit who forgot the medicine, Xu Huai: “…”

His employer’s scolding didn’t require him to speak.

Before getting out of the car, Xu Huai glanced at his phone. It was already six in the morning. It had been raining all night, and with the heavy morning chill, Xu Huai felt the cold seeping in from his collar as soon as he opened the car door.

Xu Huai stood by the car door, lowered his head, and opened his phone, searching for Li Fang’s chat window. Another gust of cold wind blew past, and Xu Huai shivered from the cold, unable to resist sneezing.

Then, Xu Huai felt a weight on his shoulders. A coat, still carrying residual body heat, had been draped over him.

It was a dark-colored overcoat.

Xu Huai was stunned for a moment. He looked up, and after seeing who it was, asked in confusion, “What are you doing here?”

The man slightly raised his chin, his gaze directed towards the police station not far away, before quickly retracting it and looking at Xu Huai, who was half a head shorter than him: “I heard you weren’t in the city and couldn’t get back right away. Song Lianzhou was afraid of any special circumstances, so he asked me to come and keep an eye on things.”

Perhaps due to his height, this nearly 1.9-meter man felt very imposing at first glance. In addition, a strange snake-shaped tattoo pattern, composed of bizarre lines, was visible below the corner of his left eye, making him appear anything but friendly.

Although his appearance was outstanding, it didn’t inspire any desire to get close to him.

Xu Huai was somewhat surprised: “You finished your KPI? Song Lianzhou can actually order you around.”

This person was Xu Huai’s colleague, from the Third Division of the [National Security Special Protection Department], named Fu Cang.

Xu Huai had partnered with him on a few previous commissions. Although Fu Cang looked fierce, he was actually easy to talk to.

Fu Cang: “No, even if I don’t finish, he can’t do anything to me.”

This “he” naturally referred to the minister, Song Lianzhou.

“I heard your commission ran into some trouble, and I happened to be nearby.” Fu Cang raised his hand and very naturally straightened the collar of the coat draped over Xu Huai’s shoulders. “So I came over.”

Xu Huai gave him a suspicious look.

He must be kidding. Song Lianzhou told him to contact him if something happened at 3:00 a.m. He couldn’t sleep because something unexpected occurred. What was this guy doing wandering around the city at that hour, patrolling for supernatural events?

Xu Huai completely overlooked the most critical first words in Fu Cang’s sentence, his mind occupied with thoughts: Fu Cang is genuinely dedicated to his job.

He doesn’t measure up; this guy is an authentic security guard.

Xu Huai, unaccustomed to being close to others, stepped back after Fu Cang adjusted his collar. This movement almost cost him the down payment for his apartment.

As soon as Xie Jing got out of the car, he saw that Xu Huai was suddenly standing next to something useless and superfluous.

That thing even put a coat on Xu Huai very naturally.

Xie Jing’s eyes darkened, and then he narrowed them.

He wanted to throw that coat away, but if he did that directly, Xu Huai would probably be unhappy.

Wait until Xu Huai isn’t paying attention and have the nearby ghosts take that coat away.

No, burn it directly.

While the two were talking, Xie Jing had quietly come up behind Xu Huai.

Just as Xu Huai was about to bump into him as he stepped back, Xie Jing naturally supported Xu Huai’s waist, helping him steady himself.

Xu Huai was startled, secretly thinking that Xie Jing walked as silently as a ghost. Still, he used the strength in his waist to adjust his center of gravity and stand firm.

“Careful.”

Xie Jing spoke, and Fu Cang seemed to have just noticed Xie Jing, sizing up this man who was about the same height as him.

Fu Cang’s scrutinizing gaze lingered briefly on Xie Jing’s face before finally settling on the hand that supported Xu Huai’s waist. He asked, “Who is this?”

Xu Huai: “My current employer.”

Fu Cang was puzzled: “Current employer? What’s he doing here?”

Xu Huai explained the current situation.

Li Fang at the police station was his former employer. Li Fang’s case had been resolved, and he was now working on the next KPI, which involved Xie Jing.

Xie Jing’s commission was somewhat challenging. He hadn’t finished dealing with Li Fang’s side when something happened again. He was worried that leaving his employer alone would be dangerous, so he brought him along.

“Okay, Song Lianzhou told me about the situation inside.” Fu Cang looked at Xu Huai and asked, “As for you saying it’s tricky, do you need help?”

Xu Huai shook his head: “I can handle it myself.”

Asking for help would mean owing someone a favor.

Noticing that Xie Jing on his side had been silently staring at Fu Cang, Xu Huai introduced: “This is my colleague, Fu Cang.”

A normal person would probably think about it when they heard this. How could someone who specializes in dealing with supernatural events have “colleagues”? Usually, they work alone. Could it be a gang of scammers?

Xie Jing didn’t care about that.

He wasn’t too happy with the title of “employer” at the moment.

Xu Huai sensed that the hand on his waist seemed to tighten slightly. He glanced down at Xie Jing’s hand, which appeared to be glued to his waist. Just as he was about to speak, he felt Xie Jing’s hand shift.

Xu Huai’s pupils shook.

Xu Huai: “!!!!!!”

This is ridiculous. Not to mention, other people are watching. Can he pay attention to the location and personnel situation before taking any action?

Ignoring the place and time is one thing, but he’s a serious supernatural event handler who catches ghosts and tells fortunes. He doesn’t provide special services!

What is he doing? He praised him for having male virtue in the car earlier, and he can’t take a compliment, can he?

Xie Jing’s body temperature was somewhat lower than that of ordinary people, and his slightly cool palm glided upward along the waist he had been holding.

That coldness was transmitted to Xu Huai’s body through a thin layer of clothing. Wherever the coldness reached, a strange feeling shot straight to the top of his head.

Xu Huai’s scalp was tingling. The unfamiliar feeling made him subconsciously raise his hand to stop it, but as soon as he raised his hand, he saw that Xie Jing had already withdrawn his hand.

And in Xie Jing’s palm, there was a jet-black snake, about the thickness of a thumb. The black snake was precisely pinched at its seven-inch spot by Xie Jing, and was struggling painfully.

Xu Huai was stunned: “?”

Huh?

Is this thing crawling on me? Why didn’t I feel anything?

“I think a normal person wouldn’t put something like this on someone else.” Xie Jing lowered his eyes, looking at Fu Cang. “Xu Huai, are you sure he’s your colleague?”

As Xie Jing spoke, the black snake’s tail hit Xie Jing’s wrist, making a “smack” sound. It was apparent that it had used all its strength and didn’t hold back at all.

After a brief hesitation, Xie Jing took the initiative to let go.

The snake’s tail and Xie Jing’s movements were swift. If you weren’t focused on watching Xie Jing’s movements, you would only see that the snake had broken free on its own.

The snake fell to the ground with a “smack.” As soon as it landed, it crawled towards Fu Cang. Its movements were extremely agile, and it almost instantly climbed and wrapped around Fu Cang’s body.

It wrapped itself around Fu Cang’s neck, propped itself up, and looked at Xu Huai. There was a glint of water in its soybean-sized eyes, as if it was very aggrieved.

Fu Cang rubbed the top of the black snake’s head with his fingertip. He rubbed the places where it hadn’t grown out yet, only two bumps: “It’s my fault for not keeping an eye on my son. Sorry.”

After saying this, Fu Cang added, “My son has always liked you very much. He pesters me every day, wanting you to be my daughter-in-law.”

Song Lianzhou called, and the black snake heard it. As soon as the black snake heard Xu Huai’s name, it started making a fuss at home, twisting itself into a pretzel. Fu Cang couldn’t bear to watch, so he came here to lend a hand.

Xu Huai: “…”

Fu Cang said seriously, asking very earnestly: “Have you considered…”

Bang.

A loud noise erupted from behind the three of them. Xu Huai glanced back cautiously and discovered that the LED three-dimensional letters above the police station had fallen, crashing down from the third floor, with shards of light tubes strewn across the ground.

That thing should have been firmly fixed to the wall. Why did it fall for no reason?

Fortunately, no one was passing by downstairs. Otherwise, those two black-and-white figures (Black and White Impermanence) would have come to pick up the body.

It was also this loud noise that interrupted Fu Cang’s words, giving Xu Huai a chance to refuse in time: “I haven’t considered it.”

The coat draped over his shoulders felt unusually warm, so Xu Huai removed it and handed it back.

Fu Cang raised his eyebrows, looking at Xu Huai’s outstretched arm, but didn’t take it: “Is that so? He’s helpful to you.”

He didn’t specify what kind of help or why it was helpful, instead speaking in riddles.

Xu Huai looked at the black snake around Fu Cang’s neck: “I still prefer my romantic partner to be a human. Non-humans are not within my consideration.”

Fu Cang didn’t force it, as if he had expected it long ago. His previous words were just a formality.

Fu Cang nodded: “Keep the coat on. You’re already weak.”

“No need.”

The person who spoke was Xie Jing.

Fu Cang and Xu Huai both turned their gazes to him.

The low pressure that had been hovering around Xie Jing earlier had disappeared, as if it had never existed.

Xie Jing said to Xu Huai, “I have a new coat in the car. I’ll go get it for you, so you don’t have to trouble your colleague.”

With that, Xie Jing opened the trunk. He bent down and took out a cardigan sweater from inside. The clothes were still in their packaging bag, so it was obvious that they were newly bought.

Seeing this, Fu Cang raised his eyebrows and then took the overcoat from Xu Huai’s hand, hanging it on his arm.

Xu Huai looked up and glanced into Xie Jing’s trunk, finding that there were many boxes inside, all of which seemed to be clothes.

And that sweater was on the outermost side. It seemed that Xie Jing was too lazy to search and just grabbed one at random.

Xu Huai took the clothes from Xie Jing and put them on, finding that they fit unexpectedly well.

But…

What was Xie Jing doing with so many new clothes in the trunk? Could it be that he was in the clothing industry?

He heard that the clothing industry was also very profitable. No wonder Xie Jing was so rich.

It was also reasonable.

———-

Little Ghost: Boss, your takeout is here.

Xie Jing: Xu Huai, I have clothes in the car.

(A whole trunk full)

Xu Huai: ???

Xu Huai: I’ve heard that the clothing industry is very profitable. Xie Jing must be earning a lot.

Xie Jing: ???