Chapter 28: Dad Said I Can’t Scare Mom Anymore QAQ

Chi Liu woke up at noon the next day.

The summer sun, which had officially arrived, was dazzlingly bright.

Chi Liu sat up halfway in the soft bedding and stretched. He had been thoughtfully dressed in pajamas, and the dust and mud splatters on his face and hands had been carefully wiped away.

Chi Liu gently stroked his abdomen before getting out of bed and heading to the bathroom as usual, casually thinking, ‘Did that man go to some training? He’s become so considerate now?’

Just as he was about to step into the bathroom, a strange voice outside the door rang out, deliberately lowered yet still sounding incredibly frantic: “Ah, CEO Chu, please let me go! From morning till now, I’ve already tasted ten servings of tomato beef brisket!”

“And yesterday!” The voice was so tragic, it sounded like he was about to jump into the river: “I tasted 50 servings of braised fish! A whole 50 servings!”

“We have more than just me as neighbors upstairs and downstairs! Can’t you go torment someone else!”

Chu Qi’s voice was deep, gorgeous, and unreal, laced with undisguised threat: “Raise your voice another decibel, and I’ll throw you down. Eleventh serving. Eat.”

Chi Liu froze completely: “…?”

What was going on? Why were there strange voices in his house?

Chi Liu twitched his lips. Based on his slightly increased trust in Chu Qi, he decided to wash up in the bathroom first. Although he didn’t know who the stranger was or why he had been brought to his house, he thought that his boyfriend-in-training was a bit strange. However, he wouldn’t really throw someone downstairs in broad daylight, would he?

After washing up, Chi Liu left the bedroom and headed to the dining room. He noticed a strange middle-aged man sitting at his dining table, looking miserable and too fearful to speak.

In front of him sat a plate of food that was so burnt it was unrecognizable. The man nervously grabbed his chopsticks, as if he were heading to his execution, reaching for the so-called tomato beef brisket!

Putting together what he had just heard, he could infer that Chu Qi was likely in the kitchen preparing the twelfth serving of tomato beef brisket, but he had no idea what method he used, as no sounds came from the tightly closed kitchen.

Chi Liu: “…” Just woke up at noon, and life is already this lively, huh.

The man paused when he heard the movement, then suddenly looked up at Chi Liu, his eyes shining like laser beams, so surprised and moved that he was practically crying tears the size of wide noodles: “You must be the wife CEO Chu mentioned, the person CEO Chu wants to cook for! Madam, I beg you! Save me!”

A vein throbbed violently on Chi Liu’s forehead. He smiled slightly: “…I’m not. And you— Who exactly are you?”

The man interrupted him with a snotty, tearful voice: “I’m just a poor upstream medical device supplier! Yesterday, I accidentally ran into CEO Chu in our neighborhood and wanted to get on Yingwang’s good side, so I struck up a conversation! I admit I had ulterior motives, but I don’t deserve this! QAQ”

This would be the most regrettable and failed conversation of his life!

Who could have imagined that Yingwang’s president was such a pervert!

Yesterday, while he was out, he accidentally saw the Yingwang boss, whom he usually only saw in financial magazines, leaning against his car in the garage, appearing lost in thought. He then realized that the other party was actually his neighbor! He mustered his courage and asked if he needed any help.

The other party expressed great emotion, stating that he had returned from a business trip and wanted to personally prepare nutritious and delicious food for his wife as a surprise. Still, he hadn’t yet achieved the perfect level.

So, he had a flash of inspiration and volunteered to help CEO Chu taste the food!

The consequence of being clever was that he ate 50 servings of braised fish that were so terrible they were all unique! The fifty-first serving finally tasted good, but CEO Chu wanted to start making other dishes!

At that time, he wished he could faint immediately!

Fortunately, CEO Chu’s expression suddenly changed, as if he were about to kill someone, and then he threw him out of the house, prompting him to run away quickly!

As a result, early this morning, CEO Chu accurately appeared at his door and rang his doorbell, much to his dismay!

Today, CEO Chu was going to make the tomato beef brisket he had failed to make yesterday!

“Madam!” The man choked out, “Please let me go! I’m willing to pay for a hundred days of luxury takeout for you!”

Chi Liu: “…”

His temples throbbed. He forced himself to ignore the “Madam” part and just smiled: “No need. I’m sorry, you can leave—”

Before he could finish speaking, the man thanked him loudly and darted out the door with a whoosh, even leaving a blur!

Chi Liu: “.”

After the stranger left, he took a deep breath and opened the kitchen door.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Chi Liu couldn’t help but twitch his eyebrow.

A pot was bubbling with curry or something, emitting a burnt smell.

A massive piece of fresh beef dominated one side of the entire counter. Chi Liu suspected it weighed at least 50 pounds. On the opposite side of the counter, a pile of bright red tomatoes lay. The tall, handsome man wore that incongruously cute apron, standing in front of the sink, holding a kitchen knife and focusing on… peeling tomatoes.

He wasn’t peeling the tomato skin off; instead, the man was cutting himself with every stroke, blood mixing with tomato juice and dripping down, but the man didn’t seem to care at all.

Chi Liu: SOS!

…

After Chu Qi carefully sent Chi Liu home the previous day, he worked overtime all night to finish up—that is, to erase all the memories of the tourists who had seen “His” form.

As for the electronic devices that captured him, that was something his subordinate, Secretary Wen, and the base needed to solve.

He initially didn’t care about these things at all, but he didn’t want Little Chi to be frightened or forced to live in an abnormal world he didn’t like.

The vacation world should have the normal appearance that Little Chi liked!

After finishing up, he went to find that very useful NPC food taster, brought him home, and started cooking.

To avoid disturbing Chi Liu, he isolated the sound of the kitchen from the outside.

At this moment, he heard the sound of the door opening and paused. He suddenly turned to look at Chi Liu, smiling affectionately: “Darling, you’re awake! Then we’ll have lunch right away! I swear, if I let that guy try it one more time, this tomato beef brisket will be a success.”

That way, he could give his darling tomato beef brisket and braised fish for lunch!

Chi Liu raised an eyebrow: “I let him go.”

Chu Qi’s smile froze—the tomato beef brisket was going to fail…

Chi Liu smiled helplessly and softly. He walked over, not minding the blood and tomato juice on the man’s hands, and gently held them, lowering his eyes and asking softly, “Does it hurt?”

Even though gun wounds could heal quickly, did the process of getting hurt… hurt?

Chu Qi tilted his head: Although he didn’t understand why he was being treated so carefully, the youth’s cautious and gentle touch made his scalp tingle with excitement!

If he said it hurt, would the youth show him an even softer and sadder expression?

But he couldn’t bear to make the youth sad.

So, Chu Qi honestly shook his head.

Chi Liu still had a soft and helpless smile on his face, but he sighed softly. He gently tiptoed and proactively kissed the man’s cold, thin lips.

Chu Qi suddenly widened his eyes, his body stiffening with excitement.

Chi Liu just nonchalantly held the man’s wrist and walked out, thinking that he should order takeout today, and said, “You can cut a slit at the top of the tomatoes and scald the skin off with boiling water!” Idiot!

He had never seen anyone peel tomatoes with a kitchen knife!

Sitting on the sofa, Chi Liu carefully wiped off the tomato juice before disinfecting the wounds with iodine. Then, he put a bandage on each wound—anyway, he should treat him like a human first, not knowing what was going on with him!

After finishing, Chi Liu looked up and met Chu Qi’s affectionate smile and burning gaze.

Chi Liu paused, his earlobes slowly turning red. He coughed lightly: “What?”

Chu Qi leaned over to kiss Chi Liu’s soft lips, his large hand covering Chi Liu’s waist, pressing him down towards the sofa…

“Mmm…”

The inertia of falling made Chi Liu subconsciously wrap his arms around the man’s neck, his whole body enveloped in the man’s arms. Chu Qi’s eyes darkened, and one long leg knelt between Chi Liu’s spread legs. He kissed the youth while reaching out to caress his bulging abdomen and unbutton the light clothing…

A dark blue tentacle silently spread on the ground, pressing the switch to close the living room curtains.

A strange fragrance overwhelmed him, and a scalp-numbing dizziness crept up Chi Liu’s spine. The last button had been unbuttoned, and he shuddered. Just as he was about to subconsciously push away the man’s broad chest, his movements paused—although he couldn’t go all the way, there was no need to refuse, right…?

Just as he was about to fully sink into this pleasure, the phone on the coffee table buzzed, resonating clearly throughout the space.

Chu Qi: “…”

Completely awake, Chi Liu coughed lightly: “…Get off.”

Chu Qi’s lips pouted downwards unhappily, his resentful gaze dangerously shifting to the phone.

Chi Liu twitched his lips and pushed the man away, sat up, protected his phone, and answered the call.

On the other end of the phone, Lao Zheng’s weathered and rough voice was unusually cheerful: “Mr. Chi, thank you for the clues you provided yesterday. We successfully arrested all the members of the group involved in the Dreamland Amusement Park incident yesterday!”

Relying on Chi Liu’s clues and the temporary copy created by Wen Xi, they successfully captured the last batch of players lurking in this world!

Including the many clones that had already been born and were being brainwashed in the underground strongholds established by the players… The scene was chilling to witness.

Chi Liu: “Congratulations.” After saying that, he seemed to remember something, and his brow furrowed slightly. He first asked, “Is that child from yesterday okay?”

Lao Zheng: “Don’t worry, she’s fine. She’s with her parents, and we’ve contacted professionals to provide her with psychological counseling.”

Chi Liu: “Thank you for your hard work.” After a pause, he hesitated for a moment, but continued to ask: “…I also wanted to ask, is the person called Number 28 at the scene yesterday still alive?”

Chi Liu’s grip on the phone tightened momentarily, as if a criminal awaited sentencing. He had only vaguely heard Secretary Wen come to his rescue behind the sculpture yesterday, but he hadn’t had time to assess the situation there, nor did he know what had happened to Number 28.

He was terrified of having a life on his conscience… This fear was deeply ingrained.

“He’s alive,” Lao Zheng’s voice was apparent: “He’s currently receiving treatment in the hospital. Secretary Wen saved him.”

Chi Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Lao Zheng continued: “If you’re interested, I can arrange a meeting for you later.” It was difficult to extract information from clones with almost no self-awareness, but this clone actually took a bullet for Chi Liu. Arranging a meeting with Chi Liu might provide more clues.

Chi Liu thought of Mingming and didn’t refuse: “Okay.”

Lao Zheng: “Just come in for a statement when it’s convenient for you.”

After a pause, he couldn’t help but sigh: “Mr. Chi, you’ve been working hard recently. Although I can’t reveal more details, I guarantee that there will be no more murder attempts against you in the future. I wish you a happy life.”

The invaders had finally been temporarily removed, and their precious daily life was once again safeguarded.

Even if those invaders reappeared, they would never give up resisting and defending.

Chi Liu was stunned by the words, and his voice couldn’t help but become lighter: “Okay.”

After hanging up the phone, he glanced at the handsome man next to him, who appeared displeased and unsatisfied. A sly look flashed in his eyes as he raised an eyebrow and said, “I’m going to the bar this afternoon after eating takeout, what about you?”

The first thought after being told that he didn’t have to worry about being murdered anymore was, of course, he was going to work!

You know, raising a child costs a lot of money now!

Chu Qi, who had worked overtime all night last night, twisted his handsome face for a moment, but still forced himself to smile: “…Then I have to go to work too.”

Damn work! He thought he could spend the whole day alone with his darling at home today!

Chi Liu couldn’t help but let out a “pfft.”

He was done for. He found this strange man with a distorted expression cute at this moment!

…

In the afternoon, Chi Liu went to the bar as planned.

Wen Xi and Qi Teng, who had been looking tired with dark circles recently, were unusually radiant today!

Wen Xi: “The project I was in charge of has finally been completed!” Those damn players lurking in the vacation world had finally all been caught!

“So,” Wen Xi smiled sweetly, “I got a big bonus! Brother Chi, I’ll treat you to dinner!”

Qi Teng was teary-eyed: “I also participated, boss! I got a lot of money, sob sob, but sorry, I can’t treat you to dinner for now!” Because he had to use it to pay off his debts!

Chi Liu couldn’t help but smile. At this moment, he looked at Xiang Xiang, who was a little down and absent-minded: “What’s wrong?”

Xiang Xiang said dejectedly: “Secretary Wen is about to shatter…”

As he said that, he looked at Chi Liu’s abdomen, even more saddened: Even the baby wasn’t talking anymore…

Chi Liu: “???” How did he suddenly shatter?

He thought for a moment and smiled, saying “I’ll be back in a bit,” and walked out, thinking—he was dating Yingwang’s boss, so it wouldn’t be a big deal to use a little privilege to borrow the boss’s secretary for ten minutes to talk things out, right!

He quickly arrived at the Yingwang Building, found the front desk, and explained that he was going to the president’s office. The front desk lady wanted to refuse—after all, even Yingwang employees didn’t have permission to go to the top floor!

But a strange intuition took effect. The lady looked at the gentle and beautiful youth and, as if possessed, didn’t say no, but said, “Please wait a moment, I’ll call and ask.”

In less than a minute, Chi Liu stepped onto the private elevator, which was reserved for the boss alone.

The lady at the front desk looked at Chi Liu’s back, her eyes shining like laser beams: Oh my god, what had she discovered! She hadn’t misheard, right? Her super difficult boss’s voice was excited when he learned that this gentleman was going to the president’s office!

…

The silver-white elevator ascended smoothly all the way. Chi Liu was wearing a loose casual windbreaker and leaned casually against the elevator wall.

Closed and quiet spaces always induce people to think.

Chi Liu gently stroked his abdomen, lowering his eyes thoughtfully. He clearly remembered that yesterday, he had heard a childish and anxious voice in his mind: ‘Mom.’

But today, there was nothing anymore.

Why was that?

Did his memory have problems?

But now, as long as he thought of that voice, he felt a pang of sadness in his heart…

The little one, who had been holding back for a day, finally couldn’t help but complain: “Dad said I can’t scare Mom anymore, sob sob sob QAQ But I didn’t scare Mom, sob sob sob, right?”

Chi Liu suddenly widened his eyes.