Chapter 29: QAQ Mommy Can Really Hear Him!

“Thump, thump, thump.”

Chi Liu heard the sound of his own heart beating too fast: the voice in his head wasn’t a hallucination, it was—

“Ding-dong,” the elevator arrived.

Chi Liu snapped back to reality and stepped out of the elevator. A young man in a white coat, with a dress shirt and tie underneath, appeared at the end of the corridor, a file tucked under his arm—he seemed to have just come out of the CEO’s office.

The young man had handsome features, silver hair, and red eyes, with a somewhat wicked air about him. However, he wore a rather serious pair of glasses on the bridge of his nose and was lazily yawning as he walked toward the elevator.

Chi Liu was taken aback: he knew Yingwang was a biomedical company, but he had hardly ever seen employees dressed like this in the Yingwang building.

The man also saw Chi Liu from afar. He paused, his breath almost stopping for a moment. The lenses of his non-prescription glasses flashed with the light from the corridor, obscuring his expression at that moment.

After a long while, he casually took a few steps, stopped beside Chi Liu, winked at him in a very flirtatious manner, pointed to the office door, and said, “Looking for CEO Chu? He’s not here. Secretary Wen is, but unfortunately, he’s busy.”

A hint of doubt flashed in Chi Liu’s eyes: just downstairs, the receptionist had called the CEO’s office, and it was Chu Qi who answered. How could he not be here?

But what reason would a stranger have to lie to him?

So Chi Liu smiled slightly, “And you are?”

The young man’s red eyes carefully traced Chi Liu’s face, and he curled his lips, saying, “Yingwang employee Yao Mei, the person I hate most is an idealist. What I like most is… green peppers.”

Chi Liu: “.” Weirdos are getting younger and younger these days, huh.

At this moment, the office door suddenly opened, and a pale hand reached out from inside, pulling Chi Liu in. At the same time, a mechanical keyboard was thrown straight out, hitting the young man right in the forehead!

A cold and terrifying voice exploded in his mind: “Get out.”

“Ouch, the Evil God is ruthless!” The young man who called himself Yao Mei teared up in pain.

He covered his forehead, looked at the pitiful keyboard with Secretary Wen’s name on it on the ground, and twitched his lips slightly: tsk, it seems that being a temporary worker under that evil god is not a good job!

Then he raised his eyes, staring blankly at the closed door for a long time, before smiling lightly in a rogueish way and entering the descending elevator.

…

Inside the office, Chu Qi, having driven away the annoying third wheel, hugged Chi Liu’s waist and buried his face in the other’s warm neck, rubbing gently, “Darling, I missed you so much…”

Chi Liu didn’t push him away after all; he just looked up at the ceiling speechlessly. “If I remember correctly, we only separated at noon today.”

Chu Qi: “I know, you felt that was too long. I’m so happy you took the initiative to visit me while I’m working hard.”

The book said that men who work hard are the most charming! His darling must also think he is very charming like this!

Chi Liu: “…Actually, I came to find Secretary Wen.”

The smile on Chu Qi’s face froze, and his voice instantly became displeased, “He’s not here.”

He’s been on annual leave all day today. What a negligent guy! Why come looking for this kind of guy specifically?

Chi Liu raised an eyebrow when he heard this: so Chu Qi was here, and Secretary Wen wasn’t. Wow, in just one sentence, that young man told two lies!

So he asked thoughtfully, “Who was that young man outside just now?”

Chu Qi’s expression became even more displeased, but he still obediently replied, “He’s from the base—” He paused subtly, then continued, “He’s a researcher from another institution sent to Yingwang.”

The players captured on the holiday world side need professional analysis, so the base sent that NPC over to help.

Chi Liu smiled: sure enough, his identity was also fake. Then his name—

Chi Liu continued to ask, “What’s his name?”

Chu Qi, who didn’t remember the person’s name at all, froze. A dark blue tentacle extended secretly from behind Chi Liu towards the desk, and a dark black eyeball suddenly opened at the tip of the tentacle, gazing at the personnel file.

Chu Qi smiled affectionately at Chi Liu, “His name is Yao Bumei. Darling, I’ll be sad if you ask for other people’s names…”

Chi Liu: “Don’t be so childish—um…”

Chu Qi pinned him against the wall and leaned down to kiss him.

Chi Liu had never done anything like this in the office before, and his face was flushed red. He subconsciously placed his hand on his abdomen, thinking—if it was truly as he suspected, and his child already had consciousness and could perceive the outside world—what would he think of him if he witnessed this scene?!

Chu Qi’s large hand caressed the young man’s waistline intimately through the thin clothes, about to reach in through the gap in the hem…

Chi Liu’s legs went weak, and he almost lost his mind—

“Slap.”

A soft sound.

Chi Liu slapped the man again.

Chu Qi finally stood up, covering the place where Chi Liu had hit him with a fascinated expression, tilted his head, and smiled, “Darling, do you want to hug me more than kiss me?”

A slap for a hug! He always remembered!

Chi Liu leaned against the wall, panting with a red face, staring at the man with a rather strange train of thought with wide eyes, and said, “Don’t do this kind of thing that’s not suitable for children in front of—” children! And during work hours!

What if he (or she) misunderstood that they were particularly unreliable parents?

He couldn’t say the rest of the words—thinking about it was one thing, but saying it at this stage was still too embarrassing.

Chi Liu took a deep breath and changed the subject, finally forcefully bringing back his purpose for coming, “Give me Secretary Wen’s address.”

Chu Qi’s face instantly became displeased, and his gaze wandered dangerously over the secretary’s office.

Chi Liu looked at him with amusement. “If you give me the address, we’ll go on a date at the zoo this weekend.” The little one should like the zoo!

Chu Qi’s lips were still turned down, but his eyes lit up for a moment, and he finally said, “Okay, darling. That guy Secretary Wen’s address is…”

…

Secretary Wen rarely took annual leave, seldom wore his shirt and suit pants in a mess, and rarely got drunk.

On a lonely summer afternoon filled with birdsong and cicada chirps, he was lying on his sofa in a light blue office worker shirt with the buttons fastened haphazardly, thinking as he poured a bottle of whiskey down his throat—he was falling.

Fortunately, the child he was taking care of had gone to work with Little Chi. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for him to see him like this.

Secretary Wen finished a bottle and was about to get up to get another one when his ears twitched—he heard the sound of the password lock being pressed.

Someone was at his door!

Secretary Wen rubbed his eyebrows—in the past, when he encountered this kind of thief, he would send them to the police station, but now, he would have to teach them a lesson—he had to vent a little.

Secretary Wen was secretly complaining that the thief was unlucky when he saw Chi Liu walking in from the entrance. His body stiffened, and he suddenly widened his eyes.

Chi Liu was carrying a bag in his hand, stepped over a wine bottle, and sat down next to Secretary Wen. “Ah, it’s messy here.”

Secretary Wen stared at Chi Liu for a long time before finally squeezing out a sentence, “…How did you know my password?”

Chi Liu raised an eyebrow, “Your boss told me. He also told me your electronic payment password, the password for every one of your bank cards, and the password for your home safe. He was about to tell me the password for every game account you play, but I stopped him in time.”

Secretary Wen was dumbfounded, “…” He was saying, how did he suddenly feel like something was digging into his brain and reading his mind!

So that wasn’t an illusion caused by being drunk!

Chi Liu patted the other’s shoulder with a sympathetic expression, “It’s not easy being a Yingwang employee, huh? You even have to report this level of privacy to the company.”

Secretary Wen gritted his back teeth fiercely: What report?! The boss was digging into his memory and reading his mind!

Damn Evil God capitalist!

At this moment, Chi Liu looked at him and asked directly and pointedly, “Are you avoiding me? Why?”

Secretary Wen: “…” He avoided his gaze for a moment, stammering, “No, hahaha, why would you think that—speaking of which,” he pointed to the bag in Chi Liu’s hand, forcefully changing the subject, “What did you buy?”

Chi Liu: “A fetal heart rate monitor. If you don’t want to tell me the reason, then let me guess?”

Secretary Wen was stunned.

Chi Liu curved his eyes, his pupils clear and bright. He narrated gently and calmly, “After I experienced the first attempted murder, that guy went on a business trip, and then you and Xiangxiang came to my house to stay. I didn’t think much about it that time.”

“Not long after, he went on a second business trip. That day, you came to pick up Xiangxiang from work and naturally came home with me. That’s when I began to think about why you had to stay at my house. You were so close to me—going to work, going to the supermarket, going to the hospital for check-ups; you were always there, almost inseparable.”

“Besides, you might not know that I’m very sensitive to gazes and anomalies. During that time, there were plainclothes officers everywhere in my neighborhood and throughout Shanhai City. There was an incident in Shanhai at that time, right?”

Secretary Wen’s pupils dilated: some time ago, Wen Xi established a trap to capture players, so the city was naturally filled with plainclothes police… The players were targeting Chi Liu, so the police would naturally focus special attention on Chi Liu’s neighborhood…

All of this happened silently beneath the calm surface, and Little Chi noticed it all…

What kind of person is Little Chi…

The smile on Chi Liu’s face became even gentler. “All along, you’ve been protecting me, haven’t you?” No matter what kind of existence you are, you’ve been protecting me, haven’t you?

Secretary Wen widened his eyes.

Chi Liu continued, “So, you feel guilty now for not protecting me well at the amusement park?”

Secretary Wen paused, his tightly pursed lips trembled, and he slowly nodded. He covered his face with his hand and said painfully, “I’m very sorry.”

The last time he was so embarrassed and guilty was when the water-controlling and ice-controlling players broke through the copy and took Xiang Xiang away.

Last time, he caused Xiangxiang to be dissected, and this time, he almost caused Chi Liu to be killed.

He was always so useless, always unable to protect the people around him.

Chi Liu bent his finger and knocked it heavily on Secretary Wen’s head, “You’re stubborn. Also, thank you.” Thank you for everything you’ve done for me.

Although he didn’t know precisely what Secretary Wen was, he wasn’t stupid. The green water that extinguished the flames at that time was most likely the result of Secretary Wen’s actions.

But if Secretary Wen said he didn’t protect him well, then he wouldn’t argue. There was no point in arguing with such a stubborn person.

So Chi Liu continued, “Ding-dong, your forgiveness quota has been credited.”

Secretary Wen suddenly raised his head.

Chi Liu smiled gently, “Didn’t you save an apology with me last time? So, I forgive you. Also, I owe you a favor.” He paused and then repeated seriously. “Thank you.”

Secretary Wen: “???”

Chi Liu: “You also saved that number 28. He didn’t die for me, and I’m grateful to you.” He was terrified of someone dying for him.

Secretary Wen was stunned and said honestly, “I actually—” actually didn’t consider that level. With his mind full of saving his friend, the reason why he saved the clone, by the way, was just that his professional instinct took effect, wanting to leave more information for the subsequent investigation.

Chi Liu looked thoughtfully towards the door, a cunning look flashing in his eyes. He picked up the bag in his hand and interrupted him neatly, “To thank you! Would you like to use the fetal heart rate monitor with me for the first time to listen to the baby’s heartbeat?”

From Chi Liu’s invisible perspective, the darkness in the room suddenly surged angrily. Secretary Wen, who was confused by Chi Liu, was about to say yes, but suddenly looked sharply towards the door. His scalp was tingling, and he was about to faint: he only now realized that the boss was also standing outside his door!

Sure enough, alcoholism makes people stupid!

Chi Liu smiled and looked at Secretary Wen, “You don’t want to?”

Friends are for messing with! Messing with them will make them cheer up and stop thinking about those messy things!

Secretary Wen, whose back was covered in goosebumps: “…” He didn’t want to! He didn’t dare to think!

Little One: “Mommy already knew that Daddy would secretly follow after driving you here?”

Chi Liu’s pupils shrank, and then he curved his eyes. He tried to say in his heart, “Mm.”

The little one, still thinking he was talking to himself: “!!!”

Wuwuwu! QAQ Mommy can really hear him!