CH 22

Chapter 22

At this moment, they weren’t focused on breakfast; the priority was arranging the matter concerning Qi Yue.

Wang Boming sat quietly on the side, while Lin Yuzhe seemed somewhat surprised. “Are you planning to drive Qi Yue away?”

Fu Jingjing replied, “Brother Lin, we don’t want to, but at this point… we lack everything. We can’t keep supporting someone who’s always sick, can we?”

“Moreover, this Qi Yue… it’s been days, and he’s been like this all along. Who knows if he’s faking it? Let’s try sending him away; if he can’t keep up the act, he’ll surely recover.”

To be frank, this was exactly what Lin Yuzhe and Wang Boming were thinking. Qi Yue didn’t want to work or face danger, so he pretended to be sick, hiding in his room while these two brought him food and water every day.

Even if it wasn’t a pretense and he was genuinely sick, that would be more reason to send him away. If he was truly sick and had been for so long, then it was beyond hope. It would be proper to get rid of him quickly.

Lin Yuzhe appeared swayed by Fu Jingjing’s words, while Qi Jinglan and Duan Qiufeng seemed anxious. However, they couldn’t say much until a decision was reached.

What if they were also expelled? What would they eat or where would they stay without Wang Boming and Lin Yuzhe to hunt for them? What about their safety?

Lin Yuzhe turned to Wang Boming. “What’s your take?”

Wang Boming shook his head. “I won’t decide. You all discuss; it doesn’t matter much to me anyway.”

At this point, Fu Jingjing understood Wang Boming’s stance. He likely agreed with her; if he didn’t, he’d directly oppose it, shutting down the discussion. Yet he insisted on not deciding, leaving it to them.

Lin Yuzhe looked at Qi Jinglan and Duan Qiufeng. “And what about you? Miss Qi, Qi Yue is your brother; you wouldn’t want to let go, would you?”

“And Duan Qiufeng, Qi Yue is your boyfriend. What do you think?”

Duan Qiufeng spoke first, feigning sadness. “A Yue seems quite dissatisfied with me lately, but I can’t turn a blind eye. How about this? Jinglan and I will settle him in the villa next door and observe his situation.”

Qi Jinglan quickly agreed, “Yes, let’s give him another chance. I believe A Yue… he definitely doesn’t want this either.”

Fu Jingjing sneered. As long as Qi Yue was driven away, she would be satisfied. She didn’t care where he ended up; dying outside would be the best.

Why should she, as a girl, have to work every day? Qi Yue had been lying sick for so many days, yet he had a boyfriend busy running around for him.

Moreover, Duan Qiufeng was so tall and handsome. How could he be tied down by Qi Yue? If he were her boyfriend, wouldn’t that be great?

Actually, if she were to pursue someone, Lin Yuzhe and Wang Boming would be even better choices. However, when she hinted at it earlier, they warned her with their eyes. So, she had to settle for second best.

Now that Qi Yue, the troublesome one, was being driven away, she had a chance.

Of course, before this, she had observed other people, like Zhang Liao and Zhang Wei. Those two brothers were too honest for her liking. Yang Yue and Zheng Yi… They always looked around with jealousy and impatience, which disgusted her. The only one she could target was Duan Qiufeng.

In this way, Qi Yue, feeling both uncomfortable and hungry, was carried by Duan Qiufeng to the neighboring villa. At this point, only Duan Qiufeng and Qi Jinglan were present.

In the villa’s second floor, the two found a random room, briefly tidied up the bedding, and placed Qi Yue on it.

Qi Jinglan said, “A Yue has really fainted.”

Duan Qiufeng casually covered Qi Yue with a blanket, then unabashedly embraced Qi Jinglan, planting a kiss on her face. “Yes, fainted. Finally, we have some alone time.”

Qi Jinglan blushed and lightly hit him a few times. “Alright, let’s go back quickly. We never know when there might be danger outside.”

Duan Qiufeng smiled and moved closer, kissing her twice. Perhaps because he was too excited, the kissing sound could be heard. “Don’t worry. The villa area is completely safe. I even took a few laps before whenever I got water; the entire villa area is very safe. As long as we don’t do anything stupid outside, there won’t be any problems.”

Qi Jinglan looked a bit guilty as she glanced at the unconscious Qi Yue on the bed. Noticing he had no reaction, she nodded with a smile. “Then… let’s come here in the future.”

Duan Qiufeng said, “Of course, just say we’re taking care of Qi Yue.”

Qi Jinglan asked, “Should we bring water and food over?”

Duan Qiufeng pondered, “It depends. Water is not an issue, but when it comes to food, that’s a challenge. We can only save some from our own supplies.”

In other words, it was impossible to prepare a separate portion for Qi Yue anymore.

After lingering for a while, the two of them left at a leisurely pace. They even forgot to close the door to the villa. As they departed, both of them completely forgot about Qi Yue, who hadn’t eaten or drunk anything since having a little bit of lunch yesterday.

Little did they know that shortly after they left, Qi Yue, lying in bed, actually opened his eyes. He was still feeling terrible, with no strength to move.

However, it didn’t mean he had truly passed out just now; he was just in too much pain to move.

“Duan Ge… Jie…” Qi Yue’s lips, chapped to the point of cracking, moved laboriously, shedding tears on the bed.

Unexpectedly… Unexpectedly, Duan Qiufeng had a relationship with his own sister, and he had concealed it from him. So, when Duan Qiufeng initially pursued him, was it because of his sister?

But if he liked his sister, why pursue him? Why not pursue his sister directly?

Oh! Right, his sister seemed to have a fiancé. Was Duan Qiufeng circling tactically to avoid being discovered? Was he just a pawn they found?

Since Duan Qiufeng and he were both men, they couldn’t really be together. It was okay to talk about a romantic relationship, but in the end, they definitely couldn’t get married, right?

Could they openly be together later on? No, in the current situation, if he were gone, wouldn’t they truly be able to be together?

Qi Yue’s head was dizzy, and not long after, he really passed out. When he woke up, it was already dark outside. This meant he hadn’t eaten or drunk anything the entire day.

Did Duan Qiufeng and Qi Jinglan not come?

No, they did come. They came around noon and evening, each time bringing food and water, but they ate it themselves without paying any attention to Qi Yue lying on the bed.

As Qi Yue thought, in the current state of the world, they could only naturally come together after he died. However, they didn’t want to personally kill Qi Yue, not wanting to become murderers. Hence, they could only let him suffer and die naturally.

Perhaps because he had spent the whole day peacefully resting in this deserted villa, even though he was hungry and thirsty, Qi Yue felt like he was much better.

However, he still had no strength now, and it was dark outside. Not to mention that he couldn’t go out due to his lack of strength; even if he had the strength, going out in the middle of the night was uncertain whether he was looking for food or becoming food himself.

So, no matter what, he could only stay here and not wander around. Before long, Qi Yue fell into a deep sleep once again.

Qin Jiulin sat on the rooftop today, waiting for the sunrise. Life here had become somewhat routine, and the wilderness threats weren’t much of a concern for them. There were no particularly powerful beasts invading their territory.

For them now, they only needed to consume more atavistic animals. This way… this way…

Qin Jiulin touched the left side of his chest. This way, he could soon possess a core. Once he had it, he would truly be invincible.

After all, the core of a beastman wasn’t a simple thing. Beastmen with cores could randomly possess a special ability.

For example, when it came to breathing fire or controlling water, Qin Jiulin had seen it all in his previous life. But he didn’t expect that when it came to his turn, he would die just like that.

Liu Zhongyuan appeared behind him at some point. “You’re up here…”

Qin Jiulin pointed his chin towards the east. “I’m watching the sunrise; look.”

When Liu Zhongyuan looked over, it happened to be the moment of sunrise. “Wow, I came at the right time. Just in time. But this view is really nice.”

Qin Jiulin nodded. “Hmm…”

After watching the sunrise, Liu Zhongyuan moved closer to Qin Jiulin. “I want to tell you something.”

Qin Jiulin asked, “What is it?”

Liu Zhongyuan said, “Isn’t there another villa in this villa area where more than a dozen people live?”

Qin Jiulin nodded. “Yes, is there trouble with them?”

Liu Zhongyuan shook his head. “Not really. It’s just that there’s a guy who seems to often wander around the villa area at noon. Every time he passes by, he stares at our villa for a while.”

Qin Jiulin blinked. “Really?”

His first thought was of Duan Qiufeng, who had come to him before. Could it be that he held a grudge because of his previous attitude?

“Do you know what he’s doing out there?” Qin Jiulin asked.

Liu Zhongyuan replied, “I was a bit curious, so I secretly watched him for a while. It seems like his target is that villa over there.”

Qin Jiulin followed the direction of his finger, and upon recognizing which villa he meant, he paused. Both of them were well aware of the situation in the entire villa area.

So, they also understood what was going on inside that particular villa.

Qin Jiulin said, “It seems like there are two half-beastmen locked inside.”

Liu Zhongyuan added, “Yes, exactly. What do you think that person wants to do? By the way, did you offend him before? He doesn’t seem to harbor good intentions.”

Qin Jiulin immediately thought of Duan Qiufeng; there was no one else it could be.

As for why he disliked Duan Qiufeng so much before, Well…

In his previous life, Xia Liansheng somehow learned that the core of an atavistic beastman could turn an ordinary person into a regular beastman if ingested by their blood relatives. How did Xia Liansheng come across this information?