Because they had a pretty intense night, Tao Ran fell asleep in the morning and didn't wake up even when it was bright outside. Kui Qingqing didn't wake him up, as she believed Tao Ran belonged to her now, and she was eager to shower him with love.
She lay beside Tao Ran, watching him sleep with his lips pouting slightly, and felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in her heart. She wanted to laugh, but she suppressed the urge, fearing it might wake Tao Ran up. Just when she was trying hard to keep quiet, she heard Old Zhang's loud voice from outside, "Kui Qingqing! Are you there?"
Kui Qingqing got startled and immediately checked on Tao Ran. Seeing him still sleeping peacefully, she felt relieved. She turned her head and glared in the direction of the noise, then carefully got out of bed and started to dress quietly.
Old Zhang got impatient and shouted again, "Are you sleeping to death, huh?! Come out!"
Kui Qingqing: "..." If given the chance, she would definitely beat Old Zhang until he couldn't take care of himself.
At this moment, Tao Ran on the bed was already wrinkling his brow, making little humming noises, looking extremely sleepy but also annoyed from the noise. His adorable little face tugged at Kui Qingqing's heartstrings, and she quickly took the clothes outside to wear. As she was putting on her vest and tying her belt, Old Zhang suddenly appeared from behind, asking, "Why are you dressing here?"
Kui Qingqing widened her eyes, put her index finger in front of her lips, gesturing to him to be quiet, "Shh..."
Old Zhang: "Hush?"
As a nearly forty-year-old man, of course he understood the situation. His expression changed, and he revealed a wretched smile, "Oh, yo what a Kui Qingqing ah! You're actually hiding someone in your bed. Who is it? Is it Old Li? I know you've been drooling over his eight-pack abs."
Kui Qingqing flared up, "Stop talking."
"Why can't I speak?" Old Zhang said with an unconvinced expression. "We're all old acquaintances, what's there to hide? It's just a small matter. Do you think I don't have a sex life huh?"
Kui Qingqing felt like roasting Old Zhang alive with frustration when a voice came from the room, saying, "It's so noisy."
Lao Zhang was shocked. Why doesn't this voice sound like Lao Li's?
Tao Ran, wearing loose shorts and an unbuttoned shirt that exposed his slim yet defined chest, came out with sleepy eyes, asking, "What's all the noise about so early in the morning?"
Old Zhang stared at him dumbfounded, his heart constricted for a while, unable to utter a word. Then he turned his gaze to Kui Qingqing, as if to say, you can even attack your cousin, Kui Qingqing, you are simply not human! You are a beast with a human face!
Kui Qingqing's old face turned a bit red. She planned to explain to Old Zhang later. At this moment, she smiled at Tao Ran with a flattering look, "We stopped arguing, it won't be noisy… it won't be noisy. Just go back to sleep ah."
"I can't sleep anymore." Tao Ran looked unhappy. He walked over and hugged Kui Qingqing's waist, giving her a kiss on the cheek with a slightly hoarse voice, "What do you want for breakfast? I'll make it for you."
Kui Qingqing: "Meatball soup..."
Tao Ran went downstairs to make meatball soup. Old Zhang stared with a pair of dog eyes that were about to be blinded, and said in disbelief, "Oh my, isn't this too messy?"
"He's not my cousin; we have no blood relationship." Kui Qingqing said with a sweet, affectionate expression, "In fact, his true identity is my child groom."
Old Zhang: "..." Old Zhang had a look on his face that said, Do you think I'm stupid?
Then he said, "Anyway, none of us can have children. Whatever you want to do is not my concern. I came to find you because the boss has some news."
The person he referred to as "boss" was naturally Qin Ke. Kui Qingqing asked, "Did you find him?"
"I heard that recently he has been giving that group of people a hard time, and they have spread the news that they want to kill Boss Qin."
Kui Qingqing furrowed her brows, lost in thought. Old Zhang, is an old man in the town. He knew all too well about Kui Qingqing's feelings for Qin Ke in the past. Now that Kui Qingqing already had a new pretty white-face boy, Old Zhang worried that she might have lost her affection for Qin Ke and would refuse to save him from this life-threatening situation. He asked, "So, are you planning to rescue the boss?"
"Of course." Not to mention anything else, she had to go for the sake of repaying the life-saving grace from back then. Moreover, after so many years of companionship, their feelings had grown as close as family. Kui Qingqing said, "You go gather some people, but not too many. This time, we can't confront them head-on."
Old Zhang went downstairs and ran into Tao Ran, who had prepared the soup. Tao Ran held the bowl of soup and asked, "Would you like to have some together?"
Old Zhang looked at the soup and swallowed. Then he smiled regretfully and said, "Forget it, wait until next time."
As he watched him leave, Tao Ran thought I might not be in such a good mood next time. He flashed a sweet smile and shouted upstairs, "Come down quickly; it's time to eat!"
Kui Qingqing couldn't help but laugh, "Coming, coming!"
Kui Qingqing came down to drink the soup, and Tao Ran said, "There isn't much food in the village. We've been eating meat or wild vegetables these days. It's getting a bit boring. I'll find a way to get some grains."
Kui Qingqing looked at Tao Ran lovingly, "You don't need to worry about that. Leave it to me. Your main concern right now is to take care of your body. Did your furry get neutered? Let it be done and cook the removed parts as soup and drink by yourself."
Fluffy, who was playing outside, suddenly felt his chrysanthemum cool down, and couldn't help shivering.
Tao Ran : "..."
Though he didn't want to ask, Tao Ran still inquired, "Were you... not satisfied last night?"
"Ah?" Kui Qingqing recalled Tao Ran's domineering appearance last night, blushed slightly and said, "I'm satisfied."
Tao Ran was puzzled, "If you were satisfied, why do I need to make soup for recovery?"
Kui Qingqing replied, "I just want you to keep up the good performance."
Tao Ran: "..." His mouth twitched a little. He wondered if he was lucky or unlucky by having such an insatiable girlfriend.
He asked, "Are you going out?"
"Yes, Qin Ke has some news, and I'm going out to find him with some people," Kui Qingqing said.
Hearing Qin Ke's name, Tao Ran felt a bit displeased. But to show his magnanimity as a man, he reservedly asked, "Oh, do you need me to accompany you?"
Kui Qingqing waved her hand, "No need, I'll take some people to rescue him. You stay in the village."
Tao Ran: "..."
Kui Qingqing: "???"
Tao Ran: "Hmph!"
Kui Qingqing: "???"
Tao Ran didn't eat anymore, stood up angrily and left. Kui Qingqing shouted after him, "Where are you going?"
Tao Ran: "I'm going to get furry neutered!"
"Oh." Satisfied, Kui Qingqing reminded him, "Stew it while it's fresh!"
Tao Ran was about to die of anger. Kui Qingqing was like someone who eats from his bowl while looking at the pot. She was thinking of Qin Ke's old cured meat even though she had a little fresh meat like himself with her. She wanted to have the best of both worlds. Tao Ran couldn't take it anymore; he decided to ignore Kui Qingqing for a while and let her know he had a temper too.
After having breakfast, Kui Qingqing washed the dishes thoughtfully. Then she went to find Old Zhang. Tao Ran lingered outside for quite a while before coming back. He deliberately hid on the mountain to see if Kui Qingqing would be anxious not seeing him. As a result, when he returned, she wasn't there, and the place seemed deserted.
He asked someone and learned that she had taken people to find Qin Ke.
Tao Ran: "Oh..."
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Outside, Kui Qingqing sneezed and said, "I wonder what's wrong today. Did I catch a cold?"
Old Zhang said, "Your little lover is not someone to mess with. You better not be ambiguous with the boss in the future. Be careful he doesn't kill both of you."
"Who's being ambiguous with Qin Ke?" Kui Qingqing didn't like to hear these words. "It was Qin Ke who fell in love with someone else before, but now it's my old lady who has moved on. It's clear from start to finish, crystal-clearer that can't be anymore clearer."
Old Zhang quickly changed the topic, "What's wrong with our boss? Even if he wants revenge, he should gather us brothers and retaliate together. Why is he messing around alone?"
"Maybe he can't find us. The small village is behind the mountain, who can find it?" Kui Qingqing pondered and said, "But the village isn't fully recovered yet, and it's not the time for revenge. We should wait until they fight with the government and both weaken before we strike back."
"Exactly," Old Zhang said, "Could it be that our boss has damaged his brain from all the fighting outside?"
They knew that Qin Ke had been active recently, so the group of people waited there for him. After all, he would eventually show up. It was unclear what Qin Ke was up to, but they waited continuously for three days, which left Kui Qingqing and the others looking pale and thin. Finally, Qin Ke appeared. Not only him but also a countless number of superhumans followed behind him.
As they watched Qin Ke running ahead, various dazzling lights of superpowers burst behind him.
Seeing this, Kui Qingqing's mouth twitched, and she shouted, "Everyone, attack! Fuck the hell out of them! Protect Qin Ke!"
Old Zhang's body glowed golden, and he rushed to the front, "Follow me closely and unleash your powers!"
Kui Qingqing threw a massive blood-red fireball, which rolled along, igniting fires along the way. This superpower was so familiar that Qin Ke was overjoyed and quickly rushed in the direction of Kui Qingqing and the others. Kui Qingqing grabbed him and asked, "What happened to you?"
Qin Ke didn't have time to explain: "Don't say anything. Just catch them. I want them alive!"
Old Zhang thought that Qin Ke might have suffered too much trauma; otherwise, why would he want to capture them alive to slowly torture later?