Ning Xiao still had a bruise on the corner of his left eye from the previous beating. He looked at Qi Le. Although the tone of this person was somewhat different from how he sounded before, he must've recovered his memories if he could utter these words. He merely felt a familiar disgust inside and didn't want to remain a second longer. He grabbed his sunglasses and walked off. “Clean up the apartment and wash these clothes for me. When I get back tonight, either hide in your room or pack up and leave. I don’t want to look at your face for the time being.”

Baby Face want to follow, but he had also heard what Qi Le said earlier and felt bad about it. He looked at him guiltily, then left after saying, “Xiaoyuan gē, I’m sorry.”

They lived in a two bedroom apartment and right now, Qi Le was sitting on the couch in the living room while he held onto Ye Shuichuan’s collar. He maintained this posture for quite some time, staring at the closed door. “What’s wrong with them? Have they been kicked in the head?"

Tranny was just about to call and inform the circle about the result of this round's bet when he heard that. He quickly tossed aside his cellphone and watched from the sidelines. Ye Shuichuan asked in surprise, “Xiaoyuan, how much do you remember?”

Qi Le stared back at him with misty, intoxicated eyes, “Gē, please give up. There's no way I'll ever regain my memories in this life."

Ye Shuichuan couldn’t help prodding, “You just said that the person you like doesn’t like……”

“Mmm, that person doesn’t like me,” Qi Le said mournfully. “Why is my life so miserable? Aside from my relatives, I only have them. But they got together and put a green hat on me…….. Wait a minute…. What's the color of the cap I got? I was in a hurry so I didn't take a good look at the time.” He reached out and took off his cap. It was divided into two colors, the back was white and the front was dark green.

“Oh my god, it's as green as a fucking forest!”

Ye Shuichuan suddenly became confused, “Yes, they slept together behind your back. Don’t you remember?”

Qi Le Zheng froze, then tugged at his shirt furiously, “They’ve already slept together?!"

Ye Shuichuan, “……”

“Why are you pretending like you don't know?” Tranny laughed scornfully, “You saw it with your own eyes.”

“When did I……” Qi Le paused before explaining, “Laozi isn't talking about that pervert!"

“The who else could it be?”

“What do you care?!” Qi Le heaved an angry gasp, “Even if I told you, you don’t know him anyways, because Laozi isn't Zheng Xiaoyuan!”

Ye Shuichuan’s expression changed slightly; he stopped Tranny from speaking. “Don't say anything first.”

He looked at Qi Le and suddenly thought of a possibility. He grabbed him by the shoulders and shook him vehemently, grieving and lamenting at the same time. “Why didn’t you listen to me when I said you shouldn't stay with that nutjob?! Now look what you've done! Sober up ah, Xiaoyuan!”

Qi Le felt dizzy and struggled weakly, “Stop shaking………”

Ye Shuichuan stopped anxiously, “Are you sober?”

Qi Le rubbed his temples, “Give me a minute.” He tried his best clear his mind and went through everything that just happened. He realized that he had made a big mistake but was suddenly drawn to another problem and got angry at once. "When Ning Xiao said to wash his clothes, did he mean me?!"

Ye Shuichuan didn’t understand how the topic suddenly turned in this direction and nodded muddle-headedly.

“That motherfucker! Who is he to order Laozi about?!" Qi Le was enraged. He didn't actually have any enmity with Ning Xiao. Although he was forcefully kissed in the hospital, he had punched the man hard afterwards, which made them even. But right now he was filled with anger after being encouraged by the girls earlier, because he felt that this matter, somehow or other, had something to do with that man. On top of that, he was in a bad mood, so he placed all his anger onto him. He stamped back and forth, raging, “This is the apartment that I share with him?”

Ye Shuichuan nodded, looking even more worried. “Xiaoyuan, are you sober?”

Qi Le ignored his question. He threw out everything on the coffee table and tossed the clothes on the sofa to the floor. Then, he stomped on Ning Xiao’s clothes, kicked them away and sat down again. “I want to move out. Does he think that Laozi wants to live with him?!” He nudged Ye Shuichuan, “Gē, help me pack up.”

Ye Shuichuan first looked at the devastation before him, then looked at Qi Le. He was just about to nod when he saw Qi Le lean back and fell asleep.

Ye Shuichuan, “……”

Tranny tiptoed his way around the mess on the floor, looking traumatized. “What happened to him?”

“It’s a long story…. A mental patient was transferred into his ward, which made him a little bit……. Anyways, if he says anything strange again, just give him a hard shake to wake him up."

“Mmm, I got it.”

Ye Shuichuan carried Qi Le back to his bedroom. He decided that the matter about Qi Le moving out would have to wait till the latter woke up. “Let’s go.”

Tranny nodded. They locked up and left.

Qi Le slept very soundly. It was already dark when he opened his eyes. He got up, groped around and turned on the lights. Then he looked at the strange room blankly. He stared in a daze for a long time before he remembered what had happened earlier in the day and couldn’t help but break out in cold sweat. Fortunately, Ye Shuichuan had blamed it on Yi Hang. Otherwise, he would have to make a trip to the psychiatric department.

He looked around and caught a glimpse of the electronic clock on the table. It was already past 11pm. He only had breakfast today and drank after that. Then, he slept until now. At the moment, he was not only hungry; he was starving! But searched his room and found nothing to eat. He couldn’t help thinking about what to do. He didn’t even know which apartment building he was in so he probably wouldn’t be able to find his way back if he went out in the middle of the night. Moreover, his cellphone was out of battery and the charger was still in the hospital, so he couldn’t order takeout.

He paused for a moment, then, opened the door and started rummaging through the kitchen and the living room. There were some groceries, but he didn't know how to cook. When he was in school, he had rented a place with Gu Bai. The man did all the cooking, and the apartment was also cleaned by him. There were always delicious snacks waiting for him. He was the model of a perfect man. Xiaoying would be happy if she married to him in the future……. No, he had to stop thinking about this……

Qi Le walked around in circles, “I’m starving to death ah ah ah~”

He wasn't sure if Ning Xiao had come back or not, and stared at his bedroom for two seconds, thinking to himself that he must have a backbone as a man. He gulped down a glass of water, turned off the light and went to sleep.

But….. Fuck this! It didn’t work ah! He only felt more hungry…… Qi Le rolled left and right on his bed, unwilling to get up until he heard people talking outside his door. There was obviously more than one person. He immediately bolted out excitedly. The living room was dark, but his bedroom lights were on. So when the door was opened, a warm light spilled onto the living room. He saw two people kissing passionately – it was Ning Xiao and Baby Face.

Baby Face sensed that his door had been opened. He was already feeling guilty about the previous incident and panted heavily, out of breath, “Xiao, hold on…….”

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P.S. NX is scum but Baby Face pisses me off too! I hate hypocrites like that ugh! (Oh, I feel awful….*Turns around and fucks someone my friend likes*) And it’s not even like they’re in love! How can you toss a buddy aside for a fling geez! Ok. Rant over. xoxo