"What?"
The moment Qi Yan spoke, the two of them turned their heads, four eyes staring straight at him.
He froze, then asked, "You aren't homophobic, are you?"
Lin Gongshang still had not recovered. "What does being homophobic have to do with dating?"
"Then why are you looking at me like that?"
Lin Gongshang said, "You said two grown men were dating. Aren't we allowed to be surprised? I've got goosebumps."
Qi Yan felt too embarrassed to say that he suspected Lu Ao was gay too. He had caught the scent of his own kind.
He said vaguely, "I was just saying it casually. Your reactions were too weird. You scared the hell out of me."
"You scared me too. I was practically getting goosebumps." Lin Gongshang muttered, "Forget it. Let's head back early. We have to get up early to fish tomorrow."
Lu Ao had no idea about Qi Yan's speculation. He and Song Zhou had already gone home.
He had forcefully stuffed that huge eel into a bucket and pressed the lid down over it. Lu Ao was afraid the eel would crawl out and bite them.
Its teeth were every bit as sharp as an ordinary dagger. If it bit someone, it would take a chunk of flesh with it.
As soon as they got home, Lu Ao hurriedly said, "Quick, quick, quick. Put the eel down."
"Where?"
"On the ground. Let it struggle for a while first."
Song Zhou set the bucket behind the courtyard gate and stepped back.
The eel immediately shot out and rolled around on the concrete.
Looking at the huge eel, Lu Ao sighed. "I never expected to run into such a big one. It has to weigh at least eight pounds."
Eels looked a little frightening, but they were also famous