When Yue Wen rushed downstairs, he saw that half the tableful of food Qi Dian had reheated was already gone, and Qi Dian was sitting there patting his belly.
Big White, slumped in a chair like a person, was also rubbing that perfectly round belly.
"You're finally down." Seeing him, Qi Dian looked up with a smile. "We left plenty for you. Come eat. There was so much that I invited Big White to have some too."
"Huh? Big White ate some too?" Yue Wen glanced nervously at Big White, unsure whether a Howling Moon Sky Wolf could withstand the laxatives in the food. Then he looked at Qi Dian and suddenly asked, "The water hasn't been shut off today, has it?"
"No." Qi Dian looked at Yue Wen in puzzlement, not knowing why he had suddenly asked that.
"We aren't short on toilet paper or anything, are we?" Yue Wen asked again.
"I bought enough to last several months a while back," Qi Dian said. Ever since coming here, he had taken charge of all the Agency's little logistical chores, essentially fulfilling the duties of a housekeeper.
"Is your phone charged?" Yue Wen asked another question.
"Haha, it's fine." Qi Dian laughed. "Brother Yue, you're acting so strange. It's almost like there were laxatives in the food and you're worried I'll have to keep running to the bathroom..."
As he spoke, his smile gradually disappeared. A trace of terror slowly emerged in his eyes as he stared wide-eyed at Yue Wen.
Yue Wen nodded gently.
Uh-oh.
That gentle nod weighed more heavily than Mount Tai in Qi Dian's eyes.
"Oh, crap." He had been fine when he hadn't known, but the moment he learned the truth, Qi Dian felt a sharp pain in his belly and bolted for the