Nan Qing asked in surprise, " Bai Ruanruan is missing?"
Nan Qing suddenly laughed again, "This is truly a blessing from heaven!"
Bai Yanxiu on the other end of the phone was indignant, "What are you pretending for! Who else could it be but you? Our Ruanruan gets along well with everyone, she's friendly with everyone, only you would target him!"
Nan Qing leaned against the railing, idly teasing Bai Yanxiu.
"Yes, yes, yes, your Ruanruan is a heartthrob, the whole world loves him!"
Bai Yanxiu, enraged, retorted, "I don't have time for your banter! Hand him over now!"
What should I teach?
Bai Yanxiu: "Don't pretend you don't know the answer!"
Nan Qing gave a few perfunctory "hmm" responses.
"Alright, alright, I'll teach you. After all, intellectually disabled youths are rare, and your Bai Family has two at once."
"Here's what I'll do: swipe up on your phone to go back to the home screen, open the call menu, find the dial pad, and then press 1--1--0 in sequence. Say you suspect Bai Ruanruan was kidnapped by me and want the police to come and arrest me!"
Bai Yanxiu even more furious. " Nan Qing--!!"
Nan Qing chuckled, his tone serious:
" Bai Yanxiu, I'll tell you a secret."
The topic suddenly changed, Bai Yanxiu.
"What?"
Nan Qing: "Never mind, never mind, I won't say anymore."
Bai Yanxiu clenched his fist:
" Nan Qing, what exactly are you trying to say? Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you have Mr. Huo as your backer. Let me tell you, kidnapping is illegal, and Mr. Huo can't save you!"
"I'm so scared, Bai Yanxiu. Maybe I should just tell you the secret..."
Nan Qing's tone was mysterious, Bai Yanxiu looked nervous.
He quickly turned on the recording function on another device, then took a few deep breaths, mentally preparing himself.
"Speak quickly!"
Nan Qing shouted, " Bai Yanxiu, you're amazing! You now speak exactly like a dog barking, I can hardly tell the difference!"
Bai Yanxiu's face quickly turned red:
" Nan Qing!!!! Don't go too far------"
The voice on the other end of the phone chuckled softly and then quickly hung up.
-
As dusk fell, Nan Qing, having slept all afternoon, wasn't hungry at all.
Huo Yuzhou held his hand as they strolled through the manor, heading towards the indoor ski resort.
No one mentioned the unpleasant experience that afternoon, as if nothing had happened.
Nan Qing kicked at the pebbles on the road and solemnly reported what had happened on the phone earlier.
Bai Ruanruan has disappeared.
Huo Yuzhou was somewhat surprised, "Is that so?"
Nan Qing nodded heavily.
" Bai Yanxiu just called me, questioning whether I kidnapped Bai Ruanruan. He's really something, such a pig-headed idiot."
Huo Yuzhou smiled and considerately exchanged information with him.
"I don't know exactly when they disappeared, but we can check the relevant surveillance footage. With information technology so readily available these days, finding someone shouldn't be difficult."
Nan Qing thought for a moment, then shook her head.
"It's already this late tonight, and Bai Yanxiu is acting so urgently, Bai Ruanruan must have been missing for quite a while. The Bai Family knows about this method of checking surveillance footage, so they probably haven't found anything, which is why they're pinning their hopes on me."
Huo Yuzhou smiled slightly. "Okay."
Remembering what he had overheard Huo Yuzhou's inner thoughts, Nan Qing stopped and looked at him with some suspicion.
" Huo Yuzhou, could it be you?"
Huo Yuzhou remained calm. "Why would I kidnap him?"
"For money? I don't even care about the Bai Family's little bit of money."
"He's plain-looking, with nothing to offer, I can't be so desperate as to be attracted to his looks."
"If I'm after revenge, wouldn't it be enough for me to just beat him up and dump him on the side of the road?"
Nan Qing squeezed Huo Yuzhou's hand tightly, trying to hear what the other was thinking.
But the surroundings were completely quiet; there wasn't a single extra sound.
Based on Nan Qing's experience, all the occasional whispers he heard were when Huo Yuzhou was being two-faced.
It seems that Huo Yuzhou is now consistent in his words and actions; what he says he will indeed do.
Nan Qing nodded. "That's true."
The setting sun, like blood, cast large swaths of golden light on the mountains, making the lake surface shimmer and even the wings of the little swans swimming around appear golden.
Nan Qing took out her phone and snapped two photos, then politely asked Huo Yuzhou,
"Can I post on Weibo? I have a lot of followers who want me to share updates about my life."
"Can,"
Huo Yuzhou patted his head.
"You can post anything, Baby, except my indecent photos."
Nan Qing smiled at him with pursed lips, her face full of arrogance.
"That's hard to say, but I've already taken the picture. Now I have something on you, so you'd better do whatever I say!"
Bathed in the bright light of the setting sun, the refined and elegant man smiled at him, his voice tender and affectionate.
"You really have something on me, Baby."
Nan Qing froze for a second, her cheeks flushing bright red.
He quickly shook off Huo Yuzhou and hurried forward, leaving Huo Yuzhou with only a cute view of the back of his head.
-
The indoor ski area in this estate is very large.
Just as the butler said, everything was prepared inside.
Not to mention large items like ski suits and boots, even small parts like gloves and socks are all his size.
Caught off guard, the weather suddenly turned from warm summer to below zero, and I had to put on layer after layer of light clothing.
Huo Yuzhou was much faster than him; he had already come out of another room while Nan Qing was still bent over putting on his ski boots.
Huo Yuzhou looked at him meaningfully, Nan Qing felt a chill run down his spine, sensing that the other man had some ill intentions.
"What?"
Huo Yuzhou looked completely honest.
"It's nothing, Baby."
"I just wanted to say, your butt is so perky."
Nan Qing blushed again, looking utterly pathetic. He tried to pretend he didn't care, so he forced himself to act as if nothing was wrong.
"Aren't we going skiing? Then I definitely wore a diaper brace!"
He was a pampered Baby. While others skied lightly and with minimal gear, he would ski in layers upon layers, afraid of getting even the slightest injury.
Huo Yuzhou laughed again, "It's still perky even without wearing it."
Nan Qing blushed and his ears turned hot again, but luckily he was wearing a face shield and a helmet, so only his dark eyes were visible and no one could see that he was blushing.
Huo Yuzhou bent down to help him put on his shoes. Nan Qing looked down at him, thinking that Huo Yuzhou couldn't see it anyway, so he decided to flirt with him openly.
" Huo Yuzhou, yours is up too!"
Upon hearing this, Huo Yuzhou looked at him with a half-smile.
" Baby, how did you know?"