Chapter 50: I Like Them All!
“You’re trying to scare me? I could say I’m from Huanyu too. If you really were, would your lover be riding around on some crappy electric scooter?”
“My scooter isn’t crappy. Grandpa gave it to me, and I like it very much,” Cen Miao quietly objected, his chin resting on Qin Zelin’s shoulder. Although he was still a little frightened, he refused to let that insult pass.
Qin Zelin thought that if the old man heard the little monster say that, he would probably be immensely pleased.
“What’s wrong with my little brother riding an electric scooter? As long as he likes it, he can ride a sheep for all I care,” Meng Yu said, stepping forward.
Qin Zelin: “…”
Realizing that the situation was against him, Wang Qizhi rubbed his arm and prepared to leave.
“Fuck. Once I find out who you people are, I’ll make you pay back twice as much.”
Watching the short, fat man limp away, Meng Yu sighed in amazement.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve encountered an idiot this breathtakingly stupid.”
Qin Zelin shot the man a vicious glance before withdrawing his gaze and carrying Cen Miao toward the car.
“Hubby, what is a lover? Am I your lover?” Cen Miao asked in confusion.
“…”
Qin Zelin choked for a moment.
He had absolutely no desire to teach such things to the cognitively impaired little monster, so he explained evenly, “A ‘lover’… is the leader of Pinduo Duo. He mistook you for someone else.”
Having no interest in asking what Pinduo Duo was, Cen Miao simply said, “Oh.”
Xu Xiao: “?”
Lin Jingcheng: “?”
Bodyguard Little Wang: “?”
Meng Yu’s hand trembled as he held the dog, accidentally pinching its leg.
“?”
Wait, that was what lover meant?
Even Mencius himself would have exclaimed, “Good heavens!”
When they reached the car, Qin Zelin pinched Cen Miao’s cheek and turned him around.
“Thank them. Everyone went to several places looking for you today.”
“Thank you, Big Brothers.”
“No need to thank us, Little Brother. We’re all fam—people… We’re all brothers.”
Remembering Qin Zelin’s murderous gaze last time, Meng Yu forcibly changed direction halfway through his sentence.
Qin Zelin released Cen Miao’s cheek and looked at the others.
“I’ll take him home first. Thank you for today. We’ll get together another time.”
“All right. Drive safely.”
After speaking, Qin Zelin turned to place Cen Miao in the seat, but the person in his arms clung to him like a koala and refused to let go.
He sighed helplessly, keeping his voice as gentle as possible.
“Cen Miao, get down and sit properly.”
“Ah~ I don’t want to get down. I want hugs. I like hugs.”
Cen Miao kicked his legs restlessly, wrapped his arms tightly around Qin Zelin’s neck, and buried his face against him.
Qin Zelin: The little monster didn’t even want to leave his arms anymore!
He had known Cen Miao was falling deeper and deeper for him.
Sigh.
Wouldn’t it be difficult for him to pull away in the future?
“No. It isn’t safe. Sit by yourself, and I’ll take you to a pet shop to have… Maomao washed. You can choose a bed and bowls for him yourself.”
Qin Zelin offered him a temptation.
“O-Okay.”
Cen Miao blinked. After hesitating briefly, he climbed down and sat in the seat. Then he took the puppy from Meng Yu and hugged it tightly.
Qin Zelin immediately closed the door, said goodbye to Meng Yu and the others, then walked around to the other side and got into the car.
Inside the courtyard, the three men stared after them in disbelief.
Watching the car drive away, Xu Xiao suddenly hissed.
“Why do I feel like his dad energy is so strong he’s about to start lactating?”
Meng Yu: “…A little.”
On the other side, after learning what had happened and completing the formalities, the lawyer picked up his briefcase and prepared to leave.
Liu Jian watched the luxury cars leave the police station courtyard one after another, a deep sense of dread rising in his heart.
He moved closer to Li Liping, his voice trembling.
“Deputy Chief Li, who exactly was that man?”
“Do you know who called me when I had just gotten off the plane?”
Liu Jian’s face turned pale.
“W-Who?”
“Director Wang.”
“Director Wang personally called you?”
Liu Jian’s voice went dry, and his back was instantly soaked in cold sweat.
Li Liping smiled meaningfully.
“Director Wang did call me personally, but he said he was only passing along a message.”
“What kind of person do you think could make Director Wang act as a messenger?”
Li Liping pointed upward, then patted Liu Jian’s shoulder.
“I’d still like to quietly keep my job until retirement.”
Liu Jian’s face went deathly blank as he stood frozen in place.
Who could have imagined that a child riding an electric scooter had someone like that behind him?
At the pet shop, Maomao was carried away by a groomer for a bath.
After choosing a dog bed and toys, Cen Miao stopped in front of the snack aisle.
(???)
There were… so many meat treats.
And cookies and cheese.
They were all things he liked.
“Hubby, can we buy some… buy some food for Maomao?” Cen Miao turned and asked Qin Zelin.
Qin Zelin was giving Fang Huan instructions. Hearing him, he looked up and casually replied, “Sure.”
Then he had an employee bring Cen Miao a shopping basket before lowering his head to continue typing.
In front of the shelves, Cen Miao looked at the strawberry and apple pictures on the fruit freeze-dried snack packaging. He took a bag down and placed it in the basket.
Liked it.
Dried duck meat.
Liked it.
Cheese mini buns.
Liked them.
Freeze-dried goat milk sticks.
Liked them.
Egg-skin crispy meat sticks.
Liked them.
Freeze-dried sweet potato.
Liked it.
Cheese lollipops…
Liked them.
Freeze-dried purple sweet potato.
Maomao would probably like that too.
He liked everything.
“Hubby, I’m done choosing… choosing for Maomao.”
Cen Miao held the basket handle with both hands and gazed eagerly at Qin Zelin.
Qin Zelin put away his phone and casually glanced at the basket, which was so full that nothing else could fit inside.
He took it from Cen Miao and carried it to the register.
It happened to be shift-change time at the counter.
The employee who had just changed into her uniform looked at the basket overflowing with snacks and assumed they owned a large dog, so she didn’t think much of it.
“Hello. Including the premium grooming package, your total is 4,480 yuan. Right now, if you add ten thousand yuan to a membership card, you receive eight hundred extra. If you add fifty thousand, you receive five thousand extra, and future grooming services will be ten percent off. Would you like to open a membership?”
“Sure. Add fifty thousand.”
Qin Zelin took out his wallet from the inside pocket of his coat, pulled out a card, and handed it over.
The cashier: Wow~ The way he pulls out his card is so domineering-CEO-like~
“All right. Just a reminder: it’s best not to give your dog too many treats. Dogs that eat too many snacks can easily become picky and stop eating their regular food.”
“All right. Thank you for the reminder.” Qin Zelin nodded.
After the bodyguard carried several large bags of pet supplies to the car, Qin Zelin and Cen Miao waited a while longer in the shop’s lounge area.
At last, Maomao finished his bath and was carried over by the groomer.
Behind the register, the cashier stared blankly as the groomer carried a tiny puppy barely bigger than a little snot ball toward the two men in the lounge.
“???”
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