Chapter 118: Gone

[ Jinyin, I… I’m really tired. ]

[ I have no strength left. ]

[ Just one last time— ]

Liu Qiu suddenly opened her eyes.

The sunlight, blocked by the curtains, cautiously slipped in through the narrow gap.

So it had just been a dream.

Liu Qiu was breathing a little heavily.

She tiredly raised a hand, intending to rub her forehead, but the moment her arm exerted even a little force, a sharp soreness spread through it.

Last night, she hadn’t been the one underneath.

She had been on top the whole time.

But even being on top was exhausting.

Why couldn’t it just be once or twice?

The bedsheet beneath her had the slightly rough texture of something that had dried in the air.

Fu Jinyin had already left.

Liu Qiu took a deep breath.

A strange smell filled her nose.

She hadn’t taken a shower, and the sheets hadn’t been changed either.

The night before last, she had been pushed to the point of passing out, so she hadn’t been able to shower.

And although nothing happened last night, she still hadn’t had the strength to wash up.

After she fell asleep in a daze, she had no idea when Fu Jinyin had left.

Maybe she should say something next time.

After doing it, they shouldn’t sleep on dirty sheets—it was uncomfortable.

Liu Qiu got out of bed and repeated what she had done the morning before.

Shower.

Today she was going to find Duan Fan.

She needed to figure out what was going on with Fu Jinyin.

If it really was human experimentation, then it needed to disappear.

Liu Qiu didn’t want to be some kind of hero.

She simply wanted there to be fewer people like Fu Jinyin in the world.

After quickly finishing her shower, Liu Qiu got dressed and walked out of the room.

“Liu Qiu, you’re awake.”

Fu Jinyin’s cold, hoarse voice drifted over.

Liu Qiu blinked and turned her head.

Fu Jinyin hadn’t gone to work today?

Liu Qiu walked over and sat across from her, looking a little puzzled.

“Aren’t you going to work today?”

Fu Jinyin’s expression was icy.

“Today is the weekend.”

“You… don’t like it when I’m home.”

Hearing that last sentence, Liu Qiu quickly shook her head.

“No, I was just asking.”

Fu Jinyin pressed her lips together.

Her gaze swept over Liu Qiu’s neatly dressed clothes before lowering her eyes.

She pointed at the food on the dining table.

“Eat.”

Liu Qiu quickly took a few bites before standing up and leaving the table.

“I’m going to work.”

“I probably won’t be home all day.”

Fu Jinyin didn’t say anything.

She simply stared coldly at Liu Qiu’s slender back.

In a low voice, she murmured,

“Liar.”

She knew Liu Qiu’s job only required two or three hours of work each day.

Her voice was too quiet.

Liu Qiu didn’t hear it.

She picked up her small backpack and left the house.

From beginning to end, she didn’t turn back to look at Fu Jinyin even once.

Fu Jinyin sat at the table, looking at the food that had barely been touched.

Slowly, she clenched her hands.

She felt uncomfortable.

Annoyed.

She didn’t know what Liu Qiu was going to do.

She didn’t want Liu Qiu to leave.

“Beep—beep—beep—”

The noisy ringtone of a phone rang out.

Fu Jinyin rolled her eyes toward the phone.

She reached out, picked it up, and answered the unfamiliar number.

“Number 112. Do you remember me?”

Fu Jinyin’s heart tightened.

“In less than a week,” she replied coldly.

Duan Liming looked out the window at the towering buildings.

A faint glimmer flickered in her eyes.

“Go find Duan Fan.”

“You’ll have an unexpected harvest.”

Whether things could happen earlier depended on what Duan Fan would say.

Of course, even if she didn’t go, it would only delay things for a few days.

Duan Liming placed her hand on the transparent window and tapped it lightly.

“112. Humans change their hearts easily.”

After the call ended, Fu Jinyin gripped the phone tightly.

Why would she think she would go find Duan Fan?

She had already deleted Duan Fan.

She would never have anything to do with her again.

Liu Qiu already knew about the contract she had signed with Duan Fan.

And Liu Qiu hadn’t blamed her.

Liu Qiu hadn’t blamed her…

and was even willing to touch her.

Did she really not blame her?

The thought suddenly surfaced in her mind.

Did she really… not blame her?

Fu Jinyin suddenly stood up.

Her light-colored eyes darkened frighteningly.

Liu Qiu blamed her.

She didn’t call her by name.

She didn’t even look at her.

She didn’t even want to come home today.

If she wasn’t coming home, where would she go?

Duan Fan’s name appeared in Fu Jinyin’s mind.

Liu Qiu might have gone to find Duan Fan.

They had kissed.

So when Duan Fan’s sister told her to find Duan Fan, she was really telling her to find Liu Qiu.

Fu Jinyin didn’t know why Duan Fan’s sister knew her identity.

She had never seen Duan Fan’s sister in the laboratory.

But that didn’t matter.

That person held something that could control her.

If she truly wanted to kill her, she wouldn’t be able to escape.

Yet instead, she gave her a hint, saying that humans change their hearts.

Was she telling her that Liu Qiu no longer liked her…

and liked Duan Fan instead?

Fu Jinyin’s eyes slowly reddened.

She knew this was sowing discord.

She wouldn’t believe it.

Duan Fan hadn’t expected Liu Qiu to really come find her.

The moment she saw Liu Qiu, she immediately stood up and walked over.

She carefully looked Liu Qiu up and down.

It felt like she hadn’t seen Liu Qiu in a long time.

Liu Qiu seemed a little thinner, but her complexion looked better.

Her light pink lips were faintly red, making her look even more kissable.

Duan Fan’s gaze caught a glimpse of a red mark.

Her eyes narrowed.

She reached out and hooked a finger into Liu Qiu’s collar.

Just as Liu Qiu was about to slap her hand away, Duan Fan suddenly asked,

“Where did you buy these clothes?”

“They’re pretty nice.”

Liu Qiu thought about it carefully.

She had bought them at the market.

Thirty yuan for one piece, but fifty yuan could buy two.

So technically it was about twenty-five each.

“At the vegetable market outside. Twenty-five a piece.”

Duan Fan released her collar and casually wrapped an arm around Liu Qiu’s shoulders, leading her toward the sofa.

“It’s been ages since we sisters met. Come have a drink.”

Since Liu Qiu needed Duan Fan’s help today, she didn’t react much to the touchy behavior.

Instead, she obediently followed her to the sofa and sat down.

Duan Fan grabbed a new cup and poured juice for both of them.

It was her favorite brand.

Compared to coffee, she preferred fruit juice.

Liu Qiu stared at the pinkish-orange drink in the cup.

She pressed her lips together, then turned to Duan Fan and asked in a very tactful tone,

“Duan Fan… do you think monsters exist in this world?”

Duan Fan took a sip of juice.

The rich peach flavor exploded in her mouth.

She set the cup down and leaned lazily against the sofa.

“Of course they do.”

“My sister’s a monster.”

Hearing that, Liu Qiu’s eyes widened.

But the next moment Duan Fan added,

“She’s a human without emotions.”

“Oh right, that’s not called a monster. That’s called a psychopath.”

Liu Qiu: “…”

Seeing Liu Qiu’s expression, Duan Fan burst out laughing.

“Sorry, just a little joke.”

After saying that, her smile disappeared.

Her expression suddenly turned serious.

She straightened up and placed both hands on Liu Qiu’s shoulders.

“Liu Qiu… did my sister ask you to marry her?”

The topic changed so abruptly that Liu Qiu took a moment to process it.

She frowned.

“You didn’t know about that?”

She thought Duan Fan should know, since Duan Fan and Duan Liming were sisters.

Duan Fan’s expression visibly became irritated.

“Liu Qiu, don’t agree.”

“She just wants to use your genes to get a child.”

Liu Qiu didn’t want to talk about that right now.

Besides, she and Fu Jinyin weren’t even divorced yet.

Why did everyone act like they already were?

She lightly curled her fingers and looked seriously at Duan Fan.

Instead of answering her question, she slowly and clearly explained why she had come.

“Duan Fan, I want you to help me investigate something.”

Duan Fan stared straight at her face.

After a moment of silence, she asked,

“What is it?”

Liu Qiu’s eyelashes trembled.

“Human experimentation.”

The air fell silent.

After who knew how long, Duan Fan smiled again.

“Sure.”

“But Liu Qiu, you’ll have to pay the appropriate price.”

Liu Qiu’s heart began to beat faster and faster.

Duan Fan had always hated her.

Was she going to ask her to lose an arm or a leg?

Liu Qiu tightly gripped her pant leg.

Duan Fan’s lips moved as she spoke.

“I want your body.”

“Liu Qiu, understand?”

“I want your body. All of you.”

“Not just your flesh—your heart too.”

Liu Qiu’s face instantly turned pale.

Even worse than losing limbs.

“Duan Fan… what do you want my organs for?”

Duan Fan froze.

Looking at Liu Qiu’s pale face and trembling lips, she suddenly burst out laughing.

She clutched her stomach and collapsed onto the bed, laughter filling the entire room.

Liu Qiu didn’t understand.

Was this really that funny?

She quietly watched her.

After Duan Fan finally laughed enough, Liu Qiu said,

“Duan Fan, I know something.”

“The contract you signed with Fu Jinyin… about cuckolding me.”

Duan Fan stopped laughing.

She sat up and looked at Liu Qiu again.

“What? Are you angry?”

“You should be.”

“The person beside your pillow despises you so much she’d even team up with someone you hate just to toy with you.”

Liu Qiu took a deep breath.

“I’m not angry.”

“Duan Fan, I want to ask… do you really like Fu Jinyin?”

“If you’re willing to investigate the human experiments, I’ll step aside.”

“But you also have to break up with all your lovers.”

Duan Fan tried to find some hint that Liu Qiu was joking.

Unfortunately, there was none.

Liu Qiu was seriously offering to give Fu Jinyin to her.

Duan Fan lowered her head.

Her bangs covered her eyes.

“Liu Qiu… how can someone in this world be as stupid as you?”

Stupid enough that even after discovering her wife had teamed up with her enemy to cuckold her, she didn’t mind.

Stupid enough to try to fulfill them instead.

Stupid enough to think she wanted her organs.

“You’re so stupid.”

“How could anyone possibly like you?”

“The person who likes you must be a fool too.”

Liu Qiu awkwardly scratched at her pant leg with her fingers.

What was going on?

Why was Duan Fan scolding her?

“If you don’t want to, forget it.”

Liu Qiu stood up, preparing to leave.

But suddenly her wrist tightened.

Duan Fan grabbed her.

Liu Qiu frowned.

“What are you doing?”

At that moment, the office door opened.

Liu Qiu turned her head.

Fu Jinyin was standing in the doorway.

Coldness filled her eyes.

Duan Fan naturally saw her as well.

She wasn’t surprised that Fu Jinyin could come up.

After all, she had once told the receptionist not to stop Fu Jinyin.

Though in eight hundred years, Fu Jinyin might never come.

And Liu Qiu too.

Duan Fan suddenly pulled Liu Qiu down onto her lap.

Then she grabbed her face and forced her to turn around.

Without hesitation, she kissed her.

From the corner of her eye, she mockingly glanced at Fu Jinyin standing at the door.

She wasn’t afraid of anything.

She was going to openly steal someone’s partner.

If Fu Jinyin liked making Liu Qiu wear a green hat, then she could try wearing one herself.

[ Cuckold Value +5 ]

[ Cuckold Value +5 ]

Liu Qiu was completely stunned.

She tried to push Duan Fan away, but Duan Fan was faster.

She directly grabbed Liu Qiu’s hands and pinned her down on the sofa.

[ Cuckold Value +5 ]

Duan Fan kissed fiercely.

The wet sounds echoed throughout the room.

Liu Qiu rolled her eyes to look toward Fu Jinyin.

But the doorway was empty.

Fu Jinyin had left.

Duan Fan’s kiss continued, carrying the sweet taste of peach.

Was this a prank?

Why was she kissing her?

Duan Fan clearly hated her.

But Fu Jinyin had also suddenly started kissing her for no reason.

So strange.

It felt like the entire plot had completely collapsed.

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