Chapter 493 - There’s Something I Need to Tell You (2/2)

Xiao Luo remembered that Gu Qingxue loved eating meat, but he had forgotten that her appetite was much bigger than the average girl.

So after a serving of steak, he returned to Su Li’s apartment. There was mutton, pork, and chicken—he braised a serving of each. Xiao Luo felt somewhat awkward when he saw how Su Li and Shen Qingyan were looking at him, so he explained to them that he was hungry.

“Is that enough?” Xiao Luo asked Gu Qianxue, eyeing the empty plates beside her that had stacked up quite a bit.

“Mm-hmm.”

Gu Qianxue took a piece of tissue paper, dabbing away the grease around her lips.

Xiao Luo heaved a sigh of relief. He cleared his throat lightly and asked, “You said that you were doing alright in Jiangcheng, so why did you suddenly come over to Xiahai? It’s a dangerous world out there. At least you have your sister to look out for you back in Jiangcheng. I don’t think it’s a smart move for you to head out here to Xiahai.”

“I can look out for myself,” Gu Qianxue said, “besides, you can look out for me too.”

“It’s not like you don’t know I’m nothing more than a maniacal murderer whose hands are stained with blood.”

Gu Qingxue shook her head. “No, you’re not.”

“Is that so?”

Xiao Luo was relieved. He knew that, if word about what he had done in Jiangcheng were to get out, there would only be one response from society, and that would be a crusade against him. They would eliminate such an evil murderer like him.

In all honesty, he did not really care about what other people thought about him. Everything was alright as long as his conscience was clear.

After a moment of silence, he asked, “So why did you come looking for me?”

“I…”

At this moment, Gu Qianxue could not give him a straight answer. There was no particular reason why she was looking for Xiao Luo, only that she had missed him.

Xiao Luo saw through Gu Qianxue, and it was easy to know what she was thinking. She hid nothing—any and every emotion she felt was clearly written on her face. She was not like Su Li, who he could not understand at all.

“If the skies clear up tomorrow, I’ll bring you around the famous landmarks of Xiahai.”

“Okay, I’d like that.” That made Gu Qianxue happy, and she smiled a little.

“Oh right, how many days off did you request from the central police station?” Xiao Luo asked.

Gu Qianxue shook her head. “I didn’t.”

“You didn’t? So, you snuck out, then?” Xiao Luo sucked in a breath.

“Yeah,” Gu Qianxue replied, nodding like a little girl who had just made a mistake.

Xiao Luo hurriedly handed his phone over to her. “Call your sister right now and tell her you’re in Xiahai. Otherwise, she’ll tear through the whole of Jiangcheng.”

He obviously did not care whether Gu Qianlin was worried or not. He was more afraid that Gu Qianxue might be investigated as a missing person case. Should that happen, wouldn’t there be a likelihood he’d be suspected of being a criminal who had abducted a naïve girl who did not know better?

“Okay.”

Gu Qianxue thought about it for a while, and then took the phone and dialed Gu Qianlin’s number.

After a few beats, Xiao Luo could hear Gu Qianlin’s hysterical voice screaming through his phone. She was most likely reprimanding Gu Qianxue for leaving without a word and making them worry.

“Xiao Luo, my sister wants to talk to you.” After the ferocious dressing-down from Gu Qianlin, Gu Qianxue silently handed the phone to Xiao Luo.

Xiao Luo knew better than to avoid Gu Qianlin, so he plucked his courage and took the phone.

“Officer Gu, what can I help you with?”

“Xiao Luo, I don’t care what kind of potion you’ve drugged my sister with to make her so head-over-heels for you, but you’re absolutely forbidden from taking advantage of her or bullying her. Otherwise, I’ll make you pay—to hell with my status as a police officer!” Gu Qianlin screamed. She was very protective over her younger sister, and she wouldn’t be able to accept it if a murderous demon like Xiao Luo ruined her younger sister’s virtues. She would surely go insane.