8: Hi, Little Bastard, We Met Again (1/2)

Proofread by ClaireKK

Earlythe city, there was a real nip in the air, which made people shudder

In a shabby residential area, a black figure ca on her hair end and wisps of steam puffed from her lips

Carrying a cloth bag full of food with her left hand, Qiao Mu pulled the handle of the building’s gate with her red and swollen right hand ”It's freezing cold!” The chilliness coate made her shi+ver

She walked upstairs carefully On the second floor, by the side of her right hand, three scarlet words ”Pay the Debt” ritten on the green security door, the paint of which had flaked off

”Even though you have written these words for hundreds of ti several days ago when she yelled hysterically at a group of people, Qiao Mu lowered her head with her eyes full of complex emotions

”Whatever, I' herself

It often happened in her life, right?

Qiao Mu took out the keys to open the door and went to the kitchen carrying the bag Ignoring the coldness of the tap water, she rolled up her sleeves to wash the pak choi As soon as she touched the cold water, her hands shi+vered She had to cook the meal quickly and sent it to her mother

Every night, Qiao Mu had to use two hot-water bags to dispel the cold so that she could fall asleep, with one under her feet and the other in her ar fee Even so, she often woke up at ht with her hands and feet numbed

Half an hour later

Carrying the rice cooker, Qiao Mu carefully poured the steaee into the heat insulation barrel After that, she placed the pak choi and two boiled eggs in the upper layer of the barrel as well as two spring onion pancakes before she closed the barrel

Scratching the bottoobbled it with the last spring onion pancake

She had to do three part-time jobs to pay for her h she was tired, she felt satisfied with her life

Finishi+ng her breakfast hurriedly, Qiao Mu took the barrel and went out, with a schoolbag on her back She planned to acco and send books to the customers in the afternoon

When Qiao Mu disappeared in the housing estate, a tall ot off the car which parked on the corner

He wore a black ankle-length overcoat and a pair of deerskin gloves, which made him tall and handsome He seemed so noble that he was incompatible with the old and shabby houses

At this , frowning There was no expression on his face, but one could tell from his eyes that he was not as calate where Qiao Mu had just left

Seeing this, Zuo Zhen standing next to hiate open

Theat the broken voice-activated sensor light, rusty handles and tainted walls After they reached the second floor, he looked at the scarlet words on the green security door, frowning

Looking at the President who stared at the security door silently, Zuo Zhen felt like cringing He had no idea about what the President was thinking, but he had to brace himself to ask,” President, do you want the door open?”

With his eyes half opened to hide hisin a low and deep voice,” Give me the key”

If Qiao Mu got to know this, she would absolutely burn with rage and call the police i that someone had copied the key to her place without her permission

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It was quite cold inside the apart roohtly lowered his head, entering the s on the door frame

He quickly looked froht until his eyes fell on a photo frame