Even hybrid monsters have their day

Chapter 122 Discovery

She might have thought of getting close to He Chaobai to get what she wanted before, but after spending time with him, she no longer had that thought.

Because she was a very honest person, she simply couldn't bring herself to be insincere with someone who genuinely cared for her. After He Chaobai's death, she had even less reason to take advantage of his affection for her.

So she made her stance very clear to him: her only task now was to find Thousand Faces of Sorrow as soon as possible, complete the mission, and return to the Underworld. This mission had already dragged on for far too long.

Unable to break free from his embrace, she could only stiffly say, "Young Master Qiu, you know it's impossible between us, I..."

“I know you came to the city just to catch Thousand Faces of Sorrow,” he continued for her. Although he knew this, he still didn’t want to give up. “Actually, being with me doesn’t conflict with your missions. Even if you have missions in the future, you can still do them. Just come back to me when you don’t have missions.”

"But I don't like you at all!" These words might have been a little hurtful, because Qiu Pi was clearly stunned when he heard them. But if she didn't make it clear, she felt that if she suddenly left later, it would hurt him even more.

He insisted, "That's because you've never opened your heart to me."

"..."

She didn't know what to say about his stubbornness. And lately, she felt his temper was getting harder, unlike before when he would always tease her with a joke.

In the middle of the night, Geng Miaowan was thinking about something in her room when she suddenly heard a faint sound coming from the next room.

She paused, listened carefully, and then it was silent again. She thought she had misheard, but just as she relaxed, the sound came again. This time she heard it clearly—a low, labored breathing sound.

Logically, Qiu Pi should have been asleep by now. And even if he wasn't asleep, there was no reason for him to be making such strange panting sounds. It was as if he was extremely suppressing something, sounding painful and tormenting.

Little White obviously heard it too, and it stood up in surprise.

"What is that sound?"

"do not know."

"Go and take a look, but be careful not to get caught."

Xiao Bai nodded and disappeared onto the balcony. However, Xiao Bai didn't notice anything, because the sound stopped afterward.

That day, Qiu Pi lost his temper because of a mistake made by an employee. This was the first time Geng Miaowan had seen him lose his temper like this since she had known him, and it was over something that wasn't even a big deal.

Everyone in the company was stunned by his sudden outburst of anger. Although he was not usually a kind and approachable person, he was always fair in rewarding and punishing. This was the first time he had ever lost his temper over such a trivial matter.

Not only that, but over the next few days, Geng Miaowan noticed that his temper was becoming increasingly volatile. Sometimes, after he lost his temper, he would appear somewhat lost, as if he didn't know why he was acting that way.

Because of this, the atmosphere at Qiu Pi's company has been very gloomy lately. Even Geng Miaowan and the others suspected that the change in the scar on his chest might have caused his personality to change drastically, but Geng Miaowan found nothing when she checked the scar every night.

Outside the office door, the secretary saw Geng Miaowan approaching from afar and looked at her as if she had seen a savior. She quickly stepped forward and grabbed Geng Miaowan's arm, saying, "Miss Geng, you've finally arrived."

"Is your CEO Qiu throwing a tantrum again?"

"Yes," the secretary explained the gist of the matter. It turned out that a new sales employee in their company had accidentally taken the wrong client information he had requested. Although it was a mistake, it didn't warrant such a big fuss.

Lately, their boss, Mr. Qiu, has been acting strangely, frequently losing his temper and causing widespread anxiety throughout the company. Only Geng Miaowan can calm him down whenever he does.

Geng Miaowan nodded and said to her, "Okay, I understand."

After saying that, she opened the door to the president's office and went inside. There she saw Qiu Pi curled up on the large sofa in the office.

Ignoring the documents scattered on the floor, she rushed to his side, supported him, and asked, "What's wrong?"

However, Qiu Pi ignored her and continued to hum softly, his body still weary.

"Are you feeling unwell? Let me take you to the hospital." As she spoke, she was about to call the hospital.

A hand suddenly grabbed her. "Don't make the call, I'm fine."

Although he said he was fine, his voice sounded like he was enduring a lot of pain.

"Is it really okay?"

"I'm really fine," Qiu Pi said, looking up at her and giving her a weak smile with a pale face. However, he didn't seem to be in as much pain as before.

Geng Miaowan helped him sit up. "Is there something you're hiding from me?"

“You practically sleep in the same bed with me 24/7, what could I possibly hide from you?” he said, revealing a malicious smile, and added, “If you’re really worried, why don’t you lie next to me at night and watch me?”

She rolled her eyes at me.

The next morning, Qiu Pi was eating breakfast while Geng Miaowan was reading the newspaper in the living room. Xiao Bai silently ran down from the second floor, jumped onto Geng Miaowan's lap, and settled down in a comfortable spot.

Geng Miaowan put down the newspaper, gently stroked its fur, and looked at it naturally, but asked in her mind, "How is it?"

Xiao Bai glanced at Qiu Pi, who was eating, then closed its eyes slightly, enjoying Geng Miaowan's gentle stroking. To outsiders, it was just an ordinary scene of a master petting his pet, but no one knew that they were actually exchanging some important discoveries in their minds.

"This Qiu Pi is indeed very problematic."

"What do you mean?" Xu Ruwen, who was holed up in the room, joined in.

“He went straight to bed as soon as he got back to his room last night and didn’t get up until just now.”

"What's so strange about that?" Xu Ruwen said dismissively, and even Geng Miaowan thought so.

“Sleeping isn’t strange, but from the moment he lay down until he got up, for such a long time, he didn’t move an inch.” It paused, then continued, “I felt something was off in the early morning, so I quietly went to check on him and found…”

Seeing that it was drawing out its words and being mysterious, Geng Miaowan couldn't help but ask anxiously, "What did you discover?"

"He wasn't breathing."

"What?" Geng Miaowan stood up in surprise.

Qiu Pi looked at her with a puzzled expression. "What's wrong with you?"

She quickly shook her head, "No... nothing..." Afraid that he would become suspicious, she explained, "I just remembered that I have something to do, I'll go back to my room for a bit."

After saying that, she ran upstairs as if fleeing. She simply couldn't remain calm towards him after knowing what had happened; at least not now. (To be continued.)