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The black cat arched its back, lowered its upper body, raised its tail, and stared at the woman eagerly with crystal liquid in its eyes.

Qi Lu frowned slightly, and leaned over to pick up the black cat.The black cat struggled and waved its front paws. Qi Lu stretched out a hand to rest on the back of its neck. As if it had suffered a heavy blow, its pupils slackened for a moment, and then lay weakly in Qi Lu's hands .

But his green eyes remained motionless on the woman standing in front of the thick fog, and a low growl kept coming from his throat.

The woman smiled shyly, holding the shoulder bag strap in both hands, first took a step forward, caught a glimpse of Qi Lu who was standing on one side, her arms shook almost imperceptibly, and then subconsciously retracted her steps, with her chin in her mouth unnaturally, He said softly, "Hello."

Only then did Si Yu come back to his senses, and stood up from the cart: "Hello, are you Ruan Ruan?"

"Well," Ruan Ruan nodded, "Please come and pick me up."

Ruan Ruan looks only 24 or 100 years old, with delicate eyebrows and eyes, a simple high ponytail, plain makeup, and two eyebrows slender like willow leaves; her clothes are also very simple, with a light pink jacket on top , with a white turtleneck sweater inside, a pair of basic slim-fit jeans, and a pair of [-]-yuan white canvas shoes from a fast-selling brand.

She even speaks in a soft voice, from appearance to temperament, she has a non-threatening appearance, which makes people feel very gentle and amiable.

"You're welcome," Si Yu smiled, "Just call me Si Yu."

Ruan Ruan tightly clutched the bag belt with ten fingers, her body unconsciously leaned to Si Yu's side, her eyes flickered and dodged, especially she didn't dare to go in Qi Lu's direction.

Why is she so nervous?She was afraid of Qi Lu?

The atmosphere became a little tense, Si Yu took a big step, stood between Ruan Ruan and Qi Lu, stretched out a hand towards Ruan Ruan, and said friendlyly: "Welcome back to Gu Tang."

Si Yu cleverly separated the two of them, Ruan Ruan's shoulders softened, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief.She smiled gratefully at Si Yu, rubbed her right hand against the padded jacket, wiped off the cold sweat from her palm, stretched out her hand and said, "Thank you."

"Who allowed you to come back?"

An icy voice broke in, and Ruan Ruan's outstretched hand froze in the air for an instant.Her complexion changed, her willow-like eyebrows twisted into a tight line, and her bloodless lips trembled slightly.

Qi Lu put on his hood again, with a wide brim covering his face, his expression was dark and unclear.

He held the black cat in one hand, and put the other hand on the back of the cat's neck. His movements seemed to be gently stroking, but the blue veins on the back of his hand were actually protruding.

Si Yu's pupils shrank suddenly.

Qi Lu's strength in his hands showed that he was suppressing the black cat.

Ruan Ruan's fingertips trembled, and she chose to lean in Si Yu's direction in a panic. Only by the side of the same kind can she feel a little bit safe.

She tremblingly grasped Si Yu's shirt cuff, Qi Lu's eyes swept over the back of her hand lightly, she instantly felt as if her fingertips were frozen by the cold ice, she gave a short exclamation and withdrew her hand.

"Teacher Si," Qi Lu turned his head and turned his gaze back to Si Yu. He bent slightly, his voice was cold and indifferent, "Who are you representing, welcome her to Gutang?"

Si Yu was taken aback, and sighed in his heart.During this period of time, under his intentional or unintentional teasing, Qi Lu has rarely spoken to him in this tone.

His beautiful lake has just started to ripple, but the surface of the lake is now floating with alien and sharp shards of ice.

Si Yu closed his eyes hard, letting his reason return to the track of normal thinking.

Qi Lu made no secret of his hostility towards Ruan Ruan, he couldn't guess what happened between the two of them.Now it seems that this matter is more complicated than he expected. It seems that even this black cat plays an important role in it.

He is not interested in Ruan Ruan's experience in Gutang, but he has his own questions to answer, and Ruan Ruan is the only clue for him to get the answer.

He needs Ruan Ruan, but he doesn't want to conflict with Qi Lu because of Ruan Ruan.

Qili Baba's shell was stinky and hard, he managed to break a crack, how could he be willing to restore the nasty shell to its original state.

Si Yu turned sideways, looked straight into Qi Lu's dark eyes frankly, and explained calmly: "It's just some work handover matters. It's my fault that I didn't inform Mr. Qi in advance."

Qi Lu's exquisite jaw line moved slightly, and he curled his lips into a mocking chuckle, tapped his toes on the ground, and said, "In this case, let's hand over here."

The air seemed to freeze, only the black cat was whimpering miserably, not knowing who it was grieving for.

Qi Lu and Ruan Ruan should be tit-for-tat warring parties, Ruan Ruan has been defeated.Somehow, this battle turned into a confrontation between Qi Lu and Si Yu.

Si Yu frowned, with a hint of pleading in his eyes, and said, "Not good..."

Qi Lu's neat jaw line didn't move at all, he straightened up, looked past Si Yu to Ruan Ruan, and asked, "I'm handing over here, does Miss Ruan have any objections?"

Si Yu looked back at Ruan Ruan, her head was bowed deeply, her chin was almost touching her chest, her thin shoulders were trembling violently.

——This girl is really afraid of Qi Lu.

Si Yu's forehead twitched, he shook his head helplessly, stepped forward to block Qi Lu's sight, and said in a low voice, "I have some... private matters, I want to ask Ruan Ruan."

"What's the matter?" Qi Lu asked.

Si Yu opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.He had too many worries and hidden worries about that weird spell and that "Ghost Book".

Qi Lu pursed his lips into a stiff straight line, and his eyes gradually sank.In his opinion, Si Yu's action was tantamount to choosing to stand on the opposite side for Ruan Ruan.

The veins on the back of his hands became more and more obvious, and the human standing in front of him still greeted him with a smile in the morning, pestered him to drive to deliver the goods, said some specious things to him, and called him strange names.

It's not that he didn't back down. Before Si Yu, Fan Tianxing sent two humans in one after another. He tried to re-establish trust in "outsiders", but the results of the two times proved that "humans are trustworthy" itself It is a false proposition.

It was the third time for Si Yu, the third time he almost made a mistake and was about to step into the abyss.

Qi Lu refused to give an inch, and raised his chin towards the foggy narrow entrance of the village: "Since it is a private matter for you outsiders, please go outside to solve it."

The word "outsider" is too harsh, as if drawing a clear line between them.

Anger and grievance welled up in Si Yu's heart. It turned out that after so long, Qi Lu just regarded him as an "outsider"?

Even if he is just a "neighbor with good cooking skills" or a "teacher who can take care of children", it is better than a cold "outsider".

Si Yu lowered his head, clenched his fists tightly, closed his eyes, and suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart.

He told himself that Qi Lu was just a very clumsy, tactless fool who liked to stick to the horns; he knew that Qi Lu's tenderness towards the villagers in Gutang, towards Xiao Fu, and him occasionally was not fake; Putting a thick shell on himself, he will have to see what every inch of his body texture looks like under the layers of wrapping.

Si Yu raised his head again, turned around and walked towards Ruan Ruan.

Qi Lu looked at his back, his forehead twitched heavily, and the small hammer in his chest frantically gouged his heart, and he clearly felt a nerve throbbing in his brain.

His consciousness seemed to split in two.While telling him that his reaction was very extreme, so what if Ruan Ruan made another trip to Gu Tang?Could she do something that hurt ghosts again under her nose?There is no need for him to be so mean and sharp because of the unexpected arrival of a human being.

The other side gave a clear answer, he was afraid.

He was afraid that Ruan Ruan would tell Si Yu the truth about Gu Tang, and he was afraid that Si Yu would look at him with fear and disgust, because of Si Yu's step-by-step temptation, he wanted more.

"I'm sorry Ruan Ruan," Si Yu patted Ruan Ruan's shoulder to comfort her, "Wait for me a moment, Mr. Qi didn't get enough sleep in the morning and has a bad temper."

After saying this, Si Yu walked up to Qi Lu again, he licked his lips, boldly stood on tiptoe, lifted Qi Lu's hood, and smiled indulgently in Qi Lu's eyes mixed with disbelief and surprise He smiled and said softly, "I don't want to go outside, and I'm not an outsider. I'm a permanent resident at No. 44, Dongwan Road, Gutang Village."