Who moved her body?

"You know what? From today onwards, you, Zhao Ren, are officially my bodyguard, Xu Haiyang's bodyguard! Follow me, and you'll live the high life. You saved my life, and I remember that." After his impassioned speech, Xu Haiyang stopped laughing, sat down, and said, "But to be honest, your personal background is quite unsettling. If my cousin hadn't had someone check your file, I really wouldn't have known that your tastes are so unique."

"You checked my file? You're worried about my past?" Guan Jie repeated.

"What's so surprising?" Xu Haiyang said nonchalantly. "Checking files is a trivial matter on Huangyan Island."

Situ Feng didn't tell Xu Haiyang what was written in Guan Jie's file that they had found, but Xu Haiyang had his own channels. He contacted Situ Feng's technicians, the same people who had helped Shanshan look up Guan Jie's file. That's how Xu Haiyang saw Guan Jie's file. When he saw it, he almost died laughing, because he had never seen a man as handsome as Guan Jie fall for a 200-pound fat woman.

Xu Haiyang leaned forward and whispered to Guan Jie, "What's it like to charge into battle for a 200-pound fat woman? Are you hopelessly in love with her?"

Guan Jie frowned. He didn't know what Xu Haiyang was talking about because he himself didn't know how Zhao Ren was described in his file.

"Men always make mistakes," Guan Jie said solemnly, "all kinds of mistakes, you know."

Xu Haiyang sat up straight, crossed his arms, and started talking to Guan Jie.

"Yeah, a 200-pound woman is still a woman. What do you think a 200-pound woman tastes like? Would you even be able to stomach her?"

"Do you prefer gnawing on spare ribs or eating braised pork belly?" Guan Jie asked.

"Red gauze meat, is that even a question? Ribs have no meat and get stuck in your teeth, while red gauze meat has a good balance of fat and lean meat. One bite and your mouth is full of oil, the aroma goes right to your bones." Xu Haiyang said, swallowing hard.

"Got it?"

"What do you know?" Xu Haiyang asked.

Immediately, Xu Haiyang realized what was going on, pointed at Guan Jie with his right index finger and said, "You're using braised pork as a metaphor, huh? Well done, that's a great metaphor, it's made my mouth water."

Xu Haiyang stood up, tugged at his collar, and sniffed his cuffs.

"I'm leaving the island now, and I'll make some red shredded pork tonight."

"Your injury hasn't healed yet, isn't this inappropriate?" Guan Jie joked.

"You only need to heal when you're injured." Xu Haiyang hummed a little tune as he walked out, then turned back halfway and said, "Oh, by the way, I had Mugua cancel your hotel reservation in the city. He went to get your luggage and should be here soon. Don't hesitate to ask him if you need anything. Now that my cousin won't let me do business, Mugua and you will be working for me from now on. We're all family, so don't be shy!"

"Thank you, brother."

……

Guan Jie didn't have much in total: a few pieces of clothing he bought in Huangyan City, two pairs of shoes, a telescope, a mobile phone, and a wallet.

The phone and wallet were both left in the Papaya cart, because the Butterfly Club didn't allow cell phones. So that night, Guan Jie left his phone and the wallet containing several thousand yuan in cash in the Papaya cart. This phone was Guan Jie's private one; it wasn't registered under his name, and Zhuang Buyi would delete their call records from the telecommunications company's backend after each call. The wallet contained several thousand yuan in cash—old, not consecutively numbered—and no debit or credit cards, nor any identification documents such as an ID card or gas card.

Before going to the Butterfly Club, Guan Jie left his other cell phone and SIM card with a travel agency. He knew that the night would either be a success or a failure, and no matter the outcome, his true identity could not be exposed.

If he succeeds, he will be able to enter the desolate island. However, his identity will definitely be verified. If his true identity is discovered, not only will he not be able to find the person he is looking for, but he himself will also be in danger.

If he failed, he would lose his way to quickly infiltrate the desolate island, and might even lose his chance to leave the Butterfly Club. If he died, he would rather die quietly than let Zeng Meiqian know that his last stop was the Butterfly Club.

After finishing these tasks, Guan Jie used a public phone to call Zhuang Buyi.

Once Zhuang Buyi confirmed that the other party was Guan Jie, he started rambling on and on.

"You just pack up and leave without a trace, but what about me? I'm your shield. You don't know how transparent I am in front of Sister Meiqian. I don't even believe what I say myself, so don't expect her to believe me. Judging from Sister Meiqian's expression, she knows perfectly well that you're not on a business trip. I think you're going to be exposed sooner or later. I'm really afraid she'll interrogate me severely, and then I won't be able to protect you."

"She won't make things difficult for you. Help me get a file, the kind from an authoritative online institution," Guan Jie said.

"Brother, I feel like your game is getting more and more dangerous. Never mind, just tell me, what are the requirements for the file?"

"Name: Zhao Ren. He got into some trouble."

"That's all?"

"The simpler the experience, the better; no family, no friends."

"Got it! It's so easy it's unbelievable, don't worry. When will it be finished?"

"The sooner the better."

"It's done."

……

Papaya packed all of Guan Jie's belongings into a suitcase, carried it to Guan Jie's room, and opened it to show Guan Jie.

"It's all here, and the housing deposit has been refunded, five hundred." Mugua stuffed five hundred yuan into Guan Jie's wallet, put the bag on the sofa and said, "I've already notified the tailor. He'll come to take your measurements in a couple of days once you can get out of bed. By then, just throw all these clothes away; you can't wear these kinds of clothes on the island."

"A shirt, a suit, and a tie," Papaya said, gesturing to himself.

Papaya was indeed dressed formally, but her slender frame was really not suitable for wearing a suit. She looked like a child who was going on a date but secretly wore an adult's suit, which was a bit comical.

"Hand me the phone." Guan Jie took the phone, which was already turned on, and said to Mu Gua, "You don't need to stay with me tonight. I can call a nurse if I need anything. You can go back now."

"If my brother finds out, he'll definitely say I haven't taken good care of you. You're his number one favorite now, just waiting for you to get better so you can go out and cause trouble with him," Papaya whispered.

"My older brother went off the island to eat braised pork; he probably won't be back before dawn."

"We have to leave the island to eat braised pork?" Papaya repeated, puzzled. "The chefs on the island are all five-star; everything they cook is delicious. Are you tired of the good food, brother?"

"Maybe."

Papaya tilted her head and thought for a moment, then frowned, unable to figure it out.

"We can't understand what our older brother is thinking. Alright, then I'll go back and take my mother out for a nice meal."

Papaya tidied up Guan Jie's blanket, placed the call button cable connecting to the nurses' room next to Guan Jie, and then said goodbye to him.

Guan Jie turned on his phone and logged into an email account using mobile data instead of connecting to Wi-Fi.

The email address was just registered and only contains one email.