Li Yunqi, standing at the door, seemed completely oblivious. He spoke in a warm tone, continuing on his own:

"Momo, I heard there's a really famous night market around here. You didn't eat anything this afternoon, did you? How about I take you out to eat?"

Jiang Momo: ...

For a moment, she could hardly tell whether she was awake or trapped in a nightmare.

She picked up her phone and saw that it was already midnight.

Why is Li Yunqi acting strangely so late at night instead of sleeping?

"Momo, can you hear me, Momo?"

Less than a minute had passed, and without receiving a reply, Li Yunqi called out several more times.

Jiang Momo even had the illusion that if Li Yunqi continued shouting like that, everyone in the building would be woken up.

She suppressed her impatience and said, "I don't want to eat, I want to sleep."

There was a brief silence outside.

But Jiang Momo knew very well that, given Li Yunqi's personality, he would never let the matter rest so easily.

She just didn't expect what Li Yunqi was thinking at that moment.

Li Yunqi noticed something was wrong when he arrived.

Momo's voice was too hoarse, and he thought he heard a man talking.

Combined with the hickeys on Momo's neck that I saw during the day.

A bold and unbelievable idea popped into Li Yunqi's mind.

Could it be... that man is inside the room!?

Separated by only a wall, he could almost see inside the house the disgusting middle-aged man who had taken away his lover.

Out of male pride, he took two steps back, intending to kick the door open with one kick.

Momo, wait for him.

He will go and rescue Momo right now.

However, his raised leg remained suspended in mid-air as some thoughts surfaced in Li Yunqi's mind.

A few days ago, he asked his uncle to investigate this person, but there was no clue at all. If even his uncle couldn't find anything about him, his background must be very powerful.

If he just barges in like that, it's still uncertain whether he can actually rescue Momo.

There's even a possibility of angering the man inside, causing harm to Momo, or enraging him and affecting the Li family.

Thinking it over, Li Yunqi put his leg down.

He came up with so many reasons, worrying about this and that, but he still couldn't bring himself to admit his cowardice.

In the end, Li Yunqi slammed his fist into the door.

Feeling the pain in his hand, he spoke angrily through the door:

"Momo, you wait! I've already asked my family to help investigate. Don't worry, I'll definitely find a way to get you out!"

"If that person is in the room right now, and he threatens you, give me a signal, and I'll come to rescue you immediately."

"Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will always be by your side. I will save you and protect you."

"I'll stand guard at your door all night, too."

Jiang Momo: ?

After listening to Li Yunqi's extremely chuunibyou-esque words, Jiang Momo had several question marks popping up above her head.

What's going on?

Is Li Yunqi someone who's read too many idol novels?

That's fine, but aside from his nonsensical remarks, Jiang Momo is even more afraid that Li Jiuyuan will take them to heart.

The sleepiness that had been painstakingly built up was completely dispelled by Li Yunqi's fright.

Jiang Momo propped herself up and saw Li Jiuyuan raise an eyebrow.

The emotion conveyed in his eyes seemed to be asking her who that person outside was.

Li Yunqi continued to shout from the bottom of his heart, "Momo, I will definitely save you."

"He wants to save you?"

Fearing that the two of them would start talking and Jiang Momo would be too anxious, she straddled Li Jiuyuan and covered his mouth with her hand.

She shook her head, signaling Li Jiuyuan to be quiet.

He turned and yelled at the door, "Are you crazy? Stop bothering me, I really want to sleep."

"I'm not eating, and no one is threatening me, only you keep bothering me."

I must have owed Li Yunqi something in my past life, which is why he always comes to make things difficult for me.

After sincerely expressing my true feelings at the door, I ended up getting scolded.

Li Yunqi felt no anger, only a deep sense of powerlessness.

It's all his fault for being useless; he couldn't protect the woman he loved.

Now he doesn't even know who bullied Jiang Momo. He's afraid that saying too much will hurt Jiang Momo, so Li Yunqi can only suppress his sadness.

He was heartbroken and said through gritted teeth, "Then I'll be going now."

Jiang Momo didn't dare to relax when Li Yunqi's words came from outside the door.

Sure enough, the other person had only taken two steps when they turned back.

Li Yunqi once again instructed, "Be sure to call me if anything happens."

"roll!"

Jiang Momo grabbed a plastic bottle from the side and smashed it towards the doorway.

This time, it was finally quiet outside.

Once she was sure everyone was completely gone, Jiang Momo released her hand from Li Jiuyuan's, her expression apologetic.

"I'm sorry, Ninth Master, I didn't mean to."

She thought Li Jiuyuan would ask her who the person outside was, since Li Yunqi's appearance was too sudden and strange, and anyone would have doubts.

However, it does not.

Li Jiuyuan simply said, "Now that you've left, go to sleep."

He was so calm, it was unlike him.

And whether it was just her imagination or not, Jiang Momo inexplicably felt that Li Jiuyuan's mood seemed to have suddenly improved a lot.

She nestled back into the man's arms, and could even feel Li Jiuyuan gently patting her shoulder, soothing her to sleep.

It's like coaxing a child.

Before I could figure it out, sleepiness finally won out over my brain.

Jiang Momo slowly fell asleep, her breathing becoming steady and long.

Li Jiuyuan's patting motion hadn't stopped yet.

He recognized the person outside as Li Yunqi.

Not only that, he even felt that Li Yunqi had come here today to provoke him.

Li Jiuyuan was naturally angry at Li Yunqi's relentless pursuit of Jiang Momo.

However, once he saw Jiang Momo scolding and driving away Li Yunqi in front of him, his anger subsided by more than half, and he even felt a little more satisfied.

What's the point of Li Yunqi provoking them?

Jiang Momo is now beside him, on his bed, in his arms.

Li Yunqi will always be the one who gets kicked out.

Li Jiuyuan's arms tightened around Jiang Momo slowly, and he could hardly control his strength, but he managed to hold back in the end.

She's afraid of pain, so I have to be gentle.

Even so, his possessiveness did not lessen in the slightest.

A dark glint flashed in Li Jiuyuan's eyes as he murmured:

"Jiang Momo, you are mine, and you can only be mine."

"This heart, this person, can only be placed with me."

"No one can take you away from me."

……

After leaving through the door, Li Yunqi did not return to his room.

He was filled with frustration.

He was such a useless person; he knew the person threatening Momo was inside, yet he didn't have the courage to go in.

If I were just a little braver, would Momo no longer have to suffer and be humiliated?

The more I think about it, the more I despise myself.

Overwhelmed by emotion, Li Yunqi wandered around the streets for a while before finally turning into a nearby bar.

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