Rules of the Unusual: My Yandere Husband Pretends to Be Innocent Online

"Okay, okay... I'll be going now."

Dr. Zhang wiped away his cold sweat and prepared to leave.

But just as he was about to leave, he grinned and quickly walked over to the chef.

"Hey, Lao Zhu, it's raining so hard outside. I'm worried I might run into that person. It'd be dangerous! Please let me stay the night. You brought me here! You have to take responsibility! I'll treat you for free next time!"

Finally, the cook, grimacing, squeezed into the back storeroom with Doctor Zhang to rest.

In the dimly lit small kitchen, only Xia Xiaoqin and Qin Bufei remained.

As the rain grew heavier, Xia Xiaoqin hugged the rooster tightly, feeling uneasy.

Where did Lu Yang go?

Seeing the girl's worried expression, the rooster raised its wing and patted her face.

"It's okay, I'm fine..."

After speaking, Xia Xiaoqin lowered her head again.

A rustling sound came from not far away, it seemed to be Qin Bufei adjusting the bandages on his wound.

In the darkness, Xia Xiaoqin raised her head toward the direction of the sound and tentatively opened her mouth.

"Qin Bufei, I have something to tell you."

"What's wrong?"

"The player who hurt you..." Xia Xiaoqin paused, feeling a lump in her throat, unsure how to explain.

But thinking of how much Qin Bufei had helped her, she gritted her teeth and decided to honestly accept this sin and tell him about Lu Yang.

"That faceless man... he's my boyfriend, his name is Lu Yang."

"I'm sorry, Qin Bufei, he caused you such serious injuries, this is what I owe you..."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other side of the small kitchen.

After a long while, Qin Bufei leaned back, resting his head on his arm, his peach blossom eyes narrowed, and he looked at the roof beam with a half-smile.

"Sister, you have such poor taste in men."

"First he lay on the ground begging you to protect him, then he disregarded your life and death. What exactly did you see in him?"

Xia Xiaoqin did not refute.

After all, she was in the wrong for hurting Qin Bufei, so she had nothing to explain.

"I'm so sorry..."

Xia Xiaoqin reached out, wanting to touch Qin Bufei to confirm his appearance, but ultimately put her hand down, feeling extremely guilty.

But Qin Bufei let out a soft laugh.

The laughter of the young people sounded especially crisp and clear amidst the pattering rain.

"Okay, sister, relax. Your boyfriend didn't get anything out of it either."

"I dislocated one of his arms!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xiaoqin's eyes widened, and she suddenly stood up, startling the rooster into clucking loudly.

Taking a deep breath, the girl slowly opened her mouth and said, "Qin Bufei, you... do you know which way he went? I want to find him... his face is like that, and he's missing an arm. It's too dangerous for him to be out at night. I have to find him..."

—In truth, deep down, Xia Xiaoqin vaguely felt that things might not be as Qin Bufei had described.

She didn't believe Lu Yang would choose to abandon her and run away; he must have encountered some trouble.

Therefore, she must find him!

In the darkness, Xia Xiaoqin's expression was resolute.

Under the dim light of the oil lamp, Qin Bufei turned his head and gazed at the girl in front of him.

Xia Xiaoqin was only wrapped in a single garment, her hair was wet and hanging down, and she looked extremely disheveled.

Qin Bufei squinted, glanced at the heavy rain outside the window, and finally looked away.

"Are you sure you want to go out? You might not find him and get into trouble yourself first. Besides, even if you find him, what can you do? You can't see anything, sister. You might just be a burden to him."

Faced with this question, Xia Xiaoqin lowered her head and looked down.

Although she had grown accustomed to the dark world, it was still somewhat painful to be pointed out that she was a burden due to her blindness.

"I know, but I will never be a burden to him... Besides, I haven't had a chance to tell him the rules of tonight's instance, that he needs me..."

Thinking of something, Xia Xiaoqin clenched her fists and raised her head.

"Qin Bufei, if your grandparents were still alive and had entered the dungeon with you, and you couldn't find them, would you go look for them?"

Upon hearing this question, Qin Bufei suppressed his carefree smile and remained silent for a moment.

"Sister," the boy said softly, "your boyfriend isn't family."

"I know."

Xia Xiaoqin raised her face and suddenly smiled. Her unfocused eyes stared blankly ahead, and her voice was very calm, as if she were talking about something from a very long time ago.

"Actually, Lu Yang and I were lovers in college... but before that, we grew up together in an orphanage."

"I remember when we were in the orphanage, the staff would never hug us because if they did, we would ask for more and it would interfere with their work. So they would never do that. Therefore... when I wanted a hug as a child, Lu Yang would come over and hug me."

In her hazy memories, her lover always held her large hand and gave her warm hugs, no matter when or where. These were things that Xia Xiaoqin remembered very clearly, even though she had lost her memory.

From childhood to adulthood.

Her lover was always by her side, taciturn and silent, yet incredibly steadfast.

"I remember when I was a child, the director of the orphanage was a middle-aged man. Every afternoon, he would call some of the children who had misbehaved into his office, and when they came out, he would give them two pieces of candy..."

"Lu Yang always saved his candy for me. Then one day, it was my turn to go into the office..."

Xia Xiaoqin was still smiling, but her voice had become much softer.

"I still remember that man suddenly kissing my face and touching my neck. I was terrified and kept screaming. It was at that moment that Lu Yang smashed the glass and climbed in through the window. He was usually a quiet and introverted person, but that day he was like a raging lion, roaring at that adult who was much taller and bigger than him, even though he was beaten black and blue and covered in blood..."

In her hazy memory, Xia Xiaoqin saw the boy with a bruised and swollen face, wiping the blood from his forehead and desperately spreading his arms to protect her.

In the dark shadows of the adults, the boy's thin body looked pitifully small, but his eyes roared with ferocious anger, as if he wanted to burn everything to ashes. He held her tightly, protecting her from any harm.

"Finally, he took my hand and led me out of the orphanage. The sky was so blue that day, and even the wind seemed gentler than before. At that moment, I made a vow that I would always stay by his side, even until the very last moment... Perhaps to outsiders, this seems absurd. He is just my boyfriend, but to me, he is already the most important family member, my... inseparable other half."

"So, Qin Bufei, please tell me, where did he go? Please..."