Chapter 113: The Addict

Lately, she had been plagued by a restless unease, as though something were about to happen. Yet she also wondered if she was only working herself into a nervous frenzy for nothing at all.

Still, in case the unexpected truly came, she thought it wiser to find out everything clearly. It was better than being caught unprepared after something had already happened, not knowing what the situation was.

The next day, Old Hou waited for Mu Qingxi near the entrance path of the school. Mu Qingxi knew that someone as reckless as Old Hou would never come looking for her unless something important was going on.

She looked around. No one was nearby. Carefully, she followed Old Hou away.

After they got into a black Toyota, a figure appeared at the crossroad ahead. It was Chen Yadong. His dark eyes fixed on the car, and then, with an unreadable expression, he vanished from where he stood.

At Old Hou’s office, Old Hou explained everything with great care. Mu Qingxi, sitting on the sofa, listened for a while before her brow furrowed deeply.

With a trace of concern, she asked, “Old Hou, I’m thinking about whether I should tell my mother and my younger brother. Otherwise, they might think he’s a good person and won’t be on guard against him.”

Old Hou fell into thought for a moment, then said, “Little Mu, I think you should tell your mother and Qingyang. If they don’t know, especially Qingyang, what if he’s led astray? It’s not that I’m imagining the worst, but some things require us to make every possible preparation. Otherwise, when everything has already happened, we’ll regret it too late.”

Mu Qingxi nodded. That was exactly what she thought as well. Drug users were certainly not good people, and she did not want her mother or her brother associating with people who had such vile habits.

Though she herself had some bad habits, at least hers were nothing more than petty indulgences. She would never touch things like drugs. Those things did not merely ruin oneself; they ruined the family as well.

It seemed Chen Yadong was no easy character. Wu Li had beaten him so badly, and apparently it had something to do with money owed. It looked like drugs were surely to blame.

As she thought it over, Mu Qingxi looked at Old Hou and said very seriously, “No, I have to tell Qingyang. Yesterday, Chen Yadong was very good at winning people over. He talked animatedly with my mother and Qingyang, and he even said that when he had time, he would invite Qingyang out to have fun together.”

Hearing this, Old Hou also said, “He absolutely must not be allowed to go. The places Chen Yadong goes to have fun are always those kinds of places, full of all sorts of bad influences. Little Mu, do not let Qingyang go out with him, understand? I’ll also have someone keep a close eye on Chen Yadong to prevent him from making any moves against you.”

Mu Qingxi nodded. Things were growing more and more complicated, leaving her somewhat at a loss. One moment it was Wang Feiyan’s matter, and the next it was Chen Yadong’s.

When Mu Qingxi got home, she went looking for her brother, but no matter how she searched, she could not find him. Seeing how frantic she was, Shen Yali took off the sleeve cover on her arm and asked, “Xiaoxi, what are you looking for?”

“Mom, where’s Qingyang?” she asked.

Setting down the sleeve cover in her hand, Shen Yali said, “Qingyang has the day off today. Just then, Chen Yadong came looking for him, saying they were going out to have some fun, so I let him go.”

At Shen Yali’s words, Mu Qingxi felt an urge to smash her head against a wall.

She blurted out, “Damn it! That was fast!”

Then she quickly grabbed the phone from the table and rushed out.

Behind her, Shen Yali’s expression changed when she heard Mu Qingxi’s curse. She had just been about to scold her when she heard the door bang shut, and the person was already gone.

Running down the road, Mu Qingxi cursed inwardly with vicious intensity: Chen Yadong, could you not be this fast? I had only just found out about you, and you’ve already taken my brother away.

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