Chapter 718 - 699: Just Practice It Personally
After the old lady’s funeral, Lou Xi thought Nancheng would extensively report on the fact that Qin Mobai was still alive, but the news barely lasted a day before it was replaced by other stories.
It was as if the incident of Qin Mobai being shot dead and miraculously coming back to life never happened at all.
Later, Lou Xi heard from Su Lin, and came to know that Qin Mobai used all his connections to suppress the incident, which is why everything now appears as if nothing happened.
Qin Mobai’s body is slowly recovering; after all, he has a body made of iron. Within half a month after the funeral, he was lively and vigorous, even jogging in the mornings at the Qin Family villa.
Qin Mobai mentioned that Lou Xi’s health had been poor lately, so every morning when she was still sound asleep, he’d drag her out of bed to accompany him on a morning run in the yard.
The running route is well established, starting from Qin Mobai’s villa, circling the garden, passing by where they live, then past Qin Moxi’s villa, and continues by other relatives’ villas in the Qin Family.
The final stop on the route is at the villa of Qin Rui Li and Xi Changqing.
It can no longer be called a villa; it should be more appropriately referred to as a prison.
Every window is equipped with security bars, and the curtains inside the villa are tightly drawn. Lou Xi couldn’t imagine what the endless darkness inside was like.
However, Qin Mobai routinely runs past their villa as if nothing has happened, even knowing that the people inside would draw back the curtains and glare at him with malicious eyes.
After completing a lap, Lou Xi was exhausted, sitting on the bamboo chair in front of the villa, gasping for breath.
She thought she was impressive to be the top in her class for the 800 meters, but Qin Mobai truly possesses incredible stamina. What happened to him getting shot? What happened to him being unwell? Making her chase after him like a dog, did his conscience not ache at all?
Qin Mobai brought out a bottle of mineral water from the house and handed it to Lou Xi.
"Panting after a few steps, you’ll train with me every morning from now on," Qin Mobai said, leaving no room for doubt, as if issuing a command to Lou Xi.
"??" Lou Xi didn’t want to respond to Qin Mobai, "I can’t hear what you’re saying."
"It doesn’t matter if you can’t hear, actions speak louder than words."
"!!"
Just as Lou Xi was about to resist, she heard Qin Mobai say, "You need to take proper care of your body, that incident had a serious impact on your health."
Lou Xi’s breath hitched. Of course, she understood which "incident" Qin Mobai was referring to.
She thought that as so much time had passed, along with an overwhelming number of events lately, she would be unable to think about losing the child.
But when it was suddenly brought up, Lou Xi still felt her heart being pulled, like a lasting pain.
Seeing Lou Xi’s heavy expression, Qin Mobai gently rubbed her head, "It’s all in the past now, we must look forward, right?"
Lou Xi understood that past events cannot be reversed.
She looked up, meeting Qin Mobai’s eyes, "Alright."
"Yes, you’ve delayed too much coursework during this period. It’s necessary to catch up. I’ve spoken with your dean about arranging a leave of absence, so you can return to resume your third year next September."
Like a bolt from the blue!
"That means I’ll graduate a year later than Bai Lu..."
Qin Mobai smiled softly.
"Then what will I do for the year?"
"You can come back and continue working as my assistant."
"Refuse! Refuse!" Lou Xi immediately rejected the suggestion, "My ambitions aren’t as simple as just being your assistant."