Straight Corporate Slave Accidentally Stumbles into the School's F4 - Chapter 16

Chapter 16

Surely… his body hasn’t malfunctioned?

“You can come anytime, as long as you want to.”

When Qiao Nai heard Ferrio say this, he paused for a moment, and then his pupils inadvertently dilated slightly.

Did this mean Ferrio was willing to take a step further with him?

Thinking of this, Qiao Nai gave a silent clap, feeling quite surprised and delighted.

He hadn’t expected Ferrio to proactively invite him to his house.

Wasn’t this a great opportunity?

However, going alone seemed a bit lonely. What if Ferrio regretted it and kicked him out later?

Qiao Nai’s eyes darted around, and he said, “Then can I call Yun Cheng and Kablai to come along too?”

The corners of Ferrio’s mouth, which had been slightly upturned a moment ago, now dropped. “They are very busy.”

True.

They all had their own things to do. Being so busy, why would they go to Ferrio’s house with him just to catch a glimpse of a pet rat?

“Then if they aren’t busy, can they go?” Qiao Nai asked.

Ferrio fell silent.

It was the first time his conversation with someone had reached a point of silence.

It seemed that beating around the bush was not suitable for the way he and Qiao Nai interacted.

Seeing Ferrio frown and stay silent, Qiao Nai thought he had accidentally touched his wound. “Um, did I accidentally hurt you just now?”

“Do you have no other questions to ask?” Ferrio said directly. “Like why I think you look like a pet rat, or why I invited you to my house.”

“Oh.”

So that’s what he meant! You should have said so earlier, young master.

Qiao Nai put on a look of sudden realization: “I get it!”

He had never kept this kind of rat before, so he didn’t know if it was meant as a compliment or a slight.

The moment “rat” was mentioned, the image of a common sewer rat appeared in Qiao Nai’s mind. Thinking about it this way, could Ferrio be saying he was as sneaky and suspicious as a rat?

This was bad.

He seemed to have been misunderstood.

Qiao Nai bit his lip, not knowing how to explain himself for a moment.

“I do things in an upright and honorable way! I’m nothing like a rat!”

Ferrio knitted his brows: “?”

“Is… is that not it?” Qiao Nai felt he might have misinterpreted. “Then why do you think I’m like a rat?”

“It’s a fancy rat,” Ferrio corrected him. “Not a sewer rat, they’re different.”

Are they different?

Aren’t they all just rats?

Qiao Nai thought this in his heart, but he didn’t say it directly. “Then why?”

“Docile, high intelligence, clean, very cute,” Ferrio paused slightly and added, “And…”

“And what?” Qiao Nai’s curiosity was piqued.

“It occasionally becomes irritable, for example…” Ferrio specifically looked into Qiao Nai’s eyes as he said this, seemingly wanting to see what his reaction would be next: “During its estrus period.”

Besides the once-a-month estrus period, the fancy rat he kept was also quite large in a certain area a uniquely gifted “giant-egg rat.”

However, Ferrio didn’t say that; he was afraid of scaring Qiao Nai.

“Do rats go into heat too?” Although he knew mammals all went through this to some extent, it was still a bit surprising to hear it with his own ears. Qiao Nai added, “But my temper is definitely better than his. I don’t have an estrus period, I won’t get irritable, don’t worry.”

“The one who shouldn’t be worried is you, Qiao An.” As the last segment of the bandage was about to be finished, Ferrio grabbed Qiao Nai’s wrist and pressed it against his abdomen.

“Do you feel it?” he asked.

Feel what?

The wound?

“No.” Qiao Nai didn’t understand why a wound would be described using the word “feel.”

“No?” Ferrio held his wrist and continued to move it downward. After a moment, he heard himself say, “How about now?”

Qiao Nai’s hand was supported by him and pressed down hard. Immediately, a hint of panting entered Ferrio’s voice.

“Because I’m like him. I have an estrus period too, and I’ll become irritable too.”

The instant his palm sensed a foreign object, Qiao Nai almost fell to the floor in shock.

This… what was this thing!

How could it be so big and so hard?!

For a moment, Qiao Nai thought he had touched a rock. But on second thought, how could a rock be hot? And a rock wouldn’t grow bigger, right?

So, one answer after another appeared in Qiao Nai’s mind, and finally, thousands of answers merged into one.

Surely… his body hasn’t malfunctioned?

How could a person just go into heat like a rat? It must be because his workload wasn’t heavy enough.

“Are you sick?” Qiao Nai hurriedly withdrew his hand and stood up, supporting himself against the floor. “Why is your body so hot? Is it a fever?” As he spoke, Qiao Nai picked up his phone. “How about we go to the hospital first? There’s one nearby, very close…”

“Qiao An.”

Before Qiao Nai could finish, he was interrupted.

“…Huh?” Qiao Nai squeezed his fingers, looking a bit dazed.

“Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?” Ferrio ran a hand through his hair and then stood up as well. The protrusion where Qiao Nai’s palm had touched was very obvious.

“What?” Qiao Nai didn’t understand. “The hospital? I know the hospital, I’ve been there many times before.”

The veins on Ferrio’s forearm had become prominent at some point, winding together with the tattoo on the back of his hand. Combined with his icy gaze, he looked every bit like a thug who had just suppressed a riot.

He walked forward, his eyes fixed on Qiao Nai’s face. His sharp canines seemed to want to tear the “fancy rat” before him apart and devour it.

For every step he took forward, Qiao Nai would take a step back. One was full of aggression, the other was still completely bewildered.

When Qiao Nai was confused, the corners of his eyes would tilt downward, and the tip of his nose would take on a faint pinkish tint, giving him a look of being wronged.

Ferrio was so frustrated he laughed, swallowing back the words that were at the tip of his tongue. “Yes, I’m sick. A disease that the hospital can’t cure.”

He really was sick?

Qiao Nai’s back was pressed tightly against the wall, fearing Ferrio would suddenly try to extort a fortune from him. “What kind of disease… can it really not be cured?”

“A disease where the body will explode,” Ferrio arched an eyebrow. “Doctors can’t cure it, but there is one person who can.”

“That’s good then.” Qiao Nai let out a sigh of relief. “I thought it was a terminal illness. As long as someone can cure it, it’s fine.”

“Then who is that person? How about I contact them? I think your current condition isn’t very good.” Qiao Nai hugged the wall, quietly shifting his body to the side.

Ferrio didn’t answer his question directly, but instead went in a circle: “If you were the one who could cure it, would you help?”

“Of course,” Qiao Nai didn’t hesitate. “If I were really that capable, I wouldn’t just watch someone die.”

“Really?”

“Really.” Qiao Nai nodded very sincerely, just short of swearing an oath in front of Ferrio.

Ferrio stared at the small mole on the tip of Qiao Nai’s nose for a while. Finally, his eyes darkened, and he said, “It’s you.”

“Huh?”

Qiao Nai, who had been quietly shifting outward, suddenly stopped.

“It’s you,” Ferrio repeated. “Only you can help me.”

Having been single for over twenty years and a corporate slave for many more, Qiao Nai heard this and almost thought his boss was looking for trouble again.

“I’m joking.” Qiao Nai wanted to laugh it off, but he couldn’t bring himself to smile. “I don’t know how to cure diseases. If you asked me to make a project proposal or something, I might be able to, but I really don’t know how to cure diseases.”

“I know you don’t know how to cure diseases,” Ferrio looked at him. “It’s not the kind of disease you’re thinking of, it’s another kind.”

Although he didn’t know what kind of disease Ferrio was talking about, for the sake of pursuing him, he should agree immediately under these circumstances after all, Ferrio said he could help.

But… but! Why did this “disease” feel so strangely mysterious for some reason!

Forget whether it’s strange or not. As long as it was a disease that could help him successfully chase the original uke, it was a good disease. He should just agree right now.

Agree first, talk later!

“I can help!”

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