Why are you all trying to win over me, the male supporting character?

Lu Chengzhou responded with an "Oh?".

"Your room has been broken into. The entire manor is being searched, but the thief has not yet been found."

As always, Sister Meng got straight to the point.

After finishing their business, he hung up the phone without giving his sister a chance to flirt with the other person.

Lu Chengzhou held his phone, frowning.

A thief broke into your house?

This is truly a rare occurrence.

It's worth noting that the security team at Yicheng Winery was transferred from Jingzhou, making them top-notch.

To be able to bypass their line of sight and the garden's surveillance cameras, sneak into Lu Chengzhou's room, steal things, and leave unscathed, he must be a notorious thief.

"The theft and Old Master Shao's matter have come together."

It was hard for Lu Chengzhou not to connect the two things.

"The people who can steal my things, and the people who can act as informants for Old Master Shao, are not entirely different."

At this moment, Miss Jiang, who was standing behind him, suddenly said, "Why don't we go and talk to the old man first? Perhaps things aren't as complicated as you think."

This suggestion was approved by Lu Chengzhou.

However, he didn't think the old man would easily reveal any useful information to him.

Anyway, I can only give it a try.

……

In the ward.

Grandpa Shao is still on an IV drip.

He wasn't asleep; instead, he was casually flipping through a magazine.

Seeing Lu Chengzhou and his companion enter, he smiled slightly and politely invited them to sit down.

"Thank you both for saving my life."

"You're too kind, sir."

After leaving the open-air balcony, Jiang Aiyu reverted to her usual cold demeanor.

The aura that keeps strangers away has also been fully activated.

She sat on the recliner on the right and looked at Mr. Shao on the hospital bed with a rather sharp gaze.

Mr. Shao felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze and couldn't help but cough.

"Sir, we've met before, do you remember me?"

"Ah, I... I vaguely remember."

"At that time, beside you..." Jiang Aiyu's lips curled up slightly, "there was a girl, not very tall, very thin, with freckles all over her face..."

Hearing this, Mr. Shao coughed even more violently.

Lu Chengzhou knew very well that he was using the cough as an excuse to avoid the topic.

However, Jiang Aiyu clearly did not intend to do as he wished.

"This person is currently working at Yicheng Winery, right?"

I don't know who you're talking about.

"With her skills, she's at least already infiltrated the security team, right?"

"I really don't know what you're talking about!"

Mr. Shao put down the magazine in his hand, lay down, and pulled the blanket over himself.

"I'm going to sleep now, you two may leave."

Jiang Aiyu straightened up slightly, her gaze fixed on the blanket: "If you don't intend to explain yourself clearly and instead wait for us to find the thief, then she might die."

However, even after she made such a threatening remark, the old man continued to play dead and had no intention of responding.

Jiang Aiyu immediately drew a long blade from her waist, seemingly intending to use violence against the person directly.

Fortunately, Lu Chengzhou managed to hold her down in time.

"Let's go back first."

He half-dragged, half-carried her out.

However, he doesn't plan to go back to the winery tonight.

With both Miss Mengs present, he'll inevitably face their teasing after he returns, so it's better to avoid them.

Coincidentally, Jiang Aiyu had no intention of letting him return to the winery.

Her reason for not letting him go back was not that she wanted to possess him, but that "the nearest winery is not safe."

"The girl who was with Mr. Shao is a very dangerous person."

Jiang Aiyu grasped his hand and said with utmost seriousness, "Maybe she has some misunderstanding about you, and she might even kill you."

Lu Chengzhou sighed.

"Okay, I know, I'll be careful."

Want to kill him without alerting him?

Haha, you're overthinking it.

His premonition of crisis wouldn't let her get what she wanted.

At that point, it's hard to say who will actually ambush whom.

"teacher."

Seeing that he was spacing out again, Jiang Aiyu reached out and poked his waist.

As Lu Chengzhou looked at her, she pointed to the hotel across the street.

The huge word "sentiment" made Lu Chengzhou's eyelids twitch.

"The bar is closed for renovations today, so we'll have to stay at a hotel."

391. Good boy or little devil?

"Staying in a hotel is fine," Lu Chengzhou thought to himself, "it's not like I haven't stayed in hotels before."

But why is it a love hotel with pink lighting and lots of small toys hanging on the walls?

Are you kidding me?!

He really wanted to perform a quick run right there and then.

However, Jiang Aiyu's serious and well-behaved image dispelled his idea of ​​running away.

"Forget it, I'd better not make a fuss."

This sense of crisis usually works very well, but in this kind of situation, it's like it's dead, completely useless.

Lu Chengzhou felt that this talent probably determined that this kind of sneak attack was not a true sneak attack, or rather, this kind of sneak attack would not endanger life.

In short, there was no use in complaining; Lu Chengzhou could only pray that the night would pass peacefully.

He'll go back to the winery first thing tomorrow morning to see if they've caught the so-called thief.

"Who should wash first?"

He was only distracted for two minutes when Jiang Aiyu had already taken off her coat, leaving her in only a thin shirt.

The contents inside are vaguely visible.

Lu Chengzhou didn't dare to look any longer and only said, "Go wash up first."

Jiang Aiyu loosened her hair and said, "I'll be taking a while to shower, can you wait, teacher?"

Lu Chengzhou: "...Take your time washing."

Wait?

Why is he waiting for her?

Don't say things that are so easy to misunderstand!

After Jiang Aiyu entered the bathroom, he decisively closed his eyes and began to pretend to be asleep.

Jiang Aiyu wasn't exaggerating; she did take a relatively long time to wash.

When she came out after taking a shower, Lu Chengzhou, who had only been pretending to be asleep, was now really asleep.

She looked around.

There's only one bed in this room; there's not even a sofa. I'll have to sleep in the same bed as Lu Chengzhou.

"Teacher, can I sleep with you?"

"If the teacher doesn't say anything, then I'll take it as the teacher agreeing."

"Then I'll go to sleep."

She carefully pulled back the covers and curled up like a kitten, staying close to him.

Her eyelids gradually grew heavy, but her mind became increasingly agitated, as if she couldn't fall asleep at all.

How could I possibly sleep when my target, whom I've always wanted to conquer, was lying right next to me!

Jiang Aiyu slightly opened her eyes and looked at Lu Chengzhou.

"teacher?"

She called his name softly.

Of course, there will be no response.

So she secretly reached out and grasped the hem of his shirt.

After a moment of silence, and making sure that Lu Chengzhou hadn't woken up, she mustered her courage and gently touched his waist with her fingers.