Savage AddictionCh1 - Border

Man

Edited: Zoey0001

This must be the most embarrassing moment in Ning You’s life.

When he saw someone riding a horse from afar, he hastily waved his hands
upward and swooped down from the hillside without regard to his image.
He wanted to stop in front of the horse in time, but he unexpectedly tripped
over a tree branch and fell flat on his face.

The galloping dark horse frightened, raised its two front hooves and let out
a high-pitched neigh.

Seeing the horse’s hooves were about to step on Ning You, the man on the
horse’s back firmly tugged on the reins and turned the direction of the
horse’s head, preventing Ning You becoming a newly deceased soul under
the horse’s hooves.

——During the few hours of being lost in the birch forest, Ning You
imagined countless ways to die, but he never thought of being trampled to
death by a horse.

In any case, he was finally saved.

 
Ning You breathed a long sigh of relief while smelling the fragrance of soil.

His legs were already exhausted, with this heavy fall, Ning You lost his
fighting spirit to survive. He lay down on the ground with a sore body and
didn’t want to get up.

But his innate mysophobia wouldn’t allow him to lie on the ground and
slowly propped himself up. He was about to ask the kindhearted man on the
horse’s back to lead him out of this labyrinth-like birch forest when he
heard a cold rebuke ring out over his head: “Are you looking for death?”

Ning You stopped getting up, he lifted his chin subconsciously and met the
man’s line of sight.

It gets dark very late in Xinjiang, with the sun only roughly setting at 7 to 8
pm. However, in this dense birch forest, the golden leaves blocked most of
the light, making it impossible for Ning You to clearly see the man’s
appearance. He felt a pair of dark eyes piercing him with an extremely
unfriendly gaze.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.” Ning You withdrew his gaze, stood up and
patted the leaves off his body.

The horse owner’s unfriendliness is understandable. If it were Ning You

who was driving through an intersection and someone suddenly someone
ran while it was a red light, forcing him to take an emergency brake, he
would have the same thought – is this person rushing to reincarnate?

The only difference is that Ning You’s good upbringing won’t let him
express his thoughts. At best, he will just give the reckless person an unkind
look and let that person understand their mistake.
“Do you know how dangerous that was?” The man tugged hard on the reins
to appease his dark horse who was stumbling in place. Perhaps because
Ning You admitted his mistake, and he accidentally tripped over a tree
branch, his tone was a little warm.

“I’m sorry, my legs are a little out of control.” Ning You apologized once
more, and his expression returned to his previous calmness, as if the fall flat
on his face just now never happened, “I’m lost, can you take me out?”

The man finally calmed the dark horse and leapt down from its back. He
frowned slightly, sizing up Ning You twice, he asked, “How did you get
lost?”

The sudden close proximity allowed Ning You to view the man’s
appearance clearly. Flamboyant eyebrows and profound eyes are not a rare
combination, but when it comes to this man, there is always an inexplicable
wildness.

This wildness may come from that unkempt beard – one of Ning You’s least
favorite male traits.

“That’s a long story……”

If Ning You were allowed to return in time, he wouldn’t unconsciously

appear unhappy due to a lot of tourists at the scenic spot.

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No matter where the scenic spot is location, the scenic landscape can make
Ning You, who grew up in the city, feel relaxed and happy.

To the extent that his impression of Li Zhao has increased a lot.

Ning You and Li Zhao only met twice, the first time is a blind date, the
second time is today.

The elders of the two arranged this business marriage not too long ago. If
nothing happens, they will get married after they return from Northern
Xinjiang.

Originally Ning You did not want to get married. He didn’t even want to
fall in love.

In his early years, Ning You also had crushes, but whenever they grew
close, the more critical he’d become. Even if the other party’s surfing
posture was not elegant enough, in his mind they would lose merit.

Over time, Ning You gradually lost interest in emotional matters, and
focused solely on his research project.

When he turned 29 years old, his parents gave him an ultimatum to find a
capable husband before the age of 30 to help manage the Ning family’s
huge business.

Li Zhao is the perfect candidate in Ning You’s heart. He still remembers the
first thing he said to Ning You: “Hello, my name is Li Zhao, Zhao of the
rising sun.” At that time, Ning You felt that this must be a truly motivated
person.

During the road trip, Li Zhao was considerate towards Ning You. Even if
Ning You wanted to go to the bathroom, he would ask if he needed
company.
If Ning You were to start all over again, he wouldn’t make a fuss about such
a minor issue and respond “no need” to Li Zhao.

“At that time, my friend and I were walking on a strip zhandao in the forest.
I went to a nearby bathroom, and then… when I returned, I took the wrong
turn.”

Ning You omitted the reason and chose to cut a long story short. He
believed the horse owner wouldn’t be curious about the reason why he
came to travel in Northern Xinjiang.

“The strip zhandao you mentioned is on the other side of the mountain.”
After his horse quietened, the man raised his chin in the direction of the
setting sun, “Can you contact your companion?”

Ning You shook his head: “My phone is out of battery.” Besides, in the
middle of nowhere, even if his phone has power there is no signal.
Otherwise, he would have contacted Li Zhao.

The man looked at the direction in which Ning You came from, and then
looked at the direction he was going. As if deliberating, he finally suggested
to Ning You: “It’s nearly dark, I can only take you to my place first.”

His heart hanging in the air finally fell. It doesn’t matter where to go, just
don’t leave Ning You alone in the woods.

Although the first impression of this border man was fierce, just like Ning
You’s understanding of the simple traditional customs here, these local
person was very helpful and didn’t abandon him.

“Thank you.” Ning You said politely, “May I ask what your name is?”

After Ning You returns to Jin City, he must send someone to send a silk
banner to thank this benefactor, and then donate a few million to the local
government in his name for the construction of basic communication
facilities.

Naturally the man didn’t know Ning You’s plan and casually answered , “Li
Mu.”

Ning You was surprised that the stereoscopic facial features were actually
not from ethnic groups. For a moment, he forgot to ask the man which “mu”
was the word “mu”.

At this moment, Li Mu patted the saddle beside him and said to Ning You:
“Get on the horse.”

“Wait, wait a minute.” Ning You, who had a great difficulty in regaining his
composure, panicked again, “Do I have to ride a horse?”

Ning You learned equestrianism when he was a child. Up until now he still
remembers that the pony was very unfriendly. Not only it didn’t listen to
him, but it also threw him off on its back.

When Ning You grew up, he became indifferent to cats, dogs, and other
small animals, which is largely due to the shadow of learning equestrianism
when he was a child.

“Otherwise?” Li Mu didn’t give Ning You any other choice, he straightened

the saddle, fixed the stirrup with his hand, motioning to Ning You, “Step
here.”

Ning You hesitation: “But I can’t ride a horse……”

“I didn’t let you ride.” Li Mu said, “I’m behind you.”

It’s getting late and it’s not wise to continue wasting time. Ning You also
wanted to leave here early. Gritting his teeth, he held the saddle with both
hands, and stepped on the stirrup with his right foot……

However, he didn’t know what to do next.

The dark horse in front of him was tall, fit and muscular. Ning You believed
that it would definitely support him, but he always had a feeling that as long
as he exerted his right foot, the saddle would slip off the horse’s back, or
maybe mounting on the dark horse would cause him to fall to the right side.

This is an illusion that people who are not used to riding horses often have.
Currently, Ning You knows he only needs his right leg to stomp hard, and
then extend the left leg to flip up. But he jumped up twice, and finally
looked helplessly at Li Mu: “I can’t go up.”

Li Mu frowned, obviously losing a lot of patience: “Push hard upwards, did

you push hard?”

“I’m pushing it hard ah.”

Ning You symbolically jumped up a little to prove that he really couldn’t go

up. But before he could land on his left foot. All of a sudden, Li Mu who is
next to him slapped his ass with a “pa”, forcibly lifted him up.

The dark horse underneath was unaccustomed to other riding on it and took
a few steps in annoyance. Ning You didn’t think of being afraid. His eyes
widened in shock, looked at Li Mu and asked, “Did you just spank me?”

Even Ning You’s parents didn’t spank him, so how could this strange man
be so casual?

Li Mu didn’t pay attention to Ning You. He quickly mounted his horse,

tugging on the reins to urge it to gallop forward.

The tree trunks on both sides began to blur rapidly, Ning You was so afraid
that he grabbed the saddle hard, his heart about to fall out.

“You slow down, it hurts ah!”

The roots between his legs hit the saddle heavily, and he couldn’t find the
right rhythm no matter what. Every time Ning You fell from the air, it was
time for the dark horse to leap upward. If Ning You’s former equestrianism
teacher had seen how he was riding now, he would have silently looked
away and pretend not to know this person.

“Slow down for me!” The dark horse was running faster and faster, Ning
You couldn’t help but raise the volume of his voice, “I won’t press the
waves!”

Pressing the waves is one of the basic skills of equestrianism. When the
horse is moving at a fast pace, the rider needs to follow the rhythm of the
horse and ride with his hips closely to the saddle.

If the pressure wave is not done properly, it will be like the current Ning
You, the ass bouncing high on the horse’s back causing the root between his
leg to be painful from the saddle.

Li Mu somehow lowered the speed of the dark horse. He freed up his right
hand and patted Ning You’s ass, reminding him, “Relax your ass, don’t clip
the horse’s belly.”

In order to make himself feel better, Ning You just had to obey and do as he
was told.

The hand on the side of his ass soon came to the side of his waist, only to
hear Li Mu say again, “Straighten your back.”

Ning You leaned back, his back almost touching Li Mu’s chest.

This is a very strange position, because Ning You doesn’t even know the
man behind him very well. At least in his perception, leaning his back
against his chest is not a normal social distance.

In the next second, Ning You’s right shoulder was pitched again, and a
voice came from behind his ear, “Relax your shoulder.”

Ning You also knows that the key to pressure waves is to relax the body, but
theory is theory and practice is practice. No one has ever learned to pressure
waves with a horse running, let alone two people crammed into a saddle,
making Ning You feel uncomfortable.

A few seconds later, Ning You resumed his previous position and couldn’t
help but cry out in pain.

Li Mu completely lost his patience because of the noise and asked in an

unpleasant tone, “Will you shut up?”

After saying that, he unreasonable quickened the pace of the dark horse
again.

Ning You clenched his teeth and forced himself not to shout, as he realized
with hindsight that such behavior was not elegant at all. But quiet is quiet,
the resentment in his heart is not less —

The people in this border area are really savage ah.

Don’t want to send him a silk banner anymore.

The author has something to say:

The border is set in the Xinjiang Kanas Lake National Geological Park, and
the term Hanas is used because there are many overhead places.

Written at the beginning: the persona of shou is delicate, if you don’t eat
this persona, don’t force yourself.

Translator's Note

plank walkway constructed on the face of a cliff

Translator's Note
Ning You

Translator's Note

A 锦旗 (jǐnqí) is a traditional Chinese banner. They typically have a red

velvet background with yellow writing on them and will be hung from the
wall. These banners are generally given in one of two situations.

Award – These may be given as an award for winning a competition, in a

similar manner that a medal or trophy are given in many Western countries.

Gift – A 锦旗 may also be given as a gift to show appreciation to someone

that helped you.

Translator's Note

Li Mu
 Savage AddictionCh2 - Who Will
Look At You

He doesn’t know how long they have been riding, the sky has been tinted
with a thin layer of twilight by the afterglow of the setting sun, but the
dense birch forest still looks endless.

Just when Ning You’s tolerance for pain had reached its limit, he suddenly
saw a fallen dead tree in front of him, and the vigorous dark horse leaped
high. The picture of soaring into the sky instantly turned into slow motion.

…… is not it, ba.

Ning You looked at the ground with fear, hasn’t he had enough bad luck
today?

The sound of the horse’s hooves resumed, the ass and saddle came into
close contact again, it hurt so much causing Ning You’s soul to almost
ascend to heaven.

Fortunately, after crossing this dead tree, the dark horse seemed to be
sympathetic to the fact that the person on his back was half dead, and
suddenly slowed down, changing from running to fast walking.

Compared with the peak of pain just now, the impact of fast walking has
become painless and less itchy.
 

Ning You gradually loosen his strength, the birch forest in front of him
obviously thinned out a lot, the view is no longer covered by patches of
branches and leaves but instead, a vast open space appeared.

A wooden fence was erected around the periphery of the clearing. Inside the
fence, there was a cattle grazing as well as a large vegetable bed and a large
pile of wood. In one corner of the fence stood a small, exquisite cabin, with
an eerie orange lamp lit in front of the door.

“Here we are.” Li Mu pulled the reins, and the dark horse’s speed
completely slowed down to an idle pace.

“You live here?” Surprise overshadowed the pain, Ning You looked around
and probably felt incredible, “How can there be a clearing in the middle of
the forest?”

“In the early years, there was a hunter who lived here.” Li Mu moved
quickly and got off his horse, leading the dark horse into the fence, “Now
he moved to the village below and this place is empty.”

Ning You looked in the direction Li Mu indicated, and could vaguely see
that a short distance further ahead was the border of the birch forest.
Beyond the border was a flat grassland.

“Still not coming down?” Li Mu’s voice pulled back Ning You’s line of
sight.

Ning You moved his left leg, his crotch really hurt badly. He leaned
carefully on the horse’s back and his right foot firmly stepped on the stirrup.
He originally wanted to slide down the horse’s belly, but as a result, when
his body had already started to slide down, his right foot failed to pull out of
the stirrup in time, and the whole man turned into a posture of landing on
the back.

The expected pain didn’t appear, and Ning You fell into a firm embrace.

A fresh fragrance wafted into his nostril with the bitter taste of Chinese
herbal medicine, but it smells exceptionally good.

If Ning You didn’t smell it wrong, this should be Li Mu’s smell.

This is really weird.

Ning You looked at Li Mu’s chin and thought to himself that this princess
hug is not a normal social posture, right? How can this person be so
natural?

Li Mu didn’t respond much. After catching Ning You, he threw Ning You
aside, just like that.

Inertia caused Ning You to take two steps forward before he could barely
stand still, he subconsciously looked back at Li Mu and found Li Mu
stroking the dark horse’s neck while whispering to it, “You work hard.”

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jcv rjlv ab Rlcu Tbe: “Mbiibk wf.”

Ning You was not used to being treated like air, but he also knew that the
current environment didn’t allow him to be picky. He obediently followed
behind Li Mu and walked inside the cabin.
The thick wooden door blocks the cold outside the cabin, there are no
compartments inside the cabin, the decoration and furnishings are much
better than Ning You had imagined. Upon closer inspection, it seems that
many pieces of furniture have no sign of being used.

“Take your shoes off.” Li Mu said.

A sunken entranceway was made at the doorway, and above the steps was a
carpet that covered the entire cabin. Li Mu took off his khaki-colored
Martin boots, and then hung his leather jacket on a hook to the side. He
walked inside while taking off his red and blue plaid shirt, revealing the
white vest inside.

In Ning You’s perception, only dirty workers would wear this loose white
vest.

He hated being dirty, but for some reason, he just couldn’t take his eyes off
of those strong arms.

The line at the collarbone extends from the shoulder to the little arm, and
the veins on the back of the hand are clearly visible.

Ning You didn’t like the bare-chested men in the gym, he thought they were
rude, but then he suddenly realized that the reason he didn’t like them was
probably because these people’s arms are not good-looking enough.

Either a big lump of bulge muscle, or more flab than muscle but Li Mu’s
arms are just right. The lines are clear and smooth, and they look pleasing
to the eye.

——Of course, he still can’t look at his face. Li Mu’s features are
handsome and resolute, but his jawline has a sparse beard, which is the
most intolerable for Ning You.

As long as a man goes out without shaving, even if he is recognized as the

round Earth grass, Ning You will give him zero points.
“What are you doing frozen at the door?” Li Mu’s voice abruptly
interrupted Ning You’s thoughts.

Realizing that he was actually taking a serious look at this savage

appearance, Ning You hurriedly lowered his head, took off the hiking shoes
on his feet, and tried to strike up a conversation, “Is this carpet made of
leather?”

Li Mu said, “No.”

Although it is not, stomping his foot on it still feels good.

Ning You walked into the house and found that the cabin was very new,
many of the facilities were very modern. For example, the coffee machine
on the kitchen counter is exactly the same as the one at Ning You’s home.

“Charging?” Li Mu took out a charging plug from the desk drawer. Ning
You of course urgently needs to charge, but he still politely asked, “Thank
you, do you want to charge first?”

“No need, my phone is fully charged.” Li Mu gave the fine charger to Ning
You, then walked towards the kitchen while swiping his own phone.

Considering the problem of mobile phone interface, Ning You mindlessly

took a look and found that Li Mu was using an Apple phone. This surprised
him a little, because after coming to the Lake Hanas scenic area, every local
person he met used a domestic phone.

It didn’t take long for the familiar boot screen to finally appear, yet Ning
You’s phone still had no signal. At this point, the broken fruit phone is still
not as easy to use as a domestic mobile phone.

“Do you have Wi-Fi here?” Ning You asked, looking at Li Mu.

Standing at the edge of the kitchen island counter, Li Mu put down the glass
of water in his hand. He said while still looking at the phone screen without
raising his head: “Eight 1.”

Ning You counted in his heart and typed “111111111” in the password field.

The phone was finally connected to the internet, and in the next minute,
Ning You’s WeChat was almost about to explode.

In addition to the countless video calls from Li Chao. The accompanying

assistant, Xiao Zhao, was also mad, she usually sent WeChat to Ning You.
What’s even more ridiculous is that Ning You’s parents’ private jet has
already submitted its flight plan to the local airport and is now lined up at
the airport, waiting to fly to Xinjiang.

Ning You reported to everyone that he was safe, and after the vibration of
WeChat finally subsided. He looked at Li Mu and asked, “Can you send me
to the scenic spot tomorrow?”

Li Mu didn’t look at the phone for half a day, and only then he discovered
that someone in the WeChat rescue group had already sent a missing person
notice.

He replied, “The man has been found”, and then said to Ning You, “I’ll
send you there tomorrow morning.”

It won’t be long before it’s completely dark. There are often all kinds of
beasts in the woods at night, and unless it is necessary, try not to walk at
night as much as possible.

Ning You’s phone vibrated again and it was a message from Li Chao.

[Li Chao: I’ll pick you up tomorrow morning].

[Ning You: Thank you.]

[Li Chao: Don’t leave my side next time].

[Ning You: Hmm.]

Ning You and Li Chao’s conversation has always been very polite.
Although the two are about to get married, people around them know that
they are not quite familiar with each other. But after getting lost this time,
Li Chao unexpectedly said to Ning You, “Don’t leave my side”, this should
be considered a small progress, right?

When the Ning family wanted to find him a marriage partner, many
businessmen and celebrities were eager to get involved. Although Ning
You’s sexual orientation excludes most of the people, there are still not a
few rich boys who hand over their resumes.

Later, Ning You learned in detail about Li Chao’s family background. The
Li Family operates a pharmaceutical and chemical company. Although it is
not as good as Ning Family, it is also regarded as a leading company in Jin
City. In addition to Li Chao, the Li Family has a young son who is said to
be not doing his job and not at home all the time. But this doesn’t affect
Ning You’s impression of Li Chao.

Although Ning You’s original intention of looking for a marriage partner is

not to fall in love, but if the two can be harmonious with each other in the
future, that is certainly the best state.

The aroma of rice wafted from the kitchen, and Ning You’s stomach
grumbled twice.

After completely relaxing, the sweat stains and dust on his body made Ning
You extremely uncomfortable. He looked around the cabin and asked Li
Mu, “Do you have a bathroom here?”

Li Mu made simple and easy pilaf, he casually raised his chin and pointed
in the direction of the wooden door, saying, “Outside.”

Ning You intended to take advantage of Li Mu’s cooking time to take a

shower. He didn’t need to wash comfortably, he just needed to clean his
body a little. He opened the wooden door to look out for a moment and was
soon blown back by the cold autumn wind.

“Where outside?” Ning You asked strangely. Inside the wooden fence, it
was clear that there was just one building, the small cabin.

Li Mu turned over the spatula twice, then turned off the induction cooker
and brought Ning You to an open space outside the kitchen wall. “Turn this
switch on and hot water will come out.” Li Mu took a tube from under the
wall-mounted water heater and stuffed it into Ning You’s hand, “There is a
big temperature difference between morning and evening here, quickly
come inside when you’re done washing.”

After saying that, Li Mu was about to return to the cabin when Ning You
hurriedly pulled him back and asked in a daze, “Washing right here?”

“Otherwise?” Li Mu asked rhetorically.

“How can I wash here!” Ning You realized that Li Mu wasn’t joking with
him and stared in disbelief. There is no privacy to speak of outside the
cabin, what is the difference between showering here and a savage?

“The bathroom hasn’t been repaired yet.” Li Mu said, “You can wash here.”

“Where’s the cover-up?” Ning You asked unwillingly.

“Why do you need to cover up?” Li Mu looked puzzled, “Who will look at
you?” “But……” Ning You still can’t accept this. Human civilization has
developed for thousands of years, how can he go back and live?

Li Mu’s patience has always been not much, seeing Ning You’s dilly-
dallying appearance, he threw down a phrase “like to wash or not”, then
returned to the cabin.

He eventually gritted his teeth and took off his coat.

 
 Savage AddictionCh3 -
Lumberjack

A wooden corridor surrounds the walls of the cabin. Ning You put the fallen
clothes on the corridor railing, and then stood barefoot on a concrete
platform next to the corridor.

The floor of the platform has a drainage slope, and drainage outlets are also
made at the corners. It seems that this is the unfinished “bathroom” that Li
Mu was talking about. Toiletries were placed on the ground next to the
platform but supposed toiletries were just a bottle of shampoo and a bar of
soap.

Ning You picked up the soap and smelled it. It smells like the aroma of
Chinese herbal medicine, it smells exactly the same as Li Mu.

Scent is a private property of a person, Ning You doesn’t want to stain

himself with the smell belonging to others, so he put that soap back on the
ground.

At this time, a gust of autumn wind blew. It was so cold that Ning You had
goosebumps all over his body.

Among the cold and dirty, Ning You would rather choose the cold.
However, the experience of taking an open-air bath for the first time was
not as easy as he imagined. Every time the cold wind blew over, his upper
and lower rows of teeth chattered uncontrollably, emitting tiny but fine
clashing sounds.

Fortunately, the temperature of the hot water is high enough. After about a
minute or two, Ning You gradually adapted to it and began to wash his body
at the fastest speed in his life.

At this time, a dark shadow suddenly flashed on the birch tree not far away.
Ning You was so frightened that he quickly stopped what he was doing and
stared in horror at the direction from which the movement came.

The forest is said to be infested with wild animals, so they wouldn’t pick
the time when he was showering, right?

If he was attacked by wild beasts while naked… then he might as well be

trampled to death by a dark horse.

At this time, the sky hadn’t completely darkened, plus there was light
coming through the kitchen window, so Ning You looked carefully for a
while and found that the shadow jumping up and down in the birch tree was
a squirrel.

Don’t know what species it is, but the squirrel’s body is black, with a white
circle on its abdomen, the stray hair on its ears is raised high, and its big
fluffy tail is looming behind it.

It hid behind a birch tree, stuck out a small head, and looked at Ning You
with its blinking big eyes.

Ning You felt very uncomfortable all of a sudden, Li Mu also said who
would watch him take a shower. Isn’t there a small audience here?
The experience of learning equestrianism made Ning You indifferent to
small animals, and he didn’t know how to deal with them. He was
originally showering with his back to the cabin, facing the direction of the
birch forest, and now there was suddenly an extra pair of eyes coming from
the birch forest. So he had to turn his body 90 degrees and continue the
wash with the side facing the cabin.

This is not enough.

Although the little squirrel’s eyes were pure and innocent, Ning You always
had the feeling of being spied on. He chose to crouch down and cover the
key parts. Just then, the little squirrel whooshed out of sight, and the sound
of Martin boots stomping on the wooden corridor rang out from the other
side. “Don’t you want a bath towel?”

Li Mu, who was holding a clean white towel in his hand, just stood in a side
corridor. Not in the least avoid looking down on Ning You who was
squatting on the ground.

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fsfr ab atf kbbvfc gjlilcu atja kjr tbivlcu Rlcu Tbe’r mibatfr.

Rlcu Tbe’r tfluta lr ifrr atjc 1.75 wfafgr, jcv klat tlr rwjii ogjwf. Lf ibbxr
fnfc wbgf qfalaf joafg rtglcxlcu lcab j yjii jcv tlr ybvs qgbqbgalbcr jgf ubbv.
Coafg rdejaalcu, tlr xcffr mjc fzmffv tlr rtbeivfgr. Ktf mbwylcjalbc bo
ragjluta atlut ilcfr jcv jgmtfv yjmx ilcfr wjxfr Ol Ze lcfzqilmjyis atlcx bo…
j ktlaf rkjc.
The white swan still looked dumbfounded, Li Mu looked at it twice more,
then put the towel on the railing, turned around and returned inside the
cabin.

After the footsteps completely disappeared, Ning You’s emotions surged,

thinking how could this savage be so rude, not even saying hello?

Of course he thought about wiping his body after taking a bath. He always
carries a cotton handkerchief on his body to wipe his sweat and deal with
unexpected situations.

Now is the typical unexpected situation, he has long thought of using a

handkerchief to dry his body, and didn’t even think about using Li Mu’s
towel.

The reason for not using it is very simple——

He has mysophobia, and he doesn’t like to use other people’s towels.

Although using a towel can greatly shorten the time cleaning up, Ning You
still pulled out a small square handkerchief from his jacket and forced
himself to bear the cold to wipe the water droplets off his body.

Back inside the cabin, it was completely dark.

Seeing that there were two bowls and chopsticks on the dining table, Ning
You put his emotions aside for the time being.

No matter how rude Li Mu was, he was always Ning You’s savior,

preparing towels and dinner for him. At this point, Ning You was still
grateful to Li Mu.

“Can I use your body lotion?” Ning You asked.

Li Mu took a small bottle from the windowsill where the mouthwash cups
were placed and threw it into Ning You’s arms.

“Dabao?” Ning You had never used this domestic brand before, and after
carefully examining the bottle for a while, he asked Li Mu, “How much is
this?”
Li Mu said, “It’s not expensive.”

Ning You really had no idea, and asked, “How much is not expensive?”

In fact, Li Mu didn’t remember the exact price, so he guessed, “Twenty.”

Ning You was dumbfounded.

For Ning You, who often uses lamer facial cream as body lotion, this price
is ridiculously low, and even makes him wonder if this skin care product
works in the end.

But the weather in Xinjiang was really dry, and Ning You didn’t dare not to
moisturize, so he finally opened the festive big red bottle cap.

The smell is very mild and the texture is relatively easy to push off.

Ning You only wore the innermost short sleeves when he entered the room.
He carefully smeared Dabao on his neck and arms, and then he reached into
his clothes and wiped his chest and back once.

When this was done, Ning You put Dabao back on the windowsill, then
looked at Li Mu who was sitting at the dining table and asked, “Can I use
your facial cream once?” Li Mu didn’t answer, quietly chewed his pilaf and
raised his chin to signal the thing that had just returned to its place.

Ning You followed Li Mu’s eyes and asked in disbelief, “You wipe your
face with body lotion?”

Li Mu slowly swallowed what was in his mouth, took another sip of the
freshly brewed milk tea, looked at Ning You and asked, “What’s the
problem?”

Ning You didn’t expect Li Mu to understand this, but he silently labeled Li

Mu another rough man in his heart.
After reluctantly doing skin care, Ning You came to sit down opposite Li
Mu. Heater with warm tea made it extra comfortable on this cold autumn
night.

The milk tea was salty, which Ning You was slightly unaccustomed to, but
the taste of the pilaf was much better than he expected, and it seemed to
have been adjusted specifically for mainland taste.

“Do you live here alone?” Ning You inevitably asked curiously.

Li Mu gave a careless “hmm”, he obviously had no desire to continue the

conversation.

Ning You shut up obediently, and the two of them ate dinner without well-
water that does not mix with river water. Only the sound of bowls and
chopsticks colliding was left in the room.

Since Ning You skin care took a little time, Li Mu left the table before him.
He swallowed the last grain of rice in his bowl unhurriedly, then wiped his
mouth with a tissue and said in a disciplined manner, “I’m done eating.”

I’m ready to eat—— a polite phrase, like “thank you for your hospitality”
in Japanese. It’s just a formality, it doesn’t need to be answered.

Ning You’s voice barely yet fell, Li Mu from the living room spoke, “Wash
the dishes when you’re done eating.” Ning You subconsciously looked
over to the kitchen and found that there was no dishwasher installed, so he
asked Li Mu uncertainty, “I’ll wash it?”

Li Mu asked rhetorically, “Otherwise?”

There’s that line again.

Every time Li Mu said this, Ning You felt like he was asking nonsense.
Thinking about it, being dependent on others is naturally not as good as
being the eldest young master at home with servants at your service.

Ning You also realized that he should wash the dishes for the sake of
reason. So he sighed resignedly and was about to stand up and clean up the
dishes. But at that moment, Li Mu’s cell phone suddenly rang.

In this quiet cabin, Ning You can hear the tone of the person on the other
end of the phone is very impatient, and even Li Mu’s expression has
become heavy.

A few moments later, Li Mu hung up the phone while walking quickly

towards the foyer, he said to Ning You: “There is a fire over the mountain,
you stay here and don’t go anywhere.”

“Catch a fire?” The slogan that could be seen everywhere in the forest
immediately came to Ning You’s mind—— set fire to the mountain, and
you’ll go to jail. It was clear that a forest fire was a very serious matter, and
it was no wonder that Li Mu was in such a hurry.

“Will the fire reach here?” Ning You asked worriedly.

“Not for a while.” Li Mu put on his jacket, completely unaware that his
words were not at all reassuring.

Not for the time being, it means that after a long time, it may burn here.
Ning You didn’t know anything about forest, but he at least had basic
common sense. The weather in Xinjiang was extremely dry, and the wind
was strong this night, making it even more difficult to put out a fire.

At this time, it was pitch black outside, and Ning You had already spent an
afternoon in despair in the birch forest. He really didn’t want to be left
alone again. He subconsciously wanted Li Mu to stay by his side, but didn’t
know how to speak, so he asked without end: “Do the lumberjacks have to
fight the fire too?”

“Lumberjack?” Li Mu paused while tying his shoelaces, “Who told you I

was a lumberjack?”

Uh… this is Ning You’s guess.

When he saw the appearances of Li Mu only wearing a vest, his mind
somehow thought of a lumberjack with a big ax.

Strong, powerful, splitting the trunk one by one, the sweat of labor flowing
from his sturdy arms.

After dismissing the strange images in his mind, Ning You said, “I thought
you were a lumberjack.”

“No.” Li Mu stood up and pushed open the heavy wooden door, “I’m a
forest ranger.”

A moment of cold wind poured in through the doorway, drowning out Li

Mu’s words, but not blowing away the blush of shame on Ning You’s face.
He seems…… not qualified to dislike other people.

Translator's Note

Well-water does not mix with river water.—I’ll mind my own business, and
you mind yours.
 Savage AddictionCh4 - Have You
Seen Enough

Ning You often reflected on his education, because he realized early on that
there was a big disparity between the environment he was in and the
educational philosophy he had learned.

For example, he accidentally stepped on an employee’s foot in the company

elevator, before he could say a humble “I’m sorry”, the other party had
already bowed and apologized. As if he shouldn’t have put his foot under
Ning You’s feet.

Thinkers advocated equality for all, but Ning You is used to seeing too
much inequality—— of course, he is the one who enjoys preferential
treatment—— and people take it for granted.

Everyone acquiesces to the existence of social classes and is accustomed to

classifying people into various classes through occupation and income.

Ning You’s parents taught him not to think highly of himself, but just as
most philosophers are giants in thought and dwarfs in action. Ning You
does reflect on himself, except that he will still enjoy preferential treatment
as he deserves.

He knew that maybe Li Mu would think he was useless, but in reality his
occupation was a semiconductor researcher and his position was the chief
engineer of Ning Family’s Department of Technology.

In modern society, no one will be rude to him, but when he was in this
strange and primitive environment. After he was stripped away of all the
titles and status, he really saw things for what they were—— he is just an
ordinary man and no one will think highly of him.

Because of this, when he realized that he was judging Li Mu’s occupation, a

kind of shame spread quietly throughout his body. Because whether Li Mu
is a lumberjack or a forest ranger, it isn’t his turn to find fault in minor
details.

The tense atmosphere always makes people think nonsense.

The forest fire and Li Mu’s departure threw Ning You into a state of
anxiety. He had to shake off all kinds of thoughts in his mind and force
himself to concentrate on the task at hand—— washing the dishes.

Put the dishes together, and put them in the kitchen sink. Ning You was just
about to turn on the hot water when the small stones blown by the wind
slapped on the glass window, interrupting the action of Ning You’s hands.

He looked towards the window and found that the wind was howling
outside, which was a completely different scene from earlier when he was
taking a shower.

The tops of the birch trees were blown to one side, and the cattle outside the
cabin stepped left and right from time to time. Although all is well inside
the cabin, the situation outside the window disturbs Ning You uneasiness.

 
There seemed to be a shadow moving outside the wooden fence, Ning You
looked closely to the window for a while. His heart suddenly frightened and
he took a big step back.

——A surprisingly huge brown bear was prowling outside the fence.

Ning You has only seen unrestrained wild animals when he was traveling in
Africa. Although he has long heard that this forest is not very safe at night,
he really didn’t expect to feel the danger so intuitively.

The brown bear lifted its front paws and leaned over on the wooden fence,
and Ning You’s heart went into his throat.

Lf gfmjiifv atf ijra kbgvr Ol Ze tjv rjlv ab tlw yfobgf tf ifoa, “Gbc’a fnfg ub
bea, jr ibcu jr atf iluta lr bc ja atf vbbg, cb yfjra klii mbwf.”

Dea kts vlv atf ygbkc yfjg tjnf ab mbwf jcv qeii atf kbbvfc ofcmf?

Lf vlvc’a xcbk tbk ibcu la abbx bg tbk wjcs alwfr atf ygbkc yfjg kjcvfgfv
yjmx jcv obgat. Rlcu Tbe rajsfv yftlcv atf klcvbk tbivlcu tlr ygfjat, jcv
olcjiis kjlafv ecali atf ygbkc yfjg ifoa bc lar bkc.

But he still didn’t dare to relax, and always observed the situation outside
the cabin through the window.

An hour has passed, two hours have passed……

Ning You had never looked forward to someone’s appearance so much.

Suddenly, the sound of horses’ hooves came from far away in the forest and
soon after, Li Mu’s figure appeared outside the wooden fence.

Ning You couldn’t describe his emotions at this moment, he eagerly opened
the wooden door and shouted, “Li Mu!”
Li Mu’s khaki-colored Martin boots turned coal-black, and he himself
seemed to roll around in the coal heap, with charred marks all over his
body.

“Is the situation serious?” Ning You asked when Li Mu entered the cabin.

“Luckily, no firefighters were injured.” Li Mu took off his jacket, went to

the kitchen to get a bottle of water. Unscrewed the bottle cap and drank the
whole bottle without pause.

Hearing that the fire was not serious, Ning You finally breathed a sigh of
relief, but he suddenly thought of a question that made him wonder, “How
could a fire start in the forest at this time of the year?”

It’s not midsummer now, and it’s a night without sunlight. This fire came
really strange.

“It should be man-made arson, still investigating, and it may be a poacher.”

Li Mu said and threw the empty bottle into the trash can.

Ning You once again realized that this place is simply two worlds with the
(social) circle he lives in. He was about to speak about the brown bear, and
as a result, he looked up and found that Li Mu was looking at the dirty bowl
in the sink with…… a complicated expression.

“It’s not.” Ning You knew Li Mu misunderstood him and hurriedly

explained, “There was a bear outside just now, I didn’t dare to turn on the
water heater.”

“Is it?” Li Mu did not suspect much, “Probably scared by the fire, usually it
doesn’t come to my place.”

Ning You was dumbfounded: “You know that bear?”

Li Mu said, “Sort of.”

Thinking back to the thrilling scene just a moment ago, Ning You found it
hard to believe that Li Mu’s attitude towards the beast was so bland.
Wouldn’t he be afraid?
The sound of snapping fingers next to his ear interrupted Ning You’s
thoughts, Li Mu pointed to the sink and said succinctly, “Bowl.”

Ning You washed the dishes only a handful of times, but luckily there were
only two plates, two glasses, and two sets of chopsticks in the sink, and the
rest had already been cleaned up when Li Mu made the meal.

After wiping the water stains on the tableware one by one, Ning You
washed his hands with soap again because he didn’t like the smell of
dishwashing liquid on his hands.

He had previously rejected using Li Mu’s soap because he didn’t want his
body to be contaminated with other people’s scents, but he had to admit that
the scent was really pleasant.

Ning You sniffed his fingertips and unconsciously looked out the kitchen
window, only to accidentally see…… Li Mu taking a shower outside.

The shower platform is not directly facing the kitchen window, but it is not
completely invisible. Ning You, doings of ghosts and gods adjusted the
angle, and observed Li Mu’s back motionlessly.

From top to bottom is the standard inverted triangle, with the broad
latissimus dorsi muscle tightening inward at the waistline, and then
downward……

Ning You swallowed unconsciously, Li Mu’s waist-hip curve was a typical

damned gong waist, and it felt very powerful just by looking at it.

At this moment, Li Mu suddenly turned to his side, Ning You only glanced
at the distinct ravine abdominal muscles, and then he met Li Mu’s eyes
unprepared.

He was obviously being peeked at, but Li Mu didn’t respond, and squinted
at Ning You lightly, with an expression that seemed to say: Have you seen
enough?

Ning You leap from fright, and quickly took a few steps back. He reacted
with hindsight, what happened just now? Was he caught peeking at
someone taking a shower?

Could he just disappear immediately from the earth??

The sound of the door opening soon sounded, Ning You slightly raised his
chin, pretending to be calm and said, “I didn’t mean to……”

Before he could finish speaking, Li Mu walked in from the door with his
upper body topless. Ning You almost bit his tongue and asked, “Why aren’t
you wearing clothes?”

“It’s cold outside.” Li Mu said and put on the black T-shirt in his hands.

Ning You had taken a shower outside and knew that it was important to go
inside first. He saw that Li Mu didn’t bother him about peeking at the
shower, so he didn’t take the initiative to bring it up again.

Li Mu stepped on the stairway of the foyer, walked straight to the closet,

took a sleeping bag out from it. Spread it on the carpet and said to Ning
You: “You sleep here tonight.”

There was only one single bed that was 1.2 meter wide in the cabin. Ning
You had already prepared himself mentally and knew that he might have to
sleep on the ground tonight. But he really didn’t expect him to do things in
an oversimplified and crude way and he didn’t even have a bedding.

Li Mu seemed to have used up too much energy. After throwing down the
sleeping bag, he lay down on the bed and said to Ning You, “The switch is
on your side. Remember to turn off the light before going to bed.”

The switch is set at the entrance, such a circuit layout is understandable, but
it is not reasonable enough. There should be a double control switch next to
the bed, so that you can turn off the lights after lying down, instead of going
to bed in the dark.

Ning You’s specialty is a little more specific microchip research, one piece
of microchip covered with complex integrated circuits, like this series-
parallel switching problem, for him it was like a child’s play, but he is too
lazy to give Li Mu a science of this physical knowledge.

Because it’s very likely Li Mu wouldn’t understand when he said it.

Groping in the dark and getting into the uncomfortable sleeping bag, Ning
You reassured himself that tomorrow after waking up, he can return to the
familiar people. He doesn’t want to stay here any longer, it’s better to book
a plane and fly directly back to Jin City.

In the midst of Ning You’s tossing and turning, Li Mu’s phone on the other
side suddenly rang with a message alert tone.

Li Mu picked up the phone and took a look, then frowned, sat up and said,
“There’s a landslide over there.”

“Landslide?” Ning You answered in the dark.

“Forest fires can cause geological changes.” Li Mu said, “The road into the
scenic spot is blocked by rocks.”

Ning You was slightly stunned and asked, “Then can I still get out
tomorrow?”

Translator's Note

doings of ghosts and gods—unexpected happenings; a curious coincidence

Translator's Note

My dear, you can’t

 Savage AddictionCh5 - Beyond
Common Sense

After tossing and turning until the middle of the night, Ning You barely fell
asleep. When he woke up the next morning, the sunlight outside had
already shone into the house through the window, and the phone beside his
ear was ringing over and over again.

Resisting the sleepiness and pressing the answer button, Li Chao’s calm
voice rang from the other side of the phone: “Good morning.”

“En.” Ning You replied with a thick nasal voice, the sleepiness when he just
woke up made him not want to speak for the time being.

“I consulted the guide,” Li Chao said, and paused, “Today’s weather doesn’t
allow flights.”

Really.

Ning You wasn’t surprised by this.

Lake Hanas is a high mountain barrier lake with high peaks on both sides.
The only way to enter the scenic spot is the one that is blocked by rocks.

 
Li Chao got the news of the landslide in time, and arranged a helicopter
overnight, intending to pick Ning You up directly from the scenic spot the
next day.

But this plan is not perfect, because the geological landform of Hanas
Scenic Area is not suitable for helicopter flight.

Many people who came from the capital to go sight-seeing in the area,
praying for good luck and to be able to view the fairy-like morning mist of
Lake Hanas. This is one of the wonders of the scenic area, but it creates an
obstacle for helicopter flights.

But then again, morning fog doesn’t appear every day, there’s only one
reason why it doesn’t appear—— it’s blown away by the strong winds.

Hanas scenic area also has a famous thousand li long dike of dead wood.
Normally, the dead wood should have gone downstream. But for over a
year, it has been strangely floating upstream because strong valley winds
would push the dead wood upstream.

If there is heavy fog, you can’t travel by plane; if there is strong wind, you
also can’t travel by plane. In this hot and cold season, finding a day with no
wind is even more difficult.

“Then wait a little longer.” Ning You said.

He asked Li Mu last night, clearing the mountain rocks will only take a few
days at most, nothing to feel fretful about. It’s just that Ning You’s work
requires him to be able to hold meetings and make decisions at any time, so
staying in this big mountain all the time will definitely have a lot of
inconveniences.

“Are you okay in there?” Li Chao asked.

“It’s okay.” Ning You got up from the carpet and looked out through the
window next to the entrance and found Li Mu squatting outside milking the
big cattle.

The abundant milk pounds against the bucket, emitting a rhythmic sound.

Vemt j qglwlalnf fcnlgbcwfca lr cjaegjiis cba ubbv obg Rlcu Tbe, yea tf
vbfrc’a kjca ab mbwqijlc ab Ol Jtjb jybea la, yfmjerf atf akb jgf cba sfa
ojwliljg fcbeut ab bqfc eq atflg tfjgar.

Efagjmalcu tlr ujhf, Rlcu Tbe geyyfv tlr rbgf cfmx jcv rjlv, “C xlcv-tfjgafv
qfgrbc abbx wf lc. P’w rjof cbk.”

It can only ensure the most basic security needs, other living conditions
can’t be expected.

“That’s good.” Li Chao said, “Feel free to contact me if anything happens.”

After hanging up the phone, Ning You immediately sat on the carpet and
rubbed his two thin legs.

After wandering around the woods for a few hours yesterday and then
suffering from the saddle. He woke up this morning with his two legs that
were simply sore as hell.

If it were the usual, Ning You’s massage therapist would use professional
techniques to help him speed up the metabolism of lactic acid, but now this
situation can only be done by himself.

Once the fingertips pressed on the thigh, Ning You couldn’t help but “hiss”.
His whole face was tightly wrinkled together, and his expression was really
not good.

He just grimaced and pressed for half a day, and when the wooden door
opened from outside the house. He immediately straightened his back,
slightly raised his chin, and resumed his old elegant and calm demeanor.

“Awake?” Li Mu glanced at Ning You and went to the sink next to the
entrance to wash his hands.

“My friend contacted me,” Ning You said, “And said that the weather today
is not suitable to make a flight.”

Li Mu was also not surprised, he went to pick up two cups of coffee, tore
one of the nang on the kitchen counter in half, and then said to Ning You:
“Come and have breakfast.”

Ning You didn’t immediately go to the dining room, but he first went to the
sink to wash up.

He thought the condition of his skin would be in a terrible state when he

woke up this morning, but the expected peeling didn’t occur, and his skin
was smooth, hydrated, not greasy and unbelievably fresh.

——Is this really a twenty-yuan skin care product?

After simply rinsing his mouth and washing his face with a handkerchief,
Ning You carefully rubbed Dabao on his face and neck.

Since Dabao works so well, he doesn’t have to worry about the state of his
skin these days.

Breakfast is a traditional Xinjiang staple – nang. It smells good, but it

really…… needs to have a good mouthful of teeth.

Ning You chewed the nang in his mouth with difficulty, he thought this is
probably a baguette that is harder than nang, right?

“Is there no milk?” Ning You asked as he took a sip of coffee and looked at
Li Mu strangely. Obviously, the cattle outside the cabin can produce milk,
but somehow there is no milk to drink for breakfast.

“I just finished drinking it yesterday.” Li Mu said and drank a mouthful of

coffee, “The ones that have just been squeezed can’t be drunk yet, they have
to be sent down the mountain to deal with.”

“Down the mountain?” Ning You immediately thought of the outside of the
scenic spot.

“There is a Tuva tribe at the bottom of the mountain, not far from Hanas
Lake.” Li Mu said, “Just in time, I’ll take you down later.”

“Wait a minute.” Ning You completely failed to keep up with Li Mu’s

rhythm and asked in a daze, “Where are you taking me?”

“The Tuva tribe is a small village.” Li Mu put down his coffee cup. The
bottom of the glass touched the solid wood table and made a dull sound.
“It’s inconvenient for you to stay here. People at the foot of the mountain
will receive you. At least you have a bed to sleep in.”

“In addition,” Li Mu said again, “The road has been opened over there. It
will be more convenient to pick you up when the landslides are cleaned
up.”

“But the tribe…”

That’s too primitive, isn’t it? Is it really no problem?

“The Tuva people are very friendly.” Li Mu saw Ning You’s worries, “And
the village is not as backward as you think. It’s a scenic spot, and there are
many tourists who visit it.”

In a 5A scenic spot such as Lake Hanas, the facilities of the scenic spot
must be perfect. Otherwise it is impossible to be rated at this level.

Ning You fell into a deep thought. If he continued to stay here with Li Mu,
he would face problems such as sleeping on the floor, bathing in the open
air and facing the wild animals. If he chooses to go to the village, if nothing
else, at least he can return to the normal modern society.
Having made up his mind, Ning You asked: “Is Tuva village far from
here?”

Li Mu said, “It’s not very far, 20 minutes on horseback.”

Despite some resistance to riding a horse, Ning You said, “Then I trouble
you to take me to the village.”

After breakfast, Ning You checked his backpack to see if there were any
missing items. But there wasn’t much in his bag, credentials, sunscreen,
thermos and a polaroid. In short, not a life-saving thing.

Li Mu on the other side also put the freshly squeezed milk into two sealed
barrel and hung it on both sides of the horse’s back.

Everything is ready.

But before they set off, Ning You’s urinary bladder suddenly reacted and
came in a hurry. Carrying his backpack, he went to Li Mu and asked, “I
want to go to the bathroom. Where should I go?”

“It hasn’t been repaired yet.” Li Mu answered as he untied the reins on the
stake.

“What about those nearby here?” Ning You ask again.

In the strip zhandao where he got lost yesterday looks old and out of repair,
but there is still a bathroom nearby. It can be seen that the scenic spot has
done a good job in infrastructure.

“There’s nothing near here.” Li Mu led the dark horse out of the fence.

“Nothing?”

Ning You finally realized the seriousness of the matter. When he took a
shower last night, he found that there was no bathroom here, but he simply
thought that the bathroom must be nearby, otherwise Li Mu couldn’t live
here.
“But I want to go to the bathroom now.” Ning You frowned.

He doesn’t know if it’s because he hasn’t been going to the bathroom since
yesterday afternoon. It feels like a severe flood and fierce beast.

“Come on.” Li Mu calmly raised his chin and pointed to the white birch
forest outside. “Isn’t such a large forest enough for you to display?”

Dis, play?

Ning You was stunned for a long time before he realized that Li Mu meant
to solve it on the spot.

Taking a bath in the wild, no problem. Sleeping on the floor, OK, also has
no problem. But this time Ning You really couldn’t stand it anymore
because “urinating everywhere” was completely beyond his common sense.

His pupils looked at Li Mu in trepidation and asked in disbelief, “Excuse

me?”

The author has something to say:

※ The description of a thousands li long dike of dead wood is references

from Baidu

Translator's Note

a thousand li (i.e. 500 kilometers)

Translator's Note

a kind of a flat bread

Translator's Note
Tuva, a republic in south-central Siberia, Russia

Translator's Note

Ning You was talking about a toilet

Translator's Note

great scourges

Translator's Note

He said it in english. I mean this is in english in the raw.

 Savage AddictionCh6 - Discussing
Civilization

In Ning You’s dictionary of life, there are no three characters related to

excretion.

The toilet should be described as “bathroom” or “washroom” as far as

possible, and the name of toilet paper can also be used on different
occasions. When it is used to wipe the mouth, it must be described as a
“paper towel”.

Ning You has learned too much about convenient etiquette, which has
already been engraved into his bones. He really couldn’t imagine that
people living in the mountains and forest could let themselves go like this.

He looked at Li Mu with a complicated expression. Although he knew that

they were about to separate and might not meet each other for the rest of
their life, he couldn’t help but say, “Even if you live alone in the woods,
you should talk about civilization, right?”

“Civilization?” Li Mu stopped in bewilderment. He had been to so many

forest areas. This was the first time someone had asked him to talk about
civilization in the woods of the countryside.

——Does “daxiaojie” have any misunderstanding about the countryside?

He was rarely serious and said to Ning You, “Explain to me what
civilization is.”

This question is very general and difficult to answer. At a deeper level, he

can write it on a paper, but Ning You doesn’t think the dialogue with Li Mu
needs to rise to that level.

“Civilization is an advanced form of culture. In short, if you can read and

write, it can only show that you have culture, but if you abide by moral
etiquette and social norms, you are a civilized person.”

In order to take care of Li Mu, Ning You deliberately made the reason
simple and easy to understand. But unexpectedly, as soon as Li Mu opens
his mouth, he pulls the problem to another level.

“The emergence of civilization is due to the highly developed culture,” Li

Mu said. “What is the premise of highly developed culture?”

Ning You was caught off guard by the question, and before he could think
deeply, Li Mu had already reached a conclusion and answered himself: “It
is social stability.”

“Our society is very stable now.” Ning You said.

“Do you think the environment in which the both of us live can be called
society?” Li Mu asked again.

Ning You feels more and more strange. This man won’t have participated in
the shanqu debate competition, will he?
“What you are talking about is heteronomy. Even if we are not in a specific
social environment, we should also exercise self-discipline.” Ning You said.

“But the problem is that the environment is the most important factor.” Li
Mu said, “A primitive tribe that has been attacked by wild animals for many
years. When it migrates, it will kill the lagging old people and children. Can
you tell them about civilization?”

Ning You looked at Li Mu in a daze, he wondered how this man suddenly

didn’t look like a savage at all?

“Do you know about the strange Cave Case?” Li Mu added, “Five people
were trapped in the cave and drew lots to decide who would be the sacrifice
and become food for others. Later, the other four were rescued. In response
to their behavior of exploitation, should they be found guilty.”

“I know that.” Ning You’s heart faintly felt bad, “Half of the judges think
they are guilty and half of the judges think they are innocent.”

“That’s right.” Li Mu said, “Let me ask you, the judges who think they are
innocent. Do you think their judgment is unreasonable?”

Yo mbegrf cba.

Rlcu Tbe kjr mbwqifafis rklculcu ogbw rlvf ab rlvf. Lf fnfc jugffr atja
mjcclyjilrw lr cba ecobgulnjyif lc j rqfmlji fcnlgbcwfca.

Vjwf jguewfca, rbinlcu tsulfcf qgbyifwr lc atf mbecagsrlvf lr jirb cba

rbwfatlcu ab wjxf j oerr jybea.

Qlat atja rjlv, atf beambwf bo atf vfyjaf lr vlnlvfv.

Ning You looked at Li Mu unwillingly and said, “How can you…”

So educated?
Say no wins yet.

“I won’t tell you.” Ning You attributed the reason for his poor performance
to being in a state of physical emergency. “Please send me down the
mountain. I’ll go to the bathroom at the foot of the mountain.”

Originally, Li Mu didn’t want to talk nonsense. He patted the saddle and

motioned Ning You to get on the horse.

“I’ll go up by myself. You’re not allowed to spank me.”

Ning You admonished Li Mu, then forcibly endured the discomfort in his
legs and struggled to climb towards the horse’s back. However, today, he
didn’t have strength compared to yesterday. After working hard for half a
day, he can only lie on the horse’s back with his upper body at most, and in
any case, he can’t lift his left leg.

Li Mu’s patience was gradually exhausted. After Ning You slipped down
countless times, he directly bent down and harshly picked Ning You up.

The sudden weightlessness made Ning You subconsciously wrap his arms
around Li Mu’s neck. He asked in a panic, “What are you doing?”

Li Mu didn’t answer, but he held Ning You to the position of his collarbone,
moved to the side of the saddle and said, “Sit down by yourself.”

With Li Mu’s help, Ning You got on the horse very easily. He asked
curiously after Li Mu came up, “Are you 1.85?”

Li Mu concentrated on pulling the reins and waited for the dark horse to
walk fast before he absently replied, “Yes.”

Obviously, he was so good at talking during the debate just a moment ago,
but now it has become highly valued words like gold.

Ning You didn’t want to talk anymore, but the bumpiness of the horse’s
back plunged him into a double hell of pain and intolerability. He clung to
the saddle with both hands and had to find something to divert his attention.
“Li Mu.” Ning You called out, “Do you usually solve it on the spot in the
woods?”

Through the discussion about civilization just now, a strange thought

suddenly arose in Ning You’s heart.

Many people don’t understand the rules, so they don’t follow them. Li Mu
knows the rules too well and even forms his own unique values, so he
doesn’t take the rules seriously.

Despite the fact that both perform non-compliance, they give a very
different impression.

It’s old fashioned when people who don’t understand fashion just wear old
elements. It’s retro when people who understand fashion just like to wear
old elements. Ning You suddenly felt that Li Mu was…

Seems very thoughtful.

“No.” Li Mu’s voice sounded behind his ears, “There are many toilets on
the way around the mountain. ”

Ning You almost became angry: “Do you still know how to go to the
bathroom?”

Li Mu said, “Aren’t you in a hurry?”

Very urgent and passing by the bathroom are two kinds of situations.

Ning You is indeed urgent, he overestimated his own ability, his urinary
bladder almost exploded by the bump of the horse’s back.

At this time, his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of a behemoth

flashed by. He looked back to confirm it again, and found that it was
actually a pick up truck.
“Why is there a car parked there?” Ning You asked strangely.

“Mine.” Li Mu said.

Ning You almost vomited blood in anger: “Why don’t you drive?”

“Because gasoline is precious.”

There is no gas station in the scenic spot. As a last resort, Li Mu will never
waste gasoline. Besides, he doesn’t like this non-environmentally friendly
way of travel.

Ning You watched the pick up truck gradually drift away behind him. While
trying to let Li Mu go back to drive, he resisted going back. As a result, the
consequence of hesitation was that his urinary bladder was slowly on the
verge of its limit.

Finally, Ning You desperately pinched Li Mu’s arm and said with difficulty,
“Li Mu, you stop.”

“What’s the matter?” Li Mu pulled the reins and slowed down the speed of
the dark horse. He looked down and found that the man in front of him
hung his head. His ears were so red they were about to drip blood.

He leaned forward slightly again, and then heard Ning You say in a
mosquito-like voice, “I, I’m going to display.”

Li Mu couldn’t help but feel funny. He knew it. Why did he pay so much
attention just now? And spend so much time discussing with him what
civilization is.

He turned over and dismounted. He said to Ning You, “Go ahead, I’ll wait
for you here.”

Ning You slipped off the horse and ran away towards the distance without
looking back. Li Mu looked at Ning You’s back and couldn’t help shouting,
“Are you going to the horizon?”
Ning You’s original intention was to run to a place that Li Mu couldn’t see,
but he couldn’t run far, so he found a huge tree, hid behind the tree and
untied his belt.

Behind him came another shout from Li Mu: “A friendly reminder, don’t
face the wind.”

Facing the wind?

Just in time, a gust of wind blew in his face, and Ning You instantly
understood Li Mu’s intention.

He quickly turned around, facing the huge tree, and did a long time of
psychological construction, but he was still incredibly sad to solve this
hygiene problem.

If his etiquette teacher knew he was like this, he would be very

disappointed in him, right?

Forget it, it doesn’t matter.

Ning You comforted himself that under special circumstances, cannibalism

can be understood. And what does he count this as?

Taking out the wet handkerchief in the fresh-keeping bag from the
backpack, Ning You carefully wiped his hands, wrapped the handkerchief
and put it back in the backpack, pretending that none of this had happened.

By the time he returned to Li Mu’s side, Ning You had regained his
previous composure. He slightly raised his chin and said in a calm tone,
“You are not allowed to tell anyone.”

Li Mu: “?”

Who is he going to tell?

Maybe it’s because of too much height difference. Ning You always likes to
talk to Li Mu with his chin raised.

His neck is originally already slender, his skin is white, and his face is not
as big as Li Mu’s palm. He really looks like a white swan.

At this time, the White Swan didn’t speak, so he stood by the saddle and
quietly looked at Li Mu. His expression seemed to say: Servant, come and
carry me to the horse.

Li Mu had rescued many small animals before picking Ning You up and
taking him home. He didn’t expect that this white swan would turn out to be
the most difficult one to serve.

The author has something to say:

Ning You (to readers): You didn't see anything.

Translator's Note

eldest daughter of the affluent family

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mountain region

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original plain

Translator's Note

Yeah, we didn’t see A-N-Y-T-H-I-N-G. Right everyone. 👀

 Savage AddictionCh7 - You Are
Different

When the dark horse passes through the birch forest, the view suddenly
becomes wide and clear.

A flat grassland appeared in front of them, and the turquoise blue water of
Lake Hanas could be seen from a distance.

The cattle were lazily basking in the sun on the grass and birds occasionally
hovering in the sky.

“Can you stop and let me take a picture?” Ning You asked.

“No.” A non-negotiable voice sounded behind him, “I’m in a hurry.”

Ning You subconsciously looks at his watch. It’s less than nine o’clock in
the morning.

As far as he knows, people in Xinjiang don’t start their day’s work until ten
o’clock. Is it possible that the nature of the work of forest rangers is quite
special?

The dark horse continued down the hillside and soon came to a quiet
village.
There is an asphalt road at the gate of the village, which extends to the
outside of the scenic spot. Next to the entrance of the village is the
convenient police station and fire center. All this makes Ning You feel that
it is the right choice to go down the mountain.

“Wait for me here.”

The dark horse finally stopped in front of the gate of an elementary school.
Li Mu tied the dark horse and walked to the elementary school with two
barrels of warm milk.

Previously, Li Mu said he would take the milk to the foot of the mountain
for treatment, but Ning You didn’t know why he brought the milk to
elementary school. He looked inside and found that the elementary school
was very small, the playground was not even as big as the yard of his
family’s villa.

Focusing on Li Mu again, his back eventually disappeared into a large

wooden house in the corner.

At the door of the wooden house hung a sign in two languages. One is the
Chinese “canteen”, and the other one Ning You doesn’t know, but he
believes it also means canteen.

Retracting his gaze, he found that the plaque at the gate of the school also
hung two languages. The other language was the same as that hung in the
canteen. Sure enough, it was not the Uighur language he had seen along the
way.

The Uighur language looks like Arabic, with some twists and turns, while
the language on the plaque is more like Tibetan, with a thick vertical line
running through it.
There may be a difference between printed and handwritten.

Ning You was doing unprofessional analysis with nothing to do, when a
childish voice suddenly sounded not far away: “It’s Brother Li Mu’s horse!”

Another equally childish voice said, “Brother Li Mu has come to deliver

milk!”

Two children ran past Ning You and rushed into the school. Just as Li Mu
came out of the canteen, one rushed to his left and the other one to his right,
holding his waist tightly and refusing to let go.

“Glv sbe ygert sbeg affat qgbqfgis atlr wbgclcu?” Ol Ze rwlifv jcv jrxfv atf
akb mtlivgfc tjculcu bc tlw.

“Tfr!” “P ygert mifjcfg atjc tf vbfr!” “P’w mifjcfg!”

Ktf akb mtlivgfc rtbkfv atflg affat obg Ol Ze ab mtfmx. Ol Ze geyyfv atflg
tfjvr jcv rjlv, “Xbbv ybs, ub jcv fja ygfjxojra.”

Ning You was on the side of the entrance staring at Li Mu—he was not
mistaken, Li Mu was really smiling.

Emotions are also a person’s private attributes, Ning You never noticed that
Li Mu also have happiness, anger, sorrow and joy. He pays attention to all
the external things, such as Li Mu’s appearance and his living habits.

People who can say something like “perhaps the premise of highly
developed culture is social stability” is probably not just a simple wild
rough guy, right?

Ning You suddenly became a little curious about Li Mu.

However, this thought flashed in his mind, because he and Li Mu wouldn’t
stay long and would soon be separated.

“Let’s go.” Li Mu came out of the school, “I’ll take you to the place where
you would stay.”

Ning You glanced at the dark horse tied to the door, followed Li Mu’s pace
and asked, “Won’t the horse be led away?”

“It will wait here.” When Li Mu finished speaking, the two walked to the
fork in the road. He turned to the right and said to Ning You, “This way.”

As the two of them walked inside of the village, the appearance of the
village was gradually revealed to Ning You.

The houses where Tuva people live are wooden houses. Rows of wooden
houses are neatly located on both sides of the road. There are courtyards
surrounded by wooden fences in the middle of each row of wooden houses.
Some raise cattle, some feed horses, and large dogs of indefinable breeds
walk through the courtyards.

At this time, most of the villagers have not yet started their new day. The
village is so quiet that only the sound of the wind blowing in their ears can
be heard.

Ning You took a deep breath of the fresh air that surrounded him and
chatted with Li Mu, “Did you contract the milk for the elementary school
here?”

The salary of forest rangers is certainly not high. Selling milk to support the
family is a good choice.

“Don’t call it contracting.” Li Mu said, “I can’t drink more than that. They
help me deal with it, and I’ll leave the extra for them.”

After coming out of the elementary school, Li Mu’s pace has been
unhurried. It is clear that the “hurry” he just mentioned is to deliver milk to
the elementary school.
Ning You thought this was one of Li Mu’s jobs, but now it seems that it
should take some time to process the milk and Li Mu wants to let the
children drink the milk before the class starts.

“Didn’t you charge them?” Ning You asked with pure curiosity.

“There’s no need.” Li Mu said.

If it were Ning You, he wouldn’t care about this small amount of money,
but he always thought it was strange to put it on Li Mu.

So a big cattle who produces ten catty of fresh milk every day are basically
all given to others.

Even if Li Mu doesn’t need much money, isn’t that still a bit too generous?

“Here we are.” Li Mu stopped in front of a courtyard and pushed open the

door of the wooden fence while saying to Ning You, “This is Chief Lin’s
house. He will take good care of you.”

“You, hold on.” Ning You pulled Li Mu in surprise and interrupted his
movement, “Why did you come to Chief Lin’s house?”

Chief Lin is the person in charge of a forest, and his position is much bigger
than the village head.

When Ning You heard that this village was a scenic spot. He
subconsciously thought that there would be a guest house or inn and other
places specifically for receiving guests but he didn’t expect that the place Li
Mu was sending him to would be someone else’s home.

“I know Chief Lin well, so you stay here with him.” Li Mu said.

“No,” Ning You frowned, “But I don’t know Chief Lin well?” ”
“Don’t worry, he’s very nice.” Li Mu said, “His wife and daughter are also
very hospitable.”

Surprisingly, it was still a family, Ning You simply wanted to run away.

He didn’t have anything against Chief Lin’s home, but he really didn’t want
to stay at a stranger’s house because it would be very awkward.

What does he talk to people about?

Does he need to help people with their work?

Being alone with Li Mu in the cabin is okay, Ning You won’t feel awkward,
but to face a family. He really doesn’t know what to do whether to integrate
into the family or to keep a distance?

“But you still have to pay attention to Tuva people.” Li Mu continued,

“Don’t move their tableware when the host is preparing a meal. Don’t
refuse when they entertain you with something. My horse is called Hari,
which means black in Mongolian. They think black is unlucky, so I left Hari
outside…”

“There is so much to pay particular attention to?” Ning You can’t help
interrupting Li Mu’s talking.

When he travels, his biggest fear is that he doesn’t understand the local
customs. For example, in India, nodding the head is a sign of disagreement.
If he doesn’t know these in advance, he may get into trouble.

“After all, they are different ethnic groups and you have to respect them.”
Li Mu said.

Ning You didn’t say disrespect. He just didn’t know how to deal with them.
He asked: “Do they communicate in Mandarin?”

“Their official languages are Chinese and Mongolian.” Li Mu said.

“I thought it was Tibetan.” Ning You held his forehead.

He was completely ignorant of the local conditions and customs over here,
and now that he thinks about it, he doesn’t know how lucky he was to meet
Li Mu in the woods.

After taking a deep breath to adjust his mood, Ning You asked Li Mu while
doing psychological construction: “Have you told Chief Lin that I’m going
to stay here?”

If the other person has already agreed, it would be bad for him not to go. As
Li Mu said, he believed that the Chief Lin family would definitely be very
enthusiastic, and he didn’t want to be unfriendly and disappoint others.

“Not yet.” Li Mu said, “Let’s go now.”

“No!” Ning You suddenly saw hope and firmly grabbed Li Mu’s sleeve. “Li
Mu, will you take me in? I don’t want to go to someone else’s house.”

“Are you sure?” Li Mu was puzzled. “You have to sleep on the floor in my
house.”

“It’s okay.”

Compared with physical suffering and psychological suffering, Ning You

would rather choose the former.

At this time, Li Mu also found that Ning You’s attitude had changed 180
degrees and asked inexplicably, “Why don’t you want to live here all of a
sudden?”

“You said to send me down the mountain, I thought there was a hotel.”
Ning You said, “I don’t want to disturb others, it’s so embarrassing.”

Li Mu couldn’t help laughing: “You think it’s OK if you disturb me.”

“You are different.” Ning You said.

“Let’s go in first.” Li Mu said. He was going to push open the wooden
fence, but the hand tugging at his sleeve stubbornly refused to let him go
forward.

He turned around and saw Ning You looking at him quietly again. All his
thoughts were written on his face: I don’t want to go.

Li Mu breathed helplessly and said, “Go in first and have a look. If you
really don’t want to stay then I’ll take you back.”

Translator's Note

a catty (approximately 500 g)

Savage AddictionCh8 - Good Mood

Editor: Zoey0001

In the end, Ning You still obediently followed Li Mu through the wooden
fence. It was only when Chief Lin opened the wooden house door and
invited the pair in did he let go of Li Mu’s sleeve.

Contrary to Ning You’s imagination, Chief Lin doesn’t have many ethnic
features apart from his skin being darker than Li Mu and distinctive red
patches on his cheeks. Just like an ordinary farmer uncle.

“Come in.” With a heavy accent Chief Lin greeted the two kindly, “Have
you eaten breakfast?’’

“Ate already, don’t trouble yourself.” Li Mu crossed the threshold and

walked inside the house, “Where is sister-in-law?”

“She went back to her parent’s home two days ago.” Chief Lin went to
make a pot of tea and then greeted Ning You who was following behind.
“You are the one who got lost yesterday, right. How did you get lost?”

Ning You was afraid of doing something wrong in someone else’s house.
Even crossing the threshold, he paid attention to Li Mu’s actions. Observing
that Li Mu stepped into the house with his left foot, he’d already reached
the threshold with his right foot. So he took a small step, and then stepped
in with his left foot.
 

Upon entering the house, Ning You was very reserved. He carefully viewed
the musical instruments and costumes hanging on the wall. Hearing Chief
Lin greet him, he subconsciously looked at Li Mu. Seeing that Li Mu had
no intention to intervene, he replied, “I came out of the bathroom and went
in the wrong direction.”

“We searched for you for a long time yesterday, fortunately you ran into Li
Mu.” Chief Lin said, “Now when the road is cleared, you can go home. If
there’s any inconvenience these days, just tell me.”

Ning You nodded, “Thank you.”

Li Mu sat down on the sofa, and discussed the follow-up of the fire with
Chief Lin. This fire caused considerable damage to the scenic spot. The
landslide leading to the closure of the scenic spot won’t be open to the
public until potential safety hazards are completely eliminated.

The closure of scenic spots such as Hanas National Geopark can lead to
huge local economic loss if they are closed even for one day. Looking at
Chief Lin’s expressions, he was also very worried. It seems there are many
reports to be written.

Ning You sat quietly beside Li Mu, pretending he didn’t exist. He listened
quietly to their conversation, when the mobile phone in his pocket suddenly
rang.

Taking it out to have a look, it’s a call from assistant Xiao Zhao.

At this time Xiao Zhao should be with Li Zhao, staying in the hotel away
from the scenic spot. If she called, something must have happened.
Ning You informed Li Mu. Taking his mobile phone, he went out of the
cabin.

“Chief Ning, can you hold an online conference there?”

“Yes, what?”

“The manufacturer is very interested in our new project and has some issues
that we need to clarify. Since the conditions on your side allow it, I’ll go
arrange it now.”

“Okay, I get it.”

After hanging up the phone, Ning You browsed the zhiding work group.
During National Day, there wasn’t much news in the work group. Ning You
arranged all the work properly before traveling with Li Zhao.

However, the raw manufacturer they collaborated with is a Japanese

company. The other party doesn’t care if you’re on a long vacation, a
meeting still needs to be held.

Ning You picked out several major project leaders to prepare for the
meeting, then continued to scroll down WeChat. He just saw that half an
hour ago, Li Zhao sent him two messages, one was of the scenery outside
the hotel and the other was to ask him if he ate breakfast.

[Ning You: Sorry, I just saw the message.]

Po la kjr j ojwliljg qfgrbc, Rlcu Tbe kbeivc’a fzqijlc atlr rfcafcmf. Po la kjr j
ragjcufg, Rlcu Tbe jujlc kbeivc’a fzqijlc atlr rfcafcmf.

Ol Itjb, tbkfnfg, lr tlr ecojwliljg oljcmf. Lf mjc’a yf agfjafv jr j ragjcufg, yea

jirb cba sfa ojwliljg klat.

[Ning You: I had Nang for breakfast]

Efqislcu ab atlr, Rlcu Tbe kjcafv ab qea atf wbylif qtbcf jkjs, yea
mbcrlvfglcu rbmlji faldefaaf, tf asqfv bcf wbgf rfcafcmf.

[Ning You: What about you?]

Li Zhao replied quickly.

[Li Zhao: The buffet in the hotel tastes good.]

[Li Zhao: Going to the take a look at where the landslide is. ]

[Ning You: Be careful]

[Li Zhao: Okay, you too]

Back in the house, Li Mu and Chief Lin are still discussing the fire. It is
said the firefighters thoroughly investigated the cause of the fire last night,
reaching a preliminary conclusion that it was caused by cigarette butts.

Ning You didn’t listen very carefully due to his work on hand. He switched
his mobile phone to vibration mode, keeping an eye on the development in
the work group.

“I don’t know who the hell smoked in the woods.” Chief Lin said.

“Could it be a tourist from the scenic area?”

“Which tourist would go to that place? It’s very far from the scenic spot.”

“But the poachers wouldn’t go there either. There are no wild animals or
precious medicinal ingredients.”

“The location may not be accurate. What if the cigarette butt was passed by
the wind?”

“……”

“……”
Ning You intentionally or unintentionally listened. It seemed that the place
where the fire broke out wasn’t around the scenic spot, nor was it near
where poachers hunted.

He was about to continue listening in regards to their analysis when his

mobile phone vibrated again. Li Zhao had an update.

[Li Zhao: I asked the person in charge. This road can be reopened in four or
five days at the most.]

[Ning You: Okay, it seems it won’t be a long delay.]

[Li Zhao: I’ll be here for the next few days, so feel free to contact me if you
need anything.]

Ning You typed the word “thank you”. Before he clicked send, Li Mu
sitting next to him, suddenly turned his head towards Ning You asking: “Do
you smoke?”

Ning You’s eyes grew wide suddenly and thought how could he smoke? He
realized that Li Mu was suspecting him.

This is understandable, since Ning You did wander in the woods for half a
day yesterday. Although the location may not be around where the fire
started, it isn’t entirely without suspicion.

“I don’t smoke.” Ning You shook his head when an idea suddenly occurred
in his mind.

He lowered his head again, deleting the words “thank you” and entered
another sentence.

[Ning You: Do you smoke?]

Li Zhao should have also wandered around the woods yesterday. Because
Ning You was missing, he should have been the most anxious. To put it
seriously, if something happened to Ning You, it’s very likely the Li family
business would suffer.

Li Zhao quickly replied.

[Li Zhao: Don’t smoke.]

[Li Zhao: What’s the matter?]

It seems Ning You was overthinking.

[Ning You: It’s nothing, just asking.]

[Li Zhao: Don’t you like men who smoke?]

As early as the first blind date, Ning You and Li Zhao discussed their ideal
partner.

Li Zhao was very general and didn’t mention specific preferences. Of

course, it may also be because his wealth cannot compare with Ning You’s,
so he didn’t dare express his ideas. However, Ning You made it very clear
that he required the other person to have excellent working ability and good
upbringing.

Anyway, it is definitely not like Li Mu.

Ning You replied with the word “en” while making a comparison in
boredom.

Obviously, Li Mu’s appearance is not bad. Like Li Zhao, he is the

handsome type, but he just doesn’t clean himself up. He looks savage and
rough and even asks Ning You to “display” in the woods. He is the only one
who can do such a thing.

“Then let’s leave it like this for now. I’ll pay more attention to it when I
patrol the mountain today.”
Speaking of which, Li Mu suddenly stood up. Ning You realized that the
visit was over and quickly stood up with Li Mu.

Li Mu asked him to come in and have a look before deciding whether he

wanted to stay here. Although Chief Lin’s house is very clean and tidy,
Ning You’s decision didn’t change from beginning to end – he wanted to
return with Li Mu.

Li Mu took a step in the direction of the door. At this time, as if he suddenly

remembered something, he turned to Chief Lin and said, “By the way,
there’s something I have to trouble you with.”

Hearing this, Ning You instantly felt nervous and squeezed the corner of Li
Mu’s clothes tightly where Chief Lin couldn’t see.

What is it?

He’s not really going to leave him here, is he?

Li Mu tilting his head, glanced at Ning You’s hand, then asked Chief Lin:
“Can you lend me a bed futon?”

Ning You was in a good mood when he left Chief Lin’s house.

Li Mu not only continued to take him in, but he also borrowed a bed futon
for him. Although he still had to sleep on the floor, it was better than
sleeping in a sleeping bag.

Human psychology is so complex.

If you want someone to mop the floor and know he won’t agree, then ask
him to mop the floor and do the laundry. If he refused, let him only mop the
floor. This way, he will be very happy – because he doesn’t have to do the
laundry.

Now Ning You has such a mentality. Obviously, Li Mu’s house is not very
comfortable, but he is very satisfied with the current situation—— because
he can avoid the situation he wants to avoid the most.
Early rising villagers appeared on both sides of the road. Ning You’s sharp
eyes detected a convenience supermarket on the roadside. He informed Li
Mu, and headed straight into the supermarket.

First of all, toothbrushes and towels need to be purchased. Ning You don’t
have much choice. He can only choose the most expensive one.

After choosing the toiletries, he inadvertently turned to the snack shelf and
found strange snacks, such as coffee, yogurt, potato chips and so on. He
took several packets of snacks he hadn’t seen before, thinking that if he
wasn’t used to the food, he could satiate his hunger using snacks.

The conditions on the mountain are rudimentary, and it would be nice to

have some drinks.

Just as Ning You was choosing drinks at the entrance of the supermarket, Li
Mu’s voice suddenly sounded next to his ear: “Daxiaojie, are you going to
my house for a vacation?”

Ning You looked at Li Mu in astonishment, “What did you call me?”

Li Mu repeated, “Daxiaojie.”

Ning You frowned, “My name is Ning You.”

Li Mu changed his words indifferently: “Ning daxiaojie.”

Ning You doesn’t appreciate Li Mu’s teasing. He walks to the cashier

without saying a word with “I don’t want to talk to you” written all over his
face.

Li Mu waited impatiently but after looking at Ning You’s appearance, he

suddenly wanted to laugh a little—— this white swan is still angry.

He looked at the beverage cabinet, took the kavas that Ning You had been
looking at for half a day, and followed him to the cashier.
 

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Ning You

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An Internet forum thread

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It was news that Li Zhao had fed back the original translation but I felt that
‘update’ seemed more appropriate

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the type who grooms themselves

Savage AddictionCh9 - Desperately
Paddling

Editor: Zoey0001

After checking out from the supermarket, Ning You walked along the road,
as if he didn’t know Li Mu was walking behind him.

Although in this unfamiliar environment, Ning You wouldn’t be able to

move without Li Mu, at least right now he knows all they need to do is
return to the elementary school to lead the horse and therefore doesn’t
require Li Mu’s guidance.

Without Li Mu leading the way, he doesn’t need to deal with Li Mu this

way. Ning You walked ahead alone, silently protesting Li Mu’s address to
him.

Li Mu, who was walking behind, didn’t disturb Ning You, since daxiaojie
was obviously still angry with him.

The two strolled along the quiet path, one behind the other, neither initiating
a conversation.

A few minutes later Ning You missed the intersection, as Li Mu predicted.

 
“This way.” Li Mu standing at the intersection called out to the sullen Ning
you.

Realising he’d taken the wrong path and couldn’t save face, Ning You
turned around asking in a dignified manner, “Are you sure?”

Then without waiting for Li Mu’s answer, he walked back to the

intersection continuing in the direction Li Mu pointed out.

There was a very soft chuckle behind him.

Back where Hari is tied up, school children have already started their
lessons; where sounds of rigorous reading resonated through the classroom.

As Li Mu loaded the bedding on Hari’s back, he passed the kavas to Ning

you and said, ‘Take it’.

Only then did Ning You realise that Li Mu brought for him the beverages he
wanted. Ning You’s sulking resembled a balloon deflating bit by bit after
being pierced by a needle.

Ning You realizes that Li Mu’s heart doesn’t seem as rough as his
appearance.

“I didn’t say I wanted to drink it.” Taking the Kavas, Ning You took the
initiative to talk to Li Mu. Of course, what he said didn’t count as a gesture
of goodwill.

“Then you look at it for half a day?” Li Mu faced Hari and continued to
arrange the ropes that tied the bedding.

“I was curious,” Ning You said. He hadn’t seen this honey fermented drink
elsewhere, so naturally he couldn’t help but look twice.
“Po sbe’gf meglber, ags la.”

Ljnlcu rjlv atja, bcmf Ol Ze olclrtfv alvslcu atf yfvvlcu, tf rjlv “P’w ublcu
lc”, atfc aegcfv jgbecv jcv kjixfv lcab atf fifwfcajgs rmtbbi.

Obbxlcu ja Ol Ze’r yjmx, Rlcu Tbe mbeivc’a tfiq yea ecrmgfk atf mjq bo
Bjnjr jcv tjnf j ajraf.

It tastes like honey and beer but without the bitterness of beer and the
feeling of alcohol, it is just like a sweet beverage with a fermented taste.

It’s really delicious.

Ning You couldn’t help taking another sip, when suddenly a commotion
stirred from school. He saw that the cause of commotion was Li Mu coming
out with an empty milk bucket and many small heads scrambling to greet Li
Mu from their class window.

Is this man so popular?

Ning You couldn’t help but wonder, was Li Mu very attractive?

How couldn’t he see it?

After fixing the empty milk bucket and a liter of processed fresh milk to
Hari’s back, Li Mu directed Hari out of the village.

Ning You consciously followed Li Mu, chatting with him: “They all call
you brother, don’t you feel ashamed?”

In Ning You’s opinion, it’s impossible to live alone in the mountains and
forests without rich life experience. Experience needs to be accumulated by
age, therefore Li Mu can’t be a young man.
In fact, judging from the rough beard, Ning You felt Li Mu should be
around 35 years old.

How could a man in his thirties be called a brother by a group of children?

“What do you think they should call me?” Li Mu asked inexplicably.

“Uncle.” Ning You stated.

Li Mu didn’t know that he’d been judged by Ning You as having gone
through vicissitudes of life but at his age, it was indeed okay to call him
brother or uncle, so he said, “It’s all pretty much the same.”

Ning You didn’t dwell on the issue of Li Mu’s age. It was just casual talk,
there’s no need to divide a boundary between brother and uncle. He
continued to question, “You’re not a local, are you?”

The locals’ accent carries a strong post-nasal sound, while Li Mu speaks

standard Mandarin.

“No.” Li Mu didn’t say much.

This made Ning You wonder, what kind of person would be willing to live
in the mountainous areas of the border to work as a forest ranger?

Recalling the debate on civilization, Li Mu should have received higher

education. Ning You probed, “Where did you go to college?”

“A very far away place.” Li Mu still didn’t say it explicitly.

Chatting is a skill that not only requires careful use of words, but also
detecting the other’s desire to chat.

Obviously, Li Mu didn’t want to discuss his private affairs and Ning You
didn’t pry any further.

He estimated that the “very far away place” based on Li Mu’s accent should
be a coastal area. However, what he didn’t know was that the location
where Li Mu went for college was actually abroad.
Before leaving the village, Li Mu led Hari to the door of a beautiful
building.

Ning You had seen this red brick building when he entered the village
earlier, but he didn’t care too much. And now when he approached, he
discovered that it was a public toilet built for tourists.

I must admit that the public facilities in this scenic spot are really well
repaired.

“I’m going to go to the bathroom, are you going?” Li Mu tied Hari to the
side of the road.

Ning You shook his head; he had just clearly displayed in the forest, and so
didn’t feel the need to go again.

After a while, Li Mu came out of the bathroom, and while untying the reins,
he asked Ning You: “Are you sure you don’t want to go? There is no
bathroom on the mountain, you better solve it before we go back. ”

“Wait a minute.” Ning You suddenly realized the seriousness of the

problem. He held his breath and felt it for a moment. Finally, he felt that he
could go.

“I’d better go.” Ning You stuffed the supermarket purchase into Li Mu’s
hand, turned around and walked two steps, then turned back to Li Mu and
said, “Don’t wait for me here, you go around the village.”

Li Mu asked, “Why?”

Because Ning You will be very uncomfortable.

When a person is waiting for someone, he will unconsciously estimate how

long he’ll have to wait. Therefore, he will also unconsciously imagine the
other persons’ progress.
For example, if you have an appointment with a friend to eat at a restaurant
and your friend is late. At this time, you will imagine whether or not your
friend is stuck in traffic, or whether or not the restaurant door will open any
second.

If Ning You is going to do something else, he doesn’t mind Li Mu waiting

for him at the door, but he was going to the bathroom to defecate. He
doesn’t want Li Mu to grasp his progress. If he can, he doesn’t even want Li
Mu to know what he’s doing.

“You go around, I may be long.” Ning You said.

“How long can it be?” Li Mu asked.

Of course, Ning You wouldn’t answer the question of how long it would
take for him to defecate. He said uncomfortably, “Anyway, you go look
around. I’ll be fine when you come back.” ”

Li Mu didn’t answer. He looked at Ning You in confusion when he noticed

a suspicious blush colouring his pale cheeks. Only then did he fully grasp
the situation. It turns out that daxiaojie didn’t want him to guard him when
he defecated.

It’s really a little funny, Li Mu thought to himself.

Ning You is not like him. He is a white swan, noble and elegant on the
surface of water, but the two feet under the surface of water are desperately
paddling, doing their best to maintain calmness on the surface.

“I was wrong.” Li Mu suddenly had a bad idea, “I shouldn’t have called you
daxiaojie.”

Ning You showed a strange look.

“You should be a little fairy. Your farts are fragrant.”

Unseemly words popped out of Li Mu’s mouth without warning, and Ning
You’s face flushed red. He flew into a rage out of humiliation: “Li Mu!”

Li Mu smiled softly, turned around and walked toward the village. He

waved his hand with his back to Ning You: “I’ll go around the village and
let Hari wait for you here.”

The author has something to say:

Li Mu’s real age is 25 ∠( ? 」∠)_

Editor’s note: My apologies to everyone for the delay. I’ve been very
unwell. Now that I’m back, I’ll do my best to help our dear translator with
regular updates ^-^

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Li Mu

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Ning You
 Savage AddictionCh10 - Wild
Species

Editor: Zoey0001

The bathrooms in this scenic area are fully equipped, complete with hand
sanitizer.

Wiping the beads of water from his hands, when Ning You exited the
bathroom found that Li Mu was not outside.

He only thought Li Mu would just go around symbolically, soon come back

and wait at the door to tease him. However, it seems that Li Mu gave him
plenty of time. Twenty minutes later, Li Mu is still wandering around the
village.

This time, Ning You walked to Hari’s side to wait for Li Mu.

Ning You can’t get close to animals, so he maintains a certain distance from
Hari. After waiting for a while, he was really bored, so he slowly crept
forward carefully observing Hari’s big black eyes.

The black eyes show Ning You’s shadow. Because it is a convex arc, Ning
You’s round apricot eyes were magnified twice, looking a bit like a
distorting mirror.

 
Suddenly, the motionless Hari let out a snort, as if to remind Ning You to
keep his distance.

Shrinking his shoulders, Ning You retreated to his original place. Just at this
time, a villager riding a horse passed by. Ning You was left dumbstruck
when he saw the horse excreting whilst walking at the same time.

He looked at the horse and then at Hari. He suddenly found that Hari was
very different from the horses raised by the villagers here. First of all, from
the perspective of body shape, Hari was much taller, with stronger limbs
and a more supple and lush tail.

“You don’t have a pedigree, do you?” Ning You muttered, but of course he
didn’t get any response.

After waiting for a while, Ning You’s cell phone rang. It was Xiao Zhao
who informed him that the meeting was scheduled for 12:00 noon.
Although there is still some time before twelve o’clock, it is better to go up
the mountain as soon as possible to prepare.

Right after hanging up the phone, Li Mu’s figure appeared on the side of the
road.

Ning You glanced at the mobile phone screen, just half an hour before he
entered the bathroom. He suddenly thought of the request he made to his
employees that they shouldn’t spend more than 10 minutes in the bathroom
during work hours, whilst the impatient Li Mu gave him 30 minutes. Such a
comparison…

It seems that Li Mu is not as insensitive as he thought.

“Well?” Li Mu untied the reins and casually asked Ning You.

Although Ning You was no longer angry, he still doesn’t want to deal with
Li Mu.

Calling him a little fairy was too much, and he even said such vulgar things.
It was a crazy bungee jump to the point where he was angry at all.

Li Mu could see that Ning You didn’t want to talk to him, and he was too
lazy to say more, so he asked, “So are you going to get on the horse
yourself or should I carry you?”

Ning You pursed his lips, walked to the saddle and looked at Li Mu quietly.

After squatting for 20 minutes, the numbness hasn’t completely subsided.

Ning You has no doubt that he certainly can’t climb up. Since there is Li
Mu’s free labour force, there was no need to use it in vain.

“I knew it.”

Ol Ze yfca vbkc jcv teuufv Rlcu Tbe. Coafg jii, tf tfiv Rlcu Tbe bcmf
yfobgf. Ktlr alwf la kjr wbgf ojwliljg. Veqqbgalcu Rlcu Tbe, tf qertfv tlw
bcab atf rjvvif klat Rlcu Tbe olcvlcu la fjrlfg atjc atf ijra alwf.

“Lbiv bc.” Qlat j oilq Ol Ze wbecafv atf tbgrf, gfwlcvlcu Rlcu Tbe ab tbiv
bc ab atf rjvvif, “Ofa’r ub.”

Going up the mountain is no better than going down the mountain. When it
comes to a flat road, Hari can walk quickly, but when he meets a steep
slope, Li Mu will occasionally dismount and go on foot.

The sun is a little brighter than when they had gone down the mountain
before. It shines directly on Ning You’s bare skin, making him consider
taking the sunscreen out of his backpack and applying another thick layer.

However, this thought was quickly cast aside by Ning You because there
was another thing that bothered him even more.
Because of the uphill slope, Ning You’s ass is always unconsciously sliding
down, clinging to the root of Li Mu’s leg.

He swore he had no improper thoughts, but the presence of the bulge was so
strong that his mind was filled with questions——

This is that thing, right?

How could it be so big?

Is this thing wild?

This really makes Ning You very uncomfortable. He is not sure about Li
Mu’s sexual orientation, but he is 100% gay. He hates that he is imagining
Li Mu’s size—— it wasn’t someone else, it was Li Mu’s, a slovenly rough
man.

When it comes to keeping the distance, it’s obvious that Li Mu didn’t take it
seriously at all.

If it goes on like this, Ning You will continue to think wildly.

As a result of the final hesitation, Ning You still chose to keep his distance,
he grasped the saddle, straightened his waist, and sat on the front of the
saddle as much as possible. In this way, although it would occasionally
slide backwards, under his efforts, at least he didn’t have to get close to that
wild species anymore.

About five minutes later, Ning You stuck out his body like a ramrod,
distracted by the beautiful scenic grassland. At that moment, a large hand
holding the reins suddenly wrapped around his waist and pressed him back.
Li Mu’s voice sounded behind his ear: “Sit down and don’t block my view.”

The buttocks once again bumped that wild species, and Ning You’s ears
instantly turned red.

Although he was still carrying a small backpack on his back, it didn’t play
the role of partition at all. He almost fell into Li Mu’s arms.
So annoying, this rough man, Ning You thought annoyingly, doesn’t he
know whether men can give a shou a sense of intimacy?

After suffering for an unknown period of time, Hari finally returned to the
fenced entrance of the cabin.

Ning You impatiently jumped off the horse, while using his hands to fan his
face. He looked at the time. There is still more than an hour before the
meeting, so he has plenty of time to prepare.

“It’ll be hotter later at noon.” Li Mu thought Ning You was wearing too
much and couldn’t adapt to the temperature difference between morning
and evening. “I’m going to patrol the mountains now. I’ll be back before
one o’clock.”

On this side of Xinjiang, they didn’t have their lunch until one or two
o’clock in the afternoon. Ning You knew that Li Mu meant he would return
and cook for him.

“Write down my number and call me if you need anything.” Li Mu

continued, “The signal in the forest is bad. If you can’t get through, send me
a text message. I’ll get back to you when I see it.”

After putting the bedding and other things back in the cabin, Li Mu didn’t
stay much longer. He rode on Hari, ready to leave.

Ning You looked at Li Mu’s back that was about to leave and couldn’t help
shouting: “Li Mu.”

This was the first time he had taken the initiative to talk to Li Mu after
being angry with Li Mu.

Li Mu turned his head and looked at Ning You.

“Be safe.” Ning You said.

“Okay.”

Only Ning You was left in the cabin.

He first tried the Internet with Xiao Zhao, and then checked the contents
prepared by a few people in charge. When everything was ready at work, he
began to look for a place to lay the bedding in the house.

The living room is large, with a desk on one side and a bed and wardrobe
on the other.

These two spaces are Li Mu’s private territory. Ning You doesn’t want to
get too close, but putting the bedding down in the middle of the room is
after all uncomfortable. After struggling a bit he finally put the bedding
next to Li Mu’s bed.

He tried lying on it, and sure enough, it was much more comfortable than
the sleeping bag.

After solving the issue of sleeping arrangements, Ning You took his newly
purchased toiletries to the sink next to the entrance.

Li Mu’s toothbrush and mouthwash cup were placed on the windowsill.

Ning You put his toiletries on it as Li Mu did. Looking at the scenery
outside the window, he suddenly felt that the whole window frame
constructed a very artistic picture.

He took out a Polaroid from the backpack and took a picture. As expected,
the imaging effect was very good.

Outside the window is a hue of golden yellow, and inside the window is
shrouded in darkness due to exposure, with a silhouette of toiletries on the
windowsill clearly visible, rendering a simple breath of life to the great
natural scenery.

When he put the photos into his backpack, Ning You suddenly realized that
the current temperature is indeed high, because if the weather was too cold,
the polaroid wouldn’t be able to image so fast.
Thinking back to last night’s cold shower, Ning You considered the
situation and decided to take an advance shower today. Just now the
temperature is high enough and Li Mu is not at home, which can save him a
lot of embarrassment.

But before taking a shower, Ning You still have to solve a problem.

He had been wearing his clothes for two days, which would have been
absolutely impossible to put on a normal day.

Dirty clothes must be cleaned, which means that he has to borrow Li Mu’s
clothes to wear before his clothes are dried.

Although his heart is very resistant, Ning You couldn’t think of any other
way to do it.

He is called Li Mu. After the line was vacant for quite a while, a call
prompt tone sounded in his ear. After the phone was connected, the signal
wasn’t very stable, and Li Mu’s voice was intermittent.

“Li Mu, I want to borrow your clothes to wear.” Ning You said.

Li Mu didn’t hear clearly and asked, “What?”

“I want to borrow your clothes,” Ning You repeated again. “I won’t mess up
your wardrobe.”

This time, Li Mu heard clearly and replied, “Do as you wish.”

Ning You wanted to ask once more about the laundry, but Li Mu already
hung up.

Forget it, let’s do it first.

Ning You found a black T-shirt and a pair of overalls from Li Mu’s
wardrobe, but after he took a shower, he found out that he couldn’t wear
them at all. There was more than a fist around his waist.

He also went back to find Li Mu’s belt and unexpectedly, there was no
suitable size for him.

Because he needed to walk around the house at any time. It’s really
inconvenient to wear these difficult to move clothes, thinking that Li Mu is
not at home anyway. Ning You will put the pants aside, planning to wait for
Li Mu to come back before putting them on.

But there’s also a problem with that.

His lower body is not wearing underwear, and his black T-shirt can only
cover the root of his legs. If he sits at the dining table while holding a
meeting. It is equivalent to sitting on a chair with a bare butt.

Although the people in the meeting couldn’t see his lower body, Ning You
couldn’t accept such behavior.

What about changing into longer clothes?

Ning You went to the wardrobe once again to look for it but he lost his
temper because of a cabinet full of plaid shirts.

How can Li Mu’s taste in clothing be so rustic?

The plaid shirt could actually cover his thighs and could wrap his hips after
sitting down, but wearing such rustic clothes to an international conference,
Ning You’s heart is in turmoil.

Wearing a black t-shirt in a meeting bare butt, but no one can see it.

Wearing a plaid shirt for the meeting, international friends may doubt his
aesthetics.

After struggling for a long time, Ning You has an idea.

 
 Savage AddictionCh11 - Fairy
Slippery Pants

Editor: Zoey0001

Since neither option was perfect, Ning You returns to the original plan –
why doesn’t he just wear the pants?

The changed underwear in the dirty laundry basket hasn’t been washed yet,
so he left it for now.

As for Li Mu’s overalls, Ning You put them aside. He brushed his teeth,
applied body lotion, and put snacks on the low table in the living room. It’s
inconvenient doing all this while wearing loose pants.

However, since he doesn’t need to get up during the meeting and Li Mu

should be returning home after the meeting, he can wear the overalls in
advance to avoid embarrassment.

After preparing for the meeting, Ning You’s figure appeared on the video
screen.

The black T-shirt with a round neck almost bared all his collarbone. The
broad shoulder line made his face small and exquisite, and his skin exuded
excellence after taking a shower, appearing a little less stern and slightly
soft compared to when he is at work.
 

[Xiao Zhao: Chief Ning, do you live in a herdsman’s house?]

Assistant Xiao Zhao sent a message through the private chat window.

[Ning You: It’s a forest ranger’s house. He’s not at home right now.]

Ning You picked up the glass, taking a sip of kavas.

[Xiao Zhao: Does the forest ranger have such good taste in life?]

Most of the other employees on screen focused on the information in their

hands, or wandered their eyes from left and right, reviewing the information
on screen. Only Xiao Zhao stared straight at the screen, obviously
observing the environment Ning You was in.

[Ning You: ?]

[Xiao Zhao: La marzocco coffee machine]

When Ning You first came to the cabin yesterday, he noticed that the coffee
machine used by Li Mu was the same model as his. However, he himself
has no particular enthusiasm for coffee, so he didn’t pay much attention to
this coffee machine.

[Xiao Zhao: This one costs about 40,000 to 50,000 yuan]

[Xiao Zhao: Are forest rangers so rich?]

The price of 40,000 to 50,000 yuan is just a small sum of money for Ning
You, but he is aware of salaried employees. He doesn’t think that the salary
of a forest ranger can afford such products that most of Ning You’s
employees can’t afford.

Associated with the suspicion of Hari’s bloodline, a huge question mark

popped up in Ning You’s mind, and he suddenly realised that Li Mu didn’t
seem to be as simple as he thought.

“So, let’s begin.”

The person in charge of the manufacturer’s company connected to the

screen, and the sound of the meeting’s host allowed Ning You to
temporarily place Li Mu at the back of his mind.

Coafg j yglfo fzmtjcuf bo qifjrjcaglfr, atf wffalcu boolmljiis yfujc.

“Ktf mbcmfqa bo Rlcu Jijc’r Gfqjgawfca bo Kfmtcbibus tjr jikjsr yffc nfgs
jvnjcmfv. Ynfg atf sfjgr, kf’nf gfujgvfv Rlcu Jijc’r Gfqjgawfca bo
Kfmtcbibus jr jc lwqbgajca merabwfg. Dea atlr alwf…” Ktf qfgrbc lc
mtjguf bo atf batfg qjgas rjlv lc Scuilrt, ibbxfv ja atf lcobgwjalbc lc tlr tjcv,
jcv mbcalcefv, “Djrfv bc atf meggfca ifnfi bo ylbafmtcbibus, atf lwqijcajyif
qtsrlmji fzjwlcjalbc lcragewfca lr ralii lwwjaegf?”

Ning You didn’t answer immediately, but called the name of a project
leader.

The person in charge who was named began to explain the experimental
data in detail to the other party, and these data were already familiar to Ning
You.

Implantable physical examination instruments is currently the most

important project to Ning You at present. Simply put, it is to implant a
micro device in the human body to monitor human data in real time. If there
is an abnormal situation, a preliminary diagnosis can be given as soon as
possible.
The concept of the project is groundbreaking in the early detection of major
diseases such as cancer, but the most difficult aspect of this project is not
the medical diagnosis, rather the device chip.

The production of chips requires lithography machines. Although DUV

lithography machines can be mass produced domestically, Ning You’s
project needs more advanced EUV lithography machines, and the relevant
technologies are in the hands of foreign manufacturers.

“Judging from the simulated data, the accuracy of the implantable physical
examination instrument is less than 70%.” The person in charge of the other
side said, “And it may also be accompanied by an unpredictable rejection
reaction.”

“These are problems we need to solve next.” Ning You continued, “But
please understand that we must first make the product before we can
proceed with the next research.”

“Mr. Ning, do you know how many units of our EUV lithography machine
can be produced each year?”

“I know, it’s very little.” Ning You said.

This is something that money can’t buy, and because of this, Ning Clan’s
Department of Technology is the buyer, but it depends on the wishes of the
other party.

“We appreciate the innovative spirit of Ning Clan’s Department of

Technology, but we are sorry to say that we still prefer our products to be
used in more realistic projects.”

To say that they are interested in a new project is just a decent rejection.

Ning You exhaled and rubbed the center of his eyebrows with a headache.
Although the result was not ideal, it was what he expected.

There seems to be an unwritten international rule that no one is willing to

sell to China if it involves highly sophisticated industry technology. This
lithography manufacturer has been very affectionate and not influenced by
politics and interests, but it is clear that this project did not impress them.

“Chief Ning, we are competing with an enterprise that develops automotic

vehicles.” Someone said comfortingly.

“I know.” Ning You raised his head, “I just… feel it’s a pity.”

“Then, Chief Ning,” someone asked, “Are we going to continue this

project?”

Ning You didn’t answer.

After the meeting, Xiao Zhao sent a message through private chat. She
spent the longest time with Ning You. There were some things that other
employees dared not say, but she could speak bluntly.

[Xiao Zhao: Chief Ning, if you don’t want this project, let’s give up]

Ning You doesn’t like these two words ‘give up’, but without the most
important chip, this project can’t continue.

[Ning You: I’ll think about it again].

[Xiao Zhao: You can think about it after your vacation]

[Xiao Zhao: You’re on vacation now, why don’t you relax a bit?]

Xiao Zhao is right, Ning You really need to relax.

He needs to put aside all socialising, all work, and let himself spend a
leisurely vacation.

Although from his point of view, this vacation is not considered good, he
has to admit that when he is by Li Mu’s side, what he feels is a completely
different world which is really helpful for changing his mood.
Just thinking of this, Ning You received a social call.

He exhaled, adjusted his mood, and politely answered the phone: “Hello.”

Li Zhao’s voice came from the other end of the phone: “I heard that this
project is not going well.”

Implantable medical examination instruments require the cooperation and

research of multiple companies, and the Li family run a pharmaceutical and
chemical company, which is one of the reasons why Ning You chose Li
Zhao as his fiance.

He always believes that when electronic technology develops to a certain

level, the trend will turn to biotechnology. Therefore, he has always been
optimistic about the pharmaceutical industry, but the projects in his hand…
It’s really a bit too far ahead.

“Well, it may have to be cut in half.” Ning You said.

“It’s okay, you can start all over again.” Li Zhao said, “I believe in you, you
can do it.”

Ning You didn’t answer immediately. In fact, he thought he couldn’t.

Obviously this path is no longer viable, he just needs to take time to digest
this matter. Li Zhao’s encouragement was said lightly, however, it didn’t
sound very comfortable in Ning You’s ears.

It’s like having a ten-metre-high wall erected in front of you, with someone
who can’t jump high next to you, encouraging you to jump over it.

But then again, Ning You didn’t blame Li Zhao, because he knew that Li
Zhao comforted him out of good intentions.

He replied “thank you”, chatted casually with Li Zhao, and then hung up
the phone.

Now Ning You’s mood is that he doesn’t want to work, socialise, or

anything. He slouched on the chair and let it go for a while, but after he
completely relaxed, he was greeted with a protest from his stomach.

Looking at the time, at 12:50, Li Mu should be back soon.

Ning You decides to satiate his hunger with snacks first. After all, with his
current mood, he really needs snacks to comfort him.

He stood up with the intention of going to the living room and had only
taken a step when his baggy overalls slid from his waist to his ankles,
revealing two bare legs.

This is not really a big deal, but it just so happens that the door to the cabin
was pulled open at this point and Li Mu walked in through the door.

Ning You directly froze in place. He saw Li Mu’s eyes fall straight to his
legs, then reacted and hurriedly squatted down to pull up his pants.

“You didn’t see anything!” Ning You said hurriedly.

Li Mu returned at an untimely moment when he caught his pants slipping

from his waist, which looked just like a strange uncle taking off his pants
obscenely in front of children.

Fortunately, the black t-shirt was long enough to cover his most critical
parts.

Li Mu on the other side also didn’t expect that as soon as he got home, he’d
witness a panicked white celestial swan. He deceived himself and pretended
nothing happened.

“I saw it.” Naturally, Li Mu would not be so kind, and while changing his
shoes, he said, “Taking off your pants in front of me.”

“I didn’t!” Ning You defended anxiously.

“You can wear my shirt next time if you want to go bare-assed in my
house.” Li Mu teased as he walked towards the kitchen, glancing down with
intent as he passed Ning You, “At least it won’t be exposed so much.”

“I didn’t bare-assed…”

Ning You’s voice got smaller and smaller as he did wander around the
house bare-assed for half a day before Li Mu came home.

If he had known it would be like this, he would definitely not have worn
pants just now.

After all, bare legs are always hundred times more elegant than pants falling
off.

Li Mu went to the kitchen to cook. Ning You was afraid that a careless
situation would occur again if his pants slipped off, so he went to the closet,
while Li Mu was not paying attention to change his black T-shirt to a plaid
shirt, and then put the embarrassing pants back in the closet.

Returning to the dining room again, Ning You walked to the coffee machine
and asked Li Mu, “Did you buy this coffee machine?”

At this time, Li Mu was peeling potatoes. He looked back subconsciously,

but the knife almost cut his hand.

Only to see that Ning You actually changed into his shirt, and stood next to
the coffee machine with two bare legs. Not even noticing that the buttons
were buttoned the wrong way, the neckline was loose and most of the
shoulders were exposed.

Li Mu put down the knife with a “bang”, without the previous teasing
thought. He frowned and said: “Put on the pants for me.”
 
 Savage AddictionCh12 - Just Like
Him

Editor: Zoey0001

From childhood to adulthood, Ning You has never been so troubled by a

pair of pants before.

It’s just a change of environment, but a simple task suddenly turned into a
complicated one.

It’s not that he didn’t consider clipping the waistband of his pants, but the
truth is the clothespins simply can’t bear the force of his pulling as he walks
around.

He did think of finding a rope to use as a belt, but this way of wearing it
was too crude, so he extinguished the thought as soon as it emerged.

Finally, he took Li Mu’s advice — to wear a plaid shirt alone. As a result,

due to the ambiguous atmosphere Li Mu insisted Ning You wear pants.
Ning You, who was so worn out, nearly lost his temper. Would you stop
doing that?

“Is this okay?”

 
Ning You switched to wearing Li Mu’s black T-shirt, whilst wrapping his
waist with the plaid shirt, turning it into a shirt skirt.

In fact, human beings have always had various ways to cover up, but it was
the first time Ning You encountered such a situation, and his wealth limited
his imagination, so he finally found the best solution after repeated trial and
error.

Li Mu eyed Ning You from top to bottom . His wide black T-shirt and
looming knees still attracts infinite imagination, but they were better than
the “free gift” just now.

“Okay.” Li Mu turned his head and continued cutting the potatoes in his
hands.

After finally resolving this embarrassing situation, Ning You put the dirty
clothes into a supermarket plastic bag and asked Li Mu, “Are you going to
patrol the mountains later?”

“Yes.” Li Mu answered with his back to Ning You.

“Then please help me deliver my clothes to the dry cleaners at the foot of
the mountain.” Ning You said, hanging the plastic bag on the hook at the
entrance, “Can you ask them to deal with it urgently and help me get it back
after you finish patrolling the mountain in the afternoon?”

The sound of cutting potatoes stopped abruptly, Ning You was afraid of
causing trouble, and added: “If you need to add money in an urgent way, let
them add as much as they want.”

“You are really thoughtful.” Li Mu said.

“I wanted to talk to you when I called you just now.” Ning You knew it
would make Li Mu take a long detour, but he trusted Li Mu to do him this
favor, “But you hung up the phone before I had a chance to talk.”

“Then maybe you should give me another call.” Li Mu turned around to

face Ning You, his body leaning on the kitchen countertop, his hands
propped up at his side, “Who told you there was a dry cleaner at the foot of
the mountain?”

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reqfgwjgxfa ja atf obba bo atf wbecajlc, yea atfgf lr cb vgs mifjcfg?

“Rb bcf klii kjrt sbeg mibatfr obg sbe.” Ol Ze qblcafv ab atf rlcx klat tlr
mtlc, “Qjrt la sbegrfio.”

“No,” Ning You looked at the thick coat in the bag, “How can I wash this
by myself?”

“If the sink is not enough for you, there’s still that big yard outside.” Li Mu
turned around and continued to cook his lunch.

Ning You was flabbergasted. He only washed his handkerchief in

elementary school physical labor class. How could he wash such a thick
soft feathers jacket?

A demon suddenly appeared in Ning you’s ear and whispered faintly: Don’t
wash it, isn’t it good to make do with it?

But another angelic figure immediately forked the demon villain away and
reprimanded righteously: You fell flat on your face yesterday and got dust
all over your clothes and pants!

In the end, Ning You took a deep breath and carried the bag to the sink.
Of all the clothes, underwear is the best to wash first. Last night, Ning You
was still resisting using Li Mu’s soap, but now he had to smear the soap all
over his underwear.

It didn’t take much time to wash his underwear, Ning You wrung out the
white cloth on his hand and put them aside, and then washed up his light
green short sleeves.

The workload suddenly increased by several fold. Li Mu’s side has already
cooked shredded potatoes, and Ning You’s side has been cleaning the foam
on his short sleeves.

“Are you massaging your clothes?” Li Mu put the plate on the dining table,
and walked to Ning You’s side, took the short sleeves in his hand, and
rubbed it, “Washing clothes requires force, how long are you going to keep
washing it?”

The big hands sloshing in the pool were indeed very powerful, and Ning
You can clearly see the bulging veins on the back of the hands and the
muscles moving on his forearm.

The foam on the short sleeves were cleaned swiftly, just as Ning You was
pressed into the corner of the sink, he looked up at Li Mu eagerly, his
thoughts unconcealed on his face.

“Impossible.” Li Mu raised his eyebrows. He naturally saw that Ning You

wanted him to help wash the rest of the clothes. He put his hands around
Ning You’s waist and pushed him back to the middle of the sink, saying
non-negotiably, “Wash it yourself.”

“I can’t wash it.” Ning You looked at Li Mu.

“Then seriously, wash it.” Li Mu insisted, “I’ll cook for you and wash your
clothes. Do you really think of me as your personal servant?”

Ning You looked at the apron on Li Mu and knew he had no reason to make
any requests. He whispered, “No, I’m very grateful to you.” Then he
honestly washed up the black cotton sports pants.
Li Mu went over to the kitchen to fry another dish, Ning You distractedly
looked at Li Mu’s busy back and curiously asked, “Li Mu, how come you
are so capable?”

Li Mu didn’t turn around: “What capable?”

“Do you have so many siblings in your family?” Ning You guessed,
“You’re the eldest and you have to take care of them, so you can do
everything.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Ning You felt that this guess was wrong.
He ignored the coffee machine. If Li Mu was born in a difficult family, he
wouldn’t have such luxury goods.

“No.” Li Mu, as always, was too lazy to talk about his personal affairs.

“Then how come you can do everything?” This time Ning You abandoned
the art of chatting and chose to continue asking insensitively.

“If you mean washing clothes and cooking,” Li Mu said, “Then any normal
person can.”

Ning You doesn’t think this is something everyone can do, at least his
parents still can’t cook even though they are so old.

But it also made him realize one thing, his social circle naturally can’t
represent the whole world.

Outside the bustling city made of reinforced concrete, there are forests and
grasslands under the blue sky and white clouds, where there is inexhaustible
fresh air without air purifiers, and there is a quiet environment isolated from
the world without soundproof glass.

There are no work calls and no interaction in the office here. He has a lot of
time to enjoy life and experience new things that he has never been exposed
to before.
When you think about it like this, washing clothes becomes less boring.

In the end, the little demon in Ning You’s mind still defeated the little angel.
He decided to continue wearing the thick coat —— after all, he really didn’t
have the confidence to wash it clean.

Neither the short sleeves nor the trousers could be twisted dry enough, just
as Li Mu had finished preparing lunch, Ning You twisted the short sleeves
on his hands, turned his head and said to Li Mu, “Li Mu, come help me
twist it. ”

Li Mu took off his apron and came to Ning You’s side. He picked up the
white underwear on the side and twisted them hard. As a result, a hand
suddenly snatched the underwear from his hand with lightning speed.

“I didn’t let you twist this!” Ning You blushed.

Li Mu was simply baffled. In fact, he squeezed out a lot of water indicating

that Ning You didn’t squeeze dry the underwear. He came over to help with
pure kindness, but somehow provoked this daxiaojie again.

Hold on.

Li Mu suddenly realized something was wrong.

He picked up Ning You and took him home as if he had picked up a white
swan. He would help if he could, and take care of him if he could. In short,
in his eyes, Ning You was no different from the small animals he had
rescued before. He occasionally teased Ning You, but only the same way he
teased small animals.

But now looking at Ning You’s blushing face, he suddenly realized

something.

This white swan… is bent.

He didn’t know if it took too much effort to wash the clothes, but Ning
You’s neck was seeping with fine beads of sweat, and his both hands were
blistered red by the icy tap water.
Li Mu inexplicably had the feeling that the white swan in front of him
suddenly transformed into a specific human form, wearing his t-shirt and
wrapping his shirt.

He couldn’t help frowning and asked, “Are you sure you don’t want to stay
at the foot of the mountain?”

Ning You was stunned by the question, he didn’t expect that Li Mu would
kick him out after he had merely chided him. He admitted that his tone just
now was not very good, but Li Mu was not entirely right, who let him be so
uncouth and touch his underwear at will?

“No.” Ning You replied stubbornly, “I will stay here with you.”

Li Mu was silent for a moment and said: “… All right.”

The author has something to say:

Ning You: Why are you so capable?

Li Mu: I haven’t done it yet.

Editor’s note: the subtle insinuations are becoming more and more exciting

 
Savage AddictionCh13 - Refreshing
Perception

Editor: Zoey0001

Lunch is not rich. There is no soup for one meat and two vegetables. If this
was served in Ning You’s home, it would be too rudimentary.

But he has to admit that Li Mu’s cooking skills are very good, with
moderate saltiness and just the right amount of spiciness that perfectly
match Ning You’s taste.

After taking a few bites, Ning You’s mobile phone suddenly vibrated twice.
He picked up his mobile phone and unlocked it. It was a WeChat message
from Li Zhao.

[Li Zhao: Picture.jpg]

[Li Zhao: Eat a big plate of chicken at noon, how about you?]

As long as the mobile phone is still around, it’s impossible to be truly

isolated from the world.

Ning You doesn’t mind the small talk with Li Zhao. He opened his phone’s
camera and just as he was about to take a picture of the meal on the table,
from the corner of his eyes, he noticed Li Mu slowing down his meal and
gave a look that was hard to describe.

Those eyes seemed to say: What’s wrong with you city people, must every
meal be accompanied by taking pictures?

“No, I’ll show it to my friends.”

Ning You quickly pressed the shutter button, but before clicking send, he
heard Li Mu say, “Boyfriend.”

This topic was too much, Ning You didn’t know how to react for a while,
and asked in a daze: “What?”

“Who will show their lunch to ordinary friends?” Li Mu responded

casually.

Subconsciously Ning You itched to retort, since his circle of friends is

brimming with people who share their gourmet food.

But after careful consideration, what’s on the table now is nothing more
than an ordinary home-cooked meal, and he himself didn’t cook it. He
really has no reason to share it.

Coming to this conclusion, Ning You was unwilling to be defined by Li

Mu, and he imagined several other situations, but just as Li Mu said, there’s
no need to share (picture of) this average lunch with anyone.

It’s only between lovers or an ambiguous partner, who will perform this sort
of trivial thing.

“Not a boyfriend.” Ning You quietly deleted the picture and replied with
three characters “home cooked meals” in the dialog box.
In fact, based on his relationship with Li Zhao, they can completely share
lunch with each other, but after this matter was defined by Li Mu, perhaps
out of rebelliousness, Ning You inexplicably felt a wave of resistance,
because the fiancé of the business marriage is not equal to real boyfriend, in
this point Li Mu did not guess correctly.

He wants to justify it, but then Ning You doesn’t think it’s necessary.

Observing Li Mu’s attitude, he obviously just said it casually, and wasn’t

interested in his love life.

It was something else that caught Ning You’s attention.

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regqglrf, yea obg atf olgra alwf lc atf ijra akb vjsr, tf ofia meglber jybea Ol
Ze’r bglfcajalbc.

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After lunch, Ning You took the initiative to clean up the dishes and
chopsticks.

While he was washing the dishes, Li Mu was busy in the yard, preparing
food for Hari, then the next moment he weeded and fertilized the vegetable
garden. One of the things that attracted Ning You’s attention for a long time
was… shoveling the big ox manure.

Ning You once again refreshed his understanding of Li Mu. Isn’t this person
not afraid of getting dirty at all?

As soon as the shovel went down, the ox manure was shoveled up like dirt.
Ning You felt it was all too novel——after all, he had never seen this scene
before, and on the other hand, he felt complicated——he has mysophobia,
and he could watch people shovel ox manure without discomfort.

It was just that after staying with Li Mu for two days, Ning You had already
begun to wonder if he had false mysophobia.

The afternoon sun shone unobstructed into the yard, and the strong wind
blew the clothes on the clothesline up high. Li Mu is very focused on his
work, perhaps feeling too hot. He took off his thick jacket wearing a plaid
shirt underneath. It’s exactly the same as the one Ning You wore around his
waist.

Ning You wasn’t very skilled in washing dishes, and occasionally he would
peek at Li Mu through the window from time to time, so he was stunned
that there were only a few dishes washed in the sink all that time.

When Li Mu finished his work in hand, Ning You’s side had just finished
wiping the water off the plates.

Li Mu had no plans to take a long lunch break. He packed up his work

equipment and mounted Hari to leave again. At this time, Ning You came to
the door of the cabin and stopped him: “Li Mu.”

Li Mu grabbed the reins and looked back at Ning You.

“Can I sleep in the bed while you are away?” Ning You asked.

Li Mu has never paid attention to these things. He doesn’t mind people

sleeping in his bed, but looking at Ning You wearing his clothes, two small
legs shining white in the sunlight, he opened his mouth and said, “No.”

Ning You was a little disappointed. He didn’t sleep well last night and
wanted to take a nap. He thought that since Li Mu wouldn’t be home he
could sleep in the bed, but Li Mu disagreed.

He asked again: “Then can I go on a mountain to patrol with you?”

Li Mu still replied the same way: “No.”

Ning You curled the corner of his mouth irritably: “Then be careful.”

Following Li Mu to patrol the mountains was just Ning You’s whim. Since
he was stuck here and couldn’t get out, it was better to take this opportunity
to expand his horizons.

But this idea is indeed unrealistic. It’s impossible for him to patrol the
mountains naked, and he definitely doesn’t want to come into contact with
that wild species again while naked.

After Li Mu left, Ning You honestly took a nap on the floor.

When he woke up, the sun outside the window was still dazzling, and his
legs were as sore as ever. However, after sleeping well, the mood is
different, and the soreness of his legs becomes irrelevant.

He turned on the phone and took a look. There was no news or any call.
This feeling was extremely strange, but it unexpectedly made him feel
comfortable.

Ning You opened the door of the cabin to see how the clothes were doing.
He just took a step when he noticed a small object squirming by the wooden
fence not far away.

The lump thing looked dirty, as if it had rolled around in the mud a few
times.

It was only after Ning You got closer did he realize that the lump dirty thing
was actually a little fox.

Even if Ning You was no longer familiar with small animals, he could see
that something was wrong with this little fox. The fur on his body was bald,
and there seemed to be pus flowing in the corners of his eyes.

This is the first time Ning You has encountered such a situation, and he
doesn’t know how to handle it. He hadn’t even been in such close contact
with a healthy fox, let alone this little fox who was obviously sick.

After being at a loss for a while, Ning You finally chose to call Li Mu.

The little fox wasn’t afraid of people at all. When Li Mu rushed back from
the outside non-stop, it stayed by Ning You’s side obediently.

“Li Mu, come and have a look.” Before Li Mu got off the horse, Ning You
shouted impatiently, “Does it want us to help it?”

Li Mu walked over quickly, and after just one look at the little fox, he
picked it up from the ground and said to Ning You, “I’ll take it to the vet at
the bottom of the hill.”

“Are you going on horseback?” Ning You asked as he followed Li Mu.

“I’ll drive a car.” Li Mu said.

“Then I’m going too.” Ning You said.

Li Mu turned his head and looked at Ning You’s bare lower legs. Ning You
immediately understood what Li Mu meant and said, “I will stay in the car
and won’t go down.”

“Then hold it. “As Li Mu said, he stuffed the little fox over. Ning You
looked at the dirty fur, and he didn’t pick it up for a while, nor did he pick it
up, but in the end he overcame the resistance in his heart and took the little
fox into his arms.

The warm body temperature came from his hands. Aside from the
experience of learning to ride a horse when he was a child, Ning You had a
real sense of small animals for the first time in so many years.

“Is it okay?”

Sitting in the passenger seat of the pickup truck, Ning You put the little fox
on his lap. The condition of the little fox is really bad, Ning You was
completely indifferent to small animals, but looking at the wilted little fox
lying on his lap, he still felt worried.
“Hard to say.” Li Mu started the car, “First take it down and have a look.
Chief Lin’s daughter is a veterinarian.”

It took less than five minutes to drive from the mountain to the village.

The pickup truck eventually stopped at the fenced entrance of a wooden

house, and inside the fence was a female of unknown age who was playing
with a sheepdog.

“Dou Lan, help me see this fox.”

Li Mu walked into the yard with the little fox in his arms. He said Duo Lan
is Chief Lin’s daughter. Her eyebrows are somewhat similar to Chief Lin,
and her cheeks have the same plateau red.

Ning You didn’t get out of the car. He looked into the yard through the car
window and saw Dou Lan check on the little fox, then frown and shook her
head at Li Mu.

Li Mu’s face obviously became gloomy. He and Dou Lan chatted a few
more words, and finally left the little fox there and returned to the car by
himself.

“Is it okay? “Ning You asked.

Li Mu didn’t answer, started the car, turned around and drove towards the
mountain.

Ning You couldn’t help stretching his neck and looking back, until he
couldn’t see the little fox anymore, he retracted his head and asked Li Mu,
“Is it seriously ill?”

“Hmm.” Li Mu responded with no expression.

“What kind of disease is it?” Ning You asked.

“Kidney failure.” Li Mu said.

“Why is that? ” Ning You said in surprise.

“The high probability is that it ate the food fed by the tourists.”

This is an area that Ning You has never been involved in before. He asked
uncertainty: “Can’t they eat human food?”

“Can’t.” Li Mu frowned and said, “Animals are different from humans, they
can’t eat very salty things.”

Ning You could clearly feel that Li Mu was angry. Although he knew that
Li Mu’s anger was definitely not aimed at him, he still consciously closed
his mouth.

“I don’t know why some people always like to feed wild animals,” Li Mu
continued. “Is it so easy for people to give alms just so that it makes them
feel satisfied?”

Ning You always felt that Li Mu was not a person with great emotional
ripple, but it was clear that this incident made it hard to control his
emotions.

“Can the little fox still be saved?” Ning You couldn’t help but ask.

“No.” Li Mu said, “When it dies, Dou Lan will find a place to bury it.”

Ning You was dumbfounded.

He had just hugged the little fox, and its body temperature seemed to
remain in the palm of his hand.

He looked at his hand and realized for the first time that man and nature are
not a simple proposition.
“Li Mu.” Ning You withdrew his gaze from his hands and looked at the
person beside him, “Why did you become a forest ranger?”

Translator's Note

Li Mu
 Savage AddictionCh14 - A
Ferocious Man Is Depressed

Editor: Zoey0001

Ning You had various vague ideas regarding Li Mu.

Perhaps his career didn’t go well and his business failed, so he wanted to
retreat to the mountain.

Or maybe he was emotionally frustrated and his family wrenched apart, so

he wanted to escape from the world.

But none of these speculations can stand up to scrutiny, because Li Mu uses

La Marzocco’s coffee machine and drives a Ford Raptor worth hundreds of
thousands, no matter how he looks at it, he doesn’t appear like a loser.

One vague speculation gradually became concrete. When Ning You ruled
out all the impossible, there was only one possibility left——Li Mu’s
family was well-off, and the reason why he came to be a forest ranger was
purely because he was happy like this.

Ning You originally did not expect Li Mu to answer personal questions, but
Li Mu replied unprecedentedly: “For environmental protection, do you
believe it?”

 
Judging from the tone of his words he didn’t seem to be joking, and there is
no problem with the logic of his answer. However, the question at the end
of the sentence puzzled Ning You.

“Why wouldn’t I believe it?” Ning You asked strangely.

“Because it’s ridiculous.” Li Mu looked straight ahead at the road,

“Environmental protection is just a slogan in the eyes of most people.”

Ning You pondered slowly and understood the meaning behind Li Mu’s
words.

When a person does one thing, the purpose of it often has the universal
value of social identity. When a person’s motivation is “for mission” or “for
glory”, it looks ridiculous, because society does not recognize these two
values.

Li Mu said environmental protection is just a slogan, just like shallow

missions and glory. Most people don’t take environmental protection to
heart in their daily lives, let alone moving to remote border areas in order to
guard a forest for the sake of environmental protection.

“I don’t find it ridiculous.” Ning You looked at Li Mu seriously and said, “I

think you’re absolutely amazing.”

Li Mu didn’t answer.

Ning You continued: “Our family donates to the Environmental Protection

Foundation every year.”

As soon as the words fell, Li Mu laughed, Ning You taken aback, asked,
“What’s so funny?”
“That’s why I said that environmental protection is just a slogan in the eyes
of most people.” Li Mu faintly glanced at Ning You, “As long as mankind
still has to develop, it is impossible to live in harmony with nature.”

Ning You heard the subtext in Li Mu’s words – donating money does not
equate being friendly to the environment.

Reluctantly he argued: “Of course human beings can live in harmony with
nature. ”

“Then let me ask you——” Li Mu said.

Hearing these words, Ning You subconsciously tensed his back, because the
last time they discussed civilization, Li Mu also began with the same line,
so he was speechless when asked.

“How can humans develop without exploiting natural resources?” Li Mu

asked.

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“Ktf ilwla lr j pbxf. Gbfr la cba qbiieaf atf fcnlgbcwfca klatlc atf ilwla?”

“Pa kbc’a qbiieaf atja yjvis……”

“Vb atf qgfwlrf bo fcnlgbcwfcaji qgbafmalbc lr ab cba tlcvfg wjcxlcv’r bkc

vfnfibqwfca.” Ol Ze rajafv, “Cr ibcu jr atf lcafgfrar jgf lcnbinfv, ktb klii
mjgf jybea fcnlgbcwfcaji qgbafmalbc.”

Ning You found that he really couldn’t beat Li Mu.

This person is really too transparent. Whether it is social norms or human

development, he can always point to the nature of things with a straight
shot, and Ning You can’t refute it.
“So you’re an environmentalist.” Ning You concluded.

“No.” Li Mu said, “I will drive as usual when I need to drive, and I won’t
stop you from using supermarket plastic bags. Like I said, the premise of
environmental protection is not to conflict with human self-interest, so I do
it on the premise of not making it too inconvenient for me.”

“……I understand.” Ning You looked at Li Mu thoughtfully, “You are

physically doing something to contribute to environmental protection, but if
environmental protection and your needs conflict, you will still put your
own needs first.”

In short, an atypical environmentalist, not bound by dogmatism, and who

does what he wants.

“That’s right.” Li Mu glanced at Ning You in surprise, he didn’t expect

Ning You to understand so quickly.

“But why?” Ning You added, “You must have an opportunity to do this.”

Li Mu didn’t want to talk deeply, but somehow he reached this point.

Speaking of which, he’d never met anyone he could share his insights with
in all the time he’d been away from home, so unexpectedly he confessed to
Ning You, “Because my family business is very unfriendly to the
environment.”

“Ah?” This answer exceeded Ning You’s expectation, “Then you haven’t
considered making some changes?”

“How can I change it?” Li Mu said, “It’s not like I’m in charge of the
company.”

This is something that Ning You knows very well, he also has to listen to
his parents’ arrangements in the company. Thinking of this, he couldn’t
help but ask Li Mu: “What does your family business do ah?”

This time Li Mu did not answer again.

Ning You knew that Li Mu didn’t like to talk about his personal affairs, so
he did not continue to pry, but his understanding of Li Mu has deepened a
bit – this person is not only transparent, but also very spontaneous, not used
to seeing what his family business is doing, so he ran out on his own, doing
his environmental protection business as he wished.

He has to say, it’s really a little bit cool.

When he returned to the mountain, Li Mu did not go out again. He took out
a long-handled axe from the place where the farm tools were placed, and
chopped up firewood in the corner of the courtyard.

At first, Ning You thought it strange since an induction cooker and electric
water heater were used in the cabin, and therefore there was no need to use
firewood. After secretly observing for a while, he saw Li Mu comparing the
length of the wood, and then he realized that it was used to build a shower
room.

Obviously, working is a good way to vent your emotions. Ning You felt
very calm watching Li Mu chop wood with an axe.

It didn’t take long before Li Mu took off his plaid shirt, leaving only a white
vest on his upper body.

Every time he swung the axe, the muscles on his back would be affected.
His strong arms bulged and relaxed every time he cut hard.

Fine sweat trickled along his neck and heavy gasps escaped from his lips.

Ning You pretended to come to the kitchen to wash the cups, and poked out
half of his head to peek at Li Mu. The picture in front of him coincides with
his initial guess – there is a dirty and sexy lumberjack here.

No, no, no.

Ning You quickly waved away this unrealistic imagination in his mind.
Li Mu is just plain dirty, how can he be linked to sexy?

After chopping the wood, Li Mu returned to the cabin and took his towel.

Ning You looked at the shiny cup in his hand and suddenly felt that it was
not clean enough, so he came to the kitchen again and looked out of the
window intentionally or unintentionally.

However, the expected picture did not appear. Li Mu didn’t take a shower,
but he simply cleaned himself with a towel.

An inexplicable disappointment rushed into his heart. Ning You took

advantage of Li Mu’s entering the house and returned to the living room at
the right time.

Dinner is still a simple home-cooked meal, Li Mu cooks and Ning You

washes the dishes.

The temperature in Xinjiang dropped very quickly at night. Ning You took
the clothes drying outside the house into the house and put them on a small
bench to dry next to the heater. Except for the trousers, which are still a
little wet, underwear and short sleeves are almost dry.

Li Mu lazily leaning on the couch in the living room, while holding a book
of “Postpartum Care For Cows”.

He didn’t reject the addition of another breathing creature in his home,

because Ning You was very quiet and wouldn’t talk to him without
anything to say, just lying on the side engrossed in his writing and drawing.

It’s just that…

Those two calves dangled one after the other is really easy to distract
people.

After a long time, Li Mu put down the book in his hand, looked at Ning
You and asked, “What are you drawing?”
“A circuit diagram of your house.” Ning You lifted his head and looked at
Li Mu, “I can help you optimise it.”

“Is that so.” Li Mu casually glanced at Ning You’s manuscript and didn’t
take it too seriously.

“By the way.” Ning You added, “Can I have a glass of milk before I go to
bed later?”

Drinking milk before going to bed can help him fall asleep. Ning You
remembers that morning when Li Mu took back a large bottle of processed
fresh milk from elementary school.

“Are you a kid? “Li Mu looked at the book in his hand and casually
ridiculed, “Go heat it up by yourself.”

After he finished speaking, he paused and added: “Don’t heat it directly in a

pot, pour it in a cup and heat it through water.”

Before going to bed, Ning You drank a cup of mellow and rich hot milk.

Xinjiang’s milk is really delicious, with a strong richness, and it brings full
pleasure when drunk. It is better than any milk Ning You has ever tasted in
other countries.

Finally washing a cup seriously, Ning You put on his dry underwear, turned
off the light in the room at the entrance, and then trotted into the bed.

He wrapped the quilt on the left and right sides, and said to Li Mu in the
dark: “Good night, Li Mu.”

The cabin was completely quiet, and after a while, Li Mu’s response came:
“Good night.”

Ning You soon fell asleep, not tossing and turning as he did last night. But
after some time, he was awakened from his sleep by a sharp pain.
He clutched his stomach and shrank into a ball, with an ominous feeling in
his heart. After gritting his teeth and persisting for a while, he really
couldn’t bear it anymore. He got up from the bed and shook Li Mu’s arm
vigorously.

“Li Mu, please wake up”

On the bed, Li Mu was sleeping soundly. He half-awake opened his eyes

and asked in a hoarse voice, “What’s wrong?”

“My stomach hurts.” Ning You said, “It should be the milk.”

Ning You has a slight lactose intolerance. His symptoms are amazing. If he
drinks milk every day, his stomach will be fine, but if he doesn’t drink it
every once in a while, he will most likely have diarrhoea when he drinks it
again.

This time he only didn’t drink it only one day apart. After thinking about it,
it should be that the fresh milk is very high in nutrients, which caused his
stomach to be uncomfortable.

“Go outside and solve it.” Li Mu thought it was something urgent, and
closed his eyes again as he said, “I don’t know anything.”

“No!” Ning You shook Li Mu’s arm desperately, “Will you take me to the
bathroom at the foot of the mountain?”

No one likes to be disturbed while sleeping. Li Mu frowned and propped up

his upper body, and said to Ning You: “In essence, there is no difference
between human faeces and animal faeces. By the next morning, your shit
will be covered with fallen leaves, and you won’t remember where you
went-”

“Shut the hell up!!!”

What shit is not shit, Ning You is going to get mad.

Li Mu was taken aback by the roar, but he woke up a lot. He didn’t expect
that the white swan would be fierce when he got angry, just like a big white
goose with explosive combat effectiveness.

But after Ning You yelled, his tone softened again, and he said with a
crying voice: “Li Mu, I beg you, take me to the foot of the mountain, okay?
If you want me to relieve myself in the wild, you might as well let me die. ”

Li Mu simply felt outrageous, as for the fact that he was desperate for a
bubble of shit?

Five minutes later, a pickup truck sped through the woods in the dark night,
and the two lights were particularly standing out under the starry sky.

Li Mu was really a little depressed. This was the most inexplicable time he
used his precious gasoline —— sending the little fairy to the village to take
a shit in the middle of the night.

 
 Savage AddictionCh15 - You Have
To Push Hard

Thank you Anonymous for the Ko-Fi

Editor: Zoey0001

Warning

This time Ning You couldn’t let Li Mu wander around the village. Because
he threatened and begged, Li Mu finally sent him to the foot of the
mountain.

There was a cold wind blowing in the empty bathroom from time to time.
Ning You was wearing long trousers that hadn’t dried out, and so the lower
half of his body was freezing. When he took out his phone to look, he found
that the temperature dropped below zero. Obviously, it’s still more than ten
degrees during the day. This temperature difference is really too big, right?

After exiting the weather app, his WeChat showed an unread message from
Li Zhao, saying good night.

Since there was no entertainment in the mountains. Ning You went to bed
early like Li Mu and inadvertently missed the message, but it was strange to
reply to it at this time. So Ning You hesitated for a while and finally tucked
the phone into his coat pocket.

After emptying the contents of his stomach, Ning You spent a few minutes
going through psychological construction in the bathroom.

First, he was raw and then second, he matured. He already had the feeling
that he was going through a rough patch. Anyway, Li Mu was a rough man
who did not pay attention to anything. Why did he care so much about Li
Mu’s opinion of him?

Whether it’s relieving in the woods or having diarrhea in the middle of the
night, only Li Mu knows these things, and Li Mu doesn’t belong to his
social circle, that is to say, his image will not be affected as a result.

Thinking of this, Ning You felt a lot more comfortable.

When he left the bathroom, the driver’s seat of the pickup truck was
nowhere to be seen.

Taking a closer look, it seems that Li Mu had put down the back of his chair
and was sleeping whilst waiting for Ning You to return.

The night wind was blowing even harder. Ning You’s soft feather jacket
wasn’t thick and cold-resistant enough. He shivered as he got into the car.
The first thing he did was to warm his cold hands using puffs of his warm
breath.

Li Mu on the other side slept lightly. Seeing Ning You get in the car, after
straightening the seat back he asked lazily, “Are you comfortable?”
Ning You isn’t afraid of anything, just afraid that Li Mu will tease him.

It was obvious that there was a teasing element to this question. He didn’t
know how to respond. In short, he sincerely apologized, “I’m sorry to
disturb your sleep.”

Li Mu nipped his teasing thoughts and glanced at Ning You, only to see that
the tip of his small and exquisite nose was frozen and flushed, and it
slightly tensed as he inhaled hard.

He took a spare coat from the back seat, threw it on Ning You’s head
casually, “Take it and cover yourself.”

The scent of herbal medicine came to his face, Ning You poked out two
eyes from under his coat and took a deep breath, but what followed was the
smell of sweat and dust.

He didn’t know how long this jacket had been in the back seat, Ning You
raised his chin, revealing his whole face, and whispered, “It stinks.”

Li Mu pretended to take his coat away. “Then give it to me.”

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Ktf yijmx qjcar kfgf ajxfc boo ys Rlcu Tbe ab vgs ys atf tfjafg jcv mbcalcef
ab yjxf. Ds cfza wbgclcu atfs kfgf mbwqifafis vgs, jcv atfs ralii mjgglfv atf
gfrlveji kjgwat joafg kfjglcu la.

Ol Ze kjr uglcvlcu mbooff yfjcr lc atf xlamtfc. Rbalmlcu Rlcu Tbe kbxf eq,
tf jrxfv, “Gb sbe vglcx Cwfglmjcb bg ijaaf?”

The difference between the two is nothing more than adding water or milk.
Reason allows Ning You to choose the Americano, but his unwillingness to
lose makes him give up the safe option.
“I want a latte.” Ning You came to the sink to wash up.

“Are you sure?” Li Mu asked with a raised eyebrow.

“I’m not that fragile.” Ning You said.

“All right.”

Li Mu didn’t mind. Although he would sometimes find Ning You very

difficult to please when he was fussy, he would find it a little funny when he
saw the elegant white swan embarrassed.

When Ning You finished washing up slowly, Li Mu’s side just happened to
have frothed the milk with the coffee machine.

He shook the milk cylinder in his hand to make the froth smooth and even,
then gave it two hard knocks on the counter to shatter the larger froth in the
milk cylinder, and on a whim created a difficult pattern.

When Ning You came to the dining table to sit down, he was greeted by a
lifelike white swan floating in his cup.

“This is?” Ning You asked in pleasant surprise.

“You.” Li Mu cleaned the milk cylinder, poured another glass of milk, and
pulled a simple leaf for himself.

“Can you make flowers? “Ning You knew that Li Mu would think he was
making a big deal out of it, but he still couldn’t help but take out his mobile
phone and take a picture of this beautiful white swan.

“En.” Li Mu took the coffee cup and sat down opposite Ning You.

Today’s breakfast is baked sliced bread, which is still not rich, but perhaps
it is because of unexpected surprises early in the morning. Ordinary slices
of bread also put Ning You in a good mood.

Li Zhao sent a message last night and he still hasn’t replied yet. Ning You
sent the picture he’d just taken, and then added: Good morning, I went to
bed very early last night and didn’t see the message.

[Li Zhao: Good Morning.]

[Li Zhao: This swan looks good.]

[Li Zhao: Is it your handicraft?]

How could Ning You know this technique, but obviously Li Zhao didn’t
understand why he sent this picture, and was considering his intentions.

In fact, Ning You didn’t have any intentions, he just simply wanted to share.

He suddenly realized that “advancing the feelings” might also be a

burdensome task for Li Zhao, because he struggled to find a way to carry on
the conversation even with an ordinary picture.

With the thought of respecting each other, Ning You decided to reply a few
more sentences.

[Ning You: I didn’t.]

[Ning You: I took this picture]

[Ning You: I think it looks good.]

After sending three messages, Ning You felt it wasn’t enough to return
politeness, so he added another question.

[Ning You: Can you?]

[Li Zhao: Neither can I.]

[Li Zhao: But my younger brother can. If there is an opportunity, I’ll let him
show it to you.]
Is that the brother who doesn’t do his job?

A thought suddenly flashed through Ning You’s mind, this brother wouldn’t
run away to become a barista, right?

When he was hesitating whether to continue talking about his brother, Li

Zhao had already taken the initiative to talk about another topic.

[Li Zhao: By the way, I asked the guide, we still can’t fly today.]

[Ning You: It doesn’t matter. I’m not in a hurry.]

[Li Zhao: I’m in a hurry.]

Seeing the new message, Ning You’s mind suddenly jammed. He didn’t
know how to reply.

When Li Zhao said that he was in a hurry, he should have wanted to express
that he was in a hurry to see him, right?

Then should he also politely reply to Li Zhao that he also wants to see him?

But…

Ning You looked at Li Mu who was milking the cow in the yard. He was
actually not in a hurry to see Li Zhao, because he hadn’t experienced
enough here.

Finally the conversation broke down again here.

[Ning You: Thank you.]

“Can I try it?”

After tidying up the dining table, Ning You came behind Li Mu and eagerly
eyed the big yellow cow in front of him.
It’s strange to say that after losing face in front of Li Mu, Ning You instead
let go of his actions, wanting to try things he would never try before,
milking the cow is one of them.

“ You want to milk the cow?” Li Mu stopped moving his hand, looked at
Ning You uncertainly and asked.

After all, the physical work of milking a cow isn’t suitable for daxiaojie at
all.

“You teach me.” Ning You squatted down beside Li Mu.

“Have you washed your hands?” Li Mu asked.

“Washed it clean.” Ning You spread out his palm to show Li Mu, there was
still the smell of soap on it.

“It’s very simple, like this just like what I did.” Li Mu said to Ning You
while demonstrating, “Hold its breast and squeeze it hard, see?”

The white milk is pumped into the tin, and it seemed to bring an
inexplicable sense of relief to the teat.

Ning You took a small step forward and followed Li Mu’s example by
holding onto her huge teats, and then gently squeezed them. He managed to
squeeze a few drops out, but it did not have the same satisfying feeling as
an exploding volcano.

“Harder.” Li Mu said.

“I’m afraid it will hurt.” Ning You said.

After all, this part is very special. It’s not as rough and thick as other parts.
Ning You always feel that he must be careful.

“It won’t hurt.” Li Mu said, “If you don’t milk it, it may get milk mastitis,
so if you squeeze it clean, it will be more comfortable.”
“Is that so?” This time Ning You gradually increased his strength, and at the
same time did not forget to observe the big yellow cow’s reaction.

However, the big cattle just waved its tail in boredom, and didn’t give a
response to Ning You.

With a rigorous and serious attitude, Ning You asked Li Mu: “How do you
know if it’s comfortable? What if it just fails to show it and is actually not
satisfied with the strength of the milking?”

“No.” Li Mu said, “Just squeeze hard.”

“Is there a scientific basis for this?” Ning You continued to ask, “How do
you judge whether it is comfortable or uncomfortable?”

Blue veins gradually appeared on Li Mu’s forehead. Why does this daxiojie
have so many questions?

“Just imagine it yourself.” Li Mu said, “Does it hurt or feel good if you

push hard?”

Ning You was in a daze: “Huh?”

Li Mu immediately realized that he said the wrong thing and pretended that
nothing had happened: “…… Anyway, you have to push hard.”

 
 Savage AddictionCh16 - Simple
And Honest

Editor: Zoey0001

T/N: I changed Li Chao to Li Zhao, because it was originally Li Zhao, like

it said in the first chapter of the novel.

Is this guy talking dirty to him?

Ning You is not sure.

In his circle, very few people will talk to him about dirty topics. The only
time was at a company party. An employee came back from a trip to Japan
and recalled what he’d seen and heard. He said that a beautiful woman in
Japanese is called bijin. Another employee immediately answered: “Isn’t
that beautiful man called jida?”

At that time, all the employees laughed, but Ning You didn’t react until next
morning. This was a dirty joke.

He didn’t think Li Mu was a frivolous person. On the contrary, he

considered Li Mu as very simple and honest.

 
He looked at Li Mu in confusion, and didn’t know if Li Mu felt
embarrassed or something. he dropped the sentence “I’m going to chop
wood, call me when you’re done”, and went to the other corner of the
courtyard.

Ning You was the only person left, and the big yellow cow with her full
breasts was still waiting for him to “squeeze dry”.

He set aside his doubts in his heart for the time being and concentrated on
the work at hand.

The rhythmic sound of chopping wood and the sound of milk pouring into
the iron bucket permeated throughout the yard. The two didn’t discuss
anything, but inadvertently formed a tacit understanding.

At this time, if any acquaintance of Ning You came to visit the cabin, they’d
be surprised that this great young master who normally leads a pampered
life would be so down-to-earth is actually milking a cow.

More than ten minutes later, Ning You squeezed a whole bucket full of
milk. He stood up kneading his sore back, and shouted at Li Mu: “Li Mu,
I’m done milking.”

“Good. “Li Mu chopped down with an ax and split the round wood into left
and right halves, “You put it over there, I’ll come and load it later.”

Ning You in fact knew where the plastic bucket of milk was placed, and he
could accomplish this task so they both finished work together. However,
seeing Li Mu’s neat chopping of wood, he suddenly overcome with
fascination walked to Li Mu’s side and asked, “Can I try it?

Li Mu wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead with his arm, eyeing
Ning You suspiciously he asked, “Are you sure?”
Milking a cow doesn’t require much physical strength, however chopping
wood not only requires physical strength, but also requires a test of skills.
Li Mu felt that this was not something the extremely delicate Ning You
could do.

“Don’t you underestimate me.” Ning You sensed Li Mu’s questioning and
replied with slight dissatisfaction.

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defralbcfv tlr jylilas klatbea rjslcu jcsatlcu bc atf regojmf. Dea ijafg, tf ralii
erfv tlr ragfcuat ab qgbnf atja atf mtlfo fculcffg lr cba cfmfrrjglis atf bcf ktb
lr atf yfra ja rmlfcalolm gfrfjgmt, yea tf wera yf atf bcf ktb lr atf yfra ja
wjcjufwfca jwbcu qfbqif ktb jgf ubbv ja rmlfcalolm gfrfjgmt.

“That’s fine.” Li Mu picked up a log near his feet and made it stand erect,
split a small hole with an ax, and then instructed Ning You, “First let the ax
get stuck in like this, then lift it up with the wood, and then use the strength
of your waist to drive your arms down hard. This will be easier.

Ning You recalled that Li Mu chopped the wood first and didn’t make a
small hole. He just started directly and split the wood with a bang. But he
also knew that Li Mu taught him this method with a consideration of Ning
You being a novice.

“Okay, I’ll give it a try.

For the first step, Li Mu already prepared Ning You’s log. Ning You only
needed to raise the ax and chop it down.

However, after he took the long ax handle from Li Mu’s hands and raised it
vigorously, a trace of regret overcame his heart.

This is, too, heavy.

“Can you carry it?” Li Mu asked.

“Yes.”

Although Ning You’s strength is not good, he is good at physics. He

adjusted the distance between his hands and raised the ax smoothly, but
when the ax gradually passed over his head, an ominous feeling appeared
faintly in his heart.

Shit, I can’t control it.

By the way, use the waist to exert force.

Ning You wanted to get the ax over his head back on track, but he
overestimated his ability to control his body.

Seeing that he was about to fall backward by the ax, before he knew it, Li
Mu took the ax in his hand with one hand and circled his waist with the
other to save him from falling.

“Don’t lift it if you can’t lift it.” Li Mu lowered his gaze at Ning You in his
arms.

“I can lift it.” Ning You tugged at Li Mu’s clothes on his chest with his
hand, “I just didn’t lift it to the right position.”

Li Mu found that Ning You was leaning on his arm, and had no intention of
standing up straight. He glanced at the hand holding his clothes, and looked
at Ning You inexplicably and asked, “Aren’t you going to get up?”

“I, my back is sprained.” Ning You whispered.

Li Mu simply had a headache: “Are you an idiot?”

Without waiting for Ning You’s answer, he paid attention to the position of
his hands and lifted Ning You horizontally.

“Lie down well.”

Back inside the house, Li Mu put Ning You on the futon, then went to the
medicine box and took a bottle of safflower oil over.

Ning You cooperatively lifted up the clothes on his back, and said
embarrassingly: “I’m sorry, I’m causing you trouble.”

It’s really troublesome.

Li Mu didn’t allow Ning You to sleep in his bed, just to avoid unnecessary
reverie. But now looking at that full slender waist he was holding, he only
felt that his head hurt a lot more just now.

In order to fully expose his waist for easy wiping, Li Mu pushed Ning You’s
waistband down, and inevitably saw two back dimples.

He doesn’t know if it’s because of the lack of sunlight all year round but the
skin on Ning You’s back is more tender than tofu. Li Mu didn’t wash his
hands after chopping wood and just applied safflower oil onto the white
skin. He inexplicably had a feeling… he soiled daxiaojie.

Can’t think about it anymore.

Li Mu raised his head trying his utmost best not to look down, but someone
lying down just didn’t make him feel better.

“Um…ah…it hurts so much…”

“Shut the hell up.” Blue veins appeared on Li Mu’s forehead, “The real pain
is hearing a big old man shouting.”

But it awfully hurts, ah.

Ning You bit his lower lip aggrievedly, however Li Mu obviously eased his
movements. After rubbing it a few times, comfort gradually replaced the
pain.
“Um… yeah… right there…”

Li Mu: “?”

For a moment, Li Mu suspected that Ning You was doing it on purpose.

But when he looked at Ning You’s thoughtless humming, he was pretty sure
that the white swan didn’t think that way at all.

After rubbing the safflower oil, Li Mu sat cross-legged beside Ning You
and said, “Let me ask you something.”

“Hmm?” Ning You turned his head sideways and looked at Li Mu.

“How old are you?” Li Mu asked.

“Guess it.” Ning You didn’t answer directly.

Li Mu’s guessing age has always been inaccurate, especially since he’s been
in many mountainous areas over the years, and he has always come into
contact with people who never maintain their skin. Before, he even
recognized women in their thirties as aunts in their fifties.

However, Ning You’s age shouldn’t be too hard to guess.

“Twenty-two or Twenty-three.” Li Mu said.

As an older man who reached the age of 29, Ning You is very satisfied with
Li Mu’s assessment of him. There was a sneer at the corner of his mouth,
and he said, “That’s a good guess.”

Li Mu nodded and said casually: “Call me gege.”

Soon, Li Mu will turn twenty-six years old, so whether Ning You is twenty-
two or twenty-three, he is older than Ning You.
But Ning You didn’t expect Li Mu to put forth the suggestion. He turned his
head rebelliously and retorted, “Don’t wanna.”

“No meal if you don’t call me that.” Li Mu said.

The rebellious Ning You died in a flash. He knew that Li Mu was his great
benefactor, and in addition, Li Mu in his eyes was at least 35 years old. It
was reasonable for him to call Li Mu a gege and it’s not too much.

Thinking of this, Ning You turned his head again, buried the lower half of
his face in his arm, and looked at Li Mu and called in a muffled voice: “…
gege.”

The author has something to say:

“I didn’t know the fact about my wife was older than me”

Translator's Note

Bijin (美人) is a Japanese term which literally means “a beautiful person”

and is synonymous with bijo (美女, “beautiful woman”). Girls are usually
called bishōjo (美少女), while men are known as bidanshi (美男子) and boys
are bishōnen (美少年). The term originally derives from the Chinese word
měirén (美人), and the word 美人 is used widely in several Asian countries
including China, South Korea, North Korea, and Vietnam.

Translator's Note

enormous

Translator's Note

Li Mu

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in touch with the common people

Translator's Note

Ning You

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Ning You
 Savage AddictionCh17 - You are so
annoying

Editor: Zoey0001

“Li Mu Gege!”

After coming out of the elementary school cafeteria, Li Mu was surrounded

by a swarm of students who arrived early. This is something he experiences
every day, however only today his mind isn’t quite here.

Obviously Ning You also called him gege the same way, but how could it
feel completely different from the way these children called it out?

Ning You also didn’t know why he called him gege and why Li Mu
suddenly left the cabin without looking back.

He lay down (in the house) for a while, listening to the sound of Li Mu
loading the milk and riding away. After the cabin fell silent, he tried to rub
his back and found that the injury wasn’t as bad as he thought.

To be precise, he didn’t sprain his waist, just that the muscles in his lower
back suddenly exerted force unprepared and twitched for a moment.

 
After Li Mu rubbed his waist, he had recovered. As long as he didn’t make
too much movement, he could hardly feel the pain in his lower back.

On the carpet beside him was the unfinished book “Postpartum Nursing of
Cows” that Li Mu hadn’t finished reading. Ning You picked it up and
flipped it over. Suddenly, his mobile phone vibrated a dozen times or more
in a row, all of which were sent by Xiao Zhao pertaining to the information
about the decoration circuit.

Ning You didn’t manage to complete the circuit diagram last night. Since he
wasn’t a professional plumber and electrician, some problems were sent to
Xiao Zhao to check.

[Xiao Zhao: Chief Ning, is this related to our new project?]

[Ning You: There are no new projects.]

[Ning You: I’m on vacation, don’t talk to me about work.]

[Ning You: Picture. jpg]

Ning You sent her a picture of the book in his hand. He didn’t know that
Xiao Zhao on the other end of the phone had a black question mark
expression. For the first time, she didn’t know how to express her opinion
regarding the book in boss’s hand.

[Xiao Zhao: Have a good holiday/Grinning teeth]

Among the information sent by Xiao Zhao were about the circuit laying of
the wooden house, the connection method of the switch, etc. These weren’t
difficult for Ning You, and so he swiftly figured out the principle.
He continued reading the book on postpartum nursing. After a while, a
sound of horseshoes could be heard from a distance and then nearing
outside the window. Ning You immediately put aside the book and edged to
the window. Observing Li Mu who turned over and dismounted, he asked,
“Won’t you go on a mountain patrol today?”

“P’ii ub jujlc lc atf joafgcbbc.”

Ol Ze abbx atf fwqas yemxfa ab atf rtbkfg qijaobgw ab glcrf, jcv rlcmf Rlcu
Tbe tjv cbatlcu ab vb jcskjs, tf obiibkfv Ol Ze bc atf rlvf klatbea rjslcu
jcsatlcu, pera kjamtlcu Ol Ze’r tjcv wbnfwfcar.

Coafg j ktlif, Ol Ze, offilcu ragjcuf, aegcfv boo atf ojemfa, ibbxfv ja Rlcu
Tbe jcv jrxfv, “Qtja vb sbe atlcx P’w vblcu?”

“Uh, I…” Ning You’s mind all of a sudden jammed. It was only then he
realized that his behavior was similar to a stalker. Wherever Li Mu went, he
followed him with no purpose.

“I want to try more things I haven’t done before.”

He had to find a reasonable excuse for himself.

“Your waist doesn’t hurt anymore?” Li Mu asked.

“It doesn’t hurt anymore.” Ning You replied.

“That’s fine.” Li Mu shoved the empty bucket in his hand into Ning You’s
hand, “You do the washing.”

“……oh.”

Ning You didn’t want to wash it at first, but it was him who said he wanted
to try more. And now it was difficult to shirk it.
Li Mu went to the other side to transport the long and short pieces of wood,
and used a small cart to load a lot of soil outside the yard. Ning You’s gaze
still fell on Li Mu. While shaking the empty bucket and draining the water
inside, he asked Li Mu, “What are you doing?”

“Repairing the bathroom and the shower room,” said Li Mu. “Do you want
to come?”

Ning You nodded: “Yes.”

The architectural structure of the cabin is very simple, with wood and soil
on the walls. The foundation of the platform has already been laid. Li Mu
only needs to build the wood in circles along the periphery of the platform.

“Won’t the wood get damp?” Ning You squatted beside Li Mu, handing
wood to Li Mu one by one.

“No, the weather here is very dry.” Li Mu took the wood from Ning You,
crossed the aquiline, and then fixed it tightly with soil.

“But this little house is so simple.” Ning You understood the structure of
this house. Where the shower room is, there is a drain on the right and
where the bathroom is, there is a drain on the left.

There are no partitions on both sides, which means there is no dry and wet
separation.

“Do you think I’m building a top class hotel?” Li Mu made Ning You shut
up with one sentence.

Indeed, as Li Mu said, this place only needs a shelter from the wind and
rain, and doesn’t need upgrading to luxury.

As the sun rose higher and higher, the wooden walls of the small house
gradually took shape. Finally, Li Mu covered the roof that was made in
advance. When he saw that he was about to be done, Ning You suddenly
said, “Aren’t you going to leave the place for the wires?”

Li Mu paused and replied, “Just find a location to run the wire.”

“Find a random location?” Ning You felt puzzled, “How can you find a
random location if you want to take a shower here?”

Li Mu only considered the position of the water pipe and not the wires. This
small room only needs a ceiling light and no other electrical appliances.
However, after Ning You mentioned it, he took off the roof and made a hole
in it to reserve a place for the wiring.

The simple little room finally took shape. Li Mu went to the corner of the
courtyard and took a ladder, put it on the edge of the main house, and
climbed to the small attic on the second floor. He found the toilet he’d
bought in advance.

The roof of the main wooden house is a “人” structure, and under the 人
figure is a space for debris. Ning You has never been up there.

“Take it.” Li Mu stood on the ladder and handed down the heavy toilet, but
when he looked at Ning You raising his hands high, he recalled the wood
chopping incident, and retracted, “Forget it.”

Ning You withdrew his hand dryly and asked Li Mu, “Do you think I’m
unreliable?”

“No. “Li Mu carefully climbed down the ladder with the squatting toilet in
one hand, “It was me who smashed you and made you suffer.”

Thinking of his waist, Ning You couldn’t refute it, so he held on to the
ladder firmly.

After installing the toilet and water tank, the bathroom is now ready to use.
Ning You isn’t too sure where the sewage will be discharged, but he knows
it must have the same system as the toilets in the entire scenic area.

He pressed the flush button and saw the water tank was functioning
normally. Li Mu patted the dust on his hand when done, and asked Ning
You, “Are you satisfied? Daxiaojie”

Ning You didn’t like Li Mu calling him that. He frowned slightly and said,
“What does it have to do with whether I’m satisfied or not.”

Li Mu also completed a major event. He was in a good mood and

completely forgot how finicky daxiaojie was. He teased: “Are you going to
contribute the first shit?”

He said this in a tone as if he was going to give this honor to Ning You.

Ning You glared at Li Mu, couldn’t resist hitting the strong chest with his
fist, and glowered fiercely: “Do you want to be so annoying?”

“Ahem ahem.” Li Mu covered his chest and coughed twice, but he didn’t
expect the white swan would get angry or even hit people.

“You are not allowed to mention those three words in front of me again.”
Ning You said.

“Which three?” Li Mu couldn’t bear to see Ning You being so particular,

“sh–”

Before he could finish his words, his lips were fiercely covered by Ning
You.

“I said not to mention it.” Ning You rarely became strong, staring at Li Mu
non-negotiably.

For the first time, Li Mu observed Ning You’s eyes so closely. He saw an
angry light in the round almond eyes that somehow lost temper.

“I’ve figured out how to modify the electric circuit of your house.” Ning
You withdrew his hand and walked towards the house.

“Change the circuit of my house?” Li Mu was baffled, “Why?”

Ning You stopped and looked back at Li Mu: “Because there’s no one to
turn off the lights for you when I’m gone, ah.”
Only then did Li Mu recover from the feeling of soft little hands and
realized that the white swan was going to leave in the end, just like all the
small animals he had rescued.

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It’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, and it’s also difficult to go from
luxury to frugality.

Li Mu carefully recalled the days before Ning You’s arrival, he turned off
the lights at the entrance every night, and then climbed into bed in the dark.
One time, he accidentally stepped on the beanbag in the living room and
almost fell.

During the past two nights, Ning You turned off the lights, and he lay
comfortably in bed, waiting for the room to darken by itself.

He’s never considered these issues before, but he has to admit that it does
feel good to have someone turn off the lights.

“How would we transform it into dual control?” Li Mu followed Ning You

back into the house, not quite convinced that Ning You could have any
feasible ideas. A delicate person that can’t even chop firewood, would he
still be able to understand an electrical circuit?

 
“First, go buy a socket panel with a switch.” Ning You walked to the desk
and sat down, intending to write down all the steps so that Li Mu could do it
in the future. But before he could start writing, Li Mu said, “I have it.”

“You have a panel with a switch?” Ning You asked.

“I bought a lot of materials when renovating this cabin, and some of them
weren’t used.” Li Mu said. “Do you want me to get them? It’s in the attic up
there.

That would be great.

Ning You originally thought that Li Mu wouldn’t be able to go out to buy

what he needed until the scenic area was cleared. If there are materials
already here , then he doesn’t need to make a memo for Li Mu at all, just do
it directly.

“First, take off the socket panel by the bed.” Ning You looked at his mobile
phone while giving Li Mu command.

The power supply to the cabin had been cut off in advance. Li Mu followed
Ning You’s instructions step by step, pulling and connecting the wires.
From the initial scepticism, he went with wherever Ning You pointed to
him. Time passed quietly between the two of them unconsciously.

When all the steps were finally completed, Ning You took the initiative to
go outside and turned on the main power, then walked over to the switch at
the entrance and asked Li Mu, “Are you ready?”

“OK,” Li Mu gestured.

Ning You pressed the switch, and the ceiling light in the house turned on. In
the next second, Li Mu’s side pressed the switch again, and the ceiling light
went out again.

Project acceptance – complete.

“It’s done!” Ning You’s joy is written all over his face. It is obviously a
trivial matter that isn’t too difficult, but it makes him feel happier than any
difficult project in his hand.

Life in the city is often filled with all kinds of materialistic desires, and
every day is spent in unnecessary worries. Returning to the most simple
environment, on the contrary, you can feel simple happiness.

“You have skills.” Li Mu hooked the corners of his mouth very lightly,
“Daxiaojie.”

“You’re still calling me that.” Ning You frowned in dissatisfaction.

“Then, big young master?” Li Mu looked at the time and walked towards
the kitchen while asking Ning You, “What do you want to eat for lunch?”

Ning You stayed with Li Mu for three days. He’d never been consulted on
the issue of food, and all he did was wait to be fed. Is this a reward?

Ning You’s frowning brows stretched out, and he ordered from the shelf: “I
want to eat a large plate of chicken.”

Li Mu put on his apron and said, “No.”

Ning You asked, “What’s there then?”

“Vafjwfv qbajabfr, ygjlrfv qbajabfr, oglfv qbajabfr…” Ca atf fcv bo atf

rfcafcmf, Ol Ze vlvc’a tbiv yjmx jcv ijeutfv vlgfmais.

Rlcu Tbe’r gfrqbcrf kjr lo atfgf gfjiis kjr rbwfatlcu atja tf mbeiv gfdefra. Ol
Ze kjr pera afjrlcu tlw. Llr ygbkr ogbkcfv jujlc: “Tbe’gf afjrlcu wf jujlc.”
“Rb, ws mbcvlalbcr tfgf jgf ilwlafv, rb P mjc’a mbbx j ijguf wfji obg sbe.”
Vqfjxlcu bo atlr, Ol Ze qjerfv, aegcfv tlr yjmx bc Rlcu Tbe jcv jrxfv, “Gb
sbe kjca ab ub bc j wbecajlc qjagbi klat wf atlr joafgcbbc?”

“You’re willing to take me with you?” This time, Ning You didn’t believe it
straight away. He thought of the last time he asked Li Mu to take him to
patrol the mountain, Li Mu clearly said no.

“Hmm.” Li Mu said, “Do you want to go with me?”

Today Ning You washed the dishes twice as fast as usual. If his servants
saw him working so swiftly, they’d be completely shocked.

Li Mu was brushing Hari’s fur outside the yard. When Ning You came out
of the house with a backpack full of snacks, he had a headache and said,
“Do you think you’re going on an outing? Put the snacks away for me.”

Ning You blushed embarrassedly, he really thought he was going on an

outing. However, when Li Mu said this, he also realized that he had to
respect other people’s work, so in the end he only took his mobile phone
with him, and didn’t even carry a backpack.

“I’ll get on the horse by myself today.” Ning You said.

Two days have passed, the soreness in his legs has dissipated a lot, but Ning
You hadn’t overcome his psychological illusion, and he always felt that
he’d step off the saddle.

“Use force here.” Li Mu patted Ning You’s thigh, “You just stomp
upwards.”

Ning You felt a strange burning heat rising from the place Li Mu had
touched, and protested unaccustomed: “Can you warn me before you touch
me next time?”

“Ok.” Li Mu was also impatient to wait, “I’ll give you three seconds, and if
you can’t get up, I’ll hit another place.”
Recalling the experience of getting on the horse for the first time, Ning You
knew where Li Mu meant by “other places”. Li Mu always hit lightly, and
Ning You didn’t want his buttocks to suffer again, so this time he set aside
his distractions and stomped hard, and to his surprise, he managed to get on
the horse with ease.

But before he could taste the joy of success, Li Mu had already turned over
and got on his horse, grabbed the reins in front of him, and steered Hari
forward at a fast pace.

Without the partition of his backpack, Ning You felt that his whole body
was shrouded in Li Mu’s scent. Obviously, Li Mu’s chest and his back
wasn’t completely touching each other, but his back seemed to be exposed a
little to the sun, and even his whole body was scorched with fever.

“Relax your waist.” Li Mu felt Ning You’s stiffness and pinched the
position of his hip bone with his hand, “Otherwise your leg will hurt again.”

Hari didn’t run, and the impact wasn’t severe. However, Ning You still
forced himself to do as Li Mu said, because he had to find something to
distract himself from his random thoughts.

“Swing your waist to the rhythm of the horseback.” Teacher Li continued to

teach, “Let your waist loosen completely.”

“Is that so?” Ning You tried to relax completely, only to have his butt slide
back a tiny bit and hit some wild species without warning.

“Also don’t be so loose.” Li Mu’s voice was inexplicably a little low, he

held Ning You’s waist and pushed it forward, “Straighten your back.”

Ning You whispered “En”.

The two people tacitly maintained their distance, as if there was a distinct
river in the middle, and kept each other at bay.
Ning You didn’t want to waste a rare opportunity to experience, and tried
hard to suppress the waves. As a result, he really mastered the essentials. It
didn’t take him long to maintain the same riding rhythm with Li Mu.

“Well learned.” Li Mu’s voice sounded behind him.

“I did say to not underestimate me.” Ning You said.

“Why don’t you try holding the reins?” Li Mu asked.

“Is it okay?” Ning You turned his head and looked at Li Mu, “What if Hari
gets out of control?”

“Don’t be afraid, I’m here.”

Li Mu handed the reins to Ning You and told him how to use them. In fact,
there is no need to deliberately pull the reins during the brisk walk, but the
feeling of holding the reins is completely different. Ning You has
transformed from a passenger to a driver.

When he got lost before, he couldn’t appreciate the birch forest as far as the
eye can see. Now he is riding a horse and strolling in this birch forest,
enjoying the sunlight through the gaps in the leaves, and being with the
little squirrels in the trees. Which is simply better than a day trip to the
outskirts of the city and don’t know how many times.

“Do you wander around the forest like this every day?” Ning You asked.

“En.” Li Mu didn’t mention that this is not a deep mountain, he deliberately

brought Ning You to the best scenery in the forest.

“Do you see those two trees?” Li Mu pointed to two trees close together on
the distant hillside, “That’s the fuqi tree.”

“Why is it a fuqi tree?” Ning You questioned,

“One of them is a fir and one is a birch, the fir is green all year round, the
birch will go from green to yellow, and in winter the leaves will fall off.” Li
Mu said, “Now you can see that one of them is green and one is golden
yellow.”

Ning You nodded.

“It is called the fuqi tree because the green color of the fir tree never
changes, while the birch tree has new life and then withers. It’s as though
the fir tree is accompanying the birch tree through countless
reincarnations.”

Ning You realized the romance between the two trees, and lamented: “The
fir tree seems to have been waiting in place.”

“That’s right.” said Li Mu. “Plants are also very interesting.”

Ning You withdrew his gaze from the distant hillside, and at this moment,
Li Mu suddenly grabbed the reins with his left hand and made Hari stop. At
the same time, he took something from behind the saddle with his right
hand, and then pressed Ning You tightly in his arms.

Ning You was first firmly shielded by Li Mu, before noticing the
appearance of a behemoth in front of him. He subconsciously grabbed Li
Mu’s arm tightening his nerves and said, “There, there are wolves……”

The wolf in a zoo is completely incomparable to the wolf in the wild, and
there’s a huge difference in temperament alone. The wild wolf in front of
them is much bigger than a golden retriever, and its eyes emit a sharp light
that can make people truly feel that it is a fierce wild animal.

The previous brown bear had already scared Ning You enough, and now
facing a wild wolf so close, he only felt that his heart was about to stop
beating.

“Don’t be afraid.” Li Mu hugged Ning You a little tighter again, “It won’t
attack us for no reason.”
Having said that, Ning You saw Li Mu holding a dagger in his right hand.
He originally thought that the dagger hanging on the saddle was for
decoration, but he didn’t expect it to be used when it was really needed.

The wild wolf watched the two for a while without moving, and Ning You
felt that this period of time was longer than a century.

But in the end it did not attack the two, but withdrew its gaze and went in
another direction.

Ning You finally found his breath, and when he returned to his senses, his
back was already soaked in cold sweat.

“It’s an alpha wolf.” Li Mu also breathed a sigh of relief and put the dagger
back behind the saddle, “Normally, it shouldn’t appear in this area.”

“Then why?” Ning You still has lingering fears, and he trembles a little
when he speaks.

“It’s looking for its wife.” Li Mu said.

“Huh?” Ning You didn’t anticipate this reply.

“His wife has been gone for a month.” Li Mu said, “There is a high
probability that it was killed by a poacher.”

Ning You was stunned and asked, “Don’t you know where his wife has
gone?”

“Everyone in the group has searched for it.” Li Mu said, “But no one found
it.”

“How could this be?” Ning You frowned, “Don’t you have any monitoring
methods?”
“There are infrared cameras, but you can’t keep track of their movements
with these devices.” Li Mu said, “There are too many uncertainties here
near the border, and do you know how much it costs to maintain such a
large area of forest? Most of the time you just have to go with it.”

“Speaking of money, I have…” When Ning You said this he felt like a
foolish spendthrift who had been cheated, but he was just eager to provide a
little help here.

“It’s not that simple. If you install equipment here, poachers and illegal
loggers will destroy your equipment.” Li Mu said, “Instead of donating, you
might as well reduce your needs in your daily life and do something
environmentally friendly.”

They left lightly and relaxed and returned in a heavy mood.

Ning You usually often hears the slogan of environmental protection, but
after real contact, he realised that it’s not a simple matter.

When he was still a few steps away from the cabin, Ning You’s phone
vibrated several times.

There is a text message prompt that the phone is not connected, as well as a
WeChat message from Li Zhao and Xiao Zhao, saying that the weather
conditions are good tomorrow, and the guide said that it is possible to
fly(helicopter).

The already bad mood became a bit heavy again.

“Li Mu.” Ning You followed Li Mu into the yard. “My friend said he could
pick me up tomorrow. I’m leaving.”

“Is that so?” Li Mu didn’t turn around and focused on tying the reins, “Then
I’ll send you down the mountain.”

That’s it?

Ning You was unwilling to get only this kind of response, and he didn’t
know why, he just desperately wanted to see other emotions on Li Mu’s
face.

“You guessed it before, that friend of mine is my boyfriend.” Ning You

said.

“Hmm.” Li Mu still didn’t turn around, “What’s the matter?”

“He’s my fiancé.”

Li Mu’s movement of tying the reins paused.

He quickly tied the knot, turned around to look at Ning You, and said in a
relieved tone: “You really do need someone by your side to serve you.”

Ning You pursed his lips and walked unhappily toward the house, but at this
moment Li Mu stopped him.

“Ning You.” This is the first time Li Mu called his name, “Tonight, there is
a bonfire party at the foot of the mountain, do you want to go?”

“Bonfire party?” Ning You stopped and looked at Li Mu.

“En.” Li Mu said, “Just consider it as a farewell to you.”

There. Although Ning You’s heart felt sad, he was relieved to see Li Mu’s
free and easy appearance, nodded, and said, “Okay.”

Translator's Note

husband and wife/married couple

Translator's Note

All good things must come to an end (idiom)

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The only items that need to be packed are those that were in his backpack.
They were the same items that were there when he first came, and it will be
the same items when he will leave, no more, no less, as if he had never been
here.

Ning You sat in the living room, idly watching Li Mu’s back as he cooked,
and inexplicably felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

“Yes.” Li Mu replied, still with his back to Ning You.

“Then I’ll go take a shower first.” Ning You went to the sink to get a towel,
“It’ll get so cold by the time we return at night.”

The newly built shower room hasn’t been used yet. Although Ning You
contributed very little, at least it is the fruit of his and Li Mu’s joint labor.

Not long after, the sound of rushing water hummed from outside the kitchen
window. Li Mu turned his head to see, but apart from the mist floating out
of the wooden shower room, he couldn’t see anything else.

Realizing that he was behaving strangely, Li Mu withdrew his eyes and

concentrated on the ingredients in his hands.

But before long, a few small stones suddenly flew outside the window,
hitting the window glass with a crisp ringing sound. Li Mu turned to see
where the sound was came from, only to see Ning You showing half of his
face from behind the curtain of the bathroom, constantly waving to him.

Quick, come, over.

Ning You said to Li Mu with a mouth shape.

“What’s wrong?” Li Mu approached the window and asked directly. Shhh.

Ning You made a hand gesture, then waved at Li Mu again, asking him to
go over.

Baffle, Li Mu took off his apron and went around from the entrance to the
outside. As soon as he walked to the edge of the bathroom, he saw a naked
and wet white swan rushing out from behind the curtain who jumped
directly onto him.

“What are you doing…”

Li Mu’s first reaction was to hold Ning You’s buttocks, because Ning You’s
legs were tightly clamped around his waist, and his hands firmly around his
neck.

But the touch of the slippery Q-ball in his hand made him suddenly feel that
this posture was inappropriate, and he changed to supporting Ning You’s
lower back.
“Hush!” Fear made Ning You cling to the lifeline in front of him with all his
strength, “There are snakes!”

Li Mu opened the bathroom curtain and had a look. He found that there was
indeed a one-meter-long brocade snake near the door. He didn’t know why
Ning You didn’t allow him to make a sound, it felt as if as long as he spoke,
the snake would lock the two of them. But in fact, this snake is not
poisonous at all.

“Why are you so timid?” Li Mu put his left arm around Ning You, and
found a wooden stick with his right hand.

He poked the snake in the head with the stick, and the snake immediately
wrapped itself around the stick. Then he raised the wooden stick and threw
it hard in the distance, along with the snake thrown into the woods.

“It’s okay.” Li Mu withdrew his eyes from afar and looked at Ning You who
was shrinking in the crook of his neck. Ning You obviously didn’t dry his
body before he ran out. There was water all over his body, which soaked Li
Mu’s clothes.

“Did you get rid of it?” Ning You turned his head and carefully checked the
surroundings around the entrance of the bathroom.

“Xba glv bo la.” Ol Ze rjlv, “Valii cba mbwlcu vbkc?”

Rlcu Tbe kjr ralii cba ja fjrf, jcv fzqjcvfv atf rmbqf bo lcrqfmalbc.

Ol Ze, ktb kjr agfjafv jr j qliijg, lcmgfjrlcuis ofia atja atlr qbraegf kjrc’a
gluta. Qlat tlr ogff tjcv, tf mijrqfv Rlcu Tbe’r xcff, ygbxf la bea rilutais, jcv
jrxfv, “Cgf sbe ublcu ab ygfjx ws kjlra?”

The white swan looked weak, but he didn’t expect his legs to be so strong.
“Sorry, I’m afraid of snakes.” Ning You explained, and added, “Can you put
me inside the bathroom?”

When he ran out in fear just now, Ning You’s movement was unbelievably
fast, and he believed that Li Mu didn’t have time to see anything. But if he
jumps off Li Mu now, then he will never show the speed he just did, and in
any case, Li Mu will see his back —— that is, his ass.

There is no ceiling light installed in the bathroom for the time being, and
the light is very dark, which gives Ning You a lot of sense of security.

“What, you’re running around naked with your bare ass and you’re still
afraid I’ll look at you?” Li Mu naturally knew what Ning You was thinking
and stood still without moving.

“I didn’t run naked.” Ning You loosened Li Mu’s neck and looked at him
face to face, “That was a special circumstance just now.”

“Special circumstances and not running naked?” Li Mu just couldn’t stand

the fact that daxiaojie was deceiving himself, he slapped Ning You’s bare
smooth thighs from bottom to top and asked, “What is this?”

“Li Mu!” Ning You subconsciously straightened his lower back and rubbed
his body upward, “I’m going to get angry!”

The fair chest suddenly neared his lips. Li Mu’s original intention was just
to refute Ning You’s denial of running naked. Who would have thought
when he slapped him down, unexpectedly he’d be the one to be stunned.

He hurriedly threw Ning You into the bathroom, and Li Mu returned to the
cabin without looking back.

The bonfire party in the village was held at 9:00 pm. This time, Li Mu
didn’t ride a horse, but drove Ning You to the foot of the mountain.

A two-person tall bonfire was lit in the open space next to the health center,
and the villagers of Tuva village in traditional costumes were singing and
dancing around the bonfire.
It was obviously a picture with an ethnic scene, but the background music
was classic disco. Ning You found it interesting and stood outside the
campfire, clapping his hands while shaking from side to side.

“Is today a special day?” Ning You asked. “Not really.” Li Mu said, “They
often hold bonfire parties, and if they were to find a theme, it would be to
thank nature for its gifts.”

Ning You nodded, and his gaze continued to drift towards the crowd.

A woman danced a solo dance by the campfire, with graceful movements

and a valiant posture. Ning You recognized that it was Doulan, Chief Lin’s
daughter. He subconsciously wanted to ask about the little fox, but in the
end he shook the idea.

“Do you want to go over and play?” Li Mu asked. “Forget it.” Ning You
stopped clapping his hand, “I’ll just take a look.”

During company dinners, colleagues will also play some small games, and
Ning You has always been a spectator. It’s not that he doesn’t get along well
with others, it’s just that he is used to showing people in an elegant and
poise image, and others wouldn’t expect to see a laughing expression on his
face.

However, this time, Li Mu didn’t allow Ning You to be a quiet bystander.

He pulled Ning You into the crowd and danced a simple dance with the
villagers.

Raising his hands, kicking his legs, and beating to the rhythm of the music,
although Ning You is nothing short of a dancing idiot, after groping
awkwardly for a while, he still kept up with everyone’s movements.
Surrounded by basically unfamiliar faces, in the midst of this completely
unfamiliar environment, Ning You completely let go of himself and
followed the villagers with laughter, feeling the enthusiasm brought by the
bonfire.
This feeling is rather beautiful. It turns out that people can be happy without
restraint, and can release their emotions to their heart’s content.

After getting tired of playing, Ning You and Li Mu sat on a double chair on
the outskirts of the open space. Li Mu brought two bottles of beer and asked
Ning You, “Can you finish one bottle?”

“Yes.” Ning You took the beer from Li Mu’s hand.

The villagers who didn’t enjoy being alone were still reveling around the
bonfire, and the noisy air seemed to be separated by an invisible wall,
forming a closed and quiet space around the double chair.

The two clinked their beer bottles and looked at the lively scene in front of
them. No one spoke, and they breathed calmly in a tacit understanding.

After a while, the beer bottles in their hands gradually reached the bottom.
Ning You suddenly turned his head and looked at Li Mu beside him and
said, “Thank you.”

“Thanks for what?” Li Mu swallowed the last sip of beer, and his adam’s
apple slid up and down with his movements. “All of this.” Ning You said,
“Thank you for saving me.”

“Don’t mention it.” Li Mu said.

Ning You didn’t withdraw his gaze, but looked straight at Li Mu’s side
profile. After a few seconds, Li Mu realized Ning You was looking at him,
so he also turned his head and met Ning You’s gaze.

Neither of them moved and just looked at each other in silence.

Ning You didn’t know what Li Mu was thinking, but he had a lot of
emotions in his heart, and he also had a lot to say to Li Mu. All the
emotions finally converged into a deep reluctance to part. He opened his
mouth and wanted to say something, but at this time a cold wind blew,
making him shudder involuntarily.

These days, this forest is cooling down every night. It didn’t feel very
obvious when he was dancing just now, but now Ning You only trembles
from the cold.

Li Mu unzipped his jacket, opened the lapels on both sides, and said to
Ning You, “Come here.”

Ning You immediately jumped into Li Mu’s arms, embraced his waist, put
his head on his shoulders, and smelled him vigorously. The jacket was
closed again, and although the wind was leaking from top and bottom, Ning
You felt extremely warm.

“Li Mu.” Ning You called out.

“Hmm?” Li Mu responded.

“Can I not go back?” Ning You asked.

There was a moment of silence between the two.

“No.”

“Oh.”

Don’t know how long it took, but the villagers started to go home one after
another. Li Mu looked at the top of Ning You’s furry head and asked, “Back
to the mountains?” “Good.” Ning You said and stood up, but his body fell
to the right uncontrollably.

Li Mu hurriedly held Ning You, and said, “Are you all right?”

“This beer is getting a little on my head.” Ning You blinked hard, “I usually
drink two bottles and I’m fine.”

“This is the deadly Great Wusu.” Li Mu said. Xinjiang’s deadly Great

Wusu —— The trademark LOGO reads “NSNM” upside down, the
legendary “Kill you”.

Ning You shook his head. He was indeed a little dizzy, but it was tolerable,
at most he was only slightly tipsy.

Ning You jumped up with a whoosh.

Li Mu carried Ning You on his back and walked towards the parking place.
Ning You shook his calves in boredom and asked Li Mu, “Can I sleep in
bed tonight?”

Knowing that Li Mu wouldn’t easily agree, he added, “I’m leaving

tomorrow.”

Li Mu breathed out angrily and responded, “Okay.”

It only takes a few minutes to drive up the mountain.

After parking the car, Ning You didn’t move, just looked at Li Mu like that.

Li Mu is considered to have figured out Ning You’s temperament. This

white swan is usually finicky, but he becomes more finicky after drinking.

He consciously went around to the passenger seat and carried Ning You
back to the cabin.

At this time, it was past midnight. Although Ning You was already
exhausted, he still didn’t forget to wash and came to the sink to brush his
teeth.

Just brushing, and his head fell forward. Li Mu had to reach out to block the
glass window to protect his forehead.

“Thank you.”
Ning You thanked Li Mu in a good manner, then returned to the living
room, took off his outer clothes and snuggled under Li Mu’s blanket.

This side, Li Mu also quickly washed up, came to the bed to turn off the
lights in the house, and lay down in the quilt where Ning You usually
sleeps. “Li Mu.” Ning You lay on the side and looked at Li Mu who was
sleeping on the floor and said, “You didn’t take a bath.”

“I bathed the day before yesterday.” Li Mu said. The environment here is

very dry. He doesn’t have to take a bath every day like Ning You. It’s
common for him to take a bath once every three or four days.

“But I wanted to peek at you while you showered.” Ning You whispered.

“……” Li Mu was silent for a moment, “Go to sleep.”

“You are so dirty, you don’t take a shower.” Ning You buried the lower half
of his face in the quilt and took a deep breath, “Your quilt stinks too.”

“Then come down and sleep on the floor.” Li Mu suggested.

Li Mu didn’t answer any more, at this time Ning You suddenly lifted half of
the quilt and asked Li Mu, “Do you want to come up and sleep with me?”
The room was completely quiet, and after a while, the sound of Li Mu
turning over and lying on his side could be heard.

He turned his back to Ning You and not in the least bit sleepy voice he said,
“Good night.”

 
 Savage AddictionCh20 - Nothing

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Editor: Zoey0001

When he woke up the next morning, Ning You was at a loss for a
while.

The familiar ceiling, the unfamiliar bedding and scent. The memories
gradually returned, and a few key words flashed through his mind.

——I want to peek at you while taking a shower.

——Do you want to sleep with me?

The shameful memory became clearer and clearer, Ning You was so
embarrassed that his toes tightened, and he covered his head with a quilt
like an ostrich.

“Get up as soon as you wake up.”

Li Mu’s voice sounded in the kitchen, breaking Ning You’s ostrich disguise.
He comforted himself knowing he was leaving here today, and there would
be no second person in the world except Li Mu who knew of his gaffes.
But at the thought of leaving, Ning You felt frustrated again. Shame and
embarrassment no longer seemed so important.

There is a WeChat message from Li Zhao on his mobile phone, asking Ning
You to reach an open space near the landslide site before ten o’clock. After
the fog dissipates, he will take a helicopter into the scenic area to pick up
Ning You as soon as possible.

After replying with a ”good”, Ning You came to the dining room to sit
down, and said to Li Mu in a bad mood: “My friend will pick me up at ten
o’clock.”

Although Ning You had confessed before that the friend he was talking
about was his fiance, he still didn’t quite like using this unfamiliar word.

Li Mu didn’t react much and asked, “Where do you need me to take you?”

Looking at Li Mu’s indifferent appearance, Ning You couldn’t help but

wonder if there was something wrong with his memory. Obviously, Li Mu
took the initiative to hold him last night for warmth, but this morning he
was alienated as if the two of them were strangers.

But then again, they were originally strangers.

If it weren’t for getting lost by accident, Ning You would never have been
able to live in this remote forest cabin for the rest of his life. It’s impossible
for him to take a bath in the countryside, let alone solve hygiene problems
so indecently.

Conversely, it’s also said to be true.

If he hadn’t accidentally picked up Ning You, Li Mu’s life wouldn’t have

made any waves, he wouldn’t have needed to cook for one more person,
and he wouldn’t have needed to drive someone to the bathroom at the foot
of the mountain in the middle of the night.

They are just strangers, and like most strangers who meet by chance, they
will probably never see each other again for the rest of their life after they
seperate.

That’s fine. Let’s leave it at that.

Ning You forced himself to lock the thoughts he shouldn’t have, because he
didn’t belong here.

Today, they still drove to the foot of the mountain.

The two first went to the elementary school in Tuva Village. When Li Mu
went to the cafeteria to deliver milk, Ning You took out a polaroid from his
backpack and took a picture of the empty road.

He suddenly regretted a little that he should have photographed the cabin on

the mountain.

After taking two more pictures of the scenery, a child’s voice rang out
behind Ning You: “What is this?”

Turning around, two students who arrived early stood behind him. Ning
You looked at the polaroid in his hand and said, “This? This is called a
Polaroid.”

“Can it print photos?” Two students gathered around curiously.

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gluta jkjs.”

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wf ab ajxf j qlmaegf bo sbe?”
“Tfr!”

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Rlcu Tbe rafgcis.

Ning You never before considered taking pictures as a serious matter, but
looking at these children in the border mountains, they obviously cherished
this opportunity to take pictures, as if they will never have a chance again if
this was missed.

“Don’t be nervous, smile.”

Ning You instructed the two children to pose and took several photos of
them. The two children looked at themselves in the photo and joked with
each other that they didn’t take a good picture of themselves.

“Brother, can I take a picture with you?” One of the children looked at Ning
You and asked.

“Okay.”

Ning You gave the polaroid to another child and taught him how to use it.
After the little photographer was in place, the child beside him
enthusiastically hugged Ning You’s waist, just like when Ning You saw
them hugging Li Mu.

That’s great, Ning You thought to himself.

Simple happiness, simple emotions.

Both children took pictures with Ning You, when Li Mu returned from the
canteen.

One of the children waved his hand towards Li Mu and shouted, “Brother
Li Mu, let me take your picture!”

Li Mu walked up to Ning You, looked at the things in the hands of the little
children, and asked, “Why are you playing with polaroids?”
The two children ran a few meters away with polaroids and said to Li Mu
and Ning You, “We will take pictures for you!”

Ning You consciously leaned over to Li Mu’s side, and Li Mu looked at him
and directly put his hand on his shoulder, as if the two were good friends.

The photo paper was pushed out of the polaroid with a ”Zi” sound. Li Mu
took a step forward and wanted to see the image result, but Ning You
grabbed his arm and said to the two children: “Let’s take another one.”

Polaroid can only freeze a certain moment, Ning You wanted to take this
moment away, but also wanted to leave this moment to Li Mu.

Li Mu glanced at Ning You, once again put his arm around his shoulders
and said to the children, “Take another picture.”

But this time the little photographer on the opposite side failed to press the
shutter button for a long time, and looked at Ning You helplessly, “Brother,
I can’t take a photo anymore.”

Ning You walked over and looked at the polaroid, there was no more photo
paper.

“You keep it.” Li Mu said and walked towards the pickup, “I don’t need it.”

Neither of the two people in the photo smiled, but their faces were solemnly
pressed together, as if silently protesting the passage of time.

Tuva Elementary School is a few kilometers away from the place of the
landslide. It is only half past nine now, so there is no need for the two of
them to rush there.

A pickup truck was driving on an unmanned road. Obviously, the name of

the car was raptor, but it drove slower than a snail.
Ning You looked at the precious photos in his hand without saying a word.
After a long while, he put the photos in his backpack and fiddled around for
a while. Then he took out his handkerchief from the backpack and handed it
to Li Mu saying, “This is for you.”

Li Mu drove the car, glanced at Ning You’s outstretched hand distractedly,

and asked, “Why?”

“I don’t have anything else I can give you.” Ning You said, “This will be
considered a return gift to thank you.”

Li Mu didn’t take it, and Ning You didn’t withdraw his hand.

The two remained silent for a while. Finally Li Mu compromised and took
the handkerchief from Ning You, but as soon as he touched the
handkerchief, he realized something was wrapped within it——the photo
from just now.

——Ning You wants to keep his photo by Li Mu’s side.

After a pause, Li Mu feigned ignorance and put the handkerchief into the
pocket of his jacket.

A raptor drove at a speed comparable to a tractor. Ning You held his

backpack, stared at the road ahead intently, and asked, “Li Mu, are you
willing to go live in the city?”

This question was asked at a loss, because Ning You didn’t know what Li
Mu could do in the city. He even felt that Li Mu didn’t belong in the city.
He couldn’t imagine a casual person like Li Mu living a nine-to-five life in
the city.

Instead of answering, Li Mu asked rhetorically, “Would you like to live

here?”
Ning You was almost about to say yes on impulse, but heard Li Mu
continue: “I’m not here to travel, I’m here to live. There are no big
shopping malls and no dry cleaners. It’s not very convenient to go
anywhere. You have to guard against wild animals when you go out.”

Ning You pursed his lips and swallowed the impulsive words back into his
stomach. He never thought that in his life, there would be such a fork in the
road that would make him waver, but he only hesitated for a moment, and
then immediately decided.

There is no way he could live here.

These days are beautiful, but this period of time is similar to a long holiday
to change the mood. It’s impossible for people to be on vacation forever and
will always return to their original lives.

Leaving aside his unfinished business, he still has a contracted fiancé, and
he can’t be this irresponsible.

Thinking of this, Ning You’s mobile phone suddenly vibrated, which

happened to be a WeChat sent by Li Zhao.

[Li Zhao: The fog has dissipated, but the wind is a bit strong.]

Ning You looked at the screen in a daze for a moment, he recovered from
the divided emotions, and replied to an irrelevant content.

[Ning You: I want to ask you a question.]

[Li Zhao: Please speak.]

[Ning You: What do you want our marriage to be like?]

The reason for asking this question, Ning You wanted to figure out what
was in his heart, and didn’t want to continue feeling lost.

Usually Li Zhao replied very quickly, but this time “the other party is
typing” was displayed at the top of the screen for a long time, and only a
few short words popped up in the dialog box.
[Li Chao: I can do it all.]

Ning You frowned inexplicably, is it okay?

[Li Zhao: If you want me to be a considerate husband, I will put all my

thoughts on you. If you want me to keep my distance, then I will give you
space and won’t interfere with your private life.]

[Li Chao: In short, no matter what form it is, I can do it all.]

Ning You immediately understood what Li Zhao meant, because he saw a

familiar feeling from these messages——talking about cooperation with the
second party.

When Ning You was in the first party’s position, the second party’s attitude
was exactly the same as Li Zhao, “No matter what you ask, I can meet it.”

Ning You realized belatedly that Li Zhao was serving him as the first party.

Moreover, Li Zhao is very qualified as the second party. He had some

tentative offensive nature before, but Ning You just asked a question. From
Ning You’s question, he could see Ning You’s hesitation about future life,
so he firmly expressed his attitude, thereby dispelling Ning You’s doubts.

To translate Li Zhao’s words, they can be put more bluntly:

If you want this marriage to be true, it is true; if you want this marriage to
be fake, then it is fake.

This is just a complete business, and it can be done without any feelings.

This was the first time Ning You had seriously thought about this issue, but
before he had a clear idea, Li Zhao sent another message.

[Li Zhao: The wind is getting stronger, the guide said the flight has to be
canceled today].
Ning You’s heart thumped, and all the complicated thoughts disappeared in
an instant.

[Li Zhao: But I inquired about the progress, the road will be open tomorrow
afternoon at the latest].

Ning You typed quickly on the screen.

[Ning You: Thank you!]

Ning You didn’t know why he put this exclamation mark. Perhaps it
contained a sense of relief from the marriage contract and gratitude to God
for extending his vacation.

“Li Mu.” Ning You looked at the person beside him, his tone was a few
degrees higher, “Today, I can’t leave, at the latest tomorrow afternoon.”

“What?” Li Mu let go of the accelerator, and the pickup, which was already
as slow as a snail, stopped immediately.

“It’s windy today, the helicopter can’t fly.” Ning You said with glee, “The
road won’t be open until tomorrow afternoon.”

Li Mu looked at Ning You straight, this white swan was still the same as
before, with all emotions on his face. He somehow relaxed his mood and
teased, “Does your fiance know that you’re so happy?”

“Uh……” Ning You rubbed the back of his neck embarrassingly, “You may
not believe me when I say this but I’m actually not very familiar with him.
I’ve only met him twice in total.”

“Business marriage?” Li Mu inquired about Ning You’s private affairs for

the first time.

“En.” Ning You said.

Li Mu didn’t respond again, but quickly turned the car around, slammed on
the accelerator, and drove up to the mountains again.
“I’ll take you to the lake for a stroll.” Li Mu said.

The original slow pickup truck gave a beastly roar, Ning You felt the
acceleration coming from the seat and suddenly had a vague thought in his
heart and looked at Li Mu beside him and asked, “Li Mu, are you reluctant
to let me go?”

Li Mu was taken aback for a moment, and the beast wilted. He released his
foot on the accelerator, looked straight ahead and said, “Nothing.”

[Editor’s note: I’m sorry guys for the late edit. I seriously undermined the
power of infections. But I’m back and decided to help treat you all this
week with a few extra chapters xxx]

 
Savage AddictionCh21 - Don’t play
dirty tricks

Editor: Zoey0001

Continue to follow down the road in front of Tuva village and you will
come to the shores of Lake Hanas.

The best place to see Lake Hanas is at the fish observation platform at the
top of the mountain, but in fact, apart from this platform which is crowded
with tourists there is also a secluded forest path on the opposite bank of the
lake, where few tourists come and can feel the purest nature.

Although the scenic area is closed and there are no tourists around Lake
Hanas, it takes more than a thousand steps to climb to the fish observation
platform. Therefore, Li Mu brought Ning You to the secluded lakeside. The
scenery here is no worse than on the fish observation platform.

“It feels like a seaside.” Ning You took a deep breath.

Lake Hanas is an alpine dammed lake, and its colors vary throughout the
year. The surface of the lake is now sapphire blue, and the lakeside is a
golden birch forest. Strong winds occasionally blow the lake, setting off
waves and slapping the white shallows on the shore. The sound of the wind
is mixed with the echo of the waves, like the sea, but also better than the
sea.
Li Mu has been here many times, and so the surrounding scenery isn’t as
novel to him as it is to Ning You.

The two walked slowly on the forest path by the lake, and the sun shone on
them through the dense birch trees, as if time had slowed down.

“Li Mu.” Ning You put his hands behind his neck and walked lazily beside
Li Mu. He used to call Li Mu’s name before starting the topic, “Don’t you
have any friends in the city?”

“Very little connection.” Li Mu replied. Perhaps he didn’t realize it himself,

but he no longer resisted talking to Ning You about his personal affairs as
he did in the beginning.

“What about your family?” Ning You asked again.

“My parents are abroad all year round, and there is an eldest brother in the
family who takes care of the business.” Li Mu stated.

“Then you didn’t think of going back to help your eldest brother?” Ning
You’s heart ignited a flame of hope.

“Impossible.” Li Mu said, “My brother and I have very different

philosophies, we can’t work together.”

“Is it because of environmental protection?” Ning You remembered what Li

Mu had said before about the reason he left home.

“Hmm.” Li Mu responded, “He believes that the responsibility of a

company is to bring more benefits, create more jobs and pay more taxes.”
“But you believe the responsibility of a company also includes being
environmentally friendly.” Ning You added.

“That’s right.” Li Mu said, “My brother thinks I’m impractical, and my

parents are on his side, so I won’t get involved in family affairs.”

Ning You no longer responded, so he raised his chin and looked at Li Mu

quietly.

Li Mu quickly realized that Ning You was staring at him again, he tilted his
head to meet Ning You’s gaze and asked, “What are you looking at me
for?”

“Nothing.” Ning You shook his head, “I just want to hear you talk more.”

He wants to cherish every second of this last day and wants to know as
much as possible about Li Mu.

“There is nothing else.” Li Mu retracted his gaze from Ning You’s face and
looked at the complicated path ahead, “Here I can do what I want to do,
back home then……” After a pause, he added, “I can’t find the value of my
own existence.”

“Then if…” Ning You thought of a hypothesis, it was just a hypothesis,

“What if I support you to do your cause?”

“How to support?” Li Mu thought it was ridiculous, “By giving money?”

Ning You immediately realized that this proposal was a bit abrupt, because
he hadn’t carefully considered what kind of cause he’d support Li Mu with,
so he blindly offered his support. Indeed, as Li Mu said, all he could do was
give money.

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“Gbc’a atlcx rb wemt.” Ol Ze rjlv, “Gb sbe kjca ab ub vbkc jcv qijs?”

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gfoifmafv j rboa iluta ecvfg atf reciluta.

Looking at the scenery in front of him, Ning You found that he really
thought a bit too much. He is used to solving problems one step at a time,
but in fact there is no problem between him and Li Mu at all——the two
are only strangers coming together by chance. What position does he have
to hope Li Mu will return to live in the city?

And vice versa.

He and Li Mu have only known each other for four or five days, and it’s
impossible for him to give up everything he has and come to live in
seclusion in the mountains and forests as soon as his mind is fervent.

The distance between the city and the mountain forests is the distance
between him and Li Mu. Aside from this distance, everything else is
fantasy.

So it’s really like what Li Mu said, don’t think so much.

This problem cannot be solved in one day. And so relaxing and enjoying
this seriously is the only way to respect this precious vacation.

Stepping into the shallows requires stepping over a fallen dead wood. Ning
You imitated what Li Mu did, took off his shoes and socks on the edge of
the dead wood, then stepped on the fine white sand and came to sit next to
Li Mu.

With his feet stretched into the lake, the first thing that seeped through was
the refreshing cold, but after adapting, only the gentleness of the lake and
the warmth of the sun remained.

“Do you know?” Li Mu put his hands behind his back, “There are water
monsters in this lake.”
“Huh?” Ning You, who was still comfortable and cozy, immediately
retracted his feet.

He had heard about the water monster in Lake Hanas, but he only thought
of it as a legend and never took it to heart.

“The water monster will drag away the cattle and sheep on the lakeside, and
there have been bones of cattle and sheep in the lower reaches of the lake.”
Li Mu told him.

Ning You looked at Li Mu’s feet stretched out in the water of the lake, then
at his indifferent appearance, and said, “You are scaring me.”

“There really is a water monster.” Li Mu smiled, “But some scientists

speculate that it is a giant Zheluo salmon.”

“Fish?” Ning You said.

“Well, a carnivorous fish up to ten meters long.” Li Mu said, “But it’s

shallow and safer here.”

The shallows extend all the way into the lake, and there is still a long
section under the water. Ning You stretched his feet into the lake again,
swayed gently, sending the water waves to Li Mu’s side.

The white swan’s way of playing in the water is so gentle, Li Mu naturally

won’t cooperate. He leaned his body forward, scooped up a handful of
water and splashed it on Ning You’s face.

Ning You was immediately stunned, staring at Li Mu and said, “Why did
you splash the foot wash on my face?”

Li Mu: “…” Okay.

The two sat for a while, and the sun in the sky was getting hotter.
Li Mu stood up and said, “Shall we go forward?”

Ning You responded with a “Yes”.

The shoes and socks of the two people were placed on the side of the dead
wood. Li Mu stepped on the white sand and walked over. Then he sat on the
dead wood, patted off the white sand on his feet with his hands, and put on
his shoes and socks.

But Ning You made a difficult mistake.

The feet of the two of them were wet, and stepping on the white sand would
only make their feet covered with sand——just like Li Mu. Li Mu took off
the white sand indifferently, but Ning You always felt uncomfortable. He
didn’t want his feet covered with sand.

“Still not coming over?” Li Mu put on his shoes and sat on the dead wood
and asked Ning You.

Ning You did some mind construction, comforting himself that the white
sand is not dirty, but in the end he couldn’t stand the feeling of sand
wrapped around his feet, pursed his lips and said to Li Mu, “Li Mu, could
you help me bring my shoes over.”

“I’ll bring over your shoes?” Li Mu simply felt funny, “Do you really think
I’m your servant?”

“I don’t want to step on the sand.” Ning You whispered.

Li Mu, who has no temper, exhales, then stood up and walked towards Ning
You, but he didn’t have Ning You’s shoes in his hand.

Ning You was wondering if Li Mu had forgotten to take his shoes, and at
that moment Li Mu had come to his side and bent down to pick him up
horizontally.

The two feet left the water, bringing up a long string of crystal water
droplets.
Li Mu carried Ning You to sit on the dead wood, then sat next to Ning You
and put Ning You’s feet on his knees.

He unzipped his jacket, pulled out the hem of his plaid shirt, wiped the
water droplets on Ning You’s feet, wiped his left foot clean first, and he
took his socks for Ning You to put on.

Ning You propped his hands behind him and looked at Li Mu motionless, as
if something was boiling in his heart.

Just like the sound of a boiling kettle bubbling, the sound of whistling also
rang out in Ning You’s head, making him inexplicably want to do
something out of the ordinary.

With his left foot still in Li Mu’s hand, Ning You tentatively stretched out
his right leg.

His original intention was to put his right foot against Li Mu’s chest, but he
was not very proficient in the end, and the force of lifting his leg was not
used correctly, so his right foot accidentally stepped on Li Mu’s abdominal
muscles, and the heel of his foot coincidentally touched the wild species.

What bad luck. Ning You thought to himself.

A suspicious blush rose on his cheeks, but he still pretended to know

nothing and let his heels continue to step on the wild species.

Li Mu stopped the movement of his hand and raised his eyes to look at
Ning You.

This white swan really can’t pretend, whether it is intentional or

unintentional, it is all exposed from that nervous expression.

Li Mu pinched Ning You’s right foot, put it back near his knee, and said,
“Don’t play dirty tricks.”
Ning You has always been a good obedient student, but this time he didn’t
want to be obedient. As soon as Li Mu let go of his right foot, he stretched
his leg again. This time he was unbiased and the soles of his feet stepped on
the sleeping wild species.

It’s really big.

Ning You thought to himself, soft and big.

He swallowed nervously and blinked his big eyes at Li Mu, “But…… what
if I want to play dirty tricks?”

Li Mu didn’t respond, but looked straight at Ning You.

Ning You is slightly tucking his chin, looking at Li Mu with a kind of

bottom-up gaze, his eyes full of uneasy emotions, but with a careful
expectation.

A few moments later, Li Mu moved. He leaned forward, holding Ning

You’s hips and hugging the entire white swan to himself.

By the time Ning You reacted, he was already straddling Li Mu, his knees
bent on the dead wood, one foot was wearing socks, and the other foot was
still naked with drops of water.

“How do you want to play dirty tricks?” Due to their position, Li Mu had to
look up at Ning You, and the distance between their faces was very close.

Ning You’s brain was blank, just foolishly put his hands on Li Mu’s
shoulders, completely not knowing what to do next.

“Don’t pretend to be a bad kid if you can’t play dirty tricks.” Li Mu raised
his right hand and scraped the tip of Ning You’s nose.

But Ning You didn’t like it when people underestimated him.

When Li Mu was about to put him back aside, he suddenly put his arms
around Li Mu’s neck, closed his eyes and leaned over, kissing the corners of
Li Mu’s lips.

The beard pricked on the lips was surprisingly not annoying.

In just a moment, Ning You retreated again, blinking his big eyes helplessly,
expecting Li Mu’s reaction.

“You ……” Li Mu’s adam’s apple slid twice, “You know you’re leaving
tomorrow, right?”

Ning You nodded.

He knew he was leaving, so he wanted to indulge.

But Li Mu’s reaction was different from what he had expected. It seemed
that he was thinking of a separation. Li Mu took a deep breath, and the
deepness in his eyes dissipated a lot.

Ning You didn’t want to extinguish the small flame that ignited between the
two. He plucked up the courage again and pecked Li Mu’s lips lightly. This
time he aimed at the right position, and his lip bead hit Li Mu’s lip bead
correctly.

“Ning You.” Li Mu frowned deeply, and his voice became hoarse in an

instant, “Don’t force me to lock you in the cabin.”

Afraid of scaring the white swan, Li Mu didn’t say the next sentence.

Don’t force me to lock you in a cabin.

Keep you from getting out of bed day and night.

The author has something to say：

Li Mu: Don’t pretend to be a bad child if you can’t play dirty tricks.
Ning You: (How do I tell him that I am more than 23 years old)

※In reality, you can’t go into the water in Lake Kanas. Although many
tourists play by the water without authorization (just like the two
protagonists), in reality, we must severely condemn this behavior. In
addition, the author did not go into the water when he went to the lake
_(:з”∠)_

 
 Savage AddictionCh22 - Like to
ride a horse

Editor: Zoey0001

Traveling always made people engrossed in indulgence, setting aside all

kinds of rules and regulations, and trying things you wouldn’t normally try.

Ning You has already received Li Mu’s warning, but still hoped that Li Mu
would just kidnap him, so that he wouldn’t have to return to reality.

“How about you try locking me up?” Ning You suggested.

“Do you know what you’re talking about?”

Li Mu turned towards Ning You emotionless, until the deepness in his eyes
silently turned into a tenderness.

He pressed the back of Ning You’s neck, raised his chin and leaned over.

Just as their lips were about to touch, the sound of leaves rustling against
each other sounded above their heads. Ning You, who was easily
frightened, looked up and saw a little squirrel hiding behind a tree trunk,
looking at them curiously.
There are several factors that need to be possessed in the mind-set for an
end-of-the-road revelry, one of which is not to care about the gaze of others.

Although the little squirrel is not a human being, just like when he took a
bath in the open air, Ning You still couldn’t ignore his big bright eyes.

“I’m sorry… I was too abrupt.”

This third party made Ning You seem to have fallen from the fluttering
clouds to the naked reality, and his whole person was enveloped in shame.
He hurriedly got off Li Mu, put on his shoes and socks, and pretended that
nothing had happened.

“There are a lot of squirrels here,” he pointed out.

“That’s the Demon King Squirrel.” Li Mu is much more calm than Ning
You, and naturally took over the conversation, “They have been very active
recently, preparing food for the winter.”

“Is that so?” Ning You stood up and patted the white sand off his pants.

Thinking back to what he just did, even Ning You himself was startled.

There seemed to be a kind of magic power in this mountain forest, which

made him addicted and unable to extricate himself from it.

“Go back?” It’s rare for Li Mu to be thoughtful, and this time he didn’t take
the opportunity to tease Ning You, “It’s almost time for dinner.”

Ning You nodded, not daring to look at Li Mu: “Hmm.”

After stepping over the dead tree, they returned along the original road. The
returned journey was still unhurried, strolling leisurely among the birch
forest.

Li Mu didn’t zip up his jacket, his both hands were casually inserted in his
pockets, allowing the strong wind to blow through the clothes and trousers
that were wet from Ning You’s feet.

Ning You also put his hands in the pockets of the soft feather jacket, but he
wasn’t as casual as Li Mu, his elbows were tightly clamped to his sides, and
his chin hidden in the collar of the soft feather jacket.

Li Mu wouldn’t think he was unrestrained, would he?

Ning You is pondering about this question.

But looking at Li Mu’s appearance, he didn’t seem to be very disgusted.

The reason why traveling is a strong setting for flings is because in a fresh
environment, people will show a different side of themselves. There are no
people who know themselves here, and there is no pressure to restrain
themselves. They just need to release as much as they can, and then they are
on the verge of getting out of control.

Enjoy the last party before it’s over——it’s not Ning You’s style.

But when you change to an unfamiliar environment, the boundaries

suddenly blur.

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Thinking of this, Ning You quietly stretched out his hand and got into Li
Mu’s pocket.
He still didn’t dare to go too far, just put his hand on the back of Li Mu’s
hand, and then secretly observed Li Mu’s reaction.

Li Mu was a little surprised.

He originally thought that Ning You would restrain a little after sobering up,
but he didn’t expect that after a while, this white swan would continue to
probe again.

“Are you cold?” Li Mu deliberately asked.

Ning You blushed and timidly withdrew his hand.

He really had no reason to put his hand in someone else’s pocket, but just as
his hand was about to leave Li Mu’s pocket, a large hand suddenly wrapped
around the back of his hand, and then just so naturally took his hand.

“Put it outside if you’re not cold.” Li Mu lowered his arm and took Ning
You’s hand and said.

Ning You’s clamped elbows relaxed, but his chin was still hidden in his
collar, and the corners of his mouth curved pleasantly.

Back on the mountain, Li Mu began to prepare lunch.

Ning You took his phone and took a picture of the cabin, and many of the
images showing Li Mu cooking silhouette.

The rough man is equipped with an apron, the more he looks, the better he
looks.

A popular piece of doggerel appeared in Ning You’s mind, and even he

found it funny. Obviously an unkempt beard is one of his most unbearable
male characteristics, but now it looks inexplicably pleasing to the eye——
of course, it’s still not good to put it on others.

Recalling the touch of the unkempt beard on his lips, it’s prickly and coarse.
Ning You’s heart bubbled with an itch like a cat’s claw scratching through.
He came behind Li Mu and said, “Li Mu, I want to take a shower.”

Noon is the highest temperature of the day, so he doesn’t have to worry

about freezing if he bathes at this time.

Li Mu looked back at Ning You and said, “Go on.” After saying that, he
concentrated on the spatula in his hand again.

In fact, Ning You had another thing he wanted to ask for Li Mu’s
permission, but seeing Li Mu’s focused appearance, he swallowed the
words to his mouth back into his stomach, and then quietly took Li Mu’s
plaid shirt from the closet.

The water storage capacity of the electric water heater is limited, and Ning
You almost used up the last drop of hot water.

By the time he finished his shower, Li Mu had already prepared lunch and
was cleaning up the kitchen countertops. He wrung out the rag and washed
his hands with soap. Seeing that Li Mu was about to finish the work in his
hands, Ning You hurriedly put his clothes on in the living room, waited
quietly to the side of the steps in the entrance hall.

“Come over when you’re done washing…”

“Li Mu, I want to borrow your clothes to wear.”

Li Mu couldn’t finish the second half of his sentence, because as soon as he

turned around, he saw Ning You wearing his plaid shirt, his feet bare naked
on the carpet, cautiously awaiting his reaction.

What a great move.

“Where are your own clothes?” Li Mu took off his apron and walked
towards Ning You.

“I’ve been wearing it for two days.” Ning You said evasively.
This is not the first time Ning You wore Li Mu’s shirt, but doing it
intentionally and unintentionally gives a completely different feeling. The
unintentional is that even if someone wore his shirt, Li Mu had no temper,
But if it was intentional, then the swan should be punished for misbehaving.

Li Mu held Ning You’s buttocks and carried him to the edge of the dining
table. He put his hands by his side and said, “Daxiaojie, have you never
seduced anyone before?”

“Huh?” Ning You thought he’d done something clumsy and became
nervous all of a sudden.

“You’re not a seducer,” he said, “You’re giving off a vibe of purity, you
know?”

Two blushes appeared on Ning You’s face. He really wasn’t good at this
kind of thing, but he didn’t expect it to appear vulgar in Li Mu’s eyes.

“Put your pants on.” Li Mu said and straightened up, making a move to
leave.

Ning You hurriedly hooked his calves around Li Mu’s waist and asked in a
panic, “Li Mu, don’t you have any feelings for me?”

He could feel that there was a spark between the two of them. But for some
reason, Li Mu didn’t want to get close to each other like he did.

Li Mu’s hands were propped up to Ning You’s side again. He looked at

Ning You for a while, and finally said helplessly: “No.”

“Then why are you,” Ning You asked, “so rational?” Just like the debate
between the two, Li Mu is always able to do something skillfully and easily.

Li Mu didn’t answer immediately, but looked blankly at the ceiling and

sighed, then retracted his gaze. Slowly he said, “…because I don’t want to
hate to part with you, can I?”

The deeper you fall, the more painful it will be when you pull away.

Ning You is the one who left, he will return to another environment with
enough things to distract him. It’s only a matter of time before Li Mu is
forgotten. In the end, this experience may just be an ordinary travel
memory.

But Li Mu is different.

He was the one who was left behind, and this was where he lived, where he
worked, and where there was Ning You’s shadow. He could already foresee
that it would take him a long time to adapt to the days after Ning You left.

For Ning You, this place is just an unexpected episode in his life, yet
everything here is Li Mu’s whole life.

Ning You understood the meaning of Li Mu’s words. He cowered for a

moment, but his selfishness still made him whisper: “But I think you hate to
part with me.”

“Do you know how bad you are?” said Li Mu. “You left me the picture
because you want me to miss you every day?”

“No.” Ning You shook his head.

“I won’t forget what you look like.” He looked at Li Mu and said, “But I’m
afraid you’ll forget me.”

Ning You isn’t very good at hiding his emotions. He will open up about
everything, even if it’s bad, he is confident that Li Mu will spoil him.

Li Mu’s eyes sank, and he didn’t want to restrain anymore, so he bit Ning
You’s lip hard. He pried open his closed teeth and greedily sucked in the air
until Ning You let out a suffocating whimper, and he reluctantly parted from
Ning You.

“Are you still eating?” Li Mu asked with a gasp.

Ning You shook his head, a bright red appeared in the corner of his eyes.

Li Mu carried Ning You to the bed and unbuttoned the shirt belonging to
him, leaving the white swan uncovered and exposed before his eyes. Sure
enough, just as he expected, the bad swan wasn’t wearing a figleaf.

The skin of the two of them is close to each other, forming a distinct color
difference. The rough hands wander on the white and tender skin, and
wherever it goes, there is a fiery heat that cannot be quenched.

Ning You had a premonition of what was about to happen. While he was
faintly looking forward to it, he propped Li Mu’s naked chest with his hand
and said, “Li Mu, you didn’t take a shower.”

“Why,” Li Mu bit Ning You’s neck, “No sex without a bath?”

The vulgar words suddenly penetrated Ning You’s ears, he blushed, pushed
Li Mu away and said, “No, you’re very dirty.”

“Is that so?” Li Mu laughed and buried his head in Ning You’s chest, “I
have to make you even dirtier.”

From the recognition to now, Li Mu has been accommodating Ning You

because he himself is not a calculating person. But this time he didn’t want
to spoil the white swan anymore, he just wanted to bully him until he cried.

“I don’t want to learn to ride a horse.” Ning You said with a sobbing voice.

He underestimated the formidable power of wild species, and he used up all

the treasures just by riding on it.

“Do you want to give up halfway?” Teacher Li asked coldly.

“Don’t……”
Riding a horse can be regarded as Ning You’s childhood regret. After he
grew up, he never gave up halfway like he did when he was a child. He
didn’t want to give up so easily, so he gritted his teeth, straightened his
back, sat firmly on the wild horse, and asked, “What am I going to do
next?”

“First, hit the waves.” Li Mu said.

Hitting the waves is the basic training action of the rider at the beginning,
which is less difficult than pressing the waves. The rider needs to vibrate up
and down on the horse’s back, keep his legs close to the belly of the horse,
and make a standing and sitting motion.

The horse’s speed was not fast, Ning You moved his waist, sometimes
standing up, sometimes sitting down, and soon found a suitable rhythm.

“How was it?” Li Mu asked.

“En.” Ning You nodded, “I seem to… fit it very well.”

“Don’t be proud.” Teacher Li slapped Ning You’s ass, “The next step is
pressing the waves.”

Pressing the waves is when a horse is walking at a fast pace. In addition to

the standing and sitting of hitting the waves movement, it also needs to
match the vibration frequency of the horse’s back and ride as close to the
saddle as possible. The key to pressing waves is to relax the ass and
straighten the upper body, but the waist must be soft.

The horse accelerated his running speed, Ning You didn’t find the rhythm at
first, the roots between his legs were extremely painful from the slap, and
the wild horse on rampage also made him feel uncomfortable.

“How are you?” Li Mu controlled the speed of the horse and asked Ning
You.

“It hurts a little.” Ning You bit his lower lip and tenaciously looked at Li
Mu and said, “Come again.”
This time, Ning You first propped both hands on the back of the horse,
matching his waist to adapt to the impact of the horse. After a while, he
completely relaxed and found the best way to press the waves.

“Very good.” Teacher Li praised, “The next step is to push the waves.”

Pushing waves is a difficult movement when a horse is running. It’s

necessary to fully grasp the rhythm of the horse’s running, keep the
shoulders still, and slide the pelvis back and forth against the saddle to
make a pushed movement.

When the rider has completely mastered the pushing wave, the feeling of
riding the horse wildly is very enjoyable and comfortable.

After the final sprint, the wild horse slowly stopped. Ning You exhaustedly
turned over and dismounted, lying on Li Mu’s chest and whispered, “Li Mu,
I like riding horses.”

The author has something to say:

I’m just riding, how can I not understand it (?)??

※The professional knowledge of horse riding is referenced from Baidu

 
 Savage AddictionCh23 - Won’t be
jealous

Editor: Zoey0001

Li Mu didn’t work all day today.

The white swan in his bed is delicate and clingy. It’s not enough to learn to
ride a horse. He has to verify with him whether it’s cool or painful to milk
the cows hard by practising some more.

“You have a point.” Ning You said, “I should be more rough with big
cattle.”

Li Mu immediately received Ning You’s hint, thus increasing the intensity

of his gnawing.

There’s no raincoat in the cabin and the wild species can only go bare-
chested. Li Mu did what he said, making Ning You dirty inside and out.

First, riding a horse, Ning You can still bear it. Second, pushing the car, his
body is sticky and unbearable. Third, breaking the stump, his soul is
screaming.

 
“I want to take a shower, Li Mu.” Ning You said with red eyes, “I don’t
want to be so dirty.”

In the end, Li Mu chose to accommodate Ning You, he carried him into the
shower room… and continued to bully him.

The long period of exercise consumed a lot of physical strength for the two
of them, but Li Mu was able to carry Ning You back from the shower room
to the cabin, while Ning You felt strenuous even moving his fingers.

“You should strengthen yourself with exercise.” Li Mu carried Ning You to

the closet and found a clean plaid shirt for him to put on.

“I am usually busy at work.” Ning You stood still obediently, waiting for Li
Mu to button him up, “There aren’t many opportunities to visit the gym.”

“You don’t need to go to the gym, you can exercise at home.” Li Mu stated.

Ning You has always listened earnestly to the elders’ words. But as for
whether he can put it to practice or not, that is another matter.

As for insisting on their words, Ning You actually doesn’t like other
people’s advice, because he rarely gets substantive suggestions, but
listening to Li Mu’s advice, however, he shows no opposition at all and an
odd sense of menace emerged in his mind.

——Maybe this is the charm of mature men.

After the two finished getting dressed, Li Mu went to the kitchen to heat up
the dishes, while Ning You sat in the dining room and waited.

He took out his phone and opened his memo, recorded all the positions he
had just used and how he felt about the experience, and scored the overall
rating according to difficulty and pleasure.

Perhaps some people will tend to pose with low difficulty, but Ning You is
different. The harder the posture, the more fulfilling he feels, and it turns
out that the more difficult the posture is, the more it stimulates the nerves,
so——

At the end of the writing, Ning You typed four characters at the end of the
memo: Horse riding is the highest.

He put away his phone and fondly gazed at Li Mu’s busy back. The tight-
fitting black T-shirt completely highlighted the good figure with wide
shoulders and narrow waist, and chocolate-like abdominal muscles and
strong thighs appeared in his mind.

“Li Mu.” Ning You couldn’t help but call out, “I’m so hungry.”

“It will be ready soon.” Li Mu replied with his back to Ning You.

Ning You couldn’t help but want to laugh a little. Li Mu was so absorbed,
that in matters of the bed he didn’t even understand his metaphor.

He opened the memo again and wrote a line: The big dark horse is very
honest and adorable.

At this time, a WeChat message popped up at the top of the phone screen.
Xiao Zhao found several return flights and asked Ning You which one he
wanted to take.

All flights will be the day after tomorrow, and the departure time will be in
the morning and noon. In short, no matter which flight he takes, Ning You
will return to Jin City on the same day.

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“Why is it speeding up?” Ning You asked.

“Chief Li has been putting pressure.” Xiao Zhao said.

Ning You was silent for a moment and said, “Then so be it.”

After hanging up the phone, Ning You lay listlessly on the table, Li Mu
came over with a hot meal and asked, “What’s the matter?”

“I have to leave tomorrow at noon.” Ning You raised his head and put his
chin on the back of his hand, unrealistically hoping that Li Mu would find a
reason to keep him.

But Li Mu didn’t answer, so Ning You didn’t continue, and both of them
tacitly avoided the topic of parting.

The dining table was quiet for a while, only the sound of bowls and
chopsticks colliding was left. In the end, Li Mu spoke first and asked,
“Where else do you want to go? I will take you there.”

Village, I’ve been there. Lakeside, I have also been there. The beautiful
white birch forest can be felt once again, but the mood of wanting to go is
not as strong as the reluctance to part with what the cabin brings to Ning
You.

“I just want to stay here.” Ning You said, “Don’t go anywhere, can you just
stay here with me?”

“Okay.” Li Mu’s answer was faster than Ning You imagined.

“Don’t you have to work?” Ning You asked cautiously. He knew that Li Mu
had to patrol the mountain every day, and he had already delayed the other
person’s work for a whole day, and felt more or less guilty in his heart.

“Do you want me to go to work?” Li Mu asked.

Ning You shook his head and said frankly: “I don’t want.”

“Then the rest of my time is all yours.” Li Mu said.

Ning You raised the corners of his lips happily, and the depression just now
swept away.

Since parting is something that can’t be changed, why let this matter affect
your mood?

He bit his chopsticks, looked at Li Mu and asked, “So what are we going to
do?”

Under the dining table, a naked foot climbed onto Li Mu’s knee and
plunged into the depths little by little.

Li Mu stopped his chopsticks, raised his eyes to look at Ning You, and
asked without batting an eyelid, “What do you want to do?”

“I don’t know.” Ning You said.

That being said, the toes under the dining table resisted the dormant wild
species.

Li Mu also didn’t expect that this frail white swan’s lust to be not small. He
put down his chopsticks and asked, “Do you still want to walk tomorrow?”

“Hmm?” Ning You revealed an uncomprehending look.

“I’m not going to take it easy anymore.” Li Mu said.

Ning You hesitated for a moment, and obediently put his feet back.
As far as the exercise just now is concerned, Li Mu treated him very well in
bed. As long as he said he couldn’t stand it, Li Mu would definitely stop.

If you don’t need to meet people tomorrow, Ning You also wants to enjoy a
simple and rough XING love. However, he is no longer young and must
consider the consequences.

After dinner, Ning You consciously took the bowls and chopsticks to the
kitchen sink.

But just as he turned on the hot water and was about to wash the bowl, Li
Mu took the bowl from him and said, “I’ll do it.”

Recalling the first day when he first came to the cabin, Ning You was
frightened by a brown bear, and the bowls and chopsticks were left
unwashed for a few hours, and the first thing Li Mu did after he came back
was to point to the sink and unreasonably remind: “Bowl.”

Ning You is used to enjoying special treatment, but there has never been a
time when he feels happy like this.

Li Mu is obviously a person with his own principles. His principle is that

one person cooks and the other washes the dishes. Of course Ning You
agrees with this principle, but he doesn’t mind Li Mu breaking the principle
for him.

He wrapped his arms around Li Mu’s neck, stood on his tiptoes and gave
him a kiss on the chin, then slipped back into the living room without
waiting for Li Mu to react.

“Li Mu, you really should shave your beard.” Ning You said as he lay on
the sofa lazily, “I don’t like people who don’t shave the most.”

“Is that so?” Li Mu didn’t care much and said, “You obviously like it a lot.”
Hearing this, Ning You remembered that in their exercise just now, he held
up his chest and let Li Mu rub his small beans with his slag beards, so he
immediately lost his confidence: “You’re talking nonsense…”

With the book “Postpartum Care of Cows” in his hand, Ning You idly
flipped through it, and Li Mu came over after washing the bowl. He lay
down on the sofa with Ning You lazily, and then put his arms around Ning
You’s waist. The two of them looked at a book together.

It was getting dark, and the heating was automatically turned on at the
scheduled time. Outside the house, a cold wind occasionally slams the glass
window, but inside the house is warm like a warm spring.

Ning You leaned in Li Mu’s arms, his eyelids slowly became heavy, but just
as he was about to fall asleep, he heard a “thump” and the cabin suddenly
turned dark.

“What happened?” Ning You propped up his upper body and asked.

“It may have tripped.” Li Mu put on a thick coat and went outside the house
with a flashlight.

The moonlight barely illuminated the environment inside the house, and
there was no sound, and it’s terribly silent.

Ning You looked out the window, and saw that the light of the flashlight
was shaking around the cabin, but gradually it was getting farther and
farther away from the cabin.

“Li Mu!” Ning You shouted and chased in Li Mu’s direction.

Li Mu went into the forest and hadn’t gone far, he walked forward again
and stopped. Just as he was about to return, a dark shadow swooped into his
arms.

“Where are you going?” Ning You looked at Li Mu anxiously and said,
“Don’t leave me.”
The dense leaves obscured the moonlight, and Li Mu could barely see Ning
You’s outline, but he could also feel how nervous the white swan was. He
was simply at his wits end, and he helplessly comforted: “I’m not leaving.”

Ning You hugged Li Mu and didn’t let go.

“Let me take a look at the cable.” Li Mu said, “It should have been bitten
by a groundhog.”

“Huh?” Ning You was taken aback, “Then what should I do?””

“There’s an old stove in the attic.” Li Mu led Ning You back, “Let’s settle
for it tonight and see what we do tomorrow.”

Back in the cabin, Li Mu set up a ladder, climbed to the second floor and
took out a dirty old stove. While he was assembling the stove, Ning You
stood aside and asked, “Do you need me to do anything?”

“You go pick up some…” Halfway through the conversation, Li Mu

stopped, “Forget it, just go to the house and stay.”

“Pick up what ah?” Ning You said curiously, “I want to help too.”

“Pick up cow dung.” Li Mu said, “Cow dung is fuel.”

Ning You shuddered, pretended not to hear anything, and said to herself:
“It’s so cold, I’d better go inside and stay.”

Li Mu wasn’t surprised, he knew this result, how could the little princess go
to pick up cow dung?

The stove comes with a smoke pipe that reaches the attic which in turn was
ventilated on all sides. Li Mu ignited the coal with cow dung, and then took
protective measures against the fire. Although the room was still pitch
black, at least they wouldn’t freeze.
The warmest place is naturally on the bed. Just when the two of them are
ready to sleep, they take off their outer clothes and squeeze into the one-
and-a-half meter wide bed.

The restriction of vision seems to always expand other senses. Ning You
nestles in Li Mu’s chest, listening to the powerful heartbeat, feeling the
warmth permeating through the skin, and suddenly becomes melancholy.

“Li Mu.” Ning You called out.

“Hmm?” Li Mu responded.

“What should I do if I miss you?” Ning You still couldn’t help but bring up
the topic of parting.

“You can come to me.” Li Mu said.

“But I’m getting married.”

Although this is just a business, Li Zhao has also stated that he will not
interfere in Ning You’s life, but marriage is not a child’s play after all, and
Ning You does not want to do immoral things after marriage.

Li Mu was silent for a while, and just when Ning You thought he had fallen
asleep, he slowly spoke, “Then don’t come looking for me.”

It’s for the best.

Originally, the two of them just met by chance, each with their own lives,
and it was impossible for anyone to go to another environment for whom.

If Li Mu returned to the city and became an nine-to-five office worker,

Ning You mightn’t still want to be with him.

On the other hand, if Ning You came to the mountain forests and became a
rough man picking up cow dung with his bare hands, Li Mu wouldn’t
necessarily want to spoil him.
The reason why the two are attracted to each other is that their own
characteristics account for a large factor, and these characteristics are
created by their respective environments.

This is like an unsolvable problem. In the end, Ning You also agreed with
Li Mu’s idea and gave a soft “hmmm”.

——Let’s not see each other.

Ning You breathed a sigh of relief, and gradually let go of the burden in his
heart. He shrank into Li Mu’s arms and chatted: “You will see my fiance
tomorrow when you send me down the mountain.”

“Don’t worry.” Li Mu holds Ning You tightly around his shoulder, “I

certainly won’t be jealous.”

Translator's Note

It was originally english in the raw and there is also no phonetic in english
so I tried to find connected to it and find the XING in first phonetic that
means EXCITEMENT

Translator's Note

This should be an hour of going to work

 Savage AddictionCh24 - Ten Years
Younger

Thank you Anonymous for the Ko-fi

Editor: Zoey0001

The next morning, Ning You woke up and didn’t see Li Mu working in the
kitchen for thefirst time. Instead, he lay quietly beside him like a pillow.

He raised his head from the warm shoulders and found that Li Mu was
already awake.

At this moment, following his actions, he turned his head slightly and met
his gaze.

“Good morning.” Ning You greeted, then lazily returned to laying down on
Li Mu’sshoulder again.

Just looking at his eyes, he closed his own. He opened his eyes again,
looking into LiMu’s eyes, and asked lazily, “What are you looking at me
for?”

“You……” Li Mu wanted to say something but he hesitated.

“What about me?” Ning You asked in a daze.

“You have eye boogers in the corner of your eyes.” Li Mu said.

“Huh?”

Ning You’s drowsiness disappeared in an instant. He immediately sat up

from the bed, opened the quilt, and made a movement to get out of the bed,
but at this time Li Mupressed him back into the quilt and said with a smile:
“I lied to you.”

Ning You rubbed his eyes, clearly there was no such thing. He punched Li
Mu’s chest and said angrily, “Why are you so annoying?”

Li Mu couldn’t help laughing, holding Ning You’s fist and saying, “Why
are you so amusing?”

He’d never met someone so particular as Ning You. As long as any words
were related to those three words, the elegant white swan would transform
into a big white goose with explosive combat effectiveness.

Originally, Ning You wanted to beat Li Mu again, but he was pressed in Li

Mu’s arms and couldn’t exert himself. He poked Li Mu’s chest with his
index finger, frowned and said, “I told you a long time ago that you are not
allowed to mention those three words in front of me.”

“Which three words?” Li Mu said deliberately, “How do I know if you

don’t say it.”

“You obviously know!” Ning You glared.

“Tell me about it.” Li Mu said, “Let’s see if it’s different from what I had in
mind.”
Ning You took a deep breath, the initials of ”sh” had already reached his
mouth, but his good upbringing in the past 30 years really did not allow him
to say those three words.”I won’t say it.” Ning You said, “Anyway, I’ll beat
you up if you say it again.”

Ning You obviously has never beaten anyone before, and the swing of his
fist on Li Mu is superficial. Even though Li Mu was hit, he was still too
happy. Why didn’t he find this white swan so cute when they first met?

“You can do whatever you want.” Li Mu said, “I’ll be your punching bag.”

“Don’t.” Ning You pushed Li Mu away, “Go away, I want to get up.”

There is still no electricity in the cabin, and Li Mu can only use the stove to
heat breakfast.

Ning You unscrewed the Dabao bottle by the sink, painstakingly scavenged
theremaining lotion, and barely finished his morning skin care. But after
looking in the mirror, he was very dissatisfied with his state, because four
or five days had passed, and a thin and soft beard grew on his chin.
Although it was not obvious, if you lookclosely, you can still see the
greenish-gray area.

“Ol Ze.” Rlcu Tbe mjiifv bea, “Qtfgf’r sbeg gjhbg?”

Ol Ze rfa atf ygfjxojra ja atf ajyif, kfca ab ufa j wjcejiis bqfgjafv gjhbg bnfg
jcv jrxfv, “Gb sbe xcbk tbk ab erf la?”

Pc Rlcu Tbe’r mlgmif, wjcs qfbqif vfilyfgjafis erf wjcejiis bqfgjafv gjhbgr
yfmjerf atfs yfilfnf la lr wbgf glaeji. Dea Rlcu Tbe tjv cb lvfj jybea atf yfjgv
ja jii. Lf vlvc’a cffv jcs glaeji ab gfwbnf tlr yfjgv.

“No.” Ning You said calmly, “It should be very simple.”

“If you don’t, just stay and behave.” Li Mu said.

Perhaps because of the poor performance of milking and chopping wood, Li
Mu subconsciously labeled Ning You as clumsy.

He took out the shaving foam and applied it to Ning You’s chin. While
waiting for the beard to soften, he also conveniently applied the foam to his
own chin.

Ning You’s beard is very easy to shave, and it is soft in itself, not much
thicker than silk fur. But despite this, Li Mu spent a hundred times more
patience than usual, clearing Ning You’s chin little by little.

“How is it?” Li Mu asked Ning You while cleaning the razor.

“Not bad.” Ning You is very satisfied with Master Li’s skills. He looked in
the mirror and then peeked at Li Mu curiously, “You should shave your
beard too.”

Li Mu originally planned to shave off his beard, after all… he was going to
meet another male at the foot of the mountain later. He doesn’t want to
appear rough at a time like this.

Shaving by himself is much more casual, and he’s not afraid that the blade
will hurt the skin. In a few strokes, he shaved the beard on his chin clean.

A young and handsome guy emerged in the mirror, supporting a smooth

jawline, and aprominent adam’s apple. Without the presence of a beard, the
eyebrows seem more eye-catching and look heroic.

Ning You looked at Li Mu in disbelief, and only after a long time did he
speak dumbly,

“You seem to be ten years younger.”

Both faces were Li Mu’s. He had long been used to seeing them, and he
casually said, “No way.”

“How old are you, ah?” Ning You asked curiously.

“Older than you.” Li Mu didn’t elaborate.

Ning You wanted to say that he was more than twenty-three years old, but
didn’t want Li Mu to think he was “old”, so he avoided this topic out of
selfishness.

He studied Li Mu’s face carefully, trying to carve it into his mind, but at this
moment, athought suddenly flashed in his mind, and he blurted out: “You
seem a bit familiar.”

“Am I?” Li Mu said.

Could it be that he resembles a celebrity?Ning You pondered for a long

time, but never figured out who Li Mu looked like.

Before leaving the cabin, Ning You fed the cattle and combed Hari’s hair.

Today, they still drive down the mountain, and the milk is delivered to the
elementary school on time. However, unlike in the past, today there are two
“mutinous” children who did not rush to Li Mu for the first time, but ran to
hug Ning You’s waist.

Ning You suppressed the unwillingness in his heart and said goodbye to the
two children one by one.

Next, he and Li Mu went to Chief Lin’s house because Li Mu needed to

borrow a small generator, and he took this opportunity to say goodbye to
Chief Lin.

A few words were enough, but at the last moment of parting, Chief Lin
waved his hand at Ning You and shouted loudly, “You’re welcome to visit
Kanas Lake again.”

Upon hearing this, Ning You’s emotions could no longer be suppressed,

because he knew he would not come again.

“Li Mu.” Ning You sat in the passenger seat, his eyes already wet, “I kind
of want to cry.”
“Don’t cry.” Li Mu said softly, “We can stay a little longer.”

The pickup drove to the vicinity of the landslide, hidden in the birch forest
where no one came and went.

The huge car began to rock rhythmically, and if anyone approached, they
could hear people inside the car crying.

In fact, Ning You doesn’t hurt at all. Making love with Li Mu in a cramped
space can’t affect the pleasure Li Mu brings him.

He just wanted to vent, and through this last carnival, he vented all his
emotions.

Don’t know how long it took, the body gradually stopped shaking.

Ning You leaned in Li Mu’s arms, his brain emptied to calm his mood.

The phone suddenly vibrated, and it was a call from Li Zhao.

He cleared his throat, picked up the phone and said, “Hello?”

“The road is clear.“ Li Zhao on the other end of the phone explained, “I’m
now at the place where the landslide occurred.”

Ning You was quiet for a while, and he didn’t recover until Li Zhao said
“Hello” and replied, “I see, I’ll be there right away.”

After hanging up the phone, Ning You didn’t move immediately, but looked
at Li Mu and said, “I really have to go this time.”

Li Mu took out something wrapped in oil paper from his coat, handed it to
Ning You, and said, “This is for you.”

“What is this?” Ning You took it and looked at it, and found that a piece of
soap was wrapped in oil paper.
“I make all the soaps I use by myself.” Li Mu said, “It’s the smell of
verbena.”

Ning You picked it up and smelled it. It was indeed the same smell of Li
Mu’s body.

He was about to tear up again: “You’re also badly good, so how can I forget
you?”

Li Mu did not answer, rather he sat in the driver’s seat and said, “Let’s go.”

Before crossing the last corner, Ning You sorted out his appearance in the
rearview mirror.

Everything was normal except that his eyes were a little red, as though he
hadn’t slept well.

As the pickup drove through the final curve, the road gradually appeared in
front of the disordered mountain rocks, as well as a new road that was
obviously just opened. The figures of Li Zhao and Xiao Zhao are clearly
visible. There are still a few local carsparked next to them. They should be
local guides or leaders of scenic spots.

The pickup slowed down, Li Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, staring at the
approaching Li Zhao. He frowned and asked Ning You: “Is that your
fiance?”

Ning You nodded: “Hmm.”

He could hear that Li Mu’s tone was not as calm as usual, because Li Zhao
was indeeda good marriage partner, handsome and gentlemanly.

The pickup stopped a few steps away from Li Zhao. Ning You lowered his
head and whispered “Goodbye” to Li Mu. Then, abandoning all distractions
in his heart, he got outof the car and walked towards Li Zhao.

Wearing a black business soft feathers jacket and expensive leather shoes
on his feet, Li Zhao pulled Ning You from the primitive mountain forests
back to modern times.
Ning You’s pace was extremely slow, and just a few seconds after he got
out of the car, he had already begun to miss Li Mu’s embrace.

He made a crazy decision in his heart. If, just if, if Li Mu got out of the car
at this time and told him not to leave, then he could abandon everything for
Li Mu and stay in this mountain forest to live.

The sound of the car door opening and closing suddenly sounded behind
him, Ning You raised his head whoosh, and a small flame ignited in his
heart, but his expected retention did not appear, only to hear Li Mu
inexplicably shouted: “Brother.”

Li Zhao showed a surprised expression, “Ah Mu, what are you doing here?”

Hearing this conversation, Ning You was dumbfounded, and his gaze went
back backand forth between the two.

“It was you who saved Ning You in the forest?” Li Zhao said, “Weren’t you
in the mountains of Sichuan?”

“I came to Xinjiang recently.” Li Mu stated.

“That’s a great coincidence.” Li Zhao gently supported Ning You’s back

and said to Li Mu, “Let me introduce to you, this is your future sister-in-
law, Ning You.”

Li Mu looked at Li Zhao’s hand, his jaw tightened, and his face stiffened as
he said,”…Really?”

“I’ll let you know when the wedding is scheduled.” Li Zhao asked, “You
will come to be my best man, right?”

“……best man.” Li Mu’s expression cracked slightly and took a deep

breath, “Let’s talk about it when the time comes.”
“Ning You.” Li Zhao withdrew his gaze and looked at Ning You, “You
know, I have ayounger brother, that’s him, Li Mu.”

The two brothers came and went, Ning You almost fainted.

How could Li Mu be the unprofessional brother of the Li family?!

He clearly remembered that Li Zhao was the same age as him, which means
——He looked at Li Mu, his lips quivered, and he spoke with difficulty,
“……you are the younger brother.”

Where is the said mature man??

Editor’s note: dun dun dun!

 
 Savage AddictionCh25 -
Consideration

Thank you Kimumchi for the Ko-Fi

Editor: Zoey0001

The plane flew 10,000 metres into the air, dragging out a long trail of
clouds.

Unlike flying to other regions, the sky in Hanas was clear, and through the
windows of the plane, one could vaguely see the Altai Mountains.

Ning You was so absorbed in looking at the scenery outside. After the most
chaotic moments lost in thought, he has now completely calmed down.

“Ning You?” Li Zhao, sitting next to him, interrupted Ning You’s

wandering thoughts, “The flight attendant asked what drink you’d like.”

“Fruit juice, thanks.” Ning You replied.

When the flight attendant pushed the small cart away, Li Zhao put down the
coffee in his hand and said to Ning You, “You seem very tired.”
Ning You lowered his eyes whilst sipping the fruit juice quietly. The desire
to chat was very difficult. But out of courtesy, he still put down the cup and
said to Li Zhao: “I haven’t slept well these days.”

“I can see that.” Li Zhao said, “If I had known it was Li Mu, I would have
instructed him to take care of you.”

The name of the person in Ning You’s heart suddenly appeared in their
dialogue, and the urge to converse now rushed out like a floodgate opening.

In fact, Li Mu took too good care of him, but it was inappropriate for him to
reveal that much to Li Zhao.

Obviously, Li Mu didn’t want Li Zhao to notice any flaws, so when Li Zhao

proposed that the three of them go to a hotel outside the scenic area for
dinner, he drove back to the mountain on grounds that something was
wrong.

The most chaotic moment for Ning You was watching Li Mu leave.
According to the initial plan, Li Mu should indeed leave successfully, but
now the situation has changed drastically. Ning You’s fiance is Li Mu’s
brother. He has countless reasons to stay, and even put forward his own
views on the marriage contract between the two.

But he didn’t.

Just this one incident made Ning You realise that despite the difference in
the two brothers’ business philosophy, there was no rift in their relationship.

In the short ten minute meeting between the three of them, Li Mu couldn’t
fully digest the shock from this situation, and had no idea about what to do
next, so he chose to avoid it.
In fact, Ning You is the same.

He avoided discussing his relationship with Li Mu in front of Li Zhao,

which was also a kind of avoidance, or an escape.

It’s difficult to make rational decisions immediately when in shock. What’s

more, the current situation is so complicated, both for Ning You and Li Mu,
it takes a little time to digest.

After it is thoroughly digested, we can figure out how to deal with it.

Although avoidance is a subconscious move by the two, they must always

be prepared to speakout, otherwise it will also be disrespectful to Li Zhao.

Calming down his turbulent mood, Ning You looked at Li Zhao and asked,
“Didn’t you know that Li Mu was working as a forest ranger in Xinjiang?”

“I didn’t know.” Li Zhao smiled helplessly, picked up the coffee and took a
sip, “That brat is so elusive, sometimes at home, sometimes abroad.”

“I heard,” Ning You paused, “that he is a person who doesn’t do his job
properly.” Rjaegjiis, atlr lcobgwjalbc vlvc’a mbwf ogbw atf Ol ojwlis. Pa
kjr Rlcu Tbe ktb jrxfv Wljb Itjb ab vb rbwf gfrfjgmt. Pa lr rjlv atja atf Ol
ojwlis tjr j sbecu rbc ktb lr lvif jii vjs gfujgvifrr bo atf ojwlis’r yerlcfrr.

“It depends on how you define ‘Zhengye’.” Li Zhao shrugged, “Lf lr lcvffv
cba lcnbinfv lc atf bqfgjalbc bo atf mbwqjcs, yea P jvwlgf tlw obg tlr
vfvlmjalbc ab atf mjerf bo fcnlgbcwfcaji qgbafmalbc.”

Hearing this, Ning You is almost certain that the two brothers have a good
relationship.

“You admire, but…” Ning You hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to
speak bluntly, “You don’t agree.”
Li Zhao put down the cup, raised his eyebrows to look at Ning You, and
asked, “Did he tell you about the family?”

Li Zhao is indeed very sharp. He can decipher deeper meaning from Ning
You’s words, and doesn’t require Ning You to say it clearly.

“Probably talked.” Ning You replied, “But I didn’t know it was your
family.”

Li Zhao nodded, crossed his fingers with both hands, and placed them on
his overlapping thighs.

Ning You could see that he was buying time and thinking about how to
answer.

Although the appearance of the two brothers is somewhat similar, there are
obvious differences between them.

Li Zhao treats Ning You as he treats his business partners. He always pays
attention to polite language. When he answers, the matter concerns the
company, so he will definitely think carefully about it first.

As for Li Mu, don’t count on polite language. It’s good that he didn’t make
Ning You urinate and defecate anywhere.

Ning You couldn’t help but think of an issue. From the perspective of the
company, Li Zhao was indeed the best candidate for marriage.

Because marriage is not only business cooperation, but also in-depth

cooperation between the two families. After Li Zhao and Ning You get
married, they will gradually come into contact with the affairs of the Ning
Clan. For the enterprise, they really needed a mature and steady “son-in-
law” like Li Zhao.

Thinking of maturity and stability, Ning You developed a headache again.

He actually called Li Mu ‘Gege’ honestly. He simply deleted this memory
from his life. “Environmental protection is a double-edged sword, both
good and bad for companies.” Li Zhao weighed his thoughts unhurriedly,
“Doing a good job of environmental protection can enhance the corporate
image, but at the same time, more benefits have to be sacrificed. Which
approach do you prefer more?”

The topic was thrown to Ning You again, and it really felt familiar——the
routines of people in the city.

Between the two of them, Ning You is in an advantageous position. He

doesn’t need to speak carefully, so he answered bluntly: “I support
environmental protection.”

Li Zhao’s expression did not change in any way, but his eyes became
distinctly enigmatic.

Ning You deliberately brought up the topic of environmental protection. Of

course, he didn’t want to discuss the future development of the company
with Li Zhao, but wanted to secretly reveal his attitude——he was on Li
Mu’s side.

He knew that Li Zhao was a sensible person, so he believed that with this
little information, Li Zhao could decipher a deeper meaning——between
the two brothers, Ning You and Li Mu were more familiar.

After thinking deeply, this is actually an inevitable and right thing.

Counting today, Ning You and Li Zhao only met three times, but Ning You
and Li Mu stayed together for five days. In terms of time, Li Mu has more
advantages.

If you dig deeper, what has happened between Ning You and Li Mu in the
past few days, is also a thought-provoking question.

Ning You couldn’t tell Li Zhao that he slept with his younger brother, but he
could use this hint to make Li Zhao understand that the relationship with Li
Mu isn’t simple, so that he can test his attitude through Li Zhao’s reaction.
Returning to the city from the mountain forests is not only a change in the
atmosphere, but also achange in Ning You’s social methods. Although he
doesn’t like this kind of dataiji-like conversation, as a qualified social
person, he must consider that some unpleasant things cannot be laid on the
table.

Judging from Li Zhao’s eyes, it was clear that he received Ning You’s
message.

He touched his chin and countered thoughtfully: “But neither of our

companies have taken the environmentally friendly route.”

“I know.” Ning You said, “So what do you think next?” “Instead of talking
about my thoughts, it’s better to talk about your thoughts.” Li Zhao hit the
ball straight back at him, “In fact, before Li Mu left home, the company
seriously discussed whether to let him participate in core affairs, but the
result was that all shareholders didn’t agree with his environmentally
friendly route.”

“Is that so.” Ning You wasn’t surprised, he heard Li Zhao’s subtext – it was
not about his own thoughts, it was the decision of all the shareholders of the
company.

After thinking about it deeply, the marriage of the two is not only a matter
of the Li family, but also of the Ning family. Even if Ning You wants the
company to take an environmental protection route, in his capacity as——
the chief engineer, he cannot make this decision, and it is likely that it will
be rejected by all shareholders like Li Mu’s case.

After thinking about it further, perhaps the shareholders of the Ning family
wouldn’t agree to let the “politically incorrect” Li Mu come to be the son-
in-law of the Ning family.

Both Li Zhao and Ning You were trying to imply something. They had a
few rounds of dataiji, but Ning You had to admit that his standpoint was
indeed weaker.
“Ning You, this is a world that looks at money.” After testing each other to
the end, Li Zhao finally said what he thought, “I like my brother very much,
but I won’t let him take my place.”

Ning You took a deep breath and finished all his drink.

Perhaps feeling that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Li Zhao changed to a
relaxed topic: “Do you know why that brat Li Mu loves environmental
protection?”

Ning You shook his head. Although he didn’t want to continue the
conversation, this was a topic of interest to him.

“Because he studied abroad, he accepted some ideas that he thought were

advanced.” Li Zhao simply stated.

“You don’t think it’s advanced.” Ning You said.

“No, I said I admire him very much, but everything has a good and bad.” Li
Zhao said.

This statement is very objective, and Ning You cannot refute it. He found
that the two brothers were very thoughtful, they valued different things, so
they had differences in ideas, but they respected each other and did not
interfere with each other.

“Perhaps,” Ning You thought, “You can set up a special environmental

protection department.”

“Do you mean an adornment?” Li Zhao said, “The priority of this

department would be very low.”

“It’s not impossible.” It’s better than nothing. “Ning You, I know him
better than you.” Li Zhao said, “He won’t like these empty-headedthings.”

“…indeed.”
Ning You also knew this. He had mentioned donations to Li Mu, but Li Mu
wanted him to takecare of the environment starting from himself.

The atmosphere seemed to become stiff again, Ning You suddenly thought
of another thing andasked, “By the way, how old is he?”

“Twenty-five.” Li Zhao said, “But many people think he is about my age.”

Twenty-five……This brat actually asked me to call him gege.

Ning You simply didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, but this mood soon
passed, and only loneliness remained in his heart.

He looked out the window, the sky had gradually darkened, perhaps his
expression was not sohidden, Li Zhao looked at him and probed, “You seem
to be very reluctant to go back.”

Ning You was indeed reluctant, as he didn’t want to go back. Because

regarding the marriage contract, he can only make specific plans after he
goes back.

“No.” He looked at the winding and endless mountains under his feet, and
whispered in a low voice, “I just fell in love with this land.”

——————————————————————————————
———————–

The plane landed in Jin City, and Li Zhao returned to his home after
sending Ning You home. It was almost late at night.

He ignored the fatigue of the past few days, turned on the music in the
living room, and poured himself a glass of red wine.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is the black and gold night view of the
city. No matter how deep the night is, there are always vehicles speeding on
the golden light belt, forming one stream of light after another.
It’s rare to have time to relax during the day. Li Zhao sipped the red wine
while taking in the night view. At this time, the phone on the sofa suddenly
rang.

He looked at the caller ID and couldn’t help but let out a laugh. “What’s
the matter?” Li Zhao picked up the phone.

“Are you home yet?” A familiar voice sounded on the other end of the
phone.

“I arrived.” Li Zhao replied.

“How is Mom and Dad’s health?”

“Come on, brat.” Li Zhao said, “Just say what you have to say.”

There was silence on the other end of the phone, and after a while, Li Mu’s
calm voice sounded:

“I want Ning You.”

Li Zhao was not surprised. He shook his red wine glass and made no
statement: “I’ll think about it.”

Editor’s note – {my heart nearly stopped here}

Translator's Note

one’s regular job

Translator's Note

(fig.) to avoid responsibility / to pass thebuck

 Savage AddictionCh26 - He misses
him.

Editor: Zoey0001

There was a knock on the door in the office, Ning You said “Come in”, and
then continued to watch the documentary on his computer screen.“Chief
Ning.” Xiao Zhao pushed the door open. The words were already on the tip
of his tongue, but when she saw Ning You looking at the animal world
again, she couldn’t help but ask, “Is the animal world that good?”

Ning You pressed the pause button and requested from Xiao Zhao: “Go find
some animal expertsfor me. I have some questions to ask.”

Xiao Zhao showed a puzzled expression: “Chief Ning, do you have a pet?”

“No.” Ning You said, “Just look for it.”

Xiao Zhao made an “OK” gesture and was about to turn around and leave
when she suddenly remembered what she came for, and informed Ning
You, “By the way, Chief Ning, President Li is here.”

Ning You looked at the computer screen and asked, “Which President Li?”

Xiao Zhao replied, “Your fiance.”

“Why did he come here?” Ning You was a little surprised, because Li Zhao
had never come to the company to find him.

But he immediately knew that he was making a fool of himself, Li Zhao did
not come to the company for him.

“He went to Director Ning’s office, won’t you go up and have a look?”
Xiao Zhao suggested.

Ning You had a slightly bad feeling in his heart. Two days after returning
from Xinjiang, he hadn’t figured out how to discuss the marriage contract
with his parents, but he didn’t expect Li Zhao to be one step ahead of him.

“Animal expert.” Ning You instructed Xiao Zhao again, and then hurried to
the chairman’s office on a higher floor.

The Director Ning that Xiao Zhao talks about is Ning You’s mother, Ning
Xin.

Ning You’s father is also a “daochamento marry and live with the bride’s
family]/tn]”, so the Ning family does not reject this method of marriage. It’s
just that Ning’s right to speak is still in Ning Xin’s hands, and it will be in
Ning You’s hands in the future——althoughit will take a long time.

When Ning You came to Ning Xin’s office, Li Zhao and Ning Xin had just
finished greeting each other, and the secretary hadn’t had time to serve hot
tea.

Ning Xin pushed down her gold-rimmed glasses, somewhat surprised by

Ning You’s appearance, while Li Zhao stood up consciously, buttoned his
suit jacket, and greeted Ning You: “You’re here.”
Ning You nodded politely and asked, “Why didn’t you tell me that you
were coming?”

“I didn’t want to disturb you.” Li Zhao said, “There are some things I
wanted to discuss with Director Ning.”

“Don’t be so courteous.” The Secretary served three cups of tea at the right
time. Ning Xin picked it up and blew it gently, and said to Li Zhao, “Just
call me auntie.”

Li Zhao immediately responded: “Auntie.”

“Sit down.” Ning Xin raised her chin toward Ning You, indicating that he
could also listen to the conversation.

Ning You was a little confused about the situation, but still sat down and
waited to see what would happen.

“Regarding the future development direction of the company,” Li Zhao

said, “According to the previous meeting, it is artificial intelligence plus life
sciences.”

“That’s right.” Ning Xin put down the teacup in her hand, leaving only a
very light lipstick mark on the mouth of the cup, “Are there any problems?”

“No, I just have some new ideas.”

Li Zhao began to talk about the development of the Li family, and Ning You
suddenly realized one thing. It turned out that the Ning and Li families had
already communicated about the future of the company, and he had no idea
about it.

He didn’t feel offended, because it was he himself who took the initiative to
give up his senior management position and just wanted to concentrate on
the project in hand.
The reason why Ning Xin asked him to choose a fiance was also because he
had no intention of managing and needed someone to take over the
company affairs.

But it wasn’t until then that Ning You discovered that he and Li Zhao didn’t
belong in the same level.

Li Zhao is the head of Li family and a younger generation to the Ning

family. Li Zhao can bypass him to discuss business matters directly with his
parents, but if he has any opinions, he can only raise them with his parents.
It does not mean that the Ning family can directly discuss with Li Zhao.

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tbqf kf mjc lcnfrawbgf fcfgus lc fcnlgbcwfcaji qgbafmalbc lc atf oeaegf.”

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atlcxlcu bo jkjs ab ufa Ol Ze yjmx?

“We donate to the Environmental Protection Foundation every year, which I

think is enough.”

Ning Xin’s tone still carries the same amiability characteristic of an elder as
earlier, but it’s clear that she doesn’t have patience for offers that don’t
interest her.

“The donation may not be enough.”

Ning You couldn’t help but chime in.

“Why,” Ning Xin asked amusedly, “You’re not even married yet, and you
have already started to help your future husband?”

Ning You was suddenly embarrassed. The words “future husband” sounded
extremely ironic in his ears. Who let him inadvertently sleep with his future
brother-in-law?
However, Li Zhao behaved as decently as ever. He fought for a few more
words with Ning Xin, and finally stopped in moderation, and found an
excuse to leave and say goodbye.

Coming out of Ning Xin’s office, Ning You kept up with Li Zhao’s pace
closely, wanting to ask him about his intentions of coming over today. But
because there was a secretary by the door, he had to swallow his doubts
back into his stomach.

“Are you free this weekend?” Li Zhao took the initiative to talk to Ning
You, “I’ll take you horseback riding.”

Ning You subconsciously felt a little resistant, because riding a horse has a
special meaning to him.

Li Zhao could see that he didn’t want to go, adding, “My brother’s favorite
sport.”

Well, precisely.

Ning You pursed his lips and said, “Go.”

Fast forward to the weekend, Li Zhao took Ning You to a horse farm in the
suburbs.

Ning You would naturally not rent a cavalryman’s uniform from the horse
farm. He had already asked Xiao Zhao to purchase a complete set of
equipment for him, including a black horsewhip.

Li Zhao on the other side also changed into a handsome cavalryman’s

uniform. He looked at Ning You twice and said with a smile: “It’s quite
professional.”

Originally, Ning You didn’t understand why Li Zhao was laughing. It

wasn’t until the staff of the horse farm brought him a pony that he realized
that Li Zhao thought he couldn’t ride a horse.
To be precise, Li Mu is the only one in the world who knows that Ning You
can ride a horse——riding a horse in every sense.

This also shows that Li Mu did not reveal too much about the two of them
to Li Zhao.

Ning You asked someone to exchange for a medium-sized horse, and then
recalled what Li Mu taught him, and ran a few laps in the venue.

After the fast pace changed to a slow walk, Li Zhao caught up from the
side. He walked side by side with Ning You and asked, “Did Li Mu teach
you?”

Ning You nodded: “Hmm.”

“I knew it.” Li Zhao said, “It’s exactly the same as him. At first glance, it’s
unorthodox.”

The antonym of unorthodox was academic. Li Zhao’s riding movements are

obviously the standard academic, noble and gorgeous, not at all like Ning
You and Li Mu. Be as comfortable as you like.

If it were any other occasion, Ning You would have felt embarrassed.

It is as if he used the wrong way of using cutlery and was considered rough
and unrefined, like a reckless man.

But the strange thing is that he unexpectedly enjoyed the feeling of being in
a faction with Li Mu, as if he was addicted to the barbaric style.

This is not okay.

Ning You warned himself.

“By the way,” Li Zhao started another topic, “The night we came back, Li
Mu called me.”
“Hmm?” Ning You immediately pricked up his ears.

These days, Ning You has been afraid to contact Li Mu. One is because the
two had previously agreed not to contact each other again, and he didn’t
want to be the one who took the initiative; the other is because he didn’t
think about how to deal with the marriage contract, even if he called, he
didn’t know what to say.

But not contacting doesn’t mean he doesn’t miss him.

He would wash his hands with Li Mu’s soap every night, without applying
any hand cream, and just fall asleep smelling Li Mu’s scent.

“Do you want to know what he said to me?” Li Zhao can see Ning You’s
nervousness.

Ning You suddenly discovered that since Li Zhao knew about his
relationship with Li Mu, he spoke much more liberally, and he no longer
paid attention to being polite as before, but seemed to regard him as a friend
of his younger brother.

“If you want to tell me.” Ning You said.

“He said he wants you.”

Ning You’s heart thumped, and a secret joy gushed out. He could express
his emotions without hesitation in front of Li Mu, but he couldn’t when
facing Li Zhao, so he put up a front and slightly raised his chin and said,
“Really.”

“I thought about it and decided it was okay for you to marry me in name but
be with him in reality.”

“What?” Ning You frowned.

“His reaction is the same as yours.” Li Zhao smiled, “There is another

option, I don’t mind him marrying you, but……”

“But?” Ning You couldn’t help urging.

“Do you have a way to get him back?” Li Zhao said.

Ning You understood the meaning of Li Zhao’s words, and for a while
didn’t know how to answer.

“At the beginning, I thought that with Ning as a backer, the company could
increase its investment in environmental protection, so that he could come
back and marry you, and I could just implement my singleness.”

“But you have seen auntie’s attitude, and other shareholders will be the
same. They are not interested in what Li Mu wants to do. Do you think Li
Mu would be willing to come back as a decoration?”

“Or at the very least, Ning and Li families will not be joined in marriage.
Who are you willing to fall in love with and who are you willing to marry?
That’s your freedom. But the premise is that you have to let Li Mu return to
the city. I don’t think auntie will agree with you to live in the mountains.”

“Since he called you,” Ning You said, “Isn’t it because he has the will to
come back?”

“He does.” Li Zhao chuckled lightly, “He wants me to leave the Li family’s
business to him to take care of, so that he has a meaning to come back.”

“But you don’t want to.” Ning You said.

“Yes.” Li Chao said, “He can marry you, and I will bless you. But he cannot
marry you as the head of the Li family, because that is my seat and the
shareholders of the company will not approve of his development strategy.”

That’s where the contradiction lies.

If Li Mu couldn’t find the meaning of coming back, it would be impossible

for him to put aside everything and return to the city.
Although the three of them have talked about getting married, that is where
the premise of an union exists.

In fact, Ning You and Li Mu have only known each other for less than two
weeks, and there is even a week without contact. Even Ning You himself is
not sure if Li Mu returns to the city like this and becomes an ordinary
person, will he still have that kind of feelings for Li Mu.

“So what did he say?” Ning You asked.

“He didn’t tell me.” Li Zhao said, “You can go ask him.”

Ning You faintly felt bad, because Li Mu had already talked to Li Zhao so
much, but he had never actively contacted him.

He came to the corner of the horse farm, took out his phone and called Li
Mu, but the voice call prompted that the phone was turned off.

This is very strange.

Li Mu’s phone often does not work due to poor signal, but he has never
turned off the phone.

Ning You called two more times, and it was still turned off.

He came to the stable and wanted to borrow Li Zhao’s phone to try again,
but when he came to the rest area, he saw that Li Zhao was actually
smoking.

“Li Zhao.” Ning You called out with a frown.

Li Zhao turned around, put out his cigarette unhurriedly, and said to Ning
You, “Have you talked to him?”

“His phone is turned off.” Ning You said, “I remember you said you
wouldn’t smoke.”

Li Zhao didn’t deny it: “You don’t care anyway, do you?”

Ning You finally understood why Li Zhao’s attitude had changed, because
he was the one who didn’t care anymore.

He doesn’t need to earn performance points in front of Ning You anymore.

Anyway, Li Mu has already got a full score, and it doesn’t make sense for
him to earn any more.

But that’s not even the main point.

Ning You looked at Li Zhao and asked, “Did you smoke in the forest too?”

“I know about the fire, Ning You.” Li Zhao replied amusedly, “It wasn’t
me, okay?”

Before seeing Li Zhao smoking, Ning You would believe 100% of what he
said, because Li Zhao felt mature and stable, not like a person who will lie.

But now it seems that regardless of whether the cause of the fire was him or
not, at least it is certain that maturity and stability are not the criteria for
evaluating a person. Perhaps that was just the appearance of a deep and
insightful person.

Returning home from the horse farm, Ning You made numerous phone calls
to Li Mu.

He had countless legitimate reasons to contact Li Mu——to ask him about

his thoughts on the marriage contract, but apart from this high-sounding
excuse, in fact, his most real motivation was that he missed Li Mu.

From the afternoon to the evening, the call prompt is still turned off.

After such a long time, it is impossible that the cable in the cabin has not
been repaired. Even if Li Mu forgot to charge his phone during the day, he
should have returned to the cabin by now.
As the time approached midnight, Ning You’s heart became more and more
uneasy. He approached Xiao Zhao and asked her to contact the person in
charge of the Hanas Lake Scenic Area to see if anyone had heard from Li
Mu.“Chief Ning, do you know what time it is now?”

“Sorry, I have something urgent.”

“It’s midnight.”

“It’s equal to ten o’clock in the evening on their side.”

Having said that, Ning You was indeed a little upset, and said, “I will add a
bonus to you this month.”

Sure enough, the bonus was still very powerful. Within ten minutes, Xiao
Zhao had news and called Ning You back and said, “Chief Ning, I asked
Chief Lin on their side. President Li’s younger brother was injured in the
process of catching the poacher. He has been hospitalized for the past two
days.”

“What?” The uneasiness in his heart was really not unreasonable, Ning You
sat up from the bed with a whoosh, “Book a ticket to Hanas for me right
away.”

“Now?” Xiao Zhao was dumbfounded, “Then are you still going to work on
Monday?”

“Push off all my work.”

Translator's Note
 Savage AddictionCh27 - Suprised
reunion.

Editor: Zoey0001

There are no direct flights from Jin City to Hanas Airport at this time of the
morning. If he waits until daytime to set off, he would have wasted several
hours, so Ning You decided to take the night flight to Urumqi for a transfer.

Before setting off, Ning You brought enough clothes to change into, as well
as items such as a hair dryer and razors. The 28-inch suitcase was
completely packed. He tried to lift it up but the suitcase was very heavy. In
the end he had to give up his favorite set of tableware.

When the plane arrived at Hanas Airport, Ning You finally understood why
people advocated for traveling light.

It was the first time he was alone, and he didn’t even have someone to carry
his suitcase. Ning You suddenly regretted not taking Xiao Zhao with him.
Of course, he didn’t expect Xiao Zhao to carry his suitcase, but if Xiao
Zhao helped him plan the route, he wouldn’t be so confused, wandering
around the airport and looking for transportation to the Hanas Lake Scenic
Area.

 
The scenic area has not been officially opened, and the interval buses are in
a state of suspension.

Taking a private chartered car, Ning You was worried about safety, so in the
end he chose a minibus full of local residents.

This is definitely a new experience.

Ning You sat in the last row next to the window, with an aunt from a
minority ethnic group sitting next to him.

Auntie was talking on WeChat. When she played a voice message, a

minority language with extremely fast speech could be heard.

Ning You learned about the customs and culture from around here after
returning to Jin City, but after listening to it for a long time, he still couldn’t
tell whether this aunt was speaking Kazakh or Uighur.

Not long after, Ning You’s peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of
the aunt turning on the phone camera and openly taking pictures of him
without his permission.

It’s kind of like holding up the phone to take a selfie and Ning You got
included without his permission.

Ning You’s gaze looked straight at the screen, and the aunt on the screen
naturally noticed Ning You. She showed a big smile, and then pressed the
shutter button.

After putting the phone away, the auntie complimented Ning You:
“Handsome young man.”
The auntie obviously doesn’t speak much Chinese, not only can she not
speak clearly, but she also has a strong accent.

But the simple three words were enough to convey what she meant——she
thought Ning You was an uncommon handsome young man from a foreign
race, so she took out her phone and took a picture of him.

It was obviously a very offensive move, but in this simple environment,

Ning You felt the aunt’s warmth.

He pulled out his own phone and took a photo with the aunt.

If it had been in any other environment, Ning You wouldn’t have done this.
Because what awaits after a group photo would be endless chatter, which he
most wants to avoid.

However the aunt didn’t speak much Chinese. After happily taking a photo
with Ning You, she didn’t disturb Ning You any further.

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Vmfclm Cgfj.

The car stopped in front of the health center, and traces of a bonfire could
still be seen in the square outside.

Ning You couldn’t care less about memories, and dragged the box to the
lobby of the health center. However, the nurse at the front desk told him that
the timing of his arrival was unfortunate. Not long ago, Li Mu had just been
discharged from the center.

“He’s not seriously hurt, is he?” Ning You asked.

He probably knew that Li Mu had suffered a knife wound, but he didn’t

understand the specific situation.
“The injury is on the arm and he’s been given a tetanus shot. As long as you
pay attention to the wound to avoid infection, there should be no big
problem.” That’s good.

After worrying the whole journey, Ning You was finally at ease. He called
Li Mu, but his phone was still annoyingly turned off.

“Are you calling Li Mu?” The nurse saw that Ning You obviously couldn’t
get through. “Before leaving, he said that he had something to do with
Chief Lin. This weekend, Chief Lin should beat home.”

“Thank you.”

Ning You had already been to Chief Lin’s house twice, and when he came
out of the health center, he dragged a large suitcase through the well-
connected path based on the impression from his memory.

Although the suitcase was very heavy and it was not easy to drag it away,
Ning You was in a good mood and he was no longer in a hurry.

Because Li Mu didn’t know he was here, he could imagine Li Mu’s reaction

upon seeing him.

He may be stunned, he may find it unbelievable, in short, the scene of a

reunion of the two must be full of surprises. However, after wandering
around the village for a long time, Ning You became more and more
confused.

It turns out that a certain road idiot really overestimated himself. The
wooden houses in Tuva Village looked almost identical. He went back and
forth several times at an intersection, and finally a villager showed him the
direction.

Unlike other people’s homes, the wooden fence door of Chief Lin’s house is
always open, as if welcoming everyone.

The scene of his farewell is still fresh in his memory, and he thought to
himself that indeed a plan can’t keep up with changes. Ning You didn’t
expect to return so soon. “Chief Lin.” Ning you upon nearing the wooden
house, knocked on its open wooden door and waited, “Are you home?”

“Who?” Chief Lin came out of the back room and when he saw that it was
Ning You, he asked with a surprised expression, “It’s you, didn’t you go
back?”

Having said that, Ning You couldn’t help but glance into the room, his mind
already prepared to meet with Li Mu.

Chief Lin noticed that Ning You was looking for Li Mu, and said, “He’s not
here, he just left.”

“Not here?” Ning You’s eyebrows drooped down immediately, showing a

disappointed expression.

This was the second time their encounter failed, and Ning You suddenly had
no expectation of surprises in his heart. He just wanted to see Li Mu as soon
as possible.

“You care about him a lot.” Chief Lin said, “And came over specifically to
see him.” Ning You nodded and didn’t deny: “After all, he saved me in the
woods.”

“You really have a heart.” Chief Lin said, “But he’s fine, he just won’t take
his injury seriously, doesn’t consider whether he lost too much blood. He
just went to the fire control center and helped with the annual inspection of
the fire extinguishers in the residents’ homes. You can go there to find
him.”

“Thank you.”

This time Ning You didn’t waste any more time, he went directly to the
villagers on the side of the road and asked the direction of the fire center.
“Are you looking for Li Mu? He’s gone back to the mountain after he
finished his work here.” said the dark-skinned young firefighter.

“He’s not here again?” Ning You was simply tossed out of his disposition.

If he could go back in time, he would never bring this 28-inch suitcase

again. Now he just wants to find a place and throw away this damn heavy
suitcase.

“You can go to his house and look for him there,” said the brother
firefighter, “But he may not be at home.” “Then where will he go?” Ning
You couldn’t help asking.

“Maybe he’s patrolling the mountains, I don’t know.” The brother

firefighter said, “I don’t know what’s been going on with him recently. He
tried his best to find something to do for himself. He injured his arm and
had to come to help with the annual inspection of the firefighter tools.”

“Thank you, I’d better go to his house to find him.” Ning You was about to
leave with his suitcase, but then he suddenly thought of something and said
shyly, “Can I trouble you to find a car to take me up the mountain?”

In this matter, Ning You is very self-aware. If he has to carry the suitcase up
the mountain alone, I’m afraid he will not be able to reach Li Mu’s house
after dark.

The brother firefighter was very refreshing. He went to the police station
next door to find a brother police. In the end, a police officer drove Ning
You to the mountain by bus.

Sure enough, there was no one in the cabin, and Hari was also nowhere to
be seen in the yard.

In just a week, the stables and cattle sheds were built in the wooden fence.
It seems that as thebrother firefighter said, Li Mu really found a lot of
things for himself to do.

The door of the cabin was not locked as before, because Li Mu never
worried that someone would come to his house to steal anything.

Ning You carried the suitcase into the entrance, but the interior of the house
did not change much, and the placement of items was exactly the same as
when he left——including his toothbrush and towel.

At first glance, it seemed as if he had never left.

His previous depression was swept away, and Ning You began to look
forward to what kind of surprise the two would have when they reunited
again.

He wandered around the house and did not find the photo he was looking
for most, but this did not affect his current happy mood. After getting off
the plane, he rushed all the way, but he didn’t have time to go to the
bathroom.

Ning You went to the familiar small wooden room outside the kitchen and
found that a ceiling light had been installed here.

The thing that is obscured is the previous curtain, after all, the door has to
be hinged, which is indeed a bit troublesome.

Ning You unbuttoned the button, pulled down the zipper, aligned the
position, and opened the gate to release the water. The sound of water
rattled so loudly that he didn’t hear the sound of horseshoes from far and
near outside. “Ning You?”

The curtain was suddenly pulled open, and Ning You subconsciously turned
his upper body, almost scaring the soul out of his body.

The person who he dreamed of day and night finally appeared in front of
him, but there was no surprise on his face, only astonishment, and his eyes
were gradually going down.……
“What are you doing!” Ning You suddenly returned to his senses and roared
anxiously. He quickly turned around, shook the last few drops clean,
quickly zipped up, walked to Li Mu aggressively, and said, “Someone is
using the bathroom. Are you kidding me?”

How can anyone directly open a bathroom door to confirm who the person
inside is?

Others are in progress, okay!

“Sorry.” Li Mu finally came back to his senses, and a faint smile appeared
in the depths of his eyes.

He glanced down, suppressed the corners of his upturned mouth, and joked:
“Little fairy, you peed on your shoes.”

Ning You was wearing a pair of black Martin boots on his feet, which he
bought especially after returning from Xinjiang, just to make a pair with Li
Mu’s Martin boots.

“That’s water.” Ning You used all his strength to stay calm, hypnotizing
himself with a trembling voice.

“Are you sure it wasn’t you who just turned around——”

“Shut the fuck up!”

Ning You doesn’t want to hear any more words from Li Mu.

He was really sad, so sad that he was about to cry. This was not the reunion
he wanted.

 
 Savage AddictionCh28 - A Fairy
Descending to Earth.

Editor: Zoey0001

Fortunately, Ning You’s Martin boots are made of leather, so he doesn’t

worry about the “unknown liquid” staining them.

With a black face, he washed the tips of his shoes with a shower, and
walked towards the main entrance of the cabin without turning his head,
and treated Li Mu as air.

Li Mu followed Ning You and called out amusedly: “Ning You.”

“Where are you going?” Li Mu hurriedly grabbed Ning You’s arm.

“Let go, I want to go home.” Ning You shook off Li Mu’s hand and
strenuously lifted the suitcase outside the threshold.

When one is angry, one can make any decision. Isn’t it just dragging the
suitcase down the mountain? How strenuous can it be going down the
mountain!

“Don’t be angry.” Li Mu took Ning You’s suitcase back with one hand, “It’s
not easy for you to come for a trip, so take a good rest first.”
One second the suitcase was still in his hand, and the next second it was
returned to the entrance. Ning You was forced to feel the absolute crushing
of his strength, and he couldn’t breathe——is it time to show off his
strength?

“I don’t want the suitcase anymore.” Ning You growled angrily, turned
around and left.

But before he could take a step forward, Li Mu had already taken a step
forward, circled his shoulders from behind, and said in a not-so-right mood:
“Why do you always have to go?”

Li Mu’s whole body was buried in Ning You’s neck, like a tall and sturdy
dark horse, bowing his head to show kindness.

Ning You was caught off guard. He didn’t understand the meaning of Li
Mu’s words, and asked subconsciously: “What?”

Last time, it was a consensus, only this time he was leaving. Where did the
“always” come from?

“In a dream.” Li Mu whispered, “You will always leave me.”

What……

Ning You muttered in his heart, this stinky rough man turned out to have a
long mouth.

“You also know that it’s very difficult for me to come here.” Ning You
naturally wouldn’t calm down so easily, “Why is your phone always off?”

“The hospital wouldn’t let me borrow an Apple charger.” Li Mu raised his

head, increased the strength in his hands, and wrapped his arms around
Ning You, “Turning off the phone is a good way to avoid contacting you.”

Ning You had the same idea.

Whenever he is alone, he has to find something to distract him, otherwise

he can’t help but pick up his phone and want to contact Li Mu whilst
hoping for Li Mu’s call. In the end, he was so upset that he simply turned
off the phone and all troubles were solved.

“What about our photo?” The anger in Ning You’s heart subsided a little,
but he still didn’t want to let Li Mu’s off lightly, “Why didn’t you put it on
the bedside?”

There was a rustling sound of pockets behind him. In the next second, a
photo appeared in front of Ning You. He saw that there were already many
creases on the photo, and it could be seen that someone often held it in his
hand.

“It’s on me.” Li Mu said.

The two people in the photo are next to each other, both with deep frowning
brows, as if to remind Ning You of the difficulty of this reunion.

Ning You lost his temper for a while, but he didn’t want to appear spineless.
He was thinking of saying something to ease his situation when he heard Li
Mu say again: “I miss you, Youyou.”

Ning You couldn’t hold it anymore, turned around and threw himself into Li
Mu’s arms, buried his head on his shoulder and said, “You are really
annoying to death!”

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wlrrfv nfgs wemt.

“Tfr, P’w jccbslcu.” Ol Ze rwlifv jcv geyyfv atf yjmx bo Rlcu Tbe’r cfmx.
“Qtja jybea sbeg lcpegs?” Rlcu Tbe gjlrfv tlr tfjv, “Gbfr la tega?”

“Pa vbfrc’a tega ktfc sbe’gf tfgf.” Ol Ze rjlv.

Ning You snorted softly: “Glib tongue.”

“Yes, I’m glib.”

Li Mu didn’t refute anything, just looked at Ning You with a smile, still
remembering the feeling of a dream coming true in his heart.

The white swan in his arms is wearing a thick soft feather jacket. His head
is obviously small, but his body is bulging like a ball. It’s so cute, making
people want to bully.

“By the way,” Li Mu suddenly thought of something, put away his chin
slightly, and looked at the person in his arms, “I search you in Baidu, you’re
almost thirty.”

The subtext in the words is obvious: what happened to twenty-two or

twenty-three?

Ning You faintly heard the accusation of “pretending to be young” to him.

He suddenly jerked away from Li Mu’s arms and poked Li Mu’s chest with
his index finger guiltily and said, “I haven’t yet settled the score with you
for making me call you gege!”

“Come on then.” Li Mu held Ning You’s hand.

“What?” Ning You asked.

“Settle the score with me.” Li Mu said, “How do you want to fix me?”

Ning You originally just said casually, and didn’t really want to fix Li Mu.
But looking at Li Mu’s deep eyes, he suddenly blushed, and whooshed back
his hand and said, “In your dreams.”
The longer you look forward to it, the less vigorous it is upon reunion, only
a sense of familiar tranquility and leisure.

Li Mu’s injury was on his left lower arm, about ten centimeters, and did not
injure the bone.

Ning You only saw circles of white gauze, did not see the wound with his
own eyes, and still felt a burst of pain inexplicably.

It was almost noon at this time, Ning You turned on the faucet to wash the
vegetables, while saying to Li Mu beside him: “Don’t do such a dangerous
thing next time.”

In fact, Li Mu was supposed to cook, but Ning You couldn’t bear to let him
work hard, so he took the initiative to take over the chores.

The water coming out of the faucet was no different from ice water. Ning
You only scoured the basin twice, and his hands were red from freezing
(water).

He began to struggle in his mind, whether to wash it twice more, wash it

completely, or just scour it twice to finish it, so that he could freeze less.

However, after struggling for a long time, Ning You suddenly recovered.
How could he be entangled in this kind of thing? Of course it must be
washed clean.

Thinking of this, Ning You suddenly found that the person next to him
hadn’t spoken for a long time. He turned his head and found that Li Mu was
looking at him motionless, so he asked, “What are you looking at me for?”

Li Mu smiled and said, “Watching a fairy descending to earth.” Ning You

immediately threw away the cabbage leaves in his hand and looked at a
certain heartless person: “Li Mu!”

Li Mu suddenly laughed so hard that he came behind Ning You and

wrapped his waist and said, “The fairy has worked hard.”
“You!” Ning You flew into a rage out of humiliation, he broke away from
Li Mu’s embrace, turned around and wanted to punch someone, but
unexpectedly his fist was firmly caught by Li Mu, and in the next instant, a
warm sensation blocked his lips.

The long-awaited kiss didn’t appear until now. Ning You should have been
angry, but somehow he softened in Li Mu’s arms.

In the end, the wetness from the butt interrupted the kiss——it was nothing
else, it was Li Mu who took Ning You to the countertop to deepen the kiss,
and the water stains on the countertop soaked Ning You’s pants.

“You’re so annoying.” Ning You pushed Li Mu away, continued to wash the

vegetables in the basin, and changed the subject embarrassedly, “In the end,
did you catch that poacher?”

“It’s a group of poachers.” Li Mu retreated to the side, folding his arms,

leaning against the dining table and said, “Caught them, and a lot of bear
paws were seized.”

“Bear paws?” Ning You looked back at Li Mu in surprise. “Hmm.” Li Mu

said, “It is said that the bear paws that alternate between autumn and winter
are the fattest, so this time is also the peak of poaching.”

Of course Li Mu doesn’t agree with this statement, but he is just explaining

why bear paws are so valuable in some people’s eyes.

Ning You nodded. It was the night of the serious fire. Li Mu left him alone
in the cabin. He was almost scared to death by the brown bear. “It also
suffered.” Li Mu said, “All the limbs were chopped off.”

“Huh?” Ning You was completely stunned, and suddenly felt the
abomination of the poacher firsthand, “These people are too brazen, aren’t
they?”
“It’s next to the border, and the situation is much more complicated than
other places.” Li Mu said, “We also seized a batch of wolf skins, including
the wife of the alpha wolf.”

Ning You was dumbfounded, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to
say.

“Also,” Li Mu paused, a little reluctant to tell Ning You, but felt it

necessary to say, “The little fox is also dead.”

Ning You pursed his lips. Although he already knew this result, he would
still feel sad when he really learned the news.

He suddenly thought that Li Mu had heard so much bad news during this
time, and couldn’t help but comfort him: “Don’t be sad.”

Ning You, who said this, was so sad to death.

“I’m not sad.” Li Mu exhaled, “I’ve seen too much and have become
numb.”

Ning You finally understood why Li Mu always gave him the feeling of
maturity, because Li Mu had indeed experienced many things, and perhaps
some people lived to be forty or fifty years old, but they did not necessarily
have such an experience as Li Mu.

“Then you…” Ning You said hesitantly, “Haven’t you ever thought about
returning to the city? That way you don’t have to see so many bad things”

The second half of the sentence is purely an excuse, because even if he

returns to the city, these tragedies will always repeat themselves in a distant
place. Ning You just wanted to tell Li Mu what he meant, but Li Mu did
not answer, but took the vegetables in Ning You’s hand and said, “I’ll do it
later.”

Stir-frying is not very laborious, and it can be done with one hand.

Ning You sat quietly at the dining table, watching Li Mu’s back as he stir-
fried vegetables, the chaotic thoughts in his head interrupted by a few
WeChat alerts.

[Xiao Zhao: Director Ning asked me why you didn’t go to work just now]

[Xiao Zhao: I said you weren’t feeling well]

[Xiao Zhao: She will definitely look for you after requesting a leave of
absence]

Ning You replied “Got it”, then put the phone back in his pocket. At this
time, Li Mu brought the food over and said to him, “There will be a general
assembly in the village later in the afternoon. Will you go?” “What general
assembly?” Ning You asked.

“Announcing the results of this capture operation.” Li Mu said.

In fact, Ning You just asked casually, no matter what the general assembly
is, as long as Li Mu goes, he will follow.

After eating lunch, Ning You cleared the dishes sharply. Before setting off,
he saw Li Mu tuck away the car keys, so he took the initiative to say, “Let
me drive.”

“You know how to drive?” Li Mu asked in surprise.

“I said don’t underestimate me.” Ning You said slightly dissatisfied, “I

didn’t want a driver from the company. I drive to and from work every day,
okay?”

Having said that, Ning You suddenly realized that something wasn’t right,
and added in a low voice: “Of course, I know it’s not environmentally
friendly to drive to and from work, but if you want me to squeeze in the
public transportation, it’s impossible…”

Li Mu was amused by Ning You’s “desire to survive” and said with a smile:
“I didn’t let you squeeze in the public transportation.”
As Li Mu said, his standard for environmental protection is not to make
himself too inconvenient, and this standard is different for everyone, he
naturally will not use his own standard to demand others.

Ning You took the car key and sat in the driver’s seat, but when he found
that there were three pedals under his feet, he suddenly regretted it——it
turned out to be a manual transmission car.

Driving school actually is studying manual transmission, but Ning You has
been driving automatic transmission since he hit the road.

Of course he wouldn’t admit that he couldn’t do it at this time. Anyway, he

knew the principle of manual transmission, but he was just unskilled, so he
still pretended to put the gear and step on the gas calmly.

Not long after the huge car drove out, it shook abruptly. Ning You received
the message and quickly changed gears. At any rate, the car drove normally.

“Are you sure you’re alright?”

Li Mu secretly grabbed the door handle, because Ning You’s shift was
obviously unskilled.

In particular, he adjusted the seat straight, eager to see everything in the

front of the car, which is the characteristic of a typical novice.

“Of course, there’s no problem.” Ning You said.

This sentence stimulated Ning You. He wanted to behave better in the next
corner. Who knew that he didn’t pay attention when he stepped on the
brakes, he stepped on the accelerator, the raptor let out a roar of motor,
whooshed out of the road, and rushed directly down the mountain.

“Step on the brake!” Li Mu grabbed the handrail above the window and
hurriedly commanded.
“I’m stepping on it!” Ning You was also frightened by the scene in front of
him. He didn’t react to the fact that he was stepping on the accelerator, and
the car rushed down the mountain.

The village of Tuva is not far away. According to their position, there is a
high probability that the car will rush down the mountain, cross the asphalt
road in front of the village, and then go all the way to Lake Hanas.

But fortunately, Ning You reacted in time, changed the pedal under his feet,
and slammed on the brake.

The clutch didn’t keep up. The engine shook a few times and stalled. The
car was parked halfway up the hill, with a trail of dust behind the tires.

Li Mu had experienced many big events, and he had already practiced the
ability to be calm and unperturbed, but he didn’t expect to be scared by
Ning You’s driving today.

“I can see it clearly.” He breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Ning You and
said, “You came to Hanas to find me and to die together in the name of
love.”

 
 Savage AddictionCh29 - Jobless.

Editor: Meouwch

Ning You is also a person who has seen a lot of big occasions and has been
to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. He is acquainted with a lot of
real princes and princesses, but today he is astounded by his own driving
prowess. “This was an accident.” Ning You said in horror, stepping on the
brake with his right foot firmly.

“If it weren’t for an accident,” Li Mu pulled the handbrake for Ning You,
“We would have perished together.”

Fortunately, they had already driven out of the birch forest when they
rushed out of the road. There were no jagged rocks on the hillside, only
patches of grassland. Otherwise, it is truly impossible to describe what
would happen to the two of them.

“I’m sorry.” Ning You’s voice was still trembling, and at this point, he
didn’t care about saving face and suggested to Li Mu, “Why don’t you
drive?”

“Otherwise?” Li Mu asked in amusement. Even if Ning You didn’t say

anything, he would also have thrown the master driver, whose skills were
not up to par, out of the driver’s seat.

 
The two quickly exchanged seats, and it wasn’t until he tied the seat belt of
the passenger seat that Ning You breathed a sigh of relief, but his heartbeat
was still a little out of control.

Li Mu said to Ning You as he skillfully drove the pickup back to the correct
road: “Let the driver pick you up and drop you off from work in the future.”

Ning You immediately understood Li Mu’s intention and said, “My car is an
automatic transmission, and I drive very well.”

Li Mu didn’t want to listen to Ning You’s explanation, so he just said, “Be

obedient.”

“Oh.” Ning You responded dryly, and suddenly realized that something was
wrong. He sat up straight and said to Li Mu, “Brat, who are you asking to
be obedient?”

“Brat?” Li Mu frowned.

“That’s what your brother called you.” Ning You said.

“Do you know my brother well?” Li Mu immediately asked.

“Not very familiar either.” Ning You felt guilty for a moment, but then said
loftily, “Even so, I am older than you.”

“Heh.” Li Mu chuckled lightly, “I don’t know how big you are?”

Ning You’s mind went around in a circle before he realized that Li Mu was
talking about the size there. If Li Mu’s there could be described as a rough
wild species, then Ning You’s is a pampered pretty daughter in a humble
family.
He blushed suddenly, and he wanted to scold but didn’t know how to scold.
In the end, he held back for a long time and could only say, “Vulgar!”

When the two came to the foot of the mountain, tables and chairs had been
set up in the square of the health center, and many villagers had come.

The assembly was more of a presentation for the villagers than a meeting.

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Tbe lr rtbmxfv ab rff atf qlmaegfr bcf ys bcf. Cii xlcvr bo agjqr, jclwji agjqr,
jclwji mjgmjrrfr, fam., atf afgw mgefias lr cba fcbeut ab vfrmglyf la. Rlcu
Tbe kjamtfv obg j ktlif, yea mbeivc’a yfjg ab ibbx jcswbgf, jcv kfca ab atf
fwqas rfja cfza ab Ol Ze jcv rja vbkc.

At this time, Chief Lin, who was standing in front, just finished reporting
and read out the commendation list for the operation. Many firefighters and
police brothers went up to receive the awards, including the two who helped
Ning You.

After these little brothers went down, Chief Lin called another person’s
name, and the person sitting next to Ning You stood up and came to Chief
Lin in the presence of all the villagers.

“I want to mention one name in particular here, our lad, Li Mu. He has only
been here for a short time, but he has already regarded this as his home, so
let us give him a warm round of applause.” There was thunderous applause
all around, enough to feel the enthusiasm of the villagers for Li Mu.

A sense of pride surged inexplicably in Ning You’s heart. While applauding

vigorously, he stared at Li Mu, his eyes stuck to Li Mu from beginning to
end, as if… looking at his own hero.

Li Mu said a brief thought, and then returned to Ning You’s side.

Ning You looked at the things in Li Mu’s hand and couldn’t help but ask in
a low voice: “Why are they all honorary certificates, and yours is a big
safflower?”

This scene is indeed a bit strange, or a bit funny. The other people who have
been commended have all received official certificates, and only Li Mu is
holding a big safflower in his hand, as if he is superficial.

“Because I’m a volunteer.” Li Mu explained, “They can’t award me with

honors in the organization.”

“Volunteer?” Ning You was stunned, “Then do you get paid?”

Li Mu shook his head.

Ning You always thought that being a forest ranger was Li Mu’s job, but he
didn’t expect that Li Mu’s true identity turned out to be a vagrant.

No wonder Li Mu patrolled the mountains so casually, and he didn’t go if

he didn’t want to. Ning You thought it was strange at the time. Why didn’t
his boss bother him? It turned out that no one could control him at all.

“So you have to rely on your brother to support you.” Ning You looked at
Li Mu suddenly, “Then why are you arguing with him?”

With such an expensive coffee machine and such a nice car. It turns out that
it was sponsored by his family. Even if a forest ranger only has a salary of a
thousand yuan a month, it at least means that he can be self-reliant, which is
fundamentally different from being unemployed. Ning You felt that the
future between him and Li Mu was far away, because he knew Li Zhao’s
position, and Li Mu could never compete with him.

“Don’t think too much about it.” Li Mu tapped Ning You’s head with his
index finger, “My grandfather left two trust funds for me and my brother,
and now my fund is three times the size of his.”

“Hmm?” Ning You felt strange, “Why?”

If it is managed by the same fund company, there should not be such a
difference. “Because I took some of it out for my own investment.” Li Mu
said.

“Do you understand this?” Ning You’s family’s property is taken care of by
a special financial adviser, and he himself is not very interested in these.

For the first time since he left home, Li Mu mentioned his alma mater to
others. Originally, he disdained using his academic qualifications to show
off, but who let Ning You look at him with suspicion, he can only show off
for the first time. “Are you sure?” Ning You frowned and said doubtfully,
“I know a friend who graduated there, he…”

Having said that, Ning You looked at Li Mu’s unkempt beard, as if he

hadn’t shaved since the last time they parted, and he continued: “People
shave and wear suits.”

Li Mu took a deep breath and suddenly felt a headache.

Ning You sensed Li Mu’s speechlessness. In fact, he was inwardly inclined

to believe Li Mu, so he continued what he had just said, “Then how big is
your trust fund?” Li Mu reported an eight-digit number.

“Hey.” Ning You smiled, “My net worth is ten figures.”

For the first time, Li Mu saw such an infuriating white swan. He hooked
Ning You’s neck with his right hand, pulled him into his arms. He said
through gritted teeth,: “Yes, I know that you’re rich and beautiful.”

The assembly dispersed at five o’clock in the afternoon. Ning You and Li
Mu drove slowly up the mountain. Knowing that Li Mu could be self-
reliant, Ning You felt a little relieved, but he always felt that it was one
thing to take care of property and another to take care of the company. At
least in the shrewdness mentioned above, Li Mu was completely no match
for Li Zhao.
“Your brother doesn’t want to give you the Company,” Ning You said in a
casual conversation with Li Mu, “Would you hate him?”

Although he knew that the two brothers had a good relationship, Ning You
had seen too many examples of falling out over property, and he was
inevitably a little curious about it.

“No.” Li Mu looked ahead of the road and also returned in a casual tone,
“He has his standpoint.”

“What standpoint?” Ning You rubbed his chin and asked, “Growing the
company?”

“Think about it,” Li Mu said, “How many people in the company are
waiting to make a living, and how many are waiting to bring us down?”

“Then listening to you,” Ning You felt strange, “You seem to agree with his
management philosophy.”

If that’s the case, why the disagreement?

“Understanding does not mean agreement.” Li Mu said, “If I return to the

company, I will definitely make drastic reforms, without considering any
interpersonal issues. But he is different. He has been in that environment for
so long and it is impossible to make changes easily.”

“But the way I looked at him,” Ning You said, “It doesn’t seem like he
wants to change either.”

“Perhaps, he has more worries than I do.” Li Mu said here, pursed his lips,
hesitating to speak, “Actually…”

“Actually?” Ning You subconsciously continued. Li Mu glanced at Ning

You, as if he had been in an ideological struggle, and then confessed to
Ning You: “In fact, the company has a lot of illegal emissions, and he
smoothed things over with money.”
“What?” Ning You’s eyes widened.

He always thought that what Li Mu said was “unfriendly to the

environment” was a common problem in pharmaceutical and chemical
companies, but he didn’t expect that the Li Family’s Company had reached
the standard of violations.

It’s really inappropriate for Li Mu to say this to him, because it’s a family
secret, and the Li family was still related by marriage to the Ning family.

“This is our initial disagreement.” Li Mu said, “I hope to rectify the

company, but this will reduce efficiency and require significant layoffs. He
feels that he must be responsible to his employees, so he just goes further
and further.”

“In other words,” Ning You frowned and said, “Being friendly to the
environment is tantamount to being unfriendly to people; being friendly to
people is tantamount to being unfriendly to the environment?”

“More or less.” Li Mu breathed helplessly, “I know where our differences

come from, so I can understand why he did this.”

If it were Ning You, he would also feel a headache. It is indeed difficult to

make a choice between the benefits of the company and the polluted
environment. But having said that, since emissions have been violated,
even if it is difficult to abandon benefits and employees, social rules should
be followed.

“Perhaps you think that he is only interested in profit,” Li Mu continued,

“But he is my biological brother after all, and sometimes he has no choice
but to do so. It is the social environment that has forced him to be like this.”

Wrong.

This idea immediately popped into Ning You’s mind. For a person with
profound shrewdness like Li Zhao, his key word should be planning
strategies, and not as a last resort.
Just like lying about smoking, there is no such thing as a last resort, but he
himself wanted to create a perfect persona.

“You just asked me if I would hate my brother if he didn’t give me the

Company.” Li Mu suddenly said.

“Hmm.” Ning You nodded.

“You can ask another question.” Li Mu said and looked at Ning You, “If my
brother wants to fight with me for you, then the answer is yes.”

 
 Savage AddictionCh30 - Dark
Horse Knight.

Editor: Meouwch

Back in the cabin on the mountain, Ning You hung Li Mu’s big safflower
on the wall. The cabin is filled with modern furniture. At first glance, the
big safflower looks incongruous, like a child’s award placed in a middle of
a frigidly decorated room.

Li Mu couldn’t help but find it funny. He finally understood why he

mistook Ning You’s age, because this “little princess” is sometimes really
not an “adult”.

Without thinking about this complicated problem for the time being, Li Mu
carried the 28-inch suitcase into the living room and asked Ning You, “Do
you want me to help you tidy up?”

“No, I’ll do it myself.”

Ning You retracted his gaze from the big safflower with satisfaction, half
knelt beside the suitcase, and pulled out a lot of things from it.

He put two sets of couple pajamas on the small bed and said to Li Mu: “The
black one is yours and the white one is mine.”
Li Mu picked up the black pajamas and compared them on his body, the
size was just right.

Ning You pulled out the couple slippers, couple coffee cups, couple phone
cases… and walked around the cabin, putting these things in the appropriate
places.

When Ning You walked past Li Mu for the umpteenth time, Li Mu couldn’t
bear it anymore and dragged him into his arms, biting his ears and asking,
“How long are you going to make me wait?”

Ning You was tidying up enthusiastically, and he was a little confused when
he was interrupted. He raised his chin, looked at Li Mu and asked, “What
are you waiting for?”

“I have finished my work for today,” Li Mu hinted. “Then you can prepare
dinner first.” Ning You said, “I have to hang my clothes in——”

The latter half of the sentence was drowned in Li Mu’s deep kiss, and the
tip of his domineering tongue pried open Ning You’s teeth, as if accusing
him of insensitive behavior.

Perhaps it was because they had to go to a meeting at the foot of the

mountain earlier. Li Mu did not forget to restrain himself from kissing Ning
You in the kitchen, but this time it was different. He pressed Ning You
firmly on the carpet and did not allow him to resist at all.

“Oh, hold on a second.” Ning You struggled to get his breath back, and
looked at Li Mu’s stubble and asked, “How many days have you not
showered?” Li Mu didn’t answer, and made to kiss again.

This time, Ning You turned his head directly and refused to let Li Mu kiss
him, protesting: “You have been in the hospital for two days.”
Ning You can tolerate Li Mu not taking a bath for up to three days, but this
does not include hospitalization. What kind of person comes home from the
hospital and starts doing it without cleaning up?

“Do I have to take a shower?” Li Mu asked with a frown. “Of course.”

Ning You raised his chin with a firm gaze, never backing down at this point.

“Alright.” Li Mu exhaled in compromise, sat cross-legged to the side,

motioned to the gauze on his left arm with his eyes, and asked Ning You,
“How do I wash this?”

This is indeed a problem.

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Yglulcjiis, Rlcu Tbe oifk ogbw Alc Jlas ab Ljcjr, cba ab “vlf abufatfg lc atf
cjwf bo ibnf”, yea ab ajxf mjgf bo atf qjalfca.

Rlcu Tbe wbnfv j mtjlg ogbw atf xlamtfc ab atf rtbkfg gbbw jcv mtjcufv
lcab atf mbeqif oilq-oibqr tf ygbeuta.

Pulling up his sleeves and trouser legs, Li Mu on the other side happened to
take off his clothes. Ning You just glanced at Li Mu and couldn’t help
blushing. He said with averted eyes: “Come here and sit down, raise your
left arm.”

Li Mu obediently did as he was told, but he did not expect that as soon as
he sat down, Ning You took a towel and covered his lap, covering him up
tightly. “Don’t let your wound get wet and don’t let your left hand down.”

Ning You said that as he rinsed Li Mu’s body with a shower. Obviously, the
water temperature was not low, but for some reason, Li Mu’s skin seemed
to be hotter than the water temperature.
Hands slid across the bronzed chest and upper abdomen, and the
undulations of the skin made an intimate picture appear in Ning You’s mind
at an inopportune time.

He bit the tip of his tongue and warned himself not to get carried away. He
was now taking care of the patient, but the man sitting in the chair was
oozing with sex appeal, making the work of Nurse Ning extremely difficult.
“Ning You.” Li Mu suddenly called out.

“Hmm?” Ning You looked back up from the towel covering his thighs,
“What’s wrong?”

“Aren’t you going to help me apply the soap?” Li Mu asked.

“Ah, okay.”

Ning You turned off the shower and picked up the verbena soap on the
shelf. It was a piece of soap that had been used into an ellipsoid. As soon as
Ning You took it, the soap slipped out of his hand and fell in the corner of
the shower room.

The air suddenly became quiet, and the atmosphere became a little weird.

Ning You hurriedly explained to Li Mu, “Don’t misunderstand, I didn’t

mean that!”

“Mean what?” Li Mu asked in amusement “Anyway, I didn’t mean that.”

Ning You blushed and squatted down, picked up the soap and rinsed it off
before smearing Li Mu’s upper body with foam.

At this moment, Li Mu suddenly held Ning You’s hand and asked him,
“You haven’t washed it yet, have you?”

“Are you sure?” Li Mu asked.

What’s so uncertain about this?

Before Ning You answered, he saw Li Mu stretch out his hand, put the soap
back on the shelf, and then washed it recklessly.

“Don’t wash it like that!” Ning You grasped frantically.

“Then you wash it for me.” Li Mu said and grabbed Ning You’s wrist, “I
don’t know how to wash it.”

“Li Mu!” Ning You pulled back his hand in annoyance and twisted open the
cold water and flushed Li Mu’s face, “Stop messing around!”

It’s not that Ning You doesn’t want to, it’s just that the environment in the
shower room is so humid, what should he do if he accidentally wet the
wound?

It was the first time Li Mu had seen Ning You become so angry, and he had
a rare moment of meekness.

He waited for Ning You to clean up the foam on his body without saying a
word. His expression seemed to be obedient, but the moment the shower
was turned off, he directly embraced Ning You’s waist, stood up, and
carried Ning You on his shoulders. “Wipe the water off your body ah!”
Ning You was holding a bath towel in his hand. He wanted to wipe Li Mu’s
body, but being carried in that position didn’t really allow it.

How come he didn’t realize before that this stinky younger brother
wouldn’t let others have some peace of mind?

Back in the house, Li Mu threw Ning You on the bed, took a bath towel and
wiped the drops of water on his body recklessly.

When he pressed down, Ning You suddenly sprang up and pushed him
aside, then went to the suitcase and pulled out a box of raincoats. “We need
to be hygienic.” Ning You returned to the bedside, tore open the small bag,
and asked Li Mu, “Do you want me to help you?”

“Up to you.” Li Mu said.

Ning You fiddled around a bit, and barely managed to put on the raincoat,
but Li Mu felt uncomfortable.

“Didn’t you choose the type?” Li Mu asked with a frown. “What type?”
Ning You was at a loss.

“Are you trying to strangle me with the medium size?” Li Mu completely

lost his patience, tore off the raincoat and threw it aside, turned over and
pressed Ning You down, “Now it’s your turn to stay put.”

After it was over, Ning You lay on Li Mu’s chest and chatted with him
lazily: “My riding skills seem to have improved.”

“Well, it is indeed good.” Li Mu praised.

Ning You said, “I rode a horse with your brother when I went back this
time.”

Ning You didn’t think anything was wrong after saying it. He even added:
“Your brother still wants to teach me, but I have learned it a long time ago.”

Li Mu’s expression immediately changed and asked Ning You with cold
eyes, “What did you say?”

“Hmm?” Ning You finally came back to his senses and hurriedly explained,
“No, it’s just normal horseback riding, going to the racecourse……” “Why
did you go horseback riding with my brother?” Li Mu asked. “Do you have
any dealings with my brother?”

“No.” Ning You said, “We met in private that one time, and we were talking
about you when we were riding.”

“Does my brother know that I taught you how to ride a horse?” Li Mu

asked again.
“Don’t keep mentioning him.” Ning You frowned and said, “I don’t know
him well.”

“You’re not familiar with him but you’re still riding with him?” Li Mu
obviously hasn’t calmed down yet, “Do you go to anyone who asks you
out?”

“No!” Ning You said, “He is at least my fiancé, can I not go if he asks me
out?”

This sentence added fuel to the fire.

Ning You had a hard time getting Li Mu to let him go, and he inexplicably
dug himself another hole. “You seem to enjoy having another fiance?” Li
Mu raised an eyebrow, “Are you planning to put both brothers in our family
in the bag?”

“How can I have both!” Ning You said.

Li Mu said no more, and pressed Ning You underneath him again.

After calming down, Li Mu hugged Ning You, and hadn’t put away the joke
just now.

“There’s nothing going on with your brother and me.” Ning You was tossed
around till he became pliant, still explaining, “It is all your own
imagination.”

“Leave my brother.” Li Mu said, “Stay with me.”

Ning You still had a marriage contract on his back, and it was not
something he could solve in one sentence. But in the moment of warmth,
naturally, he doesn’t have to worry about so many regulations and
restrictions.
“What’s the benefit of being with you?” Ning You lazily and deliberately
said, “Obviously your brother isn’t bad either.”

“Well–” Li Mu pondered and said, “I can be your knight.”

“What knight?” Ning You asked, looking at Li Mu’s chin.

“For example, if you fart in public, I’ll stand up and say it was me.”

The moment of warmth disappeared without a trace, Ning You couldn’t

bear it and thumped Li Mu’s chest violently: “You are so annoying! Fairies
don’t fart, okay!”

When Li Mu heard Ning You call himself a fairy, he laughed so hard he

almost couldn’t catch his breath, and pulled Ning You back into his arms
and said, “You said it, one of those three words.”

“You!” Ning You flew into a rage out of humiliation and wanted to get out
of bed to pack his luggage, but Li Mu grabbed him by the waist in time.

“I was wrong, I was wrong.” Li Mu said without any earnesty, “Fairy wife.”

“Who’s your wife!” Ning You was furious, “I want to go back and marry
your brother! Ride a horse with him every day!”

“Don’t.” Li Mu hurried to calm the puffed up white swan in his arms, “It’s
my fault, I won’t tease you anymore.”

Ning You took a breath, still angry, but at any rate he dispelled the idea of
going back.

“I’m serious, Ning You.” Li Mu put away his improper expression and
looked at the person in his arms, “Don’t go back, just stay here with me.”

Translator's Note
The author censor the condoms
 Savage AddictionCh31 - Giving
you time.

Editor: Meouwch

The person he likes is by his side, and the cabin is as warm as spring. There
is no place more comfortable and cozy than here.

Ning You rolled over, lay on Li Mu’s chest, looked straight at him and
asked, “Are you serious?”

Although Li Mu’s expression seemed to be serious, Ning You still wanted

to make sure, because this question was really important.

Li Mu raised the pillow behind his head a little, and instead of answering
yes or no directly, but left room for assumption, “What if I am?”

If so, then Ning You began to seriously consider this proposal.

His parents wouldn’t agree to him living in seclusion in the mountain

forests, so staying in the cabin was tantamount to giving up everything in
the city.

If he gave up his job, the medical examination project would be abandoned

halfway; giving up his social status, no one would care about his status as
the youngest member of the Ning family anymore; abandoning his wealth
and property, the most valuable thing on his body may only be an unlimited
black gold credit card——there is a high probability that it will be
suspended because of the loss of Ning’s shares.

His parents would complain that he is willful, and his colleagues would
discuss his foolishness. Perhaps only Li Zhao will raise a glass of red wine
and say to him “You are braver than I thought,” but mostly in a mocking
tone.

Give up what others dream of in exchange for a dark horse knight. Whether
he is grateful for today’s choice or regrets it in the future, at least now his
thoughts are becoming clearer and clearer.

“I’m willing.” Ning You said.

“Are you sure?” Li Mu was a little surprised, “If I take back the word ‘if’
and let you stay with me. Are you really willing?”

Li Mu obviously didn’t believe that Ning You would make a decision so

easily.

Because the sentence “I’m willing to give up everything for you” is not the
best solution to their problem. It’s more like an afterthought. It’s just to
make the other party happy, but it can’t be taken seriously.

“I am really willing.” Ning You smiled carelessly, unlike Li Mu who looked

serious, “But I have a question to ask you.”

“Go ahead.” Li Mu said.

“Would you like to live in the city with me?” Ning You asked.
“Maybe life here is more suitable for us.” Li Mu also began to seriously
consider this issue, “We are already familiar with the environment here and
have lived together for a while. If we return to the city, we have to re-adjust
our living habits.”

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jujlcra tlr klii jcv rjlv, “Pa’r pera j mtjcuf bo fcnlgbcwfca. Coafg jii, la’r ralii
atf akb bo er.”

“Yypfmalnfis rqfjxlcu, atf egyjc fcnlgbcwfca lr wbgf mbwqilmjafv——”

Hearing this, Ning You’s patience was exhausted. He got up from Li Mu’s
chest and supported his upper body with his hands, without any expression
on his face.

Li Mu finally realized that something was wrong, and quickly sat up and
said, “Youyou, I’m just analyzing…”

“I don’t need your analysis.” Ning You said.

He knew that Li Mu had a point, and also knew that Li Mu was more
rational than him, but he didn’t want to hear any of this. He just wanted Li
Mu to say, “I’m willing too”.

Feelings should be equal and no one is obligated to sacrifice themselves.

Ning You is willing to give his all on the premise that Li Mu is equally
willing to give his all to him.

No matter where the two live in the future, Ning You feels that this is an
issue that will be discussed after they have reached a mutual understanding.
Some people may sacrifice more, some people may sacrifice less, as long as
they understand the other party’s intentions, these can be balanced.
But it is clear that Li Mu felt that reality was more important than feelings.

He is still the same as before when discussing civilization and

environmental protection, calmly and rationally analyzing where it is more
appropriate for the two to live. As he said, if the two people want to put
aside everything and be together firmly, it is true that the city is full of
temptations, and the mountains and forests are the best choice.

But he forgot a premise, that is, Ning You first expressed his willingness to
put aside everything before he followed up with these analyses.

But he himself did not take a stand.

“I’m just thinking, Youyou.” Li Mu said, “Of course I would like to live in
the city with you.”

“No, this is not thinking.” Ning You said, “You are hesitating.”

If Li Mu was really thinking about Ning You’s proposal, then he should

have done what Ning You did, listing the things he was willing to abandon
and the problems he faced, and then made a choice, instead of skipping the
step of choosing and talking about the problems that followed, as he is
doing now.

“You are too absolute. Everyone thinks differently. I just took a little more
time, but the end result is definitely that I’m willing.” Li Mu softened his
tone when he said this, and went to take Ning You’s hand, “Youyou, I like
you, there is no doubt about that.”

“Do you know why we think differently?” Ning You was indifferent,
“Because you simply like me, while I’m in love with you.”

For the first time, Ning You made Li Mu speechless.

He frowned and widened his eyes, his lips moved, but he didn’t say
anything.

When Ning You’s phone rang, he got out of bed and picked up the phone,
and Ning Xin’s voice came from the phone.
“I asked the housekeeper to cook you porridge and send it over, why aren’t
you at home?”

“I had a last-minute trip, so let her put it on the property.”

“Alright, improve your body as soon as possible.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll go to work tomorrow.”

When Ning You hung up the phone, Li Mu immediately asked, “How are
you going to work tomorrow?”

“I will go back tonight.” It isn’t yet eight o’clock in the evening, so he can
go to Urumqi to transfer and take a night flight back to Jin City.

“Don’t be angry with me, Ning You.” Li Mu said with a headache, “Do you
know how much I’ve missed you during this time?”

“I’m not angry, you need time, then I’ll give you time.”

Ning You didn’t pack his suitcase, only took a small backpack, documents
and other necessities, and said to Li Mu in a tone that brooked no
arguments: “Send me to the airport.”

“Youyou…” Li Mu was at a loss for a while, and he didn’t know how to

calm Ning You down.

He wasn’t a person who would mess around. Ning You’s words were all on
point. Indeed, he didn’t answer the original question well. If he tried to
make amends now, he would only make things worse.

“Are you really leaving?” Li Mu asked.

“Yes.” Ning You was determined to go, it was different from previous angry
outbursts, “If you don’t send me off, then I’ll go by myself.”
Li Mu had to drive Ning You to Hanas Airport. He wanted to talk to Ning
You several times on the way, but Ning You always looked out the window.
It was like an iron wall had been erected between the two of them, and any
excuse was too feeble to break through it.

When the two arrived at the airport, Li Mu took Ning You’s hand, really not
wanting him to leave: “It’s my fault. I didn’t consider your feelings. I’ll
apologize, can you not leave?”

“You are not wrong.” Ning You said calmly, “What you said is correct. The
environment in the city is indeed complicated. I’ll be more like the person I
am now, and I will not be your carefree little fairy. So, before you think it
through, don’t make meaningless attempts to retain me.”

Taking the night flight for two consecutive days, Ning You’s energy was
greatly consumed.

The only thing that relieved him was that he cleaned up the room and
helped Li Mu take a shower. Even if he was not around to take care of him,
Li Mu’s injury should not be too inconvenient.

Early the next morning, after hurriedly eating the vegetable porridge sent by
the housekeeper, Ning You came to the company to work on time with thick
dark circles under his eyes, and coffee at hand just never stops.

“Chief Ning.” Xiao Zhao knocked on the door and entered the office, the
expression on her face was tinged with worry and curiosity. She was the
only one in the company who knew that Ning You had been on the plane for
ten hours in the past 30 hours, “What have you been up to these past two
days?”

“Nothing.” Ning You took another sip of coffee.

Seeing that Ning You didn’t want to say more, Xiao Zhao didn’t ask more.
She talked about business: “The animal experts have given feedback, and
our general direction is feasible.”
After returning from Xinjiang, Ning You had a new idea. Since the
technical level of the implantable medical examination instrument is not
mature enough, it is completely possible to change the direction and
implant microchips into animals. There is no need to detect diseases in
detail, but only to be able to determine the animal’s range of activities,
pregnancy status, physical health and so on.

This will be much less difficult, and the cost will be greatly reduced. It’s not
too late to do research and development on humans after the technology on
animals has matured, and by then there will be a lot of data to support it.

Although this direction is not very optimistic in terms of profitability, it can

contribute to the global environmental protection cause. At first Ning You
was not sure if this path would work. Now that he has the opinions of
animal experts, he has become more determined to proceed with this
project.

“That’s fine.” Ning You said, “Have a meeting at ten o’clock and have
everyone in the department attend.”

“Ok.” Xiao Zhao planned to leave after speaking, but she stopped and asked
another question, “This project is related to Mr. Li’s brother, right?”

The night before last when she heard that the young master of the Li family
was injured, her boss hurriedly took a plane to get there. At that time, Xiao
Zhao had already begun to feel something was wrong.

“Hmm. “Ning You responded lazily.

“Will he be involved in the later stage?” Xiao Zhao asked.

“No way.” Ning You snorted softly, “Who does he think he is.”

 
Savage AddictionCh32 - He’s back.

Thank you for the Ko-fi Desuma

Editor: Meouwch

Not everyone agrees with the shift of a purely profitable project to a semi-
public welfare project.

At the initial trial of the meeting, several technical supervisors expressed

their opposition, arguing that this was a waste of corporate resources.

But Ning You has already thought of countermeasures. What these technical
experts are most concerned about is whether they can win the
manufacturer’s most advanced EUV lithography machine. The new project
does not involve politics and self-interest. It can play a perfect emotional
card, greatly increasing the chance of cooperation.

Finally, near noon, the specific details of the new project were finally
finalized, and Ning You’s energy was stretched to the limit. He planned to
take a half-day off and go back to rest after lunch, but he didn’t expect Li
Zhao to call and say that the jewelry designer of the wedding finally had a
schedule, and asked Ning You to discuss wedding ring ideas together.

Their queue was bypassed by means of Ning Xin’s relationship, otherwise

the two would have to wait for half a year.
Because of this, even if Ning You didn’t want to go, he had to dispel the
idea of going home to rest, and waited in the office for Li Zhao to come and
pick him up.

“Didn’t sleep well?”

Ning You got into the back seat of the Rolls-Royce, and Li Zhao, who was
beside him, immediately noticed something was wrong with him.

Relying on coffee all morning, Ning You was still able to barely keep
working. After taking a break in the office at noon, his face was now full of
deep drowsiness.

If it weren’t for the fact that it’s impolite to yawn in front of others, Ning
You would have already yawned countless times.

“It’s okay, let’s go.”

The car slowly moved forward. Ning You didn’t have the energy to chat
with Li Zhao, and looked out the window indifferently. At this moment, he
suddenly saw a group of people wearing fluorescent green vests on the side
of the street, holding a garbage picker used by sanitation workers in their
hand, while walking forward, picking up garbage on the road.

This road is the most bustling place in the city center. Although sanitation
workers are wandering around nearby, there are still used toilet paper or
plastic wrappers on the sidewalk due to the number of snack bars on the
street.

It was the first time Ning You saw a non-profit organization on the road, he
couldn’t help but draw closer to the window, wanting to see the name of the
organization printed on the back of their vest, thinking that if he had time in
the future, he could also do public welfare activities.
But something strange happened. These green vests seemed to only pick up
the garbage at their feet. Obviously, there was a piece of toilet paper a few
steps away. More than a dozen people passed by, but no one went to pick it
up. Looking at the front of the group, the leader was actually taking
pictures. Ning You instantly understood, this was just a face-saving project.

He leaned back in his seat in disappointment, Ning You’s mood was quite
complicated.

The matter of environmental protection is too big, so big that everyone feels
that it has nothing to do with him, it is a macro-level matter; the matter of
environmental protection is too small, so small that no one takes it
seriously, and they all think that a piece of garbage is harmless.

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vglnfg ab rabq jcv qlmx la eq tlwrfio, yfmjerf tf kbeivc’a offi atf cffv. Lf
revvfcis ecvfgrabbv Ol Ze j ilaaif yla.

In such a big environment, you can’t change others, you can only take care
of yourself. No matter how much money is donated to improve the
environment, as long as it does not change people’s thinking, there will
always be people who will destroy the environment. What is the point of
donating?

“Environmental protection is hard to do.” Li Zhao also saw what happened

outside the window and spoke to Ning You.

“Indeed.” Ning You responded.

“The reason why I admire Li Mu is because I know I can’t do it.” Li Zhao

added.
“Is that so?” Ning You looked at Li Zhao with no expression, “Then all the
more reason why you shouldn’t obstruct him.”

Everyone has their own stand, and Ning You is obviously on Li Mu’s side,
which is a bit biased. But Li Zhao was not angry, he just smiled and said, “I
admit, I did warn him not to come back and complicate things. You are my
fiancee.”

Ning You frowned imperceptibly and wasn’t aware of this. Recalling the
last conversation between him and Li Zhao at the racecourse, this person
clearly said that he was single, and he set him up with Li Mu. It’s really a
set on the surface and also behind.

“I thought I had convinced him, but he called me this morning and the
situation was completely different from what I thought.” Li Zhao paused
when he said this, turned his head to look at Ning You, and asked, “Just
what on earth did you say to him? Ning You, I am very curious.”

If Ning You remembers correctly, when he was at the racecourse, Li Zhao

clearly said that he didn’t know what Li Mu’s attitude was, and let Ning
You ask himself.

But judging from his words, if he felt in his heart that Li Mu had wavered
and still deliberately let Ning You ask, the result would be very simple ——
Ning You would be disappointed in Li Mu, and then marry Li Zhao with
peace of mind.

What a great trick to manipulate people’s hearts. Although Ning You didn’t
change his mind, he did feel angry with Li Mu. After all, he didn’t know
that Li Mu was still under pressure from Li Zhao.

But having said that, why is Li Zhao suddenly starting to be honest now?

No, whether he is honest or not, there is still a question mark.

“I didn’t say anything to him.” Ning You said, “I just let him think clearly.”
“Think about what?” Li Zhao asked, “You’ve only known him for half a
month, do you know how high the chances are of failed marriages?”

“Then have I known you for a long time?” Ning You asked rhetorically,
“It’s just a business marriage, why don’t I pick one I like?”

The reason why Ning You and Li Mu are progressing so fast is largely
because Ning You has a marriage contract on his back, otherwise he and Li
Mu would not make a choice so quickly.

This reason seemed to convince Li Zhao.

He put his left leg on his right leg, relaxed his tone, and said to Ning You:
“It’s purely out of curiosity. If you don’t mind, I want to ask why him, not
me.”

Li Zhao did indeed make a good partner, at least before Li Mu appeared, he

was considerate and gentlemanly. Even Ning You himself was not sure if he
would have a good impression of Li Zhao after a long time.

But since knowing that all this was a disguise, Ning You didn’t know what
to think anymore. He wants a real person, not a false one.

“Because you smoke.” Ning You casually found a reason.

“Is it because I smoke, or because I lie?” Li Zhao smiled helplessly, “It

seems that I lied and was thrown into the 18th floor of hell.”

“Then let me ask you,” Ning You looked straight at Li Zhao, “Have you
ever smoked in the woods?”

“It’s really not me.” Li Zhao said sincerely.

But Ning You still wasn’t convinced: “Even if you were, you wouldn’t tell
me.” “Indeed, even if it were me, I wouldn’t tell anyone.” Li Zhao said,
“But I’m not as bad as you think, Ning You. If it was really me, I would pay
to maintain that forest, so that I can make a name for myself and also
eliminate my guilt, why not?”

“But do you think I’m in charge of that forest?” Li Zhao said again, “No,
because I don’t have that leisure.”

Ok.

Ning You admits that Li Zhao has a point. Even the authorities were
inconclusive about the forest fire. It was indeed unfair for him to buckle
such a big label to Li Zhao with just one lie.

The topic was far away, Ning You went back to business: “So why are you
willing to let Li Mu come back?”

“Don’t worry.” Li Zhao smiled faintly, leaned back in his chair, and said in
a relaxed tone, “I came to you today just to say congratulations.”

As soon as Li Zhao spoke, the moving car suddenly stopped. Before Ning
You could ask “what”, he saw the Rolls-Royce parked downstairs in his
company. “Aren’t we going to see the wedding ring?” Ning You asked
inexplicably.

“Why, do you really want to marry me?” Li Zhao teases, “I don’t want to be
eaten alive by that bastard Li Mu.”

Ning You was simply confused, and didn’t know what Li Zhao was playing
at. He originally wanted to continue asking, but at this time the driver had
already opened the car door, and Li Zhao also made it clear that he was in a
hurry, so he had to get out of the car in a daze.

He wanted to ask Li Mu, but Ning You didn’t want to.

Now in his mind, a villain called Li Mu is being confined, and he doesn’t

want to release this villain so early.

After taking a half day off in the afternoon, Ning You returned home and
slept through the night.
He had a strange dream, in which he came to a remote rural area. Someone
was killing chickens and ducks on the side of the road. A dark horse
sometimes appeared and disappeared, coming and going like the wind.
Suddenly, a big white goose stuck out its butt from the dog hole and was
bitten by the dark horse……

A strange dream without logic.

Ning You stood from the perspective of God and wanted to see if the big
white goose would fight back, but at this moment a ringtone pulled him out
of his dream.

Looking at the time, it was night time, Ning You pressed the answer button
and lazily said “Hello”.

“Chief Ning, have you seen the news?” Xiao Zhao asked hurriedly.

“What news?” Ning You took the remote control and turned on the
bedroom lights. “Chief Li and his company were investigated. Chief Li
took the blame and resigned.”

“What?” Ning You sat up from the bed abruptly.

“Do you still want to get married?” Xiao Zhao said, “Will Director Ning
help them?”

“No,” Ning You’s mind was in a mess, “Why was he suddenly

investigated?” “I asked the people in their company and said that there
were signs a long time ago. The villagers near the factory protested so much
this time that they couldn’t be suppressed.”

“And there is news that this time Chief Li took the initiative to come
forward and take the blame, otherwise some officials above will be
implicated.”
“Chief Ning, do you think it was those people above who forced Chief Li?”
Xiao Zhao guessed, “Seeing that things can’t be suppressed, and made
Chief Li the scapegoat.”

Ning You suddenly understood why Li Zhao wanted to come to

congratulate him on purpose. It turned out that Li Zhao was experiencing
problems in areas he didn’t know, and was forced to make a decision.

Could it be that Li Zhao approached Ning Xin at the beginning and

mentioned the environmental protection route, not to get Li Mu back, but
because the company was in crisis?

Ning You was not sure, because Li Zhao’s mind was so deep that he
couldn’t see through it at all.

Moreover, he didn’t know what conditions Li Zhao and Li Mu had

negotiated behind the scenes.

However, it is certain that the choice made by Li Zhao must be the one with
the least losses after weighing it, because with Ning You’s understanding of
him, he would never make sacrifices for no reason.

“Oh, right.” Xiao Zhao’s voice interrupted Ning You’s thoughts, “The
young master of the Li family is back.”

 
Savage AddictionCh33 - Lose one’s
mind.

Editor: Meouwch

The entire night, except for Xiao Zhao, no one took the initiative to contact
Ning You.

He called Li Zhao, but it kept going straight to voicemail; he called the

landline and decided to return to the villa tomorrow morning to discuss it in
detail.

As for the person that Ning You wanted to contact the most, even after such
a big incident, there was no news at all.

He pulled up Li Mu’s phone number several times, and several times he

dispelled his thoughts.

Ning You wanted to see when this person would contact him.

The next morning, Ning You didn’t go to the company, but returned to the
villa where his parents reside.

There is a familiar Rolls-Royce parked in the garage, which belonged to Li

Zhao. Ning You wasn’t surprised, but he did not expect that Li Zhao’s
parents also came.

“Ning You.” Ning Xin beckoned to Ning You, “Come and greet your uncle
and aunt.”

There are two rows of dark gray leather sofas in the spacious living room,
with Ning You’s parents sitting on one side and Li Zhao and his parents
sitting on the other.

Ning You had seen the two elders of the Li family before, and they were
slightly fatter than his parents. It should be because they had let go of many
of their responsibilities and were relaxed physically and mentally.

“Hello, uncle and aunt.” Ning You greeted the two elders, then sat down
beside his parents.

He looked at Li Zhao on the opposite side quietly, and found that this
person was not nervous at all, and nodded to him with a smile.

The two families continued to chat about the arranged marriage. Ning You
took a while to keep up with the rhythm, but the more he listened, the more
he felt like an outsider.

“Administrative penalties don’t matter, as long as they can be resolved with

money, it’s not a problem.” Ning Xin said.

“Paying a fine is indeed a trivial matter, it’s just that I’m afraid it will affect
the Ning Clan.” Li Zhao’s mother said.

“Don’t worry about this, it was originally my intention.” Ning Xin said.

Ning You had a lot to ask, but it wasn’t easy to butt in on this occasion. At
the right time, Li Zhao gestured his chin slightly at him. He understood Li
Zhao’s glance and said to the elders present: “Mom, Dad, Uncle and Auntie,
why don’t you talk first, I’ll take Li Zhao to see my room.”

Ning Xin nodded, and then got down to business.

Ning You got up and walked towards the second floor, Li Zhao consciously
followed behind him. When the two turned into the stairs, Li Zhao was still
in the mood to tease: “Is it inappropriate to go to your room? If Li Mu
knew, he would definitely trouble me.”

Ning You didn’t plan to take Li Zhao to his room. He took him to the large
terrace on the second floor and asked, “Was it my mother’s intention to
investigate your company?”

“That’s right.” Li Zhao took out a metal cigarette case from his pocket and
asked Ning You, “Do you mind?”

There is a smoking area on the terrace itself, and it is not a public place. Li
Zhao asked for permission so sincerely. If Ning You says he minds, he
would seem petty.

But he was still very upset. Obviously, Li Zhao knew that he didn’t like
people who smoked, and he asked deliberately, as if he was saying, “I have
this virtue, what can you do with me?”

“Why would she do that?” Ning You continued to ask.

“She knew all along about the illegal emissions, after all, every company
has a little problem.” Li Zhao said, “You know it, it’s all about exploiting
the loopholes in the policy.”

Ning You knew this. No private company will pay its employees three times
their wages during holidays in accordance with the provisions of the Labor
Law. They are all trying their best to take advantage of the loopholes.
He believes that the illegal emissions from the Li family’s factory must also
be controlled within the scope of administrative penalties. They only need
to pay a fine to solve it, and it is impossible to have himself end up in jail.

“The recent pressure on public opinion is a bit high, and it is not easy to
deal with. Auntie simply asked me to turn myself in and solve the problems
left over from the past at once.” Li Zhao said, “This is also for the Ning
Clan’s sake. It’s better to expose it now than to expose it after marriage. In
this way, our family has a clean background, and your family doesn’t have
to worry.”

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“To calm public opinion, this matter will definitely have an impact on the
company’s image.” Li Zhao said, “But don’t worry, I will go to the overseas
business department as the general manager.”

Who would worry about this old……

“So you’re leaving a bunch of messes for Li Mu?” Ning You frowned.

“He has a very good image. He has been an environmental protection

volunteer for so many years and will bring positive reviews to the
company.” Li Zhao said.

Ning You suddenly wanted to get angry, but his good upbringing still made
him suppress his temper and said, “Aren’t you just using him? He has been
doing environmental protection for so many years, just to come and clean
up your mess?”

“You can think so, but you should also think about why he is willing to
come back.“ Li Zhao exhaled a mouthful of smoke, saying lightly, “It’s not
for you.”
Ning You was choked by surprise and lost his position criticizing Li Zhao.

“You can also think of it this way.” Li Zhao smiled and said, “This is a win-
win cooperation. He wants to come back. I will give up my seat. Everyone
is satisfied. Isn’t it good?”

Ning You did think about letting Li Mu come back, but he didn’t expect Li
Mu to face so many annoying things when he came back.

“Li Zhao, what do you want in the end?” Ning You couldn’t help asking,
“Do you want him to come back to help you solve the problem, or do you
blame him for taking your place? You said you were single, and you got in
the way between me and him.”

“I only love my career, Ning You.” Li Zhao pressed out the cigarette in his
hand, “Li Mu’s return will definitely disrupt my career, so I don’t want him
to come back. But he is my own brother after all, and since things are
already like this, I am creating opportunities for him.”

In the end, Li Zhao still spoke ambiguously, without really taking a stand.

But these things are no longer important, because Li Mu’s return has
become a fact.

“Where is he now?” Ning You finally asked the question he was most
concerned about.

“He ah.” Li Zhao smiled, a little gloatingly, “In the company having a
headache.”

After the Li family left, Ning You was called to the study room by Ning
Xin.

Regarding the marriage contract, Ning You had already accumulated a lot
of grievances, so when Ning Xin said to him, “Let’s talk about your
marriage contract,” he rarely said in a bad tone: “You still know it’s my
marriage contract.”

“You don’t care about the company, and you still don’t understand many
things even after I’ve told you.” Ning Xin dismissed Ning You in a few
words and continued with the topic, “I heard that you want to change your
marriage candidate.”

Ning You did indeed want to change the candidate, but he hadn’t figured
out Li Mu’s attitude yet, and it wasn’t convenient to talk about it now. He
said vaguely, “I’ve been thinking about it.”

“Why?” Ning Xin asked, “In terms of company management, Li Zhao

should be more mature, and since you are of the same age, he can lead you
better. Li Mu is only 25 years old. No matter how good he is, he is still too
young to be suitable for you.”

Ning You did not refute Ning Xin, but only replied with three short words:
“I like him.”

“Youyou, your marriage is not your business alone. If you want to take over
the Ning Corp in the future, you need someone to help you take care of the
company’s affairs.” Ning Xin said solemnly.

“Mom.” Ning You also said seriously, “I admit that Li Zhao is suitable for
managing the company, but he is too complicated. I don’t want to deal with
him all day. I’m afraid that I will die young.”

“How can it be so exaggerated.” Ning Xin frowned as she grumbled.

“I know you fancy his abilities, but even if I marry Li Mu, Li Zhao can still
participate in the operation of the company. Nevertheless, it is still a
marriage between two families, and there will be no change.”

“Moreover, Li Mu’s image is better than Li Zhao’s now, and their company
still relies on him to clean up the mess. Why do you think so little of him?”
“All right.” Ning Xin exhaled helplessly, “It looks like Li Zhao is right, I
can’t talk you out of it.”

Ning You suddenly thought of something and asked, “By the way, was Li
Zhao’s resignation his own decision?”

Thanks to Xiao Zhao, who sprouted a lot of conspiracy theories, and dared
to say that everything was under Li Zhao’s control.

“That’s right, I didn’t think it was necessary, but he said that things would
be better resolved if Li Mu stepped in.” Ning Xin said, “He has a point, plus
you’re bewitched by Li Mu, so I can only agree.”

“How can I be bewitched…” Ning You muttered in a low voice, completely

forgetting how awe-inspiring he was when he said “I’m willing” to Li Mu.

But having said that, Li Zhao is indeed not as bad as he thought.

At first, Li Zhao didn’t want Li Mu to come back, but then something

happened to the company, and Li Mu had a tough attitude, so he changed
his mind. Although he sacrificed his existing position, he also got rid of the
mess in his hands.

As for Li Mu, he also has gains and losses, so the two brothers have reached
a perfect balance, and no one has sacrificed for anyone.

“Tell Li Mu to come see me when he’s done.” Ning Xin said, “I’d like to
see how charming he is.”

This is a bit difficult to do……

Ning You looked at the phone, this brat has not contacted him until now.

From the family villa, Ning You drove to the office building of the Li
family in a daze. But after just wandering around the gate, he drove the car
back to their company.
Until the evening, Ning You still did not receive a call from Li Mu.

He was reading books and doing yoga, but he couldn’t calm down, but
fortunately, he realized in time that anxiety can make people grow old, so
he took a nice bath, put a mask on himself, and lay down on the sofa to
adjust his mood.

It was at this moment that the doorbell rang suddenly.

Ning You asked “who” several times, but no one answered. He had to get
up from the sofa and go to the videophone to check the surveillance outside
the door.

“Li Mu?”

After clearly seeing the person on the screen, Ning You immediately tore
off the mask on his face and put it aside, and opened the door.

The man outside the door was dressed in a suit. His unkempt stubble was
neatly cleaned up. Three buttons were undone on his collar. His tie was
pulled in an irritable circle——it was an urban barbaric style that Ning You
had never seen before.

“Youyou.” Li Mu fell in as he said, his huge body almost hanging on Ning

You.

Ning You vaguely smelled the familiar scent of verbena, but more than that,
it was the smell of alcohol that hit his nose.

“Why are you drinking like this?” Ning You frowned as he helped Li Mu
into the house, staggering along to put him on the sofa.

Li Mu kept hugging Ning You and refused to let go, causing Ning You to
fall down as well.

“That group of shareholders is very difficult to deal with.” Li Mu muttered

in a daze, obviously drunk.
“Then you should really learn from your brother.” Ning You wanted to get
up and fetch a cup of hot water for Li Mu, but the person holding him was
strong and refused to let him go.

“I’m back.” Li Mu said irritably, “You’re mine now, don’t mention my

brother.”

“Yes yes yes, let me go first.”

“No.” Li Mu hugged Ning You tightly, “I know you don’t want to hear my
explanation, but I still want to explain myself.”

Ning You couldn’t help rolling his eyes, why do men talk more when they
are drunk?

Well, he has no position to talk about Li Mu. He did the same himself, and
he also said he wanted to peek at Li Mu taking a shower.

“I didn’t answer your question right away because I knew that as soon as I
agreed, I would have to go back to the city with you.” Li Mu said, “That’s
an assumption for you, but it’s not for me.”

Ning You lay on Li Mu’s chest and quietly listened to his heartbeat.

“Do you know how unlikely it is that you will give up everything? But I’m
different, if I agree, then I must take action, because that’s what’s realistic,
and I don’t want to be a sweet-talking liar.” Speaking of which, Li Mu still
looked at Ning You obstinately and asked, “Do you think I’m making
sense?”

Ning You understands what Li Mu means, whether he is willing to pay for

another person involved, these aren’t empty words between ordinary
couples, but the reality in front of them.

There must always be sacrifices among them. Ning You’s sacrifice is huge,
and Li Mu’s sacrifice is relatively small. From a sensible point of view, it
can only be that Li Mu and Ning You return to the city.

Because of this, Ning You’s “I’m willing” is romantic, while Li Mu’s “I’m
willing” is realistic, so he does not dare make promises easily.

“Yes yes yes.” Ning You said.

Bastard, don’t want to bother with him.

“I admit that I wasn’t ready when you asked me, because I wasn’t sure if I
could handle the conflict between me and my brother.” Li Mu said, “I’ve
thought about it too, it’s so hard for both of us, so let’s forget about it——”

“What?” Ning You immediately raised his head, his pointed chin resting on
Li Mu’s chest.

“But I can’t, Youyou.” Li Mu rubbed the back of Ning You’s neck, “I don’t
know where the line between ‘like’ and ‘love’ is, but I know very well how
much I like you. I like the days you spent with me. I liked it when you went
to play in the woods and pretended that nothing happened. I liked it when
you made me drive you to the village when you had diarrhea. I like it when
you call me gege——”

“Shut the hell up you!” Ning You couldn’t help but cover Li Mu’s
chattering mouth.

“I like you, Youyou.” Li Mu held Ning You’s hand, “When I solve the
matter at hand, let’s go back to work in the mountains, and then go back to
the city when necessary. There is great scenery in the mountains, and we
can ride horses and bask in the sun every day.”

Recalling his days in the cabin, a faint smile appeared at the corner of Ning
You’s mouth, and he replied, “Okay.”

“We will go to get the marriage certificate tomorrow.” Li Mu said again.

Ning You raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, thinking that this person was
really insatiable.
But he thought it would be sooner or later, so he casually responded:
“Okay.”

However, after Li Mu didn’t respond for a long time, Ning You raised his
head and found that this person had fallen asleep.

He narrowed his eyes dangerously, and there was a raging fire flickering in
his eyes.

Does this brat want to get married or not?！

The author has something to say:

Li Mu in his sleep: Married to his wife, happy (*^▽^*)

Li Mu woke up in the middle of the night: It’s so cold, where is my wife?

T/N and Editor: Advanced Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to
Everyone!!!

Translator's Note

Cunning person
 Savage AddictionCh34 - Don’t
flatter yourself.

Editor: Meouwch

That night, Ning You slept very restlessly. He always felt that the quilt was
as heavy as Wuzhi Mountain, and he couldn’t breathe.

When he woke up in the morning, there was an unkempt man lying next to
him, wearing a crumpled suit, solemnly covered with his most beloved
duvet.

“Li Mu!” Ning You’s blood surged in an instant, “Have you taken a
shower? Getting in my bed just like this!”

The man with his eyes closed seemed to be irritated by the noise. His brows
furrowed as he slowly opened his eyes. When he saw Ning You clearly, his
eyes became confused, as if he was recalling something. After a while, the
confusion disappeared from his eyes. He moved his lips and said, “Wife.”

“Who is your wife?” Ning You frowned. Even in the simple conditions of
the cabin, he couldn’t bear to go to bed in his outer clothes and pants, not to
mention that Li Mu still reeked of alcohol.

In any case, he would never admit the brat in front of him was his husband.

 
“Isn’t it?” Li Mu’s facial expression is a bit absentminded, “We seem to
have an agreement, are we going to do something today?”

“No.” Ning You turned over and got out of bed, “You’re dreaming.”

Li Mu’s mind was a little swollen, and he couldn’t tell whether what
happened last night was reality or a dream. He followed Ning You to the
vanity, hugged Ning You from behind and asked, “Aren’t you going to
become my wife today?”

“No.” Ning You took out a new toothbrush from the mirror cabinet,
squeezed on toothpaste and stuffed it into Li Mu’s mouth, “Brush your teeth
before you talk to me.”

Li Mu obediently held the handle of the toothbrush and brushed his teeth
obediently.

On the wide smart mirror, it shows that the weather is sunny today, the
temperature is 15 degrees, and the air quality is good. Is it suitable for
moving, getting married, obtaining a certificate, and setting up a bed. Avoid
opening a business, moving into a new house, starting work and breaking
ground.

There are two people standing on the left and right in the mirror. The person
on the left is wearing a black suit full of wrinkles, and even the shirt is
black. The person on the right is wearing a white silk nightgown, revealing
his snow-white chest.

Li Mu stared in the mirror for a while, then suddenly rinsed the foam in his
mouth and took off his coat and shirt.

“What are you doing?” Ning You’s electric toothbrush hadn’t run out of
time yet, he bit the brush head and asked inarticulately.
“Do you want to bathe together?” Li Mu said and took off his pants too.

The wild species that has just woken up is still slightly in a state unique to
the early morning, with its head drooping, as if waiting for someone to
wake it up completely.

Ning You tore his gaze back, looked at the mirror and said, “No.”

Li Mu’s tone turned bashful: “But my hand injury is not healed yet.”

Ning You glanced at Li Mu in the mirror, naked——except for the gauze on

his left arm.

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qgfafcvlcu ab yf qlaloei, yea tf gfjiis mbeivc’a tfiq tlwrfio. Lf kjr jogjlv atja
Ol Ze kbeiv kfa atf kbecv bc tlr tjcv, rb tf tjv ab glcrf atf objw lc tlr wbeat
jcv rjlv ab Ol Ze: “Xb lcrlvf.”

The shower partition blocked the hot and humid water vapor. Li Mu
obediently propped his hands on the wall and calmly let Ning You bathe
him, but a certain wild species on his body was restless, constantly grabbing
Ning You’s attention.

“Can you please restrain yourself?” Ning You angrily flushed him with hot
water.

Li Mu snorted sullenly, frowned and said, “It misses you.”

Recalling the “excellent” performance of this person when he proposed last

night, Ning You was not in the mood at all. He pretended to be blind and
washed the big dark horse clean from head to toe.

But the moment the sound of the water disappeared, before Ning You had
the time to put the shower head back on the shelf, the bathrobe strap on his
body was roughly torn apart.
“Are you lying to me?” Li Mu took Ning You into his arms, and his silk
pajamas were immediately soaked, “You clearly promised me last night.”

“No.” Ning You mercilessly pushed Li Mu’s lips away, “Business marriage
has to have a step-by-step process. Do you really think of it as signing a
contract and finishing it with a seal?”

Li Mu paused, looked at Ning You uncertainly and asked, “Are we in a

business marriage?”

“Otherwise?” Ning You said in a businesslike manner, “Learn from your

elder brother, he still knows how to behave.”

Li Mu frowned, his right hand mischievously reached into his robe: “Then
you have to give me the opportunity to perform.”

Ning You remained unmoved and pushed this barbarian’s chest with his
hands, and said, “I still have to go to work.”

Speaking of which, he suddenly thought of another thing and added, “You

have to go to work too, do you think you are still in the woods?”

Li Mu obviously didn’t like hearing the word “go to work”, and frowned
deeply, like a corporate slave who had to go to work on Monday morning
after a good weekend.

He reluctantly took the bath towel to wipe his body clean, and asked Ning
You: “Between work and me, is work more important to you?”

Not really.

Ning You said in his heart, both of them are very important.

But thinking that this person would hang him aside after begging for
marriage, he said, “Of course.”

Li Mu stopped talking and looked at Ning You resentfully.

Ning You doesn’t want to go back on his word, but he was afraid that Li Mu
would be hurt, so he put up a front and forced out a question: “What do you
think I’m doing?”

“I’m thinking about how to kidnap you back to the mountains.” Li Mu said.

“That depends on your ability.” Ning You snorted softly.

The housekeeper of the Li family sent Li Mu a change of clothes and put on

a new suit. Li Mu’s wide-shouldered and narrow-waisted figure made him
look like a mannequin in a shop window.

Ning You looked at the urban elite man in front of him, it was really
difficult to connect him to the wild man in the mountains. But if he has to
say it, he still prefers Li Mu in a leather jacket and Martin boots.

Since Li Mu didn’t have a car so soon after returning to the city, since both
of them had to go to work, he naturally acted as Ning You’s driver.

“Didn’t you ask the company’s driver to pick you up and drop you off?” Li
Mu drove Ning You’s car out of the neighborhood, looked at the road
ahead, and asked indifferently.

“I said that I drive my own car very well.” Ning You is inevitably a little
guilty, because Li Mu also specifically told him not to drive by himself.

“You also said that you didn’t have a problem at that time.” Li Mu glanced
at Ning You, his expression obviously not very happy.

“It was different that time.” Ning You said, “I’m really fine in the city.”

“Ning You.” Li Mu frowned.

“I don’t want a driver.” Ning You said.

“Then I’ll pick you up and take you to and from work in the future.” Li Mu
said stubbornly.

Ning You didn’t say a word. He really didn’t want a driver, but Li Mu was
not bad as a driver.

There are a lot of traffic lights on the road, and it is the morning rush hour.
The car has been unable to speed up.

Ning You took out his phone and watched the news. The Li family factory
is still in the headlines, but unlike yesterday, today’s headlines are all about
the second young master of the Li family who appears out of nowhere in
the company.

There are excerpts from the video in the news. Ning You clicked on it and
saw that Li Mu was wearing yesterday’s suit and was making a statement at
the press conference, saying that he would solve the problem of
environmental pollution in the factory and give the society a satisfactory
explanation.

Looking at Li Mu in the spotlight, Ning You was a little surprised. He had

never seen Li Mu like this before, and he seemed to be much more reliable
than he thought.

“How are you going to solve the company’s problems?” Ning You put away
the phone and asked Li Mu.

“I know many environmental experts and I am forming an advisory group.”

Li Mu said, “In addition to solving the current problems, I will come up
with a set of sustainable development plans, which can best be implemented
in other companies.”

Li Mu himself is an environmental protection professional and has

accumulated a lot of contacts in this field. Compared with Li Zhao, he can
indeed come up with countermeasures more quickly and accurately.

“What about the opinion of those shareholders?” Ning You asked again.
“Now public opinion is on my side.” Li Mu said, “They have to pay even if
they don’t want to pay.”

“That’s true.” Ning nodded. No wonder Li Mu was so badly bullied by

those shareholders last night, presumably because he was feeling unwell.

He continued to ask: “Then how long will you stay here this time? What
about Hari and the cattle?”

“How long I stay depends on the situation.” Li Mu said, “Dou Lan is

helping me take care of them.”

“Speaking of Dou Lan,” Ning You suddenly thought of the project in his
hand, “I want her to come work for me.”

Li Mu looked at Ning You inexplicably, obviously not understanding what

was going on.

Ning You briefly talked about his new project and explained: “I want to set
up an environmental protection station or research station over there. Dou
Lan is a veterinarian, and she just happens to be able to provide us with
professional support.”

“Your new project is to protect wild animals?” There was surprise in Li

Mu’s eyes, but more than that, he was impressed with Ning You, “It can’t
be because of me.”

“Don’t flatter yourself.” Of course Ning You won’t admit it, “I’m doing this
for the company’s image. What if something goes wrong like with your
family?”

This reason was really lame, Li Mu laughed, and the smile at the corner of
his mouth did not dissipate for a long time.

Ning You is no longer distracted by the Li family’s affairs. He believes that

Li Mu can handle it well, but the project in his hand has not been reported
to Ning Xin, let alone the support of other shareholders, and he is still
facing a lot of problems.

“So, you mean to do experiments on animals first, and then on humans after
the technology is mature?”

In the chairman’s office, Ning Xin put down the project plan in her hand
and pushed up her gold-rimmed glasses. Her expression made it hard to tell
whether she agreed or opposed it.

“That’s right.” Ning You said as he maintained his composure.

When persuading people in his own department, Ning You’s focus is on

cooperation with manufacturers. After all, people who dabble in technology
want to have access to the top industry technologies.

But in front of his mother, he had to describe the project as a complete

benefit, because it was more likely to impress Ning Xin.

But Ning Xin is not so easy to fool.

“Don’t think I can’t see that you are doing public service, Ning You.” Ning
Xin said, “Is this your new fiance’s proposal to you?”

“No,” Ning You said, “It’s because I myself think this project is worth
doing.”

“What’s it worth to spend billions or tens of billions to push such a

project?” Ning Xin said in Ning You’s words, “Is it worth it just because
‘you like it’?”

“It’s not for my own sake.” Ning You heard Ning Xin’s ridicule and
frowned, “Why are you only focusing on immediate benefits?”

“Because the immediate benefit in front of us is reality.” Ning Xin said

indifferently, “You really have been led astray by him. Regarding the
candidate of your fiance, I will think about it again. As for this project, you
can take it back.”
 
 Savage AddictionCh35 - Brother-
in-law.

Thank you for the Kofi Creeperco

Editor: Meouwch

Ning You suddenly understood Li Mu completely.

Sometimes it’s not a matter of being in a high position and having money
that you would be able to do what you want to do.

Li Mu stayed in the city and was surrounded by people who thought

differently from him, but when he went to the mountains to volunteer, at
least the people there were like-minded with him.

Ning You also felt that deep sense of powerlessness now, and he didn’t even
know how to convince Ning Xin, because the difficulty of this matter was
as difficult as persuading strangers on the road to pick up garbage.

“Chief Ning, are you okay?” Xiao Zhao noticed that Ning You was in a bad
mood when he came downstairs, so she purposely came into the office to
ask.

 
“Xiao Zhao, I want to ask you something.” Ning You lay on the office chair,
looked at Xiao Zhao and asked, “Do you usually pay attention to
environmental protection?”

“Environmental protection ah…” Xiao Zhao was asked apparently, and

after thinking about it carefully, she said, “Does not littering count?”

“If, hypothetically,” Ning You said, “A portion of our company’s benefits

go towards environmental protection, but are you willing to reduce your
salary a little bit?”

Ning You knew that Xiao Zhao wouldn’t be willing to answer this question.
The reason why he asked this question was to bring up an issue for Xiao
Zhao to think about, and then the two would discuss it again, so that he
could look at this issue from different perspectives.

Who knows Xiao Zhao didn’t need to think at all, as soon as Ning You’s
voice fell, she directly gave three words: “I don’t want to.”

“Well.” Ning You said, “It’s not surprising.”

“Chief Ning, we are fundamentally different.” Xiao Zhao still gave her
thoughts, “My salary is used for living, while your annual salary is used to
generate money. If you give up part of the benefits, it will not affect your
quality of life, but if I reduce my salary a little bit, I will directly decide
whether the skin care products I use are Dabao or Lancome.”

“Dabao is fine.” Ning You couldn’t help but interject.

“Chief Ning, you are using an innumerable amount of facial creams, so

don’t talk like that.” Xiao Zhao showed a faint look.
Ning You has really used Dabao, both inside and out. However, he had
already understood what Xiao Zhao meant, and didn’t continue this
diversion.

“You are right. Compared with environmental protection, your own quality
of life is more important.” Ning You said.

——But there are individuals who do their best to protect the environment
by reducing their quality of life.

Ning You suddenly missed Li Mu a little.

The advantage of working in a family-owned company is that you can

openly skip work and no one would dare to complain.

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boolmf oibbg.

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mbcvema j gjlv bg ulnf j regqglrf. Po la lr atf obgwfg, tf klii vfolclafis yf
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Rlcu Tbe’r wbbv, la lr ilxfis atja tf klii jirb yf olgfv.

In the end, the front desk still did not notify, because they felt that between
the two of them, Ning You is the one who has the last say.

The secretary of the president’s office was surprised to see Ning You. He
wanted Ning You to wait in the rest area, but it didn’t seem appropriate, so
he had to take Ning You to the door of the general manager’s office.
“Young master Li and Chief Li are handing over their work.” The secretary
said.

“Okay, thanks.” Ning You said.

When he walked into the office, he was greeted by a huge floor-to-ceiling

window and a solid wood desk. Li Mu was standing in front of the floor-to-
ceiling window with a stack of documents in his hand, while Li Zhao was
lying lazily on the office chair. The two brothers were talking about the
company affairs.

“Ning You?”

Li Mu was the first to see Ning You and his expression was a bit surprised,
while Li Zhao followed his eyes and opened his mouth to tease: “Yo, my
lord sister-in-law is here.”

Ning You knew that Li Mu sometimes talked indecently, but did not expect
that this turned out to be a trait passed down the Li family.

“I’ve come to see you.” Ning You said to Li Mu.

“We’re looking at the financial statements.” Li Mu put the documents on

the desk, “Do you want me to show you around?”

Ning You shook his head, he is currently not in the mood.

“What, has my sister-in-law been wronged?” Li Zhao jokes.

Ning You didn’t deliberately hide himself in front of Li Mu, and all his
emotions were shown on his face. It’s no wonder that Li Zhao could see that
something was wrong with him.

Li Mu came to Ning You, embraced him from behind and asked, “What’s
the matter?”
“My mom disagrees with the project I told you about.” Ning You said, “She
doesn’t want to do charity.”

“It’s normal.” Li Mu comforted, “Making a symbolic donation to the

Environmental Protection Foundation is different from investing in
environmental protection causes. This is a change in the company’s
strategic development direction, which is not so easy to achieve.”

Li Mu has already experienced this kind of thing, so he is much more open-

minded than Ning You.

“I know she has her considerations, but how can she…” Ning You said,
hugging Li Mu’s waist and leaning on him listlessly, “She said I was led
astray by you, and she said she wanted to reconsider the fiance candidate.”

“Oh?” Fiancé candidate number two expressed some surprise.

“It’s not a big deal.” Li Mu glanced at Li Zhao and patted Ning You’s back,
“You have many choices, she can’t decide your life.”

“That’s right.” Ning You nodded and looked at Li Mu, “I have thought of a
solution.”

“What?” Li Mu asked.

“I’ll sell the company shares and invest as much as I can.” Ning You said.

“You wait.” Li Mu hurriedly stopped Ning You’s thoughts, “How old are
you and yet still so rebellious?”

Selling shares is not a trivial matter. The trading of stocks by shareholders

like Ning You will not only be subject to regulatory scrutiny, but will also
have an impact on stock prices.
“Aren’t you the same?” Ning You said, “Leaving the company behind to
volunteer in the mountains.”

“But I didn’t make unnecessary investments.” Li Mu said, “Environmental

protection is a bottomless pit, don’t do such unplanned things.”

Ning You pouted, admitting that he was a little impulsive.

He looked at Li Zhao on the side, smashed the already broken pot and
asked, “What can you do to make my mother feel less favorably towards
you?”

“That’s a bit difficult.” Li Zhao straightforwardly said, “I’m naturally

charming.”

“Li Mu.” Ning You frowned at the person in front of him, “Look at him.”

They were having a hard time while Li Zhao was still on the sidelines as if
watching a play.

“Ignore him, that’s all he is.” Li Mu said.

“Then what should we do now?” Ning You asked.

“There’s no need to rush. We’ll take it one step at a time,” Li Mu said. “Just
like what you said, a business marriage isn’t as simple as signing a
document. There are still many details to discuss.”

Indeed, there is no need to worry.

It’s not uncommon for Ning You’s projects to last for three to five years.
This time, this project involves so much capital, and many preparations and
long-term plans must be made.

Thinking of this, Ning You suddenly felt very relieved, and leaned into Li
Mu’s arms again.
Although Li Mu is sometimes a brat, he is still very reliable at critical
moments. Whatever the final outcome of the project may be, as long as the
two of them can be together, the possibilities are endless.

“I say,” Li Zhao couldn’t help interrupting the two and said to Li Mu, “Do
you know that brother-in-law is almost 30 years old?”

Ning You could tell that Li Zhao was mocking him for relying on Li Mu,
who was younger than him, even though he was older. He immediately
turned into a big white goose with explosive combat power. He said to Li
Zhao angrily, “He knows!”

After speaking, he leaned back into Li Mu’s arms and turned back into a
delicate white swan.

Li Mu couldn’t help but feel amused. He rubbed the back of Ning You’s
neck and said to Li Zhao, “Cuteness has nothing to do with age.”

Li Zhao seemed disgusted, shivered, stood up and said, “All right, I’ll leave
the office to you.”

“However,“ Li Zhao walked to the door of the office, suddenly turned

around again, and said to the two people, “Environmental protection
projects are not all about investment, and you must be able to find a suitable
entry point. As for whether you can convince other shareholders, it depends
on how far you can maximize the benefits in this entry point.”

After Li Zhao left, Ning You came out of Li Mu’s arms and said, “He
doesn’t seem to be that annoying.”

“Well.” Li Mu said, “As long as it doesn’t conflict with his own interests,
he’s still an awfully good elder brother.”

“And what if a conflict arises?” Ning You asked.

“Then you have to fight him with knowledge and bravery.” Li Mu recalled
his childhood and said with a smile, “Once during Chinese New Year, our
parents gave us a certain budget and asked us to choose gifts within the
budget. He wanted a computer and I wanted a game console, which was
way beyond the budget given by my parents.”

“We discussed the pros and cons of the gifts with our parents, but our
parents did not favor any of us, and told us all to give up the gift we wanted
and choose another.”

“Thus, we combined the money and just bought one game console. Rented
the console to the other kids in the neighborhood. Later, we used the
collected money plus the remaining money in the budget to buy a
computer.”

Ning You felt strange: “Why didn’t Uncle and Auntie increase your
budget?”

If placed in the Ning You family, as long as it is what he wants, his parents
will definitely buy it for him. And according to his understanding of the Li
family, it’s not as if they can’t even afford a computer plus a game console.

“Because they deliberately set such a budget.” Li Mu said, “The purpose is

to give us a challenge.”

“Is that so?” Ning You didn’t understand.

“Think about it, why do two people only have one budget? Normally, each
has their own budget, and the amount should be the same to be fair.” Li Mu
said, “So my parents did this just to see how we handle conflicts.”

“But you guys solved it well.” Ning You said thoughtfully, “After all, it’s a
win-win cooperation.”

“That’s right.” Li Mu said, “So it must be possible to find a balance of

interests.”
In this way, it seems that Ning You grew up spoiled by his parents, and it is
no wonder that Ning Xin is used to making decisions for him. He looked at
Li Mu and said, “Don’t worry, I will never let my mother replace you.”

“I’m not worried.” Li Mu said amused, “I wouldn’t let that happen either.”

Editor’s note: I apologizes for disappearing for quite a while due to being
lazy busy. Ahem. Now that prep for the lunar new year is over, hopefully
we’ll be able to get back to weekly updates!

 
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Editor: Meouwch

Li Mu still had many documents to go through. He sat down on the office

chair where Li Zhao had been sitting, patted his thigh, and asked Ning You,
“Want to come over?”

“Isn’t this a little inappropriate?” Although he said that, Ning You still sat
on Li Mu’s lap, found a comfortable position to nestle, and asked, “This is
Li Zhao’s office, right?”

“He has resigned and now it’s my office.” Li Mu held Ning You with his
left hand, and opened the remaining pages of financial statements with his
right hand.

“How much money do you plan to invest to solve the pollution problem in
the factory?” Ning You leaned on Li Mu’s neck and followed him to read
the gaudy report.

“How much is still uncertain, but what is certain is that this problem must
be solved.” Li Mu said, “Remember what I said before that my brother
spent money to deal with the pollution problem?”

Ning You nodded, his soft hair sweeping across Li Mu’s earlobe.
 

“Not only does it cost money above, but below as well.” Li Mu said, “My
brother also suddenly realized that it is better to pay a fine if he continues
like this. In this way, he could also take the opportunity to solve the
problems left behind by our predecessors once and for all.”

“So this path was wrong from the beginning.” Ning You said, “Why didn’t
they realize it before?”

“How could there be any semblance of the concept of environmental

protection back then?” Li Mu said, “The older generation has been
developing like this, and it is not easy for the younger generation to make
changes.”

“It’s not too late.” Ning You wrapped his arms around Li Mu’s neck and
kissed his smooth chin, “I believe in you.”

“Youyou.” Li Mu pinched Ning You’s cheek with his left hand, “This is the
company, mischief is not allowed.”

“How could I be a mischief?” Ning You blinked his eyes and twisted his
hips innocently to put pressure on a certain wild species.

Li Mu narrowed his eyes slightly, put down the report, and said in a low
voice: “Why didn’t I know before that you’re a bad kid?”

“Am I bad?” Ning You looked at Li Mu, and not knowing where the
courage came from, he shamelessly called out, “Gege.”

As soon as the words came out, Ning You himself turned red. How could he
call a twenty-five year old gege despite his age?
But he has to admit that this trick worked very well. Li Mu’s defenses were
broken through almost instantly, grabbed the back of Ning You’s neck, and
bit his lips fiercely.

However, at this moment, the door of the office was suddenly knocked open
by someone, and Li Zhao’s secretary leaned in and said, “Young master Li,
someone from the Environment Bureau called and said…”

The three of them froze at the same time, but the secretary was the first to
react. With good professionalism, he quickly said “There will be a meeting
at two o’clock in the afternoon”, then said “Excuse me”, and quickly
disappeared behind the sliding door. .

“My brother probably hasn’t done this kind of thing in the office.” Li Mu
retracted his gaze from a distance, looked at Ning You in his arms and
asked, “Do you want to continue?”

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vjsr? Qts vbc’a kf ub ab sbeg tberf ja cluta?”

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Ning You was wondering how Li Mu entered the neighborhood in such a

drunken state last night. The level of property in their neighborhood should
not be so bad. It turns out Li Mu is also a resident of their neighborhood.

“My luggage is still unpacked, are you sure you want to go to my house?”
Li Mu asked again.

“That’s just right.” Ning You said, “I’ll go help you clean up.”
Looking at the time, it was almost lunchtime, and it was impossible for
Ning You to skip a full day’s shift. The two went nearby for a meal of crabs,
and then each went back to work in their respective companies.

Li Zhao mentioned earlier that he was looking for points of interest for
environmental protection projects, which opened up new ideas for Ning
You. After returning to the company, he called some people from the
Strategic Development Department to his office to discuss the pros and
cons of the new project with him.

But instead of a discussion, it was more of a one-sided inquiry.

“Chief Ning, this ‘sustainable’ concept of yours is a bit vague. What’s

sustainable? Is there a specific route plan?”

“It’s like we have a mine that will be mined within five years. Of course, we
have to adopt a sustainable development route to extend the mining life of
the mine. But you only saw the investment in this project. What benefits
can it bring to the company?”

Listening, Ning You gradually realized one thing, sustainable development

is said to be for the environment, but in the end, it is still for the sake of
human beings themselves, everything is linked to interest.

After thinking of this layer, Ning You suddenly enlightened. He felt that he
had to change his way of thinking, otherwise if he always leaned towards
environmental protection, Ning Xin would never agree to his project.

“That’s all for today.”

In fact, Ning You still has a lot of ideas to share, but for some reason, his
stomach is really not normal today.

Perhaps it was because of the crab he had for lunch. The female crab in
October was fat and delicious. In addition, he was eating with Li Mu.
Everything was delicious. Ning You ate a lot unknowingly, and finally left
that restaurant almost needing support.
He hurriedly went to the bathroom, and only after throwing up till there was
nothing left, did Ning You’s stomach settle down. This also taught him a
lesson——he must not eat too many crabs in the future.

At 6pm, Ning You got off work on time. When he came out of the office
building, Li Mu was already waiting on the side of the road.

Many company employees recognized the new fiance of their Master, and
they were all whispering to their colleagues around them. Ning You walked
up to Li Mu, took his arm generously, and asked, “Did Driver Li come over
to work?”

“Yes, boss.” Li Mu cooperated, “It’s not easy to make a living.”

The two went to the parking lot together, and Li Mu drove Ning You’s car
back to the neighborhood where the two lived.

The houses in this neighborhood are all six-storey small bungalows with
low living density and a quiet environment. They are high-end houses in the
city. Ning You’s house is on the sixth floor, while Li Mu rents the fifth
floor, which happens to be an upstairs-downstairs relationship.

“Didn’t you ask the housekeeper to help you tidy up?”

As soon as he entered Li Mu’s house, Ning You regretted it.

He thought he was just here to help Li Mu tidy up his clothes. Who knew
that there were unassembled sofas and beds in the empty room, and there
were a lot of unopened pots and pans in the kitchen.

“Isn’t it more interesting to do it yourself?” Li Mu said, tearing open the

packing box of the sofa and taking out the installation manual.

If it was in the wilderness, Ning You would find it very interesting, maybe
he would want to try it himself. But in the city, he always felt that precious
time should not be used for this kind of thing.
However……

Seeing Li Mu pulling off his tie, rolling the cuffs of his shirt to his elbows,
and taking out an electric screwdriver from the tool box, Ning You suddenly
felt that it was indeed more interesting to do it yourself.

“Pass me the screw cap.” Li Mu gave instructions, Ning You searched for
half a day, handed over a large screw and asked, “Is this it?”

This was one of the countless times Ning You had made a mistake. Li Mu
exhaled helplessly, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to Ning
You, “Why don’t you go clean up the kitchen.”

Ning You pouted, “But I want to watch you.”

Seeing Ning You’s pitiful appearance, Li Mu suddenly felt his rising temper
dissipate and had no choice but to say, “Then watch, don’t interfere.”

Ning You squatted obediently beside Li Mu, watching him assemble the
sofa frame little by little. The manual looks complicated, but it is actually
easier to assemble than Lego toys in Li Mu’s hands.

At this time, perhaps because of the long period of squatting, Ning You’s
stomach suddenly reacted again.

He endured the first wave of pain for a while, but who knew that the next
wave came so intense and severe that he didn’t even have time to go back
upstairs.

“That, Li Mu, I’m going to go to the bathroom!”

Ning You got up whooshing, trotted to the bathroom and found that there
was no toilet paper in it, so he had to run out and get toilet paper, and then
rushed in quickly.

Fortunately, it has been resolved once in the company before. This wave
was thunderous and slightly rainy, and there was not much real play, and
there was no strange sound.
After safely surviving this crisis, Ning You breathed a sigh of relief. The
toilet is not a smart toilet. He wiped his ass with toilet paper, then closed the
toilet lid and pressed the flush button.

However, at this moment, something shocking happened, there was no

water in the toilet.

Ning You resisted the panic and turned on the faucet of the sink, but still no
water came out.

This time, Ning You was completely anxious. He opened the bathroom door
and shouted at Li Mu: “Li Mu, why is there no water in your house?”

“Is that so?” Li Mu stood up and walked towards Ning You, “Let me take a
look.”

“Don’t look!” Ning You hurriedly blocked the door of the bathroom, “I just
want you to see why there is no water!”

Li Mu was stunned by Ning You’s roar, and immediately understood what

happened. He couldn’t help but find it funny, and continued to walk towards
Ning You: “I didn’t say to look at your shit, I’ll just see why there was no
water.”

As Li Mu approached, Ning You became more panicked, but Li Mu also

mentioned his taboo, which added fuel to the fire.

“How many times do I have to say, you are not allowed to mention that
word!” Ning You said.

“Did you fill the entire tank?” Li Mu said amusedly, “This is human nature,
Youyou.”

“What are you talking about?” Ning You was simply going crazy, “I didn’t
fill the entire tank!”
Li Mu resisted to laugh, took out his phone and said, “It may be that the
house has never been occupied, and the property does not have a water
valve.”

“Then why don’t you hurry up!” Ning You said angrily.

Li Mu called the property owner, and the sound of plumbing water quickly
came from the wall. Ning You hurriedly pressed the flush button, and
finally washed away the time bombs.

Coming out of the bathroom, Li Mu still had a smile on the corner of his
mouth. Ning You glared at him angrily and said, “Don’t smile.”

“Okay.” Li Mu responded and added, “I suddenly realized that you haven’t

changed at all.”

Before, Li Mu always felt that Ning You in the city was different from the
one in the mountains, and occasionally showed a queen-like temperament,
but now it seems that Ning You is still the same Ning You.

“Where haven’t I changed?” Ning You asked.

“Just…” Li Mu paused, “very capable of filling the tank.”

Ning You took a deep breath and said with a gloomy face: “Li Mu, you are
dead.”

 
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flew away.

Editor: Meouwch

Crap, wife is gone.

Li Mu only realized the gravity of the matter too late.

“Youyou, you don’t have to go as far as this, right?” Li Mu stood in front of

Ning You’s house and knocked on the anti-theft door helplessly, “That’s
really human nature, can’t you look away?”

When Li Mu once again touched Ning You’s bottom line, mentioning the
three forbidden words, Ning You did not give Li Mu another chance to save
himself, but threw out a “don’t come to me for three days”, and then
returned to his house.

Li Mu didn’t realize the power of taboos until then. Before in the cabin, he
could tease Ning You unscrupulously, because the little princess couldn’t go
anywhere without him. But after returning to the city, it became Ning You’s
turf. If Ning You didn’t want to see Li Mu, then Li Mu couldn’t do anything
about it.

Texting him was useless, and knocking on his door also yielded the same
results. Li Mu originally planned to fetch Ning You to work the next
morning. Who knew that Ning You left early, so he went directly to the
company, but Ning You still refused to see anyone.

Finally, when he got off work in the evening, Li Mu deliberately observed

downstairs when he came home. Ning You’s house was lit up, but he still
ate behind closed doors after going upstairs.

[Li Mu: (!) I won’t mention it]

[The message has been sent out, but it was blocked by the other party]

Okay, he was also blocked on Wechat.

Li Mu knocked on the door again, not knowing how to coax the white swan
who was in the midst of anger. At this moment, the elevator door suddenly
opened and a property security guard came over.

“Who are you?” The security uncle, who looked like he was in his 40s or
50s, looked at Li Mu vigilantly, “The owner complained that someone was
disturbing, what are you doing here?”

Hearing the complaint by his own wife, Li Mu has completely lost his
temper, he said to the security uncle with a headache: “That’s my wife, we
know each other.”

“Really?” The security uncle suspiciously asked Li Mu to show his ID card,

and after confirming that Li Mu was also a resident in the neighborhood, he
then relaxed his guard and said to Li Mu, “Young man, nowadays, if you
don’t pay attention to your wife, you will lose her!”

Li Mu didn’t expect Ning You to be so angry, and agreed: “I’m careless.”

“You have to coax your wife. Don’t just use words. You have to take
action!” The security guard patted Li Mu’s shoulder, leaving behind the
back view of someone who had been through this before.

After the morning meeting, Ning You habitually browsed the news. Li’s
company formed an expert group and came up with a set of environmental
governance plans. Public opinion generally approves of this plan, but if it
continues like this, Li’s company is likely to be losing money for the next
two or three years.

Some people think that the Li family will not be able to survive this crisis
and will eventually go bankrupt; some people think that the Li family is
backed by the Ning family, and it is hard to say what will happen in the
future.

The shares of Li’s company have been volatile since morning, but
fortunately, they have not fallen sharply all the way, and they have always
remained within the normal range of decline.

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Since Xiao Zhao could guess it, it was impossible for Ning You to not have
a premonition.

Ning Xin hasn’t looked for him in the past few days, mostly waiting to see
how Li Mu handles the company’s affairs. Now that Li Mu has come up
with a specific plan, and the development of things has roughly taken
direction, Ning Xin should also come to him to talk about the candidate for
fiance.

However, judging from the fact that the Li family may be at a deficit, Ning
You foresees that Ning Xin will not be too satisfied with Li Mu’s handling.

“Have you seen today’s stocks?” Ning Xin said with a teacup in one hand
and a tablet in the other, her gaze falling on the screen.

“Saw it.” Ning You sat down across from Ning Xin, “The stock of the Li
family is falling.”

“If it weren’t for the marriage,” Ning Xin put down the tablet in her hand
and looked at Ning You, “His family’s stock would fall even more
severely.””

“I know.” Ning You said calmly.

“You don’t seem to be worried at all?” Ning Xin raised an eyebrow, “Aren’t
you afraid that I won’t agree to your marriage?”

“Not afraid.” Ning You said. He was indeed not worried, because he had
many options and would not compromise with Ning Xin on this matter. The
big deal was that last move, selling the company’s shares as the last resort.

Ning Xin smiled, took a sip of tea, slowly put down the teacup and said, “I
heard that you were recently in a cold war with Li Mu. I thought your heart
would waver.”

Of course Ning You would not admit to the cold war, and asked, “Are you
so busy listening to company gossip?”

“It’s not gossip.” Ning Xin said, “Li Mu came to me just now.”

Ning You’s heart thumped, but he remained calm on the surface: “Really.”

“Aren’t you curious about what he talked to me about?” Ning Xin asked
smoothly.
Ning You wanted to pretend not to be curious at all, but he could not hold
back, and immediately asked: “What did you talk about?”

“The future of the company.” Ning Xin said, “He proposed a plan to me,
listen to it and see what you think.”

Environmental protection is a bottomless pit, and it is impossible to invest

in environmental protection regardless of the company’s interest. Even if
the bosses have such sentiments, it is impossible for the employees to agree.

Therefore, we must look for possible benefits from environmental

protection, and the most intuitive benefit is the face project.

“Wait.” Ning You interrupted Ning Xin, “You mean pretend?”

He couldn’t help thinking of the “non-profit organization” he had seen on

the road before. That was not what he wanted to do, and he didn’t believe
Li Mu would have such a proposal.

“I didn’t use the right word.” Ning Xin changed her tone, “It’s to promote
the company’s image.”

Changing his perspective, Ning You immediately understood what Ning

Xin meant. Environmental protection can be done, but it must be hyped to
bring positive reviews to the company. Positive reviews can increase the
stock price, which can attract more investment and cooperation, and
indirectly bring more benefits to the company.

“So what you mean is,” Ning You said, “How much money we can invest in
environmental protection depends on how much revenue environmental
protection can bring to us.”

“That’s right.” Ning Xin said, “We can’t make deals that will lose us
money.”
Ning You can accept such a plan. After all, pure investment is indeed
unrealistic. At least the model proposed by Li Mu can also be implemented
among other companies——of course, it is limited to companies with deep
pockets and solid foundations.

“As for how much revenue the environmental protection will actually bring
in,” Ning Xin added, “This part will be Li Zhao’s responsibility.”

“Li Zhao?” Ning You was taken aback.

“What Li Mu means is that he will be responsible for the company’s

publicity and environmental protection-related matters in the future, while
Li Zhao will be responsible for the company’s specific operations.” Ning
Xin said, “To be more specific, Li Mu will establish a public image outside,
and Li Zhao will take care of investment and cooperation behind the
scenes.”

Ning You suddenly thought of the New Year’s budget of the two brothers,
and it was a win-win cooperation.

He said: “The marriage of our two families, and the image established by Li
Mu outside, is also good for the Ning family.”

In contrast, Li Mu is a more suitable candidate for marriage.

“That’s right.” Ning Xin said, “If Li Mu’s proposal is regarded as an

investment plan, I think it is worth investing.”

The subtext of this sentence is: Ning Xin is willing to pay for Li Mu’s
environmental protection cause. But since it is an investment, the specific
amount of investment has to be evaluated separately.

“Then there’s your new project.” Ning Xin changed the subject.

“I have already considered it.” With Li Mu paving the way for him, Ning
You suddenly gained confidence, “The most expensive part of this project is
the lithography machine. If we can win the manufacturer through this
project, it will also be good for the development of the entire Ning’s
technology. From this point of view, we can definitely convince those
shareholders.”

“If this project doesn’t work out——” said Ning Xin.

“If the early stage is unsuccessful, the lithography machine has not been
bought at that time, and the investment will not be very large. If it is
unsuccessful in the later stage, and we have already bought the lithography
machine at that time, we can immediately change direction. This machine
can support us to engage in a lot of research. After all, there is still a lot of
room for development in biotechnology.”

“Good.” Ning Xin smiled lightly, “I am glad you can have these thoughts.”

Ning You also had no choice, he didn’t care about anything, but since he
was in this position, he also had to learn to think like a businessman.

“Then give me a specific plan as soon as possible.” Ning Xin said, “Don’t
talk about ideals, give practical and feasible routes.”

In that case, then a site visit is essential.

Ning You looked at the time. It was ten o’clock in the morning, and there
were still eight hours before the ban on Li Mu was lifted.

Although Li Mu performed very well in this round, Ning You didn’t want to
hear the teasing of those three words anymore. In order to prevent future
trouble, he still didn’t let the villain named Li Mu out of the detention room
in advance.

Five hours later.

The plane crossed the blue sky and slowly landed at Hanas Airport.

This is the third time in a month that Ning You has come to this place. Xiao
Zhao followed Ning You, and a private car took the two to the Hanas Scenic
Area. Hanas in late October has long been covered with ice and snow, and
everywhere he goes is a world wrapped in silver.

The village of Tuva in his memories has completely changed. There is thick
snow on the road, and one step can cover half of the calf.

It’s not that Ning You has never seen snow, but he has only seen snow
outside the high-rise buildings. It’s the first time he has experienced the
pure white world in this nature.

Just as Ning You was stepping on one pit after another to play, his phone
suddenly rang.

“Li Mu?” Ning You picked up the phone in a good mood, and when he
opened his mouth, a gust of white mist blew out of his mouth.

“Youyou, where are you?” Li Mu finally got through the phone and looked
around at the people passing by, “I’m downstairs in your company.”

“You came to pick me up from work?” Ning You asked.

“Otherwise?” Li Mu said helplessly, “Don’t be angry, I have something to

tell you.”

“No need to say it, I already know.” The surrounding area was too cold, and
the wind blew on Ning You’s face like a knife. After saying just a few
words, he couldn’t help but gasp.

Li Mu finally realized something was wrong and asked, “Where are you?”

“Xinjiang!” Ning You said, “I still have work to do, that’s all for now, bye!”

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If he wants to build a research station in Hanas, the village of Tuva is the

most suitable place. It’s just that the weather here is extremely cold, so they
will have to borrow an office space first, and then build a formal research
station after the project is on track.

“I can lend you my office first.” After listening to Ning You’s proposal,
Elder Lin said generously, “You are welcome to come here for scientific
research.”

Ning You is not worried about the attitude of the locals. No one will refuse
someone who comes here to protect the environment.

He looked at the tablet in his hand and said, “We need to understand the
distribution of wild animals here and collect as many cases as possible, so
we have to hire a veterinarian to help us work.”

Elder Lin’s daughter, Dou Lan, is a veterinarian, and this problem is also
very easy to solve.

As a representative of Ning’s Technology, Ning You held a two-hour

meeting with several people in charge of Hanas Scenic Area to determine
the first year plan of the new project. If the plan goes well, then the research
station can be built in the beginning of spring next year to officially monitor
the wildlife in this forest.

“Then I’ll arrange for my team to come over in a few days,” Ning You said
at the end of the meeting, “When the moment comes, I’ll have to trouble
Elder Lin to help me with the accommodation problem.”

In fact, not only does Ning You’s team need to solve the accommodation
problem, he and Xiao Zhao also have to find a place to stay during these
few days.

Ordinary villagers don’t have two guest rooms in their homes, and it is
impossible for Ning You and Xiao Zhao to stay together in one. Therefore it
has become a situation that Ning You has encountered before——he has to
stay with the villagers’ family.

But this time the scenic area is not closed, Ning You and Xiao Zhao have an
additional option.

“Chief Ning, let’s stay at the hotel outside the scenic spot for a few days.”
Xiao Zhao obviously didn’t want to trouble others either. After the meeting,
he whispered to Ning You, “It’s just a round trip, but it won’t take much
time.”

“Yes.” Ning You nodded and said, “Then we’ll meet at Elder Lin’s office in
the morning.”

Xiao Zhao was taken aback for a moment and asked, “Aren’t you staying in
a hotel?”
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After negotiating with Dou Lan, Ning You drove the borrowed automatic
car back to the cabin on the mountain.

In winter, the cabin seemed to be swallowed up by the snow, and only the
fences and walls were visible, the original appearance could barely be seen.

Ning You dragged the suitcase with difficulty to the door, relying on the
impression in his memory, he went to the house and opened the electric
switch, and the orange light hanging at the door of the cabin lit up, emitting
a quiet light in the twilight.

It still has that familiar feeling.

Ning You couldn’t help but sigh, and looked around at the snow-white birch
forest. The squirrels are long gone, and the only sound left in the forest is
the sound of snow falling from the treetops. The exhalation from his mouth
formed a white mist, which slowly dissipated, and the cold made Ning You
put away the mood to enjoy the scenery.

Entering the cabin, the heating has been automatically turned on.

Before the water pipes froze over, Ning You went to the shower room and
took a quick bath, and did not forget to prepare a large bucket of water in
case he had need for it at night. When he carried the bucket into the cabin,
the bottom of the bucket hit the threshold, almost spilling all the water out.
After stabilizing the bucket, Ning You secretly yelled that it was so close.
He suddenly thought that if Li Mu was by his side, he would scold him for
being clumsy… No, Li Mu would not let him do this kind of physical work.

Whether you do it yourself, or someone pampers you, each has its own
pleasure. Ning You put the bucket in the kitchen, then slipped into the quilt.

The temperature of the heating has not yet risen, and the warmest place in
the house is only in bed. The quilt still has Ning You’s familiar scent of
verbena, and he wraps himself into a ball, then stretches out half of his hand
from the edge of his chin, holding his phone checking his messages.

So much time has passed, but Li Mu has not contacted Ning You. Ning You
doesn’t know if the cold war has made him angry, obviously Ning You has
released him from prohibition, but he has not seen any signs from him.

Perhaps three days is indeed a bit long.

Ning You habitually began to reflect. Of course, he didn’t want to make

their relationship stiff by doing this. He just hoped that Li Mu would stop
making heartless jokes with him with those three words. If his approach
makes Li Mu feel angry, then he can only… find a way to coax his husband.

After making a phone call, the voice prompts that the other party has turned
off the phone.

Ning You felt a little strange and sent another WeChat message, but after a
long time, he didn’t receive a reply.

Well, it seems that Li Mu is really angry.

His body, which had just taken a shower, gradually turned cold. Ning You
quickly realized that something was wrong. He got up from the bed and
touched the heater. It was warm, but at most, it could only warm his hands.
It couldn’t make the room warm at all.
At this time, the temperature outside the house had dropped below zero
degrees, and the cabin that should have been warm was inexplicably
shrouded in a layer of cold.

Ning You looked for a while, but couldn’t find the heating regulator valve.
So he took his down jacket and draped it on the quilt, and called Li Mu
again, but it still went to the answering machine.

Ning You suddenly found that he seemed to have overestimated himself. He

thought he knew everything about this place, but it turned out that he still
couldn’t live here alone without Li Mu by his side.

He suddenly regretted a little, he shouldn’t have engaged in any cold war

with Li Mu. If Li Mu could be trained by him to be civilized, would that
still be Li Mu? If Li Mu didn’t say those three words, would he still be the
rough man he knew?

In the midst of his cranky thoughts, Ning You fell asleep in a daze. He had
already made a decision in his heart to stay in a hotel outside the scenic area
tomorrow, but before he could get through the night, he was woken up by
the cold. He shivered, and took out his phone and called Li Mu again.

Looking at the time, it was close to zero. This time, the call finally got
through. Ning You’s eager voice sounded on the phone: “Hello?”

“Li Mu!” Ning You stuck his chin out from the quilt, “How do you adjust
the temperature of the cabin’s heater? I’m going to die of cold.”

Li Mu did not answer immediately, but there was a loud sound outside the
cabin. Ning You abruptly tensed his nerves and looked out the window.
Through the glass window of the sink, he vaguely saw a shadow moving
outside the door.

“Open the door.” The voice on the phone pulled back Ning You’s attention.

“What?” Ning You was taken aback.

“Open the door.” Li Mu added, “I’ll adjust it.”

Ning You immediately realized who was standing outside the door. He
hurriedly turned over and got out of bed, without even putting on a coat, he
rushed to the door and opened the latch on the door——there is no lock
outside the cabin, but the latch is installed inside the house.

The light of the orange lamp shone into the house through the door frame,
and he saw a tall figure standing outside the door, wearing a black sweater
and khaki down jacket, with a gray and black plaid scarf around his neck.

“Li Mu!” Ning You said and pounced over, while Li Mu took advantage of
the situation to wrap Ning You in his coat and asked, “Is it still cold?”

Ning You, who was wearing pajamas, shook his head, raised his head and
looked at Li Mu and asked, “Why are you here?”

“Because I have a hunch that there is a fool who can’t take care of himself.”
Li Mu brought Ning You inside the house, while carrying the suitcase to the
entrance door and closing the wooden door.

“You’re the one who’s stupid.” Ning You whispered and muttered, “I have
never used this kind of heater.”

“The heating switch is a touch screen, you need to wake up the touch screen
first before it works.” Li Mu said pulling out his phone, “Or use your phone
to adjust it.”

The heater in the house has increased its power, and although the
temperature cannot rise immediately in a short time, the previous coldness
has been swept away. Ning You couldn’t help but hug Li Mu’s waist,
blinked and looked at him, all his thoughts turned into a sentence: “You are
amazing.”
Li Mu didn’t know how adjusting the heater made him amazing, but he still
picked up Ning You horizontally and followed his words: “There is
something more powerful, do you want to try it?”

 
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Vixen.

Editor: Meouwch

The 1.2-meter-wide wooden bed in the cabin was not as comfortable or as

sturdy as the 1.8-meter-wide double bed in Ning You’s house. However,
Ning You liked to squeeze into the small bed with Li Mu to make love
because cramped spaces can stimulate infinite imagination.

When he woke up the next morning, he was alone on the bed. Li Mu had
already gotten up early again.

Ning You got up and rubbed his eyes, and found that Li Mu had brought a
laptop. At this time, he was sitting at the dining table, wearing wireless
earphones, drinking coffee while handling work.

“Good morning.” Ning You stretched out, picked up the pajamas thrown on
the floor and put them on, and went to the kitchen side with bare legs. The
heater in the cabin was turned on a bit high, and Ning You’s throat was dry
after last night and he was desperately looking for some moisture.

Li Mu glanced at Ning You distractedly, and was about to remind Ning You
that his computer had the camera on, but before he could make a sound,
Ning You had already put down the water cup in his hand and reached him
in two to three steps, sat in his arms, hugged his neck and said, “You were
so vigorous last night ah.”

Li Mu hurriedly pressed the mute button and said to the person in his arms:
“Youyou, I’m in a meeting.”

In order not to let the camera capture Ning You, Li Mu did not use the
computer at the desk, but came to the dining table and deliberately pointed
the camera out the window. Who knew that as soon as Ning You woke up,
he went straight into his arms.

“Huh?” Ning You turned his head in confusion, only to see the computer
screen with the web conferencing software open, and the video windows
were full of unfamiliar faces —— except for Li Zhao.

These people should be employees of Li’s company, and their faces tensed
up in unison, as if they wanted to laugh, but they didn’t dare. Only Li Zhao
hooked the corners of his mouth and moved his lips. Who knew what he
said but the others lowered their heads at the same time, as if they were
holding back their laughter even more.

Ning You immediately came back to his senses, his face burned in shame,
and he wanted to leave Li Mu’s arms, but at this moment Li Mu suddenly
circled his waist, handed him a wireless earphone, and said, “You’re already
here, might as well say hello before leaving.”

Before lifting the mute, Li Mu said again: “As long as you are not
embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed.”

Ning You understands this reasoning. If he runs away, it will be even less
elegant. Thus, he simply put on the earphones and sorted out his pajamas.
After Li Mu unmuted the computer, he greeted the computer screen and
said, “Hello, I’m Ning You.”

When he said this, Ning You was still bare-legged, not even wearing a fig
leaf. However, the hem of his pajamas is long enough and the height of the
desk is high, so there is no need to worry about being caught by the camera.

The people in the video conference all nodded respectfully and greeted
Ning You, but Li Zhao didn’t cooperate at all and asked, “Is my brother-in-
law wearing pants?”

Ning You didn’t have a good retort, turned his head to look at Li Mu,
frowned in dissatisfaction and said, “Li Mu.”

“Li Zhao.” Li Mu put on an attitude of not recognizing his family and said
to Li Zhao, “Don’t tease him, he has a thin face.”

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Ning You suddenly realized that Li Mu couldn’t control Li Zhao at all. He

was so angry that he asked coldly: “Mr. Li, has the handover of the
company been completed?”

“It’s almost done.” Li Zhao said, “I’ll go overseas next week and come back
after a while.”

“The image of the Li family is related to Ning’s, Mr. Li must be careful

with his words and actions overseas as well.” Ning You’s words had a
double meaning, implicitly reminding Li Zhao not to talk nonsense in front
of him.

Li Zhao raised his eyebrows, as if he didn’t expect Ning You to have a bad
temper. Aside from the identity of brother-in-law, from the perspective of
the company alone, Ning You is indeed in a high position and has more say
than Li Zhao.

“Okay, Ning You.” Li Zhao put on his mask again and pretended to be a
gentleman.

“The Li family still has to rely on the Ning’s. If there is anything that is
offensive, I hope you will forgive me.”

“We are all one family, don’t be a stranger.” Ning You answer in the
situation, and then said, “I came to Xinjiang this time for the new project on
hand. The Li family can also participate in this project. As for the specific
content, I will have a meeting with Li Mu later.”

“Understood.” Li Zhao kept a polite smile, “We won’t take up too much of
his time.”

Ning You returned the earphones to Li Mu, leaving with a dashing back.

Li Mu smiled and put on his earphones, only to hear Li Zhao change back
to his usual tone and said, “Your wife is a bit amazing.”

“Don’t you know that there is a species of village bully?” Li Mu raised his
gaze as he said, and looked at the big white goose who was flashing his
bare ass while wearing pants.

Ning You on the other side faintly felt that Li Mu was talking about him. He
lifted his pants, looked at Li Mu and asked, “What did you say?”

“Nothing.” Li Mu said, “I said that today’s meeting ends here.”

After getting dressed, Ning You rummaged through the bed for quite a
while before finding his phone.

During a meeting with the person in charge of the scenic area yesterday
afternoon, he had turned his phone to silent mode. Now when he turned on
the screen and took a look, only to find that Xiao Zhao had made several
calls and sent a WeChat message asking: Chief Ning, aren’t we meeting in
Elder Lin’s office?

For so many years, Ning You was never late for work, but perhaps the cabin
always had a vacation atmosphere, so he accidentally relaxed too much.

[Ning You: Li Mu is here. I’ll come over later]

In the deserted office of Elder Lin, Xiao Zhao looked at the news on the
screen in the gossip group of the Ning and Li family, and her mood was
somewhat complicated by the word “vigorous”. She pretended to know
nothing, replied simply “okay”, and added a very business-like “ok” emoji
afterwards.

After returning to WeChat, Ning You came to the dining room again. At this
time, Li Mu had already prepared breakfast and made him a latte with a
swan drawn on it.

“Won’t your coming here affect your work?” Ning You held the coffee cup
and took a sip of the milk foam on the surface.

“No.” Li Mu washed the milk jar and sat down opposite Ning You, “Now
that the Internet is so developed, a lot of work can be done online.”

Nowadays, many companies advocate paperless offices, which can not only
save paper and be environmentally friendly, but also save a lot of
cumbersome procedures and greatly improve work efficiency.

At present, Li Mu’s responsibilities in the company are more inclined to the

strategic level. With Li Zhao actually running the company, Li Mu doesn’t
need to talk about investment and cooperation. He just needs to stabilize the
general direction of the company and occasionally appear in front of the
public to inform the outside world of his movements.

Compared with staying in the city, Li Mu’s return to the place where he
volunteers is more in line with his image of being involved in
environmental protection.

“That’s good.” Ning You couldn’t help but start to diverge from his
thinking. In fact, except for this current project that he needed to keep an
eye on personally, it seemed that all his other work could be done remotely.

There seems to be no contradiction between location and work.

“Did you have something to say just now?” Li Mu said suddenly.

“What are you talking about?” Ning You asked puzzled, he took another sip
of the swan’s butt, leaving a circle of milk foam marks above his lips.

“Is there only one word for my performance last night?” Li Mu said.

So that’s what it is.

Ning You did enjoy a very hearty exercise last night, so much so that when
he woke up in the morning, he wanted to continue to make out with Li Mu.

But that enthusiasm has been interrupted. Now he just wants to work
properly, so he looks at the phone screen and says carelessly: “Uh-huh,
what else?”

Li Mu didn’t answer, and at this moment, Ning You suddenly found a foot
climbing up his knee and kept advancing upwards. He gritted his teeth,
pretended not to feel it, and continued to look at his phone, but when the
little swan was stepped on, he still didn’t calm down after all, and stepped
back and said, “You are so annoying!”
Both of them ate their breakfast gracefully on the surface, but under the
table they tried to tease each other in every possible way.

Ning You’s wall was gradually on the verge of collapse. He bit his lip
unwillingly, looked at Li Mu with feigned anger coquettishly and said,
“Gege, what are you doing?”

With this sentence, Li Mu was completely disarmed and surrendered. With

a ‘snap’, he put down the cup in his hand and walked around the dining
table to Ning You’s side.

When Ning You was pressed down by Li Mu on the dining table, he

suddenly felt that something was wrong, wasn’t he going to work properly?

Around noon, the couple finally appeared in Elder Lin’s office.

There are only two desks in the small office. It is said that it is a temporary
office of Ning’s Technology, which looks a little shabby. However, Ning
You also knows that having the small office is already good enough, and he
couldn’t let down the wishes of Elder Lin.

Behind the desk, Xiao Zhao was having fun playing games, but when she
saw Ning You appear, she hastily put away her phone and said to Ning You:
“Chief Ning, I have already collected the distribution of wild animals in this
forest area, do we still have to do more detailed classification work next?”

Ning You pretended not to see Xiao Zhao playing games. After all, as her
boss, he didn’t come to work until noon, and he had no reason to accuse
others.

“Let’s arrange for two people to do these tasks with Dou Lan.” Ning You
said, “Let’s have a meeting with the management first to discuss the
benefits of a business trip to Xinjiang, otherwise there may be no engineers
willing to come over.”

“This is true.” Xiao Zhao nodded, then looked at Li Mu and said, “Then,
Young Master Li is here for…?”
“He’s very familiar with the local cultures and customs here, and can assist
us in our work.” Ning You said, “Moreover, the Li family also needs to
invest in environmental protection now. This project is a good opportunity
for the two families to cooperate.”

“So that’s how it is.” Little Zhao nodded thoughtfully.

If she remembered correctly, the last time she asked Ning You if he wanted
Li Mu to be involved in this project, Ning You’s reply at the time was: who
does he think he is.

Now Xiao Zhao looked at the clock on the wall, and faintly came up with
an answer in her heart —— This Young Master Li couldn’t possibly be a
male vixen, right?

 
 Savage AddictionCh40 - Human
Food Addiction.*

Editor: Meouwch

*They obviously not good at something, but insist on spending a lot of

energy to do it.

Taking advantage of the company’s lunch break, Xiao Zhao used her laptop
to start an online video conference.

Ning Xin and two other executives appeared on the computer screen, but
Ning You shared a camera with three people —— for no other reason, the
conditions here were too crude.

Ning You and Li Mu occupied the middle of the video screen, while Xiao
Zhao sat next to Ning You, holding a notebook in her hand to record the
contents of the meeting.

Behind the three of them is a yellowed white wall, which looks quite old-
fashioned .This forestry office is already a rare brick-and-concrete building
in Tuva village, but it is nothing compared to the splendid style of Ning’s
technology office building.

“Are you sure you want to keep an eye on this project yourself?” Ning Xin
asked, “Don’t stay for a few days and then feel that the conditions are tough
and come running back.”
 

“No.” Ning You said and looked at the person beside him, “I have Li Mu to
accompany me here.”

As long as Li Mu is by his side, Ning You can stay anywhere.

Li Mu nodded to Ning Xin on the screen when he heard the words, and
greeted, “Hello, auntie.”

“Let me remind you that you are working.” Ning Xin said, “Don’t use the
pretense of work to discuss romantic love with me.”

“Since we are working,” Ning You said in a businesslike manner, “Let’s get
down to business.”

The subject of this meeting was to discuss the benefits of employees

coming to Xinjiang for business trips. The conditions here in Hanas are
difficult and the winter atmosphere is very cold. If only subsidies are
provided, only a small number of technicians would be willing to come.

“Therefore, the basic living conditions must be guaranteed.” Ning You said,
“After the project takes shape, we can then recruit people from the local
area, which can also save costs.”

“What’s the situation over there now?” Ning Xin asked.

Ning You briefly introduced Tuva Village, and then said: “At present, we
first need to solve the accommodation problem of our employees.”

“I can be responsible for solving this problem.” Li Mu, who had been silent,
suddenly spoke, “If it is necessary to be stationed over here for a long time,
I can fund the construction of the staff quarters.”
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“If that’s the case,” Ning Xin paused, “Then it’s not just as simple as
building staff quarters”

After the meeting, Ning You relaxed and leaned on the back of his office
chair and said, “I finally know why my mother likes Li Zhao.”

“Because they have the same mindset.” Li Mu also leaned back in his chair,
“They’re the same kind of people.”

Commonly known as mobsters, and these two are the elites in the society,
no matter what they do, they put their own interests first. Just now, when Li
Mu said that he wanted to participate in this project, Ning Xin began to talk
about various conditions, and even Ning You felt that this was plain
exploitation.

But fortunately, Li Mu has been dealing with Li Zhao all year round, and he
has not lost the battle. He just agreed that his own company would also send
technical staff in medicine to assist in the research here.

Ning You looked at Xiao Zhao beside him and asked, “Are you still
satisfied with this kind of benefit?”

Although Xiao Zhao had no choice, she was also one of the people who
came to Xinjiang on a business trip. She nodded and said, “With double pay
plus various subsidies, there should be a lot of people willing to come over
here.”

“That’s good.” Ning You said, “But there is one more thing that I want to
discuss with you.”

Usually when they hear such words from their superiors, employees will be
on guard, fearing that something bad will happen. However, Xiao Zhao
didn’t respond, calmly closed her notebook and asked, “Are you going to
transfer me away?”

“I may not stay in Jin City for a long time in the future.” Ning You said.
Although Xiao Zhao is not married yet and does not need to take care of her
family, no one likes to run around all year round.

Ning You is not sure how long he would stay in Xinjiang, but what is
certain is that he would definitely stay with Li Mu. Judging from Li Zhao’s
previous statement, Li Mu’s activities are not fixed in one place, so it is
likely that after the Xinjiang project is completed, the two will go to other
places again.

It’s hard to be certain about everything in the future. Xiao Zhao is just a
normal employee, and Ning You can’t change the nature of her work at will.

“I really don’t wish to go on a business trip for a long time.” Xiao Zhao has
been by Ning You’s side for a long time, and she knows Ning You’s temper
well, so she dared to speak bluntly, “If possible, I still wish to work in Jin
City.”

“Understandable.” Ning You said, “Then do you have any department in

mind?”

Xiao Zhao belongs to the all-round talent, able to do everything, but also
unable to excel in anything. However, Ning You believes that if she is put
into any department, she will be able to adapt quickly.

“This…” Xiao Zhao said embarrassedly, “I haven’t thought about it yet.”

“Then you’d better stay by my side during this period.” Ning You said, “Let
me know when you have considered it.”

“Good.” Xiao Zhao nodded, “Thank you, Chief Ning.”

There are small restaurants run by villagers in Tuva village, which have
been doing poorly since the scenic area was closed.

Li Mu brought the two here to take care of business. The long-lost Xinjiang
cuisine made Ning You’s index finger twitch. The potatoes in the large plate
of chicken are completely delicious, soft and glutinous, and they melt on his
tongue. The lamb skewers have no gamey taste, with the lean and fatty meat
perfectly balanced, and the taste is excellent.

The advantage of traveling on a business trip is that you don’t have to abide
by the company’s rules. By the time the three people finish their meal, they
have already passed the usual afternoon working hours.

Coming out of the small restaurant, all that can be seen is snow-white. If
you step on it, the snow can drown your entire ankle. Ning You suddenly
picked up a handful of snow from the ground on a whim and splashed it on
Li Mu’s face like a water fight.

Li Mu inclined his head to dodge a bit and asked Ning You, “Are you sure
you want to play in the snow with me?”

Ning You didn’t answer, and bent down again, trying to make mischief
again, and at this moment, Li Mu suddenly grabbed his waist from the side,
then grabbed a ball of snow from the ground and stuffed it into the clothes
on the back of his neck.

Li Mu’s action is a one-two punch, and at first glance he was used to doing
such bad things. And where had Ning You seen such a “dirty” trick,
originally his nice and warm back suddenly suffered the attack of ice and
snow, and he was so cold that he jumped in place.
“Li Mu! It’s cold! Get it out of me!”

Only then did Li Mu remembered how delicate his white swan was, and he
couldn’t bear to torment him, so he quickly helped Ning You pull up the
hem of his clothes and shook the snow from his back.

“You’re so damned annoying!” Some snow crumbs fell from Ning You’s
hand, and he shook it off and flung it all onto Li Mu.

“Didn’t you want to play…” Li Mu was also helpless, helping Ning You
clean up the remaining snow on his neckline, “Is it still cold?”

“Can’t you be a little more gentle?” Ning You said, “Last time, also at the
lake, you just splashed my face with the footbath water.”

Xiao Zhao on the other side looked at the two people in a complicated
mood, and suddenly found that the description of the male vixen was not
correct. This Young Master Li is a totally and clearly straight man.

After a while, Ning You seemed to have been coaxed. It was only then that
he remembered that there was a third person present. He looked at Xiao
Zhao and said, “Xiao Zhao, are you coming to play too?”

“Uh, I……” Before Xiao Zhao could finish her sentence, Ning You had
already grabbed a ball of snow and thrown it at her pants.

“Don’t be so formal, since you’re here on a business trip, you should have
fun.” Ning You said.

“Okay.” Xiao Zhao also loosened her whole body, molded a big snowball
on the ground, and threw it in Ning You’s direction.

She swore that she had never been so accurate in throwing in her entire life,
and saw a big snowball whooshing past, slammed on Ning You’s face, and
exploding into a big snowflake.

Ning You was directly smashed, dumbfounded, he looked at Xiao Zhao

incredulously, Xiao Zhao interpreted the message “do you still want to
work”. She suddenly felt that she couldn’t blame Chief Li, it was clearly her
own boss who was addicted to playing and yet couldn’t afford to play.

She looked at Li Mu on the side again, and found that Li Mu’s eyes looked
at her inexplicably murderously. Well, neither of these two could afford to
be offended.

In the midst of embarrassment, Xiao Zhao’s phone rang suddenly. She

picked up the phone as if she had been granted amnesty. After a while, she
said to Ning You: “Chief Ning, there are media who want to interview us
for this project. Do you want to arrange it here?”

Ning You patted the snow on his face cleanly and asked, “Which media?”

Xiao Zhao reported the name of a well-known newspaper.

Ning You nodded thoughtfully and looked at Li Mu and said, “It’s my

mother.”

It was just decided that the two would work together in the morning, and
Ning Xin had already made an appointment for media reports in the
afternoon. She really didn’t delay at all.

“Is it in Xinjiang?” Li Mu looked around, “But we don’t have anything here

yet.”

“The media’s intention is mainly to report on the union and mention the
project in passing.” Xiao Zhao continued, “After all, we haven’t officially
announced to the public that you have changed your fiancé candidate.”

“Okay.” Li Mu nodded.

“And then there’s……” Xiao Zhao paused, “The media wants to know,
when are you getting married?”

 
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on Marrying into the Family.

Editor: Meouwch

Xiao Zhao went back to Elder Lin’s office to arrange media-related matters,
while Ning You and Li Mu held hands and wandered around the village
leisurely.

It’s not that they don’t like to work, but the daily routine of the bosses is to
hold a meeting and make decisions. After making decisions, there will
naturally be people under them to execute them. There’s actually not much
that they need to do personally.

As they walked, Ning You felt that his hands were a little cold from the
wind, so he held Li Mu’s hands and put them in Li Mu’s pockets.

At that time, the two people came to a fork in the road. Ning You turned to
the left without thinking about it, but Li Mu stood still and asked Ning You,
“Where are you going?”

Ning You stopped and said, “To the elementary school to have a look.”

“It’s on the right.” Li Mu gestured with his chin.

 
“Is that so?” Ning You’s lips expressed doubt, but turned his direction under
his feet and followed Li Mu to the right, “It’s snowing here, and it looks the
same in all directions.”

“Is it because of the snow,” Li Mu slowed down and matched Ning You’s
pace, “Or is it because you are a road idiot?”

“I’m not a road idiot.” Ning You muttered, “I just have a little bit of a poor
sense of direction.”

“That’s exactly a road idiot.” Li Mu said.

Ning You still wanted to defend himself, but heard Li Mu say again:
“Fortunately, you are a road idiot, otherwise we wouldn’t have been able to
meet.”

Hearing this, Ning You suddenly felt his temper dissipate, and felt that it
was good to be a road idiot. Anyway, no matter where he goes, Li Mu will
be his compass. He leaned towards Li Mu, raised his chin to look at him,
and asked, “Li Mu, when will we get married?”

When Xiao Zhao asked this question just now, Ning You and Li Mu were
not sure, so they did not give a clear answer, but in fact, Ning You still
hoped to get an exact answer.

“Right now.” Li Mu said casually.

“How can we tie the knot now?” Ning You said, “It’s not like this is our
domicile.”

“The custom in some places is to have the certificate to be considered

married, and the custom in some places is to have a wedding banquet to be
considered married, we can use another form.” Li Mu looked at Ning You
and said.

“What form?” Ning You asked.

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tjcv jgbecv Rlcu Tbe’r cfmx, “Qf jgf tfgf ja atlr wbwfca ab yf teryjcv jcv
klof.”

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qertfv Ol Ze jkjs jcv rjlv, “Cccbecmlcu la ilxf atlr, ktb vb sbe atlcx sbe jgf?”

“Your husband.” Li Mu hooked back to Ning You’s neck, pinched his cheek
and said, “Quickly called me husband.”

“Don’t wanna.” Ning You stretched out his hands to fight back, pinching Li
Mu’s cheeks and saying, “Obviously you’re the one who is marrying into
my family, you should be the one calling me husband!”

“Are you sure?” Li Mu grabbed Ning You’s wrist, “Who was lying on the
dining table crying and calling me husband this morning?”

“I didn’t.” Ning You withdrew his hands guiltily, “That was an illusion on
your part.”

“Ok.” Li Mu didn’t refute it either, but Ning You knew that he might be in
trouble tonight.

When the two came to the elementary school, the students were in class.
The students sitting by the window were the first to see Li Mu. The next
moment, all the students crowded to the window and greeted Li Mu
enthusiastically.

“You’re really popular.” Ning You said sourly, but he quickly saw the two
students who had taken pictures with him among a group of students. Those
two students were different from the others and were greeting Ning You.

“I’m not bad either.” Ning You’s mood immediately changed for the better
and waved at the two.

“You just came late.” Li Mu said, taking Ning You’s hand again, “After a
while, they will all like you.”

In Ning You’s life, he never wished to be liked by anyone, whether it was a

neighbor or a colleague, it was best for everyone to keep a certain distance
and no one should interfere in anyone’s private life.

But it’s different here, Ning You also wants to be loved by everyone like Li
Mu.

From the elementary school, Ning You accompanied Li Mu to visit Elder

Lin and Dou Lan again. Although Ning You had just met the two of them
the day before, Li Mu only arrived last night and had not yet greeted them
after returning to Hanas.

In the end, the big cattle remained with Dou Lan, while Hari was ridden up
the mountain by Li Mu. Ning You drove the huge raptor and slowly
followed Li Mu at a snail’s pace, admiring the snowy scenery around while
also admiring Li Mu’s heroic posture on horseback.

Human psychology is really strange. In the city, Ning You didn’t even want
to spend time assembling furniture, but when it came to Hanas, he drove
such a slow car and didn’t even think it was a waste of time.

Looking at the man outside the driver’s seat window, riding a sturdy dark
horse steadily, the snow scene is regressing on the other side of him, like a
landscape painting.

“Look at the road.” Li Mu glanced at Ning You and reminded him.

Ning You looked ahead without slowing down the steering wheel, and then
distractedly looked at Li Mu and asked, “Won’t Hari be cold?”
“No.” Li Mu said, “It has the blood of a war horse and has very good
physical fitness.”

Hari seemed to know that the two people were talking about it, its eyes
moved, and glanced at Ning You.

“Then won’t it be lonely?” Ning You asked again.

Li Mu was about to reply “No”, but he suddenly saw Ning You’s expectant
little eyes, and immediately understood Ning You’s true intention in asking
this question. He asked, “Why, you want a horse too?”

“Hmm.” Ning You admitted generously, “I want a white horse.”

“Then I’ll give you one.” Li Mu said.

With Ning You’s net worth, of course, Li Mu does not need to pay for him,
but this does not mean that he does not like to receive gifts. He said in a
good mood: “I want a beautiful white horse to match the handsome Hari,
and I can’t let Hari look down on it.”

“Don’t worry, delicate and elegant, we’ll look for one according to your
image.” Li Mu said.

“Am I like this in your eyes?” Ning You’s mood went up another level, he
just loved to hear Li Mu compliment him.

“But I still have to remind you,” Li Mu continued, “No matter how

beautiful the white horse is, it will pull–”

Before he finished speaking, Li Mu suddenly felt two death rays coming

from the direction of the car window, and quickly changed his words: “–
Baba.”

“I know.” Ning You glared at Li Mu angrily. Seeing that Li Mu knew how

to change tunes, it was rare for him not to bother with Li Mu this time.
After returning to the cabin, the two idle bosses rode their horses again. The
ride was so unbelievably intense that the roof of the cabin was about to be
tipped over by the cries of a certain white swan.

The quality of life really has a lot to do with your mood. Even if the
material level is not as good as in the city, as long as you have a vacation-
like mentality, life will be more interesting than in the city.

At least in the city, Ning You would never dare to shout so unscrupulously.

After finishing, the two snuggled on the small bed, Ning You lazily nestled
in Li Mu’s arms and said, “Just read the information, Xiao Zhao said that
the interview will be scheduled for tomorrow morning, online.”

“Good.” Li Mu caresses Ning You’s back with his fingertips.

“They will definitely ask you a question.” Ning You raised his head, looked
at Li Mu’s chin and said, “You mustn’t mind.”

“Asking me how I feel about marrying into your family?” Li Mu had

already guessed it, and smiled indifferently, “I don’t mind.”

But Ning You still felt worried and took precautions, “Anyway, no matter
what others say, you are my husband.”

Li Mu tucked his chin and looked at Ning You, the smile at the corner of his
mouth becoming more and more obvious.

“What’s that look in your eyes?” Ning You said discontentedly, “This is
serious business I’m talking about ah.”

“I just found out,” Li Mu paused, “That after a good fuck you become
obedient.”

“Li Mu!” Ning You pounded Li Mu’s chest, why is this person always so
bad-mouthed?

“Ahem.” Li Mu coughed twice, putting away his indecent expression, “I

really don’t care, don’t you know me yet?”
If Li Mu really cared about this, then he wouldn’t have come to live in this
desolate countryside.

Ning You took a long breath and said, “I just don’t want you to hear other
people’s comments and feel uncomfortable.”

“How could it be?” Li Mu said, “It’s said that traveling and renovation are
the most likely to make couples disagree, but when we first met, you came
to travel. We also repaired the shower room together. The most problematic
phase has passed, and everything else is trivial.”

Ning You found that Li Mu was really open-minded, but it is indeed as Li

Mu said, the two of them didn’t need to care about other people’s opinions
at all.

“I want to announce something.” Ning You suddenly said.

“What?” Li Mu asked.

“I now announce,” said Ning You in a serious manner, “that you officially
become my husband from this moment on.”

Li Mu couldn’t help but feel funny: “My announcement doesn’t count, it

only counts if you announce it, right?”

“Of course.” Ning You hummed lightly, “Do you have any comments?”

“No.” Li Mu kissed Ning You’s lips, “You have the final say.”

 
 Savage AddictionCh42 - Epilogue
part 1

Editor: Meouwch

The snow got heavier and heavier at night. In the morning, the window is
covered with a layer of white mist.

Ning You and Li Mu were wearing simple T-shirts, sitting at the dining
table with a laptop on the table, and in the call window was the reporter for
the scheduled interview.

“I heard that the two of you met by accident in the forest. Can you tell me
your first impression of each other at that time?” After exchanging
pleasantries, the reporter asked questions according to the outline.

Ning You subconsciously looked at Li Mu beside him, knowing that there

was an interview today, this uncle refused to shave, leaving a sparse beard
on his chin.

On the contrary, Ning You himself took care of his hairstyle meticulously,
which was a stark contrast to Li Mu.

“Uncivilized rough man.” Ning You retracted his gaze and said to the
reporter, “He is not gentle with people at all.”

 
“He’s troublesome.” Li Mu looked at Ning You and said, “Too fussy.”

The two had communicated before accepting the interview, and these were
the tacit answers of both parties.

“Then why did you start to change your outlook on the other party?” The
reporter asked.

Ning You said: “Because I found that he has his own philosophy and has
always insisted on doing what he wants to do, I think he is very cool.”

Li Mu said: “Because he is very interesting and has his own persistence,

which makes people want to challenge his bottom line.”

Ning You’s answer is completely in line with the facts, and Li Mu’s answer
can only be said to be pompous, because his so-called challenge to the
bottom line is nothing more than teasing Ning You for fun.

“Then regarding the changing of fiance candidates, hasn’t the original

fiance Li Zhao expressed dissatisfaction?” The reporter asked again.

Li Mu said, “No, he knew about us and took the initiative to help us.”

Ning You had no right to speak about Li Zhao’s affairs, so he did not
answer.

The reporter asked some more questions about their engagement and then
talked about the environmental protection projects of the two families.

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jirb rajgafv ab vfnbaf wsrfio ab fcnlgbcwfcaji mjerfr, ktlmt lr rbwfatlcu P
kjca ab vb ogbw atf ybaabw bo ws tfjga.”

“Then when is the new project expected to be officially promoted?”

“The technical difficulties are mainly focused on chip development. After

collecting the data and doing the preliminary preparation, we will conduct
specific negotiations with the manufacturers. As long as this aspect of the
problem is solved, the project will soon be officially promoted.” Ning You
said.

“Then I offer best wishes for this new project’s success.” The reporter said.

The two-hour interview soon ended. Li Mu put on an apron and made pork
lard noodles. While Ning You opened the chat window of the work group,
he looked at Li Mu’s busy back and asked, “Li Mu, do you still think I’m
troublesome now?”

“Yes.” Li Mu answered without hesitation.

Without hearing the answer he wanted, Ning You snorted softly: “Then you
are also a rough man.”

“I didn’t say I wasn’t.” Li Mu graciously admitted.

With a punch on the cotton pillow, Ning You muttered dissatisfied: “I tell
you to shave, but you don’t want to.”

“You still said you are not troublesome?” Li Mu fished out the noodles from
the pot, poured the sauce over the noodles, and put them in front of Ning
You, “You want me to shave during the day, and at night you want me to
grind your nipples with my beard, tch. If I shave it, what do I use to make
you feel good, a steel wool ball?”

“You shut up!” Ning You glared at Li Mu and ate the noodles
embarrassedly, but it was he who shut up first.

Li Mu raised his hand and pinched Ning You’s bulging cheek, and said with
a smile: “Eat more, and I will take you to a snowball fight in the afternoon.”

Li Mu’s so-called snowball fight is actually shoveling snow.

The residents of the village spontaneously shoveled up the snow on the

road. Since every household already had someone in charge, Li Mu and
Ning You then came to the health center square where the most snow had
accumulated.

Apart from the two of them, there were also many young firefighters and
police officers in the square. They were all young, and they would often get
into fights. Ning You was itching to watch, so he pulled Li Mu along to join
them.

With Li Mu as a shield, Ning You is in high spirits and has a lot of fun.
Even if people don’t provoke him, he will throw snowballs at others. But
unlike Xiao Zhao, these little brothers were all strong, and when a snowball
hit them, it was like being hit by a stone. Ning You had to crawl into Li
Mu’s arms every time.

“Li Mu, they are bullying me.” Ning You raised his head, sniffled in his red
nose, and looked at Li Mu aggrieved.

“Who made you so stupid?” Li Mu grabbed a snowball from the ground,

looked around for a second, and then smashed the snowball onto a little
brother whose back was to the two of them. Before the little brother turned
around, Li Mu hurriedly wrapped his arms around Ning You’s shoulders
and walked in the opposite direction, pretending that nothing had happened.
“You’re talking about a sneak attack?” Ning You understood what Li Mu
meant, but he couldn’t help but turn his head to look curiously. And as a
result, the young man managed to catch the two of them with a guilty
conscience.

“Doing a sneak attack? Stop right there!” This little brother pulled up two
of his teammates and launched a storm-like attack. towards Li Mu and Ning
You.

Li Mu was carrying an baggage, which was really no match for the

opponent, and in the end he could only pull Ning You to the periphery of
the square, away from the battlefield.

Ning You was smashed several times, but his mood was inexplicably good;
he hadn’t played so freely since he became an adult. He patted the snow on
his body and cheerfully said to Li Mu, “Li Mu, am I a pig teammate?”

“So you’re aware?” Li Mu silently patted Ning You clean of the snow
residue on the tip of his hair, “Next time I will send you to be their
teammate.”

“Don’t.” Ning You stepped forward and hugged Li Mu’s waist tightly, “I’m
going to rely on you.”

Li Mu‘s temper melted away and he exhaled, messily rubbed Ning You’s
hair and said, “Okay.”

The square of the Health Center was cleaned up for a bonfire party in the
evening.

Ning You and Li Mu went to the office of the Forestry Institute until dark,
took care of all work matters, and then after dinner in the small restaurant,
the two took Xiao Zhao back to the square of the Health Center.
“The villagers here often hold bonfire parties.” Ning You automatically
assumed the responsibility and said to Xiao Zhao, “It might just be that the
weather has been good in recent days and they would feel it was something
worth celebrating.”

Ning You is very envious of these villagers for having such a good
mentality. They don’t pursue material things too much, and they know how
to be satisfied with the little things. They often have a sincere smile on their
faces. However, most of the people Ning You saw on the streets of the city
were expressionless, as if they were carrying a lot of pressure on their
shoulders.

“They’ll invite you to dance, I’ll teach you first.”

Ning You gave Xiao Zhao a demonstration, but for some reason, after
having not danced for a long time, nothing felt right.

Li Mu on the side really couldn’t continue to watch the clumsy white swan.
He said to Xiao Zhao, “Just dance with them”, and then pulled Ning You
into the dancing crowd.

Ning You’s memory quickly recovered. He followed the villagers in circles

around the campfire, and his hands and feet regained the feeling of dancing.

“There seem to be a lot of villagers today.” With the background music

playing loudly, Ning You could only raise his voice and said to Li Mu
beside him.

“Because there is a happy occasion today.” Li Mu lowered his head and

came close to Ning You’s ear and spoke.

“What happy occasion?” Ning You asked, just when it was time to turn
around. He followed everyone around the circle, but when he looked at Li
Mu next to him again, he suddenly found that there was a different person
next to him.

“Li Zhao?!” Ning You suddenly thought he was hallucinating, “Why are
you here?”
“I came to join the fun.” Li Chao said while backing away. At the same
time, the dancing villagers also backed away in unison, leaving a large area
of open space.

Ning You was directly confused, because he saw not only Li Zhao in the
crowd, but also many acquaintances, including his parents.

“Ning You.” Li Mu’s voice sounded behind him, Ning You turned around in
confusion, and saw Li Mu kneeling on one knee and took out a ring box
from his coat.

“I have rescued a lot of small animals. You are the most special one among
the small animals I have rescued.”

“Li Mu…” Ning You gradually realized what Li Mu was going to do, but at
this moment he was completely unable to think, so he could only look at Li
Mu in a daze.

“You said I just like you. At that time, I couldn’t tell the line between liking
and love, but now I can tell you clearly that it’s not what you said. I fell in
love with the white swan that I picked up.”

Ning You swallowed nervously, his heart beating erratically, his breaths
stuttering.

Li Mu took out a silver ring from the box, raised it to Ning You and said,
“Ning You, I love you, will you marry me?”

An uproar resounded all around, and Ning You subconsciously raised his
head to look at the people who blessed him and Li Mu, followed by great
joy rushing into his heart.

“I will!”
 

Translator's Note

(derog.) (of a woman) to bring one’s children into a second marriage /

children by a previous marriage