Chapter 71: The Wild Man Came Looking

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: The Wild Man Came Looking

Fu Xiaoxiao took the medicine home, and Lu Chen was still sitting there staring intently at the little rabbit.

Fu Xiaoxiao went to the backyard, picked some coarse leaves that had lost some moisture, brought them back, and placed them beside the mother rabbit. The mother rabbit smelled the food and immediately got up and started munching loudly.

"Mrs. Fu, Aunt Chen just came by." Seeing Fu Xiaoxiao return, Lu Chen pointed to Chen Xiu’s house next door and said to Fu Xiaoxiao.

"Okay." Fu Xiaoxiao went to Chen Xiu’s house and saw Chen Xiu nervously grabbing her.

"Sister, let me tell you, just now when you weren’t home, I saw someone sneaking around and peeking at your front door." Chen Xiu said to Fu Xiaoxiao, her face getting paler as she spoke. "Then, as soon as I called out to him, he was gone in a flash."

"Ah?" Fu Xiaoxiao was taken aback; could it be that Lu Feng had returned?

"Really, it was broad daylight, and I was wondering if I was seeing things, but he just disappeared like that, in a flash." Chen Xiu tightened her grip on Fu Xiaoxiao’s hand, getting more nervous.

"Ghosts don’t come out in the daytime! Maybe you were just seeing things! You might have scared yourself!" Fu Xiaoxiao thought it was Lu Feng and quickly tried to cover for him.

"Really? You think I just saw things too, right?" Chen Xiu was scared, and hearing Fu Xiaoxiao say this, she felt more certain that she was just seeing things.

"Yes, you probably were too tense at that moment and it made you dizzy." Fu Xiaoxiao patted Chen Xiu and brought her a glass of water.

After taking a couple of sips, Chen Xiu slowly let out a breath.

"I think I really did just see things. I went in to find you, and Lu Chen said you went out and hadn’t come back, and I didn’t see anyone come in either..." Chen Xiu patted her chest. "I’ll go lie down for a bit, I was so scared I broke out in a sweat."

"Sister-in-law, you go lie down and rest, you’ll feel better after a rest." Fu Xiaoxiao helped Chen Xiu back to her room, settled her in, and then returned home.

Upon returning home, she went straight to Lu Feng’s room, but as soon as she entered, Fu Xiaoxiao sensed something was off. Suddenly, a pair of black hands extended from behind her, covering her mouth.

A flash of determination crossed Fu Xiaoxiao’s eyes. She swiftly grabbed the person’s hand and twisted their fingers hard. The person let go in pain, allowing Fu Xiaoxiao to break free and turn to kick the person.

Feeling Fu Xiaoxiao’s skill, the man stepped back two steps, dodging Fu Xiaoxiao’s attack.

Finally, Fu Xiaoxiao saw the man’s appearance. Despite his robust physique, his gaze on her held no malice, rather a hint of confusion.

"Who are you?" Fu Xiaoxiao sensed something unusual about the man.

"Qiu." The man looked at Fu Xiaoxiao and uttered a word.

"Qiu?" Fu Xiaoxiao raised an eyebrow, "Are you looking for someone named Qiu?"

"Looking, looking for wife, Qiu." The man pursed his lips and said to Fu Xiaoxiao again.

"How is it you came to me looking for a wife? Qiu..." A figure flashed in Fu Xiaoxiao’s mind, could it be...

"Is the person you are looking for Lin Qiu?" Among the people she knew with the character ’Qiu’ in their name, there was only Lin Qiu.

"Wife." The man nodded, managing to say two words.

"Wife? Your wife?" Fu Xiaoxiao looked at the man in surprise, did he think Lin Qiu was his wife?

"Yes." The man nodded heavily.

Looking at his appearance, Fu Xiaoxiao noticed that despite his tall and strong build, there was an unexpectedly... guileless feeling about him.

Mental impairment?

But he didn’t seem like it?

"I’ll help find her for you. Don’t move from this room." Fu Xiaoxiao couldn’t quite grasp the situation but thought perhaps Lin Qiu knew who this man was and why he came to her house.

"Okay." The man understood Fu Xiaoxiao’s words and obediently stayed in Lu Feng’s room.

Fu Xiaoxiao rushed out in a hurry, while Lu Chen blinked.

Not understanding what Mrs. Fu was busy with, he turned back to continue watching the little rabbit...

The little rabbit was really cute; he wondered what it tasted like.

Fu Xiaoxiao arrived at the dorms of the military hospital; not knowing where Lin Xue and the others lived, it took her a while to find out they lived in 107.

"Sister Qiu." Fu Xiaoxiao lightly knocked on the door, but no one answered from inside.

Fu Xiaoxiao called a couple more times, but still nothing. She remembered Lin Qiu mentioning she would go out today to buy sugar to make Dragon Beard Candy for Lu Chen, could she have gone out shopping?

This was bad, how could she find her now?

Just as Fu Xiaoxiao was about to leave, she saw Lin Qiu and Lin Xue coming towards her, carrying bags and packages.

"Sister Qiu." Fu Xiaoxiao looked at Lin Qiu and ran over.

"Xiaoxiao, why are you here? Did you come to see us for fun?" Lin Qiu was delighted to see Fu Xiaoxiao and replied with a smile.

"Sister Xiao Xiao." Lin Xue looked at Fu Xiaoxiao and smiled.

"Someone came to my house looking for you. I didn’t recognize him. It’s a man, tall and strong, with unkempt hair, looking like a wild man." Fu Xiaoxiao described the man’s characteristics, and Lin Qiu was taken aback by her description.

After exchanging a glance with Lin Xue, Lin Qiu took Fu Xiaoxiao back to the dormitory.

"He’s at your place?" Lin Qiu widened her eyes in disbelief.

"Yes, he seems unable to speak and just said ’Qiu’, then ’wife, Qiu’ when he saw me. Among the people I know with the character ’Qiu’, there’s only you." Fu Xiaoxiao recounted what happened to Lin Qiu. "He’s someone you might know."

"How did he come down from the mountain? He indeed can’t speak, he grew up on the mountain, and I don’t know his name." Lin Qiu put her things down, ready to follow Fu Xiaoxiao back to see if it was him.

"Sis, I’ll go with you." Lin Xue, recalling the wild man, hurriedly put her things down and ran with Fu Xiaoxiao and Lin Qiu.

The three returned home, Fu Xiaoxiao led Lin Qiu to Lu Feng’s room, and Lin Qiu nervously glanced at the room, just in time to meet the eyes of the anxious man.

"Qiu!" Seeing Lin Qiu, the man excitedly walked over and hugged her.

"How did you come down from the mountain? Don’t you know it’s dangerous below? How did you find your way here?" Lin Qiu, held in the man’s arms, patted his shoulder, asking him to let go.

The man frowned but still obediently released her, looking at her with a look of grievance. "You... left me."

"I didn’t leave you. I left Changqing Village." Lin Qiu sighed helplessly; she had left the Liu Family, so naturally, she had to leave Changqing Village, but it wasn’t like she abandoned him.

"I couldn’t find you." The man’s face darkened unhappily, and Fu Xiaoxiao and Lin Xue thought he was going to harm Lin Qiu.

But Lin Qiu didn’t seem scared of the man’s fierce look at all, coaxing him like a child. "Alright, it was my fault, I was in too much of a hurry and should have explained it to you properly. Don’t be mad, okay?"

"...Hungry." Hearing Lin Qiu’s gentle coaxing, the man’s expression softened, but he held his stomach in grievance, looking unhappy again.

"Hungry for many days?" Lin Qiu was taken aback and turned to Fu Xiaoxiao. "Xiaoxiao, could you please make some food for him? He must have been hungry for several days."

Fu Xiaoxiao thought to herself, just now he didn’t seem like someone who had been starving for very long.

He was acting as obedient as a giant Tibetan mastiff in front of Lin Qiu?