Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 105

Lu Tang was watching the show with delight when she was suddenly yanked by Qin Mo, startling her.

 

 

 

“What are you doing?”

 

 

 

“What happened to your head?”

 

 

 

Their voices overlapped. Qin Mo leaned forward, gently parting Lu Tang’s hair to reveal the small, conspicuous wound on her forehead.

 

 

 

“Ow,” Lu Tang flinched and backed away. “It hurts.”

 

 

 

“How did this happen?” Qin Mo asked, still holding her wrist and looking down at her.

 

 

 

Lu Tang tried to pull away and tilted her head up. “I just accidentally hit a tree.”

 

 

 

Qin Mo knew she wasn’t telling the truth but let it slide. He released her wrist after a moment of silence.

 

 

 

“Your face wound hasn’t even healed yet, and now you have another one here? Honestly, you seem to get injured daily. It’s a wonder you’ve made it this far.”

 

 

 

He spoke in a cold tone, glaring at her before taking out a small medicine bottle.

 

 

 

“Sit down.”

 

 

 

Lu Tang recognized it as the same medicine bottle Qin Mo had used on her yesterday.

 

 

 

Though he spoke harshly, Lu Tang wasn’t ungrateful. She obediently sat down and pulled a chair next to her.

 

 

 

“You have sharp eyes to see this in the dark,” Lu Tang said, tilting her head as Qin Mo applied the medicine. She stared at the intricate patterns on his robe. “The others didn’t notice it.”

 

 

 

She waited for his response, but when there was none, she looked up to find Qin Mo standing with his arms crossed, a half-smile on his face.

 

 

 

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Lu Tang asked, feeling uneasy.

 

 

 

Qin Mo twirled the medicine bottle in his hand. “Are you waiting for me to apply it?”

 

 

 

Lu Tang blinked in confusion. “Huh?”

 

 

 

Qin Mo’s smile widened. “Don’t you have hands? Why wait for me? Do you think I apply it better?”

 

 

 

Lu Tang: !

 

Last night, when Qin Mo took out the medicine bottle, she had intended to apply it herself.

 

 

 

But he had claimed it was a rare and effective medicine that required precise application, or it might backfire.

 

 

 

So basically, he was saying she wasn’t capable.

 

 

 

And now he says this?

 

Glaring at Qin Mo, Lu Tang rolled her eyes. “Fine, give it to me. I’ll do it myself.”

 

 

 

Qin Mo chuckled. “Can you see what you’re doing? Don’t waste my precious medicine by applying it to your hair.”

 

 

 

He picked up a white handkerchief from the table, cleaned his hands, and poured a bit of the medicine onto his fingers. “Stay still.”

 

 

 

His warm fingers gently applied the medicine to her forehead, massaging it in circles.

 

 

 

They were so close, their breaths mingling. Qin Mo’s gaze shifted from her wound to her eyebrows, eyes, nose, and lips.

 

How could a man have such delicate features?

 

 

 

Lu Tang, who had been staring at the patterns on his robe, suddenly noticed Qin Mo had stopped applying the medicine. She looked up. “Are you done?”

 

 

 

Qin Mo quickly looked away and stood up straight.

 

 

 

“Apply some to your face too. You wander around all day without thinking to use the ointment. Do you want a scar?”

 

 

 

“I thought you weren’t here.”

 

 

 

“You didn’t even knock. How would you know if I was there or not?”

 

 

 

Xu Shen, munching on half a fruit, wandered over from the stern of the boat and saw the scene. He nearly dropped the fruit from his mouth.

 

 

 

The scene from last night in the inn’s backyard flashed through his mind again.

 

 

 

Could it be that Qin Mo really has feelings for Tang?

 

 

 

But Qin Mo is a man.

 

 

 

Tang is also a man.

 

 

 

This…

 

Xu Shen’s mind was in a turmoil as he looked at Qin Mo with a complex expression. Is this really a man?

 

 

 

“What are you doing, spacing out here? There’s so much to see,” Zhou Shu said, coming over and slinging his arm around Xu Shen’s neck, dragging him along.

 

 

 

Xu Shen nearly choked.

 

 

 

“Let go, you jerk.”

 

 

 

Regaining his balance, Xu Shen suddenly leaned closer to Zhou Shu, mimicking the earlier scene with Qin Mo and Lu Tang. He pushed Zhou Shu into a nearby chair.

 

 

 

Zhou Shu jumped up immediately.

 

 

 

Xu Shen held him down. “Stay still.”

 

 

 

Zhou Shu glared. “What are you doing?”

 

 

 

Xu Shen leaned forward, bent over, and placed his fingers on Zhou Shu’s forehead, looking into his eyes.

 

 

 

Zhou Shu screamed, “Are you planning to pull my hair? You jerk, I knew you were up to no good. If you dare pull my hair, I’ll throw you into the lake.”

 

 

 

Xu Shen backed off and took two steps back.

 

 

 

That’s how normal men should react to such close contact.

 

 

 

“Ahhhhhh!”

 

 

 

A scream erupted suddenly, and Zhou Shu rushed to the railing to see.

 

 

 

Xu Shen glanced over at Lu Tang and Qin Mo.

 

 

 

When the scream sounded, Lu Tang excitedly jumped up and ran towards the railing. Qin Mo said something to her, and she stopped, returning to sit opposite him, looking unsure of what to say.

 

 

 

Qin Mo poured her a cup of tea, leaning back in his chair with a smile, watching Lu Tang.

 

 

 

From Xu Shen’s angle, it seemed like Qin Mo’s gaze at Lu Tang was somewhat off.

 

 

 

Almost… indulgent.

 

 

 

Xu Shen’s head was spinning.

 

 

 

His childhood friend was being pursued by another man!

 

 

 

Damn!

 

What is happening?

 

 

 

He had to talk to Lu Tang about this when they got back.

 

 

 

Meanwhile.

 

 

 

Lu Tang took a sip from the cup in front of her. “Do you really need Xie Chengnian’s cooperation to solve the case? Is there no cure for the poison from the seven-month herb?”

 

 

 

Earlier, Lu Tang had recounted the events at the Xie residence to Qin Mo, carefully omitting her injury and the system.

 

 

 

Qin Mo glanced at the wound on her forehead, feeling a twinge in his heart.

 

 

 

Silly girl.

 

 

 

But she had managed to extract more information from Xie Chengnian than he and Song Qingzhan together. This little fool was surprisingly effective.

 

 

 

“With Xie Chengnian’s help, it would be easier. But without him, we won’t be completely helpless against Huang Yunsheng.

 

 

 

As for the Seven-month herb poison, Old Song went to consult his master to see if an antidote could be found.

 

 

 

Regarding Xie Yu’s poison, Old Song said the antidote back then was effective, but the dose he took wasn’t enough, leading to his current state.”

 

 

 

Lu Tang immediately recalled her conversation with Xie Chengnian earlier.

 

 

 

“Xie Yu was poisoned at two years old, and his condition must have been discovered gradually as he grew. So, at the time, Xie Chengnian couldn’t have known the poison wasn’t fully cured. It would have taken at least four or five years to notice.”

 

 

 

Qin Mo nodded.

 

 

 

Lu Tang continued, “But in those four or five years, Huang Bangyuan never sought out Xie Chengnian!”

 

 

 

Qin Mo nodded again, thinking the little fool was making sense today.

 

 

 

Just as he had that thought, Lu Tang asked, “Why do you think that is?”

 

 

 

Qin Mo: …

 

With a sideways smile, Qin Mo said, “What do you think?”

 

 

 

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