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Li Xiangqian stood in front of the door, holding the door handle with both hands, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated. He didn't expect that it was He Yuzhu who came to knock on the door at this time. What happened that day seemed to still linger in his mind. That unnatural look, that weird chicken, and his evasive eyes all made Li Xiangqian suspicious.

He did not open the door immediately, but gently turned the doorknob, and heard the low sound of the wooden door. Li Xiangqian suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of uneasiness, as if some bad omen was approaching, but he remained calm and decided to face it all, at least to find out why He Yuzhu appeared in front of his door at this time.

He took a deep breath and pushed open the door. Standing in front of him was He Yuzhu, with a barely perceptible smile on his face. He didn't look as nervous as he was yesterday, but rather a little relaxed. However, Li Xiangqian was still on guard and he carefully observed He Yuzhu's expression.

"What are you doing here?" Li Xiangqian's voice was low and calm, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then gave a forced smile, "Xiang Qian, are you okay? I heard that you went to my house the other day. I just finished my work and wanted to come and see you."

Li Xiangqian raised his eyebrows slightly, and he did not respond immediately, but stared at He Yuzhu with a sharp look. "You knew I went to your house?" He did not hide his whereabouts, but he did not expect He Yuzhu to know so quickly.

"Well, I heard it from other neighbors." He Yuzhu avoided Li Xiangqian's gaze, his eyes flickering. "You went to my house yesterday, and I think you misunderstood something. I came here just to explain."

Li Xiangqian lowered his head, a complex emotion passing through his heart. Although He Yuzhu didn't see anything abnormal on the surface, Li Xiangqian still felt that something was wrong. He held the door frame tightly, trying to stay calm. "You don't have to explain anything," he said lightly, "It's just, He Yuzhu, do you think I should believe you?"

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting Li Xiangqian to ask so directly. He hesitated for a moment, a trace of uneasiness in his eyes, but he quickly concealed it. "I know you doubt me, but I really have nothing to hide." He tried to smile, but the smile seemed forced and stiff. "But if you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

Li Xiangqian did not answer immediately, but looked at him deeply, with a thousand thoughts churning in his mind. His intuition told him that He Yuzhu was not as innocent as he said. His reaction to the chicken last night was still vivid in his mind. He Yuzhu's reaction seemed so unnatural, as if he was hiding something.

Li Xiangqian was silent for a moment, and then suddenly said: "I don't believe everything you say. The things in your house last night made me feel a little uneasy."

He Yuzhu's expression changed instantly, his brows knitted slightly, and a trace of panic appeared in his eyes. "What did you see?" His voice was a little low, as if he was trying to hide something.

"You know what I'm looking at." Li Xiangqian responded coldly, with a sharp tone that could not be ignored. "That chicken and your unnatural reaction make me feel that you are hiding something."

He Yuzhu's eyes flickered, and a trace of anxiety appeared in his eyes. He coughed lightly, as if trying to calm himself down. "Xiang Qian, do you doubt me so much?" His words were a little anxious, and he was obviously trying hard to hide his inner uneasiness. "I have always regarded you as a friend, but I didn't expect you to doubt me like this."

Li Xiangqian sneered, but he was secretly calculating in his heart. He had long noticed the change in He Yuzhu's emotions, and this reaction far exceeded the normal behavior of an innocent person. "Do you think I will believe in your so-called friendship?" Li Xiangqian's voice gradually became low, almost squeezed out from between his teeth.

He Yuzhu's expression became even uglier. He held the door frame tightly, as if he wanted to use this posture to stabilize himself. "What do you want?" His tone was helpless, but also mixed with a hint of threat. "What do you think you can find out?"

"I can find out what you are hiding." Li Xiangqian's eyes became sharp. "You want to tell me what that chicken is? Is there anything you dare not let me know?"

He Yuzhu suddenly shut his mouth and avoided looking at Li Xiangqian, his heart clearly wavering. Li Xiangqian could feel the unprecedented sense of oppression, the suffocating atmosphere, as if an unknown secret was about to be revealed.

The air became increasingly heavy. Li Xiangqian's eyes were fixed on He Yuzhu. He could feel He Yuzhu's body trembling slightly, and could even see his inner panic from the faint trembling of his fingertips.

Li Xiangqian stood there, staring at He Yuzhu, his eyes getting colder and colder. The air seemed to be squeezed tightly by some invisible pressure, making it hard to breathe. He felt his heartbeat gradually speeding up, and his mind became more and more confused. He knew that there was no turning back for what he was doing now, the truth was before him, and his aching intuition told him that something must have changed tonight.

He Yuzhu still didn't speak, silence spread between the two, Li Xiangqian looked at him, countless questions circling in his mind. That mysterious chicken, that inexplicable thing, everything seemed to point to a certain truth, but this truth, he couldn't understand, and he didn't dare to speculate easily.

"Are you hiding something?" Li Xiangqian's voice was trembling, but he forced himself to keep his voice calm, and asked with an almost uncontrollable question, "You have been acting abnormally these past few days. That chicken last night, no, that thing, was not an ordinary chicken at all. Tell me, what was it?"

He Yuzhu's face became even uglier, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly, as if he was trying to suppress some emotions. But even so, he still didn't speak. Li Xiangqian sneered in his heart, and some of his speculations seemed to be approaching the moment he feared the most.

"You know I don't like this kind of game," Li Xiangqian's voice became increasingly low. "Your delay will only make me more suspicious of you. What's going on?"

He Yuzhu swallowed his saliva, his eyes dodging, and he finally spoke: "You... do you really want to know?" His voice was a little trembling, with a trace of pain and anxiety that was difficult to conceal, "Do you think you can accept this truth? You can't turn back now."