Defeat the system! Kiss my little monster!

[A Lonely Fish in a Lonely Night: No, I have a contract with the auction house; I can't reveal my identity.]

The Lonely Fish gave its reply, and Yu Zhuo, looking at the words above, began to have doubts.

This lonely fish can't reveal anything: its name, the items being auctioned, the buyers, and even its social media profile is blank.

Was it really because of the agreement, or because... his identity was not genuine?

[Wild indifference: Post a quick photo?]

[A wild, cold indifference: I need to know what you look like.]

[Wild indifference: You haven't answered for so long, you're not lying to me, are you?]

Zhou Yanshu looked down at the chat messages that popped up on his phone screen. He tapped his fingers on his suit pants and opened his photo album.

Yu Zhuo was still waiting for a reply when his phone vibrated again. A few seconds passed.

[A lonely fish in a lonely night: Sure, but I'm not good-looking, so I only dare to take pictures of half of myself...cat crying.jpg]

[A Lonely Fish in a Lonely Night: Flash Photo]

[A Lonely Fish in a Lonely Night: Flash Photo]

[A Lonely Fish in a Lonely Night: Flash Photo]

……

Lonely Fish sent Yu Zhuo five photos in total, showing a very positive attitude, which doesn't seem like something an insecure and ugly person would do.

Yu Zhuo casually clicked on the top photo. The flash lasted only five seconds, and he took advantage of this short time to look at the face in the photo.

It was a man wearing a baseball cap and a black mask; only his narrow eyes were visible in the photo. His pupils were jet black, but the skin around his eyes was quite fair, making the silver earrings on his earlobes stand out coldly.

With it so well covered up, Yu Zhuo couldn't see anything special about it yet.

He clicked on the second photo.

The second photo is similar; it looks like it was taken in a dark corner, with 90% of the area completely black, only revealing a small part of his chin.

...Where's the puzzle?

Yu Zhuo was speechless. The first picture showed his eyes, the second his chin, and the next three showed the rest of his face. In the end, Yu Zhuo had to piece together a face himself.

Yu Zhuo casually clicked on the third photo. After a few seconds of loading, a large expanse of naked body suddenly appeared before Yu Zhuo's eyes.

Still no face was shown. The person in the photo was biting the corner of their shirt, exposing their well-defined abdominal muscles to Yu Zhuo.

This photo is clearly different from the previous two; it's a GIF.

The person inside wasn't just panting while biting his clothes; he used his long, slender, white fingers to caress his lean body, from his chest to his abdomen, down to his hips, and hooked the top of his shorts.

Yu Zhuo was startled. He quickly tapped his phone screen with his fingertips, then immediately turned off the phone and sat up straight.

He glanced to the side discreetly.

Zhou Yanshu was still resting when he seemed to notice Yu Zhuo's actions and turned to look at him: "What's wrong?"

“…It’s nothing.” Yu Zhuo pulled the small blanket on Zhou Yanshu’s legs up a little. “The blanket was about to fall off.”

Zhou Yanshu stared at him suspiciously for a few seconds before placing her hand on the blanket.

Yu Zhuo turned his head and looked at the scenery outside the window. He didn't take out his phone again for the rest of the journey.

Zhou Yanshu took everything in. He waited for about ten minutes, and seeing that Yu Zhuo was not paying attention to him, he opened his phone in the shadows and went to the chat page.

[A lonely fish in the lonely night: Brother, are you satisfied? Cat heart.jpg]

Zhou Yanshu smiled and quickly typed a message.

A scarlet exclamation mark suddenly appeared.

Zhou Yanshu had a meal.

Yu Zhuo blocked and deleted him.

*

An hour later, the car stopped in front of the Central Hospital.

The sky was overcast with dark clouds, the sun nowhere to be seen, only a faint glimmer of light peeking through the black clouds. A damp chill filled the air, and the wind that brushed against Yu Zhuo's face certainly carried a warning of an impending downpour.

Yu Zhuo took the wheelchair, bent down and lifted Zhou Yanshu out of the car, then closed the door.

The driver wouldn't linger at the hospital entrance; Yu Zhuo's lunch was still with him, and he had to go somewhere else later.

"You can go now, I'll go in with the Earl." Yu Zhu waved to the driver, "Remember to bring me a large portion of pork rib rice."

"..." The driver nodded and said, "Okay, sir, I will deliver it to you on time."

Yu Zhuo didn't say anything more. Layers of dark clouds pressed down in the sky, with occasional rumbles of thunder. He pushed the wheelchair and quickly led Zhou Yanshu into the hospital.

The doctor in charge of examining Zhou Yanshu was named Ander. When Yu Zhuo saw him, he paused slightly, then looked away as if nothing had happened.

"Sir, the radiation in the room is quite strong. You will need to wait outside for a while." Ander spoke politely, using the same excuse as before.

Yu Zhuo was initially hesitant about the identity of the doctor who examined Zhou Yanshu, but upon seeing Ander, he unconsciously relaxed.

The child he sponsored to grow up long ago has, centuries later, left that impoverished region and come here to make a living.

Ander no longer has any memory of living a life of ignominy, but he still abides by the previous agreement with him and stays by Zhou Yanshu's side until Zhou Yanshu awakens.

This is already quite rare.

"It's okay, I'll stay outside. Let me know when you're done." Yu Zhuo took a step back, not going through the door.

Ander secretly observed Yu Zhuo's appearance. Yu Zhuo looked quite young, barely around twenty years old. He had white hair, golden eyes, and youthful features with soft lines.

Judging from his appearance, he doesn't seem as capricious as the rumors suggest.

“Yes, sir.” Ander closed the door to the room.

Yu Zhuo found a bench outside the ward and sat down. Zhou Yanshu's examination would last for nearly two or three hours, and Yu Zhuo planned to use this time to gather external information.

The lonely fish was a useless piece of trash. Not only could Yu Zhuo not get anything useful out of him, but he also disgusted Yu Zhuo to death.

He needs to find other targets that can be exploited.

"The patient in bed number 3 is probably not even an adult yet, right? He's about to undergo secondary differentiation. Notify his family that he needs surgery as soon as possible, otherwise the tumor will be even more difficult to remove later..."

Yu Zhuo felt a weight on his foot. He looked up and realized that someone beside him was walking too fast and had tripped over his foot, falling to the ground.

He looked like a doctor, wearing a white coat. Seeing him fall rapidly, Yu Zhuo quickly reached out to catch him.

"I'm sorry, are you alright?" Yu Zhuo asked.

The doctor's glasses fell to the ground. He reached out, picked them up, and quickly stood up, saying, "It's nothing."

Several intern nurses were following behind the doctor. When they saw the doctor fall, they rushed over to help.

"Director Li, you should go and rest! Your injury has just healed..."

“You’re too tired. Let’s have someone else perform the surgery this afternoon. Dr. Ander has experience in this area and can help you…”

Yu Zhuo silently looked ahead. The doctor, surnamed Li, had half-white hair and looked to be over a hundred years old. He stood up again and said nothing more, simply taking the documents and quickly leaving the corridor.

"I have to perform this surgery. You all come with me to the seventh floor. Hurry!"