City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 950 - 0950: New Love

Chapter 950: Chapter 0950: New Love

Ye Qiu wrapped his arm around Li Qianqian’s waist as they stood by Xuanwu Lake, gazing at the night scenery reflected on the water.

Despite knowing Ye Qiu for such a long time, Li Qianqian felt that only now was there a hint of romance between them, the kind of feeling she had always longed for.

"Why all of a sudden?"

Li Qianqian asked.

Ye Qiu was wearing the clothes she had bought him, and now he was standing so intimately with her by the lake, staring at the night view. Li Qianqian couldn’t quite understand his behavior.

"I want to catch that underwear thief!"

Ye Qiu said.

"How are you going to find him?"

Li Qianqian had also wanted to help Ye Qiu track down the thief, but no matter how hard they tried over the past few days, there had been no success.

"You’ll find out soon enough!"

...

As Ye Qiu and Li Qianqian were standing at the shore enjoying the night, a figure in the distance noticed them. Surprised, he took out his phone and snapped a photo of the scene.

"Young Master Yun, Li Qianqian has switched to another man!"

Previously, Yun Xiang, along with his two cronies Dai Naizhao and Bi Yuntao, knew perfectly well that Li Qianqian favored Ye Qiu.

Everyone in Yun Xiang’s class was aware that the young heir, Yun Shaoye, had been pursuing Li Qianqian, only for her to show affection toward the freshman Ye Qiu.

But now, Yun Xiang saw Li Qianqian intimately hugging another guy, which shocked him.

Yun Xiang had just seen the message and couldn’t believe it.

"Impossible!"

"Young Master Yun, I have photographic evidence."

The individual sent Yun Xiang the photo of the two. After scrutinizing the shadowy figures captured in the night, Yun Xiang realized something—it really didn’t resemble Ye Qiu.

The main issue was Ye Qiu’s outfit, particularly with his back turned in the photo. It misled Yun Xiang and the guy into thinking that Li Qianqian was cozying up to another man.

"I see."

Yun Xiang didn’t say much more.

However, Bi Yuntao, one of his minions, couldn’t help but ask, "Young Master Yun, shall we continue ruining that guy’s reputation tonight?"

"Of course! It’s possibly because of this that Li Qianqian doesn’t want to be with Ye Qiu anymore."

Yun Xiang thought he could use it to his advantage.

...

Ye Qiu had always wanted to take a stroll with either Li Qianqian or Liu Lingxiu by Xuanwu Lake or Zijin Mountain. But his busy schedule had kept him from doing so.

Tonight, however, his walk was only made possible by his effort to catch the underwear thief.

Yet, this alone delighted Li Qianqian.

"When will you come to my house and cook a meal for my parents?"

Li Qianqian knew Ye Qiu had excellent culinary skills. Moreover, Li Zhiguo and Lu Xiuyu had not seen Ye Qiu for a long time, so she wanted to bring him home to get him acquainted with her parents again.

It was just how relationships worked—the longer people stayed disconnected, the more distant their bond became.

However, Ye Qiu wasn’t too keen on visiting Li Qianqian’s parents’ place.

Not because he had any grudges against them, but because he felt there wasn’t much to talk about with them right now.

"We’ll see later."

"How about during the National Day holiday?"

With only two days to go before National Day, Li Zhiguo and Lu Xiuyu would be off work, and Li Qianqian thought it would be the perfect opportunity for Ye Qiu to prepare a meal for them.

"I’ll consider it when the time comes."

Ye Qiu didn’t make a firm promise, fearing he might disappoint Li Qianqian if he couldn’t follow through.

The two of them walked along the lakeshore for quite a distance until it was nearly ten o’clock when Ye Qiu decided it was time for Li Qianqian to head back to shower. He escorted her to the dormitory building for girls.

After dropping her off, Ye Qiu proceeded to the boys’ dormitory. Once he entered, Luo Yang and Zhou Shaohui almost didn’t recognize him.

"Brother Qiu, your outfit looks stunning tonight!"

Ye Qiu’s mask, combined with his attire, made him unrecognizable at first glance.

"Li Qianqian bought it for me. I usually don’t wear it, but tonight, since I’m hunting the underwear thief, I decided to dress up."

"Brother Qiu, does that mean the underwear thief will strike tonight?"

Luo Yang asked.

"I have a feeling he will."

Ye Qiu climbed onto his bed and waited, knowing the thief would only appear during the dead of night.

It was still early; Luo Yang and Zhou Shaohui were leveling up in their game party, but without Ye Qiu leading, their progress was far slower.

Ye Qiu played on his phone until 11:30 p.m., when the dorm supervisor turned off the electricity, taking the internet along with it. Now he could only browse online with wireless data.

Luo Yang and the others hadn’t gone to bed yet. They were planning to join Ye Qiu in catching the thief.

"Brother Qiu, the supervisor has locked the doors. How are we going to get downstairs later?"

They were on the fifth floor, and the stairway leading to the second floor was already locked. The only way out was to climb down from the window pipes, which was no easy feat.

"We’ll walk out openly."

The lock on the stairwell might block other students, but it certainly wouldn’t stop him.

...

After midnight, most of the students had already gone to sleep.

As the night grew quieter, the Jinling University campus stood silent, except for the occasional barking of stray dogs outside.

Ye Qiu suddenly leaped down from his bed.

"Brother Qiu, are we heading out to catch the thief now?"

Ye Qiu nodded.

Initially, he had planned to go alone.

But now, Luo Yang and the others insisted on tagging along.

However, Luo Yang’s imposing figure could make him an easy target for detection, so instead Ye Qiu let Ning Yun and the others join instead.

Ye Qiu put on his mask—not the scholar’s mask this time, but one resembling Zhu Bajie from the legend. Then, accompanied by Zhou Shaohui, Ning Yun, and the others, Ye Qiu left the dorm. They stepped out into the quiet campus and descended to the second floor, where the stairway door was indeed locked.

Ye Qiu took out a wire and inserted it into the lock. Soon after, Zhou Shaohui and the others heard a "click," and the door was open.

They exited from the second floor.

Outside, everything was still silent, with no sign of anyone around.

How could an underwear thief possibly show up under such circumstances?

The Jinling University campus was vast, hosting faculty, students, and families of staff, totaling tens of thousands of people. The dormitory buildings numbered more than a dozen.

There were staff dormitories, graduate student dormitories, boys’ dormitories, and girls’ dormitories—all separated into distinct areas.

Although it was unknown where the thief might appear, Ye Qiu deduced from the thief’s recent activity that tonight’s target was likely the northern girls’ dormitory.

"Brother Qiu, should we split up to search? If we spot anything suspicious, we can immediately call each other."

Ning Yun suggested.

"No need. I feel the thief will strike in the northern dormitory tonight."