Outside the Law

Chapter 3

Shen Qiyin had come to Ping City because he wanted to make a trip out to sea. He had recently bought a yacht and sprayed his name on it, then made plans with two friends slash old patrons to show off. He also invited Luo Yu and planned to go sea fishing for two days.

After deciding on a day for the excursion, Shen Qiyin asked Luo Yu which companion he was bringing. Luo Yu signed a doc.u.ment and lifted his head to glance at Shen Qiyin who was sitting on the couch with one leg crossed over the other. He said, "If I didn't bring Su Jiawen, you would've said you wanted to bring him, right?"

Shen Qiyin's thoughts were revealed by Luo Yu. He smiled wide, "Only you get me."

"It's not your turn yet." Luo Yu put his pen down. "I'll bring him then. He's not very brave, so don't bring anyone too terrifying."

When Luo Yu got home that night, Su Jiawen was snuggled into the couch reading a book as usual. A thin blanket rested over his lap. He clearly treated the Luo house as his own.　

Su Jiawen was a very quiet person. When he saw Luo Yu was back, he threw the blanket off and looked up happily at him.　

Luo Yu nodded at him in satisfaction, then took off his coat to hand to the housekeeper. He walked over and put his hands on the back of Su Jiawen's neck, kneading at it like one would do to a small animal. He asked, "What were you reading?"

The book in Su Jiawen's hands was Animal Farm.

Luo Yu picked it up to look at, using the spine of the book to knock on Su Jiawen's head afterwards. "Don't read so much about revolts."

Su Jiawen's eyes crinkled up upon hearing his description. "Mr. Luo's read it before?"

"I'm not illiterate." Luo Yu threw the book off to the side and embraced Su Jiawen. He pressed Su Jiawen into the couch and teased him for a bit, before letting him go and making his way to the dining room.

Su Jiawen trailed behind him step for step. Luo Yu took a couple more strides forward, then turned his head to ask, "Jiawen, is it boring staying at home?"

Su Jiawen didn't understand what Luo Yu was getting at, so answered very carefully. "No."

"Tomorrow I'm taking you out to sea." Luo Yu sat at the head of the dining table. Su Jiawen sat down too. "With Shen Qiyin."

Su Jiawen nodded, but didn't seem extremely excited.

"Do you want to go?" Luo Yu double-checked with him after not seeing the eagerness he had been expecting.

Su Jiawen propped his head up and pondered. He said, "Yes. I haven't left the house in a long time."

When they were almost done eating, Su Jiawen lifted his head again to ask, "How many days are we going?

Luo Yu wiped his hands with a wet wipe. "Two days. Why?"

"Oh." Su Jiawen put the knife and fork in his hands down. "I'm scared that if I leave for too long, Abel won't recognize me anymore."

Luo Yu smiled, "It seems to me like Abel's about to forget that I'm his owner."

"What are we doing at sea?" Su Jiawen seemed to finally realize what was going on; his questions became more abundant. "Do I need to prepare anything?"

"Now you ask." Luo Yu knocked on his head. "You don't need to prepare anything. You'll see when we get there."

Su Jiawen obediently shut his mouth. Luo Yu still had business to take care of, so he went back and sat down to continue reading his revolt-related books.　

Ping City's weather was excellent today. The sun was bright, the sky blue, and the winds gentle.

Shen Qiyin's new yacht was docked at one of Luo Yu's piers. He had used a dull red paint to wildly spray on his initials. Luo Yu walked over holding hands with Su Jiawen. As soon as he saw the red paint, he burst into laughter.