Chapter 2

A few days later, my cousin gave me a call saying she had to be on duty and needed me to go to her place to help walk the dog.

I heard that Cao Jun returned from the United States and got a job as a civil servant, a relatively idle one at that.

I asked her why she didn't let her husband walk the dog himself.

She sighed heavily; "He doesn't know how."

She said that a few days ago she got sick, and Cao Jun couldn't even cook for himself.

In the end, during the days she took sick leave, she still had to get up from her sickbed to cook for him.

Afterwards, when she asked him to do the dishes himself, he claimed he didn't know how and simply threw away the ceramic bowl as if it was disposable.

"If you ask him to do it once, he will learn, why do you spoil him like this?"

After I rebutted, my cousin snapped at me, saying someone like me, a single noble, wouldn't understand her feelings.

I didn't plan to help at first, but my cousin threatened to expose my profession to the family.

Ever since she found out the hotel I stayed at last time, she knew my main job was a private detective.

If this profession spread around my family group, I'd get teased every New Year and festival.

To avoid this trouble, I agreed to help my cousin walk the dog.

After taking the dog out for two fun laps around the community, I skillfully brought it back upstairs and fed it dog food.

Just as I was about to leave, I looked up and noticed a bucket of wet clothes on the balcony, seemingly not washed since last night.

"Oh, you're here, great, help wash the clothes then."

Upon hearing this, I saw that man-child.

"After all these years, and you still can't handle such basic life skills?"

Back when we were together, I was young and ignorant, captivated by his on-campus title, falling into a naive romance.

He was the founder of the school magazine.

But after we got together, I was surprised to find out that he devoted all his energy to his literary talents, and couldn't even master the most basic life skills like doing laundry or cooking.

Cao Jun let out a slight smile and shrugged at me, "Qingqing will do it, I don't need to."

"Oh, then let her come back and do it. I'm not your nanny."

After throwing down this line, I turned to leave, but he grinned cheekily at me, "Just put it in the washing machine, it only takes a second."

Seeing the underwear not separated from the socks on top of the bucket, I was utterly disgusted.

Seeing he noticed my disgust, he walked over, picked up the underwear on top of the bucket, and shook it in front of me twice, "If you think it's dirty, just throw it away."

He acted quickly, and immediately tossed the underwear into the trash can.

I refused to comply with his unreasonable request.

Seeing me like this, he quickly stepped up in front of me, blocking my way.

Like a puppy wagging its tail, he pleaded with me, "Please cook for me, I haven't had a hot meal all day."

I was disgusted by his shameless demeanor, and gave him a cold glare, "Do whatever you like, go to hell."

The door suddenly opened.

Cao Jun suddenly rushed up and hugged me.

Earlier, I already felt a bit dizzy, and this impact made me even more lightheaded.

Before my eyes closed, I saw my cousin standing at the doorway, her eyes blazing with rage.