The boy met Qin Qing's menacing eyes and gradually stopped struggling.
Qin Qing glanced at the boy. 'Heh, he is quite sensible.'
Qin Qing inserted several needles into the acupuncture points on the top of the boy's head. Likewise, she buried several needles in the other parts of the boy's body.
There was suppressed fear in the boy's eyes, and his body uncontrollably trembled.
All of a sudden, the boy felt a surge of blood flow from bottom to top.
"Pfft."
The boy unexpectedly spat out a smear of blood. In just a split second, the accumulated sense of powerlessness over the past few days disappeared all at once.
The process was similar to stagnant blood slowly warming up and gradually spreading to the whole body.
A look of surprise flashed in the boy's eyes.
Qin Qing took note of the boy's expression and spoke with a sneer.
"Child, did the blood clot in the back of your head have any effect on you? In other words, have you lost your memory?"
The boy moved his eyes to meet Qin Qing's twinkling pupils. He paused for a while before responding.
"Um."
Qin Qing put away the silver needle and carefully stored it in the cloth box.
"Do you remember anything at all?"
"Um."
The boy was slow to respond. His eyes darkened a little.
He only knew for certain that he had shifted from a grown man into a young child. Other than that, he did not remember anything.
"Tsk."
Qin Qing packed the silver needles in the cloth box and looked up at the boy in front of her.
She made no secret of her irritability.
It had become even more troublesome.
Qin Qing nestled into the armchair and crossed her legs. She seemed careless but unquestionable.
"I won't take you in. You are so troublesome."
The boy's face remained unchanged. He was exceptionally stubborn.
"Whether you stay with me or not, I will always follow you."
Qin Qing took a few glances at him. She was instantly annoyed. "What on earth are you thinking, little brat? Do you really think I wouldn't dare to do anything to you?!"
The situation was hard to accept!
"As long as you don't leave me behind, you can do anything to me."
The boy's pitch-black gaze was calm and unwavering. His dark pupils were like a bottomless black hole where no breath of life could be found.
"I think you are being overly dependent on me!"
The boy didn't even notice that he unconsciously grabbed the corner of Qin Qing's clothes. "As long as you keep me, I can do anything, even..."
"Kill," the boy finished added.
Qin Qing was stunned for a moment. She looked at the boy slightly deeper.
Suddenly, Qin Qing spotted the crescent birthmark on the boy's neck. A white light flashed in Qin Qing's mind.
Crescent birthmark… A child… Covered in blood…
Wasn't this the actual boss behind the scenes, Gu An, in the book?
Through an accident, Gu An turned into a child and lost his memory. In the book, Gu An was rescued by Qin Ruo by chance.
Despite having amnesia, Gu An knew that he was originally an adult, so he kept looking for ways to restore his memory.
After Gu An recovered everything, Qin Ruo received Gu An's reward. Gu An helped Qin Ruo reach the peak of her life.
If Qin Qing chose to accept Gu An, then Qin Ruo would lose Gu An's great help in the future.
Even though Qin Qing was not afraid, Gu An still had a mysterious and powerful background. It would be troublesome to have Gu An as an enemy.
But there was a strange matter. The adult Gu An had a disfigured face up to the last chapter of the book. Nevertheless, his face was somehow fine whenever he turned into a child.
Qin Qing withdrew her thoughts and remained silent for a while. She chose to compromise, but she didn't lighten her tone.
"Who wants you to kill people? What can a brat do? Just keep me from getting into trouble."
As soon as the words came out, a gleam of light flashed in Gu An's eyes, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Good."
Seeing the boy like this, Qin Qing mocked, "If you are happy, just be happy. Why do you need to hide it?"
After the latter heard what Qin Qing said, his dark eyes immediately returned to a puddle of stagnant water.
"Tsk, boring kid."
Qin Qing got up, grabbed a hair tie, and tied a loose bun on the top of her head. She casually took off the outer sun protective clothing and threw it on the bed.