Three years after our breakup, my ex-boyfriend dragged me to get our marriage certificate.

"I understand architectural design; I am an outstanding graduate of Tsinghua University."

Lin Qingyi raised her head and said, "I've seen the design drawings of the building your father designed through some connections."

The design itself has no fatal flaws.

The actual collapse was the cause of the nine deaths and one injury.

In the construction phase, not on the blueprints.

The man turned around quickly, but his violently trembling shoulders couldn't lie.

"If I were you, I wouldn't become a madman controlled by hatred, ruining myself and tarnishing my father's lifelong reputation."

Lin Qingyi slowly stood up, patted the dust off her clothes, and said, "As a designer, every draft paper your father wrote will become evidence."

You don't understand. You should learn and remember, instead of hating people you shouldn't hate and doing things you shouldn't do.

Before the man could speak, Lin Qingyi cried out again, "Kidnapper, please let me go! I have so much money..."

"Shut up."

With another shout, Qiao Suining saw Lin Qingyi being dragged back and thrown next to her.

"I'm sorry, Qingyi."

Qiao Suining said in a low voice, "I know you deliberately let the kidnappers take you away just now to buy me time to escape."

But I'm too clumsy, I can't untie the rope at all, and I can't move..."

Lin Qingyi forced a smile and comforted him, "It's alright, we'll keep looking for opportunities to escape."

The next second, the kidnappers walked in carrying two bottles of liquor.

Qiao Suining never drinks alcohol, but when her mouth was pinched and she was forced to drink baijiu (Chinese liquor), she choked and coughed.

Seeing this, Lin Qingyi also started coughing.

*

Lin Qingyi was awakened by the sound of her own heartbeat.

My eyelids feel heavy; that's what happens when you haven't slept enough.

She felt the leather sofa beneath her was a bit cold, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of leftover fireworks.

She looked around and remembered that she and Qiao Suining had been forced to drink alcohol and then brought to the club yesterday.

She has a high alcohol tolerance, and Zhou Yue didn't really force her to drink much.

So she lay there pretending to be drunk, and probably anticipated Zhou Yue's scheme.

If he had turned the attempted kidnapping into a drinking session and reminiscing, the charge would have been much lighter.

However, since he has committed a crime, he certainly cannot escape it, so doing so is futile.

She pretended to be asleep and actually fell asleep; this was a first for her.

Not knowing where Qiao Suining had been taken, she didn't rush to sit up and continued to pretend to be asleep.

Footsteps sounded, and the door was kicked open.

A man's silhouette appeared in the doorway, but his features were obscured by the emergency lights in the corridor.

But this man was very tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, which was her ideal type.

"Hmm..." Lin Qingyi closed her eyelashes completely, her body slumped slightly to the side, her mouth opened slightly, and she let out a muffled moan, as if she were drunk and unconscious.

The man paused for a moment, then walked towards her and sat down beside her.

Stop pretending.

Ji Yuhuai spoke, his voice low and flat, revealing no emotion whatsoever.

"None of your business." Lin Qingyi opened her eyes irritably.

Seeing this, Ji Yuhuai's lips slowly curled into a mocking smile, "Even if you lie here until you develop lividity, He Zhixu won't come to save you."

Lin Qingyi didn't say anything, but only glanced at Ji Yuhuai.

She disliked listening to Ji Yuhuai speak; it would irritate her as soon as she heard him.

"You've been missing for a full ten hours." Ji Yuhuai said, tilting his head to observe her expression. "He Zhixu is busy looking for his fiancée."

Lin Qingyi, what are you trying to achieve by doing this?

Lin Qingyi sat up, her voice still languid from just waking up, "So what?"

Ji Yuhuai raised an eyebrow.

"I understand he's in a difficult position. But that doesn't affect my love for him."

I'll just lie here and wait for him. Once he finds and comforts Qiao Suining, he'll naturally come looking for me.

Lin Qingyi became more and more excited as she spoke, her tone filled with an almost willful determination.

The mockery on Ji Yuhuai's face finally shattered.

His jawline tightened, and Lin Qingyi even saw a twitch at his temple, clearly indicating that he was holding his breath but couldn't lash out.

"I know you came to find me just to be sarcastic."

Lin Qingyi was secretly pleased, and said it out loud: "But... nyah nyah nyah."

"Are you sick?" Ji Yuhuai gritted his teeth.

"Yeah, I'm hopelessly in love." Lin Qingyi nodded and lay back down. "You should leave now. It wouldn't be good if He Zhixu came looking for me and saw us."

Ji Yuhuai stood up abruptly.

Lin Qingyi closed her eyes and heard a heavy gasp from above her, as if she had been holding back for a long time. Finally, she squeezed out three words through gritted teeth, "Dream on!"

He bent down and scooped her up.

Lin Qingyi nestled into his arms and buried her face in his coat.

His taste has always been excellent; even his perfumes smell so fresh and pleasant.

she likes.

His heartbeat was flat, not like he was angry, but rather like he was helpless and too lazy to care.

"Ah Huai?"

He Zhixu's voice came from afar, and Lin Qingyi froze upon hearing it.

"What are you doing here?" He Zhixu's voice was urgent. "Are you holding Sui Ning? The clues led us here, she..."

Lin Qingyi buried her face even deeper, her fingers unconsciously clenching Ji Yuhuai's muscles.

She could feel Ji Yuhuai looking down at her, his chest vibrating slightly, as if he were smiling.

It was as if Lin Qingyi was deliberately letting him hear that the man she had been waiting for was anxiously concerned about another woman.

The next second, she heard a popping sound.

Ji Yuhuai kissed the ends of her hair, then moved to her earlobe and sucked hard, with a hint of punishment.

After a while, he stopped kissing, looked up at He Zhixu, and asked, "What do you think?"

He Zhixu couldn't bear to look.

Ji Yuhuai had previously reminded him not to keep a mistress, but he himself was more promiscuous than anyone else.

He only accompanied his girlfriend on a business trip to Tianjin for a few days, and he couldn't wait any longer?

"You're really in high spirits." He Zhixu was silent for a few seconds before speaking: "I asked you to help find Sui Ning, you... fine, you go ahead with your work, I'll find her myself."

Footsteps sounded, growing fainter and fainter.

Lin Qingyi slowly raised her head and took a breath.

She was initially sweating profusely because she felt guilty and was afraid of being caught.

Ji Yuhuai's voice was cool and refreshing, instantly making her feel less hot.

"Did you hear that? He came looking for Qiao Suining, but he didn't mention you at all."

Lin Qingyi buried her face again and said in a muffled voice, "I'm not deaf."

Ji Yuhuai carried her outside, the lamplight casting their shadows on the wall...

He looked down at the head that refused to lift, and suddenly felt his chest being squeezed tightly by her.

"Lin Qingyi, what exactly are you after?"

Lin Qingyi did not answer.

"He Zhixu's money, I dare not openly spend it on you."

If it's for money.

It's better to follow me than him.

As long as you don't make me angry, obediently help me satisfy my physiological needs.

He gives you whatever amount he pays you, I'll give you ten times that.