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Even on a hot summer night, the breeze along the river remains cool.

Qin Ning, with one arm around her, pouted and looked up at Bai Weiran's face, which had been pinched red.

She felt a little guilty, but also a little relieved.

Live it!

She cursed him in her heart.

It's all his fault; he had to bring that up.

That was a dark chapter in her life.

He actually said it so casually—

Did he not remember all the good-looking things he did later, but only the ugly one of him wearing a helmet and bleeding from being hit by a falling object?

She only wants to present her best self to the person she likes!

If there were a memory-erasing gun right now, she would definitely erase this memory of his.

As Qin Ning was pondering this, she was suddenly interrupted by Bai Weiran asking her a question.

"Have you been this busy in the mornings lately?"

Qin Ning has been leaving early and returning late lately, so he's hardly ever seen her anymore.

It's not surprising that he comes home late; he's working overtime.

But it's a bit strange to leave early on purpose. The working hours are the same, and it's impossible to ask all employees to come to work early. He had also heard Shi Le say something like that.

So where did she go this morning?

A person enters the company and works quietly?

What kind of boss is this, so devoted to their work?

Qin Ning was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, then turned her gaze away. She hummed in response, not daring to look him in the eye.

Bai Weiran didn't mean anything by asking this question, but Qin Ning's reaction surprised him.

It was as if they were deliberately avoiding something.

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It's getting late today, oh dear ノ)?Д?(

Chapter 44 The Young Lady's Game of Wits (3K)

Bai Weiran frowned, noticing something was amiss.

Qin Ning is arrogant and willful, and disdains coy and evasive conversation.

If she wants to hide something, there must be some specific purpose behind it.

Just like when she used a scumbag to hook him, she felt that she had done nothing wrong in achieving her goal, so she was completely at ease when lying.

In this situation, he definitely won't notice.

But now she is clearly hesitant.

A look of conflict crossed her face.

And I didn't dare look at him.

Qin Ning bit her lip, turning her head back and forth, refusing to look at anyone.

"Qin Ning?" he called her again, this time with a hint of doubt at the end of his voice.

Qin Ning paused for a moment, remained silent for two seconds, then looked up, her eyes shining brightly.

The hesitation and indecision vanished without a trace.

"What is it, Brother Weiran?"

Qin Ning had mentally prepared herself to look up, but the moment their eyes met, she couldn't help but shiver.

Wei Ran's older brother has become somewhat different from usual.

She couldn't quite put her finger on what was different, but those dark eyes were looking at her intently, like a deep pool reflecting her emotions, not missing a single detail.

She immediately felt as if she were being spied on, a subtle feeling that pierced right to her heart.

She wanted to turn her head away, but felt that this action would be a sign of weakness. A surge of anger rose within her, and she refused to look away.

But the feeling of suffocation grew stronger and stronger—

The cool, damp breeze around us felt heavy.

She had the illusion that she was swimming in black oil.

It sent chills down your spine, a feeling of being surrounded and restrained.

"It's nothing," he suddenly said, looking away and pulling her hand away from his arm. Qin Ning was taken aback and instinctively wanted to resist, unwilling to leave this intimate position, but her small hand was held very tightly.

With an attitude that left no room for refusal, he slowly pulled her hand away inch by inch.

Then he took her hand and put it into his coat pocket, lowering his eyelashes and chuckling softly.

"The wind is cool by the river, and your hands are cold too."

In fact, he only took a few seconds to make these movements.

But Qin Ning didn't wake up until her hand touched the coat pocket and was warmed by body heat.

I took a deep breath, and time and my surroundings returned to normal.

He was back to normal.

No, there is still a slight difference.

Qin Ning's gaze fell on her hands.

Her hand was in his pocket, while his hand, through a layer of fabric, held her firmly from the outside.

Qin Ning thought, "Here we go again."

It's at times like this—

She would feel a very strange urge to pull him away violently.

The closer she got to him, the more she pulled, the more emotions her brother, Weiran, would reveal.

This feeling made her both love and fear it.

A contradictory desire arises: the desire to conquer and the desire to be conquered.

Qin Ning walked with her head down, her gaze falling on the delicate kitten heels on her feet.

I felt my heart racing involuntarily.

There weren't many pedestrians along the riverbank; they were few and far between.

A couple walked past them side by side. Qin Ning looked down and didn't notice them, but Bai Weiran glanced at them.

They walked along the riverside path for quite a distance until they found a bench to rest on at the end.

"There's a vending machine over there. I'll go buy some water. What do you want?"

"...The water you drank."

He shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, and was about to leave when Qin Ning called him back.

She sat on the bench, her legs elegantly crossed, her hands resting on her thighs, looking up at him with her face slightly turned to the side, her large eyes revealing a cunning and calculating quality like a cat's.

"I'm cold, Brother Weiran."

Qin Ning unleashed her skill: [A lie with absolutely no skill involved]

Item obtained: [Bai Weiran's Coat]

She draped her coat over herself, a smug smile playing on her lips as she watched his retreating figure. She reached out and pulled the coat tighter around herself, like a...

The child, who had just received her beloved little blanket, first wrapped the coat tightly around her body, feeling its breath. After two or three seconds, she opened her eyes again, slowly and deliberately, like a little queen in the process of being crowned, putting on her magnificent royal robes.

He put his hands inside his sleeves, brought them close to his nose to smell the fragrance, and then laughed smugly.

Then she remembered the secret, and her smile vanished.

She hasn't been going to the company in the mornings these past few days.

She went to another place.

Go see that girl with heterochromia, the one who boldly kidnapped Weiran's brother before, the girl named Mingguang.

After being placed under guard, she repeatedly caused trouble, struggled, and tried to escape.

She was indeed very capable, and almost escaped many times, but the bodyguard was even more capable, and he always managed to bring her back and faithfully followed Weiran's brother's orders.

Don't hurt Mingguang, but also make her understand that getting close is impossible.

If she decides to give up, let her leave freely.

But the girl named Mingguang refused to give up no matter what.

"...I'd rather be dead!"

Qin Ning thought Mingguang was stupid.

The stupid ones don't know how to lie. They just say they've decided to give up, and then come back. Isn't that simple?

I know I'll lie anyway.

But Mingguang was different. She refused to tell a single lie and tried every possible way to escape, only to be caught and pinned down, screaming and kicking her limbs like a little animal that refused to admit defeat.

She was so convinced of this that she wouldn't even stoop to lying.

A stubbornness that refuses to give up no matter what.

Qin Ning couldn't understand this inflexibility, but she sensed a sense of crisis from it.

This person will definitely not leave—

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