"Chen Ziming, your idea..." Su Yue was almost amused to tears.
In the end, it was because he couldn't bear for her to go abroad.
"You want to call me childish again?" he raised his eyebrows and asked indifferently.
Su Yue nodded seriously.
"Then consider me childish, you must accept the car." He didn't argue and took the opportunity to make the request.
Su Yue: ...
In the end, she was defeated by his twisted logic and handed him her ID card, letting him handle the procedures.
In the evening, after everything was done, Su Yue finally remembered to discuss Chi Yiran with Chen Ziming.
"She told you these things?" After listening, he was clearly very surprised, but immediately frowned, a look of displeasure on his face.
She gave a faint hum as an answer.
Silence hung in the air.
Su Yue looked up and saw him squinting, seemingly pondering something.
How to put it...
He looked serious, almost frighteningly so.
She hadn't seen him like this in a long time.
"Are you angry?" she propped herself up and asked nervously.
He didn't answer, but reached out to tuck her hair behind her ear and looked at her quietly for a while.
"Yueyue, you have to trust me," he suddenly said, his voice steady and low.
"Yes, I trust you," Su Yue replied seriously.
"I won't give her any chance," he added, as if still not entirely at ease.
"I know." She smiled, her eyes curving.
She had spoken her mind simply to be open with each other, to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings later.
Towards him.
She had absolute trust.
...
She hadn't expected that Chi Yiran would then, just like Feng Jingjing before, frequently appear near the Yuluo Street police station.
Each time she came, she would either use the excuse that Chi Yiran's mother insisted she deliver food, or that Chi Yiran's grandmother was unwell and asked him to find a doctor.
If there was no excuse, she would sit in the hall and offer a faint smile and a greeting to Chen Ziming when she saw him.
Even if he didn't look at her at all.
After a few such persistent attempts, Chen Ziming finally decided to have a direct conversation with her about the matter.
So, after work one day, he called her to a quieter spot outside the police station.
"Chi Yiran, what exactly do you want?" His handsome face was extremely somber, his voice carrying a chilling tone.
"Nothing, I just wanted to see you," Chi Yiran said with a slight smile, her eyes sparkling brightly.
Chen Ziming let out a deep sigh, "You should know, this is not appropriate."
"Is it because of Su Yue? Officer Chen, I've talked to her, and she said she doesn't mind," Chi Yiran feigned confusion. "I won't ruin your relationship, I just want to... be able to see you from time to time."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "Just like ordinary friends, is that not allowed?"
"No," he replied decisively.
Chi Yiran didn't answer immediately. Instead, she tilted her head back to look at him, her face showing a trace of sadness.
"Don't look at me like that," he said, looking at her with cold eyes. "I don't like things to be messy."
"Is it a crime to like you, Officer Chen? Just looking at you, and I'm treated with such coldness?" A tear traced its way down her cheek, and she asked with a trembling voice.
Chen Ziming was unmoved. "Legally, no, but this disturbs my work and my life."
"You should know that I won't compromise on matters of principle just because you took a knife for me."
He paused at this point, a hint of grimness coloring his eyes as he looked at her. "I'm very busy lately and don't have the time to investigate this incident. If you insist on not listening to advice, I can make time to investigate it thoroughly."
His words were very clear.
Chen Ziming personally witnessed a subtle shift in Chi Yiran's expression.
Even though she tried to hide it, he keenly detected her timidity.
He had never let go of his suspicion, he simply hadn't had the inclination to pursue the matter.
"Officer Chen, your words are truly excessive. I never imagined you would think that I planned saving you?"
Chi Yiran was clearly somewhat angry and wronged.
The man before her, however, looked at her with a frighteningly interrogative gaze and nodded seriously.
The next second, he uttered two words:
"That's right."