Chapter 78: 70. Under the bright sun, that dazzlingly beautiful girl walks towards her (4 more 4)_3
Shen Wan sighed, "Xiao Yi, this time the task is different from others. The person being protected this time is the daughter-in-law of the Xiang Family. You remember Uncle Xiang, don’t you? He is the financial advisor of your third uncle’s election team, and it’s his journalist daughter-in-law who is being threatened. Both publicly and privately, we shouldn’t stand by idly."
"So that’s how it is," Tang Yan Yi immediately smiled upon hearing this.
It turns out she’s a married woman and the daughter-in-law of a family friend. She has met Xiang Yuan too; he is her third uncle’s apprentice, a man of remarkable talent and gentle demeanor, completely different from her little brother.
This is when a girl’s mind is easiest to guess. Shen Wan saw Tang Yan Yi’s smile and understood. She smiled and patted Tang Yan Yi’s shoulder: "Now you know you were overthinking, right? If it were just a man and a woman alone, I wouldn’t agree to him going either."
Tang Yan Yi lowered her head in embarrassment: "Third Aunt... I want to go see my little brother and bring him some food. Would you mind?"
Shen Wan thought for a moment: "Why not? Originally, it was something a mother like me should do, but lately I’ve been busy accompanying your third uncle on his campaign speeches. I’m really tied up. Xiao Yi, if you can help me in this way, I’d be grateful."
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In the afternoon, back to the office, Ye He finally returned near quitting time.
Shi Nian called Ye He aside and quietly asked about the situation at Yanwu Square.
Tang Yanqing was sitting on a sofa in the guest area, holding a newspaper and reading with intense concentration. He quietly lowered the newspaper, casting a glance over its top edge at the two of them with eyes like black obsidian.
Ye He said, "When I left, Yanwu Square had already started operating tonight. I saw the cars passing by their entrance; everything was as usual. I also checked with the nearby vendors, and they said Yanwu Square operates normally every day without any anomalies."
Shi Nian closed her eyes for a moment and mentally crossed off Yanwu Square from the list of suspects.
——If they are operating normally with no signs of discrepancy, it proves they have nothing to hide.
Tang Yanqing was right; Yanwu Square seemed the most suspicious but was also the easiest to exclude—from my experience with them that night, their operators are highly cautious. Even if they might be dissatisfied with my article, they certainly wouldn’t send a threatening doll blatantly, which would essentially draw media and police attention and wouldn’t benefit their shadowy businesses.
So someone is using the article to falsely implicate Yanwu Square.
Shi Nian looked back at Tang Yanqing, paused for a moment, and then approached him, crouching next to his sofa.
"...If I want to write about the threatening doll in my article, would you agree?"
Tang Yanqing withdrew his gaze from the newspaper, "Is there no other news material?"
"No," Shi Nian said, annoyed, pursing her lips briefly, "If there’s really no other material, at least Mr. Tang you are ready-made; I could always write an article about you."
Tang Yanqing laughed, set the newspaper aside, and crossed his long legs.
"Tell me what you’re thinking."
Shi Nian lowered her head, quietly clenched her fingertips, "Since this is a threat, the person is trying to scare me into silence. If I do the opposite by reporting the threat openly, they would definitely react unexpectedly."
"Then just write."
He leaned over, propping his chin with his palms, elbows resting on his knees, focusing intently on her.
"Forgot what I told you, huh? There’s nothing to fear; do whatever you want, and leave the rest to me."
"Oh." She lowered her head, couldn’t resist a smile, and stood up to return to her seat.
In her heart, a mysterious sweetness bubbled up.
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The article was completed smoothly, and after work, Ye He stickied around as usual.
Tang Yanqing took long strides but deliberately lagged behind, keeping a certain distance from Ye He.
Ye He kept glancing back at Tang Yanqing, quietly murmuring to Shi Nian, "Did he really stay at your house last night? Boss, how come you don’t have dark circles this morning, and you slept so well? And your brother-in-law didn’t protest?"
Shi Nian laughed silently, "What are you talking about? It’s work; besides, Xiang Yuan and he were childhood friends, they grew up together."
Ye He pointed with her fingers, "Boss, do you have any spare rooms in your house? Can you rent one to me?"
Shi Nian only gave her a pat: "Don’t mess around, my house might have dangers at any moment; I can’t drag you into this."
Ye He was startled by Shi Nian’s serious tone, "Boss, is it really dangerous?"
Shi Nian thought of the deceased Nisha...
but didn’t want to worry Ye He too much, so she skipped it. She just smiled a little: "It might be. But it’s only directed at me, don’t worry."
At the front door, Tang Yanqing finally caught up. Ye He found topics to chat with Tang Yanqing intimately, while Shi Nian looked through the glass wall and immediately spotted a girl standing outside the main entrance.
Jiazhou boasts being the Sunshine City; even at dusk, the sunlight remained blazing as gold. The girl was dressed in neatly fitted white clothes and pants, with a pitch-black straight ponytail tied behind her head, wearing similarly dark sunglasses.
The contrast of black and white accentuated the girl’s striking aura, even more dazzling in the golden sunlight, making it hard for anyone to look away.
A male colleague walking alongside whistled, "Wow, she kinda resembles Liu Yuling from the ’Charlie’s Angels’ era. Dashing, charming."
When ’Charlie’s Angels’ was released, Shi Nian was very young. It was translated as ’The Powerpuff Angels’ in China, and she watched the VCD at a classmate’s house. Back then, she didn’t think Liu Yuling’s features were particularly beautiful, just her moves were quite cool.
At that time, she dreamt of becoming a female cop, and Liu Yuling was the best ambassador for it. So she secretly collected many Liu Yuling stickers and admired her for a long time. Now, a stylish girl like her unexpectedly appeared, making Shi Nian feel amazed and impressed.
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Walking through the revolving door, Ye He had her arm around Tang Yanqing’s shoulder while the two of them seemed to be talking about something; Ye He was beaming, and Tang Yanqing courteously curled his lips slightly. Shi Nian kept watching the girl.
At this moment, the girl walked directly towards the three of them against the crowd.
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[Su’s devilish journey begins, sob~ See you tomorrow~]