Mysterious level up! Shen Ye cries and begs for reconciliation again

Seeing that his heart and eyes were filled with her, Qi Yan's heart melted for a moment. She moved her lips and was about to speak.

A loud and teasing whistle was heard, and the tenderness in her eyes disappeared instantly, replaced by a cold light.

"Hey, Xiao Qi, are you in love? Won't you introduce me to someone?"

Duan Pengyu stood not far away with his hands in his pockets. Two bodyguards behind him helped him carry fishing gear, looking like a familiar big brother.

"It has nothing to do with you."

Qi Yan calmly pushed back Shen Rao's head that was about to pop out, and said with a forced smile.

"It's really disheartening," he covered his chest with his hands in sadness, "I still like you from before..."

He paused for a moment, his eyes turned to the closed car, and muttered in a low voice: "There is no weakness."

"..."

Qi Yan didn't hear it, but she saw it.

Her clear eyes narrowed slowly and she responded to him with the same volume.

——'Don't you have any weaknesses? Scapegoat.'

Duan Pengpu: “…”

The smile on his face disappeared without a trace, but his facial features were still three-dimensional. When he was not smiling, he had an inexplicable sense of solemnity that made him look awe-inspiring without even being angry.

'Boom—'

Qi Yan ignored his reaction and turned to get in the car.

Duan Pengpu stared at the taillights of the car going away and stood there for a long time without moving. It was his bodyguard who called him back to his senses.

"Sir, we should go back too."

"Okay, okay, she's not going to eat. You two can accompany me and we'll go to Xingyue Pavilion. I heard there are new dishes there, so it's a good time to try them."

"That won't do, sir..."

"What's wrong with that? Come on, come on, I'll treat you, you guys should eat with me."

"..."

The bodyguards looked at each other and had to follow.

This gentleman always has his mind set on what he wants to do.

……

Inside the car.

As soon as they entered the main road, Shen Rao, who had been leaning on the passenger seat in silence, turned to look at her with his brows furrowed.

"Why is Duan Pengpu there?"

"You know him too?"

Qi Yan stared at the road ahead. Although his words were questions, there was no sound of doubt in his voice.

"How rare! Who in the imperial capital doesn't know him?"

Shen Rao sneered.

Duan Pengpu held a high-ranking official position in the system in his early years, but later for unknown reasons he resigned and went into business.

He caught the trend in the past few years and made a lot of money. He has been smooth sailing all the way. I heard that there is always someone supporting him behind the scenes.

He is not low-key in either world. Anyone who is in the circle knows the news, and Shen Rao, who is at the top of the business circle, knows even more inside information.

"He is the person who reported the case and came to the police station to take a statement."

Qi Yan answered his initial question.

"The person who reported the case?"

"Yes, he went fishing today and found the body of the criminal investigation team leader in a pond outside the city..."

Qi Yan briefly recounted what happened today.

Shen Rao digested this information carefully, and quickly connected everything in his mind. His fingers unconsciously stroked the watch strap on his wrist, and he sneered:

"He's such a good dog..."

"What did you say?"

The mockery in Shen Rao's eyes faded, and he said seriously, "I thought he went out fishing in this weather, which shows that he has a leisurely and elegant temperament."

"Yeah, I think so too, maybe people like these activities when they get older."

Qi Yan smiled.

"Do you think there are still fish in this weather?"

Shen Rao took over.

"Who knows."

"How about we go fishing too?"

"You can't eat fish, why go fishing?"

"I can catch some and cook it for you."

"forget it……"

Having just pulled the body out of the water, she probably wouldn’t want to eat fish for a while.

The topic of their conversation went off track and they started chatting about all sorts of things.

Just when Shen Rao thought he had fooled her and hadn't yet breathed a sigh of relief, she spoke slowly, making him pause.

"But, your words just now weren't that long."

The tone was firm.

"..."

Shen Rao only paused for half a second, quickly grasped the key point, and changed the topic again.

"You said you also know him. How did you get to know Duan Pengpu?"

Qi Yan did not avoid this question.

"I worked under him for a while when he was still in the system, but it was only for a few months."

So she wasn't actually very familiar with Duan Pengpu.

"Did he ever give you any trouble?"

Shen Rao became alert instantly.

"He..." Qi Yan pursed her lips, "He is a good leader."

"what?"

Shen Rao obviously didn't believe it. "There are rumors that he was kicked out because he made a big mistake. You said he is a good leader? Could it be that he pretended to be so because he knew your identity?"

He believed that Duan Pengpu was a disguised person back then.

After all, this guy's reputation in the business world is not very good, and everyone is almost calling for his death.

"He didn't know my identity, and I was at the grassroots level at that time. He was indeed a good leader at that time."

Qi Yan confirmed again.

Be considerate of your subordinates and do practical things sincerely.

This is what Qi Yan saw openly and secretly at that time. Even if it is fake, it will come true if you do it for a long time.

Shen Rao didn't quite believe it. It's not like he had never met Duan Pengpu before, but he really couldn't see the advantages that Qi Yan listed.

However, he always believed what Qi Yan said and did not refute it.

"People change, maybe he has changed too."

Shen Rao sighed.

"probably."

After Qi Yan finished replying, she glanced at him with a very calm look, "Have you said hello? Is it my turn?"

"..."

They happened to encounter a red light at that moment. Qi Yan stopped the car and looked at him with a more inquiring look in his eyes.

"Shen Rao, what do you know?"

"..."

There was a long silence in the car, until the red light turned green, but Shen Rao still didn't speak.

Qi Yan didn't urge him. As soon as he put his hand on the gear, the back of his hand was covered by a warm palm. Looking along the force, he ran straight into the calm and dark eyes.

"Qi Yan," Shen Rao tightened his grip on her hand, his low, magnetic voice hinting at forbearance, "Can you promise me... that this is the end? This is not your mission... Don't get involved anymore... Okay?"

He looked at her almost pleadingly.

What responded to him was Qi Yan's silence and the hurried honking of the vehicles behind.

"..."

"Beep, beep, beep—"

The irritating sound of the horn kept urging her, Shen Rao held her hand tightly, and finally Qi Yan sighed.

"Let me go first."

"Promise me first."

Shen Rao said stubbornly.

Qi Yan: “…”

Two seconds later, Qi Yan compromised amid the sound of horns honking one after another.

"Okay, I promise you."

Shen Rao took his hand back and asked uncertainly: "Really?"

He didn't expect her to agree so easily, and for a moment he was a little confused.

"As long as he doesn't provoke me, I won't take the initiative to increase my workload."

Qi Yan put the car in gear and replied slowly.

Pei Yuchen was not here to eat and do nothing. It was his job to investigate these people. She just intervened because she felt that these people were too slow and could not resolve the issue before the Spring Festival.

If not...

She glanced at Shen Rao's relaxed brows in the rearview mirror, then moved back to the front and nodded with her fingertips holding the steering wheel.

Otherwise...she wouldn't cause trouble for herself.