Su Qingqing was relatively calm at first, but when she heard Yan Li's words, she felt her hair stand on end, and her voice became a little stammering, "Like... like?"

Is this the one she thought she liked?

It should be just the same kind of love you have for a friend, or even a pet, right?

Su Qingqing even thought in despair that Yan Li was raising her as a pet for fun, but that didn't seem to be the case.

She wanted to find out what the other person meant, but she didn't dare to ask about the deeper meaning of his words, and the words were stuck in her throat.

But Yan Li didn't seem to want to express anything further. He just rubbed Su Qingqing's face, put her on the shore, patted her shoulder and said, "Go."

Su Qingqing felt as if she had been pardoned. She turned around and left. Her steps were a little hurried, showing her panic.

On her way back, she almost tripped over a stone beside her, but luckily Lin Mubai, who had woken up, quickly caught her.

"Qingqing, what's wrong with you? Why are you all wet?" Lin Mubai asked her curiously.

Su Qingqing shook her head, "No...it's okay..."

She wanted to calm herself down, but Yan Li's words kept lingering in her ears and she almost cut her hand while cutting wild vegetables.

Fortunately, Lin Mubai appeared in time to save her fingertips from disaster.

Lin Mubai looked at the absent-minded Su Qingqing and finally couldn't help asking the question in his heart, "Qingqing, what's wrong with you? You were absent-minded just after coming back from the river. Did something happen between you and Yanli?"

Su Qingqing sighed and hesitated to speak.

Although she admired Lin Mubai very much, she was actually a little wary of humans after being kidnapped once, and the same was true for Lin Mubai. But with Yan Li around, she felt safe, and ordinary humans could not hurt her.

But both of them had reservations, and Su Qingqing was still a little reluctant to tell Lin Mubai about her inner concerns.

Lin Mubai seemed to have guessed Su Qingqing's concerns. He curled his lips slightly, his expression as gentle as ever, "Are you worried about Yan Li and you?"

Su Qingqing said, "Yes... and no."

She nodded and shook her head.

Lin Mubai couldn't help but look at Su Qingqing's fair and beautiful face. Even the simplest attire could not conceal the girl's nobility and refinement. He could feel that Su Qingqing's family conditions and conversation were very good. She should be a lady from a wealthy family and it was impossible for her to have lived in such a forest since childhood.

But looking at Su Qingqing's appearance, she didn't look like a girl who had been forced or tortured.

Because he had seen what a girl who had been forced and abused looked like. No matter how delicate and beautiful she was, she would be as tattered as a broken doll. But Su Qingqing was very energetic and looked radiant.

Although he didn't know what Yan Li wanted to do, Lin Mubai felt that it was very dangerous to let Su Qingqing continue to stay with Yan Li.

So he spoke tentatively, intending to ask her opinion first, "Qingqing, what are you going to do in the future? Are you going to stay here forever?"

"Of course not, I want to go home too." Su Qingqing quickly shook her head.

Lin Mubai asked, "Although I don't know why you are here, but if you want to go back to Country Z, I can help you."

"Really?" Su Qingqing's eyes lit up immediately.

She had not dared to ask Lin Mubai if he could help her return to China these days, firstly because she wanted to understand his personality first, and secondly because she was worried that Yan Li would hear it.

He seemed to be able to understand their conversation without any problem now. Su Qingqing felt that he would be angry if he heard it.

But soon, hesitation flashed across her eyes again, "Why...why are you helping me?"

Lin Mubai smiled. "I am a police officer after all. If you were really trafficked here, I have the obligation to send you home. Helping ordinary citizens is also one of my jobs."

His voice was very gentle, making people feel convincing and safe when listening to it. To be honest, Lin Mubai's aura was also very positive, and he didn't sound like a cunning and treacherous villain.

This is not a matter of intuition. Su Qingqing has learned a little knowledge in this area from her father's social activities.

As for why she was abducted, she never expected that society could be so sinister that someone would bribe the waiter to put drugs in her drink. She didn't even see any suspicious people, and when she woke up she found herself in a strange place.

If you think about it carefully, this matter is also unbelievable. She and her college classmates and counselors often went to that bar, and nothing had ever happened. During work, colleagues would occasionally have dinner there. Although she didn't drink, she often ordered juice or something.

It just so happened that the day she went there, the boss was not there and was replaced by a stranger. However, she didn't care and just ordered a glass of wine and sat aside drinking it.

When Su Qingqing thought of this, she suddenly felt a chill on her back, but she did not show it. Instead, she asked Lin Mubai, "Can you really take me back to my country? But I..."

"Are you worried about Yanli?"

Lin Mubai spoke out Su Qingqing's inner concerns. Su Qingqing was stunned, but nodded, "Yan Li... at least he saved me, I don't want to leave without saying goodbye, and if possible, I really want to repay him, but..."

"But you know he won't agree to let you leave. If you say you want to leave, he will definitely be very angry, right?"

Su Qingqing was stunned. Under Lin Mubai's clear but sharp gaze, she nodded gently, "Hmm..."

Lin Mubai looked at Su Qingqing, and then couldn't help but sigh softly.

"You silly girl, now I finally know why you were deceived."

Under Su Qingqing's somewhat puzzled gaze, Lin Mubai looked at her seriously, "Qingqing, Yan Li is not as simple as you think. His IQ may be higher than the sum of the two of us."

"You...what do you mean?"

Su Qingqing's voice was a little stuttering.

Lin Mubai's expression was even more serious than before. "What I mean is that he might be a more advanced species than us humans, not just a snake demon. But that's not what you should be thinking about now. What you should be thinking about is, if Yan Li is a species that is several times stronger than humans, several times more intelligent than humans, and has superior agility and insight, then do you know why he keeps a woman like you by his side but rejects a man like me? Especially since you are so beautiful and young."

"I……"

"The answer is actually very simple, because he looks down on those of us with the same surname who are much weaker than them. But you are different. You are of the opposite sex, and a beautiful one at that."

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