Why could Zhu Yuan, who had so much work to finish in one morning, still manage to smile?
The reason was also very simple! She would see Qingfeng again in the afternoon! Not only that, but tomorrow she could also spend the whole morning with him!
Leaving aside Ye Qingfeng's looks, just the experience of being around him was incredibly comfortable. When she was with him, Zhu Yuan would unknowingly and temporarily forget her own identity, and the dormant maiden's heart within her would quietly resurface.
Not to mention, Ye Qingfeng's face was one you could never get tired of looking at!
So, her main task this morning was to organize tomorrow's speech draft and procedures. Only then could Zhu Yuan temporarily set aside work and enjoy the time spent with Ye Qingfeng.
"Zhu Yuan, that's prejudice on your part. Do you think every time I call you, it's to ask for help?"
Qingyi understood Zhu Yuan's serious attitude towards work, but could someone really both be serious about work and actually enjoy it?
She picked up her teacup, took a light sip, and caught a glimpse of the faint, elusive smile on Zhu Yuan's face. She found it quite suspicious. Then she pushed a freshly brewed cup of tea across the desk, using a rhetorical question to counter what Zhu Yuan had just said.
Qingyi could roughly guess the reason for the smile on Zhu Yuan's face. It most likely had something to do with that guy named Ye Qingfeng, but she had no direct evidence to prove it...
"Thanks." Zhu Yuan glanced at the teacup beside her computer out of the corner of her eye. She raised her left hand, picked up the steaming cup, brought it to her lips for a small sip, thanked her lightly, and then countered, "Is it not?"
Qingyi: ?!
Just as Qingyi was about to retort, she was interrupted by a suddenly ringing phone. She had no choice but to continue holding her teacup to her lips, but her gaze fixed on Zhu Yuan.
The instant the phone rang, she ruled out the possibility that it was her phone. Not for any other reason, simply because... she didn't have anyone who would call her...
Zhu Yuan frowned slightly the moment she heard the ringtone. It interrupted her train of thought. She casually picked up her phone, wanting to see who was being so disruptive.
The moment Zhu Yuan saw the name on her screen, her eyes instantly cleared and sparkled faintly. She answered, brought it to her ear, and swept her hair back, all in one fluid motion.
Her tone was normal, but her voice was slightly lowered. "Qingfeng, what's wrong?"
The instant Qingyi, sitting across from her, heard the name "Ye Qingfeng," her originally clear and gentle pupils abruptly contracted. From round, emerald gems, they elongated, thinned, and slowly formed a mysterious vertical line.
Set against the backdrop of those vertical pupils, a faint, ghostly fluorescence appeared, like a cat's eye shimmering in the deep of night.
Stare——
"I was ambushed by two people in an alley on 11th Street during a robbery," Ye Qingfeng explained the situation as concisely as possible. "One of them tried to do something to my companion, the other was armed with a firearm. They've both been subdued. The location is..."
Ye Qingfeng paused, turned his head to look at the sign behind him. "The Legal Clinic on 11th Street... Yeah, that's the name..."
"What?! A gun?!" Zhu Yuan was first shocked, then her expression shifted to one of deep concern. "Then... Qingfeng, are you okay?!?!"
"I'm fine. Zhu Yuan, is it convenient for you to come over now?"
"Convenient! Definitely convenient! We'll be right there!" Zhu Yuan slammed her palm on the desk, filled with righteous fury. She sprang to her feet, quickly preparing for dispatch, and shouted without looking back, "Qingyi! Let's go!"
At this moment, Qingyi, completely in the dark about what had happened, only knew that after Ye Qingfeng called, the expressions crossing Zhu Yuan's face had changed quite dramatically...
Hearing Zhu Yuan's shout, she finally snapped out of it. "Ah... okay... Coming!"
"Let's move!"
Qingyi had barely acknowledged her and hadn't even stood up when she saw Zhu Yuan already standing impatiently at the door.
...
"I'm coming!"
Qingyi didn't have time to put away her teacup or anything else. She grabbed her short baton and followed Zhu Yuan out at a run.
The two of them moved quickly through the Public Security Bureau, one after the other. Zhu Yuan reached the car first and took the driver's seat. Qingyi followed closely and got into the passenger seat.
Before Qingyi could even fasten her seatbelt, Zhu Yuan floored the accelerator and rapidly spun the steering wheel. The police car pivoted on the spot in a highly unreasonable manner.
The moment it was facing the main gate, it shot forward. Of course, it didn't actually fly, but in Qingyi's eyes, it was no different. A hint of panic appeared on her usually calm face — quite a rare sight...
As for the reason... it was also simple... In front of the Public Security Bureau's main gate was a small road, and directly ahead of that was a wall!!
A wall! And Zhu Yuan showed absolutely no sign of slowing down. Although she wasn't a newcomer anymore... Qingyi still wanted to cry out: Old timer from New Eridu, don't mess around!
Qingyi turned her head away, refusing to look ahead. She squeezed her eyes shut and grabbed the armrest with both hands. It was the only thing she could hold on to!!
Zhu Yuan's gaze was sharp as she violently turned the steering wheel while simultaneously pulling the handbrake. The police car smoothly completed an inertial drift and successfully merged onto the main road.
"Ha... ha..." Completing this maneuver hadn't been easy for Zhu Yuan either. Sitting in the driver's seat, she caught her breath. There was a sense of satisfaction after the success. Curling her lips, she drove steadily and casually asked, "How was that, Senior Qingyi? Pretty exciting, right?"
"Senior Qingyi? Senior Qingyi??"
Getting no response after a while, Zhu Yuan curiously glanced over. What she saw made her feel a bit embarrassed...
Qingyi's usually lively eyes were now dull and lusterless. Her mouth was slightly open, her gaze vacant, staring straight ahead. Her whole presence seemed tinged with gray.
A gray, half-human silhouette resembling Qingyi, complete with twintails, slowly drifted out from her mouth. With its round head and two black dots for eyes, it was inexplicably amusing...
Zhu Yuan's priority now was to get to Qingfeng's side. Leveraging the advantage of a police car, she hit green lights all the way and quickly arrived near the address he had given.
Just then, one of Qingyi's fingers suddenly twitched. The next second, the "Qingyi Limited Edition Soul Form" floating in the air was slurped back into her body.
Her previously lifeless eyes finally regained their sparkle, but her pale complexion made her look considerably worse for wear.
"It seems I just saw my great-grandmother..." Qingyi's body was completely pressed against the backrest, her arms limp at her sides. She tilted her head slightly, staring up at the car roof with a dazed expression. "Before I could even say a word, she hit me with a full combo..."
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