Si Nian knew better than anyone how guarded Huo Rou was.
Back when he and Huo Rou were on a mission together, facing life and death crises, she only trusted herself.
Chen Guochao's relationship with Huo Rou was definitely not ordinary.
In tactics, there was a move called 'flanking.'
Qin Ningyi found someone Huo Rou couldn't refuse, so perhaps he could…
Chen Guochao tidied his clothes and didn't answer him, then followed Huo Rou with his men.
“I’m asking you a question.” Si Nian nudged his arm and said, narrowing his eyes.
“Is that how you ask someone?”
This person never looked at them. Now, because of Huo Rou, he could even shift his gaze.
Chen Guochao naturally had to take the opportunity to make his presence known.
Si Nian took a deep breath and was about to change his tone as instructed, when he heard Chen Guochao say, “Aren’t you going to deal with these people?”
“Later.”
He didn't intend to reveal his relationship with Huo Rou to everyone yet, especially since the one at home was always worried about him causing trouble for Huo Rou.
Apart from his eyes, which seemed to disregard people, Si Nian was otherwise quite good, and his grandfather praised him highly.
If it were Qin Ningyi, his father would definitely not agree, but if it were Si Nian…
Chen Guochao looked back at Si Nian, and the thought of listing Si Nian as a "fallback option" made him incredibly excited.
Si Nian looked at the simple-minded man's eyes suddenly filling with a smile and silently drew a question mark next to Chen Guochao's relationship with Huo Rou.
“Still as unintelligent as ever.”
Si Nian muttered under his breath, and ultimately decided not to follow. He instructed his subordinates to tie up Shen Yuanshu and the others and put them in the car.
After getting into the car, he looked down at Huo Rou's contact information on his phone, a slight smile playing on his lips.
There was plenty of time.
After arranging his men, Chen Guochao drove alone to follow Huo Rou and her group.
Along the way, Zhao Hengyu drove towards the hotel where An An and Ren Zhen were staying.
Qin Ningyi took a first-aid kit from the car to treat the wound on Huo Rou's face.
“Bear with it.” His gaze was focused, and his touch was as gentle as possible.
Huo Rou smiled at him, her lips curved, “This minor injury is nothing.”
He took out gauze and was about to apply it to her face when Huo Rou quickly stopped him.
“Isn’t this a bit much?”
Huo Rou looked at the thick gauze in his hand. If this was plastered on her face, An An would surely cry with worry upon seeing her later.
Qin Ningyi's face darkened, and his hand froze.
Huo Rou smiled and took the gauze from his hand, placing it back.
“It’s really not a serious injury.”
She took Qin Ningyi’s hand, drawing warmth from him.
“You arrived just in time, otherwise I would have had to confront him head-on.”
“Avoid the sharp edge.” Qin Ningyi said in a deep voice, then pulled her towards his shoulder and fanned her wound with his hand.
Huo Rou leaned on his shoulder, feeling very secure. She slowly recounted the events of the past few days.
“Shen Yuanshu wanted to give me a new face and take me to the US. I did something to the plans, so I woke up early. It was perfect timing for you to draw him away…”
Qin Ningyi then remembered Shen Yuanshu’s gaze when he saw him during the fight earlier. It was nothing like the look of a mere business rival.
Hearing Huo Rou’s explanation now, he became even more certain of his earlier suspicions.
“Did you know him before?”
Huo Rou's surprise was genuine. Her eyes sparkled as she looked at Qin Ningyi, “You guessed it?”
“He seemed to have attended the same university as me. Later, I captured him during a mission, and his gaze back then was the same as it is now…”
Huo Rou skipped over some parts of the story, only explaining Shen Yuanshu's situation and her discoveries there.
However, Qin Ningyi did not ignore the gaps in the story. He didn't ask anything, only held her tightly.
Zhao Hengyu, driving in front, saw Qin Ningyi's affectionate gaze in the rearview mirror. Before he could make a teasing remark, he met Qin Ningyi's warning look in the mirror.
Fine, he was single and unworthy of speaking!
Zhao Hengyu abruptly raised the partition in the middle of the car.
Huo Rou looked at the rising partition with a mixture of amusement and helplessness.
Qin Ningyi, however, kissed her.
After the kiss, they arrived at their destination.
As Huo Rou alighted from the car, her gaze was as calm as still water, yet her cheeks held a faint blush.
Under Qin Ningyi's gaze, Zhao Hengyu hesitated to speak.
Zou Xiaoxiao happened to get out of another car. The moment she saw Huo Rou, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she raised her voice.
Bluntly, she said to Qin Ningyi, “Qin Ningyi, you beast?!”