"Hello, Ye Zi … Hello, Ye Zi …"
Ye Zi felt as if she was thrown into an ice cave by someone. The coldness penetrated her bones, causing her to shiver even though it wasn't cold.
What kind of person would break into her house and greet her in such a roundabout way? Ye Zi couldn't understand. In all the cases she had handled, it seemed that the murderer had received the punishment he deserved in the end. Who could it be …
She looked at Lin Yan. Her face was as pale as a sheet. Lin Yan held her cold hand and gave her the warmth he could.
Lin Yan pulled her into his arms and said in a low and gentle voice, "Don't be afraid. I'm here."
Ye Zi suddenly thought of something. She struggled out of Lin Yan's embrace and began to rummage through the bookshelf. It was gone. All of her father's notebooks were gone. Those were the notes of all the cases that her father had handled over the years. Every word was written by her father himself. Now, all of them were gone.
"Could it be that your sister took it away to make you anxious?" Lin Yan raised the possibility.
Ye Zi shook her head slightly. "Xiao Rou knows that my father's notes are his life's work. No matter how much she hates me, she wouldn't joke about it."
Lin Yan nodded slightly. He exhaled a breath of hot air and rubbed Ye Zi's cold hand. "If this person wants to harm you, he should have a backup plan. He's in the dark, and we're in the light. We can only wait and see what his next move is."
Ye Zi agreed with Lin Yan's analysis and nodded. However, her heart felt as if there was a sharp knife hanging over it. It could fall and stab into her heart at any time. This feeling made Ye Zi lose her appetite and couldn't sleep at night.
That night, she still had a nightmare. In the dream, it was a boundless fog. The forest in the fog looked like a demonic demon, waving its ghost-like claws. Someone was chasing her. She could only run with all her might, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't run out of this foggy forest.
"Ye Zi … Ye Zi …"
Someone kept calling her. Ye Zi could tell that it was Lin Yan's voice. She wanted to open her eyes, but her eyelids seemed to be filled with lead. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't open her eyes.
"Ye Zi!!"
Lin Yan raised his voice and suddenly shouted. Ye Zi suddenly opened her eyes. Her vision gradually became clear. Lin Yan sat opposite her. He frowned and looked at her anxiously.
Fine beads of sweat seeped out from her forehead and the tip of her nose. Her long hair stuck tightly to her face. That originally extremely pale and thin little face, at this moment, looked as pale as if it had been painted with a layer of white wax. Her hands tightly gripped onto the blanket. Because she used too much strength, the blanket was completely wrinkled.
"Alright, alright. That was just a dream."
Lin Yan hugged Ye Zi. By her ears, he used an extremely distant and charming voice to comfort her.
But her eyes were still empty. She couldn't regain her senses for a long time.
"Ye Zi … Ye Zi …"
"Ah!"
Ye Zi suddenly cried out and hugged Lin Yan tightly. Her tears were like pearls from a broken necklace, flowing down her cheeks. It would be a lie to say that she wasn't afraid.
An unknown person had barged into her home and even used such a special method to greet her.
Lin Yan rubbed Ye Zi's back and whispered softly, "Don't be afraid. I won't let anyone hurt you."
Perhaps she was tired from crying. Ye Zi slowly raised her eyelashes and looked at Lin Yan with tearful eyes. Her delicate appearance was like a pear blossom being hit by rain. It really made one's heart ache.
That night, she slept in Lin Yan's arms. Lin Yan hugged her tightly. He used a lot of strength. He wanted to use his body temperature to drive away her nightmare.
The next morning, Ye Zi's expression was still weak. She listlessly called for a toothbrush. Looking at her haggard self in the mirror, she had already forgotten that this was already the third time she had brushed her teeth.
"Wife."
Lin Yan was exceptionally affectionate today. Even the way he usually addressed her had been replaced with the word 'wife', which he rarely called out.
Ye Zi acted as if she didn't hear him. She rinsed her mouth for the fourth time and squeezed the toothpaste onto her toothbrush for the fourth time.
"Wife."
Lin Yan called her again.
Ye Zi turned her head. "What's wrong?"
"You've already brushed your teeth," Lin Yan reminded her.
"Oh." Ye Zi nodded slightly, but she still stuffed the toothbrush into her mouth. According to Ye Zi, the toothpaste had already been squeezed out. It would be a waste if she didn't use it.
Lin Yan just smiled and walked into the kitchen. He was half-naked and wore pajamas. A black apron wrapped around his waist, accentuating his broad shoulders, narrow waist, perky hips, and long legs …
Ye Zi leaned against the kitchen door and brushed her teeth. She admired the beautiful man with the perfect body proportions preparing breakfast for her. She seemed to have forgotten about the nightmare from last night.
Ding dong.
The doorbell rang. Ye Zi spat out the toothpaste foam in her mouth and wiped her mouth with a towel as she walked to the door.
"Hello, is this Miss Ye Zi? This is your express delivery. Please sign for it. " Outside the door, the delivery man was wearing a SF uniform. He politely handed a box to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi couldn't remember what she had bought recently. She blinked and turned towards the direction of the kitchen. "Lin Yan, did you buy this?"
As she spoke, she signed her name on the express delivery receipt.
"Thank you."
The delivery man thanked her and turned to leave.
Ye Zi carried the box into the living room. Lin Yan walked out of the kitchen with breakfast in his hands. "I don't have the habit of shopping online."
"Then what is this?!" Ye Zi shook it and listened by her ears. There was a ticking sound coming from the box. Her face instantly turned deathly pale, and her facial muscles visibly twitched. She abruptly turned her head to look at Lin Yan, her voice low and hoarse as she said, "This … it can't be a bomb, right?!"
Lin Yan frowned. He put down two plates of spaghetti and walked over. "Put it on the coffee table."
Ye Zi's movements were light and slow. She was afraid that there was a bomb in the box. If she wasn't careful, she would die. She was still so young, and there were still many things she hadn't done. She hadn't even worn a wedding dress yet.
Just as her thoughts were running wild, Lin Yan took the letter opener and quickly opened the box. Then, he hit Ye Zi on the head.
"Ouch, it hurts!" Ye Zi glared at Lin Yan.
Lin Yan shrugged and curled his lips. "It's just an alarm clock."
"An, an alarm clock?!" Ye Zi snapped out of her daze and looked at the adorable alarm clock in Lin Yan's hand.
She snatched it from Lin Yan's hand. On the back of the alarm clock, there was a note that said, "Little lazy cat, don't sleep anymore."
Thump!
Ye Zi's heart sank. Ye Zi was no stranger to the term "little lazy cat." When she was young, she would always laze in bed. Her father would always whisper in her ear, "Little lazy cat, don't sleep anymore. The sun is shining on your butt."
But …
He had stolen all of her father's notebooks. Perhaps her father had written in them?!
"What's wrong?" Lin Yan moved in front of Ye Zi and looked at the note in her hand.
Ye Zi's hand trembled as she held the note in front of Lin Yan. "Look …"
"This …"
"That's how my father used to wake me up. Yesterday, his notebook disappeared. Do you think …"
Without waiting for Ye Zi to finish speaking, Lin Yan abruptly opened his mouth and interrupted her. His voice was distant and low as he said, "Don't be nervous. Perhaps the delivery company made a mistake. I'll call and ask first."
"How could it be a mistake? Didn't you see my name on the delivery notice?" Ye Zi's mood became a little restless. She couldn't help but raise her voice.
Lin Yan patted her shoulder. "Don't be nervous. Relax."
Ye Zi broke free from Lin Yan. "How can I relax? A random person broke into my house and left that kind of message. He even sent me an alarm clock early in the morning. I …"
She bit her lower lip with her pearly white teeth and furrowed her brows. Because of her anxiety, a faint blush appeared on her face.
Lin Yan knew that his little girl was afraid. She had never spoken to him like this before. She, who was brave enough to go to the factory area in the middle of the night to catch the murderer, was also afraid of this unknown danger.
He didn't continue to say anything. Ye Zi didn't speak either. The two chose to stay silent and looked at each other quietly.
In the room, it was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
It was so quiet that it was scary.
Ring, ring, ring …
Suddenly, Ye Zi's phone rang and broke the awkward atmosphere. Ye Zi took the phone and answered the call.
"Boss, do you like the gift I gave you?"
Yao Anmian's voice came from the phone.
"Sleeping pill? You're saying that this brain just now was given to me by you?" Ye Zi's willowy eyebrows furrowed, and an indescribable fury surged in her eyes.
"Yes. You always said that I couldn't get up, so I bought one for everyone. It even said …"
"Are you crazy?!"
Ye Zi's voice was close to a roar. Then, she hung up Yao Anmian's phone call. She picked up the alarm clock in Lin Yan's hand and smashed it on the ground.
"Bang!"
With a loud crash, the adorable alarm clock broke into pieces, and the fragments splashed everywhere.
Ye Zi's expression was gloomy. She sat down on the sofa and closed her eyes, panting heavily.
Lin Yan didn't comfort her. Instead, he picked up a broom and swept the remains of the alarm clock in the room. Then, he returned and sat next to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi suddenly threw herself into Lin Yan's arms and hugged him tightly.
"Silly, don't be like this. Maybe we're thinking too much. Those four books might just be a coincidence. "
Ye Zi looked up and glared at Lin Yan. Tears welled up in her eyes. "That's not what you said yesterday."
Lin Yan smiled. "Don't cry. The Ye Zi I know is a little wild cat that I don't know."
"Go to hell." Ye Zi pushed Lin Yan away.
"But …"
Lin Yan suddenly spoke, yet he paused for a moment. Ye Zi turned her head and asked with a frown, "But what?"
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