Phew!
Ye Zi breathed a sigh of relief. When she turned around, she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
Fortunately, Chen Mo believed her. Otherwise, she really didn't know what to do.
She secretly glanced at Chen Mo from the corner of her eyes and quickly walked into the elevator.
Buzz …
The phone suddenly vibrated. In a panic, the phone fell to the ground. Ye Zi frowned slightly and slowly bent over to pick up the phone.
Ding dong.
Just as Ye Zi squatted down, the elevator door was pressed and a little girl walked in.
The little girl reached out and poked Ye Zi. Ye Zi turned to look at the girl and smiled slightly. She asked the girl, "Little girl, what's the matter?"
The little girl handed a note to Ye Zi.
Ye Zi frowned slightly and blinked. She asked the girl, "For me?"
The girl nodded.
Ye Zi took the slip of paper from the girl's hand. After opening it, she saw a line of words that was rather forceful: Second hint.
"Second hint?!"
Ye Zi frowned and stared at the note in confusion for a long time.
When she came to her senses, the little girl was no longer in the elevator.
What was the second hint?!
This piece of paper?!
Ye Zi couldn't figure it out. She turned on her phone and looked at the WeChat message from Lin Yan.
After replying to Lin Yan, the elevator stopped on the first floor of the community.
Ye Zi walked out of the community and looked up at the gradually gloomy sky. An inexplicable sense of oppression occupied Ye Zi's heart. At this moment, it seemed that even her breathing became very heavy.
She hailed a taxi and sat in the car, clutching the note the entire time.
Ye Zi couldn't figure out what the second clue was.
She looked at it carefully for a long time. Apart from this note and these few words, there was no other clue.
What would the second hint given by the mysterious man be?!
While thinking, the taxi drove into Xinglan Bay Apartments.
The driver turned to look at Ye Zi. "Miss, you've arrived."
Ye Zi's heart was tied to the note, and she didn't hear the driver's words at all.
"Miss … Miss …"
The driver called a few more times, and Ye Zi came back to her senses. She paid the driver and got out of the car.
Ye Zi kept her head down, looking thoughtful. A few children who were playing around rushed over. She was a little careless and knocked down a little girl.
Hearing the little girl's cries, Ye Zi hurriedly bent over and helped the little girl up. "Little girl, are you hurt?"
The little girl only cared about crying and didn't pay attention to Ye Zi at all.
Ye Zi was anxious. She took out a tissue from her pocket and wiped the girl's tears while checking to see if the girl was injured.
"Xiaoxun."
Suddenly, a woman's voice came from behind Ye Zi. Ye Zi turned around with the little girl in her arms and saw the woman walking over quickly.
The woman looked at the little girl in Ye Zi's arms and frowned slightly. She shook her head slightly and sighed. "Didn't Mommy tell you not to run around? Why didn't you listen to Mommy? "
As the woman spoke, she looked at Ye Zi and said apologetically, "Sorry, the child is too naughty."
Ye Zi smiled and looked at the little girl in her arms. "She's very cute."
The woman took the little girl from Ye Zi's arms. "Hurry up and say sorry to Big Sister."
The little girl wiped her tears and said while sobbing, "Big Sister, I'm sorry."
Ye Zi smiled and rubbed the little girl's head. "You have to listen to Mommy in the future."
The little girl nodded at Ye Zi with a pitiful look. She put her hands on the woman's neck and snuggled tightly in her mother's arms.
Ye Zi smiled faintly and stood there shaking her head.
But suddenly, her eyes narrowed and her expression changed. A little girl?! Mommy?!
She hurriedly took out the note.
That's right!
Why didn't she think of it? This was a note from the little girl.
Could the mysterious man be trying to tell her that the little girl was the second clue?
And Zhang Chaoran and Zhou Jie also had a daughter.
Ye Zi walked out of the house with this thought.
With a crisp "click", the door slowly opened. Lin Yan was wearing a white bathrobe, revealing a pair of slender legs. When Lin Yan saw Ye Zi, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
He looked at Ye Zi, who seemed to be deep in thought. "Why didn't you go home?"
When Ye Zi heard Lin Yan's voice, she lifted her eyes to look at him. The thoughtful look on her face quickly became emotionless, and a gentle and graceful smile appeared on her face. "It's nothing. When I walked back just now, it was a little hot, so I stood outside the door to cool off."
Hot? Cool off?
Lin Yan's frown deepened. He subconsciously glanced outside the window. Thin snow was swirling in the air, and the cold wind was blowing. It might be possible to say that it was cold, but if it was hot …
Ye Zi wouldn't lie. Lin Yan knew this very well.
Perhaps Ye Zi was hiding something from him.
Lin Yan didn't show too much. He smiled faintly and held Ye Zi's hand.
It was cold to the touch, like a piece of ice. Lin Yan frowned. It seemed that this matter wasn't small. Otherwise, Ye Zi wouldn't be like this.
After a while, Lin Yan took Ye Zi back home. She took off her cashmere coat but Ye Zi still felt cold. She frowned and bit her lip hard.
While Lin Yan wasn't paying attention, Ye Zi raised her hand and slapped her forehead hard.
She didn't even know how to lie!
She was helpless about this.
Lin Yan changed into home clothes and walked to the living room. He smiled at Ye Zi. "Are you hungry?"
Although Ye Zi didn't have an appetite, she still nodded in order to prevent Fangduo from being suspicious.
Lin Yan smiled. "I will prepare dinner. Have a rest first. "
Watching Lin Yan walk into the kitchen, Ye Zi let out a sigh of relief. Her body went limp on the sofa and everything that happened today flashed through her mind.
She was like a marionette, controlled by the mysterious person.
If he wanted her to go east, she could only go east. If he wanted her to go west, she could only go west.
This feeling of being manipulated really made her feel uncomfortable. All along, Ye Zi liked to be in charge of the overall situation, but now …
Ye Zi couldn't stop thinking about all of this. She really wanted to know what the mysterious person's purpose was!
And now, there were still many things that Ye Zi couldn't figure out. Ren Tianye, Li Xue, Mu Longyi …
These three people …
Ye Zi frowned hard. The faces of these three people kept flashing in front of Ye Zi's mind.
Ever since they returned from the Thousand Buddha Rock, there seemed to be a mysterious hand pushing these cases forward. She clutched the note in her hand, and her face turned as pale as a sheet of paper.
"Ye Zi."
Suddenly, Lin Yan's voice came from behind her.
Ye Zi hurriedly stuffed the note in her hand into her pocket. Then she turned around and forced a faint smile on her face. She looked at Lin Yan and smiled. "Can we finish dinner now?"
Lin Yan nodded slightly and looked away from Ye Zi's hand. "Let's eat."
The dinner was sumptuous. There were braised beef, boiled fish, and roasted tofu. The aroma rose in spirals and made people want to eat.
But Ye Zi kept her head down and didn't move her chopsticks.
Lin Yan frowned. He picked up a piece of braised beef and put it in Ye Zi's bowl.
Ye Zi looked up at Lin Yan. Then she put the beef into her mouth and chewed it carefully.
Lin Yan's eyes darkened as he watched Ye Zi eat. These were all things that Ye Zi liked to eat. But today, she didn't have much of an appetite. It was obvious that what Ye Zi had encountered was not a trivial matter.
Ever since she helped Qin Chen solve the case, Ye Zi didn't reopen the detective agency. If it wasn't the detective agency's matter, what else could it be?!
Lin Yan looked at Ye Zi thoughtfully.
After a while, Lin Yan's brows relaxed. He smiled faintly and asked Ye Zi, "What's wrong? Is tonight's dinner not to your liking?"
When Ye Zi heard Lin Yan's question, she blinked and hurriedly began to eat heartily. She stuffed her mouth full and said with a smile, "No, it's very delicious. Your culinary skills are getting better and better."
"Hehe." Lin Yan smiled faintly and walked into the kitchen.
After a while, Lin Yan returned with a bowl of crucian carp soup and placed it in front of Ye Zi. "Eat slowly. Drink some soup."
"Okay."
Ye Zi nodded and put down her chopsticks. She picked up the bowl of soup and drank it in big mouthfuls.
Lin Yan's face darkened when he saw Ye Zi drink the soup.
He had just put some pepper in the soup in the kitchen. Ye Zi hated the taste of pepper the most. Even if it was just a little bit, she could still taste it. However, she had drunk the whole night of crucian carp soup and hadn't found any pepper in it.
Ye Zi smiled as she passed the empty bowl to Lin Yan, giggling as she asked, "Is there more?"
Lin Yan nodded and ladled another bowl of crucian carp soup for Ye Zi.
Ye Zi drank another bowl of soup and put down her chopsticks. "I'm full. I'm really tired today. I'm going to take a shower."
After watching Ye Zi leave, Lin Yan shifted his gaze to Ye Zi's jacket. He slowly got up and walked over. Lin Yan found the note in Ye Zi's pocket.
The second clue?!
Lin Yan furrowed his brows.
What is this?!
A clue about what?!
Lin Yan thought for a moment. When he heard the sound coming from the bathroom, he hurriedly put the note back into Ye Zi's pocket. He turned around and walked to the dining table to clean up the dishes.
After washing the dishes, Lin Yan returned to the bedroom, but he saw that Ye Zi was already asleep.
His eyes darkened. He covered Ye Zi with the blanket and turned to walk out of the bedroom.
"Hello."
The call went through. Lin Yan's thin lips opened slightly and he asked Qin Chen, "Are the people who are secretly protecting Ye Zi still following her?"
Qin Chen: "Of course."
"Where did she go today?"
"Wait a moment. I'll send it to your phone."
Buzz …
After hanging up the phone, Lin Yan received a WeChat message. After he read it, his expression suddenly changed.
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