Qin Yan leaned against the door, knelt on the floor and pretended to be dead.
Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder, and Qin Yan was so frightened that he shuddered and did not dare to open his eyes, only weakly said, "...Don't kill me."
Qiao Ying said, "Let me through."
Qin Yan could feel Qin Hanyue's presence very close by.
He closed his eyes and shuffled away from the door to the wall.
Qiao Ying opened the door and looked at Qin Yan, who was huddled and shivering against the wall, and said, "I brought a gift for Assistant Qin."
Qin Yan shook his head wildly: "Thank you, I don't want it."
Qin Yan should feel fortunate that he had only disturbed the two people's embrace. If he had come two minutes earlier and disturbed something he shouldn't have, Qin Hanyue really could have twisted his head off.
The white owl at the door was completely calm. He glanced at the half-dead Qin Yan at the base of the wall and sincerely apologized.
Sack had run off somewhere.
Back on the first floor, he bumped into Qiao Yi who was just looking for Qiao Ying. He must have been asking Sack if he had seen Qiao Ying.
Then Qiao Ying and the others came back.
"Sister, what's wrong with your mouth? Did you just come back from overseas and get inflamed?" Qiao Yi immediately noticed Qiao Ying's slightly red and swollen lips.
Then he glanced at Qin Hanyue behind Qiao Ying, as if wanting to ask him if he knew.
Qiao Ying's expression was calm: "I hit it on the door."
Qiao Yi was shocked: "How could you hit the door? You're usually so careful. Was it serious? Did it bleed? Let me see."
Qin Hanyue: "..."
Qiao Yi started to go over to check Qiao Ying's injury to see how bad it was, but Sack strode forward and dragged him away, walking away with big steps.
Qiao Yi did not understand: "Sack? Where are we going?"
He had trouble keeping up with Sack's pace.
At the dinner table,
Sack was absent.
Qiao Yi also arrived late.
Qiao Ying asked while eating breakfast, "Where's Sack?"
"He's in his room. I don't know why he's angry. I called him to come eat breakfast but he wouldn't come. I'll bring it to him later."
This was Qiao Yi's first time seeing Sack angry. He didn't know what had happened. He just felt a little scary.
Qin Hanyue, who had showered and changed back into his clothes, glanced at Qiao Ying inconspicuously.
He had seen earlier in the boxing room when Sack had slammed the door shut. Such a big reaction meant that he must like Qiao Ying, right?
Bai Xiao said, "It's nothing. He's always had this kind of temper."
Bai Xiao knew that Sack had transferred his feelings for Nameless onto Qiao Ying. Because Nameless had blown up the God's Arms headquarters, Sack, who idolized Nameless, naturally also disliked God's Arms. He thought Nameless and God's Arms had a feud.
If Qiao Ying was with Nameless' enemy, Qin Hanyue, Sack would naturally have complicated feelings.
Sack had the simple mindset of a child and a strong sense of possession. He wanted Qiao Ying to properly manage Heishui.
He hoped that Qiao Ying would only be the boss of Heishui.
After breakfast, Qiao Ying went to find Sack.
Qiao Ying closed the door behind her.
"Little Sack?"
Sack was sitting on the sofa, busily wiping his own dagger.
Qiao Ying sat down next to him: "You're not jealous of Qin Hanyue, are you?"
Sack was indeed jealous, but there were many kinds of jealousy.
Sack said, "Don't be so full of yourself!"
He paused for a moment, with quite an emotional tone, "Do you know Nameless blew up the God's Arms headquarters?"
Of course Qiao Ying knew: "Qin Hanyue doesn't care."
Sack: "She doesn't like God's Arms."
Qiao Ying rubbed her nose. In the past, Nameless didn't dislike them either, she was simply unhappy with them.
Qiao Ying didn't say any more to him about this. She took out her phone, tapped it a few times, and handed it to him, saying, "The gift I brought for you."
Sack didn't want any gifts, but his eyes couldn't help glancing over unconsciously. Just as he was about to retract his gaze, he froze.
On the screen was a photo of Nameless.
The dagger fell to the ground. Sack almost cut himself.
But he didn't notice at all, just stared at the photo. Then he looked up at Qiao Ying incredulously, and his nose suddenly turned sour.
Qiao Ying held the phone out to him, "Lots of photos, look slowly, I'll send them to you after you're done."
Sack took the phone and stared at the photo of Nameless.
In the photo, Nameless wore a beautiful, elegant evening gown and stood in a luxurious banquet hall, raising a glass.
Those who had seen Nameless all said that Nameless was a demoness whose beauty attracted people to devote themselves to her at all costs.
The Nameless in the photo was one Sack had never seen before.
In all the time he had known her, there wasn't a single photo of Nameless left in Heishui, which Sack had always regretted.
After that, whenever he thought of her, he could only rely on his memories of Nameless.
As Sack looked at the photo, he couldn't take his eyes off it for a long time.
He suddenly turned his face away, as if wiping away tears, and then stubbornly turned his back so Qiao Ying wouldn't see.
Sack took a long time to calm down.
Just one photo made him cry.
Seeing him like this, Qiao Ying also felt uneasy.
In Heishui, she spoiled Sack the most.
"Actually..." Qiao Ying thought about whether to tell Sack that she was Nameless.
When the words reached her lips, Qiao Ying stopped again.
Never mind, wait a little longer, until the feud with An Ying was settled.
With his back to her, Sack held Qiao Ying's phone and flipped through the photos, often enlarging them to look closely.
The photos were all taken by Ye Si. Most were candid shots of Nameless' life.
There was one of her in casual clothes hugging a pillow lying on the sofa, one of her eating, sleeping, shooting, driving, playing on the computer, and a few where she was tinkering with things he didn't understand.
These photos made Nameless seem alive to Sack. As if she was living in a city similar to this one, living the life she enjoyed.
"Where did you get these photos? Who took them?"
With Nameless' temperament as a boss, she definitely wasn't the type who liked taking pictures. You could tell from some of the photos where Nameless looked impatiently at the camera, warning the photographer with her eyes.
Qiao Ying said, "I'll tell you later."
Sack said, "You promised."
Qiao Ying said, "When have I ever lied to you?"
As Sack kept flipping through, he came across several photos of Qiao Ying wearing a black evening gown at a banquet in Country M.
Looking at the Qiao Ying in the photos, Sack had a strong sense of familiarity - the temperament and demeanor of Qiao Ying and Nameless had some inexplicable similarities.
Although they didn't look alike, for a moment Sack almost mistook the two for the same person.
He selected all the photos and sent them to himself.
Including those few photos of Qiao Ying.
When Qiao Ying came out of Sack's room, she saw Qin Hanyue standing quietly in the hallway. Clearly waiting for her.
Today was the weekend. Qin Hanyue didn't need to go to the company.
Of course, even if it was a work day, he wouldn't have gone.
Qin Hanyue's gaze followed Qiao Ying as she walked up to him, and he asked, "Do I have a gift?"
She had brought gifts for everyone, even Qin Yan.
Only him and Fourth Master were left.
Qiao Ying narrowed her eyes slightly, looking at him with an unusually expressive face.
She didn't realize this guy was so greedy.
Qiao Ying's reaction made it very clear that there was no gift.
Qiao Ying said, "They were easy to pick gifts for, but it's hard to find something suitable for someone of your status."
Qin Hanyue stared into her eyes and told her, "Actually, my gift should be the easiest to give."
Qiao Ying raised her brows: "Oh? Tell me about it."
Qin Hanyue took half a step forward, closer to her.
Qiao Ying smiled ambiguously, calm and unruffled as she casually threw out, "You wouldn't dare."
Qin Hanyue retreated back: "You being able to suddenly come back just to surprise me is already the best gift."
Qiao Ying laughed and looked at him flirtatiously, teasing, "I already said, Qin's mouth is pretty good."
Her gaze swept over the man's lips, seemingly meaningful.
Qin Hanyue seemed to understand: "As long as Miss Qiao is satisfied."
Qiao Ying: "Satisfied, it gives me a feeling of rich experience and skill."
Qin Hanyue defended himself: "Completely self-taught, mainly because I have always been clever."
"Don't understand, don't understand." Robot Qiao suddenly popped up with its big round head, and two yellow question marks flashed in its mechanical eyes.
"Record it down, look for Qiao Yi." It immediately slid away.
Qiao Ying glanced at it: "Go delete it quickly."
Corrupting the child.
Qin Hanyue: "It's fine, little brother is still young, he doesn't understand."
Qiao Ying: "Are you going or not?"
Qin Hanyue: "Going right away."
