Chapter 45: Ling Han, be careful!

  Leng Xi suddenly turned his head, meeting Bai Yicheng's handsome and bright face. His clear eyes had a hint of smile under the dim yellow sunset light, making him look even more radiant. "You... how are you here?" Leng Xi blinked in surprise, asking incredulously.

  Her eyes slightly narrowed, and Bai Yicheng's gaze was a bit evasive. He lightly coughed and said, "I'm on patrol duty. I just happened to be walking by here after my shift ended. And coincidentally, I ran into you. I was going to ask you too - what are you doing here?" Bai Yicheng deliberately shifted the focus towards Leng Xi.

  "Oh, I'm so bored after work. Thought I'd come here to clear my head." Leng Xi's eyebrows were furrowed, her eyes filled with a lingering sense of loss. She didn't know if Ling Han had calmed down yet, or what he was doing now.

  As soon as she thought of Ling Han's words: "You're only worthy of being a plaything." She couldn't help but feel heartache and anger, resenting both Ling Han and herself. Why couldn't she ever understand Ling Han's thoughts? At the same time, she felt lost. If Ling Han really did just see her as a plaything, should she continue to persist or give up and live her own life, letting them both be at peace? After all, a one-sided love was too exhausting and laborious, not to mention it might all be for nothing.

  Looking at Leng Xi's unhappy appearance, Bai Yicheng's eyes dimmed and shone with a worried light. "Actually, is there anything you can tell me? Didn't we agree to be close friends from now on?" Bai Yicheng's words were still magnetic, gentle and soothing, making people feel at ease and comforted.

  Leng Xi smiled slightly, two dimples appeared on the corners of her mouth, and a faintly drunken glow flickered around her. "Actually, it's nothing. I'm just entangled in my own thoughts. My grandmother once told me that when doing anything, one must have perseverance. I've always remembered that. But now, I somewhat want to give up. You tell me, am I very useless?" After finishing speaking, Leng Xi lowered her eyelids slightly, and a butterfly-like eyebrow twitched above her ancient well-like eyes, exceptionally captivating. At any time, Leng Xi was beautiful enough to make people unable to shift their gaze away.

  Bai Yicheng was stunned for a moment, then slowly came back to his senses. He swallowed hard, feeling his throat dry up. He couldn't help but look at her, and his body began to tremble. This was truly evil. He hastily looked away, trying to calm himself down. "People aren't gods," he said, trying to make his voice sound normal. "It's normal to feel tired, to feel exhausted, and to have thoughts of giving up halfway through. As long as you overcome yourself and persevere, you'll still be a winner." Bai Yicheng looked away at the trees in the distance, afraid that if he faced Leng Xi, his throat would become even drier.

  But even if he deliberately avoided Cold Creek's face, the feminine charm that floated out of her body still tickled his nostrils, making his throat somewhat hoarse and abnormal.

  When she heard Bai Yicheng's low and husky voice, Leng Xi was no longer a naive little girl. Of course, she knew what this was all about. Her face instantly turned bright red as she lowered her head in embarrassment, fidgeting with her fingers and biting her red lips. The two of them sat alone in the park, surrounded by an eerie silence. The warm sunlight cast a golden glow on their bodies, creating a halo effect around them. With the gentle breeze rustling through the air, it was almost as if they could hear each other's breathing. This only added to the ambiguous atmosphere between them.

  Leng Xi bit her red lips, embarrassed to say, "It's almost dark, I... we should go..." She stood up hastily. Bai Yi Cheng followed suit and stood up, dryly laughing twice, saying, "Great! Just in time, I'm starving. How about we go eat something? You're treating, I want to mooch off you. My money was stolen by a thief."

  "...Leng Xi's footsteps came to an abrupt halt. He turned around, staring at Bai Yicheng with an otherworldly gaze. His big eyes blinked rapidly as he asked in disbelief, "You...you're saying that your money was stolen by a thief?"

  "What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Bai Yicheng blinked his innocent eyes.

  “……” Leng Xi couldn't help but laugh at Bai Yi Cheng's adorable and innocent look, covering her mouth with her hand. A snicker escaped her lips. "Hehe, a dignified police chief like you can't even catch a thief without getting robbed yourself. You're truly a role model for the entire police force. Leading by example, luring thieves into a trap with your own body... everyone should learn from you……” Leng Xi's smile was as radiant as a flower.

  He shrugged and smiled wryly, deliberately pretending to be helpless. "What can I do? Who made me born with a good heart, always doing good deeds for thieves everywhere? They get caught by me, but they still have to thank me for giving them bait. I'm losing money to do good deeds, so you must comfort my wounded soul..."

  Lose wealth and do good deeds. Wounded soul.

  Leng Xi couldn't help but laugh at Bai Yi's silly expression, her shoulders shaking with mirth. "Alright, alright! Considering Bai Li Cheng has to run ten thousand miles a day, I'll be the flag-bearer this time. Let's treat our greatest contributor to a meal! Come on... let's go eat!" Leng Xi's face lit up with a smile, happy as a little bird spreading its wings and flying out of the park first.

  Looking at the back of Leng Creek, which has come to life again, Bai Yicheng's heart fell a thread of comfort. A good-looking smile was drawn on his lips: I will make you smile as my mission. The creek in my heart is forever a radiant spirit, emitting a refreshing and intoxicating light like sunshine. Your wings will never wither.

  Arrived at a Japanese restaurant.

  Leng Xi smiled and sat down, handing the menu to Bai Yicheng. With a bright smile on her face, she said, "Great hero, order for us. I don't understand Japanese." Leng Xi didn't know when her mood had relaxed. She only knew that as long as she was with Bai Yicheng, she felt full of energy all over her body, as if a ray of sunshine was shining on her, filling her with vitality.

  This is a completely different feeling when I'm with Ling Han. By Ling Han's side, Leng Xi is always timid and her heart beats very fast. Just one move or word from Ling Han can stir up her heartbeat and make her whole person be in a state of shyness and fear, afraid of doing something wrong, afraid of provoking Ling Han's anger.

  But with Bai Yicheng, she didn't have that tense feeling at all. She was completely relaxed, body and mind. She even joked around with him without a care, not afraid of embarrassing herself in front of him.

  "Lazy worm, this clearly has Chinese notes." Bai Yicheng took over the menu. Doting, he scratched Leng Xi's nose. Bai Yicheng's slender fingers drew a few dishes on the menu and handed it to the waiter. Then he sat face-to-face with Leng Xi again.

  "Baili Cheng, do you catch a lot of thieves every day? If you catch three in one day, then in 10 days you'll have caught 30. Are there that many thieves here?" Leng Xi asked curiously with a hint of amusement in her eyes.

  Bai Yicheng suppressed his smile, lightly coughed and imitated Leng Xi's serious yet lovely expression, saying: "As for me, every day I catch the mothers of thieves. There are many mothers of thieves, even I myself can't help but laugh. The laughter overflowed into my words."

  Leng Xi was wrapped around by him in a daze. She blinked her eyes and thought for a while, finally understanding the meaning behind his words. Her face immediately turned red. Ashamed and annoyed, she punched his chest. "You're teasing me, you're so bad..." Leng Xi's face turned bright red with shame.

  Enduring the cold creek's teasing blows, Bai Yi's handsome face smiled even more deeply. At that moment, he was truly happy, genuinely happy from the heart. His gaze met Leng Xi's red-hot earlobe, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated several beats. His heart was racing with excitement, pulsating with the most thrilling frequency in his veins.

  His eyes suddenly dimmed, a thin layer of haze covering them. His Adam's apple involuntarily rolled in a circle. He stared fixedly at the blushing Cold Creek. His heart racing nonstop. Unconsciously, he reached out and gently stroked the left side of Cold Creek's face.

  Suddenly felt a warm big hand. Leng Xi was startled and subconsciously shrunk back, but still didn't retreat from Bai Yicheng's gentle stroking. The magnetic sound quality was somewhat low and hoarse, barely concealing the heartache. "Does it still hurt? Was it Ling Han who hit you?"

  It turned out that he had seen the palm print on her face. Leng Xi hung his head, feeling very embarrassed. She somewhat uncomfortably pulled away Bai Yi Cheng's hand. "No, no, it wasn't Ling Han. I just accidentally... Ah, the food has arrived. Let's eat first." Just as Leng Xi didn't know what to do, the waiter brought over the sushi. She hastily shifted her gaze to the dish, picked up her chopsticks and picked up a piece of sushi to put in her mouth.

  Watching Leng Xi desperately covering up, keeping a distance from him. Bai Yicheng's heart suddenly flashed with a hint of loss. He lowered his eyes, hiding all emotions at the bottom of his eyes. "I've long heard that there's a little green frog, its belly croaking loudly. No wonder it stretches out two legs when it sees something in the water and opens its mouth wide..." Bai Yicheng pretended to be nonchalant, also picking up his chopsticks, saying jokingly.

  "Frog, you? I don't eat things from the water. That green frog must be you. Haha……" Hearing Bai Yicheng's joke, Leng Xi suddenly raised her head, chewing on sushi while responding to his teasing, eating and laughing at the same time, looking very unrefined but she was happy.

  "Wow, if I were a frog, you'd be an insect. I'll swallow you in one bite... for the people's benefit..." Bai Yicheng said with a smile, his words filled with pampering tone.

  But why does this sentence sound so ambiguous? After being with Ling Han for a long time, a small evil seed has also been planted in Leng Xi's heart. The smile on his face stiffened slightly, and he lowered his head awkwardly, continuing to eat sushi. The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat embarrassing.

  "What's wrong? Not happy that I'm eating...". Only recognized Ling Han, Bai Yicheng suddenly felt a surge of annoyance in his heart.

  His face turned red again in the cold creek. At a loss for words, a low and mellow voice inserted from afar, "Of course I'm not happy. My woman Leng Han can only accompany me to bed. Even if she's dead, she can only be my ghost."

  Leng Xi's head turned in astonishment. She had already recognized the voice. In the instant she turned around, she saw Ling Han dozens of steps away from them.

  He walked with a steady, intimidating pace, his face cold and composed as he approached them. His black tailored suit accentuated his tall and lean physique, the light casting a golden glow around him. His lips, nose, and eyes were still mesmerizing, radiating an otherworldly charm that was intoxicating like wine.

  “Ling... Ling Han...” Cold Creek exclaimed in surprise, her heart stirring up waves. She stared blankly as Ling Han approached. Suddenly, a whistling sound rang out beside her ear, brushing against Cold Creek's hair. A strange gust of wind flew out from beside Cold Creek's ear and rushed straight towards Ling Han.

  Flying knife.

  Leng Xi's eyes widened as he clearly saw what had flown out. Immediately, similar objects with a metallic luster flew out from all directions with a "whooshing" sound. The shocking sounds of being surrounded by arrows whizzed past his ears, converging on the same center and flying towards Ling Han's location, as if to pierce him with ten thousand arrows.

  It's a trap.

  "Be careful of the cold grave. Be cautious." Leng Xi's heart rose to her throat.