After crawling along at a snail's pace, Su Jin finally drove the car to the police station. Before she even got out of the car, she saw Zheng Lin walk out of the police station and get into the back seat of a black sedan.

She watched the black sedan drive away before getting out of the car with Song Leilei.

She stared blankly in the direction the car had gone.

Song Leilei checked herself in the mirror one last time, tidied her hair, and found Su Jin staring blankly.

"Xiao Jin, what are you looking at?"

Su Jin snapped out of her reverie and took Song Leilei's arm. "I... I was trying to remember what that stalker looked like yesterday, but I still can't recall."

Song Leilei exclaimed, "Ah, you didn't remember what that person looked like!"

"I've never been good at remembering faces. I took a selfie and captured that person in the photo, but then my phone fell and the stalker probably picked it up." Even so, she still decided to report the incident to the police. The stalker's behavior had become increasingly frightening, from delivering letters and clay dolls to close-range tailing.

After Su Jin finished reporting the case and gave the location, the other party realized: "The person you described must be the same person. Just now, someone came to report a case. Oh, and he just happened to draw a sketch of the suspect. Let me show it to you."

The middle-aged man in the police uniform turned around and saw Xu Jingzhi walking towards him. The two talked for a while before going to find the painting.

Xu Jingzhi was somewhat surprised to see that Su Jin and Song Leilei had both arrived.

He even had a slight urge to run away.

Song Leilei had no idea he was coming to work here. She was thinking of telling her after he achieved some success, so that she would think more highly of him.

Otherwise, in Song Leilei's eyes, he would always be a cynical person.

As the older brother, he has to set a good example for her.

Xu Jingzhi, holding the thermos, froze on the spot, a twitching smile on her face.

"Xu Jingzhi, what are you doing dressed like this?" Song Leilei walked to his side, circled him, and stared at him intently. "You... you're cosplaying! You even went to the police station and pretended to be a policeman. Hurry up and leave before anyone notices."

Song Leilei pulled hard on Xu Jingzhi's arm, but couldn't budge his tall frame.

Xu Jingzhi remained motionless, quietly watching her.

Su Jin: "......"

While the two were still struggling, the middle-aged man from before came over with the painting. Su Jin glanced at the portrait and said with certainty, "It's him."

"Don't worry, we've already identified a few suspects, and we should have results soon. You should thank that gentleman properly; without this sketch, it would have been impossible to get results so quickly based solely on his clothing."

Su Jin: "Thank you."

Su Jin felt a warmth in her heart and was quite happy.

She herself couldn't get up that early, but Zheng Lin got up earlier than her and came specifically to report the case. He wasn't so indifferent after all.

However, there's no need for thanks.

The thought of him making the request for a secret lover last night made her reluctant to thank him, so the two things canceled each other out.

"What's wrong?" the middle-aged man asked Xu Jingzhi.

Xu Jingzhi casually replied, "It's nothing. She's my wife. She wanted me to have dinner with her, so she kept asking me to stay."

Upon hearing this, Song Leilei released his hand, vaguely realizing that this wasn't an act; Xu Jingzhi had truly become a policeman.

Song Leilei was puzzled. In her mind, this kind of position was very respectable, but Xu Jingzhi, her childhood friend, had no intention of respecting it at all.

"Then go have dinner with that young lady. They're a good match."

"She is my sister."

"Oh, that was a misunderstanding. It's just that we don't look alike, are you a younger sister?"

Xu Jingzhi smiled and said, "My adopted sister, my sworn sister."

The middle-aged man slapped Xu Jingzhi on the shoulder forcefully and pointed at him with his finger: "You little brat, sworn sister, huh? Fine. I get it."

Xu Jingzhi watched his departing figure, twisted open her thermos and took a sip of tea, when she heard Song Leilei's voice say, "Who agreed to go out to dinner with you? You're a policeman, why didn't you tell me?"

Xu Jingzhi placed the thermos in the cup and tightened the lid. "You wouldn't believe me if I told you. Besides, you always say I'm not doing my job properly, so you probably think I won't last long. I don't know how long I can stay either. I want to settle down before I tell you this."

"Why are you doing this when you're so irresponsible? There are many other professions out there."

"You don't like it?"

“I think other guys in this line of work are really handsome.” Song Leilei looked at Xu Jingzhi with disdain, pouting and frowning, “You, on the other hand, aren’t handsome.”

Xu Jingzhi's face turned cold.

Song Leilei was stunned by his gaze, and her body stiffened.

However, Xu Jingzhi did not scold her, but instead retorted, "If your eyes are not good, then donate them."

He didn't expect to hear anything nice from Song Leilei.

She couldn't possibly praise him.

It's exactly as expected. If I were to praise him one day, he would feel uncomfortable.

Xu Jingzhi is fine as she is now. They're happy to continue their relationship like this, neither of them having a boyfriend or girlfriend. His only worry is that she might find another boyfriend.

"I'll gradually adjust to the things that aren't good. You can try to tone down your prejudice against me; perhaps one day you'll realize..."

At this point, Xu Jingzhi's serious expression suddenly changed, and she exaggeratedly raised the corners of her mouth, saying, "Wow, so there is such an outstanding man by my side."

Song Leilei: "......"

Song Leilei looked around but didn't see Xu Jingzhi: "Where is he? Where is that outstanding man? I can't see him."

Su Jin didn't say goodbye to them and quietly drove away.

She was quite certain that Xu Jingzhi could take good care of Song Leilei.

Song Leilei remained at the police station, waiting for news in Su Jin's place, her head down as she played with her phone.

Xu Jingzhi could see her every time he came in and out. It wasn't until nightfall that the case made progress, and he had to go and catch the stalker.

As he passed by Song Leilei, he said, "Hurry home and don't stay out too late."

"I'll go too."

“Those stalkers like young girls like you. If you go with them, it's like throwing yourself into the lion's den.”

Xu Jingzhi ignored Song Leilei and rushed to the target location to arrest the person.

After Xu Jingzhi left, Song Leilei remained seated, her feelings complicated, especially wanting to wait for Xu Jingzhi to return.

She played a game and felt a little tired. She twisted her neck and suddenly a plate of fried peanuts appeared in front of her.

"Little girl, would you like something to eat?"

Song Leilei looked up and said, "No, you guys eat."

Xu Jingzhi's colleagues were all quite nice. They would bring her food and ask if she wanted some, but she wasn't very interested in what they were eating.

She was indeed hungry at that time.

Song Leilei took out a notepad from her bag, wrote down her number, and jogged over to the policeman who had asked her if she wanted peanuts earlier. "I need to go out for a bit. If Xu Jingzhi comes back, could you please call me so I can let my sister know?"

The police officer took the note and casually stuck it on the table.