The three arrived at Lu Beichuan's residence in City C, a villa in the suburbs, surrounded by surveillance cameras and well-trained security personnel patrolling the area 24 hours a day.

Lu Beichuan returned first and waited outside the villa until he picked up Su Wan and the other two before going inside together.

"Are you alright?" Lu Beichuan asked with concern.

Su Wan said, "It's alright. Every cloud has a silver lining. Don't blame Jinghong for this."

Although Su Wan said it was nothing, the incident had already happened, and it was ultimately his people's negligence that made Lu Beichuan feel somewhat guilty.

“Jinghong failed to protect you properly and has been punished by being sent to the training base to relearn,” Lu Beichuan said.

Su Wan exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? You've already punished him!"

Then, remembering that it was about studying, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's alright, it's just studying."

Rong Shi whispered to Gu Chu, "The training base for the Ministry of State Security's security personnel is comparable to a devil's training camp."

Gu Chu understood and replied in a low voice, "Yes, don't let Wanwan know, I'm afraid she'll blame herself."

Su Wan noticed that Gu Chu and Rong Shi were whispering to each other. She went over and pulled Gu Chu away, stopping at a distance where Rong Shi couldn't hear her.

"Chu Chu, what's going on between you two? You've started whispering to each other! Tell me, how far have things progressed? Have you kissed yet?" Su Wan asked excitedly.

Gu Chu thought about her previous bold actions, and her heart suddenly raced. She said, somewhat embarrassed and angry, "Don't think nonsense. We are just business partners."

"Cooperation? We'd have to work together to do it." Su Wan said, smiling as she slowly brought her two hands closer together, the meaning clear.

Gu Chu became even more shy after hearing what she said, and the feeling of being embraced by Rong Shi suddenly welled up in her heart.

She glanced at Rong Shi subconsciously, feigning embarrassment and annoyance, and said, "Get lost, don't use foul language in front of me."

Seeing Gu Chu's shy and demure demeanor, Su Wan couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha...you're shy."

Afterwards, the four of them discussed the matter of the Japanese spy provided by Nie Wuyou in the room.

Ultimately, the matter was handed over to Lu Beichuan to handle, and Su Wan and Gu Chu were not at liberty to know the details.

Afterwards, the three of them had lunch at Lu Beichuan's residence.

At the dinner table, Lu Beichuan suddenly said, "Rongshi, Professor Qu has passed away."

Rong Shi paused for a moment, then asked, "When is the funeral?"

"The day after tomorrow," Lu Beichuan said.

After a moment's thought, Rong Shi said, "There's a mission at the camp the day after tomorrow."

Seeing the troubled look on Rong Shi's face, Gu Chu said, "Rong Shi, I'll go in your place the day after tomorrow!"

Upon hearing this, Rong Shi looked at Gu Chu, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. Then, as if he had thought of something, he refused, saying, "No need, they are all people you don't know."

I was afraid she would feel uncomfortable.

Gu guessed what Rong Shi was worried about, and said, "It's okay, we're husband and wife, it's only right that I go to pay my respects on your behalf."

Seeing that Gu Chu was serious, Rong Shi said, "Alright, you can go with Bei Chuan."

After dinner, the four of them sat on the sofa and chatted.

Gu Chu said, "Wanwan, the 'Wa Island Friendship Park' incident happened. Tomorrow is the mayoral election day, so it's more appropriate for you to stay here during this time. Also, the opportunity for what I told you before has come."

Su Wan remembered that Gu Chu had told her about faking her death.

She nodded: "I understand, Chu Chu. I'm very relieved to leave everything to you. To be honest, I'm also curious to know how he will react when he finds out I'm not here. It's not because I still care about him, but because I want to know whether the person I encountered before was a human or a dog."

Gu Chu: "Okay, I'll keep an eye out for you. I'll send you a video later."

As they were leaving, Lu Beichuan pulled Rong Shi aside and asked, "Rong Shi, what were they talking about just now? I have a feeling there's more to it than meets the eye."

Rong Shi glanced at him and said, "Bei Chuan, don't ask questions if it's none of your business."

Lu Beichuan disagreed with Rong Shi's words: "How can it not concern me? Su Wan is my friend."

Rong Shi looked at Lu Beichuan with a complicated expression.

The Lu Beichuan he knew had never been a busybody, nor was he curious about other people's affairs. But today, Lu Beichuan was behaving strangely; he seemed very concerned about Su Wan.

Rong Shi asked seriously, "Just friends?"

Seeing that his thoughts had been seen through, Lu Beichuan truthfully replied, "I have a bit of a crush on you."

Rong Shi understood, which explained why he suddenly became curious about Su Wan.

Thinking of the relationship between Su Wan and Shen Baiyan, he said coldly to Lu Beichuan, "Stop having any goodwill towards her and don't mess with Su Wan. She's already taken!"

Is she already taken?

Lu Beichuan remembered asking Su Wan if she had a boyfriend at the beach in Country D, and Su Wan said she was single.

Thinking that Rong Shi had lied to him, Lu Beichuan said, "I don't believe it. She said she was single."

Upon hearing this, Rong Shi subconsciously glanced at Su Wan, who was chatting with Gu Chu in the car, his expression complex.

He remembered that at the Qile Shopping Center in City A, Shen Baiyan had said more than once that Su Wan was his woman, and Su Wan did not deny it at the time.

If Su Wan tells Shen Baiyan that she is single in Country D, it must mean that they have had a fight or broken up.

Thinking of all this, Rong Shi warned Lu Beichuan: "Even if she's single, it's still impossible for you two. Don't forget your identity, the Crown Prince of Beijing!"

Rong Shi emphasized the last five words, making the meaning crystal clear.

When Lu Beichuan saw Rong Shi bring up his identity, and his family members always used his Lu family status to restrain him, he couldn't help but get annoyed.

"Why should I? You can find a Cinderella, but I have to marry a delicate princess? So what if I'm the Crown Prince of Beijing? I'll just give up my status as the Crown Prince!"

This was the first time Rong Shi had seen Lu Beichuan get emotional, and it was because of a woman. He was about to say something more, but seeing that Lu Beichuan was getting agitated, he opened his mouth and then swallowed his words.

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