Chapter 10. A powerful masculine aura suddenly erupted in that instant…

Xin Mian felt inexplicably guilty and subconsciously shrank her neck.

Turning her head, she saw Chi Yu, who had appeared at some point, leaning against the door frame of the inner office, looking at her with a half-smile.

She pursed her lips, her dimples dangling as she looked away, too embarrassed to meet his gaze again.

Actually, if we're talking about handsome guys, there's already one right in front of us.

Liu Haoyuan ate two or three European-style breads, then smiled and said, "Brother Yu, don't scare Mianmian."

Mianmian...

They've only known each other for a short time, yet they're calling each other so affectionately.

Chi Yu's eyes darkened slightly. He straightened up and went to the table. After turning on the computer, he took out a small box from the drawer.

"come over."

His gaze was fixed on Xin Mian. Although he didn't call her by name, anyone with eyes could tell that he was telling her to come over.

Xin Mian obediently got up. "What's wrong?"

The two were sitting and standing, and although he was looking up at her, his overbearing manner made it look like Xin Mian was standing timidly in the teacher's office being scolded.

Qin Shengtian wanted to laugh, but she could only hold it in.

I silently sighed, thinking that Yu Ge is really too harsh; he'll never be able to get a girlfriend if he keeps acting like this.

Chi Yu handed the box directly to Xin Mian. The box had the logo of a certain mobile phone brand on it.

New phone.

Xin Mian realized what was happening and asked softly, "Can't my phone be fixed?"

“Too much trouble,” he said lazily.

The phone screen is completely unusable. Replacing the screen is not cost-effective at all; it's better to just buy a new one.

"Huh?" Xin Mian frowned slightly. "What happened to the original contents of the phone?"

Chi Yu bent down and took out another box from the drawer. "It's stored on the hard drive."

It's a rather bulky computer hard drive.

"You can take it back and use it as an external hard drive for your laptop."

Seeing that she didn't answer, Chi Yu assumed she was worried that the data on the hard drive wasn't completely saved, so he directly connected the data cable.

The computer quickly read everything from the hard drive.

The man's long, slender fingers manipulated the mouse, clicking rapidly back and forth, displaying the contents of the hard drive before her eyes.

"Check if you've missed anything."

Xin Mian didn't hold back when it came to this matter.

She moved a few steps to the computer desk, took the mouse from his hand, and carefully flipped through one folder after another.

The moment he bent down slightly, a faint, sweet fragrance wafted out, almost surrounding Chi Yu from all directions, relentlessly assaulting all his senses.

Gentle yet domineering.

His heartbeat went out of control for a moment, and his dark, sharp eyes momentarily lost focus.

He quickly regained his senses, leaned back in his chair with his broad back, and his expression returned to a somewhat nonchalant state.

His gaze remained dark and fixed directly on her face.

He noticed her fair skin the day she arrived.

She stood there in the sunlight, so white she almost glowed, making one unconsciously want to shield her from the scorching sun and protect her from the intense heat.

He did indeed do that that day, as if possessed by some strange force, I don't know what evil spirit he was under.

His face is very small, it looks smaller than the palm of his hand.

She's also very timid, even more easily startled than Fat Orange.

It has a small appetite; it eats less than Fat Orange.

......

Xin Mian was completely absorbed in the contents of her phone's memory and didn't notice that he had been watching her the whole time.

They didn't realize how close they were at that moment.

So close... he could touch her hand with the slightest movement of his finger.

The lounge suddenly fell silent.

Qin Shengtian, Liu Haoyuan, and Yang Chengjing had left without a trace.

Only the sound of the central air conditioning running could be heard faintly.

After carefully checking and confirming that her line art and chat logs were intact, Xin Mian breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you, everything is..."

Before she could finish speaking, the rest of her words were stuck in her throat.

She finally realized that the distance between the two of them was closer than an ordinary relationship.

Xin Mian's ears flushed a suspicious red. She didn't dare to look him in the eye, glanced at the old scar on his brow, and quickly looked away.

She straightened up, instinctively wanting to step back, but forgot that there was a computer desk behind her.

He had only taken half a step back when he was struck squarely in the lower back.

The instant they made contact, she was almost thrown away.

Because behind her waist, instead of a table, was Chi Yu's hand.

Hard yet flexible, carrying his unique body temperature.

She was almost completely encircled in his arms.

He shielded her with his hands.

A strong masculine aura suddenly burst forth at that moment; she could even smell the clean, crisp scent emanating from him.

It has a light, pleasant scent.

It felt as if it were burning her cheeks.

Xin Mian gripped her skirt and took several steps to the side, retreating to a distance of about two arms' lengths from him. Her heart felt like a little rabbit was about to jump out of her throat.

She lowered her eyes, not daring to look at him.

This reaction made Chi Yu very unhappy.

"What do you mean."

"Treasonous retribution?"

He had just protected her.

Her reaction made it seem as if he were some heinous villain.

Xin Mian quickly waved her hand, "I'm sorry..."

That's not what I meant...

She's just not used to being so close to men.

The feeling of being overwhelmed by masculine energy was too unfamiliar and sudden for her.

She was never very brave to begin with. From childhood to adulthood, she had never been so close to any man since she could remember, so she instinctively wanted to stay away.

The lounge fell silent again, but this time the silence was somewhat eerie.

Xin Mian only realized at this moment that there was no one else in the lounge besides the two of them.

Qin Shengtian and the others have disappeared.

There was obvious panic in her eyes. After quickly scanning her surroundings, she clutched the small box he had given her, said "Sorry," and turned to run away.

"...I'll go find Tian Tian first."

But after wandering around the internet cafe, they still couldn't find Qin Shengtian, Liu Haoyuan, and Yang Chengjing.

Fortunately, the young man at the front desk, Li Ke, told her, "Sister Tian Tian and the others went to the car dealership next door."

Yang Chengjing's car dealership...

Without hesitation, she walked straight out.

As soon as the internet cafe door was pushed open, a wave of heat swept in.

It was already noon, the time when the sun was at its strongest.

Fortunately, the car dealership was right next door; it took less than a minute to walk there along the eaves.

The motorcycle shop was bigger than I had imagined, and every single motorcycle parked inside was cool, all of which were brands and models that Xinmian didn't recognize.

Qin Shengtian was sitting on the sofa. She looked up and saw her. She stood up to greet her.

"Mianmian, you..."

But the second half of the sentence got stuck in his throat.

Xin Mian didn't notice her strangeness and smiled as she took the arm that the other woman had reached out to her.

But then she gave her a thumbs-up and whispered, "You're so awesome, daring to let Brother Yu carry your bag." (Author's note:)

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Brother Yu, you scared Mianmian again.