Ye Mingshi's hand trembled, and the phone fell to the ground.

He picked up his phone and looked at it; the deathly smiley face in the chat window was still as creepy as ever.

"Where are they?" Tan Zheng asked him at that moment.

Ye Mingshi looked at him somewhat blankly, "I was thinking... I handled this matter quite well, right? Why does Jin Er still hate me?"

Tan Zheng scoffed, "How would I know?"

Ye Mingshi racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution.

He seemed to be naturally carefree. After worrying about his own safety for a while, he quickly forgot about it and said, "Jin Er didn't even tell me where they were? Tell me, what did Jin Er do for the past month?"

Judging from his appearance today, he is indeed in Lanshan City. Is there anything he can't tell us?

Tan Zheng then looked at Ye Mingshi properly.

He has finally changed back into his original attire. During the filming period, he had been dressed as Bazo because it was impossible to take apart and re-weave so many whips every day.

His scenes have all wrapped up today, so he doesn't need that look anymore. However, Fairy Tan is still several shades darker than usual.

Tan Zheng was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "Last time, when Fifth Zhen's ship appeared at sea, it wasn't to capture Paul and his men."

Ye Mingshi wasn't surprised. He said, "You could have guessed that, right? Why would a little Paul need someone from Fifth Zhen? But I'm not interested in what Fifth Zhen is going to do. Getting involved with Fifth Zhen is bound to be bad."

As she spoke, Ye Ming lay sprawled out on the sofa with her arms and legs outstretched.

Tan Zheng said, "However, Fifth Zhen really wants to use the people of the Eight Gates. The special departments are in a mess right now, and Fifth Zhen is afraid he can't rely on his own people, so he wants to borrow the power of the Eight Gates."

"Tch." Ye Mingshi scoffed, "He really doesn't remember the humiliation that Eight Gates suffered in the special department, does he? Only a fool would let him use it."

Tan Zheng fell silent.

Ye Mingshi asked, "Why are you bringing this up? It's ruining my mood."

Tan Zheng said, "What if Fifth really goes to find Jin Er?"

Ye Mingshi said, "Jin Er will not give him any face at all."

Tan Zheng looked at Ye Mingshi and said, "Really... Paul's matter is small, but the matter of the cat is not. If Fifth Zhen insists on investigating the cat, can you stop him?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingshi suddenly sat up, staring intently at Tan Zheng. "What do you mean by that? Could it be that Fifth really would go to Jin Er about the cat? Fifth wouldn't be so despicable, would he?"

Tan Zheng remained silent, but it was clear that he did not think so.

Ye Mingshi couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up and said, "How could you think that? If Fifth really wants the Eight Gates to help, then asking Jin Er alone won't do any good, right? Why not ask us?"

No, I still need to ask Jin Er. Surely he wouldn't have agreed to something terrible just because of the cat, would he?

As he spoke, Ye Mingshi sent another message to Mu Jin. This time, he automatically filtered out that bright yellow, deathly smile.

[Jin Er, where are you? Has Fifth Zhen looked for you?]

On the other side.

Mu Jin was playing a game when he received the message. He only glanced at it and then let the message disappear on its own without replying.

After he finished his game, he slowly stood up and looked at the cat. "Shall I take you back to your hotel?"

The cat shook its head. "No, I'm not going back. I'll stay here with you."

Mu Jin nodded, surprisingly not insisting, and said, "Then let's sleep here."

With that, Mu Jin picked up his down jacket, put it on, and walked towards the door.

Cat grabbed him speechlessly, "Ah Jin! Where are you going? You're not trying to hide from me again, are you? How long are you going to play hide-and-seek? Ah Jin, you're such a coward! With me here, what are you afraid of?"

Mu Jin lowered his eyes, looking at the hand that was tightly gripping the hem of his clothes. His gaze then shifted and landed on the cat's face.

The cat's tone was quite domineering. Despite being inexplicably accused of being a coward, Mu Jin remained unmoved. He simply said, "You're overthinking it. I have something to do and need to go out."

The cat stared at him. "What brings you here in the middle of the night?"

Mu Jin didn't explain; he usually didn't have much patience for tedious things.

The cat seemed to know his habit, and immediately stood up, saying, "I want to go with you."

Mu Jin frowned. "No."

The cat asked him, "Why not?"

She quickly added, "I won't listen to you unless you give me a proper explanation."

Mu Jin looked at her and finally said, "It's cold outside."

The cat blinked, then suddenly smiled. "Ah Jin! With you saying that, I'm sure I won't be cold anymore! Let's go!"

As she spoke, she pulled Mu Jin out the door. When she put on her down jacket, she realized that it seemed to be the same style as the one Mu Jin was wearing. She turned around and said, "Mu Jin, so you bought me matching outfits!"

The cat was in high spirits.

Mu Jin said, "It's a coincidence."

However, this sentence also seems to have been overlooked.

Mu Jin suddenly felt speechless. This brand of clothing was one he often wore. They only had two or three styles of down jackets for winter, and this one was the one he liked. It was a unisex style.

In this cat's mouth, it becomes a matching couple's outfit.

After getting in the car, it was quiet. Mu Jin said again, "It really is a coincidence."

Cat nodded emphatically, "Yes, yes! I understand! Ah Jin, you don't need to keep emphasizing it."

Mu Jin shut her mouth and started the car.

This mountain road was specially built by the resort area at the top of the mountain, so there are streetlights all the way.

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