Upon hearing this, Shang Ning felt a blinding light rush up her spine and reached down to remove her mask, as it was simply too hot.

"Teacher Qin, what I just did was defend my right to my money. This was a struggle between hardworking migrant workers and unscrupulous bosses over wages. There was absolutely no personal emotion involved. I swear." Shang Ning said, raising his hand to swear, his eyes filled with sincerity.

Qin Wei looked at Shang Ning, intending to say something, but looking into her big, watery eyes, he suddenly felt that these two were truly a couple, their ability to feign innocence was top-notch.

As Shang Ning was pondering how to further demonstrate her loyalty to Qin Wei, her phone rang again. She picked it up and glanced at it, her expression still grim.

"Is it family?" Qin Wei asked, noticing her expression.

Shang Ning bit her lip and answered the phone, "Professor He."

Qin Wei raised an eyebrow slightly and looked at the people performing over there.

"You've come to Hengdian?" Shang Ning stood up hurriedly upon hearing this.

"Ning Kong, let's meet and talk." The person on the other end said something that left no room for refusal.

Shang Ning knew what he wanted to talk about, but she didn't want to.

I don't even want to mention it for now.

"Professor He, I know you mean well, but..."

"Ning Kong, shall we meet first? Where are you? I'll come find you now." Her tone remained firm.

She could even hear He Zhiyan hailing a taxi.

"Okay, let's talk." Shang Ning said in a deep voice, looking at Brother Yang. Brother Yang hurriedly told her where this place was and what the mall where they had dinner yesterday was called.

After telling He Zhiyan the location, Shang Ning hung up the phone. It would take about an hour to get there from the airport, but only twenty minutes to get to the mall, so there was no rush.

"Are you close to He Zhiyan? He seems to have always been very helpful to you." Qin Wei looked at the person whose mood had obviously worsened and wondered what Jin Yining's reaction would be if she knew that she was going to see He Zhiyan.

Shang Ning is still thinking about seeing He Zhiyan. Are they familiar with each other?

We know each other very well.

They grew up together as childhood sweethearts.

But we're not familiar with each other.

A person I haven't seen in over twenty years.

Therefore, He Zhiyan was the most familiar stranger to her.

"Not familiar." Shang Ning said casually, reaching into his pocket to check his mobile banking balance. He still had enough to buy someone a cup of milk tea.

Qin Wei kept looking at her. "Should we tell Lao Jin that he'll be done with the scene soon?"

"No need," Shang Ning said without thinking. She took the cup, filled it with water, connected the small fan to the power bank, and then prepared to leave.

Qin Wei watched her every move and asked Brother Yang to take her there.

Shang Ning turned to look at Qin Wei, who said calmly, "It would cost you a lot of money to take a taxi there."

Shang Ning: "..."

Has she become so obviously poor?

Qin Wei watched Shang Ning leave, twirling his phone. Since when have secret agents become better actors than real actors?

Jin Yining came over after finishing that scene but didn't see Shang Ning. She looked around before picking up her cup and sitting down. "Where is she?"

"He Zhiyan came, and then went to see He Zhiyan."

Jin Yining: "..."

Jin Yining suddenly felt that the water tasted a bit sour. After settling down, he responded faintly, feeling that the air blown by the small fan was hot.

Qin Wei kept an eye on him. "She's so genuinely trying to clear Ning Kong's name. How are you going to tell her that Ning Kong himself might be the one who caused that car accident?"