Seeing that Ji Qingyi was still silent, Qiao Qing didn't say anything else.

Ji Qingyi followed Qiao Qing into the elevator.

Qiao Qing's eyes turned slightly, his gaze fixed on the constantly jumping numbers in the elevator, with a gleam in his eyes.

The small space in the elevator is very quiet, so quiet that you can hear each other's breathing.

Qiao Qing didn't speak, and Ji Qing was even less likely to speak, so they all remained silent.

The feeling of weightlessness in the elevator came as it went down the floors, and its originally steady speed slowed down.

Suddenly, there was a "clang" sound, and the speed changed from being gentle to rapidly decreasing.

This accident came without any warning.

Qiao Qing couldn't help but scream "Ah!", his whole balance was broken and he suddenly fell backwards.

"careful."

Ji Qingyi watched Qiao Qing about to fall, a hint of anxiety flashed in his dark eyes, and he quickly stretched out his bony hands to hug Qiao Qing's waist.

A thought suddenly flashed through Qiao Qing's eyes. She stretched out her two slender hands and embraced Ji Qingyi's neck at the critical moment, with a panic expression on her face.

Ji Qingyi looked at Qiao Qing's delicate face. This was the first time he observed her so closely. His eyes slowly passed over Qiao Qing's face, with her slender eyebrows, bright and moist eyes, tall and straight nose, and pink lips.

He knew that Qiao Qing was good-looking before, but he had never observed her closely, and never had he observed her as carefully as he did now.

Qiao Qing is really good-looking, and it seems that every part of her is beautiful in just the right way.

Ji Qingyi used his arms to help Qiao Qing stand firmly.

The accident just now happened very suddenly.

At this moment, the distance between the two was very close. The warm breath lingered at the tip of the nose, and the faint fragrance from Qiao Qing's body was very pleasant.

Qiao Qing looked at Ji Qingyi, and the faint light in his eyes was as charming as the spring scenery in early March.

Ji Qingyi came back to his senses, looked away, and quickly withdrew his hand and placed it by his side.

The feeling in my hands has not completely disappeared.

Qiao Qing's waist was very slender. He had never known a girl's waist could be so thin. It felt like he could fully grasp it with just one hand.

Because she was wearing a skirt and the fabric was very thin, Ji Qingyi could feel the warmth of Qiao Qing's waist. This was the first time he was so close to a woman.

I felt a little nervous, my heart beat faster, and my ears gradually became tinged with blood.

He lowered his eyes slightly, and his eyes suddenly became much darker. No one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

"Thank you so much just now."

Qiao Qing's fair and delicate face flushed a little. She coughed lightly and pretended to be calm, "I was wearing high heels just now, so I didn't stand steadily."

His sight passed over Ji Qingyi and fell on a corner, then he disappeared without looking at him again.

Ji Qing also raised his eyes slightly and took in Qiao Qing's expression.

He said calmly, "It's okay."

Qiao Qing looks like a strong and capable woman, but now she gives people the feeling of an innocent little girl.

However, thinking back to the information Qian Ming had investigated before, Qiao Qing had never been in a relationship since childhood, and Cheng Yiyang was the only person of the opposite sex around her, so she felt that it was normal.

Qiao Qing nodded, her fair and slender fingers clenched her bag, pursed her lips, and replied softly, "Yeah."

The two people had just stood firm when the lights in the elevator suddenly became dim and bright.

In a few seconds, the lights went out.

The surroundings suddenly became pitch black, and there was nothing clear in sight.

There was no sound in my ears, so quiet that I could hear a pin drop.

Qiao Qing was a little flustered. She reached out her hand and felt around, then leaned against the elevator wall.

She called softly: "Ji Qingyi, where are you?"

The soft voice had a slight tremor.

Girls are generally afraid of the dark, especially in a closed space. The most terrifying thing is not the darkness, but the tendency to have wild thoughts in a dark environment.

No one replied.

There was silence.

She suddenly remembered her cell phone and hurriedly took it out of her bag. Perhaps she was too scared, so she didn't hold the phone firmly and it fell to the ground with a "bang".

I squatted down and looked for it, but couldn't find it.

Qiao Qing was really a little scared, and hurriedly said: "Ji Qingyi, don't scare me."

She stretched out her slender hand and explored the surroundings.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed Qiao Qing's wrist.

Qiao Qing was frightened and screamed, "Ah!"

I closed my eyes and shouted loudly, "Don't come over here."

Reflexively trying to break free.

"It's me."

Ji Qingyi's low voice sounded in his ears.

He followed Qiao Qing's hand and went to Qiao Qing's side.

Qiao Qing stopped screaming. She held Ji Qingyi's hand tightly with a slight tremor, and her voice was trembling with a hint of crying.

"Why didn't you speak just now? Did you want to scare me on purpose?"

Feeling the trembling of Qiao Qing's fingertips, Ji Qingyi was slightly stunned. He hesitated for a moment, then clenched her hand with his bony fingers and slowly said, "I'm sorry."

In fact, he just remembered something and was a little absent-minded.

"Do you know that it was scary that you didn't speak just now?"

In the dark environment, we couldn't see each other's expressions.

Through the voice, Ji Qing also felt Qiao Qing's grievance and helplessness.

Qiao Qing held Ji Qingyi's hand very tightly, which reminded him of his sister. At that time, she was locked in a small dark room alone and felt helpless, and wanted help.

But no one in the Ji family helped her, that group of people were accomplices.

Just because Ji's father and mother died in a car accident, Ji Qingyi and Ji Qinghe were left alone and helpless. The people in Ji's family were modest and gentle in public, but they always played with them for fun.

The relationships below were very messy, and many things were disgusting. He and his sister lived in the Ji family without any sense of existence.

It was just because my younger sister was praised for being cute that the other cousins ​​couldn't stand it anymore.

He often takes pleasure in bullying them.

Even if the adults knew about it, they just indulged them. When his sister died, he was not at the Ji family and did not even see her for the last time.

He has always been brooding over this matter. If it weren't for those people, his sister would be alive and well now.

Thinking about this, Ji Qingyi's large hands couldn't help but increase their strength, and the look in his eyes became different.

"Ji Qingyi, you hurt me."

Qiao Qing had recovered, and his voice was a little calmer than before.

Hearing this, Ji Qing also loosened his grip reflexively.

He shook off everything in his mind and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"

"fine."

Qiao Qing let go of Ji Qingyi's hand. She controlled her tone and said, "I'm sorry. I lost my composure just now."

Leaning against the wall, she slowly sat down on the ground.

After letting go, Ji Qingyi didn't know where Qiao Qing was, but he just heard some faint noises.

After a moment of silence, he couldn't help but speak again.

"Qiao Qing, are you okay?"

Qiao Qing sat on the ground without making any noise.

Now it was Ji Qingyi's turn to worry. He reached out and touched Qiao Qing, feeling his body temperature, and he quickly squatted down.

"Qiao Qing"

There was a thin layer of cold sweat on Qiao Qing's forehead. She pursed her red lips and couldn't help but shiver a little.

After a long time, Qiao Qing did not respond. Ji Qingyi was really worried. He could not hide the anxiety in his dark eyes, but he did not know the specific situation of Qiao Qing for a while.

He quickly took out his cell phone from his pocket and turned on the flashlight, only then could he see Qiao Qing's current appearance clearly. She had her head buried in her arms, and her expression could not be seen clearly.

"Ji Qingyi, I feel a little uncomfortable."

Qiao Qing was really feeling uncomfortable, and even his voice was a little weak.

This time she allowed the original owner's body to react conditionedly. The original owner had always suffered from claustrophobia.

But she herself had not expected that this feeling would be so uncomfortable. She felt weak, had difficulty breathing, and her hands and feet could not help shaking.

Ji Qingyi hurried forward, not caring about the distance between them. He stretched out his hand and lifted Qiao Qing's head.

Qiao Qing's delicate face was very pale and covered in cold sweat, and it looked like the situation was not good.

Looking at Qiao Qing's situation, Ji Qingyi immediately understood what was going on.

"Just keep on keeping on."

His fingertips trembled as he opened the phone.

Qiao Qing slowly opened her eyes, her usually bright and watery eyes dimmed a lot, and she said weakly: "Ji Qingyi, can you hug me? I'm so cold."

Her face was pale and she had difficulty breathing.

Ji Qingyi didn't have many contact information of people from this company in his phone. He was a little angry and anxious, but he didn't know what to do.

Fortunately, I thought of Secretary Zhang and quickly called him.

But there was no signal in the elevator and I couldn't make any calls.

Qiao Qing's rapid breathing hit his heart again and again, and the anxiety in his heart made him a little impatient.

After hearing what Qiao Qing said, he hurriedly took off his coat and put it on Qiao Qing.

He stretched out his hand and let Qiao Qing lie in his arms, and said in a caring tone: "Is this better?"

Qiao Qing hugged Ji Qingyi's waist and buried her head in Ji Qingyi's arms.

"Better."

The temperature was already low at night, especially in the elevator.

The ventilation in here is not very smooth.

Qiao Qing felt even more uncomfortable, as if there was a stone pressing on her chest, which was very uncomfortable. She tightened her arms around Ji Qingyi's waist and was so uncomfortable that she grabbed his clothes.

"If you just hold on a little longer, someone will probably notice something unusual here soon."

Ji Qingyi's thick dark eyebrows were slightly frowned, and his hand holding Qiao Qing was trembling slightly. He raised his wrist to look at his watch, and now nearly twenty minutes had passed.

"Hold on a bit."

Qiao Qing pursed her dry lips, trying to smile a little to comfort Ji Qingyi.

"Well, I'll stick with it."

But the corners of his lips were so weak that it looked like a fake smile and was not convincing at all.

Ji Qingyi's lips were tightly pressed together, and his expression was not very good. "Don't laugh, save your energy."

"Ji Qingyi."

Qiao Qing tried to open his eyes and looked into Ji Qingyi's eyes, then threatened: "It's disrespectful for you to speak like this, believe it or not, I will fire you."

He was obviously very weak, but he still wanted to lighten the atmosphere, but it was not funny at all.

"Okay, then you have to try to hold on, and then fire me."

Ji Qingyi spoke very seriously, his dark eyes looking at Qiao Qing's pale face, feeling anxious and worried, and in a very bad mood.

He hasn't felt this way in a long time.