Xu Xinchen was lost in her own thoughts when she suddenly heard Chen Ningsheng's voice. She was startled and let out a scream, instinctively throwing the pillow she was holding away.

Chen Ningsheng was walking towards Xu Xinchen when he was unexpectedly hit in the face with a pillow by Xu Xinchen. The blow stunned him, and he watched helplessly as the pillow slid off his face.

“Baby, baby…” Chen Ningsheng looked at Xu Xinchen in disbelief: “Baby, what’s wrong with you? Why are you reacting so strongly all of a sudden?”

Xu Xinchen was startled at first, her heart pounding wildly. But when the pillow slipped off and she saw Chen Ningsheng's face, her frantically beating heart slowly calmed down.

Upon hearing Chen Ningsheng's question, Xu Xinchen awkwardly reached for another pillow beside her and said, "I was thinking about something. You suddenly spoke up and startled me, so I accidentally dropped the pillow. I didn't mean to."

Chen Ningsheng reached up and touched his face, then smiled helplessly at Xu Xinchen. How could he not see what Xu Xinchen was saying? Of course, he wasn't asking about why Xu Xinchen hit him with a pillow.

However, seeing the still somewhat unsettled expression on Xu Xinchen's face, Chen Ningsheng sighed helplessly, stepped forward, sat on the sofa, and pulled Xu Xinchen into his arms: "Baby, what happened? Why do you look so nervous?"

Xu Xinchen leaned her face against Chen Ningsheng's shoulder and said, "Ningsheng, when I came back this afternoon, I met a very, very strange woman."

"Woman? What woman?" Chen Ningsheng frowned, his tone sounding somewhat serious.

Xu Xinchen usually wouldn't say anything to him for no reason, trying to make him jealous. Therefore, if she mentions a woman, it must be because that woman did something to her that caused her to react this way.

Xu Xinchen recalled the woman she had met that afternoon, a look of fear on her face: "I don't know who she is. She came to me and inexplicably asked me to go with her."

"And..." Xu Xinchen recalled the woman's appearance when she met her that afternoon: "And that woman seemed to be hostile towards me. When she saw me, she had a look of disgust in her eyes."

Chen Ningsheng frowned deeply: "Tell me roughly what that woman looks like, and I'll see if I recognize her."

Chen Ningsheng knew Xu Xinchen's background very well. She used to teach at a school in Qingyuan Town, and most of the people she knew were from Qingyuan Town. She basically didn't have any friends in this city.

Even if there is someone like that, Xu Xinchen would definitely know her. Therefore, the fact that a woman is suddenly showing up at his door probably means she's not really there for Xu Xinchen, but for him.

Xu Xinchen nodded gently, and the fear that had been building up in her heart since she met the woman in the afternoon finally dissipated a little: "The woman looked quite young, at most around twenty-one or twenty-two years old. She was wearing a green dress, her hair was permed into curls, and she was wearing makeup. She looked very fashionable."

Trying hard to recall what the woman looked like, Xu Xinchen frowned slightly, then added, "She was very beautiful, with a rather alluring face, somewhat like the vixen that aunties often talk about."

Chen Ningsheng quickly went through the list of people he knew in his mind, but couldn't recall any woman who was with Xu Xinchen.

He frowned slightly, noticing that the description matched, and then asked again.

"Do you remember any of her features? For example, her face. Did she have any particularly distinctive features?"

“Features?” Xu Xinchen slowly shook her head: “No, I don’t have any features. I’m just a bit glamorous. I’m quite recognizable in a crowd. You can spot me at a glance.”

Hearing Xu Xinchen's words, Chen Ningsheng smiled helplessly and touched Xu Xinchen's face: "Your face is also very pretty, and you are quite recognizable in a crowd, but according to what you just said, I simply cannot describe in detail what your face looks like."

Xu Xinchen was in no mood to talk to Chen Ningsheng about herself. She was so scared by that woman that she could only say that the woman was alluring and spoke strangely. After she finished speaking, she didn't leave.

Recalling the situation at the time, Xu Xinchen couldn't help but shudder, a look of fear on her face: "She waited outside for more than ten minutes, seemingly waiting for me to open the door and go out to check the situation. I was afraid that she had accomplices in the dark, so I didn't dare to open the door."

Chen Ningsheng's face darkened, and intense anger flashed in his eyes: "I understand. Don't think too much about it. Tomorrow I will find a few people to keep watch around here. They can protect you if that woman shows up."

Although it's unclear what the woman wants to do or who she is, that doesn't stop Chen Ningsheng from making preparations. No matter who the woman is, he won't let her off easily if she dares to harm Xu Xinchen.

Xu Xinchen reached out and grabbed Chen Ningsheng's clothes, asking somewhat nervously, "Ningsheng, starting tomorrow, can I..."

Can I come with you to the new company? I'll go to the new company after it's fully set up.

This afternoon, the fact that the woman waited outside for more than ten minutes really gave Xu Xinchen a fright. Even now, thinking back on those ten minutes, Xu Xinchen still feels terrified.

The thought of spending her days alone at home for another 10 or 20 days until the new company is set up sends chills down her spine.

That's why she grabbed Chen Ningsheng and asked him that question. Worried that her request might bother Chen Ningsheng, she couldn't help but add, "I'll just stay in the office. I won't bother you no matter what I do."

No matter what, as long as she's not left alone at home, she's fine. She's really scared. Even if she goes to the company, she doesn't mind being alone in the office waiting for Chen Ningsheng.