Hearing Luo Chen's thoughts again, Ling Qingyi was calm, but Luo Chen's thoughts made her a little embarrassed.

As the person in charge, she also bears responsibility for her subordinates' incompetence. She already knows about those things, and she will not refute them.

At most, we'll let more reliable people carry it out later.

"For some reason, I couldn't meet you in person, which is why I did those things. I won't apologize to you for that."

Luo Chen: "..."

“You heard me right, I won’t apologize to you.” Ling Qingyi repeated.

Luo Chen had a headache.

[After causing so much trouble, they won't even apologize, and they say they can't meet in person—it's nothing more than an attempt to get revenge on me.]

[Who would immediately pull out a plate of bird poop and expect someone to eat it? It's been so long, and this woman is still so petty. I didn't do it on purpose.]

Upon hearing the word "bird shit," Ling Qingyi's delicate body trembled slightly as she recalled unpleasant events from the past, the most unforgettable humiliation of her life.

If no one else had known, Luo Chen would have been severely punished by her back then.

Ling Qingyi tried her best to calm herself down. She hadn't called Luo Chen over today to talk about this.

You should already know about Chen Feng's death.

"???"

Luo Chen stared wide-eyed at Ling Qingyi in shock.

[Holy crap, why is she asking this too? What does it matter to her whether Chen Feng lives or dies? Is Chen Feng her lover? But that doesn't make sense. If she knew Chen Feng, why would he be fawning over Ji Shu?]

[Ling Qingyi is so beautiful, much better than Ji Shu. If I were Chen Feng, even if I had some kind of relationship with her, I wouldn't fawn over Ji Shu instead of the watermelon. That would be throwing away the watermelon for a sesame seed...]

[However, perhaps they really do have some kind of relationship. After all, Ling Qingyi is as aloof as a white lotus on a snowy mountain, unapproachable to strangers. Regardless of her status or position, she would make people feel inferior. If Chen Feng had any sense, he would definitely feel unworthy of Ling Qingyi, so he chose to settle for second best and fawn over Ji Shu.]

[It seems that's how it is. They definitely have some kind of relationship. Maybe Chen Feng was always fawning over her before, but then he went and fawned over someone else. Aren't some people like that? They get used to being followed by a sycophant, but on the surface they look down on it and complain and ridicule it to others.]

[But if that simp goes on to simp someone else, that person will feel resentful and will criticize the simp who simped her before. The situation is very contradictory; simping is wrong, and not simping is also wrong...]

Luo Chen, like a Sherlock Holmes detective, mentally analyzed the complicated relationship between the two.

Ling Qingyi's eyebrows twitched upon hearing this.

She only said one sentence briefly.

Goodness.

Someone has managed to complicate things so much that it could be turned into an eighty-episode soap opera.

"I have no relationship with Chen Feng, and I am not in love with anyone at the moment."

To prevent Luo Chen from continuing to overthink, Ling Qingyi offered an explanation.

Luo Chen was stunned.

[What does this sentence mean?]

[Is he explaining something to me? No, I just realized they might have some complicated relationship...]

[Holy crap, was my expression that obvious?]

Or perhaps, she can hear what I'm thinking?

Seeing the suspicious look in Luo Chen's eyes, Ling Qingyi wanted to reveal that she could hear Luo Chen's thoughts, but when the words came out, she couldn't utter a single word, as if something magical was blocking her way.

Helpless, he gave a cold snort.

An oppressive aura descended.

"You were being so gossipy just now, which made me very uncomfortable, so I spoke up to remind you, lest you go around spreading rumors and ruin my reputation."

Hearing this, Luo Chen felt a sense of relief, but also a sense of shame.

He thought his acting skills were already superb, but he didn't expect there would still be flaws.

[I thought my acting was Oscar-worthy, but I didn't expect Ling Qingyi to have such a sharp eye. I hid it so well, yet she still noticed. It seems I still have a long way to go in my acting career.]

Otherwise, my public image will collapse.

[However, I still find it strange. If it has nothing to do with Chen Feng, why would she go to such lengths to have me kidnapped?]

[She was just a minor character last time, barely appearing in the main story before dying. Should she be wary of someone like that?]

[Could it be because of something else?]

[Wait, could it be that USB drive?]

[The host successfully dissed the opponent; intelligence points increased by one.]

Luo Chen's acting skills are quite good. If she couldn't hear his thoughts, how would she know what Luo Chen was thinking?

However, upon hearing that Luo Chen had not continued to overthink, Ling Qingyi remained calm. Moreover, Luo Chen seemed to have already realized the problem.

Then it's simple.

"Luo Chen, I called you here today because you're about to get into big trouble. So, I hope you can tell me the truth about what Chen Feng said to you last night."

Ling Qingyi's gaze was indifferent, and her tone was cold, but her words left Luo Chen completely baffled.

“I haven’t done anything illegal, so what trouble could I possibly get into? Besides, Chen Feng committed suicide, and the people at the supervisory bureau know that, so how could I possibly get into trouble?”

[I'm just following the plot; what trouble could I possibly get into? As long as it doesn't involve the main character, it's none of my business. Plus, since this has nothing to do with me, I'm not worried at all.]

[She's being so secretive. If I didn't know how the plot was going to go, I would have been really scared. Even if something happens, does she think the Luo family behind me is just sitting around doing nothing? What's the Luo Group's legal department for? No matter how big the problem is, as long as it can be solved, it's not a problem.]

Luo Chen remained calm, but Ling Qingyi was somewhat bewildered.

Plot?

main character?

What is that?

It's so strange, what on earth is he saying?

She couldn't understand a word of it.

Seeing Luo Chen's calm and even bored expression, Ling Qingyi repeated herself.

"This matter is very important to you, so you should tell him everything. I know Chen Feng gave you something last night. Don't think that just because you have the support of the Luo family and the Luo Group, you'll be safe."

"If something unexpected happens, to tell you the truth, no one can save you."

Luo Chen stared at Ling Qingyi in astonishment. He had just been thinking about this in his mind, and she had said it out loud.

[No way, how did she find out again? And she said she didn't overhear my thoughts?]

Ling Qingyi was somewhat annoyed; if Luo Chen hadn't been so calm, she wouldn't have spoken up directly.

“You don’t need to look at me like that. I’ve read some psychology books in my spare time. You know what the Ling family does. We encounter all sorts of people from all walks of life. If we didn’t know how to detect changes in a person’s psychology, the Ling family would have collapsed long ago.”

Ling Qingyi reacted quickly and made up an excuse.

But this reason did not lessen Luo Chen's suspicion.