Chapter 37: Domineering Secretary Bai Yueguang 16 He Spyed on Her

In the morning, when Wen Qianning woke up from the soft quilt, her first reaction was to turn her head to look at the person next to her. Ji Hanlin was still sleeping.

He slept so soundly, probably because he drank some wine last night. The man's eyebrows were calm, and his eyelashes cast a faint shadow under his eyes.

She looked at him quietly for a while, then gently withdrew her gaze and turned over without making a sound.

Just as I was about to get up and out of bed, the phone on the bedside table buzzed softly, the screen lit up, and a message preview flashed up.

Originally, Wen Qianning hadn't intended to look, but the name that flashed past her in the corner of her eye made her pause...

The name "Gu Yanran" suddenly caught her eye.

Wen Qianning was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Ji Hanlin who was still sleeping. After making sure that he had not woken up, she moved her fingers slightly and picked up his phone.

She was not the kind of person who liked to pry into other people's privacy, but this time, driven by curiosity, she somehow opened her phone.

The phone was also easy to open. The password was her birthday, which Ji Hanlin had told her.

The screen displayed a message from Ji Hanlin's special assistant: "Boss Ji, I have handled Gu Yanran's case according to your instructions. The Gu family has been punished and will never appear in front of you and your wife again."

Wen Qianning immediately understood what Ji Hanlin said last night about someone trying to drug him. It seemed that the person who wanted to drug him was Gu Yanran.

She didn't look at it any further and quickly clicked the back button. The page slid back to the home screen, but she saw that the wallpaper on the desktop was a photo of herself.

But, even she herself has never seen this photo?

In the photo, Wen Qianning is wearing simple clothes, standing on the street of an unfamiliar city, with her head slightly lowered, completely unaware that someone is taking a picture of her.

When did Ji Hanlin take this photo?

Wen Qianning was a little shocked and immediately had a bad guess. She forced herself not to think too much, but her hands did not stop moving to open Ji Hanlin's mobile phone album. The photos loaded very quickly, and whole rows of thumbnails were displayed.

Sure enough, his photo album was full of her photos.

Ever since she proposed breaking up and left Ji Hanlin, and ran away to that city abroad, every time she left the apartment, she was photographed without missing a single one.

And she never noticed it once.

Wen Qianning felt a cold sweat crawling up his back. His fingers trembled as he clicked on one of the pictures to take a closer look.

It was really a secret photo shoot.

This is definitely not a coincidence, but deliberate and purposeful surveillance...

It turned out that he had known where she was all along. It turned out that after she hung up the phone on him, he did not accept the fact of the breakup and stop pestering her, but instead began to secretly monitor her.

Wen Qianning couldn't think about her emotions at the moment. She raised her eyes and looked at the man sleeping peacefully beside her. Suddenly, an inexplicable uneasiness surged in her heart.

Unable to sit still any longer, she quietly got up from the bed, dragged her slow steps out of the bedroom, closed the door, and walked straight to the study.

She needed to be sure of something.

We need to confirm whether those photos are just the tip of the iceberg.

The furnishings in the study were simple and neat. Wen Qianning squatted down carefully, opened the drawers one by one, and flipped through the folders.

Finally, in a drawer, I found a large amount of information related to myself.

It was a detailed investigation file that covered almost every bit of her information: from her original address, bank card statements, debt situation, to records of Gu Yanran privately contacting her, even including the conditions offered to her by Shengshi and the photo of Lin Haozhe standing with her...

Ji Hanlin investigated everything clearly.

This also meant that he actually knew everything. In his eyes, she was completely exposed and there were no secrets at all.

Wen Qianning felt complicated and a little frightened when she suddenly discovered these things. Before she had time to think, her thoughts were interrupted by a voice.

[Reconnecting to the system channel...]

Hearing the voice of this system, Wen Qianning was stunned.

This system has not appeared for some time since the completion of the node mission, but at this moment, the familiar electronic sound rang in her mind again, making her heart tighten suddenly.

[An unusual plot deviation has been detected. The host node mission has been completed, but it did not successfully advance the relationship between the heroine and hero in World 2.]

[During this mission, the original plot's hero and heroine didn't develop any emotional ties, and subsequent romance lines cannot be initiated. However, the hero's emotional development towards the host has been determined by the system to be a genuine emotional connection. The optimal remedial path has been generated: the host is requested to fill in the gap, accept the subsequent plot missions, assume the role of "heroine," and enter the main romance track with the hero.]

After the official tone ended, the system suddenly changed its tone and started complaining:

[Tsk, this is really frustrating.]

This system initially made an exception and bound you to it because of your outstanding business capabilities and impeccable execution. Who knew that even in our second world, you'd only manage a passing grade each time? You can complete the node missions, but the main storyline is getting more and more erratic! Sigh, when will this hardship end? If you continue at this rate, even if this system accompanies you through a hundred worlds, you won't be able to complete them perfectly...

[Host, please do your best! Please! ]

Wen Qianning: “…”

She stared at the empty study wall and felt her temples throbbing.

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The light in the room was soft, and a corner of the curtains was half-open. Wen Qianning stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her eyes fixed on the distance. Wearing the same nightgown she wore last night, the girl's posture was as quiet as a painting.

This was the scene when Ji Hanlin woke up, and he couldn't help but stare at it in a trance.

There was a slight movement from the bed, the sound of the thin quilt being turned was very light. Wen Qianning heard it and tilted her head slightly to look: "Are you awake?"

Ji Hanlin responded softly, got out of bed and walked towards her.

Before she turned around, the man had already hugged her from behind. His movements were extremely natural, as if he had done it many times and was so familiar with it.

He closed his eyes, resting his chin lightly on her shoulder, and his low voice revealed a subtle hint of sleepiness: "Ningning, your foot is not fully healed yet, don't stand for too long."

Wen Qianning's body stiffened.

His embrace was familiar and overbearing, completely enclosing her. But now... she didn't know how to face him.

The system's remedial task has just been triggered. She now has to replace the original heroine and advance the relationship with the hero, which means that she has to reconcile with the hero.

But she just discovered that the male lead is actually a pervert who has been secretly monitoring her even after they broke up!!

Wen Qianning wanted to cry but had no tears. She closed her eyes and paused for a few seconds.

Ji Hanlin, who was standing behind him, had already noticed the subtle emotions of the girl in his arms. He lowered his head to look at her profile, his eyes dark and unclear: "What's wrong? Why aren't you talking?"

Wen Qianning turned around, tugged at his sleeve, and gently hugged the man's waist: "Didn't you say you drank a little last night? Do you have a headache? Do you want me to make you some hangover soup?"

"Yeah, I feel dizzy." Ji Hanlin was a little stunned, as if he didn't expect the girl to be so... unnaturally obedient. After all, Wen Qianning had been indifferent to him these days.

Although he didn't have a headache, Ji Hanlin still shamelessly lied when he met Wen Qianning's concerned gaze.

And he discovered one more thing.

That is, it feels pretty good to win Wen Qianning's sympathy by pretending to be pitiful... The method is a bit shameless, but it is effective, which is better than being ignored by a girl.

So the man took advantage of the situation and planned a new plan.

At night, Ji Hanlin stood in front of the bathroom mirror, lowered his eyes and watched the cold water flowing through his palms. He lifted his collar expressionlessly and slowly turned on the shower head.

The water temperature was always icy cold, and he didn't turn it up.

He took a cold shower with a calm expression. He naturally knew the consequences of doing so and also knew that this behavior was childish, but he did it for no other reason than to gain a little more emotion and attention from Wen Qianning.

An hour later.

Ji Hanlin walked out of the bathroom in a bathrobe, his hair wet and draped over his forehead. His hair stuck to his skin, and he felt a little cold. He looked down at the thermometer in his hand and tentatively took his forehead temperature.

38.4 degrees.

Success. He chuckled softly, walked to the door and knocked gently on Wen Qianning's door.

"What's wrong?" A girl's soft voice came from inside, with a hint of sleepiness.

"Ningning, I seem to be feeling a little uncomfortable." Ji Hanlin quickly changed his expression, lowering his voice to a very low level, even with a pitiful hoarseness.

The door opened.

"What's wrong with you?" Wen Qianning was wearing pajamas, with her long hair scattered softly, looking at him in a daze.

The man raised the thermometer, his lips pale: "I have a slight fever."

"...Why do you suddenly have a fever?" She was a little surprised. Wasn't she fine today?

He lowered his eyelashes, and said aggrievedly, "Maybe I didn't sleep well last night, and the wind blew today."

I always feel that this reason is a bit strange, but I can't tell what's strange about it. Wen Qianning didn't know what to say for a moment.

She stared at the blush on Ji Hanlin's face and his still wet hair. Although she didn't know how to face him, the sight of this man who had a fever and was still knocking on her door to look for her... made her heart relax a little for a moment.

"Come in." Wen Qianning made way and sighed, "I'll get you some fever-reducing medicine."

She took out a medicine box from the drawer and went to the kitchen to pour a glass of warm water. When she returned to the room, Ji Hanlin was leaning against the head of the bed, holding the thermometer in his hand, looking weak and powerless.

Wen Qianning walked over, handed him the medicine, and said, "Take it."

Ji Hanlin looked at her, coughed lightly, and said innocently, "Dizzy."

"..." Wen Qianning couldn't help herself and stuffed the medicine into his palm. She held the cup of water and fed it to his mouth, "Open your mouth."

He was indeed very cooperative, like a large dog that had been wronged. After drinking the water, he leaned on her shoulder and said in a low voice: "I still have a headache."

Wen Qianning let him lean on her, raised her hand and touched his forehead, thinking that it was indeed a little hot.

She frowned slightly and said in a lighter tone: "Lie down first, I'll find a towel to wipe you."

"Ningning." He suddenly called her.

"Um?"

"I want to hug you." Ji Hanlin said it bluntly, leaving no way for people to avoid it.

Wen Qianning opened her mouth, somewhat helplessly: "Be good, stop making trouble first."

She went to get a wet towel and applied it to his forehead, then tucked his quilt in and sat on the edge of the bed, letting him hold her hand tightly and refuse to let go.

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