As Pei Fengzhi's car passed by the gate, he suddenly saw several small trucks blocking the entrance. All the deliverymen were called out and their ID cards were checked and they were searched, just like at a checkpoint.

Pei Fengzhi's car stopped briefly as it passed the entrance, and the driver rolled down the window and whispered a few words to the bodyguards checking things at the entrance.

The bodyguard immediately bowed his head and politely greeted Pei Fengzhi, who was sitting in the back seat.

“Mr. Li wants to investigate that petty thief from last night, and we are just following orders. Ninth Master, we apologize for disturbing you.”

Upon hearing this, Ye Ningwan, who was hiding in the trunk of the car, felt a sudden jolt of fear, as if her heart was being gripped tightly by a hand.

She clenched her hands tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms, her cat-like eyes wide as she stared at the dark trunk, smelling the leather.

She curled up tightly, her heart filled with fear and unease, afraid that she would be found by these people in this place, and then she would really have no way to escape.

Moreover, she didn't want Pei Fengzhi to know that she was Q.

Yes.

Ye Ningwan originally intended to hide in one of the small trucks as planned, but when she happened to see a car that she recognized very well, she suddenly overturned all her previous decisions.

That's Pei Fengzhi's car.

In an instant, memories of last night flooded into Ye Ningwan's mind, and some things that she found unusual suddenly became clear.

So the important person the servants and bodyguards in the manor were talking about was Pei Fengzhi.

So why was there a man in the room she accidentally entered last night who seemed so familiar to her?

It turns out that none of this was her imagination!

However, Ye Ningwan was certain that Pei Fengzhi must not have discovered her identity in the darkness of last night.

Now that she had a better option, Ye Ningwan naturally wouldn't squeeze into those small trucks anymore, but instead hid in the trunk of Pei Fengzhi's car early on.

The trunk was very quiet; you could hear conversations outside perfectly well.

Pei Fengzhi lowered the car window, glanced at the few small trucks over there, and asked with a half-smile.

"Since that's the case, you should also thoroughly check my car, lest that little thief hides it in my car and takes it out."

How dare those bodyguards do such a thing to Pei Fengzhi? This man may seem amiable, but he is actually shrewd and ruthless. If they settle scores later, Mr. Li will not help them.

The leader smiled and greeted Pei Fengzhi politely.

"Ninth Master is joking. What else needs to be checked in your car? Everyone knows what kind of relationship you have with Mr. Li. Checking anything is just for dealing with outsiders!"

After he finished speaking, the bodyguard immediately waved his hand and let them pass.

The car was started and drove out of the huge manor, onto the bumpy mountain road.

Ye Ningwan, who was in the trunk, was jolted violently, feeling dizzy and lightheaded, and thought she was about to vomit.

She carefully lifted a corner of the trunk and checked the road outside.

She remembered this road; it was the internal road of the villa where Pei Fengzhi lived on the hillside. She would be back at the villa in a few minutes.

Ye Ningwan quietly closed the trunk a little, silently counting a few numbers in her mind.

The car finally came to a stop.

Ye Ningwan jumped out of the car almost simultaneously and rolled into the lush flower bushes beside the flower bed, her slender figure quickly disappearing into the crowd.

The car door opened, and Pei Feng got out. He immediately turned his gaze to the flower bed, his long, sharp phoenix eyes fixed on that spot.

Hiding in the flower bed, Ye Ningwan could meet Pei Fengzhi's eyes through the dense grass. Those deep eyes, which seemed to draw one's soul into them, made Ye Ningwan's heart pound wildly, almost rising to her throat.

The words that were on the tip of my tongue almost slipped out.

She's been discovered!

Perhaps Pei Fengzhi had been standing there for too long, because Fire Fox jumped out of the car and curiously looked in the direction Pei Fengzhi was looking.

"Boss, what's wrong? What's in the flower bed? Should we get someone to come and take a look?"

Ye Ningwan's heart sank. She wondered how she would explain to Pei Fengzhi why she was suddenly in the flower bed so early in the morning when she should have been in bed.

Are you sleepwalking?

But would Pei Fengzhi believe such nonsense?

Ye Ningwan bit her lip, her mind a complete mess, as if a mushroom cloud had just exploded, leaving nothing behind.

Until Pei Fengzhi's cold voice rang in Ye Ningwan's ears.

"It's nothing, just a little wildcat."

Ye Ningwan didn't see that when Pei Fengzhi said this, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he looked at the flower bushes with a very meaningful smile.

Ye Ningwan simply followed Pei Fengzhi's words subconsciously, letting out two sticky meows from her throat.

"Meow—meow—"

Upon hearing the two meows, Pei Fengzhi's smile widened even further.

Ye Ningwan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

But then, Firefox's laughter suddenly rang out.

"It really is a cat, but there are no other houses around the villa on the hillside. How could there be a newborn kitten in the middle of nowhere? I'll go take a look."

Ye Ningwan's heart jumped again.

Unexpectedly, Pei Fengzhi suddenly grabbed Huohu's arm and said calmly.

"Let's go, don't worry about it."

Fire Fox turned around and saw Pei Fengzhi's hand gripping her arm. She immediately became distracted, gave Pei Fengzhi a flirtatious wink with her fox eyes, and said with a smile.

"Boss, aren't you a germaphobe who doesn't like touching other people's things?"

She licked her crimson lips, her smile alluring, her thick, curled eyelashes trembling with her facial expression.

"Are you...?"

Before she could finish speaking, Pei Fengzhi had already taken out a handkerchief and wiped every crevice between her fingers clean, leaving not a single gap.

After doing all this in front of Firefox, he turned and left.

At this moment, Firefox had no time to look at the little kitten and immediately followed Pei Fengzhi's footsteps.

...

The first thing Pei Fengzhi did upon returning home was to go straight upstairs to his and Ye Ningwan's bedroom.

Pushing open the door, the bedroom was empty. The bed was bare; the little beauty who had been lying obediently on the bed when Pei Fengzhi left yesterday was gone, and the bed was cold.

Pei Fengzhi suddenly stood up, pressed the internal phone button, and Grizzly Bear's voice came from the other end.

"Boss, what's wrong?"

Pei Fengzhi's voice was calm and still, yet it was like the ocean floor, concealing a dark and deep undercurrent.

"Send people to look for her, but the lady is missing."

Before Pei Fengzhi could finish speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of running water coming from the bathroom, and his voice stopped abruptly.