"What...you don't have this name?"
Xia Che scratched his head, his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets; he was dumbfounded.
That shouldn't be the case.
The female protagonist in the comic changed her name?
I have no recollection of it, absolutely no recollection of it.
Xia Che can't recall a single memory of Shi Qingning at all.
But Shi Qingning's behavior at this moment didn't seem fake; her familiarity with the original owner of the body was genuine.
That……
That would be a huge problem.
Shi Qingning is the strongest among the five female protagonists. After all, unlike the minor skirmishes of the other female protagonists, Shi Qingning has more combat experience than anyone else.
Judging from the opponent's combat power as shown in the original comic, Xia Che even felt that Shi Qingning, who was stronger in the later stages, already had the ability to hurt Su Miaorou.
The fact that Shi Qingning could injure such a terrestrial deity proves that she is also a monster.
If I don't come up with a reasonable explanation soon, will the monster hold a grudge against me?
Xia Che gasped.
"Hmm, Shi Qingning is a name I changed later. How do you know that?"
Qing Ning slightly furrowed her brows as she looked at her childhood sweetheart, and suddenly had a strange feeling.
It's not that their appearance is very different from when they were young. A person's appearance is already set when they are very young. Apart from a very few cases where their appearance changes drastically, most people can still see the shadow of their childhood self when they grow up.
The person in front of me is Xia Che, there is no mistake about that.
But for some reason, Qing Ning felt a sense of familiarity with Xia Che in front of her...
Another unfamiliar presence has appeared.
Familiar and unfamiliar, two words with completely opposite meanings, appeared abruptly on Xia Che's persona.
Moreover, Qing Ning was really concerned about why Xia Che knew her new name.
The assassins of the Assassin Hall maintain a very high level of secrecy when they go on missions. As for himself, being the esteemed September, it can be said that apart from Xiao, no more than two other people know about this new name.
At most, there are only four or five people.
Xia Che has never left Jiang City, so where did he get the information from?
"How strange..."
Years of carrying out various missions had honed her keen sixth sense, allowing Qing Ning to detect something unusual about Xia Che.
She didn't believe the organization would leak secrets.
Qing Ning knew perfectly well just how high the secrecy level of the Assassin's Guild was.
But if the Assassin's Guild didn't leak the secret, but Xia Che found out... that would be very interesting.
Qing Ning narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly; her childhood sweetheart was quite extraordinary.
"Ah...yes, why? Because...probably because..."
Xia Che scratched his head, his eyebrows furrowed.
Damn it.
Does this girl really have to get to the bottom of things?
What else could I say?
I can't just blurt it out to her directly, and say that the reason I know Shi Qingning's name is because I've read the original comic, and that I not only know her name, but also her father's name, and that I know her better than her father?
Isn't that insane?
And to be honest, Shi Qingning's combat strength is undeniable; she's an even more terrifying assassin than Wen Chenlu. Xia Che really doesn't dare to just go all out against her like that.
After all, she's one of the female leads...
Suddenly, perhaps because there's always a way out, Xia Che noticed out of the corner of his eye a nurse pushing an electric cart out of the inpatient department in front of him.
Xia Che knew that nurses in the inpatient ward needed to take turns resting. It should be their rest time now. They could have a meal and relax for a while before rushing back to their shift.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Xia Che. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he thought of the best explanation. He looked at Qing Ning and quickly said, "You forgot? You registered your name when you registered. I also felt something was off, so I checked at the front desk when I went downstairs and found out it was you. That's why I waited for you here instead of leaving immediately."
"So... there really was an assassin there just now, and you helped me?"
Xia Che suddenly realized that the murderous aura couldn't have been his imagination, but he didn't see anything after coming out. He couldn't understand it before, but now he probably does.
Was it Qing Ning who made her move?
"Of course it's me, otherwise how could you be so lucky? That person is very strong."
Qing Ning's eyes flickered, a look of sudden realization crossing them.
She had forgotten that she had registered, so it's not surprising that Xia Che could guess that Shi Qingning's new name was her.
He was naturally intelligent.
"Thank you so much. I never expected that you would save me after so long."
Seeing that he had passed this hurdle, Xia Che secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then thanked him with a smile.
"It was nothing, just a small favor. But you... I heard about the troubles that happened to the Xia family. Are you alright?"
Qing Ning smoothed her bangs that were partially obscuring her eyes. With her doubts resolved, she instantly returned to her previous state of mind.
Even though they had already recognized each other and were reunited after a long separation...
Shouldn't we say something?
But what should I say?
Qing Ning frowned and thought hard. Apart from the other members of the Assassin Hall and a few people like Xiao who could be considered her friends, she spent most of her time on missions.
Now, apart from a bank card with a string of cold numbers containing many zeros, Qing Ning suddenly realized that she didn't seem to have grown at all over the years.
At the very least, when facing Xia Che, her long-missed best friend, Qing Ning found her mind completely blank.
I should say something.
After a long separation, we are reunited and will see each other every day at the same school from now on. We will no longer need to reminisce about the good old days or fantasize about what our future meetings will be like during breaks from our missions...
All of this is about to become a reality, but it is precisely this situation that makes Qing Ning uneasy.
"I'm fine... More than my family's troubles, I'm curious about how you took down that assassin. Let's find another place; this isn't a good place to chat."
Xia Che was aware of Shi Qingning's persona, but her identity as an assassin was currently unknown to him.
Having almost been exposed just now, Xia Che felt it was best to be more cautious.
"Okay, you arrange it, I'm fine with anything."
Qing Ning breathed a sigh of relief. She was really not someone who could arrange everything. Having someone like Xia Che by her side, who made decisions for her and allowed her to keep her head down, was wonderful for her.
...
This was Xia Che's first time visiting Jiang City First Hospital, so he naturally didn't know where there were any good places to chat. He simply found a coffee shop at random.
Since transmigrating into this world, Xia Che, who had never been to a coffee shop in the real world, is now quite familiar with these places.
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