As if she had just remembered something, Qiao Zhen suddenly looked up at Xu Li and asked, "Where's my bag?"
Xu Li raised an eyebrow, tilted his chin, and pointed at the rose-red bag on the sofa, his expression remaining calm.
Qiao Zhen put down her water glass, thoroughly checked her bag, and then took out her phone to track her surveillance camera. "Beijing, Dongguan? How did my surveillance camera end up there?"
She had placed the water glass on the coffee table rather roughly, spilling a few drops of water, which Xu Li wiped clean with a tissue. "Beijing's North Dongguan is the most chaotic place in the city, a melting pot of all sorts of people. Think carefully about what happened when you were drunk."
Qiao Zhen pretended to frown and think deeply. "Yes, I remember there was a black man, no, there were two. Someone was harassing me, and I confused the people and hit one of the men in black. Then I don't know how I fell to the ground, and I just happened to take out a camera needle from my bag and stick it into his shoe."
She reached into her bag and pulled her hand out again. "How did I find the camera needle? That's a bit strange." She tilted her head, looking at her hand, completely puzzled. This feigned distress was mainly to prevent Xu Li from pressing her for details.
Seeing Qiao Zhen's bewildered expression, Xu Li ordered, "Bring up the camera footage."
Qiao Zhen used a video app to bring up the camera. Perhaps because the black man was sitting with his legs crossed, the video clearly showed the person opposite him. She looked at Xu Li and said, "Give me your phone."
Xu Li went to the room, took out the new phone, and handed it to Qiao Zhen.
Qiao Zhen quickly pointed to the video recording and nudged Xu Li with her elbow, "If he finds a camera needle in my shoe, my phone is basically ruined. You'll have to pay for it. I'm innocent."
Xu Li took Qiao Zhen's phone and his new phone to the charging area and set them up on a phone stand. "Where's your charger?"
"I didn't bring it," Qiao Zhen answered honestly. "You can use any of the chargers here, right? This phone is brand new. You can use any charger you like to abuse it, you'll be reimbursed anyway."
Xu Li stared directly at Qiao Zhen, his gaze intense, the gloom in his eyes fully revealed. "You're not Qiao Zhen. Who are you?"
Qiao Zhen stared at him with wide eyes, defiant yet confident, showing no fear whatsoever. "I'm not only Qiao Zhen, but also the little fairy who's here to save you, believe it or not?"
"I believe you." Xu Li reached out and hugged Qiao Zhen. "You said it yourself, you have to ask me for permission before you can run away."
"?" Qiao Zhen looked at Xu Li in shock. She raised her hand and touched his forehead. "He doesn't have a fever. How did he become so stupid? Major General Xu, the country is now advocating science, democracy, and prosperity. Don't let your imagination run wild and you start believing in superstitions!"
Xu Li looked down into Qiao Zhen's eyes, his eyes seemed to hold swirling currents that drew Qiao Zhen in. "Superstition came first, then science. When did problems that science can't solve become associated with superstition?"
[Ding—Main quest halfway complete, progress: Liked, please keep up the good work.]
Qiao Zhen: [Is he crazy? What did I do to deserve his liking? This is so ridiculous!]
Chu Chu: [Sigh :-(I thought the Fate Master's memory erasure technology was already pretty basic, but I didn't expect these technological forces' memory shielding technology to be even worse. But it's beneficial to the mission, so I'll just have to bear with it for now.]
Xiao Ling: [...] I pretended not to hear anything, I wonder if I can use two emoticons like this.
Before Qiao Zhen could react, Xu Li leaned down and kissed her.
He felt as if he had some emotions that needed to be released, and he could only vent them by touching Qiao Zhen's lips.
Qiao Zhen placed her arm between the two of them, trying to push Xu Li further away. She couldn't breathe properly, damn it! Don't be fooled by her previous shrewd mockery of Chu Zhao and seduction of Pan Zhao; she really couldn't breathe properly!
But the difference in strength between men and women is inherent, and Qiao Zhen's physical attributes are not up to par, while Xu Li is a strong and robust man. How could she possibly break free?
Qiao Zhen: [I might need to calm down, but I can't! If word gets out that I suffocated to death from being kissed, how will I ever face anyone again?! How am I, Qiao Zhen, supposed to live with myself in the adult entertainment industry?!]
[Teleportation before the reverse-time kiss - Teleportation successful.]
Qiao Zhen looked at Xu Li, who was about to kiss her, and blocked their lips with her hand. She smiled charmingly, "No need for a kiss, but I can give you a loving hug."
Xu Li found it somewhat boring, so he let go of her hand and stepped back. He dialed a number from the landline, "Team T, come with me to Beiguan, and also lay wire mesh in the waters near Beiguan. Be sure not to alert them."
Qiao Zhen watched Xu Li swiftly retreat, a lump forming in her throat that she couldn't swallow or spit out. She angrily packed her bag, then went into the bathroom to change her dirty clothes and prepared to go back.
Xu Li took out a gun from the study. While quickly preparing his belongings, he hurriedly instructed, "You stay here. I will send bodyguards to protect you. Also, your phone is broken. It's not safe here anymore. I will have someone take you to a safe place with clothes."
Qiao Zhen sat nonchalantly on the sofa, waiting for Xu Li's people to come and pick her up. She wasn't one to show off, and she was also adept at reading the room. From the moment she stopped the black tycoon at DiYu Entertainment, she knew perfectly well that she was drawing danger to herself.
Xu Li had been gone for less than fifteen minutes when someone opened the door and came in; it was a tall woman.
"Hello, I'm the person Mr. Xu sent to pick you up." She handed Qiao Zhen a bag. "These are clothes, one size fits all."
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