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Half asleep and half awake, Shi Qing felt dry mouth and tongue. He opened his eyes in a daze and what came into view was the white ceiling.

The blue curtains were drawn, the light was dim and warm, and a light fragrance flowed in the air.

Is this home?

But she had no idea how she got back.

Shi Qing propped herself up and sat up. She felt a faint pain at the back of her head from sleeping for a long time. She was in a daze for a long time and recalled vaguely.

It seemed like I dreamed of being bitten by a big wolf dog, and my face was covered with saliva...

My face feels sticky now.

After a moment's pause, she struggled to get up and caught a glimpse of the transparent glass cup on the bedside table from the corner of her eye. A few green tea leaves were floating on the light brown water.

I tested the wall of the cup with my finger and it was just the right temperature.

As soon as the tea had gone in, a slight pain suddenly arose on my lips.

After drinking a large cup of tea, the dry pain in her throat gradually dissipated. Shi Qing picked up the phone next to her and walked to the bathroom while sending a message to Lin Xuan Jiang Cha.

No one answered, probably went back to sleep. After all, I was busy all night last night and was locked in the woodshed for several hours.

Shi Qing put down his phone, wet a towel and wiped his face, then suddenly paused.

She narrowed her eyes and looked at herself in the mirror suspiciously.

The woman had a fair face, cold and beautiful eyebrows, and an inexplicable crimson hue at the corners of her eyes.

The most suspicious thing is that the lips are abnormally red, swollen and cracked, which are obviously the marks left by doing something ambiguous, and it is a very intense one.

Shi Qing wiped his face stiffly, then immediately opened the curtains and conducted a full-scale carpet search, but found nothing unusual.

At night, she pretended to sleep in bed, intending to lure the enemy into a trap, but she found no trace of either man or ghost. At three or four in the morning, she could no longer bear it and finally fell into a deep sleep.

-

"Sister Xie, what did you do last night? Why do you look like you didn't get enough sleep?"

The next day at work, Lin Xuan noticed the dark circles under her eyes, and his suspicions grew bigger and bigger.

Shi Qing propped one hand on the table and yawned, "Catch ghosts."

"Huh?" Lin Xuan obviously didn't believe it. He looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to this side.

He pulled the chair closer, covered his face with his hands mysteriously, and lowered his voice: "Tell me the truth, were you with Shen Du last night?"

Shi Qing looked depressed, "Who is Shen Du?"

Lin Xuan choked and explained: "It's the man who came to pick us up yesterday. You saw him. Have you forgotten?"

I was so sleepy yesterday that I could hardly open my eyes and didn't care who bailed them out.

But it seems that there is such a person. Shi Qing realized later, "So his name is Shen Du."

As he was talking, the door was pushed open and a tall and straight man walked in. He glanced at the two of them casually and then walked straight to the boss's office.

Lin Xuan pursed his lips and said, "Look, that's Shen Du."

Shi Qing half-closed his eyes and suddenly asked, "Why did you say I was with him last night?"

-

A quarter of an hour later, an old man with a round face and glasses came out, smiling and leading Shen Du.

"Let me introduce you to our new colleagues in the firm. Please get along well with them from now on."

Lin Xuan's eyes sparkled, and he stood up and applauded enthusiastically, "Welcome, welcome! Hello, Brother Shen, I'm Lin Xuan."

Shi Qing leaned back, folded his arms and looked around; Huo Ming raised his head to take a glance, then continued to sort out the forms; Jiang Cha did not move at all, and quietly sipped a small sip of tea.

The old man held the thermos cup and said awkwardly:

"Haha, everyone is like this, casual and disrespectful, don't mind it. Come on, everyone introduce each other, Huo Ming, you first..."

Huo Ming didn't even raise his head. "I saw him yesterday."

Shen Du smiled and said, "Indeed, we greeted each other yesterday."

Cheng Junyan slapped his head and said, "Hey, look at my memory, I forgot everything. Since you all know each other, I won't waste my words. Xiao Shen, if you have any questions in the future, just ask them. Even though they may not look serious, they are actually very capable."

Shen Du was still polite, "Got it, Director Cheng."

Instead, he looks as gentle as jade, a modest gentleman.

Shi Qing chuckled with an unclear meaning.

Cheng Junyan was about to leave with a smile on his face, when Jiang Cha, who had been acting as a background, suddenly said, "Boss, the tea is gone."

After saying this, she innocently showed him the empty teapot, and there was indeed not a drop of water in it.

The old man had a sour face and said, "Okay, okay, I really owed you guys in my previous life. Come with me to claim it."

The little girl followed him closely.

"Sister Xie, you don't seem to like me very much? Did I offend you in some way?"

Shen Du walked towards Shi Qing, his tall figure casting a solid shadow.

"Thank you, Sister? I thought you preferred another name."

There was a smile on Shi Qing's lips, and her bright eyes reflected his figure.

Apart from a golden mask on his face, the young man was dressed normally, wearing a shawl and a shirt, the fabric of which was of excellent quality.

His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing a large section of his firm forearms with distinct veins. The vigorous power contained in his blood was in stark contrast to his smiling, gentle face.

"I heard them all call you that, I think you should like it. But if Sister Xie doesn't like me calling you that, then what should I call you?"

The eyes beneath the mask are clear, revealing a bit of childishness and innocence.

Shi Qing changed his posture, resting the back of his hand on his chin, his eyebrows curved, "For example...Qingqing or something."

Lin Xuan looked at her in shock.

The young man's eyes trembled incredulously, his lips slightly parted, and after a long while he said in a daze: "This, this is not good."

Shi Qing stared at him for a long while, then looked away with a lack of interest, "You're just joking."

Shen Du breathed a sigh of relief and put on a gentle smile again, "Well, Sister Xie, please take care of me in the future."

After this little episode, he returned to his workstation and conscientiously helped Huo Ming proofread and organize the mountain of documents.

Lin Xuan sat on the chair, leaning his upper body over, and said in a whisper:

"Sister Xie, I still feel like you two are having an affair."

Shi Qing tapped his forehead gently, "Don't let your imagination run wild, kid."

"You're not much older than me." Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead and muttered, "Are you really not acting? Although we are all colleagues, we don't object to office romances..."

His mouth was covered with the back of his hand, and his words stopped abruptly.

Perhaps their gazes were too intense, Shen Du looked over here, maybe he heard something, but he frowned and looked a little unhappy.

Shi Qing calmly let go of his hand and leaned close to Lin Xuan's ear to warn: "If you talk too much, you will stay behind to handle the information for Huo Ming next time we go on a mission."

"No, no, no, I won't say anything."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan shook his head in horror, stepped back, and made a gesture to shut up.

There are so many forms to fill out every day, and the repetition is more torturous than catching ghosts.

Look at Huo Ming, a good young man, and now he has been tortured into what he is now. His temper is as irritable as boiling water, and he growls at everyone he sees.

Shi Qing sat down and caught a glimpse of a deep gaze from the corner of his eye. Looking straight at him, the young man was concentrating on reading the form, looking harmless.

It was as if what happened just now was an illusion.