While everyone was slurping their noodles, Jiang Shiyuan waited for Lin Qiye to speak.

She had almost finished her noodles, but Lin Qiye still hadn't said anything about letting Shen Qingzhu be Baili Pangpang's bodyguard.

She glanced at Lin Qiye silently, took a bite of noodles, and then glanced at him again.

Lin Qiye: "...?"

Jiang Shiyuan glanced at Lin Qiye's bewildered eyes and belatedly realized that Shen Qingzhu had already eaten shredded pork noodles, so she shouldn't be so short of money now. Naturally, Lin Qiye wouldn't let him be Baili Pangpang's bodyguard anymore. The reason was that Baili Pangpang had given them hush money the moment he got the phone.

Jiang Shiyuan's lips curled up slightly; she knew that her role was about to begin again.

“Qiye, we’re staying at Sister Hongying’s house, so our safety is guaranteed. But Fatty and Cao Yuan are growing up wildly outside, and they’re prone to danger.” Jiang Shiyuan spoke to Lin Qiye, but her eyes were fixed on Baili Fatty.

"We've just run into Brother Zhai, who's from an extremely dangerous forbidden area and is incredibly powerful. How about we have him help Fatty?"

"Huh? Me? Don't worry about me, tomorrow..." Baili Pangpang paused in his slurping of noodles, about to explain something.

“At this critical juncture, all three of us are on the kill list. Qi Ye and I can’t be by your side all the time. Cao Yuan is with you, but he’s more dangerous than the enemy. Zhai Ge’s strength is beyond doubt, so don’t be stubborn anymore.” Jiang Shiyuan interrupted him, giving him a look that said, “Don’t be silly.”

Baili Pangpang scratched his head, but his bodyguard would arrive in Cangnan tomorrow, and then he would be safe.

“If you don’t want to drag others down with you, how about you pay Brother Zhai a salary? How about a thousand yuan a day? Or you can name a price?” Jiang Shiyuan continued.

“Money is not a problem…” Baili Pangpang was gradually persuaded.

Shen Qingzhu slowed down her eating, perked up her ears, and thought, "A thousand yuan a day? What kind of job pays so much?"

"Brother Zhai, you're so amazing, would you be willing to help Fatty? He's living alone outside, and there's no forbidden area around. I'm really scared..." Jiang Shiyuan was on the verge of tears.

"Hmm... I have no problem with that..." Shen Qingzhu said coldly. He had no interest in being a bodyguard, but she was offering him too much.

“Fatty, open your heart and agree! Qi Ye and I are very worried about you. What if Qi Ye can’t sleep at night because he’s worried about you? He got injured saving us. Can you bear to see him not sleeping at night?” Jiang Shiyuan looked at Lin Qi Ye with concern.

"Huh? Qi Ye is so worried about me? Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Zhai." Bai Li Pangpang replied, somewhat bewildered.

Under Jiang Shiyuan's persuasive and reasoned approach, Baili Pangpang successfully hired Shen Qingzhu as his bodyguard for the next three days at a price of one thousand yuan per day.

Shen Qingzhu was in a great mood after getting a high-paying job, and quickly slurped up her noodles.

When he saw Lin Qiye, he hesitated for a moment, remembering Jiang Shiyuan's words, but still said what he had wanted to say from the beginning: "Lin Qiye! Thank you for saving us before... Are you alright?"

Lin Qiye, who hadn't actually said a word the whole time, finally spoke up: "It's nothing."

Jiang Shiyuan finished the last bite of noodles and drank milk tea while rubbing her slightly full stomach.

Before long, Baili Pangpang also finished eating his noodles.

Shen Qingzhu ate her noodles quickly, reaching into her pocket to pull out an envelope and handing it to Deng Wei. It contained all the cash he had on him: 19,826 yuan.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Shiyuan stood up and went outside to digest her food. Baili Pangpang, being her best friend, naturally went with her.

Lin Qiye and Cao Yuan also followed them out.

"I'm going to protect that fat guy. You guys keep this money. Contact me if anything happens." Shen Qingzhu said coolly, ignoring Deng Wei's refusal. Ignoring the scalding hot noodle soup, she finished her noodles in a few bites and got up to leave the noodle shop.

"Eating so fast!" Jiang Shiyuan was quite surprised to see Shen Qingzhu come out. "She finished a bowl of noodles in five minutes? Is she made of iron?!"

The group stood not far away waiting for Shen Qingzhu. Baili Pangpang asked, "Qiye, you said you knew a place to stay. Where is it?"

Lin Qiye remained silent until Shen Qingzhu walked out of the noodle shop, then silently took long strides.

The five of them walked around several streets, passed a corner coffee shop, and finally stopped by a brightly lit alley. Directly opposite was a love hotel that exuded an ambiguous purple glow.

Baili Pangpang swallowed hard. "Qiye, are you serious? We..."

"Of course I'm serious. I used to come here often." Jiang Shiyuan waved her hand.

Lin Qiye looked utterly bewildered. "When have I ever come here often?! I've only come once with Lao Zhao! And you saw us that one time!"

“If you need me, Qiye…” Old Zhao, you could tell he was a man just by looking at him. Cao Yuan closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and felt that he had paid too high a price to cleanse himself of his sins.

“I’m not staying here tonight! What have you all been thinking about all this time?” Lin Qiye clenched his fist, feeling deeply that his reputation had been damaged. He interrupted Cao Yuan, “Tonight, the three of you will stay here. If you don’t want to, you can sleep under the bridge!”

"Let's do it here then." Baili Pangpang breathed a sigh of relief and loosened his clenched anus.

"Shi Yuan can't come in, you guys go in and get a room yourselves!" Lin Qiye said irritably.

Jiang Shiyuan blinked innocently, "Actually, I'm quite curious why you and Lao Zhao went in without letting me follow."

"Stop your curiosity." Lin Qiye turned away coldly, his heart colder than if he had killed a fish ten years ago.

"Alright then..." Jiang Shiyuan had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​going in to find out what was going on.

Under a cold moon overhead, Jiang Shiyuan and Lin Qiye walked together through the streets. As they passed streetlights, the shadows of tree branches were cast on the snow, and fine snowflakes drifted by, creating a scene reminiscent of a Korean drama.

Snowflakes were swept away by the cold night wind, and a chill crept into Jiang Shiyuan's collar. She shrank her neck, and her boots crunched as they stepped on the snow.

A faint rustling sound seemed to appear besides the two people's footsteps. Jiang Shiyuan stopped and listened carefully, then asked Lin Qiye, "Did you hear anything?"

"It's just a rat," Lin Qiye said casually, releasing his senses.

"It's so cold, yet there are still rats out and about." Jiang Shiyuan smiled slightly.

The small figure not far away sensed something, moved its body and successfully burrowed into the sewer, its long tail well hidden.

The crunching footsteps passed by the sewers. After the footsteps faded into the distance, the little mouse climbed back onto the street, its tiny black eyes looking at the two figures behind it.

Suddenly, the girl turned around as if by accident, and her gaze met that of the tiny mouse.

……

In the intricate sewer system, a boy wearing glasses sat on a stone platform, seemingly lost in thought as if sensing something.

The murmurs echoed in the dark underground.

"Lin Qiye..."

“Jiang Shiyuan…”

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