Pretty and charming, dressed in the 90s, she's good at everything from making money to causing

Duan Jun was quite accepting of the fact that her grandmother didn't believe in her.

It's not that I've come to terms with it, but rather that I've gotten used to it.

She laughed and said shamelessly, "Whether you believe it or not, I'm here to avoid trouble, so you have to protect me."

Grandma Duan pointed at her and laughed, scolding, "So this has become my business!"

She laughed for a while, sighed, and beckoned to Duan Jun: "Come here."

Duan Jun took off her coat, rubbed her hands as she walked over, and sat down on the edge of the bed.

Grandma Duan took her hands, which she had just warmed by rubbing them together, and covered them with a blanket before asking her in a low voice, "Where is your little friend?"

The old woman lived in the quietest courtyard, seemingly detached from the world. Yet, she was clear-sighted and insightful, knowing everything.

Duan Jun wasn't surprised at all.

Her grandmother even knew the top-secret story of how she used to carve her father's seal out of a radish when she was a child, and used it to stamp and sign her 8-point test papers on the final exam. How much more so now?

She replied softly, "She went out of town to handle some business."

"Hmm," Grandma Duan said, seeing that she was being vague, so she didn't press the matter. She just said earnestly, "You are resourceful and ambitious. If you cause any trouble, I, this old man, can protect you... But since you are now cooperating with someone, remember to pay more attention to her thoughts... You must unite. You can't suffer losses, and you shouldn't let that young girl suffer losses either."

Duan Jun: "Her? She's smarter than a monkey even without needing to be groomed. I'm practically her follower now. Who can let her suffer?"

"..."

……

Lin Ting sneezed, then looked at Jia Yong with an unfriendly expression.

Ah.

You're probably cursing her in your heart, aren't you?

definitely is!

At this moment, Jia Yong knelt on the ground, filled with grief and indignation, looking utterly miserable.

But he was still in a good mood, looking forward to it... looking forward to his brother coming over and crushing those two arrogant women.

He had already planned where the two of them would go in his mind, and all sorts of explicit images kept playing in his head.

Of course, before anything else, they have to act as human thermometers fifteen times.

Are you waiting for reinforcements?

The sudden sound was like pressing a pause button abruptly on the fantasies in my brain.

Jia Yong shuddered and looked up to see Lin Ting smiling at him. Fear instantly overwhelmed him.

Hmm... now's not the time to be happy. What if I anger her and she... before his reinforcements arrive?

Wait, is she asking for help? Why would she ask that?

Having experienced more than ten near-death experiences, Jia Yong was truly afraid of Lin Ting.

He unconsciously turned his head away, avoiding her scrutinizing gaze, and said guiltily, "I...I don't understand what you're talking about."

Lin Ting rested his hand on his forehead and said casually, "If you can't even understand something this simple, what's the use of your brain?"

Jia Yong: "...!"

This isn't a threat, is it? It can't be!

No, yes.

Jia Yong swallowed hard, his feverish and confused mind forced him to abandon all other random thoughts and start thinking about serious matters.

He was a seasoned veteran, after all, and he panicked, but not much.

Composing himself, he began, "Miss Lin, you're like this..." The forceful words swirled in his throat, but upon meeting Lin Ting's calm gaze, they abruptly turned into:

"……not good."

Lin Ting found the words so insincere that she felt somewhat disjointed. She pressed her temples, trying to maintain the rhythm of the conversation: "Are you trying to say that this is your territory, and that bringing you here was just asking for trouble?"

"..."

Jia Yong really wanted to nod.

In fact, that's what he thought too.

But he couldn't nod.

After all, his reinforcements haven't arrived yet.

Caught between a rock and a hard place, his head froze on his neck.

Lin Ting glanced at the time.

Half past one in the morning.

I guess it will be soon.

She rested her forehead on her hand and gestured with her chin towards Jia Yong: "Since you want to wait, then we'll wait with you."

Jia Yong was slightly taken aback.

It takes about an hour to drive from the mine to here.

Wait?

He couldn't wait any longer!

But Lin's attitude made him uneasy.

She probably doesn't have any trump cards up her sleeve, right?

Judging from their anxious expressions, they probably don't have any backup plans...

Moreover, Feng Hui will definitely try his best to find him!

for sure!

Jia Yong is very confident about this.

Just as he expected, Feng Hui is now racking his brains.

However, it wasn't just for Jia Yong, but also because of Duan Jun.

Around dusk, he was only distracted for a moment when Duan Jun, who was making a phone call at the door, disappeared.

Run faster than a rabbit!

When he realized what was happening and sent people to look for her, Duan Jun's car was still parked in the same spot, but she... had long since disappeared.

Duan Jun's disappearance made Feng Hui feel uneasy.

If it's just Lin Ting, then he's nothing to be afraid of.

But Duan Jun also got involved.

If Lin Ting had handed Jia Yong over to the Duan family...

Feng Hui felt a chill run through his body.

"Brother Hui, we have news!"

The gaunt man who had brought the news earlier rushed in and gave Feng Hui some good news.

Feng Hui's eyes lit up: "Where is she?"

“Yes…” The gaunt man swallowed hard, his voice hoarse. “She went to Chang’an Road, probably to Old Madam Duan’s place.”

Feng Hui's face turned deathly pale instantly.

To make matters worse, a clueless underling nearby was rubbing his hands together, saying, "Brother Hui, let me take some men to arrest her!"

Feng Hui turned his stiff neck, looking at him with puzzlement: "Are you in such a hurry to die?"

"Uh……"

Even if you don't understand, the meaning of this sentence is all too easy to grasp.

Feng Hui ignored him and, after a moment's thought, dialed another number.

……

Shenyang.

Zhang Liang has been living and eating with the guy with the frizzy hair for the past few days. When he has something to do, he asks Xiao Qian to have a drink with him.

As a result, the person with the afro was only awake for less than eight hours a day.

"Ding-ding-ding-ding-"

My old mobile phone rang beside my pillow.

Zhang Liang suddenly opened his eyes, only to find that it wasn't his old cell phone ringing.

He immediately jolted the man with the afro out of his sleep: "Hey, wake up, your boss is calling!"

Still drunk, the man with the afro blurted out his inner thoughts: "Screw the boss... are they out of their minds...?"

Zhang Liang: "..."

It seems... I used too much force.