He picked it up and held it in the palm of his hand, his gaze more solemn than ever before.
If he remembered correctly, he had also found a similar strand of hair last time at his place...
Also, this hair color is so similar to Ye Yuwei’s...
Gu Xiaoxi lay on her bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Too many questions prevented her from sorting through her thoughts.
What exactly was the relationship between Mi Luo’s mother and Mi Xi?
What was the deal with that mummified corpse, and the bones surrounding it?
Gu Xiaoxi felt she should contact the police to see if there were any unsolved missing persons cases recently.
Just as she was about to fall asleep, her phone rang.
When she picked up the phone and saw that it was Mi Xi’s number, her heart was filled with caution.
Wasn’t it strange to call her in the middle of the night?
The phone rang for a while before Gu Xiaoxi, yawning, pretended to be half asleep and said in a soft voice, "Who may I ask is calling?"
There was a brief silence on the other end, and Gu Xiaoxi pretended to check the number on her phone before she immediately sat up, alert, and hurriedly asked, "Boss, is there something you need from me?"
"Yeah! I can’t sleep, can you come out and sit with me for a bit?" Mi Xi’s voice sounded very dejected.
Gu Xiaoxi was unsure what to do.
But she quickly calmed down and did not refuse. "Okay!"
It was cold at night, and Gu Xiaoxi, wearing a windbreaker and wrapping a scarf around her neck, quietly stepped out the door.
At the entrance to her apartment complex, she saw Mi Xi sitting in the car.
This was the first time she had seen him smoking.
Gu Xiaoxi always felt that something was off about the atmosphere, especially the features of Mi Xi hidden in the darkness, which appeared very cold.
"Get in the car!" Mi Xi said.
"Where are you taking me?" Gu Xiaoxi asked, wary.
"Relax, I won’t eat you. We’re just going to the square up ahead. The moonlight is just right tonight, isn’t it nice for a walk?" Mi Xi said with a laugh.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped at a square not far away.
Gu Xiaoxi and Mi Xi got out of the car together.
As a boss, asking a secretary to walk in the park late at night was truly bizarre.
But what Gu Xiaoxi was more afraid of was that he had discovered her secret. It was still necessary to be careful when it was time to be careful.
"What’s there to see here in the dead of night?" Gu Xiaoxi looked around at the empty, silent surroundings.
"I couldn’t sleep, so I wanted to come out and sit for a while. Ye Yuwei, why don’t you tell me about your childhood?" Mi Xi said with a smile.
Gu Xiaoxi immediately shook her head, "Stories from my childhood, heh... I’m just a nobody, what interesting stories could there be?"
Gu Xiaoxi laughed dryly; she wasn’t really Ye Yuwei, how could she know the details of her childhood.
"Never mind, let’s go sit on a stone bench," Mi Xi said with a smile.
He wore a windbreaker, and his tall, upright figure made him appear exceptionally handsome.
"How about this, instead you tell me about yourself. For example: is it true, as the rumors say, that you’re still unmarried? Or, was the woman who came to see you this morning your wife?" Gu Xiaoxi asked him back.
Mi Xi chuckled lightly, his gaze suddenly falling on Gu Xiaoxi.
"Would you care?" he asked.
Gu Xiaoxi didn’t look back at him.
Because she didn’t care, she asked; she wanted to know his secret.
Silence spread between them. At that moment, it seemed as if even the air had frozen.
Moonlight spilled down, casting their shadows on the ground.
Mi Xi said in a cool tone, "That woman is my enemy; she killed my sister."
"Then why don’t you take revenge for your sister?" Gu Xiaoxi looked back at Mi Xi.
The man’s handsome features showed unending sorrow; his voice was cold as ice. "She’s a top-level criminal wanted by multiple countries. If I had the power, I would have killed her long ago."
Gu Xiaoxi’s breath hitched.
She hadn’t expected Mi Xi to tell her the truth.
Qing Lian was the killer who murdered his sister, so why did she go looking for him?
As if he read the question in Gu Xiaoxi’s eyes,
Mi Xi lit a cigarette and said, "She wants to marry me, but I will definitely not marry her."
At those words, Gu Xiaoxi’s mouth twitched.
Qing Lian really had some nerve; she killed his sister and still wanted to marry the brother, truly fearless.
But then again, she was a criminal, naturally unafraid of death.
"Do you think I’m living a very pathetic life?" Mi Xi’s gaze met Gu Xiaoxi’s.
Gu Xiaoxi, however, shook her head, "It’s not your fault. If there’s anyone to blame, it’s that your enemy is too powerful."
"Ye Yuwei, are you afraid of her?" Mi Xi asked.
Gu Xiaoxi nodded immediately, "Afraid! If you’re helpless against her, of course I would be very scared."
"..." Mi Xi looked up at the sky, the cigarette in his hand burning away, the smoke dissipating with the wind.
Gu Xiaoxi could feel his helplessness.
Again, a long silence ensued, with only the sound of insects buzzing loudly behind them in the quiet.
"Do you know why I’ve never gotten married?" Mi Xi asked.
Gu Xiaoxi tilted her head, sizing him up with similar curiosity, "Why?"
"I’m searching for someone who can shed the second Lover’s Tears."
Gu Xiaoxi couldn’t understand at all. Wasn’t liking someone about getting along?
What could the second tear possibly signify?
"Boss, you’re being superstitious!" Gu Xiaoxi blinked, teasingly said.
But Mi Xi didn’t say much more; he just looked at Gu Xiaoxi, staring deeply.
Gu Xiaoxi felt a sense of alarm within her.
Suddenly, Mi Xi reached out, gently caressing her long hair, smiling as he said, "Your hair is really beautiful. It wasn’t this long when you first came to work, it has grown a lot in two months."
Gu Xiaoxi immediately stood up reflexively, eyeing Mi Xi warily, "Boss, it’s very late. Are you feeling better? You should go back to rest; we have work tomorrow."
Somehow, even though she wasn’t sure if Mi Xi’s words were true or false, she felt an impulse to believe him.
She knew this thought to be irrational, which was why she didn’t want to listen to him anymore.
The more secrets of others one knows, the more it tends to disturb one’s peace of mind.
She came here undercover, not to hear Mi Xi’s hardships or to sympathize with him.
Everyone had their own life’s helplessness, even the billionaires with countless assets were no exception.
"Then I’ll take you home!" Mi Xi threw his cigarette butt into the trash can and didn’t make any more excuses.
Gu Xiaoxi felt uneasy inside, but she didn’t know where the uneasiness came from.
Mi Xi dropped her off at the building and then left.
She didn’t sleep long before it was morning.
The next day at work, she was a bit off her game, and even put on makeup.
Of course, it was all an act.
Last night, Mi Xi’s actions had felt odd to her, and she was frightened.
She wondered if he had discovered something.
But when she got to the office, she found that Mi Xi didn’t come to work.
Gu Xiaoxi was severely bullied by Xing Ling.
Especially with Mi Xi not around, Xing Ling pushed Gu Xiaoxi around relentlessly, assigning her lots of work so she couldn’t leave even when it was time to go home.
"All these documents need to be sorted; the boss will see them tomorrow. You’re not allowed to leave until they’re done!" Xing Ling, holding two thick stacks of files, dumped them on Gu Xiaoxi’s desk.
Afterwards, everyone from the secretarial department left.
Later, as night fell, all the lights in the office went out.
Gu Xiaoxi was still battling the mountain of files.
If it weren’t for the constant reminder to herself that she was pretending to be Ye Yuwei and not to be too assertive, as that might make Mi Xi suspicious, she would have left long ago.
At nine in the evening, Gu Xiaoxi finished organizing the last document and stretched her limbs.
She sorted the files into three piles on Mi Xi’s desk.
Only then did she yawn and head downstairs!
At this point, the office was completely deserted.
Only the corridor lights were still on.
With each step Gu Xiaoxi took, she could hear the ’click-clack’ of her high heels.
All of a sudden, she sensed a shadow darting past her.
Gu Xiaoxi instinctively stopped and turned to look behind her.
"Who is it?" Gu Xiaoxi demanded.
"Crack!" With a loud sound, the lights in the corridor went out completely.
The whole office plunged into darkness, save for the faint light seeping through the glass windows.
Gu Xiaoxi held her breath, released her Spiritual Sense, and began to scout her surroundings.
But when she did, there was nothing on the entire floor.
Gu Xiaoxi touched her head, she clearly saw a shadow just before, could she have encountered a ghost?
So, she took out her phone and quickly left the office.
Walking on the street, amid the hustle and bustle, the crowds and traffic instantly made her breathe a sigh of relief.
Just then, her phone rang again.
It was Mi Xi calling.
"What are you doing? Come over to my place, I’ll treat you to dinner!" Mi Xi’s gentle voice sounded through the phone.