Although he didn’t know what had happened, Bai Yanliang’s tone, which was similar to a command, made the taxi driver instinctively follow his words.
The taxi quickly accelerated and left Qiujiang Road.
Only after they completely lost sight of that alley did Bai Yanliang feel that the faint, indistinct gaze had disappeared.
Xu Zhifei kept watching him; Bai Yanliang wasn’t someone who acted rashly without reason, so he must have encountered something extremely dangerous just now.
But since Bai Yanliang didn’t say anything willingly, she also chose not to ask.
The taxi drove silently towards the apartment Xu Zhifei rented.
It wasn’t until Xu Zhifei paid, got out of the car, that Bai Yanliang realized he had somehow followed Xu Zhifei back to her place. Newest update provided by novel-fire.net
"Can I stay for a night?"
Being able to straightforwardly tell a single woman, let me stay at your place for a night, is also a kind of skill.
At least, Xu Zhifei had never encountered such a thing in her life before, nor had she ever met someone like Bai Yanliang.
Others avoided her like the plague, and she also intentionally kept away from others, so... actually, her social experience wasn’t much more than Bai Yanliang’s.
But a woman’s innate modesty kept her silent, she didn’t agree.
This was obviously a misunderstanding.
Because Bai Yanliang always felt that Xu Zhifei’s consent was in her silence.
At least, that’s how she was when they took the taxi earlier.
So, he closely followed Xu Zhifei’s steps to the doorway of her home.
As Xu Zhifei was opening the door, she stared at Bai Yanliang with an odd look, while Bai Yanliang, lost in thought about what had just happened, didn’t notice at all.
Xun Weimo’s Mercury Night vanished from that alley as if it had never appeared.
This bizarre ability to alter reality was undoubtedly the doing of Dark Abyss.
Dark Abyss had made a move against Xun Weimo...
The reason for the move was not hard to guess.
That key, Yanren’s key.
According to the agreement, Bai Yanliang handed the key to Xun Weimo.
There’s a high probability that this key brought Xun Weimo to his demise, of course, this was also Xun Weimo’s own choice.
He was clearly aware of the existence of the organization Dark Abyss, and... this man was also not simple in himself.
So rather than believing he was already dead, Bai Yanliang would rather believe this was his plan of a clean escape, from the dark to the light.
The organization Dark Abyss seemed to be getting anxious.
Though speed is of the essence, doing things fast means insufficient consideration, meaning the plan is not thorough; this is evident whether it’s in the move against Xun Weimo or in the attempt to capture Fog Gathering in one sweep this time.
Dark Abyss... can no longer wait.
This kind of impatience is the best time to catch its flaw.
Bai Yanliang was pondering his countermeasures when he suddenly felt a brightness before his eyes.
He looked up to find himself standing in the living room.
It’s hard to believe this was a female’s room; the decor had hard, cold lines, with black and white as the primary colors, a humidifier and a cabinet-style air conditioner installed in the corners.
Standing in front of him was Xu Zhifei under the chandelier.
Under the light, her skin appeared even paler.
"Why not have some plants at home, like aloe or cacti?"
Though the dark color tones throughout the room weren’t enough to make Bai Yanliang uncomfortable, out of goodwill, he offered a suggestion.
Xu Zhifei’s explanation was simple, but still... managing to kill aloe and cacti, she certainly wasn’t having it easy.
Bai Yanliang hadn’t planned on teaching her how to care for plants; he gestured to the sofa, saying, "I’ll sleep here."
Xu Zhifei looked at him with her cold eyes, blinked, and said nothing.
Bai Yanliang assumed.
At this moment, a slight hunger pang crept in.
Come to think of it, they hadn’t really eaten much these past two days.
"Is there anything to eat in the house?"
Bai Yanliang looked at Xu Zhifei.
Xu Zhifei seemed very unaccustomed to having an extra person in her home; she pointed to the direction of the kitchen and didn’t speak.
Bai Yanliang followed her gesture into the kitchen.
The sight before him made Bai Yanliang pause.
The kitchen was clean, not the kind of cleanliness that comes from cleaning, but genuinely clean.
Because the entire set of cooking tools had never been used.
Bai Yanliang couldn’t help but ask, "You don’t know how to cook?"
Xu Zhifei’s hurried footsteps came over, she seemed quite dissatisfied, standing at the door looking at Bai Yanliang, as if defending herself:
"Wow." Bai Yanliang expressionlessly lifted the lid of the pot, "Impressive."
The air around Xu Zhifei seemed to grow colder.
Bai Yanliang said no more, he opened the refrigerator, but Xu Zhifei’s home was also pitifully lacking in food supplies.
Besides the noodles she mentioned, there were only eggs.
How did this woman live alone? Did she eat noodles every day?
Unable to understand, Bai Yanliang took out the noodles and boiled water.
Watching him busy from behind, Xu Zhifei felt a strange sensation in her heart.
That feeling was so unfamiliar, so unfamiliar that it scared her a little, so she hurriedly glanced at him and returned to her room.
Before long, a fragrant aroma wafted over.
Then, Xu Zhifei heard movement in the living room, followed by a knock on the door.
"Knock knock knock——"
Bai Yanliang’s voice came through the door.
Xu Zhifei opened the door, Bai Yanliang was swiping through something on his phone, beside him lay two bowls of noodles emitting a rich aroma.
The sound of the door opening made Bai Yanliang look up and call out; compared to Xu Zhifei, he seemed more like the homeowner.
Xu Zhifei instinctively walked over and sat down opposite Bai Yanliang.
A bowl of steaming "Sunshine Noodles" enveloped her completely in the curling steam that combined the fragrance of eggs, greens, noodles, and broth.
Her salivary gland secreted faster silently, and Xu Zhifei subconsciously swallowed.
"Don’t just sit there, eat." Bai Yanliang, with a cold face, in front of Xu Zhifei, couldn’t be bothered to put up a pretense, after all, she could see right through him.
Saying that, Bai Yanliang already unceremoniously lifted the bowl to eat.
His manner of devouring the food made Xu Zhifei’s cold eyes waver slightly.
She cautiously mimicked Bai Yanliang, lifting the bowl of "Sunshine Noodles," inhaling that delightful aroma, and finally began to eat.
As the broth-coated noodles entered her mouth, Xu Zhifei’s eyes opened slightly in surprise.
Like a faint fragrance brushing through the wind, gently spreading amidst the dancing dust in the sunlight.
In the light, soft, fresh, rich broth lingered a hint of sweetness, highly elastic noodles traversing through the aroma, soaking in the noodle soup, emitting a unique noodle delicacy.
It couldn’t be said the taste was so incredible, still.
But it felt very familiar to Xu Zhifei.
That was... the taste of home.
When mother was still around, she often tasted this kind of flavor.
Xu Zhifei set down her chopsticks and looked toward Bai Yanliang.
Without a word, she returned to her room.
Hearing the movement, Bai Yanliang looked up for a moment, then looked down at Xu Zhifei’s bowl.