Movements stirred on her shoulder, and Su Yunling’s gaze withdrew from the car window as she glanced over at the person who had just awakened.
"Awake?" As the words left her mouth, Su Yunling realized that her throat was somewhat dry and her voice sounded huskier than usual.
Gu Zhiqi woke up in a daze, a faint fragrance lingering on the tip of her nose; it was pleasant. Wrapped in this scent, whether in a dream or awake, there was an unprecedented sense of security.
Gu Zhiqi experienced a moment of memory loss; after a while, she slightly turned her head to glance at Su Yunling.
Meeting Su Yunling’s eyes, she paused briefly before slowly moving her head away from Su Yunling’s shoulder and glanced outside the car window, only to realize that they seemed to have arrived at the underground garage.
"Are we here?" Her voice, still nasal from having just woken up, sounded a bit like whining.
The first time she met this child, Su Yunling knew that the child’s voice was pleasant.
She had heard it countless times before, but today, it seemed more pleasant than any other time.
It was unclear whether it was because he was distracted, or because her voice, muddled with sleep, sounded excessively soft and sweet.
Before Su Yunling could speak, Gu Zhiqi noticed that Tang Yichen, the driver, was gone, "Where’s Tang Yichen?"
As Su Yunling gazed at Gu Zhiqi, sleepy-eyed and still a bit confused, she involuntarily swallowed.
Her eyes darkened slightly as she looked away without any indication, "He’s already gotten out of the car."
While speaking, Su Yunling reached out to open the car door.
After getting out of the car, the two of them didn’t speak again.
With her eyes slightly downcast, Su Yunling remained silent the entire way, and Gu Zhiqi, who had just awakened, was out of sorts and didn’t notice Su Yunling’s abnormality. So, together they reached the private room without conversation.
"Third Brother, Gu Xiaoxi, you guys are here?" As soon as Tang Yichen saw the two of them, he immediately waved at them.
Both nodded in response.
The dishes had not yet been served and seemed to require some time, so Su Yunling took out the tea set and began making tea.
While chatting sporadically with Tang Yichen, Gu Zhiqi was on her phone, repairing her mental method.
Su Yunling placed a cup of tea in front of Gu Zhiqi, "Asking you to be a mental method advisor doesn’t mean you have to repair the mental method every moment. Don’t tire yourself out."
Gu Zhiqi glanced at the tea Su Yunling had placed before her and casually replied, "Not tired."
Though she said this, she had already put down her phone.
This Yundao Tea tasted excellent—you’d miss out not to savor it properly.
Su Yunling wanted to say more, but her phone rang in her pocket.
Seeing it was Yun Yan calling, Su Yunling could guess the context, pressed the answer button, and switched on the speakerphone, setting it on the table, "Go ahead."
"Boss, the person who hired the hit-and-run driver for the serial car accidents has been caught, and the case has been thoroughly investigated," Yun Yan immediately said upon hearing Su Yunling’s voice.
While casually passing a cup of tea to Tang Yichen, Su Yunling lightly hummed in response to Yun Yan, indicating she was listening.
As Tang Yichen reached for the tea, he urged Yun Yan, "You’ve completed the interrogation? Who hired the hitman? Why did they target Gu Xiaoxi?"
Tang Yichen was aware of Gu Zhiqi’s car accident, and he knew that because of her, the Ever Winning Army had taken over the case.
However, he did not know much about the details.
Yun Yan: "The person who hired the hitman is Hu Shiyu, Miss Gu’s classmate. She hired someone to hit Miss Gu because she suspected that Miss Gu knew about her improper relationship with a person named Li Yiming."
Upon hearing this, Tang Yichen paused briefly, "Li Yiming?"
Why does that name sound so familiar?
Had he heard it somewhere before?