The real crisis had actually come to a complete end before Xu Fan had departed, leaving the Jinling police force with nothing but the task of cleaning up the aftermath.

The Xia Group's influence in Jinling was not small, and after Xia Yanyu had simply given a few instructions, the matter was deemed settled.

Yet, she still didn't seem particularly happy.

Bingdilian was indeed dead, but upon a search, no clues related to the mastermind behind this incident were found on either of them.

Even though the police comforted themselves with the thought that they would thoroughly investigate the matter later on, Xia Yanyu was no fool—how could an assassin as skilled as Bingdilian have left too many traces in Jinling...

On the other hand, Qin Mengyue was also in low spirits.

The death of an international assassin like Bingdilian in Jinling would have been considered a great achievement for the Jinling police, and Zhao Yunfeng, who had the nerve not to claim credit, found the accolades were now being attributed entirely to her.

Before this, she had indeed hoped to complete the mission so she could be promoted another rank. But now that her long-awaited idol had seen her and run away directly, she was so angry she wanted to cry.

"Bastard, am I really not good enough for you..."

Muttering to herself with a pout, she resembled a little shrew, which involuntarily sent a chill down the spine of the surrounding police officers, who silently wondered who the unfortunate soul was to have crossed this formidable person.

"Alright, everyone prepare to go back!"

Now that the Xia Family's villa had been cleaned up and the bodies and the injured had been taken away, the police were ready to retreat.

"Officer Qin, wait a moment..."

Just as Qin Mengyue was about to leave with the others, Xia Yanyu hesitated for a moment before calling out to her.

"Hm? President Xia, is there something else?"

Qin Mengyue was puzzled, wondering if Xia was afraid that the incident was not yet over.

Xia Yanyu smiled and said, "There's something I need to explain to you."

"Ah?"

Xia Yanyu continued, "It's about Xu Fan; you may have misunderstood him. He didn't desert the fight."

"Actually, I was the one who asked him to leave..."

It seemed that Xu Fan didn't want to reveal his identity to Qin Mengyue, but Xia Yanyu thought it was necessary to explain to her, to avoid any misunderstanding between Xu Fan and Qin Mengyue in the future.

But her well-intentioned explanation now aroused some suspicion in Qin Mengyue's mind.

"Uh, President Xia, didn't you just..."

When Xia Yanyu had heard that Xu Fan had slipped away, she had acted as if she wasn't informed, so why was she all of a sudden speaking up for Xu Fan now? Strange...

"Uh, I was so scared earlier that I forgot about this..."

Xia Yanyu appeared calm as she explained, and Qin Mengyue gave her a doubtful look before nodding.

"Okay, I understand."

Xia Yanyu was clearly hiding something from her, and Qin Mengyue figured that asking further would probably lead nowhere.

It would be better to wait until she got home and then confront Xu Fan, to find out exactly what was going on between him and Xia Yanyu.

...

Soon, all the police had left, and Xia Yanyu was the only person remaining in the villa.

After a night spent walking the line between life and death, she seemed extremely weary, sitting on the sofa rubbing her temples, starting to ponder the ins and outs of the whole incident.

"Heh, you're relaxing already?"

Suddenly, a sound came from outside the villa's front door, startling Xia Yanyu who quickly looked toward the entrance.

With all the police gone, she was alone and had no way to contend with an assassin.

"Heh heh, scared you?"

Looking toward the door, she soon realized it was just a false alarm; the voice she had heard was none other than Xu Fan pinching his throat, trying to scare Xia Yanyu.

"How boring..."

Irritated by this guy's antics, Xia Yanyu really did perk up a bit. She gave Xu Fan a speechless look and then couldn't be bothered to pay him any more attention.

Xu Fan chuckled, not minding the cold shoulder, and walked over to sit directly across from her.

"How about it? Did you find any clues on Bingdilian?"

Previously, to avoid the police, he hadn't had the chance to search thoroughly, and now he was curious if the police had discovered anything.

Xia Yanyu, massaging her temples, shook her head and said, "Nothing, didn't find anything..."

This issue had been giving Xia Yanyu a headache all this time, and seeing her state, Xu Fan couldn't help but sigh deeply as well.

Not being able to find the mastermind meant that both she and Xia Xiaodie still had someone lurking in the shadows watching them, and who would be comfortable with that?

"Actually, it's not a big deal if we can't find anything. I could help you, it's just... I might lose out a bit..."

"Hmm?"

Xu Fan suddenly muttered to himself, making Xia Yanyu's eyes light up, and she eagerly looked his way!

Xu Fan's performance tonight was indeed dazzling, and she believed that if he said he had a way, then he must have one!

"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you be at a disadvantage. Whatever conditions you have, just say it."

Xu Fan had a reluctant expression, as if protecting her was going to be a huge loss for him.

Xia Yanyu thought to herself that since he had helped her so much, as long as his conditions weren't too excessive, she would agree.

"Uh..."

Xu Fan touched his nose and said, "To protect you and not let anyone kill you, there's only one way, and that's for you to marry me, so I can protect you up close."

"It's just that my loss would be too great..."

"..."

Hearing Xu Fan's concern, Xia Yanyu found herself at a loss for words.

Indeed, if Xu Fan became her husband, then she would indeed be safe, even while sleeping, no one could harm her.

But this guy?

He actually felt that he was too good for her?

She, the president of Xia Group, marrying him, and he still felt like he was at a loss?

"Heh, I certainly do not want to marry someone shameless, like you!"

Xia Yanyu's face immediately turned cold, and she didn't hesitate to roll her eyes at Xu Fan.

"You..."

Xu Fan felt a bit wronged, as he had kindly made a suggestion, so why was she giving him attitude?

He shrugged his shoulders and muttered, "No wonder you're still unmarried at your age, sigh..."

"Xu Fan! You!"

Xia Yanyu got so angry she sat up straight from the sofa. Was this the way he treated women?

She had felt some gratitude towards him, but now, whatever she thought about Xu Fan, it just irritated her.

And to think about this jerk's somewhat ambiguous relationship with her little sister, it was even more infuriating!

No matter what, she couldn't let this guy spoil her sister.

"It's getting late, you should go back to your room to sleep."

With Xu Fan's thick skin, she probably couldn't win a verbal battle with him, so Xia Yanyu kept a straight face and bluntly rushed Xu Fan off.

Xu Fan chuckled, but instead of getting up to leave, he started staring at Xia Yanyu.

That sly look in his eyes made Xia Yanyu's skin crawl.

What on earth was he up to?

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