This was the first time in days Gao Xue'e fell asleep on her own. Seeing this, He Kao also breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't bear to wake her up, so he just drove back to his own home.

He parked the car in the yard and waited for over half an hour before Gao Xue'e slowly woke up. She said, embarrassed, "I got sleepy after a bit of wine. Why didn't you wake me up?"

He Kao: "You seemed to be sleeping well, so I wanted to let you rest a little longer."

Gao Xue'e rubbed her shoulder: "What time is it?"

He Kao: "Just past ten. You've only slept for a little over an hour."

Gao Xue'e: "Sleeping in the car made my neck a bit sore. It's more comfortable in a bed."

"President E..." He Kao hesitated to speak.

Gao Xue'e: "What's up?"

He Kao reminded her: "Tomorrow is a workday."

Gao Xue'e: "Your work tasks for next week, maintain the original schedule and collect data on-site.

You can manage time on your own, no need to come to the office. Just ensure it's completed before the weekend so it won't impact other departments' timelines.

I'll inform Huang Si, so you can coordinate with him within the department..." Mentioning work, Gao Xue'e resumed her identity as President E and began assigning tasks.

He Kao: "I finished those tasks in the first three days of the long holiday."

Gao Xue'e blinked: "So, that means you've effectively given yourself a week off and can work from home."

He Kao: "It doesn't matter to me. I'm just asking about you—how are you going to work?"

Gao Xue'e lowered her head: "Do you want me to leave?"

He Kao: "That's not what I meant. It's just that commuting from here is a bit far, thirty kilometers."

Gao Xue'e laughed again: "You've never commuted in a big city, have you? Thirty kilometers isn't far for many people; a taxi ride takes just half an hour."

He Kao advised: "If there's no traffic, a taxi ride from here to the company usually takes forty minutes because there are quite a few traffic lights. If there's traffic, the time is unpredictable. The longest it's taken me is an hour and a half.

If the roads are really congested, you can take Metro Line 3. It's only two kilometers from here to the terminal station. You can usually get a seat when boarding at the terminal, and there are about ten stops to the company, which takes about half an hour."

Gao Xue'e responded: "There are eleven stops in total! I've checked. Your house is quite close to Line 3... I usually prefer not taking the subway during peak times and can leave early every day.

Also, from Guanliu District to our company, you can take Line 3, just five stops, and it's six stops to your place... You're so meticulous, just like Granny He in the way you spoke just now."

Darn Granny He! He Kao was at a loss for words.

In just a few words, plans for after work were settled. Gao Xue'e continued to stay at He Kao's home and indirectly gave He Kao a week off. Only then did they get out of the car and enter the house.

"Xiao Kao, there's only one pack of Chonghe Drink left. I'll make it for you to drink."

"I don't need to drink it! You've had wine today, so don't drink Chonghe Drink either. Drink it before work tomorrow."

"I still can't sleep. Every time I close my eyes, it still feels terrifying."

"Didn't you just fall asleep in the car?"

"That's because you were driving by my side."

So that night, He Kao sat by her bed watching her until she could sleep peacefully, and then he returned to his room to cultivate.

In the following seven days, he could focus on cultivating "Observing Me" and various techniques of the Stalker.

Unexpectedly, shortly after Gao Xue'e left the next day, he was startled by a phone call and immediately drove to a city hospital, because Qian Guran had finally been found!

Qian Guran was found at Jinshan Temple.

This Jinshan Temple is located in Fubo City, downstream from Qi Yuan City. In the history of the Eastern Country, it is famous as not only the place where Tang Sanzang reputedly took monastic vows in his childhood but also where the Snake Demon Lady Bai fought with the divine monk Fa Hai amidst the flood.

Tang Sanzang's childhood name was Jiang Liu'Er because he was lying in a wooden basin floating down the river to Jinshan Temple. Qian Guran was even worse off than Tang Sanzang, for he didn't even have a basin.

On the morning of October 5th, before the Jinshan Temple Scenic Area opened, a local who got up early to set up a stall went to the riverbank to relieve himself and suddenly saw a person lying on the shore, with half of his body still submerged in the water.

The local was shocked and quickly called the police.

When the police arrived, they found the person was still alive. Apparently, he had struggled after falling into the water and floated downstream to this point. They sent him to the hospital while investigating his identity.

Qian Guran's phone was probably lost in the river, and his ID and wallet were gone too. Because he had been in the water for so long, his face was a bit swollen, and his fingertips were wrinkled.

It took some time for the police to find a match through fingerprint sampling in the database and confirm that the person was named Qian Guran, a section chief of a state-owned design institute. The address registered on his ID was also the dormitory of that unit.

The police contacted the design institute, but due to the Golden Week holiday, they were not working. The on-duty staff couldn't figure out the situation either and replied that they had no such employee.

The police managed to get in touch with the leadership of the design institute, and they replied that Qian Guran had resigned and left the institute earlier in the year and was no longer their responsibility.

The personal information the police had was clearly outdated, but fortunately, they found a laminated card with the contact details of a law firm in Qi Yuan in Qian Guran's pants pocket, so they contacted the firm.

Upon hearing the news, Lawyer Yao Shaolan rushed to Fubo City. Qian Guran was not only her client but also her friend. She thanked the police and paid for the medical expenses.

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