1039 Perplexed and Smitten 99 (2/2)
\”Ignorance is bliss. It's better that you don't know, lest you feel burdened.\”
\”Boss, that fellow is calling you again!\”
An Xiaoning stood up to answer the call, \”Hello.\”
\”Xiaoning, it's me. The reporters already know about it. Do you want me to tell them the details or would you like to tell them yourself?\”
\”You shall tell them, but you must speak the truth. I'll go to the police station today to see Bureau Chief Pan. I shall find out who the mastermind is.\”
\”Yes, I will.\”
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After she waited for him for an entire hour, Jin Qingyan came down from upstairs. Fang Erlan and An Xiaoning stepped forward. Jin Qingyan held her hand and began walking toward the car.
An Xiaoning observed his expression, sensing that something was amiss with him.
Thinking to herself that he must have something to tell her, she got inside the car quietly.
The weather was sweltering, starkly different from the cool temperature in the air-conditioned car.
An Xiaoning rode in the passenger seat while he drove, cocking her head to the side and glancing at him every now and then.
Jin Qingyan remained silent throughout and kept his eyes fixed on the road ahead.
A strange tension filled the air.
He only turned to the side to look at her after parking the car inside the garage and turning off the engine.
\”Good girl.\”
\”What would you like to say to me, Piggy?\”
\”Xiao Chenyang said that he wants to take me somewhere.\”
\”Where?\” An Xiaoning asked.
\”He can't tell me that at the moment.\”
\”I believe he won't harm you. Are you going to go?\”
\”Yes. He said that once I go to that place, I'll no longer have to worry about Xihou Jiaping harming me,\” Jin Qingyan said with a solemn expression.
An Xiaoning smiled and asked, \”Really?\”
\”However, there's something I hope that you can understand.\”
Jin Qingyan hugged her and pressed his warm lips against her neck affectionately.
Feeling a little worried and anxious, An Xiaoning prompted, \”Tell me whatever it is that you have on your mind. Don't hem and haw.\”
\”Although he didn't tell me where that place is, he did tell me what the outcome will be. I made that decision after weighing the pros and cons carefully. Thus, I'm telling you now that I won't regret any decision that I make. I won't allow you to regret it either.\”
His words made An Xiaoning panic.
\”I won't regret it so long as you don't.\”
\”You shall take over the company for the time being. I'll let Shixin brief you about everything. I can put my mind at ease with him around to help you. Xiao Chenyang said that there's no reception at that place and I'm not allowed to bring any electronic devices. The GPS tracking device won't work there either. You don't have to worry, I'll come back to see you in one piece.\”
\”How long are you going to be away for?\”
\”I'm not sure, he didn't specify.\”
An Xiaoning had no idea what was on his mind, although she knew that the consequences were not up to them and that no one knew what would happen in the end.
He left after they had lunch together.