The man's shadow appeared in front of Nie Qixing's eyes.
He didn't dare to think about it, nor did he want to think about it.
"Is it Qiao Nian?" He curled his fingers, tried hard to control his emotions, and looked up at the shadow, demanding an answer.
Shadow sighed silently, bent down and patted his shoulder: "Yes, it's her."
Nie Qixing's heart trembled, and he showed an expression that was uglier than cool, and smiled with the corners of his mouth pulled: "I knew it was Qiao Nian."
The previous call rang for more than ten seconds and then hung up.
At this moment, Shadow's cell phone rang again, as if requiring him to answer the call immediately.
Shadow knew he couldn't delay any longer, so he quickly pulled the hand of the man on the ground away and said to him, "Remember not to run around. I'll come find you when I have time."
"..." Nie Qixing closed his eyes, not sure whether he didn't have the energy to answer him or simply didn't want to talk.
Yingzi didn't have the energy to explore his thoughts. Urged by the phone call, he opened the door: "I'm leaving first."
…
This hotel is so shabby that it and the entire alley are inconspicuous.
Shadow hurried out of the hotel, took out a wad of money and threw it to the proprietress guarding the bar: "Take good care of the guests upstairs."
"Ah." The proprietress' eyes lit up when she saw the money. She counted the money and said with a smile, "Don't worry, don't worry."
Shadow strode out of the hotel, answered the phone outside, and walked quickly towards the alley entrance: "…Queen, do you want to talk to me about something?"
There are basically no surveillance cameras around here, and the few that are available are at intersections.
To be on the safe side, he did not drive the car in, but parked it at the edge of a green belt not far from the entrance of the alley.
The person on the other end of the phone asked in an unremarkable tone: "Where are you?"
Shadow was a little uneasy, his heart was beating fast: "In..."
He has never lied to Nie Qingru.
But this time he had to do it. Shadow took a deep breath and tried to sound normal: "I'm on my way to the Privy Council."
In order to prevent his lies from being exposed, he quickened his pace and prepared to get in the car and rush to the Privy Council...
Who knew that at this moment.
A woman's arrogant voice came from the other end of the phone: "Look up. Look to the left front!"
Shadow subconsciously followed the order and looked to the left front. What caught his eye was Nie Qingru's usual car. The black sedan had smooth lines and was parked quietly less than 500 meters away from him.
The driver was standing outside, looking in his direction.
Queen?!
At the same time, the car door opened.
The person sitting behind him was holding a cell phone in his hand, and his sharp gaze passed through the alley and fell steadily on him, as if he had been waiting here for a long time.
Shadow's back was instantly soaked with cold sweat, and his legs felt as if they were filled with lead, unable to move.
Nie Qingru asked coldly through the phone: "What are you still standing there for?"
Shadow seemed to wake up at last and hurried over to her.
…
The 500-meter road seemed as short as a blink of an eye, and Shadow walked in front of the luxury car, his lips turned pale, and he knelt down on one knee without saying a word.
"The Queen."
Nie Qingru glanced at him calmly: "Didn't you say that you were on the way to the Privy Council? It seems that this road cannot reach the Privy Council."
Shadow just lowered his head and said nothing.
"Mute?"
Nie Qingru's eyelids drooped slightly, and no expression could be seen on her well-maintained face. She just looked down at the person kneeling at her feet with her eyelids drooping.
"You are becoming more and more courageous."
(End of this chapter)