Lu Zhi said in an ambiguous tone: "The little private matter you mentioned is that you almost turned the illegal area upside down tonight."
"?" Qiao Nian finally regained some sense.
…
Tianchen Headquarters.
Lu Zhi was still in the office and hadn't gone home yet. He maneuvered his wheelchair to the huge floor-to-ceiling window, with a dull expression on his extremely handsome face.
"You've made too much noise these past few days. Many people have approached me privately to inquire about you, but I have helped you to fend them off."
"Thanks."
Qiao Nian has always been concise and to the point.
When Lu Zhi heard her casual thanks, he felt uncomfortable: "That's not what I meant."
He changed his hand to hold the phone and looked at the crescent moon in the sky, as if he was remembering that person's face.
After a long silence, he said, "Do we have to talk like this?"
The person on the other end probably heard the emotion in his words. After a while, he calmed down a bit and said seriously, "No."
But her response was still so brief.
Lu Zhi frowned and said, "I'm calling you because I'm worried about you."
"Yeah." Quite indifferent, very much like Qiao Nian's style.
He gripped the armrests of the wheelchair, his cold white knuckles turning whiter as he exerted more force, and a small protruding section of bone became more clearly visible.
Lu Zhi couldn't do anything with her, and didn't know how to get along with her in a friendly manner. After a brief moment of emotional outburst, he suppressed the discomfort in his heart.
"Nie Qingru's coming this time will definitely force the hidden family to become your enemy."
He said bluntly: "I heard that you saved someone? Is that person related to Auntie?"
…
Qiao Nian leaned against the open car window with her arm, facing the night breeze, her raven-black eyelashes drooping: "Yes."
She heard Lu Zhi's cold reminder on the other end.
"I don't care what you want to do. Just listen to me and don't go against Nie Qingru this time. It's not the right time yet." "I know."
Even if Lu Zhi didn't explain why it was not the right time yet, Qiao Nian knew what it meant for Nie Qingru to come here alone at this time.
Perhaps because she rarely went against him, Lu Zhi's tone softened: "When she reaches the illegal area, I'll arrange for you to meet."
Qiao Nian narrowed his eyes, feeling somewhat rebellious, and was about to say no.
The person on the other end of the phone seemed to press a pair of eyes on her and said, "No matter what, we'll talk about it when we meet."
Qiao Nian's eyes were heavy, and he kept his hand on the car door without letting go.
Lu Zhi seemed to sense something and said, "Don't you have something to say to her?"
Qiao Nian thought of the list she had obtained, as well as the people captured in this roundup. She lowered her thin eyelids, and her dark eyes were clear and bright: "What time?"
Lu Zhi gave her a specific time: "Three o'clock in the afternoon. Are you okay?"
"OK."
Qiao Nian made an appointment with him and hung up the phone.
She just hung up the phone.
Ye Wangchuan called from the other side.
Qiao Nian originally wanted to open the car door and get out to get some fresh air, but now she had to answer his call first.
"Hello."
"Who were you talking to on the phone just now? It took so long." Ye Wangchuan's voice blew over with the night breeze, with a soothing power.
The irritability that had just risen in Qiao Nian's heart dissipated for the most part. Without mentioning Lu Zhi, she told him the result directly: "I want to meet Nie Qingru."
There was no way Lu Zhi had asked her out without consulting Nie Qingru.
Nie Qingru must also want to see her.
That's why Lu Zhi initiated this arrangement, acting as a middleman to resolve this conflict.
(End of this chapter)