The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

(Logged into the personal space of the Qidian account and found myself disdainfully outed by the system: still using the system avatar. Only then did I realize I could change my avatar, so I switched to the one used for Tencent Weibo, a photo from July. If anyone is interested, you can also change to a custom avatar. It seems only a few thousand people on Qidian have done it, so it's not very out.)

Wen Qianyi couldn't say it directly, so she disguised the question, making it impossible for Li Yan to answer.

He could deny it, but with Wen Qianyi's intelligence, even if he denied it, it wouldn't really deceive her. She only saw the scene of the explosion, not the one in the center of the square, but how could a normal person face a series of bomb attacks? His response speed, reaction, and gestures were all quite extraordinary.

Moreover, after the gunfight at the Prince Hotel, when they were in the parking lot, Peng Duandao drove over, and everyone was standing together in a very dangerous situation. At that time, Yue Yao pulled Yu Xiaodi aside, while Li Yan embraced Wen Qianyi and Zhang Yurong by the waist, tossed them upwards, slid his hand under their hips, caught hold of them, then jumped up himself, lifting their bodies onto the car's rear, and used his legs to support their legs, spinning them 90 degrees on top of the car.

In the extreme danger and peril, they avoided being hit by the car. His hands initially hugged their waists, then tightened between their hips later on. Although afterward, Wen Qianyi found it inconvenient to pursue him or bring up the matter, the impression was undeniably deep for her.

At that time, she only thought his responsiveness was strong and his reaction swift, not considering much more, but now it's different. In such a dangerous situation, an average person's instinctive reaction would be to escape immediately. If caring about others, they might pull others along to run together, resulting in being hit a few meters away or grabbing opportunities to squeeze into nearby parking spaces. Li Yan's reaction and ability to lift two people and perform a series of actions were truly remarkable.

With these two points combined, how could she not suspect the incident on the rooftop of the Prince Hotel was related to Li Yan? After leaving with Li Yan afterward, she frankly expressed her suspicion that he was the mysterious hero who suddenly appeared, killed the terrorists, and then vanished. At that time, she found the corner of a stocking protruding from his pocket, and as an excuse, Li Yan cited a meeting with a certain MM in the restroom, which was obviously not convincing without witnesses. Since he said so, she didn't press further.

"Haha, who knows? Maybe there really is a stocking-faced person out there. The world is always full of miracles. By the way, why don't you consider me a miracle! Look, Beihai Country's MM invited me all the way over, proves I'm still pretty incredible."

Li Yan replied ambiguously and then shifted the topic back to Shinohara Mirai's family matters.

"Hmph, since you're the impressive miracle, you handle it yourself. I'm not capable nor interested in involving myself in such matters. Don't come to me!" Wen Qianyi said, then simply left. That confusion had been uncovered, she had to give him some time to cool down, facing him further would be awkward.

Watching her fading figure, Li Yan sighed, feeling a headache, although he hadn't completely exposed his identity, she didn't understand more nor got involved, it wasn't just perfect.

To ensure someone keeps a secret, the safest method is naturally to kill them—only the dead truly keep secrets! The second is to pull them in, make them your ally, then it's her secret too.

It's impossible to make Wen Qianyi join "them" as an assassin. However, being "my person" has another form…turning her into "my woman"!

Li Yan felt conflicted, naturally, he couldn't kill her, and wasn't unwilling to make her his woman, but she had to agree. You can't just force it, that would cause a backlash.

However, he had just read Wen Qianyi's mood diary in the afternoon, learned she had some interest in him, just couldn't accept the result with Yu Xiaodi—which was under the premise of not knowing about Zhang Yurong. So for now, there's no need to make her his woman, believing she'll keep the secret. Otherwise, she wouldn't have held it until today without a word.

He proceeded to check Kawada's information, dialed Qi Zhongtao's number, shared the primary details from the data, and asked Qi Zhongtao to investigate tonight.

After finishing, he started pondering Matsushima Kui's matters. Her situation was special due to their time spent together, although their bodies had good relations, Li Yan still knows little about their situation in Beihai Country. Combined with just now, his suspicion was merely based on an odd feeling, with no definite evidence.

After thinking, he decided to say nothing yet, ask nothing, just observe, see if any clues emerge.

To watch, of course, requires more contact, Li Yan immediately left the guest room to look for them.

…

They were all together, hosting Wen Qianyi who came down first for tea. Seeing Li Yan come down, Shinohara Mirai quickly stood, bowed, greeted, and asked if he rested well.

Regarding her polite formality, Li Yan had no choice, seeing it was late, he asked what plans were for tonight.

"You treated us to authentic Yun Country cuisine, now it's our turn to treat you to authentic Beihai Country cuisine!" Shinohara Mirai quickly explained tonight's plan.

The main event was a formal welcome. Lunch was more of a casual treat, but evening was reserved for a famous Beihai Country restaurant. After dinner, they planned to visit D City's most iconic streets for sightseeing and shopping. For tomorrow, there was mention of a high-tech digital exhibition in Akihabara they could visit.

With just the four of them, it was easy to decide. Li Yan was already up, and it was getting late, so they went out immediately. For safety and to enjoy more, Shinohara Mirai still arranged for a driver. Thus, it was the same seating arrangement as when they came back from the airport.

Wen Qianyi, although slightly dissatisfied, couldn't say much and headed straight for the front passenger seat. However, Shinohara Mirai stopped her and smiled, "You guys, chat in the back! I say, can't, front, road..."

After a brief thought, Wen Qianyi understood her meaning—since her Yun Country language wasn't good, the three of them in the back could communicate and chat, while she could give directions to the driver. She mused to herself: What do I have to chat with you all about? You guys chat then...

Seeing Shinohara Mirai finish speaking, she already pulled her into the car, and got herself into the backseat. Matsushima Kui was on the other side, Li Yan still sat in the middle, and as Wen Qianyi got in, it turned into her and Aoi flanking Li Yan.

The car departed from Shinohara's residence, with Shinohara Mirai using Beihai language to direct the driver to their destination while occasionally smiling at them through the rearview mirror.

In the afternoon when they returned, they had already chatted a lot with Li Yan. Going out again and being with only Matsushima Kui, with Wen Qianyi not speaking, it became quite awkward. It was mainly Shinohara Mirai who occasionally explained where they were in her imperfect Yun Country language.

Still seated between two girls, but it was different from lunchtime. At lunch, both of them leaning on him was fine, as if they were deliberately restraining themselves, or else it may have been more intimate. Now, with Wen Qianyi by his side, Matsushima Kui maintained a more formal distance, and Wen Qianyi kept her distance from Li Yan, leaving him more room to relax.

D City was large, and although the professional driver knew the way, it still took considerable time to reach the reserved restaurant.

Restaurants that require reservations usually do well. This one wasn't inside a big hotel, nor was it very large, but it was quite crowded, likely due to its authenticity.

They entered the restaurant while the driver went to find parking and sort out his dinner, unable to join them.

At a four-person table, when it was time to order, Li Yan let Wen Qianyi discuss with the two girls, saying he was okay with anything, and he headed to the restroom first.

The two girls weren't familiar with Wen Qianyi, and everyone was initially reserved, but having chatted a few times in the afternoon, now at the dining table, the conversation started with food from both countries and gradually expanded. When Li Yan returned, they were animatedly discussing, albeit slowly in Yun Country language.

Once back, Li Yan listened to their conversations without interjecting. He occasionally shifted his focus to another table where a customer sat, one savoring the food subtly, and the other subtly observing their group.

With one man dining with three beautiful women, they naturally drew attention. Although they weren't loudly speaking, using Yun Country language in a primarily Beihai language environment, they stood out, attracting some glances. Those two might just be curious bystanders or Beihai people who weren't fond of Yun Country people.

But Li Yan didn't think so!

It's almost second nature for him to observe his surroundings as soon as he arrives somewhere. So, when they first came in, before many others noticed them, that man had already been paying special attention to them. His attention wasn't aggressive like an assassin's but was more like a surveillant's glance, different from the casual onlookers!

Moreover, another reason for Li Yan's suspicion was the way those two customers kept a low profile, only occasionally sneaking glances at them. It felt as though they were like hidden cats, watching them like mice.

Li Yan didn't say anything, nor did he share this observation with everyone. After watching for a while, he enthusiastically joined the discussion.

It's a game of cat and mouse, just waiting to see who is the cat and who is the mouse. As for Li Yan, he wasn't interested in the mouse, just waiting to lure out the hound for a fight! (88 votes in, 90 will update more, 100 will update more, 120 will... Can we reach 120 today? Just one vote short!)

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