Chapter 47 A False Alarm

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After listening to Li Yan, Wen Qianyi remained silent. What could she say? From his usual reactions and his current words, it wasn’t hard to discern that this included her, which was something she had been avoiding. But for Li Yan to open up his heart and say such things, at least as a friend, she couldn’t discourage him.

It wasn’t convenient for her to ask him to abandon his feelings and focus solely on Yu Xiaodi, but she also couldn’t encourage him to pursue multiple paths. So, regarding his confusion and decisions, silence was the best response.

Fortunately, since there wasn’t much traffic at midnight, she didn’t drive slowly at all. After a period of silence, conversation, and confiding, they were already not far from where she lived.

"If you can’t figure it out, just stop thinking about it. Anyway, as you are now... it seems quite fine. But I’d still suggest you prepare early!"

Li Yan also pulled his thoughts away, not wanting to deal with the issue for now, but at least he had revealed his thoughts to her, letting her know just how confused he was. "Prepare for what early?"

"I’m saying, regardless of your difficult emotional choices, you should wrap up that part of your career early! After all, you’ve earned enough money, even if not, your current income is quite good, enough for you to live comfortably. If... if you marry Xiaodi in the future, she wouldn’t need you to support her. Besides, money can be earned slowly, but life, once lost, there’s no second chance! For the sake of your family, for the people you care about, you should cherish your life."

Wen Qianyi gave him an encouraging smile and some encouraging words: "For me, instead of worrying whether you’ll come back safely after going out, I’d rather see you work hard to grow the movie company."

"..."

Li Yan was a bit speechless, those words...

"Haha, we’ve all had a bit to drink tonight, everyone is speaking without reservation. After you calm down tomorrow, don’t tell Xiaodi about this conversation, otherwise, she might get worried about me making movies." Li Yan laughed it off and subtly indicated for her not to mention their conversation from tonight.

Wen Qianyi chuckled, without saying a word.

They were already quite close to the neighborhood where she lived, she pointed ahead: "You analyzed that Zhang Songyang might get mad and wait for me at home out of jealousy, but I don’t think he’s that kind of person. How about we make a bet to see who has a better judgment of people?"

"You’ll definitely win!"

"Why?"

"Because if he sees that I’m bringing you back, he won’t show up. He’ll choose to watch from a distance. If he sees me leaving soon, he might show up to find you. If he notices I haven’t left, he’ll have no choice but to leave. As long as I’m here, he won’t show up, isn’t that your win?"

"According to you, if Zhang Songyang shows up, it’s with ill intentions, and if he doesn’t, it’s also with ill intentions, only not showing up because of you. Hmph, that’s groundless slander!" Wen Qianyi slowed down a bit.

Li Yan thought for a moment and proposed a suggestion: "Why don’t we test it? First, let’s see if he’s already waiting in your parking lot. That’s easy, if I show myself, he’ll think you came back alone, and if he has ill intentions, he might act below. If the parking lot is normal, then we’ll go up and have a look."

"Why don’t you show yourself?"

"Hehe, if I sit here, they can see me from afar, so of course, I need to hide..." Li Yan said.

Wen Qianyi was speechless, what was this supposed to mean!

"What are you doing?"

"I’ll just lie on your lap like this, if they don’t come close, they won’t see me from a distance. If he parked inside, he’d only see you coming back alone. When you park, don’t hurry out right away, delay for a bit."

Li Yan, speaking while lying on her lap, felt very unnatural for Wen Qianyi, and his head was about to hit the steering wheel.

Wen Qianyi grumbled inwardly, took a deep breath to stop thinking about the current situation, and carefully drove into the community parking lot.

After a while, she had parked the car and, following Li Yan’s previous words, did not immediately get out.

"Hey! Now what? There’s no one!" she whispered.

"Pretend to sort out your bag, give him some time to move, then you get out of the car and wait for me by the elevator. In this time, if Zhang Songyang is really hiding here, he’ll surely make a move. I’ll be the hunter catching the mantis stalking the cicada!"

Wen Qianyi placed her bag on his head, pretended to rummage through it, then knocked on his head lightly. "I’m going down!"

She opened the car door, and after Li Yan lifted his head, she got out.

As she left, Li Yan had already lifted his head a bit, scanning the surroundings to see if anyone would rush over to grab Wen Qianyi, or if anyone was following him.

...

He waited until Wen Qianyi walked out of the parking lot, but there was still no movement. He could finally be sure that at least no one was waiting in the parking lot. So he got out of the car and quickly followed.

He arrived downstairs at Wen Qianyi’s building, but was surprised to find no one at the elevator entrance! He had told Wen Qianyi to wait for him here, but now there was no sign of her!

Because he always thought Zhang Songyang might have ulterior motives, he immediately guessed whether Zhang Songyang, seeing her car return, was waiting here first. If that was the case, what would he do next?

If Wen Qianyi was silent and not making any noise, it’s only possible she was ambushed and knocked out. If Zhang Songyang was supporting her and walking out, they would have run into each other head-on;

It’s also possible he supported her upstairs, took her keys from her bag, and went inside! But it hasn’t been long, so if that were the case, the elevator should still be active or stopped on her floor, right? But now the elevator is stopped on the second floor, with no signs of anyone else using it.

Could it be that Wen Qianyi was playing a joke on him by hiding?

Li Yan quickly thought about it. Since she couldn’t have left, he prepared to start looking from the ground floor, quickly heading to the stairwell where someone might be hiding.

He checked the lights; the stairwell was very quiet, with not a single sound or sign of anyone.

He took out his phone, ready to power it on and call Wen Qianyi to see if her phone was off or still on. At the same time, he backed out of the stairwell, planning to take the elevator up to check, but suddenly...

The stairwell and the elevator were very close. As soon as he came out, he heard the elevator door opening and immediately saw someone walking out of it. Could it be Wen Qianyi?

"Where did you go?" Li Yan immediately walked over to her side and asked in a low voice.

Wen Qianyi shrugged, "Didn’t you say Zhang Songyang might follow with bad intentions? I believed you and got a little scared, so I went up to the second floor first. If he came over, you would also come over, and now I’m pretty sure you’ve arrived, so I came down to see how things were."

Seeing her smiling eyes, how could Li Yan not know she was teasing him? After the false alarm, he gave her a playful glare.

"Alright, alright, let’s go up!" Wen Qianyi tugged him into the elevator.

"Why the long face? Can’t I even joke a bit? The Zhang Songyang you mentioned didn’t even show up." Seeing Li Yan’s displeasure, Wen Qianyi muttered.

They quickly arrived at her floor. Li Yan silently followed her out of the elevator, opened the door, and entered the apartment together.

Just as Wen Qianyi locked the door and was about to tell him to continue sleeping on the couch, Li Yan hugged her tightly from behind!

"What are you doing? You scared me..." She wriggled her shoulders, trying to break free.

"You scared me..." Li Yan whispered in her ear. "I can only guess that Zhang Songyang might have that intention, but I don’t know him well, and I can’t tell if he could gather many people at the last minute, nor if he’s familiar with the surroundings here. Seeing you vanish suddenly, I was... worried to death..."

Listening to him, Wen Qianyi stopped struggling. Although she could imagine that Li Yan might be exaggerating a bit, he must have been worried because his hurried actions made that clear. And to make this composed assassin worry showed just how important she was in his heart.

"I know... You insisted on bringing me back, even risking annoying me just to stay here because you’re concerned about my safety. But it was just a false alarm; now that we’re home, it’s all over." As she spoke, she pulled his hands away, leading him to the sofa to sit. "Stop being so paranoid. Zhang Songyang isn’t as bad as you think."

Li Yan laughed slightly, a little embarrassed for losing his cool earlier. He let out a breath, "It’s best that way. I can be a bit more at ease, and you won’t have to regret making the wrong friends. But I still insist on staying the night here, even if there’s a slight chance, I can’t let you take that risk!"

Wen Qianyi gave a slight smile, "No one will chase you away! Anyway, no one’s sleeping on the couch, and it won’t be cold for me."

As she said this, she took out a blanket and placed it on the couch, "No quilt, just make do with this."

"It’s fine."

"You..."

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