"Found it, here." Mo Lingling handed him a charger, her pink lips curling into a sweet smile.

Qin Yi reached out to take it and plugged his phone into the charger.

Immediately after, he picked up his glass and downed it in one gulp.

Watching the empty glass, Mo Lingling’s hand gripping the wine glass tightened continuously, and her eyes sparkled with delight. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Fearing to arouse his suspicion, she lifted her glass to her lips and sipped lightly.

She urged in a gentle whisper, "Chu Chen, drink slowly, don’t choke."

With Ji Mingqian’s coaching, Qin Yi’s acting could just about hold up.

He grabbed the bottle, poured himself another full glass, and gulped it down again.

The more he drank, the happier Mo Lingling felt inside.

Suddenly, Qin Yi put down his glass and raised his hand to his forehead.

Knowing the inside story, Mo Lingling’s eyes flashed with a triumphant sneer, and she asked with feigned innocence, "Chu Chen, what’s wrong?"

"Dizzy." Qin Yi pressed his forehead, his voice forceful but breathless.

Before he finished speaking, he collapsed forward, face down on the table, unresponsive.

"Chu Chen?" Mo Lingling suppressed the excitement in her smile, gently patted his arm with great care.

"Chu Chen, are you okay?"

After a moment’s wait, the person lying on the table remained unresponsive.

Mo Lingling’s face lit up with joy, and she plucked up the courage to stroke his arm, her eyes flashing with infatuation, "Chu Chen, in the end, you’re still mine. Just because of Gu Xinuo, what right does she have to compete with me? Where am I not better than her? Why wouldn’t you even give me a proper look before, when we were the real childhood sweethearts?"

She paused, no longer holding back her laughter, "But it doesn’t matter now, you still belong to me. Without Gu Xinuo, I believe we’ll definitely be very happy in the future."

Looking up at the time and worried there wasn’t much left, Mo Lingling dared not delay and reached for Chu Chen’s collar, her trembling fingers betraying her excitement.

At that moment, a cellphone ringtone sounded.

Mo Lingling quickly withdrew her hand, breaking into a cold sweat.

She clutched at her chest and turned her gaze to Chu Chen’s cellphone. Glancing at the caller ID and seeing only a string of numbers, she didn’t recognize it.

Mo Lingling frowned, picked up the phone and hung up the call directly. What a mood killer.

Just as she was about to put the phone back, struck by a thought, she picked it up again and began searching for information inside.

Opening a folder, she saw several plans marked with the symbol of Organization K and her eyes instantly lit up.

If she knew the internal data about Organization K, why worry that Chu Chen wouldn’t want her in the future? With this information, she could also use it to threaten Ye Jiuliang, even make deals with those people for her own benefit. Wouldn’t this be killing several birds with one stone?

Mo Lingling glanced at the man beside her, out cold, and quickly took out her own phone, transferring all the files to it with practiced movements.

After transferring the last file, Mo Lingling quickly put the phone back in its place. As she turned to look at Chu Chen, her face couldn’t hide her bashfulness.

She stood up, grabbed one of Chu Chen’s arms, and with great effort tried to lift him.

Staggering, a sudden wave of dizziness swept over her, ferocious and insistent. Mo Lingling shook her head, struggling to maintain consciousness.

What was happening to her?

Her eyelids grew heavier, and Mo Lingling’s body went limp as she fell backward into the soft sofa.

She slowly closed her eyes, completely unconscious.

Suddenly, the man who had been lying face down on the table, unresponsive, slowly opened his eyes. A flicker of lucidity passed deep within them, with not even a hint of discomfort.

Qin Yi stood up, casting a disdainful glance at the person on the sofa, his lips curling into a mocking, cold smile.

It seemed the boss really was incredibly discerning, completely seeing through Mo Lingling’s nature, even predicting she would go through his phone.

Thinking of the arm that Mo Lingling had just touched, a flicker of distaste flashed through Qin Yi’s eyes. He took off his jacket and threw it carelessly onto the sofa.

He retrieved his phone and dialed a number, declaring emotionlessly, "Send someone over."

"Anyone will do, as long as it’s a man."

After hanging up the phone, Qin Yi looked down at Mo Lingling, who had cheeks flushed red, clearly affected by the drug.

He let out a cold laugh and stepped away.

Before leaving, he turned off all the lights in the living room.

Soon, the sound of a car engine outside grew fainter, and its silhouette vanished into the depths of the night.

...

The cold wind carried a misty drizzle.

A white sports car sped along the winding mountain road, like a striking streak of light in the darkness.

Eventually, the white sports car entered a suburban villa area and finally came to a halt in front of a white lakeside mansion.

As the headlights went out, a tall figure alighted from the car.

The man turned around, revealing an ordinary face under the streetlights, a face that would go unnoticed in a crowd, yet blessed with a pair of enchanting, phoenix-like eyes.

He lifted a suitcase from the trunk and ascended the front steps with steady footsteps.

Raising his hand, he knocked on the door leisurely, "Knock, knock—"

Inside, Gu Xinuo was lounging on the sofa binge-watching a series when she heard the knock and responded lackadaisically.

"Who is it?"

Could it be the takeout she ordered had arrived?

She stood up, slipped on her shoes, and walked to the door, thinking that the delivery speed today was quite efficient.

The person outside remained silent, and Gu Xinuo didn’t open the door immediately, instead peering through the peephole to see who was there.

Catching sight of those captivating phoenix eyes, Gu Xinuo paused in surprise.

In a few seconds, she snapped back to reality, her eyes sparking with delight. How come he had suddenly arrived?

She opened the door and threw herself into the man’s arms.

Her forcefulness made the man step back two paces.

Chu Chen released the suitcase, gazing tenderly at the woman in his embrace, "Miss, your enthusiasm has me quite troubled."

Hearing this, Gu Xinuo looked up at him from his arms, with playful interest, "What’s there to be troubled about? With no one at home, why don’t you stay and keep me company tonight?"

Her tone was flirty and unabashedly roguish.

Chu Chen’s lips twitched, and he lightly flicked her forehead, laughing helplessly, "You’ve been corrupted by Ajiu."

"Not at all, you’re the one who’s corrupted me," Gu Xinuo retorted with a pout, unwilling to be outdone.

Chu Chen couldn’t help but feel a pang of sourness. She was his wife, yet she was always defending that guy, Ye Jiuliang. It was truly frustrating.

Ignoring his jealousy, Gu Xinuo pulled him into the house.

"You’ve arrived just in time; I haven’t eaten yet. The takeout I ordered hasn’t come. I’ll order some more, and we can eat together."

Chu Chen made himself at home, grabbing a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet to slip on, tossing his suitcase carelessly to the side.

Upon hearing that she planned to eat takeout again, he frowned, "Have you been eating takeout every day here?"

"Takeout’s quite good; I can have a different variety each day without repeating," Gu Xinuo said happily.

"Didn’t I hire a housekeeper for you?"

"The housekeeper was here for a few days, but then something came up in her family, so she resigned," Gu Xinuo explained.