'Is she ho? That water sound... could she be deceiving ? What if she's...?'
An ominous feeling rose in Shen Yi's heart, and he quickly asked,
"Are you really at ho? Where do you live? I need to see you about sothing right now."
Fu Nanzhi's voice ca through, seemingly caught off guard by Shen Yi's request. After hesitating for a mont, she said:
"Not tonight, it's quite late. Can we talk about it tomorrow?"
Indeed, Fu Nanzhi's response made Shen Yi even more uneasy, but he couldn't let her slip away.
Knowing he couldn't rush and risk alarming her, Shen Yi took a deep breath to calm his anxiety and adopted a playful tone:
"It's all because of you that I had to work overti. You know about that lawsuit, right?"
At the ntion of work, Fu Nanzhi imdiately stopped hesitating and followed Shen Yi's lead: "What about the lawsuit?"
"You made a mistake!" Shen Yi said while jogging through the parking lot, making up the story as he went.
"You got sothing wrong in that lawsuit, and now people from their departnt have co looking. They said you were the one who handled it initially. I don't know the specifics, so I could only stall them. We need to sort this out now."
"Where are you? I'll co to you."
Shen Yi steered with one hand while putting the phone on speaker and fastening his seatbelt with the other.
"A mistake?" Fu Nanzhi's voice was puzzled.
She had handled so many consultation cases that it was impossible to recall them all imdiately, which was exactly why Shen Yi dared to fabricate this story.
"What's the client's na? Do you have a digital copy? Send it to ."
Shen Yi had no actual client in mind. As he drove out of the parking lot, he continued his fabrication, "I can't rember the client's na, but I've printed everything out. Give
your address, and I'll bring it over now."
Fu Nanzhi's lips quivered before finally telling Shen Yi:
"Songping Garden Phase One, Peaceful Lake Residence, Number 114."
Having finally gotten the answer, Shen Yi imdiately stepped on the gas and set off, not forgetting to remind her:
"I'm on my way, don't fall asleep, make sure you wait for ."
Fu Nanzhi replied resignedly: "I won't sleep."
After hanging up, Shen Yi imdiately opened his navigation app. Although he had managed to temporarily calm Fu Nanzhi over the phone, he couldn't risk any unexpected developnts, and his ti to act was limited - every second counted.
Normally, given Fu Nanzhi's conservative and rule-following nature - she wouldn't even go out for als - it was unusual for her to allow anyone into her ho, not even Shen Yi.
Fortunately, Shen Yi knew her well enough to exploit her conscientious nature regarding work.
The mont he ntioned work issues, especially one involving her own oversight, $2he imdiately gave him her ho address.
...
At Peaceful Lake Residence.
Fu Nanzhi glided through the long swimming pool in her swimsuit, her fair body moving like a streak of pure moonlight, pristine and translucent.
It was March, and the temperature was sowhat cool, but she loved swimming and made it a habit to swim after work.
In the water, everything seed to slow down, becoming peaceful.
The temperature-controlled water enveloped her entire body, making her feel completely at ease, as if returning to the womb.
"Ring ring ring..."
Her phone, placed on a bench by the poolside, suddenly started ringing.
Fu Nanzhi heard it from the water but didn't want to answer, planning to call back after finishing her swim.
However, the phone seed to be working against her, continuing its endless, irritating ring.
Fu Nanzhi sighed helplessly and swam to the edge. Without getting out of the water, she reached out and grabbed her phone.
Looking at the contact na: Shen Yi She answered.
"Hello? Shen Yi, what's the matter at this late hour?"
Shen Yi's sudden late-night call surprised her.
Over the phone, Shen Yi repeatedly asked about her location and ho address, which made Fu Nanzhi suspicious.
Hearing Shen Yi say he wanted to co find her, Fu Nanzhi looked down at her rather scanty attire and hesitantly refused, thinking whatever it was could wait until tomorrow.
However, when Shen Yi ntioned a previous lawsuit, work-related matters imdiately made Fu Nanzhi's attitude turn serious.
She had handled so many cases that she couldn't imdiately recall which one he was referring to.
Seeing that Shen Yi insisted on coming to find her, Fu Nanzhi instinctively felt resistant.
It wasn't that she particularly disliked Shen Yi, but rather that she wasn't in a suitable state to see him right now.
She wanted to refuse, but considering this was her oversight and he had worked overti because of it, and now he was even willing to make the effort to co to her.
His consistently professional work attitude was sothing Fu Nanzhi had always admired.
Her red lips moved silently near the receiver several tis before Fu Nanzhi finally gave Shen Yi her address.
Hearing Shen Yi tell her not to sleep, Fu Nanzhi felt quite helpless - did he think she was the type to be so impolite?
After hanging up, Fu Nanzhi would have liked to swim a bit more, but knowing Shen Yi might arrive soon and she would need to open the door for him.
If he saw her dressed like this...
Fu Nanzhi couldn't even bear to imagine the scene, feeling her skin and even her cheeks burning up like fire.
Even the cool pool water couldn't extinguish the fire in her heart. Fu Nanzhi quickly grabbed the poolside handle to get out and change clothes.
Her wet jade feet touched the floor, water droplets trailing down her body.
Distracted and still holding her phone in one hand, she lost her balance during the process of getting out and slipped sideways. In her panic, she only managed a scream before falling heavily to the ground.
"Ah!"
With the cry of pain, Fu Nanzhi's side hit the pool edge hard.
Lying on the floor, she couldn't move for quite a while.
When she finally recovered sowhat, Fu Nanzhi discovered her knee was bruised and her ankle was stiff, with sharp pain shooting through it at the slightest movent.
'Seems like I've sprained it...'
The pain caused sweat to bead on Fu Nanzhi's forehead. She wanted to call for help, but her phone had slipped from her hand during the unexpected fall and now lay at the bottom of the pool.
'Just my luck...'
The series of misfortunes made Fu Nanzhi sigh inwardly. She was currently the only resident at Peaceful Lake Residence, having chosen it for its proximity to Tiancheng Corporation, making her commute convenient.
Her mother had wanted to co live with her to take care of her, but she had refused, and now she couldn't even call for help.
After a while, Fu Nanzhi tried to move again, but the mont she applied force, the intense pain made her vision go dark and half her body go numb.
She had never experienced such suffering before, and tears imdiately welled up in her eyes, though she tried hard not to let them fall.
...
In the car, Shen Yi drove steadily.
According to the navigation, Songping Garden wasn't far from the company - Shen Yi had already reached the community entrance within 20 minutes.
The security guard at the gate politely stopped Shen Yi, asking for his na and whether he had an appointnt. Shen Yi nodded and provided Fu Nanzhi's residence number.
As he watched the guard go back to verify, Shen Yi's fingers tapped impatiently on the steering wheel as he forced himself to wait.
While Peaceful Lake Residence appeared modestly decorated, it was actually quietly luxurious, suggesting its residents were either wealthy or noble.
Shen Yi had long noticed that Fu Nanzhi ca from a well-off background. Though she didn't flaunt it, everything from her temperant and upbringing to her daily conduct and speech confird this fact.
Soon, the guard returned and bent down at Shen Yi's window to apologize:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, but there's no visitor application for Unit 114, and we tried calling the resident, but there was no answer."
"Would you like to double-check?"
Shen Yi couldn't hear the guard's subsequent words, his mind filled with panic - had he arrived too late despite his rush?
Though his heart was filled with anxiety, he managed to maintain his composure.
He quickly tried calling Fu Nanzhi's phone, but the continuous busy signal sent a chill down his spine.
Without ti to think further, Shen Yi suddenly composed himself and softly asked the nearby guard:
"Could you please step back a bit?"
The guard was confused by the request but, due to his professional training, instinctively took a step back.
The response he received was the roar of an engine.
"Vrooom!"
Shen Yi floored the accelerator, causing the tires to screech sharply as they gripped the ground.
The entrance barrier was instantly shattered, leaving the security guards staring open-mouthed at the disappearing taillights.
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