His attitude grew increasingly disdainful, "You have a good relationship with my sister. Out of consideration for you having no father or mother, you can still come to the Chu Family. We’ll treat you as one of our own and let you experience family affection..."

"Chu Zhan, I never want to see you again in my life!"

Shi Nuan spat out each word, turned around, and ran.

She ran so fast that Chu Zhan didn’t even see her.

The girl’s eyes were already red as if they were bleeding, even tears had come out.

Chu Zhan wasn’t feeling good either; it was the first time he liked a woman.

And yet the result was that she said she hated him!

What the hell does she mean by hate!

If she hated him, why did she stir his heart?

Why did she risk her life to shield him from a car?

Why did her eyes look at him with such tenderness?

It’s all fake, all fake.

The more Chu Zhan thought about it, the more upset he got, landing a heavy punch on the wall.

He hung his head and thought that fortunately, he hadn’t voiced those feelings earlier, and there was no need to appear too embarrassed now.

Ha, anyway, liking someone can be retracted.

It’s not like he’s in some deep, inseparable love with her, it’s not like he’s reached the level of Li Tingyan’s love for Nianyang.

There are so many delicate girls in the world waiting for him to choose.

Why must he be entangled with a tomboy?

★

Nianyang received Li Tingyan’s call and returned to the Chu Family by car.

By this time, the Chu Family had already gathered in the living room waiting for Nianyang, and as soon as she entered, she asked,

"Ayuan, Mom and Dad, Grandpa and Big Brother, has there been any progress on the Phoenix side?"

Li Tingyan pulled Nianyang to sit beside him, "Nini, under the torment of your Golden Silkworm Gu, they’ve confessed everything they could."

Nianyang’s eyes lit up, "Has the location of the opponent’s company been determined?"

Li Tingyan pressed his hands on his knees and said with a slight murmur, "The opponent is too cunning. The pirates they hired last time were all their external agents to help divert targets, and in necessary times act as scapegoats. They really don’t know where their main company is located."

Nianyang exclaimed, "Then what did they confess?"

Elder Chu spoke slowly, "Although they were merely scapegoats, they couldn’t avoid contact with the main company. In the routine exchange and communication work, they did learn some secrets."

Li Tingyan said, "They only know that the main company’s location is probably in Anshan, but it’s too big. If we search, their informants will definitely notice, which would startle the snake, putting us back on the defensive."

Nianyang furrowed her brows deeply, "What should be done then?"

Chu Tianming hesitated, "Someone gave us a coded hand gesture, but we found code-breaking experts, and they couldn’t decipher it."

Nianyang asked, "What coded hand gesture?"

Li Tingyan replied, "They confessed that during business meetings, both parties would use a coded hand gesture to confirm identities. But I believe this hand gesture might be related to their main company, as you once said, overly confident people tend to reveal answers openly, watching the other party be bewildered despite touching the answer, giving them a sense of achievement."

Nianyang smiled, "Not bad, you’re learning fast. It’s true. But can you show me what the coded hand gesture is?"

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Menstrual pain~ I might be late with updates today, if there are fewer updates, I’ll make it up tomorrow. Thanks for understanding.