Chapter 296: Chapter 291: Can I follow you? Chapter 296: Chapter 291: Can I follow you? Because Shen Yan was right at the door, the confrontation that should have been easy became tense.

Qi Si did not want Shen Yan to face all this, which put enormous pressure on his own people. They had to lure this unruly crowd away and resolve the matter completely.

However, ending things quickly came at a cost.

The atmosphere around them grew oppressive.

It seemed like others had joined in.

Shen Yan worried about Qi Si, who was in the center.

Qi Si’s low roar had completely halted Shen Yan’s steps.

She couldn’t go out.

It would only complicate things for Qi Si.

“A helicopter?”

Shen Yan raised her head, squinting at the high, large arched window.

A helicopter?

When Shen Yan spoke these words, she could only hear noises outside and no sound of a helicopter.

In her bewilderment, the distinct “tap tap” of rotor blades clearly reached her ears.

Liu Su and the others suddenly looked at Shen Yan.

But Shen Yan had already turned an attentive ear to the noises outside, totally unaware of their surprised looks.

She waited patiently.

Who knows how long had passed, so long that Shen Yan almost rushed outside several times.

Liu Su had been blocking her all along.

Suddenly, the commotion outside stopped, and peace ensued.

Shen Yan stood by the door, looking out into the pitch-black night.

In the darkness, Qi Si’s figure, like a sharp sword, swiftly cut through the veil and walked towards her.

His body still radiated the chill of frost.

Then, Shen Yan’s hand was grasped by his.

It wasn’t the burning heat like in the fencing room but a cool and secure touch.

“Mr. Qi…”

“It’s all right now, no need to be afraid.”

The danger lurking in Qi Si’s deep black eyes slowly dissipated with that genuine grip.

Shen Yan looked up into the black sky: “The helicopter just now…”

“They came to help us, they’ve already left.”

“What about you? Are you leaving too?” Shen Yan asked.

Qi Si, holding her hand, didn’t answer.

“Sir,” Liu Su came out, assessing Qi Si’s condition.

“Go back to your room with Uncle Liu, we still need to deal with the aftermath,” Qi Si said, releasing Shen Yan’s hand and lightly pushing her back.

Shen Yan stepped back slightly, still watching him: “Is it very dangerous?”

“Hmm?”

“The thing you need to do, is it very dangerous?” Shen Yan repeated.

“Just a small friction in business.”

Was it really just a little friction?

Shen Yan didn’t believe it.

She had heard clearly, those people shouting words like ‘assassination,’ ‘prince,’ and the like.

He was dealing with the royalty of Mo Country, but the royalty there had been targeted, and consequently, he was affected too.

The last time on the island, he had said the same.

“Sorry you had to go through this,” Qi Si apologized.

Shen Yan shook her head, “I’m not that fragile.”

Qi Si looked at Liu Su: “Take her back to the room.”

Hastily, Liu Su moved to Shen Yan’s side: “Yanyan, let’s go back to the room.”

Shen Yan cast a long glance at Qi Si, then followed Liu Su back to the room.

Half an hour later.

Shen Yan stood by the window, watching the helicopter slant away and disappear into the night sky.

Then her room door was knocked.

Shen Yan opened the door; it was Qi Si.

Shen Yan was a bit surprised: “Mr. Qi didn’t leave?”

“I never said I was leaving.”

“I thought you had to go deal with the situation…” Seeing him, Shen Yan also breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

“You’re still here.”

Qi Si said.

His face bore no other emotion, as if he were simply stating a fact.

Shen Yan was startled for a moment, then shifted uneasily to the side, “Mr. Qi, would you like to come in and sit for a while?”

Qi Si stood in front of the door, without entering, but looked at her and said, “I won’t disturb your rest, forget about what happened tonight.”

Shen Yan looked steadily at him without moving.

Qi Si waited for her too.

It was hard to tell how much time passed when Shen Yan’s voice, hesitant, broke the silence, “Mr. Qi, may I get involved?”

“What?”

“Can I follow you this time?” Shen Yan asked directly.

Qi Si paused.

Looking at Shen Yan, his gaze had no ripples, but his pupils were darker than before.

The silence from Qi Si gave Shen Yan her answer.

There was a heaviness in Shen Yan’s heart, but the next second, her face lifted into an easy smile, “I understand, Mr. Qi. If something similar happens in the future, you should not go straight to the center, it’s very dangerous.”

Be a bit selfish, and leave those dangers to the bodyguards.

The hand on the doorknob behind the door tightened slightly.

“Rest well,” Qi Si said.

Shen Yan responded with a soft “mmm” and slowly closed the door.

Qi Si watched the closing door and stood quietly for a while before walking away.

Qi Si had knocked on her door specifically to confirm whether she needed any emotional comfort. Like the last time, Shen Yan showed no adverse psychological reactions.

She was very calm!

It was as if everything that had just happened was as routine to her as a daily meal.

Qi Si remembered the hysterical Shen Yan who had first come to his side and how suddenly one day, she became calm.

That moment of eye contact.

It suddenly reminded him of the wind that blew through the cemetery.

And that name…

*

Qi Si didn’t leave.

In the morning, when Shen Yan saw Qi Si, surprise flickered in her eyes just as it had the night before.

After the surprise, came pleasure.

“Mr. Qi, good morning!”

“Morning.”

Qi Si watched Shen Yan.

His gaze was profound.

She was as usual, without any anomalies.

Shen Yan’s strength and formidable mental resilience were beyond what Qi Si had anticipated.

The incident on the island last time had planted a strange thought in his heart.

This thought was now clearer.

And then in the next second, it was wiped clean by her smile.

She was just a bit carefree, that’s all.

Or perhaps, like the last time, the convincing was because she had played such scenes before, hence transitioning into the drama’s storyline made it easier for her to accept.

Qi Si took Shen Yan away from the beach to see some ancient ruins in Mo Country.

There were a lot of tourists, but none approached to disturb them.

This made Shen Yan especially relaxed.

The smile on her face bloomed in the most brilliant colors because of the person beside her.

Qi Si liked Shen Yan’s unrestricted demeanor!

The bodyguards followed at a distance, with Liu Su and Xiao Zhao hanging far back, not wanting to interrupt the pair’s world.

Qi Si would lift his hand to shield her from people getting too close in crowded places, would raise the umbrella in his hand when it suddenly rained or when the sunlight was too harsh, tilting it towards her to shelter her from the weather.

When Shen Yan wanted to try street food, he would personally go up and buy double portions for her.

The place they stayed was always the most luxurious and comfortable!

Neither of them mentioned the incident at the beach again, walking the streets of Mo Country like all the other tourists, admiring the country’s artworks, sitting together to watch live performances!

All the things Shen Yan had never experienced before, she truly lived through them with Qi Si’s company.

Qi Si didn’t like taking photographs, but when Shen Yan asked him to help, he would take out his phone and try various angles, capturing all her different expressions in the pictures.

Without Shen Yan’s knowledge, Qi Si sent a photo of Shen Yan looking sideways at the sunrise to his own phone.

Looking at this picture, Shen Yan’s eyes were full of sparkling laughter, she focused on the lake ahead as if the vast expanse contained her most yearned-for things, completely bewitching her attention.

Qi Si stared at the glistening ripples on the lake, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly.

For a moment, he felt jealous of the lake being watched by her!

It was madness.

Shen Yan’s gaze came back from afar, she lifted the popsicle in her hand and took a “crunchy” bite, then turned around in the gentle breeze, “Mr. Qi, is it done?”

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