Mu Lingshan furrowed her brow and abruptly stopped, suddenly turning around to look at Chu Ge.

With just one glance, Mu Lingshan gritted her teeth, the anger that had been temporarily suppressed by embarrassment and shock immediately flared up, even more intensely than before.

In her sight, Chu Ge's right hand was actually rubbing his fingers, staring in her direction with a half-smile that couldn't be more lewd and infuriating!

Chu Ge felt wronged, even more than Dou E felt wronged, he winced in pain, what does that have to do with being lewd? Mu Lingshan pinched him for such a long time, of course it hurt, who wouldn't feel pain if they were pinched like that? If you don't believe me, let Mu Lingshan try it?

Yet Mu Lingshan just believed so, and he had no choice.

Involuntarily, Mu Lingshan picked up a slipper from the ground and hurled it fiercely at Chu Ge.

"Chu Ge! You jerk!"

"Smack"

With a casual raise of his hand, Chu Ge caught the slipper. He knew why Mu Lingshan was furious and shook his head in disbelief.

"Come on, can you just stop? I've let you pinch me for such a long time, can't I massage it a bit? Or why don't I casually pinch you somewhere and squeeze you up and down, back and forth, just to see if it hurts?"

Throwing the slipper away, Chu Ge shook his head with resignation, gesturing the actions of pinching and squeezing with his fingers.

Although Chu Ge's fingers were far away from Mu Lingshan, hearing him say that, Mu Lingshan felt as though she was really pinched, causing her to glare at him angrily again.

"You hurt, but can't you wait until I leave to rub it!"

"I actually thought you were going to leave, okay? How was I supposed to know you'd suddenly turn back? Don't think too much, I'm not interested in a hot-tempered girl like you, it's impossible for me to consider you as a potential wife, that's just too scary, I won't inflict pain on myself."

If looks could kill, Chu Ge would've already been torn apart by Mu Lingshan.

Unfortunately, Mu Lingshan's gaze didn't have that effect at all; Chu Ge was still standing there intact, with a slightly helpless shrug as he brazenly spoke the words that made her furious, as though she was dying to kill him.

Moreover, in terms of verbal expertise, she was worlds apart from Chu Ge, and no matter how angry she got, she could only glare helplessly.

"Stop babbling, what was up with that girl just now? Don't even try to tell me that's some kind of national secret." Though Mu Lingshan knew she couldn't win an argument with Chu Ge, she had no choice but to change the topic, asking angrily.

"Oh, her? She's my neighbor, lives next door in 112. I guess she heard the commotion here and was worried something might happen to me, so she came over to check." Chu Ge sat on the sofa, lit a cigarette with a *click*, took a drag, and then spoke slowly.

Seeing Chu Ge's leisurely demeanor, Mu Lingshan became even more infuriated, shouting: "Did I say you could smoke?"

Upon hearing Mu Lingshan's question, Chu Ge laughed, "Officer Mu, are you kidding me? Does smoking in my own home break the law now? You think this is your precinct's interrogation room? You can't be that domineering."

Mu Lingshan was left speechless, twitched the corner of her eye, snorted, and said: "Even if she's your neighbor, why does she have the key to your house? And why did she rush over in that outfit?"

"Haven't you heard the saying 'A distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor'? We're close, so I gave her a key to my place, is that not okay? As for what she wears to come over, that's her freedom, right?"

Chu Ge replied casually, with a justified tone. He guessed that Chu Shiyao was probably sleeping at home, got woken up by the noise here, and randomly put on some clothes and rushed over.

Thinking about this, Chu Ge felt a bit helpless yet amused. Chu Shiyao's impetuousness was truly endearing. If something dangerous were actually happening here, it'd be good if she didn't get dragged into it, how could she have any positive contribution?

At the same time, it was because of Chu Shiyao's impetuousness that Chu Ge felt a warmth in his heart, showing that Chu Shiyao truly cared about his safety and genuinely considered him a friend.

As Chu Ge was pondering, Mu Lingshan's eyebrows raised sharply, and she said again: "Do you think I can believe that?"

"Whether you believe it or not is your business. As long as I give you an answer, I've done my duty, okay? Officer Mu, if there's nothing else, you've been trespassing in my house for quite a while, isn't it about time you left?"

Although Mu Lingshan still didn't believe Chu Ge's words, looking at Chu Ge's demeanor, it was obvious that further questioning on this matter would be pointless. Hearing him issue the order to leave, she frowned and said resentfully: "You don't need to rush me; I'll leave when it's time. For now, I need to inspect your house."

Since she came here today, she wasn't willing to leave empty-handed.

"Officer Mu, I've cooperated as much as I can, you've left shoe marks all over my place, I didn't hold it against you, and I've endured you pinching me there, but now you suddenly say you want to inspect my house, that's going a bit too far, isn't it?"

"If you're not guilty, you won't fear ghosts knocking at your door. What, are you feeling guilty?"

Chu Ge flicked his cigarette ash and threw the slipper he had caught earlier at Mu Lingshan's feet, shaking his head with amusement.

"I swear I've never done anything shady, and I've never seen such a hot-tempered female ghost like you. If you really want to check, I suppose I can't stop you. But shouldn't you take off your shoes first? After you're done inspecting and find nothing illegal here, aren't you going to mop the floor for me?"

"Fine!"

This time, Mu Lingshan didn't waste words. She switched into slippers at the door and began inspecting Chu Ge's place thoroughly.

The living room was fine, the kitchen and balcony were fine, the bathroom was fine, but when she walked into Chu Ge's bedroom and laid eyes on his bed, she abruptly stopped in her tracks.

On the bed, there was clearly a woman's long hair left behind, and the air carried a slight scent of a woman's fragrance.

Picking up a strand of the long hair, Mu Lingshan strode out of the bedroom and looked at Chu Ge, who was sitting unmoved on the sofa.

"What's the meaning of this? Is it from that girl from yesterday? Didn't you say she was your sister?"

Facing Mu Lingshan's cold gaze, Chu Ge nodded naturally, "It's hers, what's the problem?"

"What's the problem? Did you two sleep together?"

Chu Ge chuckled, "What kind of logic is that? Find a strand of hair on my bed, and you conclude we slept together? With your logic, if your hair were to fall on my bed, would that mean we've been intimate too?"

"You!"

Chu Ge smiled and waved his hand, cutting off Mu Lingshan before she could say anything.

"Besides, to be honest, that sister is someone I recognize. She's well over fourteen already, and even if something did happen between us, as long as it was consensual and there was no conflict of interest, what's the issue? Officer Mu, if your inspection is done, shouldn't you be mopping the floor? The rag is in the bathroom; you'll see it when you go in."

Originally, Chu Ge was just saying it casually, never expecting Mu Lingshan would actually mop the floor for him. To his surprise, Mu Lingshan gave him a glare, snorted, and indeed marched into the bathroom.

In the next moment, Mu Lingshan picked up a rag, soaked it in water, and squatted down to wipe the floor for him.

Watching Mu Lingshan angrily mopping the floor, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel delighted. This little policewoman was quite amusing.

Moreover, watching her scrub the floor, erasing the footprints one by one, was quite an entertaining sight in itself.

When Mu Lingshan finished mopping the floor and washed the rag, she stormed toward the door with anger. Just as she was about to put on her shoes, Chu Ge had to stop her.

"Officer Mu, please wait a moment."

"I've mopped your floor. What more do you want?"

Chu Ge scratched his head, indicating her collar helplessly, "Uh... don't you feel like something's missing from your clothes?"

Mu Lingshan paused and looked down at her neckline, only then realizing her police tie was missing. She felt both embarrassed and annoyed, having been this frustrated in such a short time, probably as much as an entire month's worth usually.

"Officer Mu, don't be upset. I was about to tell you, but you didn't give me a chance. If I'm not mistaken, it seems to have fallen behind the water dispenser."

Although teasing Mu Lingshan was enjoyable, Chu Ge certainly didn't want her to have a complete meltdown and trash his place.

Finding the police tie with a small tear, Mu Lingshan didn't say another word, put on her shoes with her back to Chu Ge, and stormed out without even closing the door.

But she couldn't just leave like that, despite her anger. She had no choice but to knock on room 112's door, preparing to borrow some thread and needle from Chu Shiyao to mend the torn part of the tie.

After just a few knocks, the door opened with a click. But before it was fully opened, a teasing giggle sounded from inside.

"Brother Chu, were you with that lady cop just now... uh?"

Chu Shiyao expected the one knocking to be Chu Ge and was taken aback to find the lady cop at the door. Her words stopped halfway, and her teasing smile quickly turned into an utterly awkward and self-conscious expression.

While Chu Shiyao felt this way, there's no need to mention Mu Lingshan, who wished she could disappear into a crack out of sheer embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, Chu Shiyao seemed to have a momentary lapse in judgment. Once she collected herself, she blurted out a question without thinking.

"Uh... are you two done?"

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