Being stared at by Mu Lingshan like this, Chu Ge couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy. However, before he had time to say anything, Mu Lingshan suddenly leaned forward unexpectedly and gave him a heavy headbutt.

With a "thud," Chu Ge's head was struck, and with another "thud," his body was knocked backward, hitting the car door. But he didn't feel any pain, instead, he widened his eyes and looked at this woman, who seemed both familiar and a bit strange, now locking eyes with him.

Next, Mu Lingshan scooted over and sat next to Chu Ge.

Chu Ge was really bewildered at this moment. What was Mu Lingshan trying to do? Why was she headbutting him? Did she get a thrill out of it?

Besides, a headbutt is a double-edged move, harming oneself while hurting the enemy. Did she not feel any pain smashing into him so hard?

Feeling utterly speechless, Chu Ge wanted to push Mu Lingshan away, but the space in the car was so limited that he couldn't ensure he wouldn't hurt Mu Lingshan if he really exerted force.

Moreover, if he roughly pushed Mu Lingshan away, he would not only potentially hurt her physically but would certainly wound her heart as well.

Regarding most things, Chu Ge was usually rather straightforward, but when it involved feelings, he was somewhat sentimental and indecisive. Ultimately, he couldn't truly pretend that nothing had happened between him and Mu Lingshan.

Chu Ge's situation is quite common among many men, as the saying goes, even a fair judge finds it hard to settle domestic disputes. When it comes to matters of the heart, how many people can handle it so freely?

Looking at this little tigress in front of him, whose eyes revealed a hint of madness, Chu Ge awkwardly smiled, "Um, Captain Mu, you... you've had too much to drink. Let me take you home."

Chu Ge shifted his gaze away from Mu Lingshan's eyes, placing his hand on the steering wheel. But Mu Lingshan firmly grasped his right hand, with a hint of challenge in her eyes.

"So, knowing I have a grand-uncle who's a provincial party secretary, you're scared to touch me now? Where's that wild side you showed the other day? Where's your masculine bravado?"

Chu Ge certainly knew Mu Lingshan was provoking him and didn't want to argue or explain in these matters. He awkwardly smiled again and said, "You're right, that's exactly it. I don't have the guts to act disrespectfully towards someone of your background."

"Get lost! Did Chu Ge really say that?"

Chu Ge nodded as a matter of course, "Of course I said it. I'm just a coward, isn't that okay?"

Listening to Chu Ge speak nonsense so seriously, Mu Lingshan widened her eyes, "Don't I know you? Do you think I'll believe such an excuse?"

After saying this, Mu Lingshan moved again. Chu Ge sighed slightly and looked at her as calmly as possible, "I'm about to get married."

"So what?" Mu Lingshan laughed nonchalantly, "Weren't you just involved in some shady business earlier?"

Hearing Mu Lingshan say this, Chu Ge was slightly taken aback, then showed a conflicted bitter smile.

After all, to say he had no feelings would be a lie, and considering it was prime time for nightlife, right at the entrance of a bar, with people constantly coming and going, most of them casting looks at this flashy Maserati...

Even though he knew these people couldn't see what was happening inside the car, under their gaze, Chu Ge still felt a bit guilty.

"I was just joking." Chu Ge swallowed hard, yet his throat still burned with a flame that refused to cool down.

"But I took it seriously." Mu Lingshan's gaze grew more intense, tightly locking onto Chu Ge's eyes.

"If you can do things with other women behind closed doors, wouldn't it be more exciting to mess around with me, a policewoman?"

With a pressing look, Mu Lingshan glared at Chu Ge and smirked, "Rest assured, since I told them to leave, they won't be lurking around nearby. No one will know what we did here."

"Captain Mu, I... I'm really getting married."

In Mu Lingshan's impression, despite Chu Ge being cheerful most of the time, deep down he was a proud and strong-willed man.

However, for Qin Ruojing, at this moment, his expression and tone carried a trace of sincerity and pleading. If she remembered correctly, this was the first time Chu Ge ever showed her such an expression.

Unconsciously, Mu Lingshan felt a deeper stir in her heart. So, this man could also be so gentle for a woman.

While her heart sighed, her face showed nothing as Mu Lingshan curled the corners of her mouth, "I know, so what? I'm not planning to be your bride, nor do I want to ruin your relationship. What are you worried about?"

Chu Ge shook his head, "I don't want to discuss who was right or wrong in the past. I won't pretend nothing happened between us, but do you think what we're doing now is appropriate?"

Mu Lingshan giggled, "Alright, let me ask you a question. Can you honestly say you have no feelings for me at all?"

Facing Mu Lingshan's retort, Chu Ge's expression froze, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes. On this point, he indeed found it hard to deny, his heart truly in a mess.

"Can't answer? Or don't want to answer?" Mu Lingshan smiled again, her smile carrying a sense of sudden realization and a touch of ease.

"Regardless of which it is, it doesn't matter, because I know you have feelings for me. Otherwise, you could easily push me away or completely disregard me and have me again. But you don't want to hurt me, maybe there are other women too, and yet you don't want to do anything to betray Qin Ruojing. So you are particularly conflicted, right?"

Looking at Mu Lingshan's confident demeanor, Chu Ge couldn't help but freeze, finding it hard to imagine that such words could come from her mouth. Moreover, every word she said hit right at his heart, analyzing it so thoroughly.

Women truly are a strange species. In just a few days apart, Mu Lingshan seemed to have matured a lot, and at this moment, he found himself almost not recognizing her.

"I just said, I wouldn't force anything on you or say something silly like asking you to take responsibility for me, nor would I destroy your relationship with Qin Ruojing or with any other woman around you. But...you are, after all, my first man."

Mu Lingshan withdrew the hand Chu Ge was holding and gently brushed a strand of black hair off Chu Ge's forehead.

"The future is so far away, no one knows what tomorrow will bring. Maybe one day I will leave this city. At least, I hope to leave some beautiful memories about you, beyond just bickering."

Looking into those enchanting eyes at such a close distance, Chu Ge felt truly confused. He didn't know what the right thing to do was, or what the wrong thing to do was.

It was as if Mu Lingshan could hear Chu Ge's heartfelt voice. Her gaze was fixed on him, revealing a gentle smile he had never seen on her face before.

"These past few days, I've thought a lot because I suddenly realized that many things don't necessarily have a right or wrong. You think it's good for someone, you think you're protecting something, but how can you be sure that it's not a kind of harm?"

"It's like adults always telling children, you should do this, you should do that. But with the passage of time, are these parents' thoughts necessarily right?"

"For example, my third granduncle, he placed people to protect you, which only made you resentful. He helped me get promoted, but I felt it was a kind of sadness, an insult to the justice I always believed in."

"So, I suddenly realized that living life is truly about embracing a certain muddle-headedness. People's hearts and this world are too complicated. As long as you live freely without harming others as much as possible, that is a great happiness."

"If you still feel burdened, then I can leave, or..."

After finishing, the smile on Mu Lingshan's face added a bit of playfulness. After waiting for more than ten seconds and seeing Chu Ge still silent, just blankly staring at her, she suddenly pushed him down.

Chu Ge paused for a few seconds, and a smile suddenly bloomed on his face. He had always thought that the silly Tiger Girl Mu Lingshan had taught him a lesson? And left him speechless?

Women, truly a wonderful creature.

Although Chu Ge didn't know if he would regret it later or if he was just stimulated by alcohol, now he truly felt enlightened, throwing all his inner troubles behind.

Some things, if you can't figure them out, why bother tormenting yourself?

Forget it, let's not think about it, not think about anything. Sometimes doing something crazy doesn't need any excuse or reason, what's more, Mu Lingshan's words truly made him not want to refuse from the bottom of his heart.

...

At the same time, Black Arrow, who had been lingering around Long Tao's villa for a long time, finally turned her hesitations into determination, moving like a ghost, scaling the walls to enter the courtyard.

She didn't know if she was doing this to fulfill an agreement or out of fear of Chu Ge, or maybe for some other reason. In any case, she decided to do as Chu Ge had instructed.

Silently and stealthily, she slipped into the villa without alarming anyone, and Black Arrow effortlessly entered Long Tao's bedroom.

Long Tao was sitting on the sofa, leisurely drinking red wine, waiting for Black Arrow to bring him good news.

When he saw Black Arrow return, though a bit surprised by her silent entrance, he didn't pay it much attention, assuming it was her habit, unaware that death had already arrived.

"Did Chu Ge get taken out?" Long Tao took a sip of red wine, a broad smile on his face.

Black Arrow smiled as well, her steps not slowing, and shook her head, "No."

Long Tao's smile stalled, his brow slightly furrowed, "Then you..."

Before Long Tao could finish his sentence, Black Arrow had already walked in front of him, her smile unchanged, but now carrying a hint of coldness.

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