Early the following morning, Xu Fan crawled out of bed bright and early.

Although he hadn't managed to pry any information from Qin Mengyue's lips the night before, he still intended to meet her.

Qin Mengyue had set the meeting place at a coffee shop on The Bund, Xu Fan drove there and soon found the person he was to meet outside a coffee shop.

It wasn't working hours, and today Qin Mengyue was in casual attire, now sitting at an outdoor table at the coffee shop, engrossed in a newspaper.

As Xu Fan approached the table where Qin Mengyue was sitting, he greeted her.

"Yueyue, I've arrived."

"Mhm."

In response to Xu Fan's greeting, Qin Mengyue just hummed indifferently, continuing to hold the newspaper in her hands without moving an inch.

"..."

Xu Fan felt awkward and could only thicken his skin and sit down in front of her.

The waitress, noticing that their table was now complete, trotted over and asked Qin Mengyue what she would like.

"A cup of Blue Mountain coffee."

Qin Mengyue ordered a coffee while looking at the newspaper in a bland tone, and Xu Fan, on the other hand, was utterly ignored.

The waitress was embarrassed.

Aren't these two together? Why aren't you ordering anything for him?

"Uh, sir, may I ask what you…"

"He doesn't need anything; you can go."

Before Xu Fan could even open his mouth to place an order, Qin Mengyue had already sent the waitress away.

Watching the waitress walk away and giving him sympathetic glances, Xu Fan really wanted to cry.

I knew it, I shouldn't have come today!

It was around nine in the morning, the sun was warm, and sitting outside a coffee shop with a beautiful woman, gazing at the nearby ocean and blue sky, chatting away, truly seemed like bliss. But for Xu Fan at that moment, it was extremely awkward.

He had been sitting for nearly fifteen minutes, and Qin Mengyue had not once put down the newspaper.

Even the coffee that had been delivered hadn't been touched.

"Uh, Yueyue, what news are you reading?"

If this went on, Xu Fan felt he would suffocate, so he took the initiative to strike up a conversation.

"A policewoman breaking the law she knew, stabbing eighteen times, taking a life."

Qin Mengyue uttered these words indifferently, and Xu Fan felt a chill in his heart.

Something seemed off?

"Why... Why did she do that?"

Xu Fan asked cautiously.

Qin Mengyue snorted and said, "That boy, under the policewoman's watch, hooked up with her best friend, acting despicably and shamelessly. So, she killed him."

"..."

As Qin Mengyue spoke, she gave him a cold look, and Xu Fan felt goosebumps all over.

The more he listened, the more he felt like she was talking about himself.

"That can't be true, can it? Let me have a look."

Saying this, Xu Fan reached out to grab the newspaper to see for himself the man who bore some resemblance to him.

"Hum, not yet."

"But soon, it will be in the papers."

Before Xu Fan could even touch a corner of the newspaper, Qin Mengyue slammed it on the table and lunged at him.

Oh my god!

Fortunately, Xu Fan had kept on his toes. Seeing Qin Mengyue's ferocious demeanor, he stopped thinking and took to his heels!

"Stop right there, you bastard!"

Having held her breath all the way from Jinling to Shanghai, Qin Mengyue had been waiting for this day for quite some time.

Today, if she didn't strip a layer off Xu Fan, she would never let it go!

She immediately gave chase.

"Help! Murder!"

"Yueyue! Why must you torture yourself like this!"

Xu Fan was now sprinting ahead, turning his head to see Qin Mengyue relentlessly chasing him, feeling a mix of helplessness.

"Last name Xu, I've tolerated you for a long time! Today, if you're brave enough, then stop running, I want to have it out with you one-on-one!"

Being led by Xu Fan to the beach, Qin Mengyue was so angry seeing him maintain just out of reach, she nearly ran out of breath.

"An old acquaintance from a foreign land stabbing me in the back, how could I not run?"

Seeing Qin Mengyue now panting with hands on hips, Xu Fan finally stopped running.

What could he do? He was also desperate...

Not run and wait to be beaten up?

"Pah! You consider yourself an old friend of mine? You're nothing but a hooligan! Keren is your teacher, and you didn't even spare her, are you still human?"

If it weren't for Keren telling me herself, I might still be in the dark about this matter.

To think they were doing this right under my nose, the very thought made Qin Mengyue's eyes redden.

She couldn't tell if she was feeling jealous, or she was righteously condemning Xu Fan.

"Yueyue, why are you crying?"

Xu Fan couldn't help but frown when he saw Qin Mengyue's rimmed eyes.

He couldn't care less about whether Qin Mengyue wanted to lay into him; in a moment of anxiety, he started walking toward her.

"You, stay away from me, or else I won't be polite!"

She should have pounced on him and beaten him up good, but when the opportunity arose, Qin Mengyue became somewhat nervously reluctant, stepping back a few paces.

"I, I just got sand in my eyes, that's all!"

Since they were on the beach, this explanation didn't seem too far-fetched; seeing Qin Mengyue rubbing her eyes, Xu Fan anxiously said, "Don't rub them, it'll only make it worse."

"Don't move, let me help you blow it out."

Qin Mengyue's heart raced as Xu Fan, unafraid, moved closer to blow into her eyes.

In her panic, she fiercely pushed Xu Fan away!

"Get off! I don't need your help!"

With a forceful push, Xu Fan tumbled down onto the sand.

She thought she'd only push him away, but who knew he'd be so easily toppled.

Seeing him now motionless on the sand, Qin Mengyue frowned.

"Xu Fan, get up, don't pretend like I don't know how capable you are."

Given his skills, there's no way he could have been knocked out just like that.

Qin Mengyue didn't believe it for a second, and kicked Xu Fan's butt forcefully, warning, "Keep pretending, and I'll bury you alive!"

"..."

Still no response, Qin Mengyue started to feel something was wrong.

"Damn..."

She crouched down, lifting Xu Fan's head, and cursed quietly upon seeing the bulge of a large stone under his head in the sand.

"Hey, Xu Fan, don't scare me now..."

She just wanted to vent on him, never anticipating it would go this far; clutching Xu Fan's head, Qin Mengyue shook it urgently, hoping he wasn't too seriously hurt.

"Hey, wake up!"

But no matter how much she shook, Xu Fan remained utterly still, and Qin Mengyue's panic increased by the moment; she nervously put her delicate fingers to Xu Fan's nose to feel for his breath.

The breath that should have been there, was now hanging by a thread, like a flickering candle in the wind.

This is bad...

Qin Mengyue frantically scratched her head, what about the joke of stabbing someone eighteen times, how could it turn real?

Now placing her hands over Xu Fan's chest, she began pressing down forcefully.

"Thank heavens...thank heavens..."

Fortunately, her efforts seemed to be having an effect; Xu Fan's breathing improved, and she prepared to move on to the next step, pinching his nose.

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation...

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