Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Qin Ran took a sip of water. She had maintained an air of arrogance her whole life and was rarely shocked. This time, she was caught a little off guard.
She initially thought that Cheng Juan wanted to talk about Gu Xichi or something related to her grandma…
Unexpectedly, he didn’t ask anything and immediately exposed that she was the one protecting Gu Xichi!
A human bug?!
Qin Ran looked expressionlessly at the door of the bar, deep in thought…
Was leaving now still a choice?
Since the other party confronted her with the truth, it was useless.
“It’s true, right?” Cheng Juan leaned back. Whenever he laughed, he always appeared carefree.
It was supposed to be a question, but his tone was unusually firm.
Qin Ran placed her cup on the table and looked at him in awe. “No, you even know this? I never told you that I was a hacker before, right?”
She had never left behind any traces, and even Gu Xichi didn’t know about this.
Qin Ran always felt that besides herself, no one else knew.
Even her grandma didn’t know that she meddled in the grey areas of the law and did these things.
“I guessed it. There are only a few people daring enough to freely enter the headquarters of the five big shots without the fear of being caught. I counted. There are no more than three hackers in the hackers’ alliance. Although they’re hackers, they’re all law-abiding citizens.” The waiter served two plates of snacks and Cheng Juan pushed them nearer to Qin Ran’s side. “From the situation with Qian Dui, I knew that you were a hacker.”
Qin Ran knew that he was talking about how she helped the technician locate Cheng Mu’s address. Her eyes flickered for a moment as she looked at him. “It’s very normal. I studied programming with my uncle. Helping the technician deal with this matter is not surprising.”
Normal people would not think that she was a hacker, right?
Was this her idea of normal?
“Qian Dui is really well-known in the criminal investigation unit.” Cheng Juan laughed. He folded his arms and placed them on the table. After that, he leaned forward and his expression darkened. “The technician that works with him has links to the hackers’ alliance. His cell phone is a microcomputer. I recognized it.”
After some thought, he smiled. “Don’t worry. I won’t tell anymore.”
When he laughed, he lowered his voice and seemed to indulge in the moment.
Qian Dui was famous. Otherwise, Hao Dui, the captain of the best criminal investigation team in Beijing, would not travel thousands of miles to Yun Cheng.
When the technicians around him became very attentive to Qin Ran, Cheng Juan guessed that not only was Qin Ran a hacker, she was also even more impressive than the technicians.
Cheng Juan couldn’t even guess the extent of how much better she was than them.
Of course, before the situation with Gu Xichi today, Cheng Juan did not expect that Qin Ran knew Gu Xichi.
However, once this matter was revealed, Cheng Juan could easily guess the rest.
“Gu Xichi probably doesn’t know, right?” Cheng Juan said leisurely. “If he knew it was you, he would have told you to destroy all of the information from Beijing a long time ago.”
“If you’re talking about the Li Dazhuang situation, that was really me. Gu Xichi really doesn’t know about it.” Qin Ran nodded and did not deny it.
Although Cheng Juan expected it, after hearing Qin Ran admit it, he couldn’t help but shudder.
It was as if fireworks exploded in his mind. The colors illuminated the dark sky in his mind.
There was an inexplicable and discreet excitement in his heart. He was not someone who revealed his emotions and people usually saw him as lazy.
However, his eyes shone a little as he looked at Qin Ran.
“Why is Jiang Dongye trying so hard to catch him?” After being exposed, Qin Ran didn’t hold back. “He was almost caught in the Middle East the previous time.”
“Someone gave him a task.” Cheng Juan did not really want to talk about Jiang Dongye’s affairs, but he still cordially explained to her. “He wants him to treat someone.”
There were too many people in the world who wanted to catch Gu Xichi.
This was not beyond Qin Ran’s expectations. It was reasonable to want him as a doctor, and it was fine as long as he was not sent to jail.
The phone in her pocket rang.
Qin Ran glanced at it. It was Gu Xichi.
After being exposed by Cheng Juan, she didn’t bother to avoid it and immediately answered the call.
After reading the report that Cheng Juan sent her, Gu Xichi gave Qin Ran a call.
“What’s the situation… on your side?” Gu Xichi asked carefully. He was in front of his computer and stirring his instant noodles with a fork.
Besides the fact that it was known that she knew him, Gu Xichi did not find anything else too troublesome.
At the most, Jiang Dongye’s men would trouble Qin Ran more in the future.
However, Qin Ran laughed. She took a sip of water and told Gu Xichi slowly. “It’s not much. Jiang Dongye interrogated me and I told him the address in Devil’s Capital.”
“Why are you so cruel, babe?!” Gu Xichi was about to take a bite of his noodles and almost choked himself. “If he finds me, I’m done for!”
He stood up, picked up the report that he had just printed, his instant noodles, and went downstairs.
After that, he drew open his living room curtains and looked outside.
It was almost 10:30 pm. The lights outside were bright and it was relatively quiet.
There was no one.
Gu Xichi was relieved. He put his instant noodles on the living room table and looked at the window as he ate. “You scared me to death.”
The bar in Yun Cheng.
Looking at Qin Ran talking to Gu Xichi over the phone, it seemed that they were quite close.
Gu Xichi traveled abroad often and was usually with the Interpol or poor and desperate people in the slums.
He had no fixed location and had different hideouts.
No one knew where he truly lived. Cheng Juan guessed that even Matthew from the Interpol did not know his address.
However, from their conversation, it was obvious that Qin Ran knew.
She even knew the address of his base camp.
Cheng Juan felt that he shouldn’t overthink, but he couldn’t help but wonder what the relationship was between the two.
Why would Gu Xichi tell her the address of his base camp?
Furthermore, Qin Ran dared to step on the property of the five big shots and help Gu Xichi hide his information…
Cheng Juan was quite annoyed, but he didn’t know why. He leaned back, picked up the cigarette that he put aside, placed it in his mouth, and chewed on it. However, he did not light it.
**
Early the next morning.
When Mu Nan opened the door of his room, he saw Mu Ying who had just come back.
He looked up at her indifferently.
Mu Ying carefully put down the bag that Qin Yu gave her. After that, she looked at Mu Nan grudgingly. “You and Mom didn’t come to Second Cousin’s apprenticeship celebration last night. Aunt asked me and I didn’t know how to answer.”
Mu Ying’s voice was full of dissatisfaction.
Mu Nan did not say anything. He had just brushed his teeth. Taking his backpack, he walked out.
“Today, Aunt wants to invite us to a private dinner at En Yu.” Mu Ying was used to Mu Nan’s coldness and was not surprised. She placed her bag in her room and took out a wool coat from it.
Mu Nan had already opened the door. Looking sideways, his voice was somewhat cold. “I’m not going.”
Lowering his eyes, the hair resting above his brow bone slightly covered his dark eyes.
Mu Ying thought that she was in the capital and had a good relationship with Ning Qing and Qin Yu. Hearing this, she frowned. “You don’t have to go, but Mom will be there, right? Where is she? Has she gone to work this early?”
This Qin Yu situation was a joyous occasion, but neither of those two wanted to attend.
After changing her clothes, Mu Ying carefully put on the wool coat. She went to the kitchen and realized that there were not many ingredients left. “Where’s Mom?”
Mu Ying placed a lid on the pot and frowned. “Mu Nan, I know that you have a better relationship with First Cousin, but you can’t just ignore Second Cousin because of that. Do you know how much you are hurting First Aunt?”
“Mu Ying, you’ve been out for so long. Have you even called Mom?” Mu Nan finally said. He paused at the stairs and did not even look back.
Mu Ying was stunned.
He turned around and looked at Mu Ying very calmly. “Did you ask Mom why she didn’t go last night? Well, you can come with me.”
Mu Nan turned around and walked down the stairs.
Wearing the coat, Mu Ying was a little nervous.
She followed Mu Nan up Bus 625 and got down in front of the hospital.
Mu Nan did not take her to Chen Shulan’s floor but stopped on the 8th floor.
Mu Ying’s heart sank.
Mu Nan didn’t open the door nor go in. He only looked at the completely stunned Mu Ying. “Mom is inside. You can ask her yourself.”
After that, Mu Nan left the hospital.
He took the bus again to school.
Thanks to Mu Ying, he was a little late for school.
The first lesson was the form teacher’s class and he did not make things difficult for him.
When class was over, the form teacher gave out the physics papers and told Mu Nan to see him outside class.
“This is this week’s physics question for the competition.” The form teacher smiled. “Take it home and have a look.”
Mu Nan’s fingers twitched. “Teacher, I have already withdrawn from the competition…”
“Your cousin specially came the day before to help you re-register.” The form teacher stuffed the paper into Mu Nan’s hands and continued in a kind voice, “It turns out that you’re Qin Ran’s cousin. You guys are really family. She told me that you are keeping up just fine. There’s only a month left this semester. It’s ok if you don’t come to class. Just focus on what you have to do.”
“Oh, yes. There’s also the matter of you skipping a grade. Your cousin said that she will look at your results when the time comes. She already told the director and I’ve left her in charge of this. Of course, if you aren’t convinced, you can look for your cousin.”
The form teacher placed his hands behind his back and walked forward happily.
“Oh, I thought of something else. Since your physics is so good, your cousin’s physics should be not bad, right?” The form teacher suddenly thought of a problem that the school had been trying to figure out. He looked curiously at Mu Nan.
Mu Nan did not that Qin Ran had said nothing and elaborated.
After hearing the form teacher’s question, he narrowed his eyes and whispered softly, “If I’m right, physics is her best subject.”
The form teacher’s eyes lit up. The school’s teachers were now divided into two groups. One group believed that Qin Ran’s physics was excellent while the second group believed that Qin Ran’s physics was not bad, but not as good as her mathematics.
Since the two of them were cousins and Mu Nan’s physics was great, Qin Ran’s physics was probably not bad too.
Before the college entrance examination, the grade one and grade two teachers were making a bet and he was going to make a large gamble.
**
In the afternoon, Qin Ran did not go to class as usual. As Qin Hanqiu drank too much, he slept for a long time, so Qin Ling made his way to the school doctor’s office based on his memory.
In shock, Lu Zhaoying immediately called Qin Ran over on the phone.
“Who’s this child?” Jiang Dongye looked for Qian Dui a few times. After Qian Dui coldly ignored him, he went to find Cheng Juan.
When he came, he immediately saw Qin Ling sitting on a stool and reading a book.
Cheng Juan was not a particularly caring person.
Jiang Dongye glanced at him curiously.
He was a small child and he was reading a rather obscure English book.
Cheng Juan sat beside the child and watched him with a computer on his lap.
“Miss Qin’s brother.” Cheng Mu paused and said as he looked at Cheng Juan.
Jiang Dongye felt that Cheng Mu’s expression was a little strange today.
However, he did not think much. He curiously looked at Qin Ling and wanted to ask him how old he was to see if he understood him.
At this time, Qin Ran pushed the door open and walked in.
Jiang Dongye saw Cheng Mu, who was standing properly, suddenly jump back.
“Miss Qin…” Cheng Mu said.
What?
What did this mean?
What was going on?
“Cheng Mu, why are you so shocked?” Jiang Dongye scratched his head.
After that, he turned around and wanted to ask Lu Zhaoying, but he saw that Lu Zhaoying was quietly sitting on a chair. He put his pen down and looked at Qin Ran several times.
Jiang Dongye stood up straight.
No, he only did not come for a day. What was going on now?
Jiang Dongye did not understand those two people and smiled at Qin Ran. “Is this your brother? He resembles you a little, especially the eyes.”
“Oh,” Qin Ran replied and looked at Qin Ling. “That means he’s not bad.”
“With these looks, he can be an artiste in our company in the future.” Jiang Dongye looked at Qin Ran. “You can as well. Beautiful women dominate the industry. I guarantee that you will be more famous than Qin Xiuchen!”
Cheng Mu gave Jiang Dongye a blank look. Did he know who he was talking to?
Did he not fear that Qin Ran could summon the people from the slums to destroy his base camp?
Cheng Juan closed his laptop and stood up. He said lightly, “Uncle Qin has invited me for a meal.” He looked at the time and then turned to look at Qin Ran. “Do you two want to join us?”
After some thought, Cheng Juan let Qin Ran look at his phone.
Qin Ran lowered his head to take a look.
It was a chat with Qin Hanqiu.
Cheng Juan added Qin Hanqiu on WeChat and politely greeted him. After that, Qin Hanqiu messaged him.
[Hey, have you eaten? Let uncle treat you to hot pot!]
Cheng Juan slightly curved his lips. He said slowly and somewhat helplessly, “I can’t reject uncle’s invitation.”
Lu Zhaoying and Cheng Mu, who heard Cheng Mu especially call Qin Hanqiu last night, were speechless.
They didn’t dare to say anything.
The three of them left.
Only then did Cheng Mu sigh in relief.
Jiang Dongye curiously looked at their back views. After that, he sat down and complained about how he couldn’t look for Qian Dui or Gu Xichi.
“Cheng Mu, why are you ignoring me?”
Cheng Mu didn’t want to talk to him.
He thought of Qin Ran’s calm expression and almost wanted to dig his eyes out.
He was reconsidering life. Why did he think that Miss Qin, whom Cheng Juan looked up to, was a normal person?
