Cry louder, I can't hear you.

Yunqiao was woken up by the knocking on the door.

They are crew members on the ship.

They said they were about to dock.

Hearing the sound, she woke up with a start and sat up in bed.

Her first instinct was to check if anyone was inside, and then she went to look at the door that she had locked before going to bed.

There is no problem.

She looked down again to check her clothes.

In good condition.

There were no signs that it had been removed.

She just had a very vivid dream.

It felt so real that she doubted it was true.

But the door was locked. If the dream was real, how did Shen Suwei get in?

"Miss Yun, are you awake?"

The staff outside the door, perhaps unable to hear her response, spoke again.

Yun Qiao was still shaken, but fearing that the staff might mistakenly think she had been in an accident, she quickly responded:

"I'm awake, I'll be going out in a bit."

"That's good."

The staff member left only after hearing the reply.

As Yunqiao listened to the sounds fading into the distance, she recalled her dream and felt increasingly uneasy.

Why have I been having these kinds of dreams lately?

After thinking for a while, Yun Qiao decided to open the system's points redemption panel to see if there were any available functions.

Although the system didn't come with her, she still had permission to access the points redemption mall page because she had been given points.

Yun Qiao selected "Immunity to All Poisons" from a wide variety of features and spent 500 points to redeem it.

Although it's expensive and the function only lasts for a month, the function described above can block all drugs, regardless of their form.

She needs it right now.

She desperately needed to know if Shen Suwei had drugged her.

Before each of those dreams, she would smell a strange fragrance.

This is definitely not a coincidence.

That incense is most likely problematic.

When Yun Qiao left the room and went to the deck, Shen Suwei was already there.

He sat in his wheelchair, letting Xiang Lin push it for him. Xiang Lin reminded him that Yun Qiao had arrived, and he smiled slightly upon hearing this.

"Miss Yun."

Yun Qiao sneered inwardly, but her expression remained impassive:

"Thank you, Mr. Shen, for the boat."

"You're welcome, it was just on my way."

hypocritical……

She probably couldn't buy a ticket, and the driver deliberately drove slowly—that was his doing.

They're still pretending.

She wanted to see how long he was going to keep up this act.

The ship stopped.

Yun Qiao didn't delay any longer and disembarked immediately.

"Miss Yun, would you like me to give you a ride?"

"Need not."

Yun Qiao quickly interrupted him, and without looking at him again, she got off the boat and walked briskly towards the roadside where she could hail a taxi.

She should have gone to the hospital to visit Shen Qing at this time, but Yun Zhenxing was angered by her words last night.

She was told she didn't need to go see it.

Yun Qiao was also happy to be able to relax.

She returned to Haicheng overnight.

Shen Suwei usually stays in the southern part of the city.

She wanted to see what excuse this man would come up with to bump into her again.

When she took a taxi from the airport back to her home, she received a call from a car repair shop.

She said her car was fixed.

Yun Qiao then realized that she had forgotten to ask Li Ruoyan and the others for compensation.

She found the driver's phone number in her WeChat contact list and sent him the bill.

Without waiting for a reply, she put her phone away.

When she picked up her car from the repair shop, her phone rang.

Because she was driving, she didn't notice the caller ID before answering the call.

"I am Yu Yao, Li Ruoyan's agent."

Upon hearing this voice, Yun Qiao was puzzled.

"Did you need something from me?"

"It seems you're not surprised I contacted you."

His tone was sarcastic, carrying a hint of "I knew it," clearly indicating his dissatisfaction with Yun Qiao.

Yun Qiao was even more confused. Had she done anything to provoke her?

"Just say what you have to say."

"You can have compensation, but you need to help us issue a statement clarifying that Li Ruoyan did not commit a hit-and-run, that compensation was already agreed upon with you at the time, and that you were not injured in any way."

"I never said you committed a hit-and-run, nor did I say you were injured. Why do I need to clarify?"

"Miss Yun, are you genuinely clueless or just pretending?" Yu Yao seemed amused by Yun Qiao's words. "Haven't you seen the trending topics these past two days? Look at how badly netizens are attacking Ruoyan!!"

"You stood by and watched Ruoyan get framed, remaining silent for days, and now you have the nerve to send me a bill. Are you deliberately trying to extort me?"

"Just tell us how much money you want. As long as it's not too outrageous, we can give you whatever you ask, provided that you step in and help us clarify things."

"Miss Yu," Yun Qiao couldn't help but interrupt, "I am unaware of what you are saying."

"The news is all over the internet, and you're saying you didn't know? Do you think I'd believe that?"

Yun Qiao was already in a bad mood, and now she was being misunderstood for no reason, so her tone turned cold:

"Ms. Yu, not everyone is like you, constantly watching entertainment news. I'm very busy; I have neither the time nor the interest to know about your affairs."

She did see the news about Li Ruoyan's rear-end collision trending on social media that day, but she didn't have time to follow up. She had been on the island for the past few days, so she had no interest in watching entertainment news.

"You just said your artist was the subject of rumors. Did I spread those rumors? Did I cause you to be criticized? Did I deliberately crash into the car?"

"Why aren't you going after the people who harmed you? Why are you taking your anger out on me?"

Yu Yao was speechless for a moment, and just as he was about to explain himself, Yun Qiao interrupted him again:

"I'm sending you a bill because it's something you should have paid anyway. But if you insist on feeling like I'm extorting you, then you don't have to pay it."

Suddenly, a commotion came from the other end of the phone, and Yunqiao thought the other person was about to hang up in anger.

A familiar, clear voice suddenly came from the phone:

"Hello, I am Li Ruoyan."

Yun Qiao paused slightly in her breathing.

She glanced at the road ahead, pulled over to the side of the road, and then spoke:

"What are you trying to say?"

"My agent was a little agitated just now, but she meant you no harm. She's just been dealing with a lot lately, so she's been a bit short-tempered."

"This is not a reason for you to take your anger out on a stranger. I have no obligation to take on her work-related emotions."

"I'm sorry, I apologize to you on her behalf."

His tone was very gentle, without a trace of temper. He paused, then continued:

"What should I call you?"

"No need for formalities, we won't be seeing each other again. Just tell me, what do you want me to do?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end, and when they spoke again, their tone was still gentle:

"Although this suggestion is offensive, I still hope you can help us record an audio clarification. In return, we will give you some money, the amount of which you can decide."

Although the meaning was the same as Yu Yao's, Li Ruoyan was clearly better at speaking.

Yun Qiao had no intention of getting entangled with them any further, and simply said:

"Is it over just because I recorded an audio message for you?"

"Yes."

"OK."

Li Ruoyan was slightly taken aback. Judging from the tone of the other party just now, he thought that after he made his request, the other party would make things difficult for him.

"Thank you very much. How much do you need?"

Before Li Ruoyan could finish speaking, she suddenly heard a busy tone on the phone.