Awakening the Phoenix Flow System after the breakup, I'm so happy!

Chen Yang leaned back in the driver's seat, his arm resting on the steering wheel, and turned to stare intently at Li Ruoxue, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

Only a small reading lamp was lit in the carriage, casting a dim, yellowish light that shone on Li Ruoxue's fair profile, adding a touch of softness to her otherwise delicate features.

Hearing Chen Yang's shameless words, Li Ruoxue felt her cheeks burning again.

She quickly turned her head away, looking at the shadows cast by the streetlights outside the car window.

"You wish! Who asked you to come to my house in the middle of the night?"

Chen Yang chuckled and reached out to fiddle with the air conditioner vent.

"How could you expect me to have such a dream? Didn't Officer Li ask me what kind of skirt I wanted to see? I'm just a concerned citizen actively cooperating with the police investigation."

Li Ruoxue turned her head and glared at him, her hands still unconsciously kneading the long ears of the pink rabbit.

"I didn't say tonight. Besides, I'm usually at the police station, and I only wear uniforms and sportswear. I don't have any other nice clothes."

She wasn't making excuses when she said that.

As the captain of the city's criminal investigation team, she deals with all kinds of criminals all year round, either staking out locations or on her way to arrest people.

I can count the number of clothes in my closet on one hand. This black bodycon skirt I'm wearing today was bought several years ago, and I hardly ever wear it.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang was not disappointed at all; instead, he became more energized.

He released the handbrake and stepped on the gas, making the car draw a semicircle at the intersection and make a smooth U-turn.

Li Ruoxue was jolted and quickly grabbed the handle on the car door.

"What are you doing? We're almost home."

Chen Yang turned the steering wheel and drove the car onto the overpass.

"Why go to any store? You said you have no clothes, so we definitely have to go and buy some."

Li Ruoxue glanced at the time on the car screen and quickly stopped him.

"It's so late, why are you still buying clothes? The mall is about to close. I have to go to the station to oversee a case tomorrow."

Chen Yang pressed the accelerator steadily, and the car sped through the night.

"It's not even nine o'clock yet, and the Hang Lung Shopping Mall in the center of Jiangcheng doesn't close until 10:30 pm, so there's plenty of time."

Unable to resist him, Li Ruoxue could only lean back in her chair and give up struggling.

She tilted her head to watch Chen Yang drive.

The man's profile as he focused on driving was indeed very handsome; his nose was high and straight, his lines were clean and sharp, and even the knuckles of his hands holding the steering wheel were clearly defined.

"Chen Yang, tell me honestly, do you often trick girls into buying clothes like this?"

When Li Ruoxue asked that question, she herself didn't realize that her tone carried a hint of sourness.

Chen Yang stopped the car at a red light, turned around and glanced at her, smiling openly.

"Officer Li, you're wronging an innocent person. I only make that little salary a month, and I can barely afford to eat. How could I possibly afford to buy clothes for a girl?"

He started spouting nonsense as soon as he opened his mouth.

Li Ruoxue rolled her eyes at him.

"Don't give me that crap. Someone who can casually buy a necklace worth over 20 million is here complaining about being poor. Do you think I'm not smart enough?"

She had witnessed Chen Yang's extravagant spending by swiping his black gold card at the jewelry store.

Chen Yang rolled down the car window a little to let the night breeze in.

"That's all the boss's money. I'm just a gofer. But today, in order to buy clothes for Officer Li, I've decided to make an exception and use my personal savings."

Li Ruoxue was amused by his serious nonsense, and the slight awkwardness she felt earlier vanished.

The green light came on, and the car continued to move forward.

"Don't think I don't know what mischief you're up to. Buying clothes is fine, but let me make it clear first, I will absolutely not wear those weird clothes."

Li Ruoxue gave him a heads-up beforehand.

Chen Yang started talking to her while driving.

"What do you mean by weird clothes? I'm a decent person with excellent taste."

Li Ruoxue gave a soft snort.

"Would a decent person make unwanted advances towards a female police officer in a couple's seat at a movie theater?"

Chen Yang was exposed to his face, but he didn't blush or skip a beat. Instead, he started to fight back.

"Officer Li, that's not right. I was just worried you were cold and wanted to warm you up. Besides, I wasn't the one who took the initiative in the photo booth."

Li Ruoxue choked for a moment and quickly raised the rabbit in her arms to cover her face.

"That was an accident. I pressed the wrong button, which caused the machine to count down."

She didn't even believe her own explanation.

Chen Yang graciously refrained from further exposing her misconceptions and instead changed the subject.

"Let's discuss what style to buy when we get to the mall."

He tapped his fingers on the steering wheel in a rhythmic beat.

"I think Officer Li, you have long legs, so you look best in short skirts. The one you wore when you were fighting at the restaurant last time was pretty good."

Li Ruoxue put down the rabbit and thought about it seriously.

"That one is a bit too tight, it's not convenient to move around, and if there's an emergency, I won't even be able to kick my legs high."

Her thoughts then drifted back to the occupational hazard of being a police officer.

Chen Yang sighed, thinking that this woman's thought process was indeed different from that of ordinary people.

"Hey lady, we're going on a date to buy clothes, not to pick out bulletproof vests. Can't you put your emergency situation aside for now?"

Li Ruoxue bit her lip, realizing that her words had somewhat ruined the atmosphere.

"So what kind do you think is good to buy?"

Chen Yang had been waiting for this very sentence. He coughed and began to state his conditions.

"First of all, the length definitely can't be below the knee, then the fabric should be a little close-fitting, and finally, it has to be paired with long socks."

Li Ruoxue stared at him with wide eyes.

"Long stockings? You're making me wear that in the middle of summer? Are you trying to kill me with heat?"

Chen Yang's tone was full of self-righteousness.

"There's air conditioning in the mall and at home, so you won't get too hot. As for the color, black is more slimming, and white is more innocent. Officer Li, why don't you buy a few pairs of each to wear in rotation?"

Li Ruoxue threw the pink rabbit in her hand directly at Chen Yang's arm.

"Pervert, scoundrel, I knew you weren't thinking anything good."

Chen Yang caught the rabbit with one hand and put it back in Li Ruoxue's arms.

"You're the one who asked me to give my opinion, and after I did, you hit me. Does being a police officer give you the right to be so unreasonable?"

The two bickered back and forth in the car, but the atmosphere only got better and better.

Looking at the night view rushing past the window, Li Ruoxue felt a sense of ease she had never felt before.

Since joining the police force, her life has been filled with all sorts of case files and crime scenes.

Every day I face evil and darkness, and I don't even have a single friend my own age to talk to.

Being with Chen Yang tonight made her feel like a normal girl in her twenties.

You can stomp your feet in frustration in front of the claw machine, boldly kiss your crush in the photo booth, or sit here discussing what kind of pretty dress to buy.

"Chen Yang".

She called his name.

"Um."

Chen Yang responded and focused on the road ahead.

Thank you for spending time with me today.

Li Ruoxue's voice was very soft, and it was mostly drowned out by the instrumental music in the carriage.

Chen Yang turned the car into the underground parking garage of Henglong Shopping Mall.

"Officer Li, you really should thank me. When you're picking out clothes later, please cooperate with my taste and don't keep calling me a pervert."

The slight feeling of being moved that Li Ruoxue had just felt was immediately shattered by his words.

"Dream on. I'm warning you, don't point randomly later."

The car came to a smooth stop in the VIP parking space of the underground garage.

Chen Yang turned off the car, and the car became completely quiet.

Li Ruoxue reached out to unbuckle her seatbelt, but the buckle was too tight; she pressed it twice without success.

Chen Yang leaned over and moved closer.

Li Ruoxue felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and the faint scent of men's cologne emanating from Chen Yang enveloped her completely.

He was so close to her that their breaths mingled, and they could see each other's eyelashes clearly.

Chen Yang didn't immediately press the seatbelt buckle, but instead braced himself against the back of Li Ruoxue's seat with one hand.

He chuckled softly in Li Ruoxue's ear, his voice slightly hoarse.

"Don't waste your energy." Chen Yang placed his fingers on the edge of the buckle and moved them in an inch.

"After entering the mall, let's go to the second floor to look at intimate apparel. Should we buy anything?"