What if you were targeted by a cool and aloof beauty?

She was definitely thirsty after talking so much on the way.

An Chen took a sip of tea and remained silent.

He glanced at the knight, then at Zhang Zhidao, and began to think about which question to ask first.

An Chen has been preoccupied with his physical condition lately, and he almost forgot about the notebook he gave to the knight.

"I've recalled some characters from that notebook." Before An Chen could speak, the knight began to explain the progress.

"Yes, no rush. I'll try to research these later. I've seen this kind of writing on the spiritual power exam paper before, so there should be other opportunities to get my hands on the relevant information," An Chen instructed.

"Mmm." The knight nodded.

We must help the savior's vengeance as much as possible.

"Has there been any other news from within the association recently? Have they asked you to do anything else?" An Chen knew that most likely not.

Just to be on the safe side, he still asked.

“That’s strange, no. I asked them, and they said it wasn’t necessary and told me to stay outside for now,” the knight replied honestly.

Thanks to An Chen's diversionary tactic, the association was unaware of the knight's current status and exact address.

For some reason, they didn't dare to attack the knight.

An Chen considered the current situation.

He put down his cup and turned to look at Zhang Zhidao.

"Based on the information we have so far, Hua Zhijian's parents are likely his adoptive parents, but they are only nominally his adoptive parents," Zhang Zhidao revealed the latest information.

Because the other party's parents were born in a very distant place, it took him quite a while to investigate and smooth things over.

As for the association that An Chen and the Knight just mentioned, Zhang knew a little bit about it.

However, he was just an ordinary person, so there was nothing he could do about it.

As for Iron Man, he might be an alien who was kidnapped by this organization.

"So, in other words, the other party's parents have no affection for Hua Zhijian and have never raised him, so they don't care about Hua Zhijian's whereabouts at all?" Jiu Ge frowned.

There are actually people in the world even worse than her parents...

“…” An Chen didn’t speak.

"That's one way to put it. And according to a private investigation, Hua Zhijian's adoptive parents receive large sums of money from unknown sources every month," Zhang Zhidao whispered this insider information.

"Illegal or something?" Jiuge twirled her hair, her expression growing increasingly serious.

“No, it was indeed someone who called him, and it wasn’t some kind of illegal income.” Zhang Zhidao shook his head.

"The police officers over there have already started an investigation after they learned about this," he added.

"Hmm, is there any news about the fake capital university incident?" An Chen paused, then continued to ask.

"It will take another two days. The archives are still organizing the data." Zhang Zhidao stared at An Chen and sighed.

"It's strange, the archives were almost robbed recently, so..." he added awkwardly.

Chapter 272 I dreamt that you eloped with Milk Candy (Seeking monthly votes and subscriptions)

It was very late when An Chen and Jiu Ge got home.

After a quick shower, the two of them climbed wearily into bed.

The Nine Songs are still covered very thickly.

Just as she had promised, she did not kick off the covers again.

An Chen even suspected that when Jiu Ge insisted on sleeping with him the first time, she might have deliberately kicked the blanket off because it was too heavy.

"Do you think it's possible that someone from Phantom's side went to their archives looking for something?" Jiuge struggled to turn over and face An Chen.

"Can you move closer to me?" An Chen had been squeezing into the innermost part of the bed these past few days, afraid that getting too close to her would make her freeze.

"No, I don't know if they're from that side, but it doesn't matter, we can find the information later." An Chen reached out a hand and patted Jiu Ge's thick blanket.

"Don't you really feel overwhelmed?" he asked with concern.

"It's not heavy, just a few quilts." Jiuge shook her head.

The area above the neck wasn't compressed, so moving the head was still easy.

"Go to sleep." She gave An Chen a cute smile.

"Okay, goodnight." An Chen sighed helplessly.

"If you feel unwell, go sleep in the next room. I'll be fine." With that, he closed his eyes.

"Okay, goodnight." Jiuge turned over.

She glanced at An Chen's sleeping face, then closed her eyes as well.

……

The next day, noon.

After lunch, An Chen drove Jiu Ge to Jingcheng again.

More than a month later, when they went to the Red Mandarin Duck Temple again, their feelings were completely different from the first time.

Having my own car, without those weird third wheels, feels really great.

"An Chen, I have a question for you." In the car, Jiu Ge rested her chin on her hand and hummed a song.

"What's the problem?" An Chen stared intently ahead.

On weekends, the number of people going to the Red Mandarin Duck Temple is astonishing, so traffic jams are common on the road.

"How many days have we been dating?" Jiu Ge looked out the window for a while, then turned back to look at An Chen.

“Fifty-six days,” An Chen paused for a moment before answering.

I didn't expect it to be this kind of problem.

Fortunately, he was quick-witted and figured it out in no time.

"Did you just think about it?" Jiuge tilted her head.

If she wasn't mistaken, An Chen seemed to have hesitated just now.

"I was focused on driving," An Chen immediately denied.

Based on his years of experience surfing the internet, this was a similar question his girlfriend had asked.

If you answer even one word incorrectly, the consequences could be severe.

"You didn't even need to calculate it? I calculated it myself..." Upon hearing this, Jiuge's eyes widened slightly.

"Huh?" An Chen was speechless.

"You really have fallen for me to the point of being unable to extricate yourself without even realizing it." Jiuge lowered her head and gently bit her lip.

"Should I tell the truth?"

There was a traffic jam ahead, and An Chen took the opportunity to glance at Jiu Ge.

"Were you lying just now?" Jiuge's expression suddenly changed.

The air suddenly turned cold.

"No, what I mean is that I really like you to the point of being hopelessly infatuated." Shaking his head, An Chen revised his statement.

"I knew it." Jiuge tossed her hair, revealing an expression that said, "I already know."

Although it may have been that she accidentally succeeded in winning over her own imagination at first, now it is clear that all her previous guesses have been proven true.

The vehicles in front started moving.

An Chen glanced at Jiu Ge again and then turned on the music.

Soothing, lyrical love songs began playing in the car.

The smell of the new car hadn't completely dissipated yet, and the two of them kept the windows open the entire time they were out.

Accompanied by a melodious love song, a gentle breeze blew in through the window.

Before long, Jiuge fell asleep in the car.

Even when the car stopped, she was still tilting her head, her head drooping down little by little.

"We're here." An Chen poked Jiu Ge's cheek with his finger, turned off the music, and opened the car door.

"Huh? Have we arrived yet?"

Jiuge rubbed her eyes and looked around.

After confirming that what she was seeing was indeed the back mountain, she squinted and followed An Chen out of the car.

"How was your nap?" Seeing that Jiu Ge was still not awake, An Chen couldn't help but tickle Jiu Ge's waist.

"Oh dear! I didn't fall asleep on purpose!"

Jiuge was so anxious she jumped up and down.

She jumped back a few steps quickly, pouting, "How could you tickle me?"

"Did you sleep too well because you were covered with too many blankets?" An Chen asked quietly.

"I didn't! I didn't!" Jiuge retorted directly.

“I dreamt yesterday that you secretly eloped with Milk Candy while I wasn’t looking!” She frowned, recalling that nightmare.

“Dreams are all fake.” An Chen was stunned for a moment.

"Do you remember that strange house?" He glanced to the side and changed the subject.

"I remember, it was right there... Ah! It's gone!" Jiuge looked in the direction where the black house had been before.

Could this be terrifying...?

"It must have been too eerie to be demolished, it wasn't a supernatural event." Without much thought, An Chen guessed Jiu Ge's idea.

“So there’s no other way, she’s moved, we still have to go through the same process as before.” He gently took Jiuge’s hand.

"So you weren't planning on going through the proper procedures before?" Jiuge asked, as if she had heard something unbelievable.