At 3 a.m., the landmines in front of the station

His reasons were very convincing and seemed impeccable at first glance.

At my mom's insistence, I took advantage of the summer break to get my driver's license.

Ironically, I haven't driven a car much yet. I'm only called upon to drive Ningning around when I need to run errands, and even then, the number of times is very limited.

"it is good……"

How could the young girl dare to disobey?

Since we've been caught red-handed, we'll just have to accept it.

Fortunately, he didn't seem to have seen the entire chat message.

After all, Yuan Xiao sent a voice message, and I clicked the "convert to text" function. The message was densely packed and not entirely accurate, so perhaps he...

Perhaps they didn't realize they were asking for something crucial?

"Go to sleep. Sleep for a while, then continue sleeping in the car."

Su Che turned over and stopped talking.

I just left a message for Ningning silently.

"I'd like to use the car. Can I pick up the keys at the store later?"

Ning Ye replied instantly: "Where are you going?"

"Going to the countryside, traveling."

Ning Ye: "I want to go too."

"No."

"Really? There are so many cats that even my Lexus can't fit them all?"

"..."

Faced with Ningning's teasing, Su Che sighed, unsure how to respond.

"I think you really should get a motorhome in the future, Xiao Su."

She sent a smiling "I'm rooting for you" emoji, and then said she would leave the key in the office.

Su Che expressed his gratitude.

-

It was 5:30 in the morning.

Someone who only slept for 2 hours felt like their body was being torn apart by exhaustion as the alarm clock rang.

For an adult male, two hours of sleep is worse than no sleep at all.

The pain of getting up is a thousand times worse than staying up all night.

Su Che always tries his best to meet the needs of his pet cat.

He endured the discomfort, got up to wash, took out artificial ice from the freezer, and poured himself 600 ml of Sam's Barista Cold Brew espresso.

After showering and brushing my teeth, I went to the table, gulped down a glass in one go.

"I'm a bit more awake now."

After all, he'll be driving later, and he won't just sit in the driver's seat half-asleep.

“Anqing, sleep a little longer. I’ll go to the store to get the car, then drive it downstairs and you can come down. You can sleep for another hour before going back to sleep.”

He turned around and glanced at the girl who had been startled by the alarm clock, and said gently.

"Oh... okay. Well then... you've had a hard time."

An Qing rubbed her sleepy eyes and lay on the bed, secretly watching him get dressed.

At this moment,

Illusions of the mind—

I have a feeling... he wasn't actually that bad to me...

[Without the power of the Ancient Buddha, is it possible to restore our relationship to its original state?]

The thought swelled in my mind, and even after his figure disappeared through the door, it still lingered.

"Speaking of which, my family told me when I was a child that any external force comes with a price, more or less..."

"If I go to the countryside with Yuan Xiao to seek help and pray to the ancient Buddha, shouldn't I be prepared to pay a price?"

Everything in the universe follows the principle of conservation of energy.

Even "willpower" is a form of energy.

It's just that it's not visible to the naked eye.

"Well."

An Qing rubbed her bottom, suddenly recalling a blush-inducing scene, and couldn't help but mutter to herself:

"Yuan Xiao must not find out about this. Otherwise, it will be troublesome."

-

……

Around 6 o'clock, Su Che retrieved the car keys from the "Night Listening" black warehouse.

To be honest, I was very nervous when I went in.

Fearing that Ningning hadn't left, they waited inside for her to come.

In that case, it's easy to run out of time.

The so-called "black warehouse" is another name for Ningning's office.

Because all the furniture inside was pure black,

The desk is black, the sofa is black, the wine cabinet is black, the boss's leather chair is black, and the iron cage is black, hence the nickname.

Ning Ye had been trying to get someone into the black warehouse to talk to her about serious matters, but the clever Su Che wouldn't fall for it easily. Relying on her doting affection, he resolutely refused to step into the black warehouse each time.

I already owed her a favor because I asked her to look after Yuan Xiao and take her home last time. I said we could "go inside and chat about work sometime in the future."

But as someone skilled at making grand promises, he knew all too well that this "future" could be a matter of two or three days, or it could be a matter of two or three years...

As long as Ningning doesn't see through my trick like Yu Xi did, I'm safe for now.

What Su Che didn't know was that,

Ning Ye didn't eat, not because she didn't want to.

Rather, they were hesitant to eat it after learning certain truths.

But if he comes to us willingly, then the situation is different.

Forced to eat, no matter how much the authorities investigate, Su Che can still take half the pot himself, so the problem is easily solved.

Su Che was completely unaware of the landlady's shrewd and calculating nature.

Holding the car keys, he arrived at the parking space in the backyard of the bar, drove the Lexus smoothly, and headed to Yuan Xiao's apartment building.

"First pick up Yuan Xiao, then go back to pick up An Qing, and finally pick up Gu Zhi... umm."

Gu Zhi would normally have had little chance of getting up at this time.

However, after receiving a message from her sister in the middle of the night, she gladly agreed to go to the countryside for some fresh air and even planned to bring some homemade snacks and drinks on the bus as picnic essentials.

The agreement was agreed to too readily, which even seemed a little strange.

Su Che clearly didn't want to eat the food she made, but since she was being so kind, he couldn't refuse, so he reluctantly agreed.

"I wonder what ingredients I'll be consuming today."

He shook his head, stayed alert, and arrived at Yuanxiao's building 15 minutes later.

"Come down, I've arrived."

He sent a message to Yuan Xiao.

Three minutes passed, and there was no response.

"..."

Su Che picked up his phone and dialed her number.

Beep—beep…

It rang for a long time, but no one answered.

"You didn't forget to set your alarm, did you...?"

He frowned, locked the car, got out, closed the door, and skillfully climbed over the wall into the residential area.

You can't get into Yuan Xiao's house through the front door, but you can usually get in through the back door. Moreover, the small garden on the first floor is almost undefended, and you can easily jump into the house in the summer by opening the screen window.

With the intention of seeing what the child was doing, Su Che sneaked into the child's mansion.

Sure enough, in the half-closed bedroom, the little bird was fast asleep on the huge 2m*2m bed, sprawled out in a "big" shape, with the blanket half-kicked to the floor. Her sleeping posture was quite adorable.

"..."

Su Che glanced at his watch.

"It seems like we're running out of time."

"Even if I wake her up, there won't be time to wash her up."

"It is said that when you go to worship Buddha anywhere, you should go early rather than late."

"so……"

Thinking of this.

He made a bold decision—

He strode forward, wrapped the little bird in the large blanket, hoisted it onto his back, picked up the key, and strode out of the house.

"?!!!"

Yuan Xiao was just having a dream from last quarter when she was suddenly awakened and opened her eyes to find herself flying!