Qin He chuckled, "No, there was just a mosquito on your face."
It was already early autumn; where would there be mosquitoes in Qingcheng?
Gu Qichen's lips curved slightly as he pulled her hand towards him.
Qin He lost her balance and stumbled into Gu Qichen's embrace.
In her haste, she pushed against Gu Qichen's chest with her hands, trying to straighten up.
The next second, the back of her head was captured by a large hand.
The man's thin lips, carrying a hint of intoxication, met hers.
It only took a few seconds for the kiss to deepen.
Qin He's mind was in a daze, the faint scent of alcohol seeming to slow her thoughts.
By the time she reacted, she was already pushing against Gu Qichen's chest, her mouth opening to speak.
But all her words were swallowed.
Her heart pounded fiercely in her chest, as if it would leap out.
Qin He realized what had happened and, annoyed by her own momentary surrender, reached out to twist Gu Qichen's arm.
But as she touched his left chest, Qin He heard a muffled groan from the man between her lips.
She instantly remembered Gu Qichen's injury.
Qin He frowned, about to bite this inconsiderate man, when he suddenly released her.
Their faces were only a few centimeters apart, so close that they could almost see their reflections in each other's pupils.
Gritting her teeth, Qin He found herself unable to utter any reprimanding words: "Gu Qichen! Are you crazy!"
A dark ripple seemed to pass through the man's eyes.
He pursed his lips slightly, then closed his eyes, feigning drunkenness again—
Qin He gnashed her teeth in anger, unable to tell if he was truly drunk or just pretending! m..oΓg
She took out her phone and angrily called Yu Jing.
Yu Jing quickly came out of Senyuan and took Gu Qichen away.
Qin He watched, seething.
She felt that she shouldn't bother arguing with a drunkard! Yet she also felt like she had fallen into someone's trap!
"Keep an eye on your CEO. He's drunk now, don't let him act recklessly after drinking!"
Act recklessly after drinking?
Yu Jing was stunned. Since when did President Gu have such a bad habit?
President Gu rarely let himself get drunk, and even when he did, he could maintain basic rationality.
But seeing Qin He's flushed face, Yu Jing wisely chose to remain silent.
"Yes, I will definitely keep an eye on President Gu. Thank you, Miss Qin!"
After seeing Gu Qichen off, Qin He drove back.
All the way, the faint scent of agarwood from him seemed to linger on her lips and tongue!
Qin He rolled down the car window a bit, wanting to air out the scent inside the car.
When the car stopped at a red light, she couldn't help but pound lightly on the steering wheel in frustration!
A single kiss had thrown her into such a state. This scoundrel must be poisonous!
The traffic light turned green, and Qin He slowly drove forward.
She casually glanced at the rearview mirror and her heart leaped. Her brows furrowed tightly!
A very ordinary-looking commercial van had started following her car.
Qin He calmly drove for another two blocks, and the van was still tailing her.
Qin He's guard went up. She took out her phone and called Di Shishi.
After hanging up, Qin He looked at the road ahead and pursed her lips.
She drove the car directly off her usual route back to the Qin family's house.
Ten minutes later.
Qin He drove the car onto a small road next to Mingyue Park. This area was sparsely populated, with no residential houses. On both sides of the road, behind iron fences, were the park's trees, which appeared completely dark as night fell.
On this stretch of road, the van could no longer blend into the traffic.
Seeing the car behind her accelerating towards her, Qin He tensed her abdomen and slowly allowed the van to brush past her car.
The van swerved and stopped, two men opening the doors and rushing out.
Qin He's brows were tightly knit. Her car had been modified by Di Shishi, and bullets would not penetrate its body. Hearing two crisp sounds, Qin He knew the attackers had made their move.
Now that the place was secluded and deserted, the attackers were clearly emboldened and determined to eliminate her.
Qin He locked the car doors and lowered the car windows by a sliver. She looked at the people in front of her.
"Are you from Qingyan Manor?"
The two men seemed to pause slightly.
Qin He smiled, "When you accepted the mission, did you see the 'Zero Point Rose' who issued it?"
One of the men's voices was hoarse and cold, "So what if you know? No one can save you today!"
As he spoke, he pulled a weapon from the commercial van.
In the darkness, Qin He saw the outline of the weapon and couldn't help but click her tongue.
She hadn't expected anyone to dare use such demolition equipment in Qingcheng!
The other man held a bladed weapon and approached her car.
Soon, the two men surrounded the car.
Qin He's eyes sharpened. Judging by their physiques, these two were highly skilled, capable of taking on a group of ordinary assassins by themselves.
No wonder they dared to accept a thirty-million mission.
A loud bang sounded against the car body; it was a penetrating shot.
Even with the modified body, it probably couldn't withstand such concentrated fire!
Qin He looked at the spiderweb cracks on the windshield and then at her phone.
Just as the last bullet shattered the windshield and grazed her head before entering the back seat, Qin He lightly tapped her phone.
Almost simultaneously, the park trees, which had been dark on both sides, were instantly illuminated!
...
The next day.
At eight in the morning, Gu Qichen headed from Senyuan to Gu Corporation.
Yu Jing was driving and reporting on the day's affairs.
"There's a meeting at three in the afternoon, and after the meeting, the director of the business department from Yan Group wants to see you."
Yu Jing was speaking.
Gu Qichen sat in the back seat, looking at the details of the business on his tablet.
A push notification suddenly popped up on the tablet, and Gu Qichen swept it away.
Then, he paused for a few seconds.
He found the push notification again from the notification window at the top and clicked it.
A trending news headline appeared before his eyes.
[Miss Qin of the Qin family, popular makeup blogger Qinlao Xiaohe, was attacked in Qingcheng last night and is seriously injured in the hospital.]
[Qingcheng First Hospital announces Qin He's condition! Her life is in danger at any moment!]
A chill climbed up Gu Qichen's back, his hand tightly gripping the tablet.
He hadn't been that drunk last night; he had only been afraid that Qin He would be angry after he kissed her impulsively.
But what was this news today?!
Gu Qichen looked up, "Turn the car around! Head to Qingcheng First Hospital!"
The car quickly stopped at Qingcheng First Hospital. On the way, Yu Jing had already investigated Qin He's situation from last night.
"Miss Qin was attacked near Mingyue Park last night. The attackers were armed, and our people have retrieved the information. Although Miss Qin's car was modified, it was still... penetrated!"