479 Personal Assistan

"Your personal assistant?" Xiang Wan looked confused.

"Senior, are you joking with me?"

Since when did she become Zhan Se's personal assistant?

"About this matter, I… really didn't know about it."

She was not told about this arrangement. Bai Muchuan never told her about it.

There wasn't even a hint. It was so sudden.

"I don't care! You need to treat me to dinner!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhan Se chuckled in joy then she puffed a sigh.

"This is the real version of buying the glittering casket but return the pearls."

"…"

"When this fellow told me he wanted to hire me, I already guessed that he was up to something. True enough… the one he wanted was never me, but you…"

Xiang Wan didn't know what to say. "…"

She was at a loss of what to say when she heard a man's voice from the other end of the phone. "Are you saying that you wanted him to want you instead?"

Zhan Se's voice suddenly sounded soft. "… Don't you understand that I'm just joking with her?"

Hmph! The man gave a grunt while Zhan Se suddenly increased her volume. "Our daughter seems to be asking for you? Honey, you better go to her now!"

"…"

The phone was still connected.

Xiang Wan could hear that clearly.

That man must be Zhan Se's husband, Quan Shaoteng's brother.

"My apologies, I was talking with my hubby earlier. Are you still there?"

"Yes, I'm here…" Xiang Wan was actually the one who felt apologetic. "If you're busy, we can talk again later."

"No, I haven't finished my piece." Zhan Se started to tease Xiang Wan again. "You two, how many favors have you both owed me? Get prepared and give me a treat."

"Of course you can. Since you've asked for it, I'll go sell my kidney right away."

"Oh my! Hahah!"

The two of them bantered for a while more before they hang up the phone.

Serious Crime Division One differed greatly from the Criminal Investigation Unit in Jin City.

If they really were to employ a Criminal Psychology Advisor or Profiler, that person must have both qualifications and experience.

The only way for her to work and to learn in Serious Crime Division One, was to represent Zhan Se and work there as her personal assistant.

This favor was thus, a heavily one.

There was one more thing…

Bai Muchuan's undeniable trust in her made Xiang Wan feel a lot of pressure.

…

It was dawn.

When the winds blew under the still dark sky, it felt cold like ice.

That day, the weather seemed to turn cold suddenly.

The temperature had dropped again.

Bai Muchuan wrapped his coat tightly and quickened his pace.

The leaves of the trees outside the building were rustling loudly because of the winds.

He adjusted his collar to tighten it, and when he looked up, he saw a figure leaning against the wall.

…

One second.

Two seconds.

Three seconds later, Bai Muchuan dashed over.

"Are you crazy?"

With a reproach, he took the slender woman into his arms and held her tightly.

The reproachful voice sounded a little distressed. His hand kept patting her back, as though he was consoling her.

"Why are you standing here on such a cold day?"

"I'm waiting for you!"

Xiang Wan put her arms around his waist and leaned on him quietly.

At this time, there was no one outside.

A woman leaning by the wall all by herself. The impact of seeing this on Bai Muchuan was massive.

His voice was rather loud while he reproached her.

When she didn't respond to that, he could only puff a sigh.

"Did you become silly? Why aren't you waiting for me inside the house?"

Xiang Wan took a deep breath and buried her head on his shoulder while smelling his scent.

It was a smell that made her feel a sense of security.

"… I just came down since I guessed that you will reach home soon."

Before he came back, he had sent a message.

"Aye!" Bai Muchuan puffed a sigh in resignation.

"I don't know what to do with you!"

He ruffled her head then kissed her forehead while rubbing her face.

"I'll worry when you're behaving like that, don't you know?"

Xiang Wan dared not look at him. "I know."

"Why did you still do that when you know?"

Bai Muchuan snorted unhappily when he held her hands.

When he realized that her hands were cold, he quickly wrapped it in his palms.

"Are you cold?"

"Nope." Xiang Wan looked downwards.

"Do you have something to tell me?" Bai Muchuan drawled and in a warm tone.

"I feel troubled, so I want to come out for some fresh air."

"Oh?" Didn't women like to confide in friends when there's something troubling them?

Bai Muchuan gave it a thought. "Where's your cousin?"

"Her condition is worse than me. I don't want to let her see that I'm not feeling well either."

"Why?"

"Huang He's not with her and Shiliu's dead."

After that, she glanced at Bai Muchuan's cool face and gave an explanation.

"Shiliu was one of the authors under her care. We just had dinner together recently and had a nice chat with each other. She couldn't accept that she's gone just like this."

"I understand." Bai Muchuan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, held both of her hands, and entered the lift. "You did the right thing."

"Mm?" Xiang Wan looked at him.

"She's Huang He's greatest worry. It's right not to give her too many negative emotions." Since Bai Muchuan looked downwards, his long eyelashes cast a pale bluish-green shadow under the faint light from the sky. It made him seem like it was his dark eye circles, yet it also felt like an indescribable emotion at the same time. "… She's also the wife of a detective. Take care of her."

Xiang Wan felt a tug in her heart.

Somehow, she got reminded of Shen Wenjing.

They both didn't talk for a long while when they looked at each other.

Both of them knew what each other was thinking.

Xiang Wan pursed her lips. "I'll take good care of her."

Bai Muchuan held her hand firmly.

"Xiang Wan." He called her name.

"Mm?"

"You have something to tell me, right?"

Otherwise, why did she come outside to withstand the cold winds?

"Well, yeah."

Xiang Wan's fingertips moved. She noticed that she had some difficulty telling him what she wanted to say when he held her hand in his palm.

"… I have little confidence in myself."

Bai Muchuan understood what she was referring to.

He gave a smile and spoke in a light-hearted tone.

"You knew about it already?"

"Senior has told me everything, but…"

"No buts," interrupted Bai Muchuan, "if you don't believe in yourself, then believe in Zhan Se."

"I know, but won't I bring you trouble if I go there?"

She just stared at Bai Muchuan without blinking.

The lift had arrived, but not one of them moved.

"You're right." A while later, Bai Muchuan responded and embraced her slowly in his arms. "I hope that you're the trouble in my life forever."

"…" Xiang Wan looked up. "Are you a masochist or something?"

"Aye, life would be so boring if I don't have you troubling me."

Bai Muchuan laughed. His line of sight went back to her face and saw her somewhat uneasy look. "You're so silly." He kissed her eyes. "The biggest problem with you is that you think too much… In your heart, am I someone who practice nepotism?"

"Of course… not."

"I have my reasons for wanting you there as an advisor."

Both of them got out of the lift, but they didn't go inside their house right away. They stopped outside their door as Bai Muchuan wanted to make her laugh.

"Teacher Xiang, back then in Jin City, didn't you try all ways and means just so you can work in the Criminal Investigation Unit as an advisor? You even wanted to give me a marriage pledge in order for that to happen, so why did you want to back off now? Where has your courage gone to?"

"What?!" Indeed, Xiang Wan laughed. "Since when did I try ways and means to the extent of giving you a marriage pledge?"

"Oh? Did I remember wrongly? The woman who wanted to borrow my pajamas and refused to leave my room, is that not you?"

"…"

Pffft!

That improved Xiang Wan's mood.

"I didn't expect you to still remember that. You even changed the story…"

"Of course! If I don't even know how to make up stories, how can I be worthy of the title of the legendary web novelist?"

"… Someone's getting arrogant!" Xiang Wan laughed so happily that her eyes curved into a crescent.

The little things, the details that happened when they were together, there were times that even she got all confused when she tried to recall them.

Those times with him felt like a dream.

Things happened abruptly, changed quickly, like the wind that swept across the land—it was overwhelming.

Now that he mentioned it, all those that happened had become beautiful memories.