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Inside Zhan Jiajia's bedroom, Zhan Ziye put down the chopsticks in his hand without hesitation, jumped onto the bed and picked up his phone. He took out his contact number and called Du Liqing. The intense emotions within his heart continued to surge. The smile on his face was unrestrained and was mixed with excitement. After Du Liqing pressed the answer button, he pretended to be serious and asked, "Hey, how have you been recently?"

"I'm much better now. Thank you for your concern." Du Liqing noticed that it was Zhan Ziye on the phone and glanced at Lu Juyan. Seeing that he didn't have much of a reaction, he pressed the answer button. Listening to that familiar voice and recalling how he had narrowly escaped death a few days ago, he felt a faint sense of excitement. Although he had been very afraid these past few days, it was also very stimulating.

Du Liqing did not want to let Zhan Ziye worry too much, so she chose not to tell him about the kidnapping. After all, the two of them had only met once. Although the two of them had narrowly escaped death, they might not be worthy of her special trust.

It was unknown if it was because Zhan Ziye's tone was too brisk, or because the current atmosphere spread, causing Du Ruqing to intentionally or unintentionally reveal a sweet smile, shining in the sunlight with incomparable beauty.

Lu Juyan, who was sitting to the side, felt that this scene was very dazzling. He really wanted to grab Du Liqing's phone and hang up, but he was afraid that she would leave because of such an outrageous action. This made Lu Juyan pretend as if nothing had happened, but he pricked up his ears and secretly listened in on the conversation between the two.

"It's good that you're fine. How about I treat you to a meal? Celebrating how well we survived. " Zhan Ziye propped himself up with his elbows. Because he was lying on his back, his feet were suspended in the air. As he was waiting for Dudian's reply, he felt a faint tension in his heart. It was very different when he was with other women.

For some reason, during the time he had been locked up, Zhan Ziye's mind had always been thinking of Du Liqing's figure. He had an inexplicable feeling that there was something attractive about her. Although Zhan Ziye didn't know where he was attracting his gaze, he couldn't help but want to get close to her.

This sudden request caused Du Ruqing to be slightly stunned. She didn't think that she could agree to Zhan Ziye's request just by meeting him once. But just as she was thinking about how to reject Zhan Ziye's words, Lu Juyan snatched her phone away. With a dark face, he hung up the phone and placed it in front of Du Liqing once again.

Du Ruqing was a bit dazed in that moment. When he saw Lu Juyan's gloomy face despite having hung up the phone with someone else, he had an inexplicable feeling that he couldn't speak. He secretly felt that it was a bit funny as he lowered his head and used his chopsticks to pick up Lu Juyan's favorite dish and sent it into his bowl.

"If you can't eat, you can't talk." The jealousy in Lu Juyan's heart immediately lessened quite a bit when he saw that the dishes in the bowl had all come in green. He looked up to see that her cheeks were slightly red. Her lips curled up into a faint smile. She picked up a piece of her favorite dish with her chopsticks and pretended to be serious as she spoke.

Du Liqing didn't say anything as he raised his head to look into Lu Juyan's deep eyes, panicking inwardly. As he lowered his head to eat, a sweet feeling rippled through his heart. His fingertips gently lifted the right side of his hair to his ears.

After Du Liqing had eaten her fill, Lu Juyan put down his chopsticks and took a sip from a nearby cup of tea. He looked at Du Ruqing who was wiping her mouth with a paper towel and lightly said, "I'll take you back to the company."

"You're not going back?" Du Liqing threw the paper in his hand to the trash can. His heart slightly tightened as he felt a faint sense of unease. Lu Juyan didn't need to report his itinerary to her as soon as she asked the question. He pursed his lips and closed his mouth, casually picking up the hair behind his ears to ease the awkward atmosphere.

"Yes, I have something to take care of." Lu Juyan nodded her head and subconsciously rubbed her nose. She felt that she wasn't used to this sort of feeling. When she thought of the scene just now, her expression changed.

But it was indeed difficult for Lu Juyan to tell Du Ruqing that the person who had just called was Zhan Ziye, and he also hoped that the two of them would be too close. Otherwise, he didn't know what he would have done back then.

Du Liqing didn't wait for Lu Juyan's reply and didn't ask any further questions. He only nodded faintly. He brought the items he'd taken from the boat with him and left the place with Lu Juyan.

The two of them left the restaurant together. Lu Juyan sent Du Liqing back to the company as promised. Only after watching her walk in did he leave the place in peace.

Just as Du Liqing got on the elevator and entered the office, the secretary outside followed him in. He was holding some documents that required Du Liqing's permission to sign, and most of them contained information on some trivial matters within the department. The secretary looked at Du Liqing, who was safe and sound, and secretly let out a sigh of relief.

"Boss, you're finally back!" "Let me tell you, since a few days ago, there has been a person sneaking around downstairs. I don't know what he wants to do." The secretary's mind was replaying the situation at the company for the past few days. As he started to report, he thought of the figure downstairs and spoke without a second thought.

"Have you investigated?" Du Liqing raised his head that he had just buried in the ground once again. Seeing the strange expression on his secretary's face, he felt a bit puzzled. Putting down the pen in his hand, he asked indifferently.

The secretary shook her head. She just paid attention to it but didn't go up to ask. Maybe she was just being paranoid. Now that Du Liqing had returned, she only casually mentioned it.

Leaving the company, Lu Jiuyan drove towards Zhan Jia Village. He noticed a coffee shop nearby and parked his car in a parking spot. After entering the coffee shop, he took out his cell phone and called Zhan Ziye. After the call connected, he coldly said: "Come out, I'll be at the coffee shop near your home."

Zhan Ziye, who had already been hung up by Du Ruqing, was very depressed. Just as he was about to call him, he discovered that the other side had turned off the phone and was helplessly rolling back and forth on the bed. His mood was extremely complicated. Suddenly, the phone on his bed rang. Zhan Ziye picked it up and saw that it was Lu Juyan on the phone. He pressed the answer button.

Zhan Ziye was immediately a bit stunned when he heard Lu Juyan's words that couldn't be refused. Ye Zichen opened his mouth, about to say something, when he heard the sound of someone hanging up the phone. He helplessly curled his lips, and then very consciously cleaned up a bit. In front of the mirror, he felt that he was very handsome. He blew at his drooping bangs, and a wild smile appeared on his face. Placing his hands in his pockets, he walked out of the Zhan Clan home in an unrestrained manner.