Chapter 1642: Unstoppable Curiosity

Ling Yu sighed heavily, then said, "You keep in mind that the boss saved your life and can't bear to abandon him; you are my brother, and I won't go off to enjoy myself alone at a time like this either. Don't say things like that again."

"Mm, then let's discuss the plan of action for later."

Xie Wanyi quickly adjusted his emotions and brought up business.

After dividing the work, Ling Yu continued to track down the real data.

And Xie Wanyi prepared to infiltrate the Wang Family.

Doing this was somewhat risky.

But they had to make a quick decision so they would have time to complete the second task.

On the other side, at the Li Family—

Seeing Jiang Motian had just returned, Li Xingyan said, "You've come back too late."

"It is a bit late; I was painting at the Art Studio."

"It hasn't been very peaceful lately, you need to come back earlier."

Jiang Motian raised her eyebrows and looked over, asking, "What happened?"

"In short, someone stole important documents from the Wang Family, causing a partnership to fall through, and Boss Wang was so angered he was hospitalized."

Li Xingyan paused, then added, "There is inside information saying that people from the Wuyou Hall are involved. That Organization is like a malignant tumor, despicable. But they were previously developing abroad, and now that they've run into the country... they will surely stir up a storm."

Regarding this Organization, Li Xingyan shouldn't have said too much.

But for his younger sister, if he didn't make it sound serious, she wouldn't take it to heart.

Things were indeed just as Li Xingyan had anticipated.

Jiang Motian hadn't cared much at first.

Upon hearing the latter part, she stared unblinkingly at Li Xingyan and asked, "Will that Wuyou Hall be detrimental to us?"

Li Xingyan sneered, "They don't dare take just any job. If they really are detrimental to us, we'll wipe out their lair!"

After saying this, Li Xingyan realized it was inappropriate.

He was being too fierce... he might scare Tiantian.

But when he looked at Jiang Motian, he found her looking thoughtful.

"Tiantian?"

Hearing Li Xingyan's voice, Jiang Motian snapped back to reality.

She asked, "What are the people in this Organization like?"

"I haven't had contact with them, but one can imagine they must be completely unremarkable."

"Unremarkable?" Jiang Motian asked, puzzled, "Why?"

"Only then can they avoid attracting attention when carrying out tasks. People who engage in underhanded activities are all like that."

Li Xingyan truly had no good feelings toward this Organization.

His assessment was somewhat colored by personal feelings.

Jiang Motian didn't know much about this Organization, so naturally, she listened to whatever Li Xingyan said.

And she even felt that what Li Xingyan said made sense.

Li Xingyan didn't want Jiang Motian to expend too much energy on this, so he changed the subject and said:

"Get some rest early. Starting tomorrow, come back before dark. If you really can't finish your work, I'll go pick you up."

Li Xingyan was already busy; how could Jiang Motian have the heart to let him pick her up?

Immediately, she quickly promised, "I will be back before dark."

"That's best."

Jiang Motian smiled, then parted ways with her brother and returned to her room.

In the room, Jiang Motian lay on the bed in a spread-eagled position, her eyes fixed on the ceiling.

As for what was in her mind...

She was thinking of someone.

At eight o'clock tomorrow, would she really be able to see Xie Wanyi?

Because she had been stood up before, Jiang Motian wasn't entirely sure.

But when the next day arrived, she discovered... Xie Wanyi had actually arrived at the Art Studio a little earlier than her.

At this moment, he was waiting for her at the entrance.

The sun was very bright today, and the brilliant light spilled onto Jiang Motian, making her pupils shine a little brighter.

After a brief moment of daze, she looked at the man in front of her with a smile: "I thought you were going to break your word again."

Xie Wanyi could feel that Jiang Motian was in a good mood.

Her smiling face also caused Xie Wanyi to soften his lips, and he said, "I won't go back on what I have personally promised."

Personally promised...

Because Xie Wanyi hadn't promised last time, he had openly stood her up?

This guy really knew how to exploit loopholes.

Jiang Motian thought this, but her mood wasn't affected, and she said, "As long as we cooperate well, we can finish in two more days."

Her words caused Xie Wanyi's expression to change slightly.

After a while, he discussed with Jiang Motian: "Can I live next door to you for a few more days? I can pay you rent."

"How long do you want to stay?"

"Half a month, perhaps."

Jiang Motian opened the iron gate while saying, "I don't have anything to put in there for the time being, so you can stay for now."

"Many thanks. As for the rent, I'll decide on an amount."

Jiang Motian originally did not want the rent.

But she refused, fearing it would only lead to a back-and-forth of declining between her and Xie Wanyi.

It was quite boring, so she agreed to it.

The two of them prepared a little, then continued to paint.

With the experience of the first time, Xie Wanyi was now much more relaxed.

When sitting, he was no longer stiff.

He was quite curious about what exactly Jiang Motian intended to paint.

But before he could ask, Jiang Motian spoke first: "What... exactly do you do for a living?"

In the end, Jiang Motian still asked this question.

After asking, she did not look at Xie Wanyi, but instead lowered her head to mix colors.

Xie Wanyi did not answer directly, but asked: "Curious about me?"

Yes, very curious.

Jiang Motian felt she should control her curiosity.

But wanting to do so was still quite difficult.

She picked up the brush with the mixed color and made a stroke on the canvas.

Then she said: "I also know that if I ask, you certainly won't tell the truth."

"But you asked anyway."

"Yeah, just unwilling to give up."

After Jiang Motian finished saying this, she regretted it.

She... should not have said so many of her inner thoughts.

Jiang Motian here was secretly feeling awkward, while on the other side, Xie Wanyi was staring at her with envy.

He truly admired Jiang Motian's frankness, but...

His work really could not be spoken of.

Xie Wanyi could naturally make up some pleasant lies to coax Jiang Motian.

But at this moment, he did not want to.

He also knew that his own identity was not clean.

And Jiang Motian, with her clean identity, was from a different world than him.

The two of them were not supposed to have any intersection.

However...

Xie Wanyi could not help but be curious about her as well.

And after the curiosity came a deep sense of self-loathing.

In Xie Wanyi's view, he was a tree growing in a swamp; looking tall and strong on the surface, but in reality, the roots had long since rotted away...

Thinking of all that had happened in the past, there was actually a kind of pity and sadness in Xie Wanyi's eyes.

That look immediately ignited Jiang Motian's desire to create.

But it also made Jiang Motian... feel heartache.

Heartache?

Jiang Motian hurriedly shook her head.

She thought to herself, have I gone crazy, or is my sympathy overflowing? Why would I feel heartache for a stranger I've only met a few times?!

Besides, does the person even need your heartache!

Don't be so self-indulgent!

Jiang Motian warned herself, then began to hold her breath and focus on her creation.

When a person is focused, they cannot feel the passage of time.

Jiang Motian was exactly like this.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy, and the air seemed to freeze.