Chapter 474: Blushing Cheeks, Racing Heart

Jiang Baobao did not dare to move, her cheeks suddenly flushing bright red.

Immediately after, she heard the footsteps that had been approaching the bushes suddenly stop.

The two men seemed to stand where they were, stunned for two seconds, before suddenly spitting in annoyance.

"Damn it, they actually ran here! This isn't a place for you two to be having an affair! Get the hell out of here once you're done!"

After the two finished speaking, they did not continue to move forward; instead, they turned around and left together.

Jiang Baobao widened her eyes slightly, a hint of disbelief still in her gaze.

Just like that... it was resolved?

She listened to the two men's footsteps fade away, unable to collect her thoughts for a moment.

Not until she heard the person pressing down on her let out a soft chuckle.

"If we don't get up, the people on the next shift will be back..."

Li Beijue whispered a reminder.

Only then did Jiang Baobao react abruptly, scrambling in a panic to sit up.

Li Beijue didn't say much; he stood up directly, grabbed Jiang Baobao's wrist, and helped her to her feet.

"Go this way, people will come from that side."

He stretched out his finger to point at the grass ahead, pulling Jiang Baobao toward the road at the end of the grass.

Jiang Baobao followed behind him without a word, her mind filled with the thrilling and dangerous scene from just a moment ago.

What exactly was going on?

Why was Li Beijue here?

Was he following her?

Jiang Baobao's mind was in chaos, and before she could think it through, she already saw the dim yellow lights by the side of the road.

The two had walked a long distance away from the warehouse before they both let out a sigh of relief.

"Let's get in the car," Jiang Baobao said, moving to get into the driver's seat.

Li Beijue, however, was one step faster; he pulled her car door open directly and sat in the driver's seat.

Jiang Baobao was stunned for a moment, then had no choice but to turn and get into the passenger seat.

With a "bang," the car door closed.

The inside and outside of the car were completely cut off into two separate worlds.

"Why are you here?"

Jiang Baobao asked straight to the point, and just as she finished speaking, she saw Li Beijue's expression turn extremely serious.

"I should be the one asking you that. Why did you run here alone in the middle of the night? Why didn't you tell me when you ran into trouble?"

Li Beijue's tone was somewhat hurried, yet it could not hide the deep concern within it.

Jiang Baobao paused slightly, her eyes flickering for an instant, and she did not speak.

Seeing that she still wanted to hide it, Li Beijue couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He pondered for two seconds, then suddenly grabbed Jiang Baobao's hand.

"Hmm?"

Jiang Baobao was startled and instinctively wanted to pull her hand back.

But the other party's grip was too strong; she moved a little, realized she couldn't break free, and had to give up.

"Forget it..."

Li Beijue suddenly spoke, softly uttering the two words.

Jiang Baobao looked at him, confused, and was just about to ask when she heard Li Beijue slowly continue: "My people found out that the Lu Family has a connection to the abandoned factory here, and that piece of medicine you had before—that kind of medicine shouldn't have existed for a long time, so..."

"So you've been investigating this matter in secret?" Jiang Baobao finally realized.

"Yeah, I just found out today." Li Beijue nodded, not denying it.

He then continued somewhat helplessly: "I was thinking about what to do next, and then I saw you drive out alone. I was worried, so I followed you."

"So that's how it is..."

Jiang Baobao nodded, thinking of how she had almost been discovered earlier, and felt a lingering fear.

But she suddenly felt the hand gripping hers tighten slightly.

"Baobao."

Li Beijue called her name in a deep, gentle voice.

Jiang Baobao instinctively looked up at him and heard him say sincerely: "I've told you everything I found out. I'm telling you this because I hope I can help you, and I hope you won't take risks alone anymore. If I hadn't followed you today..."

Li Beijue stopped halfway through his sentence, frowning slightly.

He didn't dare to think about what would have happened if she had been caught by those two men.

Li Beijue paused for a moment before continuing: "I'm sharing all the information with you now. Promise me you won't act alone again, okay?"

"I..."

Listening to his earnest tone, Jiang Baobao's heart had already softened into a ball of cotton.

These things had been weighing on her heart for too long.

She had never thought about sharing the burden with anyone else...

But...

Tonight, it was Li Beijue who saved her.

Jiang Baobao pursed her lips slightly, her mind made up in an instant.

"Let's go back first. After we get back... we'll talk about this."

"Okay."

Li Beijue agreed and started the car.

Jiang Baobao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized something: "The two of us are going back together? What about your car? Didn't you drive here?"

"My car is parked far away, and I just arranged for someone to come get it; it will be driven back tonight, so you don't need to worry. Today... I'll just hitch a ride in your car first."

Li Beijue explained unhurriedly, and the car was already on the road back.

Jiang Baobao nodded and didn't say anything more.

The road back seemed even darker than when they came.

Jiang Baobao stared out the window, but her peripheral vision couldn't help but size up the person beside her.

Her mind couldn't help but recall the scene in the bushes just now.

At that time...

He actually managed to think of such a way to resolve the situation...

And... said those kinds of things...

Jiang Baobao remembered again the sound of heavy breathing that someone had deliberately made at that time, and that suppressed sentence: "Baby... don't move around..."

She blinked her eyes and suddenly couldn't help but swallow slightly.

Li Beijue at that time... was really... very sexy.

"What are you thinking about?"

Li Beijue's voice suddenly rang out, abruptly pulling back Jiang Baobao's thoughts.

"Nothing!"

Jiang Baobao answered immediately; even though she knew the person in front of her couldn't possibly have mind-reading powers, she felt inexplicably guilty the moment she thought about what she had just been thinking.

Immediately after, she heard Li Beijue say with a hint of regret: "Is that so? Seeing you keep peeking at me, I thought you were thinking about me."

"I..."

Jiang Baobao was speechless for a moment; she was already feeling guilty, and now she didn't know what else to say.

It was true that she was thinking about someone.

And it was even some indescribable imagery.

Jiang Baobao reached out and rubbed her cheek, simply choosing to stop talking and pretending to close her eyes to rest.

Not long after, the car stopped in front of the villa again.

"Going to my place?"

Li Beijue looked at the two villas on the left and right and asked.

Jiang Baobao did not hesitate and took the initiative to walk toward Li Beijue's residence.

The little ones and everyone else were already asleep, and she didn't want to wake them up.

The two of them entered the villa together and went straight to the study.

As soon as they entered the door—

Jiang Baobao asked straight to the point: "When did you start investigating? Was it when you discovered I had that piece of medicine in my hand?"

"Mm."

Li Beijue nodded and pulled her to sit down on the sofa: "No need to rush, you can think about how you want to say it, and speak when you're ready."

His tone was gentle as he quietly waited for Jiang Baobao to organize her thoughts.

His "little ice cube" was finally willing to tell him all her worries and pressures now.