Chapter 765: Mutual probing

Full of curiosity, Su Monong lightly tapped the screen with her fingertip.

That would be interesting.

Su Monong lifted her gaze, her eyes slowly sweeping over everyone at the table.

She scrutinized everyone without changing her expression.

I see.

A bold idea suddenly sprang up in Su Monong's mind.

Su Monong lowered her eyelids, pretending to idly play with her phone.

The answer was already self-evident.

Li Sisi chatted and laughed animatedly at the table, her tone warm, but the probing and detachment hidden in her eyes could not escape the meticulous Su Monong.

She maintained a gentle, proper demeanor throughout, the corners of her mouth holding a just-right faint smile, her responses flawless, presenting a pure, harmless, solemnly dignified appearance.

But the more perfect it seemed, the more deliberate it was.

Su Monong's fingertip lightly stroked the smooth screen of her Huawei phone, her gaze sinking slightly, her doubts growing heavier. During the earlier casual chat at the table, Li Sisi appeared to be listening attentively, but her gaze kept unintentionally falling on the phone on the table, her fingertip occasionally tapping the screen—secretive and hurried, as if hiding some shameful secret. This unusual wariness convinced Su Monong that Li Sisi's phone must contain some unknown secret.

The idea formed, she hesitated not at all; her fingertip flew, pulling up the lightweight Trojan program she had prepared in advance in the phone's background. This program is highly compatible, extremely concealed, and is the fruit of her idle research—it only needs a brief run to easily break through most phones' defenses.

Li Sisi had long been using the latest model of the imported Banana phone, its appearance refined and high-end; everyone assumed this overseas model had tight security and excellent privacy. But only Su Monong, well-versed in phone system vulnerabilities, knew that the imported Banana phone, though seemingly impregnable, actually had a bloated, optimized core with many minute firewall loopholes ordinary users couldn't detect. In contrast, the Huawei phone in her hand, with its self-developed system, boasted tight protection and full functionality, its built-in remote penetration and risk control features extremely strong—putting the two side by side, the superiority was obvious.

In just three seconds, a line of secret green text popped up on the phone screen: 'Intrusion successful, device bound, the whole process silent and traceless.'

Su Monong's lips curled into an extremely faint cold arc, her gaze still lowered, pretending to idly scroll through information, but her peripheral vision firmly locked onto Li Sisi not far away.

At that moment, Li Sisi leaned sideways against her chair, one hand holding a juice cup and sipping lightly, the other hidden under the table, her fingertip swiftly swiping the phone screen, her demeanor relaxed, completely unaware that her phone had been secretly taken over. She continued to participate in the table's casual chatter, echoing others' topics, the gentle smile on her face unchanged, her disguise flawless.

Su Monong gathered her focus, lightly tapped, and via the Huawei phone's remote control function directly synced Li Sisi's phone's real-time interface.

The next second, a clear image was cast onto her phone's background, making her pupils contract suddenly and a huge surge rise in her heart.

Li Sisi was neither scrolling through her friends' circle nor looking at everyday information; she was browsing an extremely hidden mysterious website.

This URL had no public registration information; its design was dark and minimalist, with no flashy ad pushes or ordinary website layout—just encrypted text and hidden links throughout, the entrance extremely concealed, impossible for an ordinary person to find, let alone log into. Had she not seen it herself, Su Monong would never believe that the usually dignified, restrained, aloof yet proper Li Sisi would privately browse such an obscure niche site.

She suppressed her surprise, continued controlling the program to delve deeper, following the page's trail downward. Soon she discovered that after Li Sisi hastily skimmed a few secret posts, she swiftly switched the interface and opened a pinned private chat window.

The window's note contained only a single simple word: 'evening'.

Su Monong then pulled up the full chat log; in the next instant, the blunt yet ambiguous texts burst into her view, making her pupils contract and leaving her utterly stunned.

She had always thought Li Sisi was conservative and introverted, always maintaining proper distance in her interactions, living a clean, orderly life, her emotional state a blank slate—the model good girl, dignified lady in everyone's eyes. Yet the chat log before her completely overturned all her perceptions of Li Sisi; the scale of its content and its ambiguous atmosphere were simply explosive, enough to make anyone's eyes widen in disbelief.

The chat partner was a girl with a cool avatar and a simple nickname; from the tone and details of their conversation it was easy to see they had known each other for a long time, their relationship far beyond ordinary friends. Unlike the affectionate teasing between everyday best friends, their dialogue was full of unreserved intimacy and ambiguity, every word and sentence exuding ultimate tenderness and push‑pull.

The other party's message was warm and sticky: '【I've been thinking about you all day today, unfortunately I can't openly look for you.】'

And Li Sisi's hastily sent reply was even more blunt and blatant, completely shedding her usual cool propriety: '【Just wait a bit longer; when this side ends, I'll sneak over to find you—I want to hold you tonight.】'

Such a simple sentence, yet full of lingering affection, the frank feelings impossible to hide.

Su Monong scrolled up through the earlier records; the more she read, the more shocked she felt, the more she felt her understanding overturned. Their chat history spanned an extremely long period—from daily trivial affectionate sharing, to late‑night private confessions in solitude, to restrained yet intense longing tug‑of‑war; the ambiguous atmosphere built up layer by layer, long surpassing the bounds of ordinary female friends. They would secretly arrange hidden meeting spots, confide their longing in the dead of night, openly declare their fondness and heart‑flutter, every line filled with emotions private to them alone.

What shocked Su Monong most was that in this relationship Li Sisi had completely shed her usual gentle softness, presenting a totally different persona. In public she was modest and gentle, proper and dignified, always aloof and polite with a keen sense of propriety, like a cool beauty untouched by mortal fire. Yet in her chats with the other party she was proactive, fervent, and obstinate—she would openly act cute, make passionate confessions, insistently demand favoritism, a soft yet scorching demeanor nobody had ever seen before.

Proper and dignified in public, yet in private she harbored such a scorching, fervent, extremely ambiguous secret relationship.

The huge contrast struck Su Monong's mind, leaving her momentarily dazed. She quietly lifted her gaze and looked once more at Li Sisi beside the table.

At that moment Li Sisi had already put away her phone, sat upright, and was smiling as she replied to an elder's question; her brows and eyes were gentle, her demeanor clean, every word and action proper and generous, perfectly matching everyone's fixed impression of her. No one would imagine that this seemingly well‑behaved, flawless girl harbored such a hidden yet ardent affection in her heart, and in private possessed such a bold, unrestrained side.

At the table, voices buzzed and laughter filled the air; no one noticed that beneath this tranquil banquet lay such an astonishing secret. Moreover, no one knew that Li Sisi's carefully concealed double life had now been fully laid bare before Su Monong's eyes.

Su Monong gradually withdrew her gaze, lowered her eyes to the phone screen, and a meaningful smile flickered in her depths. She did not immediately exit the intrusion interface, but quietly made a silent backup of that secret chat log and stored it safely.

This was precisely the soft spot Li Sisi had deliberately hidden, and also why she had always been cautious and feigned perfection. She painstakingly maintained her proper, dignified persona merely to conceal this unknown ambiguous relationship in private, guarding the affection and secret she kept in the dark.

Her fingertip lightly traced the ambiguous, intimate words on the screen, and Su Monong's thoughts churned a thousand times over. This seemingly plain gathering ultimately could not conceal the surging undercurrents. Who would have thought that the Li Sisi most trusted and gentlest in daily life actually harbored such an explosive secret?

It looks like tonight's meal is destined not to be calm. And she, holding this earth‑shattering secret, has already grasped the most crucial move on the board.

Li Sisi secretly felt relieved,

she had only knocked over a wine glass just now.

Li Sisi casually found an excuse to get past it, without exposing the flaw completely.

Fortunately, everything was still timely enough; no one noticed anything abnormal.

Having calmed her emotions, Li Sisi raised her hand and lightly brushed away the fine sweat on her forehead.

Li Sisi pretended composure as she picked up a napkin and lightly wiped the wine spilled on the tabletop, trying to completely cover up the earlier mishap.

Seeing her emotions slightly stabilize, Su Monong timely spoke up, naturally shifting the topic.

Su Monong said in a casual yet gentle tone:

"Right, Sisi, I just heard you vaguely mention that you'd run into Lin Yuan before—what exactly happened?"

Li Sisi blinked slightly at the words, not expecting Su Monong to suddenly ask about this.

After a moment to compose herself, Li Sisi honestly replied:

"General Manager Su, it was the other night—I was conducting a random drunk‑driving checkpoint on the road when I happened to see Lin Yuan driving a girl home."

"At the time that girl's movements in the car were especially strange, her posture very unnatural; I didn't think much of it, even mistakenly believing Lin Yuan and that girl were playing some stimulating alternative game, so I pulled over and reprimanded them on the spot."

Having spoken, Li Sisi still felt a bit embarrassed, recalling how she had scolded them without distinguishing right from wrong, her cheeks warming slightly.

Meanwhile, Su Monong, upon hearing the four words 'alternative game,' felt her eyes twitch slightly and instantly caught the key information in her heart.

Ordinary people outside the circle would never associate this with that, let alone utter such specialized terminology precisely.

Yet the upright, seemingly stiff policewoman Li Sisi not only saw through it at a glance, but could also blurt it out.

Su Monong's lips curled into an extremely faint smile, a flicker of knowing amusement crossing her eyes.

Heh, I see.