Chapter 192

Although he didn't know the specific reason, Ye Qingfeng could roughly guess. Ling, who had only been an adult for a short time, ran a video store with her brother.

Behind the scenes, they were doing Proxy work, and she had become the legendary Proxy Phaethon at a young age. Even a genius would have an excellent teacher behind them.

As far as he knew, over 90% of non-official Hollow personnel were Raiders, and only a few could become Proxies.

Because this was something that couldn't be learned alone without someone teaching it.

To get back to the point, Ling and Wise were two great young people who didn't properly run their video store business but were obsessed with the Proxy career. If you walk by the river often, how can you not get your shoes wet!

One day, when they were discovered, they would be honest.

In short, there must be a reason why they had to continue. Ling's constant refusal to accept the thoughts in her heart was probably also for this reason.

What he had to do was make Ling face it squarely!

"Ling~ what exactly are you worrying about?"

Ye Qingfeng took two steps forward to Ling, bent down slightly, his hot breath brushing against Ling's ear, his hands holding her slender waist.

He left Ling plenty of room to escape; if she felt timid, she could easily break free.

"N-nothing..."

A blush appeared on Ling's cheeks, and she turned her head subconsciously.

"Can't you tell me because of some reason?"

Ye Qingfeng used one hand to pinch Ling's chin, forcing her to lift it so her eyes were directly facing his.

"Although I don't know what it is, can't we face it together?"

"But... that's very dangerous!"

Ling had no thoughts of running away in her heart; instead, because of Ye Qingfeng's forceful attitude, her heart was pounding.

"And how do you know I can't solve it?"

"It won't work... it's not just one person, it's a massive organization..." Ling still didn't want to drag Ye Qingfeng into the water, her tone carrying a hint of pleading, "Just don't worry about it."

"As it happens, I know a few people in the Public Security Bureau, is that enough?"

"It's useless. I'll just pretend I didn't hear that. Let's go out, okay?"

Ling was like a flower about to wither, fragile and helpless.

Ling clearly knew Ye Qingfeng's ability to make friends, and she didn't doubt that, but what use would a few ordinary public security officers be?

"Okay!"

"Then let's go out!"

"I lied to you, today is April Fool's Day!"

"Mmm... you're bullying me!"

Ling pouted her small mouth and complained with dissatisfaction.

"Does Ling like me?" Ye Qingfeng pressed on relentlessly, "I really like the playful and cute Ling!"

"Haha! Is this a confession?"

Ling widened her eyes in disbelief. She could feel Ye Qingfeng's genuine feelings, but upon second thought, the light in her eyes dimmed rapidly, and she squeezed out a smile.

"Yes, I like you!"

Ye Qingfeng stared at Ling seriously, showing no signs of joking at all.

"But today is April Fool's Day! Don't make fun of me..."

Ling felt like she was about to cry. She really, really wanted to agree, but the hurdle in her heart couldn't be crossed, and she still wore a stiff smile.

"I lied to you, today is not April Fool's Day!"

"???"

Ye Qingfeng suddenly reached out to hug Ling's waist, pressing forward again. The distance between them was almost zero, and he could even feel the softness against his chest.

"Eh? Eh——! Wait a minute!"

"Promise me, and then we'll face it together!"

Ye Qingfeng leaned close to Ling's ear and continued in an unquestionable tone: "Or pretend nothing happened, and we'll go out now."

Say he was using coercion and inducement? That's right! Exactly!

Except for Nico and the others, Ling was the one he had spent the most time with. If there was no progress after such a long time, he would have to wait until the year of the monkey to make a move.

"5~3——! 2!"

Seeing Ling hesitating to make a decision, Ye Qingfeng started counting down to give her a sense of crisis.

"Wait a minute! How did it get to three so fast! Where did four go?" Ling suddenly closed her eyes and shouted abruptly: "I promise! I promise, okay!"

"Hey, hey! You make it sound like I'm forcing you!" Ye Qingfeng complained with dissatisfaction, then continued: "Is that it? Is something missing?"

"What?"

"It's too unfair for only me to say I like you!"

"Do you have to be so mean-spirited!"

"Then should I leave?"

"Eh, eh! I like you..."

Ye Qingfeng didn't wait for Ling to finish and kissed her lips directly.

【Ding! Ling's favorability increased by 5%】

【Current favorability: 80%】

【Reward the host with ten draw chances, for a total of ten draw chances】

After a long while~ Ye Qingfeng held Ling's hand, her face flushed, and they came out of the alley. Her mind was still a mess.

"Wait a minute! I need to calm down." Ling let go of his hand, squatted on the ground with her head in her hands, and let out a cute whimper, "Wuwu!"

"Don't act cute on the sidewalk, be careful of cars coming later."

Ye Qingfeng teased her softly, unconcerned.

"Who do you think's fault it is? It's all because of you! Besides, this is a sidewalk, how could there be cars!"

Ling pouted her lips, her cheeks puffing up.

"I'm a year older than you, at least! Can you show me some so-called respect! Come on, call me 'older sister' and let me hear it!"

"Alright, alright~ Ling-jie, can you get up first?"

"Hehe! Coming, coming!"

Ling stood up with a beaming smile, not noticing a small green car speeding toward her from behind. By the time she noticed something was wrong and turned to check, it was too late.

The car was less than five meters away from her, and it was impossible for her to dodge with her reaction and speed.

Wuwu! If I had known, I would have kissed a little longer just now!

"Eh~ come here, you."

Ye Qingfeng grabbed Ling by the back of her collar and pulled her hard toward him, easily pulling her into his arms.

The small car brushed past Ling's eyes and sped away into the distance.

The reason Ye Qingfeng could be so unconcerned was because of Bullet Time.

In Ling's eyes, it might have been just a split second, but in his eyes, it was a full ten seconds or more. If he still let her get hit, he might as well find a building to jump off of.

"Bang——!"

As Ling landed steadily in his arms, a loud noise rang out behind them. She finally reacted, her legs unable to stop shaking, and she could only hold onto Ye Qingfeng's arm to maintain her balance.

"Wuwu! Qingfeng, Qingfeng! I almost got wiped out!" Ling clearly felt what it meant to survive a disaster, crying in Ye Qingfeng's arms, "I'm just a young girl in her twenties! I still have a great youth that I haven't squandered!"

Until she touched Ye Qingfeng's abdominal muscles, the thoughts in her heart changed instantly, and she no longer remembered the dangerous encounter just now.

Hehe! Qingfeng's abs are so hard~

"Are these two citizens hurt?" A concerned voice rang out behind Ye Qingfeng. He had long since discovered who it was and turned around generously, "Hey! Zhu Yuan, long time no see."

(EMO... the data has been miserable these past two days, does anyone have time to help promote this book for those in a book drought? (??????????????)?)