Chapter 5: Chapter 5: Licking Blood from the Edge of a Knife

"Old Zhu, you finally woke up, you really scared me to death!"

Looking at Zhu Defu waking up in the hospital bed, Zhang Caini could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"It’s just a small matter, I just forgot to bring my medicine this time."

Still somewhat weak, Zhu Defu waved his hand dismissively.

"It’s no small matter, the doctor said that if you were even a little later, it could have been really serious. Don’t do such thrilling things anymore. If it weren’t for running into Xiao Lin, I really wouldn’t know what to do."

Zhang Caini punched Zhu Defu gently on the shoulder; this old guy in his fifties liked to dabble in all sorts of novel things.

"He didn’t recognize me, did he?"

Zhu Defu, half-conscious, hadn’t seen Lin Fan’s face and was now only worried about his identity being leaked.

"He’s a secretary from your secretariat, how could he not recognize you? But he didn’t say anything from beginning to end."

Zhang Caini picked up an orange, peeled it, and handed it to Zhu Defu.

"From the secretariat, that’s bad!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Defu said with a serious face, "There’s not even a shadow in that godforsaken place, how could he show up there? It’s possible this guy was secretly following us, maybe trying to take pictures to threaten me, and this time he damn well walked right into our sights. I don’t know what evidence this kid might have left behind."

"Surely not, he said he was just there fishing and happened to hear my call for help, so he came over to check."

Zhang Caini blinked her eyes; she didn’t understand the intricacies involved.

"Old Hou was only taken away by the Commission for Discipline Inspection this morning, and I encountered him tonight. How could such a coincidence happen in this world? There’s definitely something going on."

Zhu Defu frowned and said, "Call him now and ask what he’s doing."

"Alright."

Fan’s number. Soon, Lin Fan’s voice came from the other end, "Ms.

what are you

to take a cab back to the reservoir; my

a cab? Here’s what, send me your location,

after, the SUV arrived at the

I can just take a cab back, and

helped me so much; this is the least I can do.

so he opened

the two chatted sporadically. Half

to his car parked by the

home either, and since I’ve met an expert, I might as well learn

had requested; she had to

the path to the lake is not easy to navigate. Let’s go to a fishing

wild fishing is more interesting. I haven’t tried it yet, and I’ll dedicate my first

his phone and began walking down the slope, with Zhang Caini following him. However, the steep path was not suitable for high heels, and after a few steps, Zhang Caini nearly fell over. Fortunately, Lin Fan caught her wrist, and she ended up leaning into

"Ms. Zhang, slow down."

Fan thought to himself that this woman really had

When we’re alone, just call me

were much better than those of Zhu Defu who was over fifty-years-old, and Zhang Caini felt her heart flutter as she was half-embraced and

this moment, the lake was quiet, with a fishing box placed by the lake and two fishing rods propped up there, next to some kneaded bait. At a glance, it was obvious Lin Fan had

this had been arranged by Lin Fan when

cast his line stylishly. The passion kindled by Zhu Defu hadn’t cooled down, and having been half-carried down here by

far from where we were. How did

and thought it

of course, also not really into fishing. The softness in his palm and the sweet scent in his breath were still present, plus with Chen Jiayi’s instructions, he had

are you

with her chest bouncing up and down: "I

didn’t see

Fan did not admit or deny it, instead, he just smiled and looked at Zhang Caini who was close at hand. Being lower down, from his angle, he could clearly see the fiery red lace, like beautiful jade set against her snowy

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