Yin Ziqi didn’t intend to depart the villa… till she acquired a textual content message from Bo Jinyan.

It’s 4am within the morning.  She was nonetheless awake as a result of she knew her brother introduced a variety of cops with him to the resort.  That was not a part of their settlement, and she or he was somewhat aggravated.  

However she didn’t confront him right away.

She knew he’s all the time had a thoughts of his personal.  In addition to, it’s not applicable to trouble him at this essential second. 

She couldn’t change what has occurred, so it’s higher for her to let it go, so Bo Jinyan is aware of that he owes her a favour.   All she must do is to attend.  Anticipate his clarification.  Anticipate his apology.

That is how a clever lady ought to deal with a person, with grace and gentleness.  

As she had anticipated, he despatched her a textual content message: I’m exterior your villa.  Come alone.  I offer you 5 minutes.”

She couldn’t assist however chuckle.  His tone is so boastful! Even when he’s attempting to elucidate himself.  

Her assistant needed to go along with her, however she refused.   She didn’t need anybody else there when she is with Bo Jinyan.

The sky was nonetheless darkish. 

Nobody was on the entrance of the villa however she may vaguely see a person standing by a tree on the fringe of the forest. 

The person was in a black swimsuit. Tall and slender.  He had his again to her, so she couldn’t see his face.  However judging from the physique form and apparel, it needed to be Bo Jinyan. 

She smiled and walked over to him: “This isn’t a type of events which you may get away with  a easy apology…..Ah!” She set free a small scream.  As a result of the person circled and rapidly pulled her into his arms. 

His arm tightly wrapped round her waist.  Her face was buried in his chest.  Simply when she needed to talk, he pressed his lips on hers.  On the identical time, he used his different hand to cowl her eyes. 

“Oh…” The person gave a small chuckle as he slid his tongue into her mouth.  Yin Ziqi’s physique was trapped, her eyes lined.  She struggled and he deepened the kiss.  

– In order that’s what Bo Jinyan’s kiss seems like.  Chilly, uncooked and highly effective.

Earlier than lengthy, she misplaced consciousness.  

———-

When Yin Ziqi opens her eyes once more, she finds herself mendacity in her mattress.  

The lights are on.  Bo Jinyan is sitting in a chair subsequent to her mattress.  His eyes are darkish and vivid, staring thoughtfully at her.  

————

The information of Chairman Yin’s assault has rapidly reached the police, in addition to Jian Yao.

She is on her technique to Yin Ziqi’s villa. One other police officer is along with her. 

As soon as she steps out of the automobile, she realises there’s lots of people surrounding the villa.  Most of them are senior administration workers from the corporate.   Jian Yao is barely shocked to see so many individuals there.  She hears somebody name her identify.

It’s the assistant from her earlier division.  The younger girl that commented Bo Jinyan seemed ‘type of …useless.’

She seems to be at Jian Yao: “Why are you right here with the police?” 

Jian Yao offers a imprecise reply: “I simply occurred to fulfill them right here. Why are you right here?”

“Do you not know?” says the younger girl. “Chairman Yin fainted within the forest.  Fortunately she was not injured.   Director Bo carried her again to the villa.  All of the workers on the villa noticed it.” 

Jian Yao: “I see… I’m going to search out Director Bo now.”

The younger girl is curious: “The place is everybody else out of your division?”

Jian Yao smiles, however doesn’t reply her. 

She doesn’t actually care anyway.  So she continues to inform Jian Yao some rumours she has heard: “Apparently, he seemed very concern for Chairman Yin.  Some folks say he’s Chairman Yin’s boyfriend.  You’re employed with him. Any inside tales?”  

Jian Yao takes a take a look at her: “After all not.  Don’t speculate.”

————

Yin Ziqi’s bodyguards are standing exterior her suite.  Her assistant greets Jian Yao.  She is a lady in her thirties.  She smiles at Jian Yao: “Chairman Yin is awake.  Director Bo is along with her.  Include me.”

The master suite is on the finish of an extended hall. The door is left barely opened.

“Why did you kiss me?” They hear Yin Ziqi’s voice.  

Jian Yao is surprised. 

The assistant already has her hand on the door deal with.  However as an alternative of pushing it, she pulls it to shut the door.   She indicators to Jian Yao and so they return to the lounge.  

“Jian Yao, it doesn’t matter what you heard earlier, it’s the non-public affairs of the chairman.  Please don’t inform anybody else.  You perceive?” says the assistant.

Jian Yao: “… I perceive.” 

She is confused.  Why would Bo Jinyan kiss Yin Ziqi.  She is his sister! 

However in her coronary heart, she will really feel little glints of ache.  

————-

In the master suite.

Bo Jinyan is sitting within the chair, crossing one leg over the opposite.  He seems to be at his sister.  She seems to be baffled. 

He offers her a smile.  

He has some softness within the eyes and gentleness in his smile.  his good-looking face, Yin Ziqi immediately seems like her coronary heart has skipped a beat. 

Then she heard him say :”I’m sorry, however my first kiss continues to be…” Then he pauses: “…emm.. not out there anymore. However I’ve no want to mess with my sister.  Congratulations. It appears you kissed the Flower Cannibal No.2.”

—————

The solar is lastly out.  A golden glow covers the Orange Hill Resort.  

Jian Yao is sitting by the window, in a daze.

“He” has fled.  The police have issued a warrant for his arrest.  Her colleagues from Buyer 3 Division are escorted to the Police station.   

There’s nothing else for her do.  Besides to attend.  Anticipate Bo Jinyan to seem.

Did he actually kiss Yin Ziqi? 

Then she remembers the phrases of the assistant from her earlier division: “He seemed very involved for her.” …

She has by no means seen him involved or frightened for any lady earlier than.  Nevertheless, he appears to deal with Yin Ziqi otherwise.  In spite of everything, he obliged when she requested him to take up this easy homicide case. 

Maybe… she is the one he’s secretly adored for years?   She is the one lady by his facet all these years.  Nevertheless, he suppressed his emotions as a result of they’re meant to be siblings?

She smiles bitterly.  

As she continues to be deep in thought, Bo Jinyan walks in: “We’re returning to B Metropolis tonight.”  He sits down in a chair throughout from Jian Yao.  His palms are tapping the armrests. 

“Ah…”Jian Yao replies briefly.  There’s nothing extra for them to do right here. 

After a second of silence, Jian Yao asks: “What truly occurred to Chairman Yin?”

Bo Jinyan replies coldly: “He stole my cell quantity and despatched her a textual content message.”

He seems to be aggravated.  

…. as a result of he indignant that Yin Ziqi is bullied by this man?

She asks causally: “You kissed Yin Ziqi?”  The query has been on her thoughts for too lengthy. 

Sure, that’s the correct tone.  Like speaking to a buddy.  She is simply curious.  That’s all.  

“Yeah…” Bo Jinyan leans again onto the chair.  He closes his eyes: “At a essential second of chasing after the Flower Cannibal No.2, I’d take time to kiss my sister?  Who do you assume I’m?  Somebody with no brains or ethical requirements?” 

“So… you didn’t kiss her?” 

“Nonsense.  That ‘man’ kissed her.” 

Pleasure is gushing out of her coronary heart like a stream.  

However then she remembers poor Yin Ziqi, kissed by a monster.  No marvel Bo Jinyan is just not glad. 

As she is considering this stuff, Bo Jinyan immediately says: “I solely kissed one particular person at this time.”

She feels her coronary heart halts for a second.

Jian Yao turns to take a look at him. 

He opens his eyes and provides her a smile.  A playful however boastful one.

She blushes.  Then her coronary heart begins to pound like a rocket about to be launched.

What does this imply?  That he cares concerning the kiss as a lot as she does? 

Her coronary heart is racing.

“Certainly this isn’t your first kiss.” He says along with his low magnetic voice.

Her face is crimson with embarrassment.  However she tries to sound calm: “So what whether it is? It’s your first kiss too, proper?  On the age of 26.” 

It’s his flip to look surprised.  

“Don’t fear.”  He stands up, “Sooner or later, when you’ve got a boyfriend, he received’t find out about this. Let’s go.”

…. When you’ve got a boyfriend….

Jian Yao stands nonetheless for some time.  When he has reached the door, he seems to be again, as if to rush her up.  She rapidly picks up the bags and makes her technique to the door. 

– Ah… Question solved.   She is just not particular to him in any case. 

—————

The subsequent morning, Jian Yao will get a name from Bo Jinyan: “We have to head right down to the Police Station, to take a look at some proof.”

Jian Yao is just not certain why they should go there, however who’s she to say no.

Bo Jinyan asks once more: “What are we having for breakfast?”

“Sorry, I didn’t have time to prepare dinner something.”  She didn’t sleep nicely after final evening’s saga.  

They resolve to have congee in somewhat store near their residence block.

Jian Yao appears to be a bit extra pensive than standard.  Bo Jinyan seems to be at her: “You might be very quiet at this time.  Is all the pieces okay?”

Jian Yao didn’t need to clarify: “Uhh… simply not totally recovered from my chilly.”

“Oh.” Bo Jinyan solutions.

———-

Inspector Wang reveals them to a reception room.  He takes out two items of proof: Pei Ze’s cell phone and a bag of…hair?

“Take your time.  I shall be again quickly.”  He walks out, closing the door behind him.  They’re the one two folks left contained in the room.

Bo Jinyan picks up the cell phone.  He fiddles with it for some time.  Then he passes it to her: “This one?”

Jian Yao takes a glance.  It’s the image Pei Ze took of her at his home.

Bo Jinyan deletes the picture from his telephone.

Jian Yao asks: “That is the explanation we’ve come to the police station?  Simply to delete a photograph?”

He seems to be at her: “No matter I’ve promised you, I’ll preserve my phrase. Irrespective of how trivial it’s.”   

“….thanks.”

Then he picked up the bag of hair.  Throughout the large plastic bag, there are various little luggage with just a few strands of hair in every.  A few of them are labelled.  Some usually are not.

Jian Yao asks: “What is that this?”

Bo Jinyan goes via the baggage as if he’s in search of one thing: “Keep in mind the calligraphy brush in Pei Ze’s home?” 

“Sure…”

“It’s created from hair.  Girls’s hair.”  says Bo Jinyan.  “ His home has no calligraphy or work.  There’s not even a hint of ink in the home.  But a brush is displayed in an costly field within the cabinet.  And he advised you he practises calligraphy… We took the comb for evaluation.  The outcomes present that it’s created from hair from girls. They’re from girls that he had a love pursuits with beforehand.  He collects their hair… as souvenirs.”

Bo Jinyan finds a bag along with her identify on it. “Take this.  It’s yours.”

Jian Yao is disgusted.  “No, I don’t need to contact it.”

“OK.”  Bo Jinyan places the little bag again to the pile.

“No!” She shouts: “I don’t need to depart it right here both.” 

“So, would you like it or not?” Bo Jinyan smiles.  He’s simply teasing her.

“Take it away.” Jian Yao instructions.

Bo Jinyan smiles at her and places the bag into his pants pocket. 

As soon as they obtained out of the Police station, Jian Yao walks to a comfort store subsequent door to purchase a cigarette lighter.  She passes the lighter to Bo Jinyan.  He takes out the hair, and burns it.  Quickly the strand of hair has turned to ash, blown away by the wind.  

————-

They’re on their technique to Yin Ziqi’s workplace.

She thinks of what Bo Jinyan has executed for her.  

He didn’t neglect.  Even when it’s solely a photograph, a strand of hair.  

Why is he so good to her?  

He stated Pei Ze is obsessive about girls’s hair.  She wonders what was going via Bo Jinyan’s thoughts when he was enjoying along with her hair.  

If he has no emotions for her, why is he so good to her? 

Maybe, there is no such thing as a gender distinction in his thoughts?  She is only a good buddy, like Fi Ziyu .

“What’s unsuitable with you at this time?” Bo Jinyan asks once more.

“I’m drained….” She closes her eyes and turns her head away.

————

Yin Ziqi’s has had a frantic morning.  

The whole Buyer 3 division has collapsed.  The information has travelled to all of the departments.  She is working exhausting to minimise the harm executed to the fame of the corporate, in addition to organising workers to take over the work from the collapsed division.  She has no time to consider the kiss, or her emotions for Bo Jinyan.

“Let’s preserve this brief.” She says: “Bo Jinyan, for the information, you might be fired.  For  incompetence.  The division collapsed whereas underneath your administration.” 

He smiles.  Sure, that’s the perfect cowl up.  

Yin Ziqi seems to be at Jian Yao: “Thanks in your assist with this investigation.  As we’ve agreed, your involvement within the case shall be stored confidential.  As a token of appreciation, you may select to work in any division inside the firm you want to.  Nevertheless, the place shall be based mostly in your {qualifications} and expertise.” 

In her coronary heart of hearts, Yin Ziqi doesn’t need Jian Yao to proceed to hold round Bo Jinyan.  Now she is giving her an opportunity to advance in her profession.  It’s killing two birds with one stone.  

“Chairman Yin… Thanks a lot….” Jian Yao is shocked and touched by her provide.

“You deserve it.” Yin Ziqi solutions.

However Bo Jinyan would not appear as glad: “That’s not mandatory.” He interrupts her sister.  “She is mine now.  She won’t be working for you anymore.”

…Mine?  Jian Yao thought to herself.

Since yesterday, she has been heartbroken by his suggestive phrases and actions that clearly don’t imply something to him.  Now she is pushed to the bounds by this final phrase.  

What does he imply by ‘mine”.  Didn’t he inform her earlier that he would not care if she has a boyfriend? 

Jian Yao seems to be at him: “Sorry, I don’t belong to you.” Then she turns to Yin Ziqi :”Chairman Yin, can I’ve a give it some thought for just a few days?”

Yin Ziqi senses there’s something happening between the 2 of them. However she simply solutions: “Positive.  I’ll wait in your reply.”