'Knock, knock, knock...'

"Zuimo."

The door opened the moment he heard the shout. Shen Zuimo stared blankly at Xiaofan, as if those seven or eight minutes had been unbearably long.

"Resolved?"

"Yeah."

"Why do they want to kill you?"

"How would I know? They're probably jealous because I'm better looking than them."

"..."

"Or maybe they're envious because I'm having dinner with such a beautiful woman."

"..."

"So what now? Should we go back to Yanhuang Soul?"

"It's so late, I'd be crazy to drive back now."

Not going back? Shen Zuimo felt uneasy. She had been genuinely afraid the people from the Red Butterfly organization were coming for her. She even thought if it were really someone from Red Butterfly at the door, she would fight to escape, and if she couldn't, she would rather die than return to Red Butterfly, even if it meant suicide.

Thus, under such circumstances, Shen Zuimo realized her most vulnerable side—her fear of Red Butterfly.

That organization loomed over her like a curse. At the slightest disturbance, Shen Zuimo couldn't calm down. Just like earlier...

In those seven or eight minutes, she had thought of escaping the room several times. If it weren't for the determined look Xiaofan had given her before leaving, she wouldn't have stayed.

Ten minutes later, the sound of police sirens echoed in the alley opposite. It seemed the call to the police was made by Xiaofan. After all, they couldn't just let those people's bodies be found by the public, causing a commotion.

"Conan-kun, Conan-kun..."

The knocking came again, and Shen Zuimo reflexively stood up.

"It's okay, just the police." Xiaofan walked over slowly and opened the door.

"Oh, what happened this time? In the middle of the night, I knew something was up as soon as I got your call. So, what's the situation now?"

"Good work, self-defense." Xiaofan chuckled softly.

"What's wrong with you running to a hotel? Every time you go somewhere, there's a case. Huh? Is there a woman in there? How can you think of that when you're facing such danger?" Lin Miaoke entered, chattering non-stop.

"Alright, the crime scene is next door. You can go handle things there." Xiaofan glanced and said.

"Hey, you need to take statements, and everyone on the scene needs to as well. That woman inside too, don't hide it. I saw high heels in the next room." Lin Miaoke said, ignoring Xiaofan's attempt to stop her, and walked straight into the room.

"Ah... Shen Zuimo?" Upon seeing the woman on the sofa, Lin Miaoke immediately recognized her.

The sudden recognition by the female police officer left Shen Zuimo puzzled as she looked at Xiaofan.

"Hey, you two made up? Oh, you should've at least called to say so. Wow, Shen Zuimo, you look so beautiful in that outfit."

Lin Miaoke had met Shen Zuimo several times before. When she left, she was the one entrusted to hand over a bank card to Xiaofan.

"Who are you?"

Well, as expected, she still doesn't remember. Not a bit of it.

"Huh? I... this, Ye Xiaofan, she's Shen Zuimo, right?"

"Don't ask, she regained her old memories and forgot everything from the amnesiac period."

"Huh? Huh? What's going on? First amnesia, then memory recovery, and then amnesia again? You think this is a K-drama?"

"Anyway, that's the situation. I'll leave that side to you." Xiaofan sighed. He had hoped she might remember something upon seeing familiar faces, even a little. But the outcome was still not optimistic.

"Did she forget you too?" Lin Miaoke asked again.

"Yeah."

"Alright. You guys chat slowly, um, Shen Zuimo, bye-bye..."

They're back together again, even amnesia and memory recovery couldn't stop them. Lin Miaoke felt a little uncomfortable. She should be happy for them, but certain images kept replaying in her mind. Forget it, with so many girls revolving around him, there's no chance he'd ever notice her.

"Report, Captain, there's only one bullet, nothing else discovered."

"Yeah, don't touch anything on the scene. Huh? Strange, there was a coat at the door earlier, and those high heels? Ye Xiaofan..." But when Lin Miaoke rushed into the next room, she found the two people who were there had already quietly left.

"Really, didn't even say goodbye, we're old acquaintances after all..."

To be honest, meeting Ye Xiaofan was because of Shen Zuimo, right? The world isn't that big. After going in circles, the three of them met again.

At this moment, Xiaofan drove to the house Chen Mei'Er helped buy.

"Looks like we'll have to stay here tonight." Xiaofan said angrily, upset that a good night was interrupted like this.

"Where do I stay?"

"My room."

"And you?"

"Anywhere..."

"Oh. So where's your room?"

"First on the left when you go in."

Shen Zuimo nodded, then looked at Xiaofan.

"Aren't you going to bed?"

"Where are the slippers?"

"Huh?"

Oh right, all the slippers at the door were for men, no new ones had been bought, and Shen Zuimo's shoes were still upstairs. But at this hour, where could Xiaofan find a pair of shoes for her to wear?

At this moment, Shen Zuimo was holding the new high heels she bought today, seeming like she was about to put them back on.

"Don't wear them." Xiaofan suddenly picked her up and carried her into the room.

The same action, gently placing her on the bed again. This time, Shen Zuimo didn't have any exaggerated angry reaction.

"Lights off." Her tone was as cold as ever.

"Alright."

"What are you looking at? Turn off the lights."

"I just realized I'm not fond of sleeping in rooms where others have stayed."

"Sofa..."

"Last time that kid Li San spilled juice on it, haven't replaced it yet." Xiaofan shamelessly lied.

"So then..."

"So I think the bed is big enough for two. We're all adults here, no need to fuss over small things."

Indeed, such thick skin. He could come up with any excuse. If he wanted to share the room, he could've just said so, without all the roundabout talk.

Is Shen Zuimo a fool? Clearly not. She must have figured out what Xiaofan meant. Under such circumstances, her eyes once again turned cold.

"Lights off... I want to sleep."

"Sigh, alright."

Xiaofan reluctantly went to the switch, gently turned off the lights, and prepared to leave and close the door.

"You can sleep here, but don't touch me."

"Huh?" What did she just say? Did he hear that right?

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