When the two gathered in Beijing, Gu Jin’s lips were tightly pursed, her delicate brows never relaxing one bit.
An Mingji’s eyes were deep, filled with utter hatred for the person behind putting Gu Dehao and his group in danger.
In his view, anyone who caused Gu Jin sorrow shouldn’t exist in this world.
Several modified bulletproof SUVs sped through the night.
The vehicles drove rapidly, leaving behind a vast cloud of yellow dust that lingered like fog.
Inside the car.
An Mingji held Gu Jin, and suddenly, the sound of "Empty City Strategy" played in the car.
Gu Jin’s frown deepened, a distressed expression on her face as she shifted in the young man’s embrace.
An Mingji lowered his gaze, looking at the top of her head, his charming peach blossom eyes half-closed: "Gu Jin, did you eat lunch?"
"I forgot."
Gu Jin’s light-colored lips pressed together slightly.
That "I forgot" sounded like a different answer to An Mingji.
Forgetting whether one had lunch—it seemed impossible to forget such a thing.
"Forgotten" was clearly an unspoken answer that she hadn’t eaten.
A sigh sounded.
An Mingji opened a hidden compartment in the backseat and took out a bag of bread and a bottle of water.
"It’s simple here, just have a bite to eat first."
The bread and water before her reflected in Gu Jin’s eyes, yet she had no appetite.
As if knowing what she was thinking, An Mingji gently urged, "I know you have no appetite, but we’ll be looking for Uncle Gu endlessly in the coming days. I’m worried your body might not hold up."
"Understood."
Gu Jin reached out and took the bread and water.
She leaned against the young man’s chest, barely shifting her posture, eating the bread absentmindedly.
An Mingji unscrewed the bottle, occasionally offering her water.
After finishing the bread, Gu Jin’s stomach no longer echoed with emptiness.
Her tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and relief appeared on An Mingji’s face as well.
Seeing the bread crumbs on Gu Jin’s lips, An Mingji took out a white handkerchief and gently wiped them away: "Do you want another one?"
His movements were natural and gentle, radiating the intimacy of familiarity.
Due to their previous estrangement, Gu Jin suddenly felt "attacked," finding it somewhat uncomfortable.
In fact, An Mingji often behaved like this before, and she never cared.
Today, she clearly noticed, Xiao An’s actions were a bit too intimate.
Gu Jin lowered her gaze, shaking her head slightly.
Before she could speak, the car they were in violently shook, followed by the sound of an emergency brake.
An Mingji held Gu Jin steadily, afraid she might get hurt.
Once the car came to a halt, his eyes, filled with a menacing aura, scanned forward, "What happened?"
If nothing had happened, the subordinates wouldn’t have acted like this.
Allen, sitting in the driver’s seat, was also unsure of the situation, as there were two cars ahead of them.
After the cars in front braked urgently, they followed suit.
Allen turned back respectfully, "Young Master, I’ll find out."
He picked up the intercom in the car, "What happened in front, why did we stop?"
"We’ve encountered people from the Short Country!"
Upon hearing the voice from the intercom, Gu Jin immediately pulled away from An Mingji and sat up straight.
Here in Kunlun, how could they encounter people from the Short Country? This place is remote and desolate; they couldn’t have appeared for no reason.
Thinking of her missing, uncontactable father, Gu Jin inexplicably felt it was related to these notorious people from the Short Country.
"Block them!"
Gu Jin took the intercom from Allen and commanded into the microphone.
With a swift movement, she opened the car door and jumped out.
The motion was graceful and smooth, with an underlying hint of menace.
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