Lin Fan didn't know what to say. After finishing breakfast, Qin Feng sent her back. At the staircase, Lin Fan turned around, "Don't I need to go with you?"

"Not for now. You stay at home and rest. My parents will come over later. Call me if you need anything."

Lin Fan turned to look at him. Qin Feng had already shaved, showing off his handsome features. She reached out and held his hand, quickly glancing at the numbers above the elevator.

Qin Feng held her hand and looked forward. Lin Fan sneaked a peek at him. Qin Feng turned back, squinting his eyes with a low laugh, "Fallen in love? You keep staring."

Lin Fan smiled with her lips pressed together and looked away without saying anything.

The elevator arrived, and Qin Feng led Lin Fan inside. They were alone in the elevator. Qin Feng bent down and kissed Lin Fan, "Go to school in a few days. Stay home and take care of yourself."

"Mm."

When someone else entered, Qin Feng let go of Lin Fan and coughed to cover up. When Lin Fan was in trouble, he thought he had completely lost her, a heartbreak he never wanted to experience again.

Chen Xianghua was dead, stabbed in the heart by Lin Fan. Surviving was a miracle. Ouyang Yu also died mysteriously, without severe external injuries. His body shriveled into a mummy, but Qin Feng wasn't surprised. When they went to the Fourth Realm to find Lin Fan, it was already a miracle that Ouyang Yu came out alive. As for how Qin Feng and Lin Fan got out, Qin Feng always thought it was an ancient mystery. The guard at the exit calling him 'General' puzzled him. Anyway, both he and Lin Fan were alive, and that was enough.

Qin Feng left, and Lin Fan went to the study, opened her computer, and searched for ghost stories and folklore. Her phone beeped with a WeChat push notification. She opened WeChat, and the second avatar was the one with the bleeding image.

This should be Chen Xianghua. It was because of this information that Lin Fan fell into his trap. Lin Fan frowned, wanting to delete it, but her eyes fell on his Moments cover. Lin Fan froze, quickly clicked in, and found all her photos. They were obviously taken secretly, her face not clearly visible, sometimes just a back view. Lin Fan kept scrolling down; there were tens of thousands of photos. She stopped at those from 2012, finding her childhood photos among them.

There were no captions. Lin Fan returned to check the account. Was this WeChat account Ouyang Yu's? But why did opening the WeChat video lead to Chen Xianghua's trap? Lin Fan bit her lip. Could it be such a coincidence? Right after she finished watching the video, Chen Xianghua appeared?

Chen Xianghua couldn't have stored so many photos of Lin Fan, so it must have been Ouyang Yu.

Lin Fan pinched her brows, put down her phone, and sighed.

Soon, Qin Feng's parents arrived, carrying a bag full of food. Lin Fan hurried out to help, but Qin's mother pushed her aside, "Go sit down. Will Qin Feng come back for lunch?"

"I don't know." Lin Fan opened the fridge to help sort the food, "He should be quite busy recently. If he comes back, great."

"Never mind him then. If he doesn't come back tonight, you'll come to our place."

Lin Fan smiled as she took the vegetables to the kitchen, "Sure, I was thinking of staying there for a while. He's often away for days when he's busy."

"How are you feeling?"

Lin Fan turned to look at Qin's mother and nodded, "Pretty good."

Qin's mother walked over, ruffled her hair, and smiled, "Come stay with Auntie. I'll feed you until you're chubby."

Qin Feng didn't return by the afternoon. Qin Yunkuo had work at the company, so he left after lunch. Qin's mother played games with Lin Fan, who wasn't very good at them and soon gave up. Qin's mother played until five o'clock when Qin Yunkuo called, and she reluctantly quit the game.

"I'll train your character later. We can form a team."

Lin Fan felt a headache. Spare her; she really didn't like playing games.

No one was better at playing than Qin Feng's mother. There was nothing she couldn't play. Qin's mother said, "Come with me tonight. Let Qin Feng come over there."

"Alright, I'll get some clothes."

Lin Fan packed a change of clothes in her backpack. Qin Feng didn't return for dinner, and he didn't reply to Lin Fan's WeChat message. After dinner, Lin Fan waited in the living room until ten o'clock, but Qin Feng still didn't seem to be coming back, so she went to bed.

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Qin Feng didn't come back all night. The next morning, Lin Fan's eyelids started twitching. She ate breakfast absentmindedly and called Qin Feng. The call went unanswered. Lin Fan put on her down jacket.

"Where are you going?"

"I'm going out for a walk." Lin Fan put her phone back in her bag, "Auntie, I'm going to check on Qin Feng."

"He doesn't want you to go." Qin's mother quickly came over and held her back, "He told you to wait at home."

Lin Fan forced a smile, her mind in turmoil, "I can't reach him."

"Maybe he's busy. His work is very special. He often doesn't answer our calls either." Qin's mother pulled Lin Fan back, "Sit down. Why not do some homework? The holiday should be ending soon, right? You have to go back to school in a few days."

"Yes, the school term is starting soon." Lin Fan sat back, brushed her hair back, and took out her phone to text Xiao Wang. Soon, Xiao Wang replied, "On a mission."

What mission?

Qin Feng returned at eleven at night, entering quietly with light steps. Lin Fan still heard him and immediately turned on the light, running out of the bedroom. She met Qin Feng's eyes at the entrance. Qin Feng took off his coat, his thick eyebrows raised, "What's wrong?"

His voice was low, slightly hoarse.

Lin Fan walked over, pressing her lips together, "Have you eaten?"

He had only turned on the foyer light, leaving most of the room in darkness. Qin Feng took off his gloves and pulled Lin Fan into his arms, kissing her forehead. "I missed you."

His body was slightly cold, carrying a chill. Lin Fan hugged him, "I missed you too."

Qin Feng picked her up and strode towards the bedroom, "The Heart-Extraction Case is completely solved."

He placed Lin Fan on the bed, then leaned down to kiss her. Lin Fan struggled and pushed him away, "The door, your parents are home!"

Qin Feng locked the door and returned to sit on the edge of the bed, looking at Lin Fan. His fingers brushed across her face, "Couldn't answer the phone, made you worry."

In the quiet night, his voice was deep and hoarse. Lin Fan held Qin Feng's hand, sat up, and hugged him, resting her chin on his shoulder, "I was afraid something happened to you."

Qin Feng chuckled, "It won't."

This time he had been too reckless. The case was handled messily, and he had let it go. As a police officer, mixing personal and professional matters violated discipline. Qin Feng had been under investigation for the past few days, and the punishment hadn't been decided yet. He no longer cared about the outcome.

He kissed Lin Fan from her cheek to her lips, holding her in his arms, "Tomorrow, you need to go in for questioning. Just tell them the truth, don't be afraid."

Lin Fan looked up. Qin Feng didn't kiss deeply, just a light kiss before letting go, "Sleep now, don't overthink it."

He did want Lin Fan, but given her current condition, he was genuinely afraid she wouldn't be able to handle it.

"What about you?"

Qin Feng pinched her cheek and stood up, "I'm going to take a shower."

Lin Fan blushed, "Oh."

"It's not convenient here. You're not fully recovered yet," Qin Feng seemed to see through her thoughts and said meaningfully, "We have plenty of time."

Lin Fan paused for a few seconds and quickly looked away. Damn it! To hell with 'plenty of time'! She pulled the blanket over her head, "Go sleep in the next room. I'm going to sleep."

Qin Feng chuckled, grabbed his pajamas, "Are you mad?"

Lin Fan spoke through the blanket, "It's not what you think."

"What do you think it is?"

Lin Fan refused to argue with him and remained silent. Qin Feng came over and pulled her blanket, "Don't suffocate yourself. Did you shower?"

Annoyed and embarrassed, Lin Fan kicked at him from under the blanket. Qin Feng didn't dodge. He laughed, "Okay, I'll stop teasing you. I'm going to shower. You can uncover your head and sleep."

After the door closed, Lin Fan finally poked her head out and breathed a sigh of relief. Covering her flushed face, she thought, How can he be like this!

After thinking for a while, Lin Fan decided that Qin Feng should be fine. She was the one who killed Chen Xianghua. Ouyang Yu had no connection to Qin Feng and died beside her.

She hadn't slept well the previous night. Without Qin Feng by her side, she felt nervous and worried something might happen to him. Lin Fan closed her eyes, comforted by the fact that Qin Feng was back and everything was fine. She quickly fell asleep. When Qin Feng finished his shower and returned, Lin Fan was already sound asleep. He tucked her in and lay down beside her, scrolling through his phone. He saw the video Lin Fan had forwarded to him, showing Chen Xianghua taking things from Su Weilan's body.

Lei Yang had been resuscitated and confirmed that it was a vengeful ghost who committed the murders, the ghost being Su Weilan. That night, Liu Xue had lured Su Weilan to the lab under Lei Yang's name and locked the door, directly causing Su Weilan's death from an attack. Later, the lab was turned into a library, where more deaths occurred, leading to its closure. According to the driver who had been with Mr. Chen, Mr. Chen had visited that library ten years ago. He might have known about Su Weilan's ghost back then. In the video Lin Fan sent, Chen Xianghua's target was clear—he wanted something from the ghost.

This item might have been what enabled Su Weilan to escape from the library.

Qin Feng closed the video. Ouyang Yu had managed to capture the ghost on video. What on earth was he? Unfortunately, he died too quickly for Qin Feng to find out.

The next morning, when Lin Fan woke up, Qin Feng was already gone. She changed her clothes and went out to wash up. Qin Feng was having breakfast in the dining room. Hearing her, he looked up, "Morning."

"Morning."

After washing up, Lin Fan walked over, "Where are Uncle and Auntie?"

The weather was beautiful, with sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Qin Feng served her some porridge, "They're out for a walk."

Qin's parents had a very close relationship. Whether going to the gym, taking a walk, or just going downstairs to buy groceries, they always went together.

Lin Fan accepted the bowl of porridge, "Thank you."

Qin Feng glanced at her, "Come to the station with me later."

"Okay."

"You can go back to class tomorrow."

Lin Fan sighed heavily, "What a troubled senior year."

Having changed schools three times, she wondered what would happen next. Qin Feng took a jade pendant out of his pocket and handed it to her, "Is this yours?"

Lin Fan froze when she saw the pendant in his hand, "How did you find it? Yes, it's mine. My grandmother gave it to me."

"It was found at the crime scene," Qin Feng said. "It was on Chen Xianghua."