Chapter 1876 - A Call in the Middle of the Night (I) (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

To marry at twenty-eight years old. To have a mishap at twenty-eight years old. Twenty-eight years old… Everything was supposed to happen at twenty-eight years old.

Ye Qianqian clung to Shen Zhilie’s neck and said softly in a slightly fearful voice, “Old Shen, I’m afraid of death.”

Unexpectedly, Shen Zhillie stared at Ye Qianqian and replied somberly, “Don’t worry. Only beauties are ill-fated. Women like you live to a ripe old age.”

When Ye Qianqian heard this, her eyes grew dark. She gritted her teeth and reached out and pinched him on his waist.

“Ouch!” Shen Zhilie howled, half in jest and half in seriousness. He gripped her wrist tightly and pulled her closer before holding her in place between his legs. “Are you not planning on sleeping? That hurts!” he said.

Ye Qianqian released him immediately, but she still found it hard to relax. She was exhausted before, but now she felt as if she were on steroids; her eyes were wide open.

The two of them chatted in bed for a long while. It was almost two-thirty in the morning when Ye Qianqian finally felt her eyelids close, and she drifted off to sleep. Shen Zhilie’s heart felt heavy. He didn’t feel like sleeping at all.

All of a sudden, Shen Zhilie’s cellphone rang. The caller wasn’t in his contact list, but the district code revealed that it was from Kingstown.

Filled with a sense of foreboding, Shen Zhilie glanced at Ye Qianqian, who had finally fallen asleep, and, moving as gently and quietly as he could, pushed her off before answering the call.

“Is this Mr. Shen?” A cacophony could be heard over the phone. Shen Zhilie could hear the distinct sounds of sirens and intercom communications.

Shen Zhilie released the breath he had been holding and replied in the affirmative. “Speaking. May I know who’s calling?”

“You’re from the capital?” The caller had subconsciously recognized his accent, but he quickly returned to the main topic at hand. He said, “I’m Inspector Lin from the police force. We’re currently on the ground floor of your apartment building. Is it possible for you to make a trip back now?”