Ah Zhui: There's a cow! There's a cow!

"Don't we have to go to the station today?" Cang Yu asked casually, glancing at Qi Lin, the only person still in the living room.

The other three—A-Zhui, You-Yue, and Qiang-Wei—have already been taken to other rooms by He-Xi and Liang-Bing for private conversations.

Now, only the two of them remained in the large living room.

Qi Lin gently shook her head, glancing at Cang Yu with a hint of helplessness in her eyes:

"You've given me so much mind-blowing information in just two days, are you really not going to give me any time to process it?"

She sighed softly and continued, "I've already asked for leave." She paused, her tone tinged with hesitation and confusion.

"Honestly, I'm even considering... whether I should just quit my job."

Cang Yu poured her a cup of freshly brewed hot tea, the rising steam blurring the emotions in his eyes.

"Whether you resign or not depends on what you want to see clearly with these eyes." He gently pushed the white porcelain cup in front of her.

"Should we continue to observe the good and evil, right and wrong, on the streets and alleys, or...?"

He looked up at the closed door on the second floor, his voice carrying a certain profound meaning:

"To see the true nature of this world."

Qi Lin held the warm teacup, feeling just the right amount of warmth on her fingertips.

"I became a police officer because I wanted to protect something," she said softly, her gaze still fixed on the door.

"But now I'm suddenly being told that the world needs to be protected in far more ways than I imagined."

The steam rising from the rim of the teacup condensed into tiny droplets on her eyelashes, like morning dew clinging to butterfly wings.

"You know what? Just yesterday morning, I was just an ordinary police officer, riding my patrol bike through familiar streets."

A faint smile played on her lips, a smile tinged with self-mockery.

"When I received a report from the command center that a serious assault had occurred, my first reaction was that it was a common case involving a knife-wielding assailant."

"But when I arrived at the scene and saw it with my own eyes..." Her voice trailed off, as if afraid of disturbing something.

"All the knowledge I had built up over the past twenty years completely collapsed in that instant."

She raised her eyelids, her gaze piercing through the misty steam, landing on Cang Yu's serene face:

"If it weren't for you... I might have already chosen to leave this suddenly unfamiliar world."

Qi Lin's voice was very soft, like a feather falling on a still lake.

She looked down at her outstretched hands, as if she could read the turning point of her fate from the lines on her palms.

"Although I have now activated the so-called super gene and gained this power... I am still very confused."

Her fingertips curled up unconsciously, and her voice was filled with a deep sense of helplessness.

"What can such power change? Compared to those beings who can destroy the world at will, what is my meager strength worth?"

Her expression dimmed, like moonlight obscured by dark clouds.

Faced with Qi Lin's candid vulnerability, Cang Yu fell into a brief silence.

Cang Yu slowly raised his head and looked calmly at Qi Lin.

"So, Qilin, how do you feel about me?"

Yes, Cang Yu chose the most direct approach.

He wasn't oblivious to romance; how could he not notice the special feelings Qi Lin and the others had for him?

However, he had always been unwilling to face the issue directly, so he chose to turn a blind eye.

But after last night, he had made up his mind and naturally would no longer run away.

This sudden, direct question caught Qi Lin completely off guard.

"Huh? W-why are you suddenly asking this..." She instinctively gripped the hem of her clothes, her voice unconsciously softening, "My feelings for you and all that..."

Cang Yu's gaze remained calm. He did not urge him, but simply waited quietly.

Qi Lin's fingertips unconsciously caressed the warm teacup, as if drawing courage from the familiar touch.

She took a deep breath, her slightly flushed cheeks looking especially beautiful in the morning light. When she finally raised her eyes, a gentle smile played on her lips.

"If I had to describe it... I'd say gratitude and a sense of relief."

She smiled gently, a smile tinged with a girlish shyness:

"Like a hero suddenly appearing and pulling me back from the brink of despair... I don't think any girl could resist such a scene, right?"

"But..." her voice suddenly softened, "Actually, even before that, I had already fallen for you."

Qi Lin raised her head, meeting Cang Yu's gaze without flinching for the first time:

"Ever since that night we met, I've been hoping for another chance encounter. But... fate doesn't seem to give us that opportunity again."

The moment she finished speaking, she lowered her head as if she had exhausted all her courage, leaving only a slightly flushed profile and her hands that didn't know where to go.

Upon receiving the answer, Cang Yu's lips curved into a gentle smile. He reached out and gently pulled Qi Lin into his arms.

"Huh?" Qi Lin let out a short exclamation, still in a daze.

Cang Yu gently stroked her cheek, forcing her to look him in the eye.

Qi Lin blushed and avoided his gaze, but when she saw the sincerity in his eyes, she gradually stopped avoiding him.

The next second, Cang Yu lowered his head and covered her slightly trembling lips.

"Well……"

Qi Lin's eyes widened in surprise, but unexpectedly, she didn't push him away.

After the initial shock, she slowly closed her eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering like butterfly wings, and began to awkwardly but sincerely respond to the sudden kiss.

When the kiss ended, the two separated slightly, but their foreheads remained intimately pressed together.

Qi Lin breathed softly, the blush on her cheeks more intoxicating than the morning glow.

She buried her burning cheeks deep in Cang Yu's shoulder, her voice trembling with a hint of shyness:

"So... what kind of answer is this?"

Cang Yu did not answer immediately, but gently lifted her chin with her fingertips.

Before Qi Lin could react, he lowered his head again and covered her lips with his.

"Um……"

This kiss was even more tender and lingering than before, the unspoken words mingling in their intertwined breaths.

For a long time, the lips are divided.

Cang Yu stepped back slightly, but still held Qi Lin in his arms. A triumphant smile played in his eyes, his voice low and pleased:

"Now...do you understand my answer?"

Qi Lin leaned against his chest, panting softly, her eyelashes still glistening with tears of emotion.

She held onto his clothes tightly, never letting go, and finally buried her burning cheeks in his chest again, letting out a barely audible "Mmm".

The voice was as soft as a feather, yet it clearly entered the air between the two of them.

at the same time

As A-Zhui listened to He Xi recount the events in the room, she suddenly felt a jolt, as if something had just happened.