I Want To Move In Next Door
Chapter 358: You’ve Finally Arrived (2)_1

Chapter 358: Chapter 358: You’ve Finally Arrived (2)_1

"Do you know... I was really scared that you wouldn’t make it in time..."

"That man, he even pulled my hair... it hurt so much..."

"..."

Han Jingnian allowed Xia Wan’an to speak uninterrupted, attentively listening to her temp ramblings, until her words dwindled and she stopped. He then spoke, "That won’t happen."

Xia Wan’an looked up at him, puzzled.

"I won’t be late..." Han Jingnian’s voice was calm and light, yet held a rare determination, "I will never be late."

Just as how I can never leave you alone, no matter where I am or what I’m doing, as long as you need me, I will overcome all hurdles and reach your side.

A glimmer of surprise flashed in Xia Wan’an’s eyes, quickly followed by innocent unease. After a small struggle, she asked softly, "Forever?"

"Yes, forever." Han Jingnian answered with unwavering certainty, without a hint of hesitation.

Xia Wan’an didn’t say anything but moved closer into Han Jingnian’s embrace.

Perhaps his words soothed her, or crying out her fears and sorrow that long took their toll, but soon after leaning against Han Jingnian’s chest, she fell asleep.

...

The next day, at seven in the morning, Han Jingnian, dressed in a HelloKitty apron, was cooking porridge in the kitchen when he received a call from Zhang Te’s assistant.

He adjusted the flame on the stove with one hand as he held his phone to his ear with the other.

"Mr. Han, regarding the matter you asked me to look into, I’ve gotten the results. The perpetrator is an unemployed vagrant, idle and fond of gambling. Someone paid a hefty sum to hire him to sneak into Madam’s villa... their objective was to take pictures of Madam... I seriously questioned who was behind this, but the man was tight-lipped and wouldn’t say anything. In the end, it was thanks to Dr. Xie’s acupuncture that he loosened up. He claimed to be unaware of who the mastermind was, but he was sure that the pictures of Madam were intended to be used at Miss Chi Mu’s welcome party, desecrating Madam’s reputation...

Throughout the conversation, Han Jingnian didn’t utter a word, seemingly fully focused on the pot of porridge before him. Yet, as the assistant’s explanations became more detailed, his expression gradually grew colder.

Only when the assistant finished recounting the details did he speak, his tone seemingly calm but chilling to those who heard it, "Chi Mu?"

On the other end of the phone, the assistant couldn’t help but shiver. "Yes, Mr. Han, Miss Chi Mu."

"Good, very good." After uttering these three words, Han Jingnian took the phone away from his ear. Just as he was preparing to hang up, he seemed to recall something and raised the phone back to his ear, speaking, "Right, before I got to her last night, someone else arrived there first. Check who that person was. I suspect it’s likely the same person who saved her with an anesthesia needle in the abandoned factory before."

"Yes, Mr. Han, understood."

Without saying anything else, Han Jingnian hung up the phone.

After putting down his phone, he continued watching the porridge until it was almost done, turning off the stove. He then went back to the bedroom and glanced at the girl on the bed. Seeing that she was still sound asleep with no signs of waking, he silently left the house.

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