"Let's first figure out her motive." Yang Haotian nodded, "Are you still doing counseling for her now?"
Shen Jingqi nodded, "Yes, she said she would continue counseling and would schedule through customer service, but she hasn't made any appointments again so far."
"During the counseling process, did you notice any unusual behavior or speech from her?" Yang Haotian asked.
Shen Jingqi thought for a moment, then shook his head, "No, she behaved very normally, nothing unusual."
"That's strange." Yang Haotian frowned, "If she didn't show any abnormalities, then why is she approaching you? Could it just be for fun?"
Shen Jingqi remained silent for a while, then said, "I want to continue counseling her to see if I can get some useful information from her."
"Hmm, that's a good idea." Yang Haotian nodded, "But be careful, don't let her deceive you."
"I know, I'll be careful." Shen Jingqi replied.
"That's good." Yang Haotian patted Shen Jingqi's shoulder, "If there's anything, reach out anytime, I'll help you."
The two fell into silence again.
"By the way, when we met last time, were you staying at your senior's place?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ N(o)vᴇl(F)ire.nᴇt
Yang Haotian began to look for a topic.
"You're quite bold, living with her and still daring to date other beauties?"
Shen Jingqi realized that Yang Haotian was thinking of Lucky Sister.
"However, your senior is indeed very beautiful," Yang Haotian glanced at Shen Jingqi, "After all, a lone man and a lone woman living together can easily lead to misunderstandings. Moreover, your senior is a great beauty, I'm really afraid you might lose control and do something outrageous someday."
Shen Jingqi agreed with Li Baiyu's beauty.
Li Baiyu is indeed beautiful, tall and fair-skinned, with a sweet appearance, and a pleasant voice. It's estimated that those pursuing her could line up from the school to the city.
But after all, they were merely in a senior-junior relationship.
"Don't overthink it, my relationship with my senior is really simple, there's nothing between us, at most she just wants someone to help her."
Shen Jingqi emphasized.
The two chatted again and teased the cat for a while.
After a while, Yang Haotian stood up and said, "It's getting late, I should head back."
"Okay, I'll see you off." Shen Jingqi also stood up.
The two walked to the door, Shen Jingqi opened it and said, "Be careful on the way."
"Hmm, I know. You head back." Yang Haotian nodded and turned to leave.
Shen Jingqi closed the door, returned to the living room, and sat back on the sofa. He thought of what Yang Haotian had said earlier, feeling a bit irritated. He didn't know if Li Baiyu was really becoming dependent on him, or if she genuinely liked him. Thinking about these things gave him a headache.
Just then, a ringing phone broke Shen Jingqi out of his thoughts. He picked up his phone and saw it was a call from Li Baiyu.
"Hello, Senior, is there anything?" Shen Jingqi answered the call.
"Jingqi, come outside, I have something to tell you." Li Baiyu's voice came from the other end.
"Alright, I'm coming right away." Shen Jingqi said, then hung up the phone and headed outside.
Shen Jingqi came to the living room, seeing Li Baiyu sitting on the sofa with a somewhat serious expression.
"Did you bring him here to find out about Cong Nanxue?"
Shen Jingqi was surprised upon hearing this. He hadn't expected Li Baiyu to guess this. But he soon calmed down and nodded, "Yes, Senior. I was a bit troubled by Cong Nanxue, so I wanted to gather some information about her from Haotian."
"Troubled? Why troubled?" Li Baiyu asked.
Shen Jingqi sighed, telling Li Baiyu about Cong Nanxue's unusual behavior during counseling and his doubts about it.
"So you're saying Cong Nanxue has been testing you during counseling?" Li Baiyu furrowed her brows upon hearing this.
"Yes, I always feel she has some sort of agenda." Shen Jingqi said.
"Then what do you think her agenda is?" Li Baiyu continued to ask.
Shen Jingqi shook his head, "I don't know, that's why I wanted to learn more about her from Haotian."
Li Baiyu remained silent for a while, then spoke, "Jingqi, do you think the stress I'm feeling could be related to Cong Nanxue?"
Shen Jingqi was surprised again upon hearing this, He hadn't expected Li Baiyu to relate her stress to Cong Nanxue. But on thinking it over, he realized it wasn't impossible. After all, Cong Nanxue's presence had indeed brought some changes to their lives.
"Senior, why do you think that?" Shen Jingqi asked.
"Intuition." Li Baiyu briefly replied.
Shen Jingqi knew that Li Baiyu's intuition was often quite accurate. Since she said so, the matter with Cong Nanxue was quite likely linked to her stress.
"Then... Senior, do you think Cong Nanxue..." Shen Jingqi hesitated.
"I don't know." Li Baiyu shook her head, "But I'm very worried that she might do something detrimental to us."
Shen Jingqi felt anxious hearing this. He didn't expect Li Baiyu to place so much importance on the Cong Nanxue matter. But he also understood that her concerns were not baseless. After all, Cong Nanxue's behavior was indeed somewhat unusual.
"Senior, don't worry, with Yang Haotian's help, we'll figure out the Cong Nanxue situation soon." Shen Jingqi said.
Li Baiyu nodded but still had a trace of worry on her face.
"Senior, what's wrong? Why do you look so worried?" Shen Jingqi asked.
Li Baiyu looked up, gazing into Shen Jingqi's eyes, and slowly spoke, "Jingqi, I just thought about it and felt that the fact Cong Nanxue is seeking your counseling might actually be related to me."
Shen Jingqi was surprised hearing this. He hadn't expected Li Baiyu to say such a thing. But he also understood that, since she said this, the matter was probably really connected to her.
"Senior, why do you say that?" Shen Jingqi quickly asked.
"Because... I've been investigating something recently." Li Baiyu said.
Shen Jingqi was taken aback yet again. He didn't expect Li Baiyu to be investigating something. If so, his previous understanding of her was superficial at best?
"What are you investigating?" Shen Jingqi inquired.
"About my childhood." Li Baiyu replied.
Shen Jingqi's attention was thoroughly caught.
Just then, Shen Jingqi's phone suddenly rang. He picked it up and saw a message from Yang Haotian.
"Cong Nanxue has disappeared."