Le Ning actually wanted to resist a bit; she didn’t need anyone to drive her, especially not Zhou Ran.

But then, her phone vibrated again. It was a news notification from Tencent.

She looked down and was startled.

It was a collection of recent murder cases, and the photo she saw was of a woman lying on the riverbank, her body pale.

She quickly put her phone away, her face paling.

She bit her lip, raised her gaze, and looked at Zhou Ran.

The man was still standing there, watching her quietly.

Le Ning closed her eyes for a moment, trying to erase the image from her mind, then gritted her teeth and said, “…Then I’ll trouble you.”

Le Ning’s car had been bought for over a year, but this was the first time a man had driven it.

Her car wasn’t big, so when Zhou Ran sat in the driver’s seat, it was actually a bit cramped.

The man had long legs, and his knees were awkwardly forced into a narrow space. It looked uncomfortable.

Le Ning glanced at him a couple of times, then silently looked away and stared out the window.

Zhou Ran didn’t say anything, and Le Ning naturally didn’t start a conversation with him.

After a moment of silence, Le Ning couldn’t stand the strange atmosphere anymore and started scrolling through WeChat to chat with someone.

She opened the app, and at the top, aside from the pinned group chats and Le Luo, was the newly added Zhou Ran.

Le Ning lowered her eyes, glanced at the man beside her, and clicked on his profile picture.

She figured she might as well take a look…

Zhou Ran’s WeChat profile picture was… a badge.

His WeChat name was simple, just his name. After opening it, Le Ning browsed through his Moments.

After reading, she couldn’t help but feel… this person’s daily life was really boring, most of the posts were re-shared.

They were all related to cases.

Le Ning wasn’t too interested, and after a quick glance, she closed the app.

Just as she was about to turn it off, the man suddenly spoke: “When did you return to the country?”

Le Ning froze, her body stiffening. She turned her head, looking at Zhou Ran in surprise. “…How did you know I’ve been abroad?”

Zhou Ran didn’t respond.

His question immediately triggered a memory in Le Ning’s mind.

She had indeed been abroad, but it was as an exchange student, and she had stayed for a relatively long time, returning only after two years.

However… aside from her high school classmates and a few close friends, basically no one knew about this.

It had been two years since she graduated from high school, and if Yang Qingqing hadn’t mentioned it in the group chat, probably even her classmates wouldn’t have known.

When Zhou Ran mentioned it, she was actually surprised.

“Zhou Ran.”

Le Ning couldn’t help but call out his name, curious.

Hearing this, Zhou Ran suddenly smiled, his eyes fixed on the road ahead. He said淡ly: “Is it only when you’re in a hurry that you remember my name?”

Le Ning: “……”

She paused, rolling her eyes. “What, Officer Zhou, is my name so nice that you want me to keep calling it?”

Zhou Ran thought for a few seconds: “If you’re willing, I don’t mind.”

Le Ning choked, gritting her teeth: “I mind.”

Who wants to keep calling your name?!

It’s not even that nice!

Even if it was nice, I still wouldn’t call it.

Zhou Ran hummed in response, “Lu Jiaxiu said that.”

Le Ning was stunned for a moment: “Really? Senior Lu is so well-informed.”

She didn’t suspect anything. “Has he been back for a while?”

Zhou Ran nodded and didn’t say anything more.

Le Ning also fell silent.

Just then, they arrived at her apartment. Zhou Ran parked the car on the side of the road as directed by Le Ning.

She got out of the car, pursed her lips, and looked at Zhou Ran: “You can borrow the car tonight.”

Zhou Ran raised an eyebrow.

“Consider it a thank-you gift for tonight.”

After speaking, Le Ning didn’t wait for Zhou Ran to respond and turned to walk into the neighborhood.

Zhou Ran watched her slender and graceful figure, his lips curving into a slight smile.

When Zhou Ran got home, his mother was waiting at the door after hearing the sound of the car.

When she saw her son driving the car back, she was stunned for a moment: “This car…?”

Zhou Ran calmly said, “It’s a friend’s.”

Zhou Ran’s mother looked at the car, her eyes lighting up as she asked, “Is it a girl’s?”

The car was obviously a model that girls love, a BMW Mini, with a particularly cute design and a striking red color.

Zhou Ran nodded in response, seeing his mother’s delighted expression, but didn’t offer any further explanation.

Zhou Ran’s mother still wanted to ask more, but Zhou Ran changed the subject.

“Mom, can you help me take a look at this shirt?”

Zhou Ran’s mother focused on the shirt: “What’s this?”

Zhou Ran explained, “I accidentally bumped into it during a check the other day. I need to clean it and return it… ” He paused, then asked, “Where can I buy this shirt?”

Zhou Ran’s mother: “???”

She glanced at the label: “This shirt should cost several thousand. I don’t know if it’s available locally. Do you want to buy it?”

“……”

Seeing the confused and shocked look on his mother’s face, Zhou Ran nodded slightly.

Zhou Ran’s mother: “???”

“!!!”

She looked at her son’s expression, wanting to say something but hesitating, and then carefully asked: “The girl you bumped into… is she someone you like?”

Author’s note:
Captain Zhou: My name sounds nice, you can keep calling it.

Ning Ning: In your dreams!

Much later — really smells nice.jpg

Today!! Captain Zhou finally got the wife’s WeChat!! His image just got way taller, huh!

Much later, when Le Luo discovered his sister was taken away, he was quite sad…