Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 649 - 649 645 Trapped on the Road

649: Chapter 645 Trapped on the Road 649: Chapter 645 Trapped on the Road Ten minutes later, in a private room of a café, Ye Fan, Zhao Lina, and Liao Susu sat down.

Under the somewhat fearful gaze of the female waitress, the three of them each ordered a cup of coffee.

Both Ye Fan and Zhao Lina were wearing police uniforms, and it was normal for the timid waitress to be a bit scared, especially since all three had stern expressions.

The coffee was brought over quickly.

After the waitress left, Ye Fan calmly performed the introductions between Zhao Lina and Liao Susu.

Zhao Lina didn’t resist much.

She had calmed down now and hated Ye Fan even more, barely caring about Liao Susu.

Liao Susu also calmed down and regretted that she had been too impulsive just now.

She merely had a good impression of Ye Fan, and they weren’t even in a relationship, yet she had just fought with Zhao Lina.

She felt she had been a bit foolish.

“Heh heh, it’s a case of ‘no fights, no acquaintance’,” Ye Fan said with a mediating laugh.

“Both of you are beautiful women of similar status; you could totally become good friends.”

Zhao Lina gave Ye Fan a cold glance and snorted, “Who I become friends with is none of your business.”

“Heh heh, indeed it isn’t,” Ye Fan said, spreading his hands.

Ever since sitting down, Liao Susu had been observing the relationship between Ye Fan and Zhao Lina.

She noticed that Zhao Lina was clearly giving Ye Fan the cold shoulder, her eyes towards him were ice-cold, even containing hatred and disgust.

She couldn’t help but wonder about the real relationship between Ye Fan and Zhao Lina, guessing they might have known each other before arriving in Mingde County, but then she immediately dismissed the idea.

She was very familiar with Ye Fan’s “resume”; he had transferred to the police force in Mingde County from some military unit, with a home address in Forty-Nine City.

As for Zhao Lina’s background, she had also heard that Lina was transferred from Hua Hai City.

Thus, she believed that Ye Fan and Zhao Lina had nothing to do with each other before Mingde County.

“Could it be that when Zhao Lina was first transferred to the Mingde County police department, Ye Fan was blinded by lust and tried to hit on Zhao Lina, only to anger her?” she speculated wildly.

“Zhao Lina following us just now was probably to catch Ye Fan in a weak spot.”

However, this was just her speculation and still needed verification.

So, she asked Zhao Lina with a smile, “Chief Zhao, did you know Chief Ye from before?”

In principle, she should have asked Ye Fan, whom she knew well, but having interacted with Ye Fan many times, she knew he wasn’t rigid at all, quite shrewd in fact.

Asking him directly might not yield a truthful answer.

On the other hand, Zhao Lina’s cold, arrogant, and rigid demeanor suggested that kind of person wouldn’t lie.

“Who knows him?!” Zhao Lina said coldly with disgust, as if ashamed to be viewed in Ye Fan’s company.

Hearing this and seeing Zhao Lina’s expression, Liao Susu was even more convinced of her guess.

Relieved that Zhao Lina wasn’t in competition with her, her mood improved greatly.

“Heh heh, Chief Zhao, it seems that we really had a misunderstanding just now,” Liao Susu said with a smile.

“I apologize to you and hope you won’t hold a grudge in the future.”

As a reporter, networking was her instinctive subconscious.

Just as Ye Fan said, the two were similar in status, and she also thought Zhao Lina was a friend worth making.

Zhao Lina, when not facing Ye Fan, was usually very rational and calm, and didn’t simply look down her nose at others.

So, when Liao Susu showed goodwill, she accepted it and replied with a softened expression, “You’re too kind.

I was also at fault earlier on.”

Following that, the two women spoke to each other, one sentence after another.

Liao Susu was skilled in socializing, and with her intentional guidance, the two women quickly became genuinely engaged in conversation.

Ye Fan, on the other hand, was completely left out.

After being ignored for seven or eight minutes, Ye Fan couldn’t help but interject, only to be met by both Zhao Lina and Liao Susu turning their heads with looks of scorn.

Ye Fan laughed awkwardly and said, “Heh heh, you two chat, you two chat.

I’ll step out for some air.”

Zhao Lina and Liao Susu both revealed a “you know your place” expression on their pretty faces.

Next, Ye Fan exited the private room.

After Ye Fan had left, Zhao Lina and Liao Susu chatted even more unrestrainedly.

During the conversation, Zhao Lina subtly and indirectly discovered that Ye Fan and Liao Susu were just ordinary friends, although Liao Susu herself had a fondness for Ye Fan.

Knowing these facts, Zhao Lina scorned and loathed Ye Fan all over again: Already married, and still flirting with other women.

One day you’ll meet a woman with a heart of stone who will castrate you!

If Ye Fan had known what Zhao Lina was thinking, he would surely have felt like it was snowing in June.

“Susu, that man Ye Fan is such a player, totally unreliable.

You should keep your distance from him,” Zhao Lina kindly advised.

Liao Susu gave a slight smile, not taking it seriously.

Besides, she was very confident in her own ability to handle men.

They chatted until two thirty in the afternoon, when Zhao Lina had to leave for a meeting.

Only then did they stop.

Driving back to the city police station, Ye Fan was in Zhao Lina’s car.

As for Liao Susu, she drove herself back to the television station.

In the car, Ye Fan expected Zhao Lina to say something to him, but Zhao Lina kept a cold face throughout the journey, not even glancing his way, much less speaking.

Around five thirty in the afternoon, the meeting finally ended.

Although Liao Susu had called to detain her, Zhao Lina insisted on returning to Mingde County immediately.

The drive took about an hour, and returning to Mingde County was just six thirty.

That was the time she would usually finish any overtime work.

Of course, Ye Fan was the one driving.

After getting into the car, Zhao Lina sat in the back in the leader’s designated seat, leaning against the chair, eyes closed, not uttering a word.

Ye Fan also enjoyed the silence from Zhao Lina and thus focused on driving.

However, upon reaching the highway, after driving for only twenty or thirty kilometers, the car could no longer move forward due to the endless line of vehicles ahead—a traffic jam.

The expressway between Long’an City and Mingde County was a main artery highway to Hua Hai City.

Even on non-holiday days, the volume of traffic was heavy.

Once there was an accident, traffic jams were inevitable.

“We’re stuck in traffic,” Ye Fan said, informing Zhao Lina in the back after the car stopped.

Zhao Lina opened her beautiful eyes, peeked out, and then withdrew back inside.

“It might take an hour.

It shouldn’t be too long,” Ye Fan consoled Zhao Lina.

Zhao Lina didn’t respond to Ye Fan and closed her eyes again to rest.

Ye Fan, with plenty of patience, sat quietly waiting for the traffic to clear.

However, an hour passed, and the car had only moved forward by a few car lengths.

Ye Fan felt something was not quite right.

Even if there had been a car accident up ahead causing traffic congestion, they should have been able to move at least several hundred meters in an hour.

“Chief Zhao, come to the driver’s seat.

I’m going to get out and check what’s happening up ahead,” Ye Fan turned and said to Zhao Lina.

Zhao Lina opened her eyes, her pretty face cold, not saying a word.

However, Ye Fan knew she had agreed.

So, Ye Fan got out of the car and walked forward to gather information.

Ten minutes later, Ye Fan returned with a rather grim expression on his face.

“There’s been a landslide up ahead.

They say that to clear it completely, it will take at least all night!” he informed Zhao Lina.