Invincible Young Master in the City
Chapter 654 - 654 650 Continue the Cold

654: Chapter 650: Continue the Cold 654: Chapter 650: Continue the Cold The next morning, Ye Fan heard noises outside the car and woke up from a deep sleep, suddenly feeling a soft body in his arms, and immediately remembered the events of the last night.

Upon opening his eyes, he saw Zhao Lina completely curled up in his arms, her pretty face resting on his chest, sleeping soundly.

He couldn’t recall when during the night Zhao Lina had turned to face him, her arms circling his waist, her entire body pressing tightly against him, in a position ripe with intimacy; anyone who didn’t know better might think they were up to something indecent under the blanket.

However, at that moment, Ye Fan’s mind was completely free of distractions as he gazed at Zhao Lina’s beautiful sleeping face.

Although she had lost blood to poison last night and her usually rosy cheeks were somewhat pale, it did not detract from Zhao Lina’s beauty; rather, Ye Fan found something pitiful in her slightly pale face.

“Although it wasn’t intentional deception, I did hurt her after all.

She left her position as the police chief in Hua Hai City and her family to work in this small place in Mingde County—she must be suffering a lot inside,” Ye Fan couldn’t help thinking.

As the noises outside grew louder, Zhao Lina finally woke up.

As soon as she opened her eyes, she found herself looking directly into Ye Fan’s shiny, deep eyes.

Especially seeing the tenderness in those eyes, she was momentarily stunned and fell deeply into them.

But the next moment, Ye Fan swiftly averted his gaze and said, “You’re awake?

How do you feel now?”

Zhao Lina also came back to her senses and realized she was holding Ye Fan in an intimate way.

She immediately let out a startled scream and jumped off him.

Due to using too much force, she hit the car roof with a “bang” and fell down.

Ye Fan quickly reached out to steady Zhao Lina, helping the slightly dizzy Zhao Lina back to her seat and wrapping the blanket around her again.

As Zhao Lina recovered from her dizziness, Ye Fan expected her to scold him like she did last night, but instead, he saw her face turn cold as ice, her gaze icily sharp like twin blades.

Feeling a pang of dejection, Ye Fan sighed silently.

He didn’t blame Zhao Lina for her icy demeanor; after all, it was better for everyone this way.

“Heh, I’ll go outside and check,” Ye Fan forced a smile and continued, “If the road ahead is still blocked, I’ll head to the village for some breakfast.

You rest some more.”

After speaking, he grabbed his coat, opened the car door, and got out.

Once outside, Ye Fan saw that it was already broad daylight.

The fine rain had stopped, but the mist in the mountains was heavy, limiting visibility to no more than a hundred meters.

Though there were people moving ahead, with many getting out of their cars for fresh air or walking to the village for food, none of the vehicles seemed to be starting—likely indicating some more time before traffic could resume.

Dressed properly, Ye Fan walked to the village to buy breakfast, water, and petrol.

Finally, at ten in the morning, traffic was allowed to pass.

Driving back to Mingde County, Ye Fan didn’t take the car directly back to the police station.

Instead, he parked in a secluded spot not far from the station, letting Zhao Lina put on her coat.

Last night, Zhao Lina had gone outside to relieve herself, and her coat had gotten soaked in the nightly rain.

She hadn’t dared put it back on since, even though a night had passed, leaving the coat still wet.

Since he and Zhao Lina, a young man and woman of similar ages, could easily attract rumors, it was necessary to be cautious and avoid any suspicion.

Regarding the two blankets they used overnight, they had already disposed of them not far from the expressway exit.

After a while, when Zhao Lina had put her coat on, Ye Fan turned and asked, “Are you feeling okay to drive now?”

“I won’t die!” Zhao Lina said coldly, without even looking at Ye Fan.

Ye Fan didn’t mind and said, “Then I’ll get off here.

You can drive straight back to the dorm.

Hurry up and change your clothes.

Also, you’re not feeling well today, so don’t force yourself to go to work…”

“Stop nagging!” Zhao Lina snapped impatiently, “Do I need your orders on what I should do?

Am I the director, or are you the director?

Get out of the car!”

Ye Fan fell silent.

After a few seconds, he said, “I’m getting off now, goodbye, Director Zhao.”

“Hmph!” Zhao Lina snorted heavily.

After finishing, he opened the car door, got out, and then walked down the street.

Reaching the street, Ye Fan hailed a cab and returned to Sunshine Community.

Zhao Lina watched Ye Fan get into the cab and leave, snorted coldly, then crawled from the back seat to the front, driving back to the police station.

At two o’clock in the afternoon, Ye Fan started work.

Ten minutes past two, he suddenly received notice of a meeting at two-thirty.

He couldn’t help but smile wryly; Zhao Lina really didn’t listen to him and went to work despite being sick.

At two-thirty in the afternoon, the meeting was ready to start, and Zhao Lina sat at the head of the conference table in her police uniform, her back straight as she coldly relayed the contents of yesterday’s city bureau meeting.

It was routine to strengthen security management before the Spring Festival, yet it also involved legally cracking down on a batch of criminals, making an example to intimidate all others who break the law.

However, this year’s targets were quite hefty — in Mingde County, the targets were to catch ten pickpockets, three thieves, to dismantle one organized crime group, and to crack down on three hair salons or one hotel suspected of soliciting prostitution, among others.

Unlike Ye Fan, who was relatively new to police work, Zhao Lina had previously served as the head of Hua Hai city’s detective squad and was very familiar with the process of strengthening security management before the Spring Festival, adeptly assigning tasks and coordinating the operations of various departments.

Although Ye Fan was the deputy leader of this operation, Zhao Lina had handed him a tough assignment — to personally lead teams to conduct routine inspections of all entertainment venues and hotels.

This task required them to operate late at night, and sometimes it even required surprise midnight raids.

Of course, this assignment was tough for Ye Fan, but for others, it was a coveted easy job.

Others initially envied this arrangement but then saw the wry smile on Ye Fan’s face and quickly realized the truth.

Fan Feipeng even showed a schadenfreude smile.

Obviously, with Ye Fan’s promising future and as someone parachuted in from above, he couldn’t possibly collude with the local powers to accept bribes, turning an easy job into a tough one.

It was clear that this was Zhao Lina’s way of oppressing Ye Fan.

After the meeting ended, Xu Xiangli followed Ye Fan back to his office.

Once the door was closed, Xu Xiangli immediately said indignantly, “Director Ye, Director Zhao is going too far!

How can she be so blatant?!”

“Heh, Xiangli, you misunderstood Director Zhao’s intention,” Ye Fan replied with a light smile.

“Strengthening security management, especially the routine inspection of entertainment venues and hotels, is a crucial part.

My personally leading the team shows that we place great importance on the security management before the Spring Festival.”

“But…” Xu Xiangli still wasn’t convinced.

Ye Fan gestured with his hand and added, “Moreover, I personally want to inspect the entertainment venues and hotels.

Transitioning from the military to management, I’m not familiar with grassroots police work and indeed need to get hands-on frontline experience.”

“Are you saying that Director Zhao arranged this out of goodwill?” Xu Xiangli asked incredulously, eyes wide.

Ye Fan nodded with a smile, “If she never gave me the opportunity to engage in grassroots work, that would truly be malicious.”