Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 278 - 279 I Understand (Fourth Update)_1

Chapter 278: Chapter 279 I Understand (Fourth Update)_1

She said, "I’m worried about delaying your work. Besides, my shop mainly serves women. If I make you stay here, wouldn’t my customers be scared away?"

No sooner had she said the words "scared away" than Nan Feng realized that it was inappropriate. She quickly corrected herself, saying, "No, what I meant is...the girls in town are afraid of strange men, you see. Having a man around would make them hesitate to come in."

"I understand," Ye Ge replied, somewhat nonchalantly, "Then I will leave first. Please inform me if anything happens."

"Yes, alright."

After Ye Ge left, Nan Feng got busy again, still following yesterday’s method of hiring, offering discounts after recording the addresses of trial customers.

...

Nan Feng was expecting the aggressive women from before to return, so the next day, as dawn broke, she vigilantly climbed onto the roof to observe the street from a high vantage point.

She wanted to see when these women showed up and whether there were any suspicious individuals around.

As a graduate from the Special Agent School, she didn’t forget her trained observation skills. By calmly observing the behavior, movements, and expression of the people on the street, she could easily discern any peculiarities.

However, until the opening time, the street started getting busy, but Nan Feng didn’t observe any significant leads.

Unexpectedly, the aggressive women didn’t show up at all, and they didn’t appear for some time after that either.

But her business at the Spikenard Square store was already impacted. From selling a hundred boxes a day, she was now down to less than thirty bottles. Stocks started piling up, and Nan Feng was almost frantic.

This couldn’t go on, she simply had to locate those women, and press them to reveal who was behind all this.

That afternoon, she returned to the Yamen to look for Ye Ge.

Ye Ge had been on night duty, and they hardly had an opportunity to meet as when she was busy, he was off duty, and when she had some free time, he was on duty.

She had expected to find Ye Ge resting in his room, but he wasn’t there, perhaps he had other matters to attend to.

As she left, she caught a glimpse of the spot on the cabinet where she had discovered a picture previously. However, the picture was no longer there.

Nan Feng suddenly had an idea: Could the man in the picture be Ye Ge?

However, upon careful analysis, she concluded that it couldn’t be him.

She remembered watching a play called "The Turning Deer" once with Ye Ge in the village. In it, the heroine was turned into a deer by a celestial punishment and was recognized by her husband from her eyes when she turned to look at him.

Yes, the eyes.

The day she saw the picture, Nan Feng thought that the man in the picture appeared vibrant and confident, quite different from Ye Ge’s deep-seated expression.

So it couldn’t be Ye Ge, could it?

And besides, she had learned the art of disguise at the Special Agent School. Despite disguises being quite intricate, she didn’t think it was possible for Ye Ge to transform from a charming man to his current form.

Nan Feng asked herself honestly: Does she really look down on Ye Ge because he’s unattractive?

Within a second, she had her answer: Absolutely not, she doesn’t mind, she likes him very much, even when he had a hump.

But, could Ye Ge be upset with her because of the picture?

He did seem a bit odd that day.

...

Nan Feng left Ye Ge’s room feeling somewhat dejected.

Not long after leaving the Yamen’s back courtyard, she arrived at Liuchen Alley. From the Yamen to Spikenard Square, Liuchen Alley was the most secluded and very narrow, just wide enough for a single carriage to pass.

As she heard the sound of a carriage behind her, Nan Feng instinctively moved aside. However, the carriage came to halt behind her, and someone stuck their head out and called her name, "Nan Feng?"