Sheng Chenjin's sincere expression flickered for a moment under the light. Soon, he nodded seriously, then shook his head, "I wasn't joking just now."
Shi Xinxin tightened her grip on the blanket. For some reason, a hard-to-describe emotion slowly welled up in her heart. She pursed her lips, "I know, it's just..."
"I know you can't accept it yet, but I can wait. Because I know your heart is with me. I'm just waiting for you to accept me now," Sheng Chenjin said preemptively.
Shi Xinxin's eyes widened slightly in surprise. How did Sheng Chenjin know what she was thinking?
Sheng Chenjin smiled, "We're together day and night. Don't I know what you're thinking?"
Shi Xinxin nodded silently, a hint of sweetness in her slightly curved lips, "Don't worry, you won't have to wait long. But before I agree, I might test you from time to time."
The atmosphere between them also relaxed with Shi Xinxin's smile. Sheng Chenjin knew what she was thinking and agreed without a second word.
He understood all of Shi Xinxin's unspoken thoughts. Currently, there were too many people plotting against them in the outside world. If those people weren't completely eradicated, Shi Xinxin wouldn't be fully confident in being with him.
Because at any moment, those people lurking in the shadows could end their lives. If that was the outcome, it would be better to deal with them one by one first, and then they could live in peace.
Thinking of Elder Feng, whose whereabouts were still unknown, a dark glint flashed in Shi Xinxin's eyes, and her lips gradually straightened.
"Bai Feng just gave me some news, saying that someone saw Elder Feng in country F. However, despite their best efforts, they lost him. He can even detect those high-tech products," Sheng Chenjin said gravely, his voice deep.
Shi Xinxin's eyes flickered. Suddenly, she grew suspicious, "How is that possible? Elder Feng could easily shake off your subordinates?"
Sheng Chenjin's trained hidden guards had considerable achievements in the circle, each possessing superb martial arts and unique skills. A dozen or so such excellent, well-trained hidden guards could naturally track people without difficulty. How could they have failed to track Elder Feng?
Shi Xinxin understood Elder Feng's methods to some extent. Her hand, which was hanging by her side, slowly touched the window frame, feeling the coolness on her fingertips.
Elder Feng didn't train many people. His focus was on medicine, so his subordinates were primarily medical practitioners, none of whom had anything to do with machinery. This meant that no matter how cautious Elder Feng was, he shouldn't have the ability to shake off the hidden guards or disable trackers.
After all, the tracker was personally created by A'ran, a genius in the mechanical field and one of Sheng Chenjin's subordinates. To this day, no one had been able to completely disable it, not even robots.
Shi Xinxin's brows gradually furrowed, and she increasingly found Elder Feng very suspicious.
She looked at Sheng Chenjin, "Are you sure the tracker's connection to you has completely disappeared?"
Sheng Chenjin was also puzzled by this. He nodded, "I've had people confirm it repeatedly. The tracking information really cannot be found."
Shi Xinxin pondered, "Then it's strange. If Elder Feng destroyed the tracker, he simply doesn't have the capability." Elder Feng had dedicated his entire life to medicine. Even if he started working on mechanics during the past half month of his disappearance, how could he have achieved such great success?
"This means Elder Feng is currently accompanied by someone else with sufficient capability," Sheng Chenjin said slowly.
Shi Xinxin's gaze met his, and they both nodded in unison, confirming their suspicions.
They both remembered the man who took Elder Feng from the warehouse that day. His movements when he broke into the warehouse through the window were flawless, agile, and skilled. He carried a knife at his waist, clearly a well-trained assassin.
Shi Xinxin sighed and closed the window, shutting out the cold wind completely. The situation was becoming more complicated, and her mood grew more troubled.
The inability to catch Elder Feng made her feel insecure, as if she were smiling one moment, and the next, someone lurking in the shadows would stab her.
Sheng Chenjin leaned forward slightly and gently embraced Shi Xinxin, who was lost in thought. He touched her cold hand and then clasped it in his own, giving her a continuous flow of warmth and strength.
"What's in front of us is the most important thing. I've sent people to continue the search. With time, we will definitely find clues to Elder Feng's whereabouts."
Shi Xinxin's mood improved slightly. She nodded and added, "Go and investigate prominent assassin training organizations in the martial world. I suspect the man who took Elder Feng that day, and the people Elder Feng used to clear obstacles along the way, must belong to the same organization."
Sheng Chenjin agreed and immediately had Bai Feng handle it.
The phone on the blanket suddenly vibrated, interrupting their conversation. Shi Xinxin glanced at the phone first, then turned to Sheng Chenjin and answered it.
On the other end was Yang Yue, whose muddled tone suggested she had just been woken up. "Hello, CEO Shi, are you asleep?"
This sounded like she had something important to say. Shi Xinxin sat up straight, "I'm not asleep yet. It's so late, what's the matter?"
Yang Yue said sleepily, "My email just said that Li Daina's flight back to China is tomorrow morning at eight."
"Li Daina? Why is she suddenly returning to China?" Shi Xinxin frowned.
Li Daina was Shi Xinxin's university classmate in country S. They were under the same mentor, and due to competition, their relationship was not good, it could even be described as extremely hostile.
Li Daina had once deliberately ruined Shi Xinxin's work, which she had spent three months on, in order to win an award herself. Therefore, Shi Xinxin didn't have a good impression of her.
However, Li Daina came from a wealthy family. Although she lacked ability and outstanding achievements, she successfully inherited her family's assets and was now the operator of a design company in country S.
Yang Yue thought for a moment, "I remember seeing a news report that she was coming to participate in the Shi Luo Competition. Returning to China at this time seems to be the only possibility."
Shi Xinxin smirked. Hearing that Li Daina was back elicited only a slight reaction. She had never taken that willful and overbearing young lady seriously.
"If she's back, she's back. It has nothing to do with me." Shi Xinxin was about to hang up.
Yang Yue's still groggy voice suddenly became clear, "No, CEO Shi, Li Daina just posted on Weibo saying that for the Shi Luo Competition this time, she is fully confident she will win against you!"
"What?"
Yang Yue exclaimed, "Not only that, she also said... she also said that CEO Sheng is beautiful and charming, and she will definitely snatch him and make him fall in love with her..."