CHAPTER 223: CHAPTER 221: IS HE NOT PLANNING TO HOLD BACK ANYMORE...

Mr. Xu was quite surprised; the judicial department had always kept a distance from the Yu Jing Group, and there wasn’t much interaction with the business sector on a regular basis. He hadn’t expected that Mr. Jing from Yu Jing Group would personally arrange a meeting with him.

Watching as Mr. Lu, who had uttered a few meaningful words and then directly left, Mr. Xu lowered his head and thoughtfully looked at the business card in his hand for a moment.

He turned to call over his secretary, "Bring me the application materials and the commutation document written by Chu Shangdong inside for me to review again."

The secretary responded, "Okay."

Mr. Xu carefully clutched Lu Zhao’s business card in his hand, thought for a moment, and then said, "It seems this person won’t be released for now; inform people inside not to transfer him to the isolation room, let him stay in the original prison cell. Also, bring me the materials about his imprisonment from back then, I’ll re-examine them."

The secretary was lost in thought; managing a prison department within the judicial department was definitely a place where the emperor was far away and with plenty of benefits. Even the inspection court couldn’t deal with them, and on regular days, he had never seen Mr. Xu fear anyone.

Why did that person, who just claimed to be an assistant, suddenly make Mr. Xu treat them with such caution?

Mr. Xu turned around and walked back while murmuring, "What was the reason Chu was convicted back then?"

The secretary replied, "Attempted molestation of a minor."

Mr. Xu frowned, "Really can’t tell, looking decent and presentable, even the submitted application materials are well written, but turns out he’s a hypocritical scoundrel."

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Shi Su was shaken awake by her phone the next morning.

Yesterday, Jing Jihan had set her phone to silent vibrate mode, allowing her to sleep well throughout the night. In the morning, she only awakened due to the frequent and continuous vibrating sound, flipped over, grabbed the phone on the bedside table, and saw it was Jun calling.

"Hello, Jun." Shi Su answered the call with a muffled voice while rubbing her head, her voice seemingly fuzzy, clearly just waking up.

Jun remained silent for a moment, analyzing Shi Su’s state through her voice, before softly asking, "Are you all right now?"

Shi Su was much more awake now, "Uh-huh, you found out?"

"The situation yesterday was too urgent; the crew couldn’t even reach the driver. Shortly after Mr. Jing took my call last night, we received notice from the police, stating that the driver was temporarily arranged by the crew. Since we were only filming in Z City for a few days, those in charge of logistics were just acquaintances introduced by friends, not very familiar with the driver. They didn’t expect such an incident to occur."

"It’s all right, it has nothing to do with the crew, but in the future, try to find familiar people when hiring. " Shi Su said as she sat up, only to notice Jing Jihan wasn’t in the room.

Didn’t they say they only booked one room yesterday?

She couldn’t remember how she fell asleep, but after a night of sweet dreams, she felt rejuvenated, completely different from her frightened state yesterday.

"The crew is quite worried about you. They’re planning to give you a few days off. Would you like to return to Jiang City for a couple of days to rest, or stay in Z City?"

"No need for rest. But I have an injury on my head; ask the stylist if I can get a hairstyle with bangs to cover it. Otherwise, waiting for the wound to fully heal might take one to two weeks, which would delay too much time." Shi Su said while touching her forehead, "This troublesome crew, the sooner it wraps up, the better. I don’t want to delay even a day."

The police had mentioned yesterday that Shi Su had sustained some injuries; Jun was concerned about Shi Su’s mood being unsettled, which is why she had not asked directly earlier. When she heard Shi Su mention it, her tone immediately changed, "Where are you? I’ll come find you! Have you seen a doctor?"

Shi Su herself didn’t know where she was, only realizing it was a hotel.

It seemed the curtains were drawn to let her have a good sleep.

"You don’t need to come by; I can handle it myself. I’ll meet you at Junkai Hotel later; if I can resume work tomorrow we’ll start right away, no need for leave."

Shi Su’s determined attitude was something Jun knew she couldn’t stop, and besides Shi Su herself, many people didn’t like the atmosphere of the crew; indeed, they wanted to finish filming sooner to be free.

After chatting with Jun a few more words, Shi Su hung up the phone, lay back on the bed, and recalled the events of yesterday. Then she remembered that Jing Jihan had taken her to the hospital yesterday, and later should have found a hotel nearby for her to stay temporarily.

Last night’s restful sleep was thanks to the silence of the room and having consumed most of a glass of red wine.

She got up from bed and headed to the bathroom intending to wash her face. Just as she walked over, the room door opposite her opened abruptly, and with a head of just-awake messy hair, she faced the man who had just entered, meeting his dark eyes.

The room was warm, and Shi Su wore the clothes she had changed into temporarily yesterday. It was of such good quality that it didn’t show any wrinkles despite sleeping in it overnight. She hadn’t paid attention to the open collar upon waking, nor the fair neck with an ambiguous red mark left from last night.

Jing Jihan entered with a coat draped over his arm, wearing only the shirt from the night before. A few buttons were undone at the collar, unlike his usual neat and handsome appearance in suits, today he seemed casually relaxed, and...

His gaze fell unabashedly on her neck.

A silent sense of invasion filled the air.

Shi Su suddenly recalled his words from her foggy-headed state yesterday.

—"You know very well what my thoughts are about you!"

—"Really think I can always be so endlessly accommodating to you?"

—"Shi Su, am I too restrained here, making you feel too safe?"

Is it that, to this man, when restrained and enduring, he conceals his edge completely, often appearing aloof to the point where it’s hard to read any emotion?

But once the words were said, his gaze could be so straightforward and even hold enough of an assertive intent, deeply significant in the depths of his ink-dark eyes.

Within half a minute, Shi Su asked eagerly, "Did you not rest in the room last night?"

Jing Jihan casually closed the door, the air echoed with a soft "click" sound of the latch, causing Shi Su’s nervous system to tense up even at that sound.

"How was your sleep?" he didn’t answer, instead, lightly asked her.

"It was all right..." As the man approached her, Shi Su slightly turned her body, without considering how cursory her reply was.

Jing Jihan was clearly asking how she slept, yet to her ear it sounded like: Am I too restrained?

If he doesn’t plan to restrain himself now...

If he doesn’t restrain himself...

What...what would happen?