"Officer."
Seeing that the woman had calmed down, Fu Qian turned and patted the policewoman on the shoulder.
"I'm in a bit of a hurry too. How about we walk over?"
"Wouldn't that be rude?"
Fu Qian had barely finished speaking when Kelly, still caught off guard, heard the woman ask instinctively.
"It's fine!"
At last, Kelly came to her senses. Realizing what Fu Qian meant, she hurried to reassure the woman.
"Just wait here. It's not far, so we'll walk."
"Thank you so much!"
The woman looked grateful. Then, as if remembering something, she picked up the umbrella beside her and handed it over.
"The rain's really heavy. Take this with you."
"Okay."
In rain this heavy, an umbrella could hardly do much, but Fu Qian accepted it without hesitation.
He gave Kelly a meaningful look, opened the umbrella, and got out of the car first.
Kelly followed right behind him, climbed out, and ducked under the umbrella. Then she hurried forward in silence.
"You..."
They walked a long way before the flashing police lights disappeared around the corner. Only then did Kelly finally let out a long breath.
But the next moment, she looked up at Fu Qian again, hesitant to speak, her expression complicated.
"What is it?"
They were now standing beneath an overhang, out of the rain, so Fu Qian had already folded up the umbrella.
"I really feel like arresting you right now."
Kelly hesitated for a long while before finally shaking her head and saying this.
"Is it because of how I acted just now?"
Fu Qian looked genuinely surprised.
"Given what just happened, shouldn't I be getting a commendation?"
"I admit we really did need your help... but most people wouldn't have stayed that calm, would they?"
"Especially since you'd only just learned