Inky night gauze spread across the horizon, sparse stars studding the deep-blue velvet.
The sea breeze swept over the embankment with a salty tang. In the distance, navigation lights flickered on and off, blending with the starry sky into a hazy glow.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
The neither-heavy-nor-light footsteps should have been drowned out by the city's clamor, yet Qin Chen heard them with startling clarity.
Slowly turning around, he looked at An Qingxue behind him, her face cold as she stared at him, and said somewhat helplessly, "Seriously, can you not watch me from behind while I'm walking?"
"You're making it feel like I'm going through some paranormal incident!"
"How about you walk in front?"
"If I walk in front, how am I supposed to know whether you'll run away halfway?"
An Qingxue's gaze was sharp as lightning.
"If I wanted to run, do you think your strength could stop me?"
Qin Chen spread his hands.
But An Qingxue remained unmoved, merely standing quietly in place and gazing at him with dark, inscrutable eyes.
"Forget it!"
"If you like following me, then follow me!"
Qin Chen shook his head, turned, and continued forward. The familiar sound of footsteps soon rang out behind him again.
Half an hour later, Qin Chen arrived at the Law Enforcement Bureau's headquarters in Linhai City.
Looking at the massive building before him, crouching in the city like a colossal beast, Qin Chen did not feel particularly awed—or rather, his attention was not on that at all.
Right now, all he could think about was going home and writing a short story.
He'd call it My Experience Being Stalked All the Way by a Female Psycho.
Ignoring An Qingxue behind him, Qin Chen headed straight into the Law Enforcement Bureau.
Instead, An Qingxue was now