"Y-you! What are you doing here?!"
Ian stared at Ye Xunzhi in surprise. Counting last time, she had already rescued him twice.
"Shouldn't I be asking you that, handsome?" Ye Xunzhi teased. "You really do attract all sorts of unsavory people."
"I..." Ian was about to answer when he suddenly started and exclaimed under his breath, "How could you tell?"
He meant his gender.
Ian had dressed as a woman plenty of times before. His features really were delicate, and he had heavy makeup on. Even those spies hadn't noticed; they had only tracked him down using descriptions provided by others.
"Well..." Ye Xunzhi tapped her chin. "Instinct, probably."
Not only did Ian not believe her, he took a wary step back. He felt as though he had just fallen out of one pit and into another.
"Who sent you?"
"Me? Someone here to help you, of course."
Ye Xunzhi smiled and stepped closer under his surprised gaze. She tossed the frying pan onto the floor and spread her hands.
"See? I haven't even laid a hand on you. If I wanted to hurt you, I'd have already snatched that USB Drive around your neck."
Ian instinctively touched his necklace, which held the USB Drive. Ye Xunzhi glanced around and raised an eyebrow.
"But are you sure you want to talk to me here?"
Ye Xunzhi might have looked frail, but Ian knew he probably couldn't beat her in a fight. In this situation, it was best not to burn bridges.
"Come with me."
Ian brought Ye Xunzhi back to his room. She casually hooked a chair over with her foot and sat down.
The corner of Ian's mouth twitched, and he had no choice but to sit on the bed opposite her. What was going on? Anyone who didn't