Just as they left the police station, a Maybach drove up and slowly stopped at the entrance.
The window rolled down. The man in the back seat wore a white shirt, his handsome features exquisite and sharply defined.
When he turned toward Jiang Nuo, his cold eyes instantly filled with color, and his lips curved into a faint smile.
"Si Yan, what brings you to the police station too?"
Jiang Nuo stopped in his tracks just as he was about to walk around the car, a little curious.
He had been planning to go find him later.
"I came to pick you up. I happened to be passing by."
Si Yan's lips curved slightly. While Jiang Nuo walked toward the car, he swept his gaze over everyone present.
Wang Ping nodded respectfully. He had just been about to address him when Si Yan's look stopped him, so he pretended nothing had happened.
The warning look vanished in an instant. When Jiang Nuo got into the car and turned his head, he saw Si Yan's smiling phoenix eyes. The window rolled up at the same time.
"Nuonuo, are you hungry? I've arranged lunch."
"Sure, sounds good. Anything works for me."
Jiang Nuo leaned back in the rear seat and yawned, a little sleepy.
Seemingly noticing his fatigue, Si Yan temporarily set aside his secret plan to hold his hand.
"Are you feeling unwell, Nuonuo?"
"No." Jiang Nuo lifted his eyelids and gave him a teasing look. "I just didn't sleep well."
"Last night, you said you were at the film studio hotel. How did passing by bring you all the way to the police station?"
As though his thoughts had been exposed, Si Yan lowered his eyes, his voice softening.
"I saw online that you'd come to the police station. I was a little worried."
"And... I wanted to see you."
The light inside the car was bright, making his cool, pale skin look even more translucent and flawless. His lowered eyes lent him a touch of docility.
Anyone who saw him would have felt a tenderness toward him.
Jiang Nuo raised an eyebrow slightly. Somehow, Little Lucky Star seemed even better-looking today.
"I'll get some shut-eye. Wake me when we reach the restaurant."
"All right. Rest easy, Nuonuo."
Although he called it sleeping, Jiang Nuo had only intended to doze for a while. After all, someone else was here, and he had no way to let down his guard.
Yet by the time the car stopped and Si Yan waited nearly another half hour before waking him, Jiang Nuo opened his eyes in surprise.
He had actually fallen sound asleep.
And he hadn't had a nightmare, either.
He dubiously touched the jade bone hanging around his neck. Genuinely puzzled for several seconds, Jiang Nuo finally looked at Si Yan, who was waiting beside him with great patience.
No way. Does Little Lucky Star have this function too?
"Nuonuo?"
Seeing him staring so intently, Si Yan was feeling puzzled when realization suddenly struck, and the tips of his ears reddened.
That expression... Did Nuonuo just dream about me?
"It's nothing."
Jiang Nuo concealed the puzzlement in his eyes, opened the door, and got out.
Early autumn was approaching, and the weather was gradually cooling. For Si Yan, it was becoming rather hard to bear. Even the slightest bit of cold air made him very uncomfortable.
He coughed softly a few times as soon as he got out, then raised his eyes to Jiang Nuo, his gaze full of hope.
"Nuonuo, I want to hold hands."
His hand was successfully taken, and Si Yan pressed his lips together in a happy smile.
Once they entered the private room, the server immediately arranged for the dishes to be served.
While they waited for the food, Jiang Nuo rummaged around in his pocket and pulled out a long, cloth-covered box much longer than the pocket itself.
It looked a little worn, but it was very clean.
He opened it to check, then pushed it toward Si Yan, who sat across from him.
"This is for you."
Si Yan simply didn't dare ask how he had pulled that out.
Some secrets weren't suitable to ask about yet.
He took it and opened it for a look, then raised his eyes in delighted surprise.
"A necklace."
It was a very simple necklace, made of plain, intertwined silver wire, with a ring-shaped jade pendant that could be considered translucent.
Propping his chin on one hand, Jiang Nuo ate some snacks as he watched Si Yan with an appreciative gaze.
"This necklace can stabilize the spiritual power inside you, so you won't keep fainting."
This time, he directly brought the matter of spiritual power into the open.
Jiang Nuo didn't believe that a young master supposedly born into a prominent family, and a best actor who had spent years in the entertainment industry, could truly be unaware of his own physical condition.
That might have made sense before, but now Jiang Nuo had discovered that ghosts and gods did exist in this world, and weren't even rare.
If there were demons and ghosts, then naturally there would be people with the corresponding extraordinary abilities.
Such as that mysterious Hua Country Daoist Mysticism Association.
Recognizing Jiang Nuo's probing, Si Yan didn't deny it. He timidly looked up at him, then stood and went over to sit beside Jiang Nuo.
"I didn't mean to hide it from you. I was just a little scared and didn't know what to do."
Jiang Nuo found it amusing and casually stroked the top of his head. "I never said I blamed you."
What are you overthinking for?
Of course he would be afraid. A natural-born spirit body would attract the covetous attention of so many ghosts, and he couldn't exorcise them. Of course he would be scared.
Jiang Nuo could understand that perfectly well.
They were similarly built. With Jiang Nuo stroking his head, Si Yan instinctively nuzzled into his arms.
"Nuonuo, help me put it on."
I'm still wearing the bracelet he gave me before, and now Nuonuo's given me a necklace too.
Nuonuo is so good to me.
I like him.
Si Yan turned around to let Jiang Nuo put it on for him. The jade was slightly cool, and he shivered when it settled against his neck.
But he soon discovered that after touching his skin, it instantly grew warm and lustrous. The jade seemed to possess a special power, seeping into his body strand by strand and soothing the spiritual power that had been building up all this time.
The sensation was extremely comfortable.
Si Yan narrowed his phoenix eyes, then turned and burrowed back into Jiang Nuo's arms. Hidden from Jiang Nuo, his gaze brimmed with tenderness, intense and searing.
"Nuonuo, I have presents for you too."
Suddenly remembering this, he picked up the coat he had brought with him, reached into a pocket, and pulled out several documents.
They were just a little crumpled now.
Jiang Nuo didn't mind. He smoothed them out and skimmed them, then looked up and asked, "What are these?"
Nestled back in his arms, Si Yan chuckled as though seeking praise.
"Two advertising shoots and a supporting-role script. I'm the lead, so no one will dare bully you."
He had originally wanted to give him the lead role, but the director had threatened to jump off a building if it went to Jiang Nuo. Otherwise, he would lose every penny he had invested.
The jumping itself was a minor matter, but it would have a bad impact, after all.
Jiang Nuo, who only wanted to be a salted fish: "..."
What an enormous helping of pressure.
The documents in his hands instantly felt like they weighed a thousand pounds.
After waiting several seconds without receiving any praise, Si Yan straightened up, a little hurt. "Don't you like them, Nuonuo?"
What do I do... I think I gave him the wrong presents.
Could Nuonuo dislike it because it's only a supporting role?
That must be it. I should have given him a lead-role script.
As these thoughts ran through his mind, Si Yan had already imagined all sorts of things. He even thought that if the director jumped, they could replace him. How could he let Nuonuo feel wronged...
Seeing the eyes of the man in his arms redden, Jiang Nuo hurriedly said, "I like them, I like them."
"I just didn't react in time."
He squeezed the back of Si Yan's neck, his tone undeniably doting.
"Thank you for the presents."
Little Lucky Star really is hard to please.
Jiang Nuo sighed inwardly in dismay.
Si Yan took a deep breath and indeed recovered. Boldly wrapping both arms around Jiang Nuo's waist, he buried himself in his embrace and nuzzled him gently.
"As long as you like them... You scared me to death."
You're the one who scared me to death.
I finally managed to get out of work, and you dumped all this on me in one go. Brother Cui's going to grin from ear to ear.
Jiang Nuo felt nothing inside.