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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nCheng Mu was speechless.

nHe was quite emotional just now. He avoided Qin Ran whenever he spoke, but at this time, he was silent.

nThis time, Lu Zhaoying completely ignored Cheng Mu. He walked directly to Qin Ran’s table and placed his hands on the table. He did not speak. Instead, he stared at her as if it was the first time he saw her.

nA moment later, Cheng Mu looked at Hao Dui numbly. He felt as if there was something wrong with his ears. “Hao Dui, didn’t you save me with Qian Dui and the others?”

n“The situation was complicated. Your location was uncertain and the technicians could not determine your specific location.” Hao Dui succinctly explained. “It was her computer that determined your location. Otherwise, you would not have been saved by now.”

nSo it was not wrong to say that Qin Ran saved Cheng Mu.

n“All Qian Dui’s technicians could not figure out my location and she’s the one who did it in the end?” Cheng Mu had a hard time summarising the situation.

n“Yes.” Although he had personally experienced the situation and tried to recall what happened again, Hao Dui still found it hard to believe. He clenched his fist before saying, “It wasn’t even half an hour.”

nCheng Mu stopped talking.

nThe school doctor’s office was very quiet.

nIn the past, Cheng Mu never paid much attention to Qin Ran. Now, he was dumbfounded and truly shocked.

nIt was impossible that Hao Dui was joking.

n“But… how could she know?” Cheng Mu stiffly protested.

nQian Dui was famous in the industry because of the 712 cases they solved. His men were all elites and it was evident from the strength of his technical team.

nCheng Mu was not the only one. Hao Dui and Lu Zhaoying were also confused. In their eyes, Qin Ran was just an ordinary high school student. How was it possible that she knew this type of technology?

nThe entire situation was not described, but Cheng Mu could imagine the scene.

n“Qin Ran, you’re too amazing.” Lu Zhaoying finally found his voice. He slammed the table and excitedly exclaimed. “When did you learn to program? You’re more professional than the professional technicians!”

nIn the past, Cheng Mu was only polite to Qin Ran because he was fearful of Cheng Juan. As he was surrounded by extremely outstanding people from a young age, he did not care much about Qin Ran and secretly looked down on her.

nHowever, after hearing Lu Zhaoying’s words, Cheng Mu no longer ridiculed her.

nHe only lowered his head to look at his hands. When he saw Qin Ran again, the look in his eyes was completely different from before.

nQin Ran continued with her paper at the table.

nShe was doing a chemistry paper.

nAs his attitude towards Qin Ran changed, everyone in the school doctor’s office became very interested in her.

nShe was only a secondary three student. Why was she so good at programming?

nThey pretended to pass Qin Ran without noticing her but inadvertently saw the paper she was doing.

nUnlike her expertise in software programming, her writing on the paper was not attractive. Her penmanship was like a primary school student’s. Her words were far apart, not framed well, and had no corners.

nIn fact…

nOn a closer look, only a few questions were right.

nEven Cheng Mu and Hao Dui, who were very curious about her, had some difficulties understanding her.

n“What do you think? Isn’t Qin Ran awesome?” As Lu Zhaoying helped Cheng Mu bandage his wound, he accidentally hurt him. Looking at them, Hao Dui could not help but burst into laughter while drinking ice water at the side.

nQin Ran was sitting at the table inside and was separated from Lu Zhaoying by a glass door.

nIf they lowered their voices, Qin Ran would not be able to hear their conversation.

nCheng Juan took out his cell phone.

nCheng Mu paused before whispering in a voice that could only be heard by the few people near him. Thoughtfully, he said, “Master Juan, don’t you think it’s strange? Why would a high school student that doesn’t know anything coincidentally know this? Isn’t this just too much of a coincidence?”

nCheng Juan was currently on a call with someone. Hearing Cheng Mu’s voice, he turned around slightly. His movements were always lazily, and he casually glanced at Cheng Mu without care.

nHe did not explain much but slowly said. “Three days later, there will be a lunch with Qian Dui. If you have anything to say, you can bring it up then.”

nAlthough the truth was not what Cheng Mu thought it was, Qian Dui did contribute greatly to the rescue.

nLunch was a must.

nHowever…

n“Master Juan, has Qian Dui agreed to the meal?” Cheng Mu recalled that when he was in the car when he came back, Qian Dui did not seem to care at all. “Judging from how they look, it doesn’t seem like they are people who would eat with others.”

nCheng Juan, Cheng Mu, and several of them would definitely be restrained, and Qian Dui also did not talk much. How awkward would the atmosphere be?

nAlthough this was what he thought, Cheng Mu did not dare to say much.

nThis time, he went to Yun Cheng with Hao Dui because of two reasons. The first was because of Cheng Juan and the second was because of Qian Dui. It was better to have this opportunity than none.

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nThree days later.

nAt noon.

nHao Dui and Cheng Mu were the first to arrive at the lunch.

nCheng Juan and Lu Zhaoying were waiting for Qin Ran to be released from school and were not there yet.

nCheng Juan had set a time that was just after Qin Ran’s release from school.

nCheng Mu and Hao Dui arrived in advance out of basic respect for Cheng Juan and Qian Dui.

n“She’s really quite skilled, but will it be bad for her to come to this kind of business occasion?” Cheng Mu held his teacup and glanced at the door. He said in a low voice to Hao Dui, “What if Qian Dui is unhappy about it?”

nCheng Mu thought that a high school student like Qin Ran was not suitable to attend such an occasion.

nHe initially thought that Hao Dui would agree with him. Unexpectedly, Hao Dui only quietly drank his tea.

nHe seemed to be deep in thought.

nBefore Cheng Mu could say anything more, an attendant opened the door of their room and a few people walked in.

nWhen he looked up, he realized that it was Qian Dui. Cheng Mu’s expression was obviously shocked.

nHe originally thought that Qian Dui would arrive later with Cheng Juan.

nGenerally, people who arrived at the lunch in advance did it either out of respect or because they wanted to chat with others.

nSeeing Qian Dui’s expressionless and quiet face, he did not seem like someone who would engage in a conversation.

n“Qian Dui, what sort of tea would you like?” Cheng Mu stood up and spoke first.

n“No, thank you,” Qian Dui said concisely.

nHe sat on the seat next to the door. The two technicians behind him also saw down.

nEveryone sat down in silence. Besides Qian Dui who asked the attendant to bring over another pot of tea, no one else had any intention of speaking.

nThe atmosphere suddenly turned chilly.

nCheng Mu tried to ask Qian Dui and his team a few questions, but Qian Dui and his team only shook or nodded their heads like ice cubes.

nCheng Mu felt extremely helpless. He thought that he was not a sociable person, but he did not expect that there would be someone who spoke less than him.

nHe lowered his head and sent a WeChat message to Hao Dui. Qian Dui is too cold. I can’t work with him at all.

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nJust when the atmosphere was about to turn from awkward to freezing, the door was pushed open again.

nThe person who opened the door was Lu Zhaoying. He touched his flashy earrings and leaned back to talk to the person behind him while opening the door.

n“Master Juan.” Cheng Mu and Hao Dui both stood up.

nCheng Juan lowered his eyes and acknowledged them with a slightly nasal voice. He walked in with Qin Ran.

nCheng Mu was just about to sit down.

nHowever, he was shocked to see that Qian Dui and the others had also stood up. One of those people who were as cold as ice wiped the remaining chairs.

nSomeone pulled the chairs out.

nWith a faint smile on his face, Qian Dui poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Qin Ran enthusiastically. “You can drink this tea. I just asked the attendant to bring over a new pot.”

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