He Ting stared at An Ke, who seemed to be in a deep slumber, and was a bit entranced. He couldn't help but move closer to her. An Ke could feel He Ting's increasingly heavy breathing and the warm air from his breath. She was at a loss as to what to do.
"Bo Jinnian, Jinnian." An Ke murmured Bo Jinnian's name as if talking in her sleep. She hoped this would stop He Ting from getting any closer.
Hearing An Ke mention Bo Jinnian's name, He Ting was stunned. His eyes suddenly lost their focus. He hovered in mid - air for a few seconds, then retreated and sat a bit farther away from An Ke. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to control his urge to get closer, and he was afraid of hearing Bo Jinnian's name from An Ke's sleeping lips again.
An Ke felt relieved when she sensed He Ting's departure.
He Ting sat at a distance from An Ke, quietly watching her. She had even mentioned Bo Jinnian's name in her dream. Had she fallen in love with him? Had she completely stopped loving him? These thoughts crossed He Ting's mind, and his brows furrowed tightly. Although his face still looked cold and stern, his eyes couldn't hide the sadness.
Suddenly, a phone rang.
"Hey, bro, why did it take you so long to answer the phone? I was so worried. Uncle Zhang said you didn't go home last night." Yuan Ping's voice came from the phone.
"Yeah, I didn't go home. I'm in a forest. I'll send you a location later. Bring a helicopter here."
"Why are you in the forest? Are you okay?" Yuan Ping shouted anxiously from the other end.
"I'm fine. Hurry up and come."
Not long after, An Ke opened her eyes.
"You're awake." He Ting stood up.
"Yeah, how are we going to get out of here?"
"I've asked Yuan Ping to send a helicopter. It should be here soon."
An Ke didn't say a word. She got up from the ground and stretched.
A buzzing sound came. An Ke looked up and saw a helicopter approaching.
"It's here." An Ke looked at He Ting.
"Yeah."
The helicopter landed near them. Yuan Ping quickly jumped out.
"Bro, are you okay? Why is this woman here too?" Yuan Ping looked at He Ting in confusion.
"She's not 'this woman'. You should call her sister - in - law." He Ting said calmly.
"N...no need." An Ke stammered. She didn't expect He Ting to say that. Even when she was with He Ting before, she had never heard Yuan Ping call her sister - in - law. Yuan Ping had never really liked her. Before, he had suspected her identity, and after finding out she was a secret agent, he disliked her even more. Now it was because she always hurt He Ting.
"It's unnecessary." Yuan Ping's face turned serious after hearing He Ting's words. He couldn't bring himself to call a person who had hurt his brother and whose intentions were unclear sister - in - law.
An Ke had once infiltrated his brother's side to steal secrets. Who knew what her motives were for showing up again three years later.
"Call her!" He Ting stared coldly at Yuan Ping. His aura was quite intimidating.
Yuan Ping shook his head meaningfully. "Bro, I'll listen to you on many things, but not this one." Then Yuan Ping walked back to the helicopter.
He Ting actually understood what Yuan Ping was thinking. He knew that Yuan Ping really had his best interests at heart. Yuan Ping was afraid that An Ke would get close to him and hurt him, but what Yuan Ping didn't know was that An Ke staying away from He Ting was actually hurting him.
"Sorry." He Ting forced a smile at An Ke.
"It's okay. Let's go." An Ke walked past him towards the helicopter.
"Stop running away." He Ting suddenly said from behind. An Ke paused for a moment but didn't say a word and continued walking forward.
As soon as An Ke got on the helicopter, she saw Yuan Ping looking at her coldly. Yuan Ping was actually a very cold - hearted person. Apart from being nice to He Ting, he was serious and cold towards many people.
But An Ke was no ordinary woman. She looked directly back at him. In terms of aura, having been a secret agent for so many years, An Ke was no weaker than Yuan Ping.
"Yuan Ping." He Ting's voice made Yuan Ping look away. Yuan Ping knew what he meant.
"Uncle Liu, let's go back."
"Yes, young master." Uncle Liu, the helicopter pilot, immediately flew the helicopter back to He Ting's private airport after receiving the order.
Then He Ting and An Ke took Yuan Ping's car back to the He Mansion.
As soon as An Ke entered the mansion, she saw Ruixin looking anxious.
"Madam, are you okay? I was so worried something had happened to you." Ruixin rushed over as soon as she saw An Ke. Then, seeing He Ting and Yuan Ping, she suddenly felt embarrassed and immediately bowed and said, "Good day, young master He, good day, young master Yuan."
"Ruixin, I'm fine." An Ke smiled at her. Then she pulled Ruixin into the garden.
Yuan Ping thought it was strange that An Ke had pulled this maid away. He decided to keep an eye on the maid in the future. Maybe they were in cahoots.
An Ke pulled Ruixin into the garden.
"Madam, where have you been?" Ruixin looked at her in confusion.
"Ruixin, I've told you to call me Ke'er. He Ting and I went to a forest." An Ke looked at Ruixin a bit reproachfully.
"I forgot. I'll try to change. Why did you go to the forest? Don't tell me you were going to do something shady?" Ruixin said with a mischievous look.
"What are you thinking? I tried to escape and jumped on a helicopter. Then he followed me. During our argument, the helicopter crashed, and we ended up in the forest."
"Ah! Are you and the young master okay? Ah! There's a red mark on your head. Did you hit it?"
"It's okay. I just accidentally hit it. I even killed a wild boar and roasted the meat."
"Are you that amazing? Did you do it all by yourself?"
An Ke hesitated for a moment. "No, your young master helped too."
Ruixin noticed that An Ke wasn't as lively as before when she mentioned He Ting, so she didn't continue this topic.
"By the way, Ke'er! Xia Li got a role in *The Xia Min Dynasty*, that big - budget production directed by the famous director Liu Hua!"
"Really? She got into such a great production team? Is she the second female lead?" An Ke was both shocked and happy.
"No, she's the lead female role!" Ruixin said loudly.
"My goodness!" An Ke was extremely shocked. She had never thought that Xia Li would be able to land such a great script. It was really a rare opportunity for a third - tier star like Xia Li.
An Ke suddenly felt like her own daughter had finally made it. She was proud, happy, and excited.
"Are you happy?" Ruixin said with a big smile.
"I'll take you out for dinner tonight." An Ke winked.
"Thank you, madam." Ruixin bowed to An Ke with a big smile.