Got You!

A billion smiles in this world but yours is my favorite.

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Feng Ye Isey gave a calm smile. "My sense of calm stems from my well-deserved self-assurance. So far, I've overcome the challenges and triumphed. "I'll take care of the rest." He reassured her softly.

Qin Ru was taken aback.

When she looked up, she was greeted by Feng Ye Isey's dazzling smile. It was pure and serene, just as she recalled it from her previous life. His voice was as soft as early spring, and it made her heart race. Her cheeks turned a deep shade of crimson. She recalled a phrase from one of the books she read as a child.

There are so many ways you smile, and only a few are told with your lips. There are times you smile with the lilt of your voice or an unexpected bounce in your stride. There are times you smile with your choice of words or the way you pause to hear a bird sing. Yet my favorite is when you smile with arms that hug, pull me close, and tell me of our bond.

Even though he was so casual, he somehow was able to make her blush.

Wake up Qin Ru. She chided herself.

Snap!

He snapped his finger when he noticed she was in a daze.

"What happened? What are you thinking?"

Qin Ru steadied herself as she checked for anyone's presence. After confirming there was no one in near proximity, she scurried out from the bushes.

Feng Ye Isey was speechless. He slowly stood up, dusting his dress, he came out of the bushes. His eyes crinkled, while he casually came near to her. With a soft tug, he closed in the distance between them. Lifting his hand, he dusted off the fallen leaves from her head and shoulders. He noticed uneven redness on her face. Without giving her a chance, he directly positioned his hand on her forehead.

Qin Ru was startled.

Her blush, which she forcefully subdued earlier, quickly crept back, turning her fair neck and cheeks red.

"What happened to you? Why are you so red? Fever? " He asked worriedly.

Qin Ru slapped his hand softly. "Stop worrying about me. We only have twenty minutes before the cave gets completely submerged underwater. "

"Hurry Up" She urged him.

Feng Ye Isey was worried about her, but he noticed she was back to normal, so he let go of his worries.

"Follow me, " Qin Ru said.

Feng Ye Isey followed Qin Ru. It amazes him and he admits that Qin Ru is an efficient woman. In less than five minutes, she had already figured out the shortest route to the cave and in another five minutes, they were inside the cave.

When he started walking in the tunnel, looking around, he noticed that the ceiling and sides were protected with tiny little bright pink, yellow-colored and darkest glowing blue tiniest flowers you could imagine, the ground was of the darkest, thicker, greenest grass, so soft that this individual could walk barefoot there and feel the cool relaxing grass under his feet and between his toes, so relaxing when he proceeds walking towards sunlight rays, he can see up forward.

Out through the other end of the cave, he was greeted by a brilliant sky of orange, purple, and clouds of the deepest greyish red, a sun that is setting in the distance. He stands and takes in the beauty of the sky; a feeling of serenity passes through him. Walking further ahead he comes across the same thick carpet of lush cool green grass, feeling serene and grounded as he continues until he comes across a small waterfall that falls into a crystal-clear river with tiny brightly colored butterflies flying around, beckoning him to enter the lake.

Feng Ye Isey rested his urge to jump.

"Stop fooling around. Don't forget why we came here or else our trip here would be in vain".

Feng Ye Isey turned serious when he heard Qin Ru.

Correct, he was here on an objective not on a sight scene.

Unfortunately, this place was true beauty but Ye Isey does not possess the time to cherish it. Following Qin Ru's lead, they found three hidden rooms inside the Cave.

"Rooms? Why are rooms here? " Qin Ru mumbled.

Feng Ye Isey had the same question in his mind. He desired to just barge inside the room, nevertheless, they were secured. Using force was not possible since if he does it, Bai Yan would get a wind of it and he certainly cannot afford it. Bai Yan may show him guilty in court if he manages to find evidence on him. He may fault him for trespassing as well as creating fake proof.

Bai Yan was a shrewd man, who knew how to use his cards well.

As Feng Ye Isey was drowning in his problems, Qin Ru had already opened the lock of the first room. She snapped her finger in front of Feng Ye Isey to bring him out of his daze.

"What the hell are you thinking? "

She was annoyed.

Here she was trying with everything she got to help him solve the case, and what contribution did he make? Only dazing around from time to time.

Feng Ye Isey noticed that her hair which was originally tied into a neat bun now had some loose hairs. Her fingers were holding a small iron clip, which she was using to open the locks.

Feng Ye Isey was speechless.

Was she a burglar before coming into his life? How come she always does rogue things like that without any guilt.

Feng Ye Isey seemed uncomfortable, but he did not stop her.

Venturing inside the room, they noticed that the room was dark and filled with mosses. Unlike outside, the path they used for entering, it was not at all beautiful. The walls were filled with wild mosses and underwater spirogyra. There was a pungent smell of aquatic wildlife. Humid and dark, it cannot be any more danker.

The floor was slippery. Qin Ru, who was the first one to enter, nearly slipped. If not for Feng Ye Isey's fast reflexes, she would have fallen face down.

"Got You. "