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    ☆、Pretender 17

    “Why?”

    After resolving the accident where his identity was almost revealed, Zhao Nuo went on a business trip overseas again.He no longer calls Yao Ji every day like before, and even Yao Ji takes the initiative to contact him. Most of the responses there are, “I’m busy, in a meeting… I’ll call back later.”

    She was not a fool. Of course she realized that Zhao Nuo was hiding from her. This man who had never been honest once again chose to hide his true emotions. Even if he chose to keep Yao Ji, he had no intention of telling her the reason.

    But Yao Ji is not the kind of person who will give up when encountering setbacks. The man’s attitude gave her a faint hope. The guy couldn’t hide for a lifetime, and she didn’t believe that he would never return to Xiangjiang.

    Of course, Zhao Nuo came back. When he got off the plane, he saw a petite figure waiting outside the airport pick-up gate.She has always been elegantly dressed, but today she is wearing a goose-yellow dress. The color is bright and lively, like a spring flower, which makes her little face look even more beautiful.

    “Go home.” She came up to greet him. There were no unnecessary words. These three simple words, for the two of him, were a silent understanding.

    There was no words all the way. When she got home, Yao Ji asked, “Why?”

    Zhao Nuo understood what she meant. Even if she didn’t say anything, he knew what she wanted to ask.”Of course it’s for the mission,” He’s voice was as cold as ever, “If the cooperation is suspended because of this kind of thing, how can I explain it to the superiors?”

    This answer was so reasonable. When she nodded slightly, she said nothing more. The man’s eyes darkened, and his chest felt like there was a big stone blocked, and even breathing made him feel pain.

    Task, task… Only he himself knows that it was no longer for the task a long time ago.When he made the decision to keep her, he didn’t hesitate at all.That damn mission has long been forgotten by him, and he even hates the so-called mission.

    It is this mission that makes all his efforts be branded as false. Whether he hugs her or kisses her, in her eyes, it is just out of mission.But it is precisely because of this mission that he can live under the same roof and give him the opportunity to get close to her legitimately.

    They get to know each other wearing disguised masks, and he is always trapped under the mask. Those prescribed principles are like layers of heavy shackles, so that he can never speak his true words.

    That night, the man’s demands were rough and intense, and he seemed to be resentful of something, but after Yao Ji was hurt by he, he couldn’t help but stop, as if he was hiding behind the sea.”Zhao Nuo,” the little woman hooked his neck with her backhand. She looked straight into his eyes, trying to see his emotions clearly, but all she got was gloom, “can you tell me?” she prayed for the second time, “what’s your name.”

    He didn’t speak, and watched helplessly as the gentle brilliance in her eyes faded inch by inch, leaving only the strength that she held on to.”It doesn’t matter,” she said softly, “You are an agent, how can you reveal your identity casually.” She used her greatest willpower to suppress those disappointments and put on a faint smile, “Let me tell you about my story. Maybe you have already investigated it, but I…just want to tell you.”

    He hugged her, let her lean on his chest, and listened to her talk in such a soft and pleasant voice.She told him about her life experience. Her parents were once diplomats of country A, but both died due to home invasion and robbery. She was only 8 years old at the time, and her brother was even younger.

    She told him how she joined a liar gang in order to treat her brother’s illness and make more money.And her brother, her only relative in this world.The sixteen-year-old boy always smiles when talking to her on video calls, and tells his sister heartily again and again that I am fine, sister, you must take care of yourself outside.

    All of this is just as Yao Ji said. In fact, Zhao Nuo has already investigated it, but she just wants to tell him that when a person falls in love with another person, he will want to put everything he has in front of him – her past, her present, and her future.

    She didn’t know how long she talked, and finally fell asleep in the man’s arms.His big hand fell on the top of her hair and stroked it gently. There was an undercurrent in the man’s black pupils. He seemed to have made up his mind, and the surge gradually subsided until he returned to tranquility.

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    That night, Yaoji had a dream. The chaotic scenes were mixed with her original memory, making the whole dream like a bizarre maze. She was trapped in the maze and kept searching, but she could never find the door leading to the light.

    Someone seemed to be calling her, “sister” in the darkness.Someone seemed to be saying, “The man was shot three times and the woman was shot twice. They both died on the spot. There were signs of being rummaged through the house. According to the deceased’s daughter, the deceased woman’s jewelry was missing. It should have been a burglary.”

    Housebreaking and robbery…died on the spot…a pair of children escaped…those painful and dark pasts did not belong to Yao Ji, but they made her feel like she was there in her dream, which broke her heart.She woke up with a sound of “Ah”, with cold sweat all over her forehead.The alarm clock on the table pointed to nine o’clock, and Zhao Nuo had naturally left for work.She sat up with some dejection, slid open her phone, and found a missed call from country A.

    Yao Ji was already familiar with that number, so she quickly called back using FaceTime. The other end of the phone picked up almost immediately: “Sister!”

    “Xiao Kai.”

    The young man who appeared on the call interface had a hearty smile, and his facial features were very similar to Yao Ji’s. His eyes were as bright as stars when he smiled, but his face was pale and looked quite sick.

    This cheap younger brother she got after reincarnation, if you look carefully, Yao Ji actually didn’t spend much time with him.When she was reincarnated, Yi Kai was already under the surveillance of the scammer gang.Due to congenital heart disease, Yi Kai’s physical condition was extremely poor. He entered the sanatorium and never left.The only way the siblings can communicate is through a phone call. In such a difficult communication, it stands to reason that their relationship should be very weak, but Yao Ji and Yi Kai are not.

    They are relatives connected by blood, and they are the only ones in this world who can rely on each other.Regardless of whether she is the original person or Yao Ji, in the false and fraudulent life, she wears a mask all the time, and the only time she can take off the mask is in front of this younger brother.

    So even though she hated her identity as a liar, she gritted her teeth and persevered for Yi Kai.That was not just out of responsibility, she regarded Yi Kai as her younger brother from the bottom of her heart.

    Hearing the boy’s call, a soft smile appeared on the little woman’s face unknowingly: “How are you doing lately, Xiao Kai? How is your health?”

    “Everything is fine, sister. Don’t worry about me. But are you used to eating and living outside?” The young man is a gentle and attentive person, chattering, and every word is full of concern.The two siblings spoke commonplace words. Even such ordinary words made people feel happy.

    Yi Kai is accompanied by a person dispatched by the gang who is called a caregiver but is actually a monitor. He has very few opportunities to call Yao Ji. Each call lasts only half an hour at most. Seeing that the time is coming, Yi Kai looks around and lowers his voice: “Sister, are you married?”

    Yao Ji was stunned. She got married under a false identity and her photos were not published in the media. How could Yi Kai know about it.”Where did you hear that?” she asked calmly.

    Yi Kai hesitated for a moment: “Miss Lillian told me,” Lillian was the monitor Mr. M placed next to Yi Kai.Yi Kai knew very well what his sister was doing outside. The siblings never mentioned these things, but Yi Kai didn’t want to embarrass his sister. HeSeeing that Yao Ji was silent, she seemed even more hesitant, but she still said, “Sister, the Zhao family… is not that simple. It has been rumored a long time ago that the Zhao family has colluded with the upper echelons of country A. Although it is the top wealthy family in country C, it is actually collaborating with the enemy and treason secretly. Sister… you should get out of there as soon as possible.”

    This was the first time Yao Ji had heard these rumors. She couldn’t help but think of Zhao Nuo. As an agent of country A, she wanted to get the inheritance rights of the Zhao family. Could the various reasons be related to this?She lowered her eyes to cover up the undercurrent in her eyes: “Don’t worry, sister has sense.”

    Yi Kai wanted to say something else, but he saw the door in the call interface opened and a person walked in, presumably Lilian.He hung up the phone in a hurry without even saying goodbye.

    Yaoji put down her phone and sat on the bed, lost in thought. Lilian told Yi Kai that she had married into the Zhao family. Without even thinking about it, Mr. M must have revealed the news to him, but why did Mr. M do this?There is collusion between the Zhao family and the upper echelons of country A… Mr. M used Yi Kai’s mouth to warn her. Is it because he hopes she can complete the task as soon as possible?

    Things became more and more confusing, and she felt like she was trapped in a complex maze, just like the dream this morning.

    No matter what, she couldn’t show any abnormality. She got up, freshened up, and then drove to her studio.Before he arrived, Shen Hao called: “Yiyi, are you free? I’ll treat you to lunch.”

    I don’t know if it was Yao Ji’s misunderstanding, but after she was almost ordered to leave the Zhao family by Zhao Hong, Shen Hao’s attitude towards her changed again.In fact, no one could tell on the surface that the man was always enthusiastic and measured, and his interactions with Yao Ji were like ordinary friends.But she is a person with a keen mind. In the past, Shen Hao’s contact with her seemed to have a hint of temptation. Now for some reason, that temptation has disappeared, and it has become a pure friendship.

    Yao Ji always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn’t say it out. She was not someone who would sit back and wait for death, so she simply opened the skylight and spoke out.She went to her appointment at noon. Shen Hao had already ordered her favorite dishes and sat at the table waiting with a smile.She walked over, pulled out a chair and sat down. She glanced at the dazzling array of dishes on the table and said with a smile, “Ah Hao, you are so considerate, even the other guys in my family are outshone by you.”

    The man opposite had deep eyes: “If you praise me like that, I will take it seriously.”

    “Seriously?” The little woman smiled half-heartedly, “Ahao, you’re not poaching, are you?”

    Shen Hao didn’t expect she to ask directly. A trace of complicated emotions passed through his heart. Thinking of the results of the previous test, his eyes suddenly became more determined: “What will happen to Yiyi if I say yes?”

    Immediately, he saw the little man standing up, and the smile on her lips seemed to be regretful, but also relieved: “Then I have to give up on this meal.”

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