Seeing this, Xiao Yifei smiled, then stood up to leave, "Brother Fei, won't you stay a bit?" Liu Rui wanted him to stay, but Xiao Yifei politely declined for fear of being a bother, so Liu Rui said no more. Watching Xiao Yifei's back, Liu Rui felt an inexplicable sense of melancholy.

But since Xiao Yifei wouldn't let Liu Rui ask more, Liu Rui couldn't pester further and had to let him be. Leaving Shallow Stream's home, Xiao Yifei sighed slowly. Because Liu Rui had mentioned it earlier, Tang Rong's image filled Xiao Yifei's mind, and thinking of Tang Rong being kidnapped, he felt a rush of irritation.

Most importantly, Xiao Yifei currently had no way to contact Tang Rong and had no idea of her situation. So, how could Xiao Yifei not be anxious? But what could he do now? As night slowly descended, an entire afternoon had passed in a blur. He must investigate the kidnapping of Tang Song tomorrow.

Thinking about these things, Xiao Yifei quickly returned home. After a long afternoon of acupuncture, he was quite exhausted and fell asleep without doing anything extra. Upon waking the next day, Xiao Yifei felt as though he'd had an endless dream. Not only was his whole body sore, but his mind was also in a mess.

After washing up and getting dressed, Xiao Yifei, after thinking for a moment, headed straight to the Central Bureau. To find a person, beside the government, the bureau was the only option. Moreover, Xiao Yifei had acquaintances there, which made the search even more convenient.

"Hua Xiangrong, could you come over for a moment?" At that time, Hua Xiangrong had arrived early at the bureau, as it was her duty. As soon as she got there, someone called for her to go over.

Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangrong went over and saw her colleague placing a stack of files in front of her. Seeing this, Hua Xiangrong displayed a bit of confusion. Her colleague explained slowly, "There's been a report." Hearing this, Hua Xiangrong frowned and asked, "What type of case?"

"Kidnapping." The colleague said, glancing at Hua Xiangrong. Upon hearing the case type, she nodded and began looking through the files. A report stated someone was kidnapped, but there was no information on the victim or the kidnapper, meaning this case was just filed.

"Okay, I understand." Hua Xiangrong thoughtfully flipped through the files, then returned to her desk with them. Just then, someone suddenly stormed into the bureau, causing Hua Xiangrong to look over. To her surprise, it was none other than Xiao Yifei, whom she knew.

Seeing Xiao Yifei, Hua Xiangrong, who'd been seated, immediately stood up. The initially shocking event turned a bit tense as she exclaimed, "Xiao Yifei!" The somewhat bewildered Xiao Yifei, upon hearing this, immediately felt like he'd found a sense of belonging and went to Hua Xiangrong.

"What brings you here?" Before Xiao Yifei could speak, Hua Xiangrong asked. Hearing this, Xiao Yifei smiled and said, "To find someone." Upon hearing this, Hua Xiangrong was momentarily stunned, and then her face slightly flushed as she cautiously asked, "To find me?"

Hearing this, Xiao Yifei smiled again but didn't answer. Instead, he gazed at Hua Xiangrong. Seeing his lack of response, Hua Xiangrong thought she guessed right and thus became a bit coy, saying, "Why are you looking for me?"

Xiao Yifei snapped his fingers at Hua Xiangrong and slowly said, "I'm looking for you to help find someone." Hearing Xiao Yifei's purpose, Hua Xiangrong suddenly felt a bit delusional; Xiao Yifei was actually looking for another person. Realizing this, she felt a little uneasy.

Hua Xiangrong sat back in her seat with a hint of disappointment, "Who are you looking for?" Her tone and actions indicated she wasn't too welcoming towards Xiao Yifei. Seeing this, Xiao Yifei felt awkward but didn't say much to avoid further confusion. He merely blandly stated the name, Tang Rong.

Upon hearing the name, Hua Xiangrong knew that Xiao Yifei was looking for a woman, causing her initial disappointment to turn into anger. "A woman?" Hua Xiangrong frowned and asked while looking at Xiao Yifei. Hearing this, Xiao Yifei nodded; indeed, Tang Rong was a woman he'd lived with, and he wasn't sure how Hua Xiangrong would react if she knew that.

"Any other information?" Hua Xiangrong asked sourly. Hearing her query, Xiao Yifei nodded, then slowly pulled out a photo of Tang Rong from his pocket. At this point, Hua Xiangrong probably felt like she was about to explode — was he actually carrying another woman's photo? She snatched the photo from Xiao Yifei's hand and immediately examined it.

A beautiful woman was smiling at the camera, her features impeccably balanced, and even somewhat alluring. Even a simple ponytail couldn't hide the woman's beauty in the photo. Looking at the picture, Hua Xiangrong suddenly felt inferior, but the thought of Xiao Yifei searching for a woman prettier than her made Hua Xiangrong quite unwilling.

Xiao Yifei, noticing Hua Xiangrong's change of expression, cautiously asked, "What's wrong?" Hearing this, Hua Xiangrong rolled her eyes at Xiao Yifei, then snorted with a sarcastic tone, "So you're looking for a beauty, no wonder you're so anxious." Xiao Yifei could hear the sarcasm in Hua Xiangrong's voice and found it somewhat amusing.

Xiao Yifei leaned closer to Hua Xiangrong, then gave her a questioning look, and said, "Jealous?" Xiao Yifei was obviously referring to Hua Xiangrong, but how could she admit it? So she quickly shook her head, still angry, saying, "Jealous? Why would I be jealous? This woman isn't prettier than I am, so why should I be jealous?"

Hua Xiangrong blurted out a string of words. If she wasn't jealous, then she was perhaps being unreasonable. Seeing this, Xiao Yifei chuckled and, with a pitiful tone, said to Hua Xiangrong, "Xiangrong, please help me. This person is my cousin, and I can't reach her now." Xiao Yifei's sudden cuteness caught Hua Xiangrong completely off guard.

The originally angry Hua Xiangrong immediately calmed down a bit and quickly agreed. Her eyes began to evade Xiao Yifei's, avoiding contact. Seeing that Hua Xiangrong agreed, Xiao Yifei chuckled to himself — it seemed that girls' persuasion tactics were indeed effective. Realizing this method was actually suggested by Tang Rong herself, he finally understood.

Thus, Xiao Yifei's face again wore a worried expression. Meanwhile, Hua Xiangrong input Tang Rong's basic information into the computer, and a personal profile appeared on the screen. After Xiao Yifei confirmed it was correct, Hua Xiangrong assured him she'd find her quickly. Xiao Yifei had always trusted Hua Xiangrong's efficiency, so he didn't pry further.

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