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Zhu Ruiyan didn't really understand, but she obediently handed the phone over to Qin Yizhao. After Qin Yizhao received the phone, he glanced at the text message before quickly pressing a few buttons on the phone. Qin Yizhao returned the phone back to Zhu Ruiyan with some satisfaction: "Now we can go cook dinner."

Zhu Ruiyan frowned as she received the phone. She had no idea what Qin Yizhao had done to her phone. Only after a long time had passed did she realise that Qin Yizhao had directly put his number on his black list, so that he wouldn't be able to call him again.

Zhu Ruiyan placed the phone by her bed, then turned and went to the kitchen to cook. At this moment, she heard Qin Yizhao's voice answering the phone from outside again. Not long later, his tone became unusually angry. Zhu Ruiyan lowered her head and continued to pick the vegetables, not daring to even breathe.

Qin Yizhao quickly hung up after answering the phone. Then he turned to Zhu Ruiyan who was in the kitchen and said, "There's a fire in the school, I need to go there quickly. You cook first, I'll be back later. "

Zhu Ruiyan's heart suddenly tensed up, there was a fire in the school? But before she could ask anything, Qin Yizhao already impatiently put on his jacket and left the room.

Zhu Ruiyan looked at the door that was heavily shut, and suddenly felt a bit sour in her heart. She was the head of a county, but she also had her own unspeakable difficulties. She didn't like her work, so any sudden incident had to happen immediately.

However, Zhu Ruiyan prayed in her heart that no one would die, and that everyone would be safe. After Zhu Ruiyan finished all the preparation work, she sat her down on the sofa. She wanted to wait for Qin Yizhao to come back before cooking so she could have a bite of hot rice.

Zhu Ruiyan once again sat on the sofa and started reading. It was almost 9 o'clock in the morning, so Zhu Ruiyan was a little anxious. Zhu Ruiyan suddenly thought of switching on the TV to watch the Qing County news, but after watching for a while, she realised that a small town like Qing County could not possibly be broadcast live.

Zhu Ruiyan sat on the sofa all night, waiting for Qin Yizhao to come back. As time passed, she became more and more worried. This made Zhu Ruiyan feel that it was funny, her current appearance was like a wife anxiously waiting for her husband to return home.

But what was laughable was that they only had a trade relationship, she was just Qin Yizhao's mistress. Every time she heard footsteps at the stairs, Zhu Ruiyan would think that Qin Yizhao had returned, but what followed after would undoubtedly be disappointment. The surrounding doors were all opened and closed once, but Qin Yizhao's door was the only one that had not been opened. Zhu Ruiyan just sat there and waited until one in the morning.

The sound of footsteps came from the stairs again. Zhu Ruiyan immediately stood up, it should be Qin Yizhao this time. After a while, she heard the sound of the key entering the lock. Qin Yizhao dragged his exhausted body back. When he saw Zhu Ruiyan, he was a little shocked.

Although he had already seen the light when he went upstairs, Qin Yizhao had only thought that it was Zhu Ruiyan who had left the light for him. Qin Yizhao asked with some doubt: "You haven't rested yet?"

"I don't want to sleep yet." Zhu Ruiyan noticed that Qin Yizhao's lips were a little dry, so she went to the kitchen and poured a cup of warm water.

Qin Yizhao was startled, a trace of gentleness flashed past his eyes, and he took the cup from Zhu Ruiyan's hand and drank the water in it. Qin Yizhao looked at Zhu Ruiyan. This woman was still rather understanding, he knew that he was thirsty. This house seemed to be a little different, as it was not always deserted when he came back.

Zhu Ruiyan took back the cup and asked softly, "Are you still thirsty?"

Qin Yizhao shook his head: "No, I'm going to take a bath first." Qin Yizhao turned around and walked towards the bathroom and said, "Help me get my pajamas."

Zhu Ruiyan was very tired, so she obediently went to the closet and found a set of pajamas. She placed the pajamas on the bed in the bedroom, then turned around to discover that the bathroom door was not closed, and under the window, she could vaguely see a man's slender figure. Zhu Ruiyan's face immediately flushed red, and quickly went to the kitchen to cook.

Not long later, Qin Yizhao finished showering and came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel. His well-built chest and wheat coloured skin made people unconsciously swallow their saliva. Qin Yizhao turned his head to look at the kitchen, and frowned: "Yanyan, where are my pajamas?"

After Zhu Ruiyan heard her words, she turned around and walked out of the kitchen. She looked at Qin Yizhao and immediately lowered his head: "I placed my pajamas on your bed in your bedroom."

"Got it." A playful smile surfaced on the corner of Qin Yizhao's mouth. Seeing Zhu Ruiyan's awkward appearance, his mood was inexplicably good, but because she was too tired, she couldn't muster up any energy to tease her.

When Qin Yizhao came out of his bedroom after changing into his pajamas, the food had already been laid out on the table.

Qin Yizhao asked with some doubt: "You didn't eat tonight?" Zhu Ruiyan nodded slightly.

"Why not?"

"I thought you wouldn't be gone for long. I wanted to wait for you to eat." Zhu Ruiyan glanced at Qin Yizhao apologetically, before using all his strength and hugging her tightly in his embrace. His big hands brushed across Zhu Ruiyan's beautiful hair and said lovingly: "Next time, you have to eat dinner on time, don't wait for me."

"Got it." Zhu Ruiyan's body stiffened, and then said worriedly, "Nothing happened at the school, right?"

Qin Yizhao's voice carried a trace of regret, "There was a female student who had died in the sea of fire in her second year. She's only seventeen years old."

Zhu Ruiyan's heart suddenly hurt a little. If a girl of that age just died like that, her parents would die from the heartache. Both Qin Yizhao and himself were feeling so pained when they heard this news, so the child's parents should be feeling even worse right now.

The expression in Zhu Ruiyan's eyes when she looked at Qin Yizhao was filled with regret and sadness. She knew that there was still a softness in Qin Yizhao's heart. Zhu Ruiyan felt unhappy, and she felt a little uncomfortable: "Zhao."

Qin Yizhao hugged Zhu Ruiyan tightly, and leaned his head weakly on Zhu Ruiyan's shoulder: "It's my mistake."

Zhu Ruiyan felt a little sour in her heart: "This is an accident, it's not your fault. No one wanted to."

"I didn't notice it. If I had reminded everyone from the beginning, today's tragedy wouldn't have happened." Qin Yizhao's tone was full of self-blame and regret.

"This is an accident, not your responsibility." Zhu Ruiyan secretly thought in her heart that the county magistrate would also blame herself.

Qin Yizhao hugged Zhu Ruiyan tightly, not letting go, as if he was getting some positive energy from her. Only after a long while did he finally let go of Zhu Ruiyan and said lightly: "Alright, let's eat."

Zhu Ruiyan nodded, and the two of them sat at the table. Qin Yizhao didn't seem to have any appetite and only ate a few bites before putting down his chopsticks. Zhu Ruiyan knew that Qin Yizhao's heart was in pain, so she said with some heartache: "Drink some soup. You should be very busy tomorrow, you need to properly replenish your energy."

Qin Yizhao raised her head and looked at Zhu Ruiyan with his deep eyes. Zhu Ruiyan's heartbeat suddenly became very fast as she lowered her head and said in a low voice, "The body is the capital of revolution. If your body collapses, then there will be no other way to solve this problem."

Qin Yizhao did not say anything, but the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised into a smile. He really wanted to see clearly what kind of thoughts lay beneath this woman's frail body and her ordinary appearance. Why was it that every word and action he spoke gave him a sense of peace and warmth?

In fact, for someone like Qin Yizhao who had a strong background, his career was not smooth sailing. After all, he was still too young, and when fighting with those old cunning foxes in the government, he would inevitably feel tired.

Then, Zhu Ruiyan gave him true warmth. This warmth was something he relied on but could not give up. The first time they met, Qin Yizhao mistook Zhu Ruiyan for a casual woman. She didn't expect that ever since then, their lives would meet again and again.

Facing her overbearing attitude, she did not have any strength to fight back. When she said that she did not owe him, he knew that Zhu Ruiyan had nowhere to run.

Sometimes, there was no other reason. He just wanted this woman. There was no other reason but to keep on wanting her!

Zhu Ruiyan was slightly dumbstruck, looking at Qin Yizhao's expression, which had never appeared before, and felt very surprised. Qin Yizhao no longer spoke, and directly drank the bowl of soup that Zhu Ruiyan had prepared.

Zhu Ruiyan also felt very sad to hear this news. She didn't have any appetite at all, but she still insisted on eating all the rice in the bowl. Actually, she didn't notice that she, who seemed to be an existence made of air, was exceptionally eye-catching.

After finishing her meal, Zhu Ruiyan cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.

"We'll do it tomorrow."

"It's fine, I'll fix it soon. You should go to your bedroom to rest first." Zhu Ruiyan insisted on bringing the tableware into the kitchen.

After Qin Yizhao finished washing his face and rinsing his mouth, he went to his bedroom. However, even after waiting for a long time, Zhu Ruiyan did not come in. It turned out that Zhu Ruiyan had gone to wash up after washing the dishes and saw the clothes that Qin Yizhao had changed out of. The clothes had a very strong smell of smoke, so Zhu Ruiyan picked up Qin Yizhao's clothes to wash them.

Qin Yizhao was a little anxious from waiting. He walked out of his bedroom and saw Zhu Ruiyan washing clothes, and said unhappily: "What are you washing in the middle of the night for, hurry up and go rest."

"Sleep first, I'll be ready in a moment."

"I already told you that I will wash it tomorrow. I have so many clothes to wear." After Qin Yizhao finished speaking, he immediately turned on the water pipe, flushed the foam on Zhu Ruiyan's hands and carried her back to his bedroom.

"Zhao."

"It's two o'clock."

Zhu Ruiyan knew it was already very late, so she closed her mouth and did not say anymore.

Qin Yizhao gently placed Zhu Ruiyan on the bed. He noticed that Zhu Ruiyan had changed the bed sheets and blankets, he was very satisfied. He covered the two with the blanket, hugged Zhu Ruiyan with one hand and then turned off the light in the bedroom.

The bedroom was pitch black. Zhu Ruiyan opened her eyes and looked at the ceiling, and for a moment, she felt like she was in a hallucination. Those who didn't know would think that they were a loving couple, but who would have thought that it was just a simple transaction between them? It was just two people sharing a strange dream.

Qin Yizhao was the county governor of the Qing County. Being able to be his mistress should be something many women yearned for, but he felt worse about it than going to hell. Perhaps she was too stubborn, but since it was just a deal, it was destined to be like moths to a flame.