My Wife, The Ice Queen President

Chapter 282: Chapter 0282: Strange Feeling (Fourth Update)_1
 

Three days later, Ye Xiong returned to Dragon Group with Phoenix to report on their recent mission.

Ye Xiong handed over the Cold Ink Dagger to Long Zaitian, asking him to have the tech department analyze it.

Soon enough, Long Zaitian came back, placed the Cold Ink Dagger on the desk, and said, “The analysis results are in. There is a faint signal within the dagger that’s undetectable without professional equipment. Plus, the surface of the dagger has been treated to completely obscure the embedded signal source.”

Ye Xiong slammed his fist down on the desk and said coldly, “So it turns out, all of this was caused by this dagger.”

“The moment Long Tianya gave you that dagger, he was plotting against you. Who would have thought that he could be so insidious?” Long Zaitian sighed.

After their falling-out, Ye Xiong had also checked the dagger but hadn’t found anything. Due to his reluctance to discard it, he never imagined it would be used against him repeatedly, costing the lives of several Dragon Group experts, including the sacrifice of Master Lu.

“What’s your plan?” Long Zaitian asked.

“Since Long Tianya likes to scheme against me, I’ll just have to beat him at his own game.”

Ye Xiong outlined his plan to Long Zaitian.

“Are you sure that Li Chunpeng and Long Lan will seek revenge on you?” Long Zaitian asked.

“From the incident with the Li Family, it’s clear that Li Chunpeng holds grudges. To avenge his mother, he dared to kill even his father and cousins. After what I did to him this time, it’d be strange if he didn’t want revenge. And Long Lan, I broke her limbs; with her proud and fierce nature, she definitely won’t let things slide,” Ye Xiong said.

“Do you need me to send someone to help you?” Long Zaitian asked.

“No need. I don’t trust anyone from Dragon Group. It’s possible that every move you make is being monitored by Long Tianya. Except for Phoenix, I don’t want anyone’s help.”

“Alright then. If you need anything, just call me,” Long Zaitian said.

After staying a day at Dragon Group, Ye Xiong and Phoenix hurried to the airport, planning to fly back to Jiangnan City overnight.

When Phoenix learned that the signal source had been detected on the Cold Ink Dagger, she breathed a sigh of relief. Otherwise, she would never be able to clear her name, even if she “jumped into the Yellow River.”

Kyoto Airport.

When they arrived, they were informed that the flight was delayed for more than two hours.

“You should get some sleep. You must be exhausted after all this,” Ye Xiong said.

“Then I’ll rest for a bit.”

Phoenix crossed her arms over her chest and leaned against the chairback to sleep.

Perhaps it was the recent stress and fatigue, but Phoenix quickly fell asleep.

Her head tilted and came to rest on Ye Xiong’s shoulder.

Her hair scattered over her neck, and the unique fragrance of a woman wafted to Ye Xiong, stirring an odd feeling inside him.

He couldn’t help but turn his head to look.

Phoenix’s face was very close, her eyes shut, eyelashes merging together, looking both curved and fine.

Her skin wasn’t particularly fair, but it looked very healthy and was free from the blotches or acne often seen on urban office ladies, very smooth indeed.

Her nose was fine and high, her petite mouth with naturally pink upper lips, not a trace of lipstick but looked as rosy as if she wore some. The lines of her face were very soft, extending from her forehead to her pointy chin, appearing as if drawn by an artist, very pleasing to the eye.

Truly worthy of being called Dragon Group’s number one beauty, her looks were not something ordinary women could match.

Ye Xiong had never really seen Phoenix as a woman in his heart, and even when he teased her occasionally, it was just verbal sparring without any deeper intent.

Only upon closer inspection did he realize that Phoenix had her feminine side as well.

To possess such beauty and choose to be a special agent was truly baffling to him.

Perhaps it was a special agent’s instinct, but as Ye Xiong stared at her, Phoenix happened to open her eyes and found him looking at her face, with her head resting on his shoulder.

Phoenix immediately felt embarrassed, quickly sitting up straight with a slight flush on her face.

“Come on, it’s not like I’m charging you.”

“No, thanks.”

“What are you afraid of?”

“I’m not afraid.”

“Then just go back to sleep, rest assured, a rabbit doesn’t eat the grass by its own burrow, I won’t make a move on you,” Ye Xiong said with a laugh.

Phoenix also felt tired, so she didn’t care and fell asleep again.

After just a short while, her head tilted again, resting on Ye Xiong’s shoulder.

If someone passed by, seeing their intimate appearance, they would definitely think the two were a couple.

Not knowing how long she had slept, Phoenix suddenly awoke.

Because she had a nagging feeling, afraid she was leaning on Ye Xiong’s shoulder again, she reacted strongly.

Indeed, she really was leaning on someone’s shoulder again.

“What time is it?”

“We’re almost boarding.”

“Did I sleep for over an hour?” Phoenix didn’t expect to fall asleep for so long all at once.

“Have I been leaning on your shoulder to sleep the whole time?” she asked.

“Mhm.”

Right at this moment, the announcement for boarding came through the speakers.

Ye Xiong stood up, stretched lazily, twisted his stiff neck, and said, “Let’s go!”

Phoenix’s mouth twitched, wanting to say something, but in the end, she didn’t speak up.

She could imagine how difficult the past hour must have been for Ye Xiong, maintaining one position without moving for an hour, something not everyone can do.

When did this guy become so gentle?

After boarding the plane, Ye Xiong scanned the faces of the passengers to ensure there was no danger before returning to his seat.

Long Tianya desperately wanted him dead, and with the Cold Ink Dagger in hand, he had to be on guard.

Back in his seat, Ye Xiong leaned back and fell asleep, and soon, it was his turn to sleep soundly.

Phoenix turned her head, her gaze lingering on him, taking him in thoroughly.

Since the Reaper Squad incident, Phoenix thought Reaper had completely left her, left the Dragon Group, and their paths would not cross again, but recent events had brought back that old feeling.

She felt Reaper had returned and that he was stronger and more mature than before.

Phoenix had never tried to study him from such a close distance so earnestly before, and upon closer inspection, she would find that Ye Xiong, whether in temperament or appearance, was quite attractive.

Of course, that was provided he did not show his old carefree demeanor.

What she hated most was Ye Xiong’s attitude when he worked as a porter, that carefree, heartless attitude towards life.

The way he was now was the most appealing.

“If you want to look, just do it openly, no need to be sneaky,” Ye Xiong suddenly opened his eyes and said with a smile.

“Who’s looking at you, vain.” Phoenix turned her head away.

Having returned to the provincial city, it was already the wee hours, almost dawn.

Seeing her so tired from the journey, Ye Xiong thought since Long Lan had been incapacitated by him and would not recover quickly enough to seek revenge any time soon, there was no rush to go back immediately, so he found a hotel to stay in.

“Aren’t we in a hurry to get back?” Phoenix asked.

“Continuing like this, even an iron man would get tired. Let’s rest up and then see,” he replied.

Ye Xiong booked a double room, planning to rest for a few hours before returning to Jiangnan City in the afternoon.

In the past, Phoenix would feel that sharing a room with Ye Xiong was nothing special, as they were both special agents, and their status was different from ordinary people; it was normal for male and female agents to share a room for mutual care and safety.

For some reason, when she walked into the room this time, she found her heart thumping wildly.

Remembering how Ye Xiong had looked at her from a close distance at the airport, she felt an unusual sensation in her heart.

This feeling was very strange.

Her face felt a little hot.