Chapter 141: The Sudden Disappearance of Lin Zijin

Watching Lin Zijin and Yang Hao get into the car and drive away until the vehicle vanished from her line of sight, Ling Xueer was completely stunned.

What on earth was going on?

She had not fully recovered her senses even now.

Was the person who just got into the car really Sister Zijin?

Ling Xueer was utterly bewildered!

She distinctly remembered asking Lin Zijin casually just before coming downstairs, yet Lin Zijin had seemingly shown no reaction at all.

How did she suddenly come down and even leave with Hiawatha?

Ling Xueer found it completely baffling.

Shaking her head in depression, Ling Xueer glanced once more in the direction where Yang Hao and Lin Zijin had departed, then closed the door.

Driving the red BMW 3X, Yang Hao quickly left the residential complex.

As he drove, Yang Hao’s gaze drifted toward Lin Zijin from time to time.

"Is there something on my face?"

Feeling somewhat uncomfortable under his gaze, Lin Zijin spoke up suddenly.

"It looks even better than something on your face."

Yang Hao’s words slipped out instantly, almost without any thought.

Hearing this, a blush crept onto Lin Zijin’s face.

"Pay attention to safety and drive properly."

Then, Lin Zijin’s voice rang out, carrying a hint of playful reproach.

Hearing her words, Yang Hao withdrew his gaze and looked straight ahead.

Even with a beauty seated beside him, he did not dare to get too distracted while driving.

After all, safety came first.

Putting himself aside, he had to consider Lin Zijin.

If any accident were to happen, Yang Hao would regret it beyond measure.

Glancing sideways for a brief moment at Yang Hao, who was driving with intense focus, a quiet warmth quietly welled up in Lin Zijin’s heart.

Sometimes, people are easily satisfied.

In the silence between them, a subtle atmosphere quietly permeated the air.

An indescribable feeling arose in both of their hearts at the same time.

"Where are you heading?"

A short while later, hearing Yang Hao’s voice, Lin Zijin could not help but be startled.

"Huh?!"

Lin Zijin asked in confusion.

"I mean, where are you planning to go?"

Faced with Lin Zijin’s reaction, Yang Hao was also a bit baffled. He cast his gaze back upon her and asked once more.

This time, Lin Zijin understood what Yang Hao meant.

However, she was in a dilemma as well.

Where was she planning to go?

How would she know?

When she came downstairs earlier, she had merely said it casually.

She had simply wanted to accompany Yang Hao outside; she did not actually need to go anywhere in particular.

Besides, where could she go by herself at a time like this?

Usually, wouldn’t she be in the middle of training at this hour?

Yet, these words were difficult for Lin Zijin to voice.

She certainly could not say, "I have no destination in mind, I just wanted to accompany you for a drive, right?"

She was too shy to say it out loud.

Through her peripheral vision, Lin Zijin calmly observed Yang Hao’s expression. Finding nothing unusual, she breathed a silent sigh of relief.

Immediately afterward, Lin Zijin forced herself to remain calm and said, "That place—I suddenly realized I don't want to go anymore. I'll just tag along with you and head back together later!"

After saying this, Lin Zijin did not even dare to look at Yang Hao. She fixed her gaze straight out the window, pretending to admire the scenery.

Hearing this, Yang Hao was stunned for a moment.

However.

When he turned his gaze to Lin Zijin and saw her current actions, along with the seemingly calm expression on her face.

Yang Hao suddenly smiled.

It seemed he had already figured out Lin Zijin’s intentions.

In the blink of an eye, after withdrawing his gaze, Yang Hao’s mood instantly brightened.

No... it became even better than that...

Lin Zijin, who had been secretly keeping an eye on Yang Hao’s actions, noticed the change in him. Although her face showed no obvious sign of it, her heart was already fluttering wildly like a startled fawn.

For some reason, she, who was usually so strong and assertive, felt as shy as a young girl at this moment.

Perhaps this was the power of love.

There were no words inside the car, but a certain emotion was slowly heating up.

A cozy atmosphere quietly emerged in the air.

Yang Hao thoroughly enjoyed this feeling. Even though neither of them spoke, he could feel that their hearts were very close at this very moment.

Before long, when the two of them arrived at a nearby shopping mall, Yang Hao felt a lingering sense of reluctance.

If possible, he would have preferred to stay in the car and spend a little more time with Lin Zijin.

Parking the car in the mall’s underground parking lot, Yang Hao and Lin Zijin stepped out.

It was the weekend, and the foot traffic here was somewhat heavy. As they reached the entrance of the supermarket, Yang Hao was about to grab a shopping cart, but just as he reached out his hand, someone else beat him to it.

"Let me do it!"

Yang Hao turned his head and saw Lin Zijin flashing him a bright smile.

Yang Hao froze involuntarily. By the time he snapped back to reality, Lin Zijin was already pushing a shopping cart ahead, and he hurried to catch up.

Just like that, Lin Zijin pushed the shopping cart while Yang Hao followed behind her, and the two of them walked into the supermarket together.

A scene like this looked just like a young couple going grocery shopping together.

Inside the supermarket.

Lin Zijin pushed the cart, following behind Yang Hao. Watching the way he picked out items, her eyes lit up slightly.

Clearly, Yang Hao was the main driver of this shopping trip.

Had she not come out with Yang Hao today, Lin Zijin would never have known that there were so many intricacies to buying things.

For instance, the placement of goods in the supermarket, the subtle differences between items of the same category... and various other unwritten rules and little tricks.

Normally, Lin Zijin would never have paid attention to these things; she only knew about them because Yang Hao had pointed them out.

She had never expected that Yang Hao would be so well-versed in these matters.

Coming out this time, she seemed to have discovered a completely different side to Yang Hao.

Watching Yang Hao attentively selecting items from the shelf, Lin Zijin seemed to think of something, and a faint blush quietly bloomed on her face.

Hesitating for a moment, Lin Zijin bit her lip, then pushed the shopping cart and turned toward another direction.

Not long after Lin Zijin turned and left, Yang Hao finished selecting his items and turned back around, only to be completely dumbfounded to find the space behind him completely empty.

Lin Zijin was gone.

Not only her, but even the shopping cart had vanished along with her.

Instantly, a puzzled Yang Hao scanned his surroundings, but still failed to see Lin Zijin’s figure, causing a wave of panic to rise within him.

Where did she go?

This question suddenly popped into Yang Hao’s mind.

Harboring this doubt, Yang Hao pulled out his phone, found Lin Zijin’s phone number, and dialed it.

"Where are you?"

As the call connected, a trace of joy washed over Yang Hao’s heart, and he asked hurriedly.

"Hiawatha? What's wrong?"

However, the voice coming through the phone was Ling Xueer’s.

"Why is it you?"

Hearing Ling Xueer’s voice on the other end, Yang Hao was dumbfounded.

"You're looking for Sister Zijin? Isn't she with you?"

On the other side, hearing Yang Hao’s voice, Ling Xueer was equally startled.

Hanging up the phone and realizing that Lin Zijin had not brought her phone with her this time, Yang Hao’s heart sank.

Looking around him, watching people pass by one after another in the supermarket without any sign of Lin Zijin, Yang Hao, gripped by a sudden realization, grew truly anxious.

Where could she have gone at a time like this?