Hearing this, Chi Yu paused for a moment, but didn't turn back.
Two seconds later, he took another step and chased after the direction where Jiang Zhirou had left.
Chen Yixia looked at the safety lock in Jiang Zhirou's hand. Thinking of her attitude towards Chi Yu just now, she asked cautiously, "Zhirou, do you hate Professor Chi very much?"
As if not expecting Chen Yixia to ask such a question suddenly, Jiang Zhirou instinctively froze for a moment, then shook her head slightly.
"Not really hate. At most, I just find him a bit unpleasant."
To Jiang Zhirou, Chi Yu was just an ordinary, unfriendly stranger who liked to observe people secretly.
Moreover, Chi Yu always looked at her with a strange look, which made her feel uncomfortable. But because he was left behind by Si Moshen, she couldn't fall out with him.
Under such emotions, Jiang Zhirou really couldn't have much affection for Chi Yu, after all, the first impression he gave her that day was extremely bad.
Hearing her words, Chen Yixia turned to look at Chi Yu who was following them, and sighed softly.
Before this, she didn't expect Jiang Zhirou to have such an attitude towards Chi Yu. Only now did she understand why Chi Yu was so lost and unconfident that day.
To be honest, in the current situation, no one would probably be very confident.
"Zhirou... Actually, Professor Chi is a really nice person. There may be some misunderstandings between you two."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou smiled, "By the way, I've always wanted to ask you, why do you always call him Professor Chi? Isn't he Si Moshen's business partner? He should be in business, right?"
Jiang Zhirou had completely forgotten everything related to Chi Yu.
A hint of meaning flashed across Chen Yixia's face, and then she patiently explained to Jiang Zhirou.
"Professor Chi used to be a physics professor at Hanlin University. He quit later, and now he has his own company in China."
Hearing this, Jiang Zhirou's eyes flashed. She grabbed Chen Yixia's hand, "In that case, does he have a wide network of contacts in the imperial capital?"
Chen Yixia nodded affirmatively, "Yes, Professor Chi has a wide network of contacts in the imperial capital. Moreover, he is a native of the imperial capital. I heard that his father is a commander, so his family is quite powerful in the imperial capital."
"Moreover, Professor Chi was the most popular professor at Hanlin University at that time. Many girls in our school liked him very much. However, he never had any messy gossip. He is a very dedicated man."
Seeing that Jiang Zhirou asked about Chi Yu, she desperately spoke well of Chi Yu, hoping that Jiang Zhirou would have a slightly better impression of him.
Jiang Zhirou raised her eyebrows, "How do you know he's dedicated? Have you seen his girlfriend?"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Yixia looked a bit embarrassed. She stammered for a long time but couldn't explain clearly.
Fortunately, Jiang Zhirou didn't care about these things. She cared more about Chen Yixia's words that he had a wide network of contacts in the imperial capital.
She had returned from the imperial capital in a hurry. She had just found some clues there when she came back.
She originally thought of giving up on that place and telling Si Moshen all the clues she had so that he could investigate carefully.
However, Si Moshen had investigated for so long but hadn't found many useful clues. It seemed that it was still because of the geographical reason.
She could have asked Chen Yu'an for help, but now she wasn't sure if Chen Yu'an had seen through her identity, so she didn't dare to contact him rashly.
After all, this man was quite ruthless towards those who pretended to be Chen Qingmian.
She was now surrounded by dangers on all sides. She didn't want to provoke such a dangerous factor for no reason.
Since Chi Yu had connections, she might as well get on better terms with him during this period and inquire about the orphanage from him.
It would be a waste not to use this free resource.
Jiang Zhirou acted as soon as she thought of it. That night, she knocked on Chi Yu's door with the safety lock in her hand.
"Wait a moment."
A clear voice of a man came from inside.
Jiang Zhirou didn't urge him. She stood quietly outside the door waiting.
Five minutes later, Chi Yu opened the door.
He was wearing a white bathrobe. The belt around his waist was just loosely hanging, and the front of the bathrobe was slightly open, revealing his strong chest muscles.
The fresh fragrance of the bath lotion on his body surrounded Jiang Zhirou.
She stood there stunned for two seconds, "Miss Jiang?"
It wasn't until Chi Yu's voice came from above her head that she suddenly came to her senses.
A hint of panic flashed across Jiang Zhirou's eyes. He has a good figure...
She didn't expect Chi Yu to open the door in a bathrobe. For a moment, she didn't know where to look.
"Miss Jiang, is there something?"
Chi Yu's voice sounded again. He looked down slightly at the woman in front of him.
Jiang Zhirou coughed twice. She took out the safety lock from her pocket and held it in front of Chi Yu. She said a bit coyly, "This... Thanks."
There wasn't much change on Chi Yu's face. He just softened his voice a bit, "Miss Jiang, you don't need to be so polite. What I gave you was the Sea Blue Heart. You didn't accept it. This safety lock should be a gift from the shop owner. If you want to thank someone, you should go to that shop owner."
Jiang Zhirou: "..."
She felt a surge of anger in her chest. Why did this man have to be so particular about these things?
This lock was only given because he bought the Sea Blue Heart. If it weren't for the Sea Blue Heart, there wouldn't be this lock at all. She really didn't understand why he was so nitpicky.
Jiang Zhirou twitched the corner of her mouth. She suppressed her anger and forced a smile on her face, "Mr. Chi, you don't need to be so modest. It was because you bought the Sea Blue Heart that I had the chance to get this lock. After all, I owe it to you. This thank-you still has to be said."
Chi Yu looked at the smile on her face that was uglier than crying. He didn't know what she was up to that could make her change her attitude so suddenly.
But at least she was willing to talk to him on her own initiative, which was a good thing.
"Then I'll accept Miss Jiang's gratitude."
Chi Yu politely nodded slightly.
The next second, Jiang Zhirou waved her hand.
"Come on, since we're living under the same roof, don't call me Miss Jiang anymore. It sounds so formal. Just call me Zhirou like Si Moshen does."
Hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Chi Yu's eyes. Now he was even more certain that Jiang Zhirou must have something to ask of him, which was why she suddenly changed her attitude.
He smiled, "Okay."
His gaze fell on Jiang Zhirou. He looked at the woman in front of him seriously and gently, and softly called out,
"Zhirou."
Jiang Zhirou got goosebumps all over.
But she suppressed them in half a second.
That look again!
She really didn't understand why Chi Yu always looked at her with such a look.
She had only seen this kind of look on Si Moshen's father when he looked at his mother when she was a child.
It was exactly the same.