Ji Yinbing could throw away the wheelchair. After she acted on her own, she and Craven became fixed partners. Her cooperation with Craven became more and more tacit. They were good friends from the same school. In addition, their relationship was more or less ambiguous. When the two of them went to investigate together, they were always very compatible. Sometimes, when Ji Yinbing was with Craven, she had the illusion that she was working with Zhuang Long

  as

  On this day, they entered the interior of the rain forest fully armed to find the hidden killer. Along the way, Craven spoke without stopping.

  He was always talkative, and this was very similar to Zhuang Long. “My sister, Olivia, is getting married next month.” He put the small fly he had been holding into the bottle and smiled. “I’m going back to her wedding.” His smile turned sly. He said, “What a pity. I still lack a female companion.” Ji Yinbing rejected him expressionlessly. “It’s a pity, but I’m not interested in being your female companion.” Ji Yinbing would not jump into the trap Craven had prepared for her.

  Craven exclaimed in a particularly sad tone, “Oh, sweetheart, don’t be so ruthless.”


  Ji Yinbing remained silent.

  Craven added, “Olivia found an entrepreneur fiancé. To be honest, I’m not optimistic about his identity as an entrepreneur. However, he treats my sister very well. Olivia and I grew up together and have a deep relationship. If that fellow dares to let my sister down, I will definitely not let him off!”


  With that, Craven punched the tree trunk in front of him weakly. “Just like that, I’ll break that person’s ribs.”


  Ji Yinbing said, “Then Olivia will fight with

  you.”


  “How dare she!”


  Craven was a complete sister fan who couldn’t stand anyone bullying his sister. “The person Olivia likes shouldn’t be bad.”


  Ji Yinbing only smiled.

  Seeing that she was not participating in this topic, Craven asked curiously, “I heard that India values men over women very much. Do you have any other family members?” Ji Yinbing’s smile faded.

  However, Craven was too busy collecting things to notice.

  A moment later, he heard Ji Yinbing say, “I have parents and a pair of elder brothers. My father sold me, who was only seven years old, to a wretched uncle in his thirties for 20,000 rupees. That uncle had a wife he forgot. He beat her to death.”


  “I forgot to mention that he’s a complete jerk. He molested me.”


  At the mention of her sad childhood, Ji Yinbing’s mood and tone were quite calm. Craven stopped and looked at her in shock and confusion.

  Ji Yinbing continued, “In order let me marry that pervert, my two brothers once tried to knock me out and kidnap me back.”


  She added, “My mother was bought from a human trafficker by my father for forty thousand rupees. He raped her day and night. He said that if he didn’t rape her enough, then the forty thousand would be wasted and he would have to pay for it. Oh, that poor woman wouldn’t even get a rest when she was

  pregnant.”


  Ji Yinbing’s eyes were cold, and her voice did not stop. “My big brother was born after eight months because of that.”


  “My mother hanged herself.”


  Ji Yinbing turned around and looked at Craven calmly. Seeing that Craven looked a little dazed, she laughed at herself. “Craven, not every father is qualified to be a father. Not every brother is as qualified as you.”


  “I have a childhood I don’t want to look back

  on.”


  Craven’s lips moved for a long time before he said, “Unbelievable…”


  Ji Yinbing nodded.

  She thought about Craven’s feelings for her and her heart skipped a beat. “Craven,” she said again. “He’s the reason I’m here today.”


  Craven was stunned for a moment before he understood who she was referring to.

  He burst out laughing. “I can’t believe the person you’re talking about is the same man who drove into me.”


  “He might not be a good person.” Ji Yinbing did not plan to uphold justice for Yan Nuo. Yan Nuo had done something wrong in that matter, so she admitted it. She said, “Craven, you’re a good man. It’s just that I don’t love you, nor can I love you. After so many years, I’m used to loving him. Loving him is an indispensable and habitual thing for me. It’s the same logic as breathing.” Therefore, when the child was gone, she clearly hated him to death, but she could not bear to see him die in front of her.

  If Yan Nuo died, she would lose her breathing and die.

  Ji Yinbing’s words were cruel to Craven. He digested this fact silently.

  Then Craven mocked himself. “You didn’t even give me a chance to be a spare.”


  Ji Yinbing immediately straightened her face and said seriously, “A spare tire is only necessary for a scumbag woman. There are no spare tires around people who are truly devoted to their relationship.” At this moment, her eyes appeared cold. “To me, Craven, you will always be a friend, colleague, and alumni.”


  Seeing that Craven did not look good, Ji Yinbing hesitated for a moment before saying, “That’s all.”


  Craven’s shoulders slumped.

  “You’re so heartless.”


  However, he just had to be a masochist. Ji Yinbing had already made things so clear. Not only did he not give up his admiration and love for her, but his love for her became deeper and deeper. What was going on? When they returned, Craven couldn’t help but buy a few beers. He sat alone on the windowsill and drank.

  Ji Yinbing sat by the window and looked through the window. She saw that the person was drinking wine to dispel his sorrows and had a bleak mood. She heard Craven begin to sing some English love songs sadly. Ji Yinbing could not help but run out and stand in the middle of the rooftop. She said to Craven, “That’s enough. You’re drinking beer, not whiskey.” Craven turned around, and his eyes were indeed clear. He looked at Ji Yinbing and said sternly, “When you fall in love with a heartless person, you can only drown your sorrows with alcohol.”


  Ji Yinbing was silent for a moment.

  Then she said, “You’re actually quite suitable to be a homophone.”


  Craven’s sorrow was lost by her words.

  Perhaps Ji Yinbing’s words that day were too harsh, or perhaps Craven woke up after pretending to be drunk.

  In short, he stopped flirting with Ji Yinbing. They were like real colleagues. They only talked about work and the nearby situation. They did not talk about private topics.

  Ji Yinbing thought that Craven had thought it through and heaved a sigh of relief.

  She was most afraid of owing debts, especially emotional debts.

  Life passed peacefully for more than a month.

  The war did not stop, but the town where their research institute was located was still calm.

  On this day, Almon called and said that his father had returned… and his body had been sent back.

  Ji Yinbing took leave and planned to go to Almon’s new house to accompany the three of them and hold a funeral for his father. Craven and Almon were on good terms, so he took leave and followed Ji Yinbing.