Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

At that moment, Shen Jianhua's face was flushed from drinking, and even his breath was laced with alcohol.

Before Lin Chuan could respond, Shen Qianqian snatched away Shen Jianhua's wine glass with a huff, "Shen, you sure are getting bold!"

"Qianqian, what are you doing?" Shen Jianhua, boozy and bewildered, looked at his daughter, slightly confused.

"If you drink any more, I'm going to end up with one more uncle!" Shen Qianqian also gathered up the wine bottle.

Right then, Mother Shen poured a cup of clear tea for Shen Jianhua, "Stop drinking. If you lose composure in front of Lin, how are you going to continue being the factory director?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jianhua momentarily subdued his drunkenness, "Lin, if I talk nonsense after drinking, don't mind me, huh." Continue reading at empire

Lin Chuan first glanced at Shen Qianqian, then answered, "Brother Shen, actually, it doesn't bother me."

"Young Brother Lin, hahaha!"

Shen Jianhua immediately burst into laughter, with the effects of the alcohol rushing to his head again.

Shen Qianqian's face turned green at the side; this guy Lin Chuan was really about to become her own uncle. Not willing to let Lin Chuan surpass her in seniority without reason, she said, "Lin, you've drunk too much too!"

"I've only had three cups."

Lin Chuan raised an eyebrow at Shen Qianqian, "And besides, you should call me Uncle Lin, not Lin."

"That's right, no respect!" Shen Jianhua immediately chimed in.

Shen Qianqian silently clenched her fists, fuming, but she had no way to deal with her Uncle Lin.

During that meal, Shen Jianhua drank to his heart's content.

Lin Chuan also ate heartily.

After they had their fill of food and drink, Shen Jianhua was completely inebriated and had to be helped back to his room by Mother Shen. Shen Qianqian took Lin Chuan out the front door for a walk.

"Let's go for a walk."

Shen Qianqian suggested.

Lin Chuan touched his slightly bloated stomach and readily agreed.

When the two of them left the house, it was already past six in the evening, and the setting sun cast its glow on the slightly old-fashioned neighborhood, stretching their shadows long all the way across the road.

Shen Qianqian's previously worn floral dress had picked up the scent of the kitchen.

Therefore, she changed her clothes.

—She changed into a light white gauze shirt, with a denim skirt that didn't extend past her knees, tall and slender with a thin waist and long legs, she walked in the lingering sunlight like a girl from a comic.

"What are you looking at?"

Shen Qianqian turned her head to look at Lin Chuan.

Not far from the neighborhood, there was a river embankment along the Anling River with a promenade dedicated to pedestrians.

Leaning on the railing, Shen Qianqian faced the autumn breeze that was becoming denser with the river from Anling City. She hadn't tied her hair up in the usual efficient ponytail but instead let it cascade down, swaying slightly in the evening breeze.

Truth be told, she was indeed very beautiful.

In Lin Chuan's view, Shen Qianqian's attractiveness was impeccable; even compared to those made-up popular starlets, they would at best only be equally matched.

Especially those long legs, only two words could describe them.

—Perfect.

Thus, Lin Chuan, having drunk a few cups, looked down a bit longer at those legs. Hearing Shen Qianqian speak, he subconsciously responded, "I'm looking at legs."

"Pervert!"

Shen Qianqian immediately spit out disdainfully.

Lin Chuan chuckled nervously, then earnestly explained, "I'm just puzzled, given that you're a detective and you must be quite active on the job and frequent on missions, it stands to reason that the muscle lines in your legs should be quite pronounced. But why can't I see them?"

"Sophistry!"

Shen Qianqian didn't buy Lin Chuan's excuse at all, "Do you think I'm Xinxin?"

Lin Chuan laughed, still not free from the slight drunkenness, "As you know, I'm not interested in women; my profession makes me pay more attention to details."

"Really?" Shen Qianqian moved closer to Lin Chuan, extending her leg, "Why don't you feel it?"

"Could I?"

Lin Chuan looked at the long, fair, and delicate leg and asked with a smile.

"Dream on! I'm not just any girl!"

Shen Qianqian huffed.

"You're twenty-five, not exactly a little girl anymore," Lin Chuan replied, teasingly.

"You..."

Shen Qianqian took a deep breath, trying to calm herself from wanting to lash out.

—Don't swing, you can't beat him!

Honestly, at twenty-five, you're not that mature. Instead of saying twenty-five, it's better to describe it as being a university graduate of just two years.

Therefore, Shen Qianqian still retained some immaturity.

Especially in front of Lin Chuan.

The evening breeze blew across the river, cool and refreshing. Lin Chuan was dressed in a white shirt, carrying a suit jacket, walking with Shen Qianqian on the riverside promenade.

They walked for about half an hour.

Shen Qianqian pointed, "Pass this road, and we'll reach where I live. Do you want to come up and sit? I can make you some tea to sober you up. You seem a bit drunk."

She didn't live with her parents.

The apartment that Shen Jianhua had been allocated wasn't very large, with only one bathroom, which was inconvenient.

So the couple decided to buy an apartment for Shen Qianqian.

It was also much closer to the police station, saving a lot of travel time. After all, as a detective, she was on a 24-hour call and could be dispatched for missions at any time; living farther away, waiting for three or four traffic lights on the road would delay her by ten to fifteen minutes.

"Is that really okay?"

Lin Chuan looked in the direction Shen Qianqian was pointing but shook his head.

He was a web novel writer and understood the storyline well – what could follow could be a melodramatic plot. No, really, no good.

He hadn't yet crossed that barrier in his heart.

He had strange feelings for Shen Qianqian. To say there was fondness, certainly there was.

Men naturally have a preference for beautiful women.

Moreover, Shen Qianqian was not just any beauty; she had a deadly allure to any man.