Pregnant After Healing the Alpha

Chapter 79: Chapter 73 Danger! Qiao Jing is being followed

Zhan Qipei, curious, walked over and picked it up to look.

“Hm?”

It recorded the process of vegetable grafting and observation logs.

Was it really not just ordinary gardening?

He continued to flip through it, growing more and more shocked.

Because the content was extremely professional, it wasn’t something an ordinary person could write.

Were these notes from Qiao Jing?

So in Professor Qiao’s research institute, was Qiao Jing a researcher?

Thinking of Qiao Jing’s identity as a professor at Imperial Capital University, Zhan Qipei wasn’t surprised.

He put down the research report, walked out onto the balcony, and looked at the flowerpots. Some were already sprouting tiny shoots, while others had begun to grow leaves.

“Is vegetable grafting Professor Qiao’s next research project?”

It seemed Qiao Jing held a not insignificant position at the research institute and must have been deeply trusted by Professor Qiao, otherwise he wouldn’t have brought such important things to their home.

And the trophy from before, that had also been brought home by Qiao Jing.

To be honest, he couldn’t believe there was no relationship at all between Qiao Jing and Professor Qiao.

While Zhan Qipei was thinking this, he caught sight of Qiao Jing getting out of a cab from the corner of his eye.

She was back.

“Wait!”

Zhan Qipei noticed someone sneaking behind Qiao Jing, wearing a duckbill hat, with a mask covering their face, stealthily following her.

He took out his phone and called Qiao Jing.

Upon hearing the ringtone, Qiao Jing answered the call.

“Hello?”

“There’s someone behind you.”

Qiao Jing turned sharply, and the person behind her turned and ran.

Qiao Jing hurriedly gave chase.

Zhan Qipei grew anxious at this scene.

She was actually chasing after them, wasn’t she afraid of encountering danger as a girl?

Thinking this, Zhan Qipei rushed to the entrance, changed his shoes, and ran towards the elevator.

The elevator was slow, likely blocked by a delivery person using something to prop open the doors.

Zhan Qipei was frantic, he couldn’t wait any longer. Every second he delayed, the greater the danger she faced.

He opened the emergency exit door and ran down the stairs in one go.

Then he ran towards the main entrance, and just as he turned the corner, he crashed into Qiao Jing returning.

“Ow—did you pad your chest with a patch? It’s so uncomfortable?” Qiao Jing rubbed her slightly reddened forehead as she looked at the man’s chest and complained.

Zhan Qipei looked behind Qiao Jing but didn’t see the person from earlier.

“Did you lose them?”

“Not exactly. I was about to catch up when suddenly, a motorcycle came at me, as if to run me over. I dodged, and afterwards, those two seemed like they were going to attack me. Then some passersby appeared, and they ran off.”

Qiao Jing spoke calmly, but Zhan Qipei listened with horror.

About to be run over and nearly attacked—such alarming situations, yet she spoke so nonchalantly.

“You’re really brave, aren’t you? Going after them alone without fear of danger, even risking your life?”

Zhan Qipei felt a kind of indescribable anger rising inside him.

“What’s there to be afraid of? With my skills, not to mention two people, even a swarm wouldn’t worry me,” Qiao Jing spoke with eyebrows raised, her expression brimming with confidence.

Zhan Qipei narrowed his eyes slightly, “Your skills are that good? Didn’t you tell me before that you only practiced martial arts for health and fitness, that you were very ordinary?”

Not good, she had overlooked that.

“Uh, just pretend I was boasting.”

After she spoke, Qiao Jing didn’t want to continue the topic any further, fearing that if she did, the man might become suspicious again.

“Let’s go back.”

Qiao Jing walked past Zhan Qipei, and just as she took two steps forward, her wrist was seized by the man.

Zhan Qipei turned his head to look at Qiao Jing, staring at her profile, “Was it really not you that day?”

Without betraying any emotion, Qiao Jing let out a soft sigh and looked at Zhan Qipei squarely, “No.”

Zhan Qipei’s thin lips moved as if he wanted to say something more, but in the end, he said nothing.

Because all his suspicions were just that, speculation. He had no concrete evidence, and this wasn’t just any matter, it was concerning a lifelong commitment, so he couldn’t make assumptions out of thin air.

After Qiao Jing returned to the apartment, she saw the research report on the table and belatedly remembered that she had forgotten to put it away during the day because she was preoccupied with a case.

“Did you read it?” Qiao Jing asked Zhan Qipei.

“Mhm.”

“Oh.” So he had read it. Well, even if he did, it wouldn’t matter. It wasn’t going to lead him to guess she was Professor Qiao. After all, in the hearts of those at Imperial Capital, Professor Qiao could not possibly be someone as young as her.

At that moment, Qiao Jing suddenly received a phone call from her apprentice, Zhou Fu.

Speaking of this apprentice, he should have come before her award ceremony. But because an elder in his family had passed away, he stayed in his hometown for the time being.

“Master, I’m sorry I couldn’t attend your award ceremony.”

“It’s okay, I didn’t make an appearance anyway.”

Who was she talking to? The person on the line seemed to be a man.

Zhan Qipei kept staring at the mobile phone in Qiao Jing’s hand.

“Master, when are you free? I want to treat you to a meal.”

“Tomorrow morning, a newcomer is joining the institute. I need to go check on them. Once I’m done, I’ll head over to your place.”

“That’s perfect. I have a patient tomorrow morning as well. Speaking of this patient, hehehe—Master, take a guess who it is?”

Hearing the strange laughter on the phone, Qiao Jing, being as sharp-witted as she was, immediately guessed who it was and subtly glanced at Zhan Qipei.

“It’s that guy from the Zhan Family, your guy, to treat infertility.” Zhou Fu almost burst into laughter as he spoke.

Truth be told, Zhou Fu had been worried that Qiao Jing might be taken advantage of by marrying into the Zhan Family. But now that he’d heard about Zhan Qipei’s infertility, he was completely reassured.

“Alright, I’m going to hang up now, I haven’t had dinner yet.”

“Okay then, I won’t disturb you. I’ll hang up first.”

With a “beep”, the call ended.

Zhan Qipei’s doubtful eyes fixed on Qiao Jing. Just now, she seemed to have glanced at him. What was she looking at him for?

And from the phone conversation he overheard, he knew that Qiao Jing was planning to have dinner out tomorrow night.

Putting the two pieces together, he was even more certain that the person on the line was a man, which was why Qiao Jing had stolen a glance at him.

It was obviously a sign of a guilty conscience.

While Zhan Qipei was contemplating this, Qiao Jing’s phone rang again.

She really was busy!

Was it another man?

Zhan Qipei pretended to go to the balcony and circled behind Qiao Jing. He quickly glanced at her phone screen.

The contact was marked “Fourth Brother”.

Xu Moqian!

Indeed, another man!

“Hello?” Qiao Jing picked up the call.

“Sister Jing, you need to check Weibo, you’re trending!”

“What? I’m trending?!” Qiao Jing exclaimed in surprise.

How could she possibly be trending out of the blue? Was it because her identity as the Empire Divine Physician had been exposed? Or had her identity as Professor Qiao been leaked?

After hearing this, Zhan Qipei moved to stand behind Qiao Jing.

Qiao Jing was opening Weibo.

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