Su Qianli and Su Yihan exited the gate of the dependents' compound. Since it was still early, the roads were mostly empty.
However, behind a window in a nearby residential building, a man was peering through a gap in the curtains, watching them intently. His gaze fell upon the man and woman walking out from across the street, focusing especially on the girl. He scrutinized her face carefully, confirming that she was not the target he was assigned to track. Furthermore, having just witnessed an ambush, he assumed the target would not dare to venture out so brazenly. Reassured by this thought, the man picked up a cigarette pack from the windowsill, pulled out a cigarette, and lit it.
Su Qianli had gone out of her way to apply exquisite makeup that morning. She had started busying herself at the crack of dawn, spending over an hour on her look. Thanks to modern makeup techniques, even those familiar with her would need to stare closely to recognize her. Beyond that, her hair had been styled with great care. She had secured the ends with a long black ribbon, pulled the hair up, crossed the ribbon over the top of her head, and let it fall back down to tie a knot at the nape of her neck, effectively transforming her long hair into a stylish short bob. With this transformation, the once-playful eighteen-year-old girl seemed to have aged a few years, appearing more mature and poised, yet even more radiant.
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