nightingale

The signing was about to begin, and a group of staff members surrounded Wu Danyun, preparing drinks and tissues, and someone was always there to touch up her makeup, packaging her like a star.

When the time came, she appeared in front of everyone beautifully wearing a white halter dress.

"Yunyun! So beautiful!"

"Yunyun, look this way!"

"Yunyun, give me a heart!"

Wu Danyun satisfied all of them. She responded to fans' requests patiently, with a gentle smile always on her face.

During the book signing, she signed every book the staff handed her, and while signing, she looked at the fans and talked. She was completely different from the shrew who had just cursed Cen Yun.

Cen Yun was helping her sell supplies. When she poured out all the acrylic signs, a group of people rushed over to grab them. Then she heard Wu Danyun say, "This material was specially prepared for this book signing. It will be gone after this time. The materials are limited, so please buy as needed."

People always have a strong desire to possess limited edition items. For example, at this moment, when seeing the picture, most people just wait and see without taking any action. However, when the owner says that this item is limited and first come first served, there will always be people who will pay for it just because of the words "out of print" and "exclusive".

Things were snapped up like they were free, acrylic labels, non-craft colored paper, non-craft babaji, box after box.

While selling, Cen Yun listened to the conversation between Wu Danyun and her fans.

One fan said: "Yunyun, I really like your writing of Chen Qi! Can you tell us how you originally conceived this character?"

Wu Danyun's eyes flashed with a hint of unnaturalness. After lowering his head and signing his name, he only replied with four words: "A flash of inspiration."

The fan exclaimed, "Wow, you are so talented. I don't see that you have written many books, but every one of them is a masterpiece. It's really amazing!" She gave a thumbs up and praised sincerely.

Wu Danyun smiled and said, "Thank you."

The next fan also took the opportunity to ask a question about Wen.

"Why did Yunyun let Lin Ran star in "The Legend of Liu Guang"? Can you please not let him do it?"

Wu Danyun gave an apologetic smile. "We can't control this. You can report it to the film company."

"Ah~ Why is this happening~"

"Yes, once the copyright is sold, it's no longer under my control."

"All right."

Wu Danyun smiled.

The signing lasted until six in the evening. After signing for the last person, Wu Danyun leaned back in her chair and let out a sigh. Her tenderness and enthusiasm just now disappeared without a trace. She stood up with a cold face and walked towards the lounge.

After all the materials were sold, Cen Yun took the cardboard boxes out and threw them into the trash can. Not long after, Wu Danyun came out of the rest room, glanced at her, and said, "You don't need to follow me anymore. You're fired."

Cen Yun was a little surprised, with his mouth half open, not knowing what to say.

Sister Xia suddenly stood up and said, "Now that Xiao Guo is gone, it's hard to find a good assistant. Just bear with it and let Xiao Cen work for a few more days."

Cen Yun said humbly, "I'm sorry, Sister Yun. I've reflected on my mistake today and I won't make it again next time."

Wu Danyun rolled his eyes at her, struggled for a moment, and said, "Forget it, let's do it first."

Sister Xia was familiar with Wu Danyun and was one of the main employees of Wu Danyun's studio. She was much easier to talk to than Wu Danyun. After Wu Danyun left, she walked over to Cen Yun, patted her shoulder, and comforted her, saying, "Danyun is straightforward and has a bad temper, but the salary is high, so you should be patient."

Cen Yun nodded, "I understand, Sister Xia."

Xunmu Cafe

Chen An pushed open the door of the cafe and heard a series of crisp tinkling sounds. He looked up and saw that no one would hang wind chimes like this, directly sticking them on the glass door. This cafe was opened by Xun Muke. Looking at the decoration, you would mistake it for a milk tea shop.

There weren't many people in the store. Chen An sat on a high stool at the front desk and asked the clerk, "Where's your boss?"

The newly hired clerk, Xiao Jie, said as she wiped the cups, "Right away, she'll be here in a little while."

Sure enough, the next second Xun Muke pushed open the store door in a hurry in her high heels. At a glance, her hands were full of bags of various sizes. She was sweating profusely from exhaustion, like an old lady who was frantically grabbing eggs in the supermarket.

Xun Muke put the bag on the table, took the cold water from Xiao Jie's hand and drank it all.

Chen An saw a familiar face in the paper bag and understood, "Are you going to see your brother again?"

Xun Muke smiled brightly, "Of course, I went to pick her up at the airport today. These are the materials my sisters exchanged for me at the airport."

Chen An frowned. "Meeting someone at the airport? As a public official, don't you know how dangerous it is? What if there's a stampede?"

Xun Muke immediately felt a headache, "I'm no longer a public official."

"Does resigning mean that your past is also erased?"

"No." Xun Muke knew he couldn't win the argument, so he immediately changed the subject. "Did you gain anything from this trip?"

Chen An saw through her thoughts, but didn't continue to preach. "Go over there and talk."

The two found a seat by the window. Xiao Jie served them coffee. Chen An asked, "Have you heard that Teacher Qiao has children?"

Xun Muke frowned, "No, and I haven't heard Teacher Yuan mention it either."

Xun Muke is Yuan Pingjiang's apprentice. Yuan Pingjiang used to be a psychological therapist in the army. After resigning from the army, he was transferred to the provincial department to continue his work in psychological therapy. The first patient he came into contact with was a police officer under Qiao Qingfeng, and he was quite familiar with Qiao Qingfeng.

Chen An spent a few minutes relaying what he had learned from his investigation in Fanquan Township to Xun Muke, along with his own guesses.

There was too much information. Xun Muke took a sip of his coffee. "We'll know if He Cheng's child is Teacher Qiao's when the test results come out. If the informant is really from Fanquan Township, I'm more inclined to believe it's Qiu Ke."

Chen An nodded, "I think so too."

Xun Muke suddenly asked, "Are Luo Yan's family still there?"

Chen An said: "Yes, but internal police operations are confidential. It is unlikely that Luo Yan would tell his family about these things."

Xun Muke said, "That's right."

The sunlight streamed in, covering the scar on Xun Muke's right hand. Chen An thought for a moment and said, "You'd better not get involved in this matter. Firstly, you're not a public official anymore, so it's inconvenient for you to meddle. Secondly, I think you probably don't want to be involved in this anymore. Now that you've resigned, just live your life well."

Xun Muke said, "Okay."

When she resigned, Chen An asked her why. She said that she had been following her master since she was 18 to learn about human nature, the psychology of criminals, and how to comfort police officers with psychological trauma. It has been eleven years now, and before she is about to turn 30, she wants to change the way she lives.

Chen An expressed his understanding and accompanied her to the director's office with her resignation letter.

"So what are you going to do next?"

She smiled thankfully and said, "Fortunately, my family still has some savings. I plan to start a company, and then get Lin Ran out of that crappy company, sign it under my name, and then I'll spend money to pave a way for him!"

Chen An said approvingly, "Good idea." He raised his coffee and said, "I wish you success, Mr. Xun."

Xun Muke smiled shyly, "What are you talking about? It's still early~"

There were suddenly a lot more cars on the street, and when the shuttle bus passed by, he realized that he seemed to have forgotten something.

Xun Muke also looked out the window and said with emotion, "When I took the college entrance examination, I also took the bus. My parents didn't pick me up. At that time, I had to fight for a seat on a bus that was even a short distance away, for fear that something would affect my exam. But the next year, I was even able to sleep half an hour before the exam."

Chen An asked, "What day is it today?"

Xun Muke said: "On the 8th, the exam will be finished in the afternoon."

A few minutes later, Chen An asked a strange question, "Did your parents pick you up after the exam?"

Xun Muke felt strange, "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Chen An didn't say anything. After a while, he suddenly stood up and said, "I'm leaving first."

Changping No. 1 Middle School

With the ringing of the last exam bell, Jiang Li's high school career came to an end. He didn't feel anything when he walked out of the exam room.

After the teacher collected the papers and left the examination room, he walked downstairs with the crowd carrying his things.

In the small stairwell, many people passed by him and ran down the stairs. He knew what they were looking forward to. After crossing the gate, they would throw themselves into the arms of their parents who were waiting to take them home, and would greet the reporters who had been waiting outside. But Jiang Li just planned to go back to the review room to sell his books to reduce the burden of going home.

He walked slowly, perhaps because he was tired, but after walking four floors, he was the only one left.

The glow of sunset shone in the corridor. Jiang Li looked down at the road and turned the corner along the stairs. The next second, a pair of casual shoes appeared in his sight.

His mind froze for a moment, then he looked up and saw the man standing in front of him.

It was so close, so close that he could even count his eyelashes.

They looked at each other in silence for a long time.

Suddenly, Chen An felt the atmosphere was a little strange and said, "Don't you need to pack your things?"

Jiang Li blinked and wiped away the cloudy light in his eyes, "Why are you here?"

Chen An turned and went downstairs, "Just passing by."

Jiang Li smiled and chased after him from behind, passing Chen An. "It takes four hours from Qu'an to Changping, and they passed by here. That's impressive."

Chen An heard the irony in his words, smiled and said, "You ask even though you know the answer."