Chapter 131 The Fourth Summer

"Let's go for a drive in Chongqing first," Xie Xingchen said.

Lin Yao turned his head and saw his hand resting on the steering wheel, his fingers long and slender, with the ring he had given him on his ring finger.

The moment you send your message, there's no need for further explanation; the other person already understands.

He smiled, reached out and pulled off the necklace around his neck, took off the matching rings in the middle, and put them on his left hand as well.

I searched online before and found that the left ring finger signifies marriage.

Xie Xingchen definitely didn't know.

"I've had this ring for so long, but this is the first time I've worn it since the day I gave it to her." Lin Yao put her hands together and placed them in the air next to her boyfriend's hand. "I'm not used to it."

"I wear it every day, you get used to it after a couple of times." Xie Xingchen glanced at him. "Aren't you ashamed of having a convertible today?"

Lin Yao leaned back loosely in her seat, her tone a little lazy: "Because I have to make my boyfriend happy, I can only endure the embarrassment. After all, I've kept it hidden for four years, and if I don't let him get back his glory, he'll probably feel really stifled."

Xie Xingchen has finally figured it out.

In the past four years, Lin Yao's skills in dating have improved by leaps and bounds. He is no longer the clumsy little boy who was at a loss when holding a wedding ring.

He still chuckled as he recalled the scene: "You didn't see the expressions on the faces of those officers at the police station just now. In less than ten minutes, it's probably spread from the police district to the military headquarters."

"A lot of people?" Lin Yao was so focused on making his name known that he didn't pay any attention.

“There were quite a lot, your sister’s eyes almost popped out.” Xie Xingchen mimicked Pei Xiang’s expression. “Then a police team came back from a mission nearby, not many, about ten people.”

Lin Yao: ""

They wanted to be high-profile, but they didn't expect it to be this high-profile.

I reckon this will be a hot topic of conversation today.

As soon as I finished speaking, I felt my phone vibrate violently.

Countless messages popped up. Lin Yao had always maintained a gentlemanly relationship with everyone, but today he realized that he had actually added quite a few contacts over the years.

Watching the drama unfold online.

[You and Xie Xingchen? My friend's friend said they saw you two today.]

【Huh? Is that you in the photo?】

[Looks aloof, but is actually this passionate? They kissed right in front of the police station!]

Completely confused.

[Weren't you with Cheng Boyan yesterday? Changing boyfriends every day?]

【Seriously? She cheated on her boyfriend in public and wore a green hat? Wow!!!】

[Captain!!! What happened? You went out and got involved with Dark Star? Don't you hate him the most?]

[Huh? Huh? Huh? Captain Lin, you and Xie Xingchen got into a kiss?]

There are also those who make deadly, continuous phone calls.

When Xie Xingchen saw "Xie Hengzhi" displayed on the central control screen, he knew that the old man had obviously received word of the incident and was probably furious. He immediately raised his hand and hung up.

Call again, hang up again.

He didn't want to ruin his good mood from the morning, nor did he want to confront him face-to-face, so he simply blocked him.

I had just finished operating the system and had some peace and quiet for less than two minutes when the caller ID showed a different person: Jiang Qiran.

"Sister-in-law, what's wrong?" Xie Xingchen answered the phone.

"What's going on between you and Lin Yao? You two are together now, right? You lied to me yesterday? You two are really too much..." It sounded like her mouth was covered, but she was still struggling to express her anger.

"He was so angry he fainted." This time it was Xie Yunhuai who spoke, his tone slightly calmer. "Why hide it? Isn't this a good thing? You were saying you wanted to break up, were you trying to have a secret relationship?"

Lin Yao thought the police were probably already on their way, and he didn't know how to face the two of them, so he remained silent.

Xie Xingchen glanced at him meaningfully: "You'll know why we had to keep it a secret tomorrow."

"Still keeping me in suspense? You f***ing %……&*&…" Jiang Qiran's words were cut short when his mouth was covered again.

"Is there something you can't say?" Xie Yunhuai immediately guessed the key point. "Dad and the others won't allow it?"

Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, then thought for a moment and reminded him, "Your company's business probably doesn't have much to do with your family right now, does it?"

"No, what's wrong?"

"That's good. As long as your company isn't implicated in the investigation."

With just that one sentence, Xie Yunhuai sensed something was wrong: "Are you two hiding something from us? What happened? Do you have inside information?"

"Brother, I'm really sorry if things get out of our control."

Xie Xingchen felt genuinely guilty at that moment. "Even though there's no business connection, if Dad and the other man are both under investigation, won't it affect your marriage with your sister-in-law?"

"Inspection?" Xie Yunhuai's tone became more serious. "Xingchen, what exactly do you know?"

"I'm sorry, I can't say right now." Xie Xingchen didn't dare to reveal anything until the very last step. "Wait for our notification later."

Knowing he wouldn't get any answers, Xie Yunhuai didn't press the matter further. He simply said, "You two have really been very patient, keeping it a secret for four years. If something really serious is going to happen, then just enjoy today."

Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, his tense expression softening slightly: "Okay, I understand."

Xie Yunhuai paused, then added, "Xiaoqi loves me very much and won't divorce me because of the changes in her family. Don't worry."

"Who loves you? Don't flatter yourself." Jiang Qiran threatened with an air of high-class aloofness. "Lin Yao, don't think I don't know you're sitting next to me just because you're not saying anything. I'll settle the score with you in a couple of days when I'm done with this. You just wait, I'm so angry."

Lin Yao said dryly, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry."

"Now I remember, she called me 'sister-in-law' on the phone yesterday, secretly wondering if I would realize it, didn't she?" Jiang Qiran became angrier the more she thought about it. "She was just pretending with me."

Lin Yao, who was not good with words, said, "I didn't mean to lie to you."

"I'm not going to calm down for at least three days. Goodbye." Jiang Qiran hung up the phone very abruptly.

Lin Yao felt his phone vibrating incessantly and sighed, "I never realized how many viewers there were about our private lives."

"After all, it's hard for people to imagine someone as aloof as you being in a relationship, especially being so enthusiastic in public." Xie Xingchen swiped his phone open for him. "He Li is looking for you."

"Yao-ge!!! How could you suddenly lose control and bite Xie Gou! Aren't you afraid his dad will break them up?!" He Li shouted in a loud voice, "Did you sleep with Xie Xingchen yesterday and go crazy?"

Lin Yao: ""

That's a really crude way of putting it.

Xie Xingchen couldn't help but laugh and reminded him, "If you keep talking like that, your brother Yao will break off all ties with you."

"The photo of you two kissing has spread to all the gossip groups. It's so exciting! Several groups I joined during my freshman year have been quiet for months, but this photo has brought out a huge number of people, like they've gone crazy."

While frantically refreshing the messages, He Li sighed repeatedly, "After four years away, she's still a top star. No wonder she was once a student number 001 and 002 at Chongqing University."

Lin Yao cleared his throat: "Is it that serious? We're about to head back to Chongqing."

"Then you two should prepare to be the monkeys being watched," He Li said with a pained expression. "If I had known you two would be this sensational today, I should have taken my camera and staked out the police station this morning."

"You've really become a paparazzi." Lin Yao said speechlessly, "We're just going back to the school for a stroll, we'll be back later."

"Could you kiss again in front of us when you come back? It's a real shame we didn't see it," He Li said. "I'll take a really beautiful kissing photo of you two, do you want one?"

"No, hang up." Lin Yao couldn't stand the strange topic any longer, so he hung up and said to the person next to him, "From now on, I won't answer anyone's calls or reply to anyone's messages."

Xie Xingchen's lips curved slightly: "So you're taking this date with me so seriously."

Lin Yao couldn't stand being pressed so closely for details. He already had a fever, and now he was practically boiling over and about to catch fire.

Half an hour later, the sports car drove into the gate of Chongqing. Whether it was the car's flashy color or Xie Xingchen's conspicuous driving route, it certainly attracted a lot of attention.

Xie Xingchen parked the car downstairs at the dormitory building, got out, and reached out to take his hand: "Let's go, let's pretend we're freshmen dating now, and take a walk."

“A lot of people are watching.” Lin Yao raised his hand and rubbed his face.

Indeed, this kind of campus romance under the public eye is too challenging.

Xie Xingchen's hand was still hanging in mid-air, and he raised an eyebrow slightly: "Are you scared? Who said they would give me another date this afternoon? If they won't even go for a walk, then there's no need for the rest of the trip."

Lin Yao reached out and intertwined his fingers with his, squeezing out a voice from between his lips: "Let's break up, let's break up until you can't walk anymore."

Xie Xingchen slowly swung his hand as they walked along the tree-lined path. When they saw strangers, they raised their hands and waved them, introducing them as, "This is my boyfriend, isn't he handsome? He's mine."

Lin Yao: ""

Lin Yao felt like dying; she wanted to drag her boyfriend into the lake with her and commit suicide together.

That's great, having a very flamboyant boyfriend is indeed a good thing.

Six o'clock in the afternoon.

The students' training camp had just ended, and Dark Star and Sun Star's teammates had just finished their mission reports when they saw two major pieces of news.

Today's trending news: Mr. Yun Qing, the husband of Alliance Leader Xie Hengzhi, has been taken away for investigation after being reported by name.

The other two posts are exactly the same: two hands wearing rings are clasped together, with lush greenery behind them, and pink wishing stones reflecting a dazzling light in the sunlight, creating a beautiful scene that makes one's heart flutter.

And a very simple sentence.

"The fourth summer that Xie Xingchen and Lin Yao have been in love."