Chapter 415:

"Oh no, it seems you guys have been investigating this case..."

After hearing what Lao Cai said, Yin Ni patted him on the shoulder sympathetically and said, "Hey, you guys have really worked hard."

Old Cai gave a wry smile and said, "Hey, it's nothing, I'm used to it. By the way, you guys are going to eat, right? Let's go this way, let's go."

As he spoke, Lao Cai made way for them to go eat.

When I went to the restaurant that served bok choy, it was still packed with customers, but I didn't see any bok choy on the first floor.

After entering, Bai Xinyu asked Xiao Hui, who was serving the dishes, "Hey, where's Xiao Baicai? I haven't seen your boss."

Little Grey pointed to the second floor and said, "Young Master has been waiting for you up there for a long time."

"Oh, okay then, we don't need you to help us, we can go up by ourselves."

Bai Xinyu went straight upstairs, saying as she went, "I wonder how Xiaobaicai's cold is going. Poor kid."

When Bai Xinyu entered the private room, he saw Xiao Baicai, wrapped up like a dumpling, sitting at the table playing on her phone. Hearing the door open behind her, she turned around and said, "You're here~"

"Hmm, dear Cai Cai, how have you been lately? Is your cold still not better?"

Bai Xinyu asked Xiaobaicai with concern.

Little Cabbage shook her head, sniffled, and said, "It's alright, nothing special. I didn't know my health was so bad; I've had this cold for so long and it still hasn't gotten better. Sigh~"

"Okay, if it's not better, then forget it. Your health is the most important thing. You don't have to go to work for now, since there aren't any cases lately anyway."

Hidden in the chair, he said, "By the way, that guy, hasn't he come back yet?"

"Hmm, not yet," Xiaobaicai said, knowing that he was asking about Qiongqi. "I just texted Brother Qi, and he said that things haven't been settled yet and he'll be back in a few days."

"Tsk tsk, how pitiful, sick and her partner isn't around, poor little cabbage..."

Mu Xiaoyi shook her head beside her and teased Xiaobaicai, saying, "Why don't you ask him to come back and keep you company? By the way, does he know you have a cold?"

"Um, actually I don't need anyone to keep me company, and I didn't tell him I had a cold~"

Little Cabbage rubbed her nose and said, "Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's eat quickly. It's cold, so it's better to eat early."

"Alright, let's eat first then."

Yue Jiuling also sat down and spoke.

They're having hot pot tonight, which is really nice in this kind of weather.

"Dinner's ready, Mom and Dad."

Inside a house, a family was having dinner. The man was serving food to his parents. The television was on next to the table, broadcasting local news. The news reported that a major incident had recently occurred in the city: someone had found what appeared to be human flesh on a street, and the police were currently investigating.

"Ding-ling-ling~"

Suddenly, the phone next to the dining table rang. The man glanced at the caller ID and saw the contact name: Mother-in-law.

"Son, answer the call, just say it the same way you did before."

The mother, who was standing nearby, also saw her son's phone. She glanced at her son and said, "We'll have to say it sooner or later anyway, so saying it now is no different."

"Okay, I understand."

The man acknowledged his mother's voice, then answered the phone, saying, "Hello, Mom~"

...

Around midnight, when most people were already asleep, the man was still playing computer games. Just as he was engrossed in his game, he suddenly heard cooking coming from the kitchen. He clicked his tongue impatiently and muttered under his breath as usual, "You slut, sneaking into the kitchen to eat again!"

As he spoke, the man was about to go to the kitchen to find someone, but he had only just gotten up and taken a few steps when he suddenly remembered something and looked at the doorway of the room with a surprised expression.

The next day, Yue Jiuling overslept again. When she got up, she realized that she was going to be late in ten minutes, so she hurriedly changed her clothes and shoes and rushed to the management office without even brushing her teeth or washing her face.

"Whoosh~"

Yue Jiuling swiped her card at the last minute, then patted her chest thankfully and said, "Oh dear, thank goodness there's still time, otherwise I would have been late today!"

Bai Xinyu held a cup of warm milk tea in her hand. She looked at Yue Jiuling and said, "What were you doing last night? Why did you get up so late?"

Yue Jiuling plopped down in her seat, rubbing her forehead, and said, "Actually, I didn't do anything, I just stayed up a little late watching a show~"

When Ya Zi saw Yue Jiuling's appearance, he readily offered his breakfast: "Want some? I bet you didn't get any breakfast again."

Yue Jiu looked at Ya Zi with delight and said, "Oh, Young Master Long, you're the best. Thank you."

Mu Xiaoyi tossed a piece of bread to Yue Jiuling and said, "Here, take this one too. You'd better be careful, or you'll lose your perfect attendance bonus for the month."

"Yeah, and they're even buying all the snacks for our entire office, hahaha~"

Ye Dongfeng smiled and said, his expression not at all like a warning to Yue Jiuling not to be late, but rather like he was saying, 'Please, hurry up and be late!'

Yue Jiuling rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't worry, I won't be late. This was just an accident, so don't even think about getting my snacks."

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