Chapter 135

Xia Qingtang greeted with a smile: "Hey, Comrade Leng is here. Have you finished the case and are you on vacation?"

"Yes, the case has been handled and we have found the murder weapon." Leng Feng's expression looked very serious. Although his eyes were still bloodshot, he no longer had the confusion he had before. His eyes now showed determination and ease.

Xia Qingtang felt that these people were not slow in handling the case, so he said, "Congratulations to you. You look like you are working very hard."

"I have to thank you for this, thanks to what you said last time." Leng Feng said.

"Thank me? Ah, I see, the real murderer is the victim's college cousin?" Xia Qingtang pretended to be surprised and said, "I really didn't expect it. I was just talking nonsense. I didn't expect that the blind cat would really catch a dead mouse!"

Leng Feng said seriously, "You are not a blind cat catching a dead mouse. Everything you said is right. Obviously, the family members are more suspicious, but because the victim had some impure relationships, we focused on those men. In fact, we should think more simply. This incident happened in that slum, and the crime happened at night. No neighbor heard the shouting, which means that the possibility of an acquaintance committing the crime is the greatest. But we did not carefully check all the acquaintances at that time, and because the murderer was a college student with excellent character and academic performance and a very good reputation, we ignored him. Fortunately, you reminded me at that time. I followed the murderer with my colleagues as you said. After several days, we finally found the loophole. I won’t go into details. Anyway, I want to thank you, thanks to you for saying those unpleasant words that day. Now my colleagues and I can take turns to rest. I want to thank you first, Comrade Xia, it’s really thanks to you this time."

As Leng Feng was talking, he actually bowed to Xia Qingtang, which scared her.

Xia Qingtang said: "I am glad to be able to help, because as an ordinary citizen, I also hope that you can catch the murderer as soon as possible so that other people can live safely. You don't have to be so polite, I just said a few thoughts, the most important thing is your hard work in investigating the case. I have no credit for this matter, it's all due to your own efforts."

"No, it's mainly because you reminded me. I'm a newcomer, and I have to follow the instructions of my predecessors more in this matter. If you hadn't said those words, I'm afraid it would take me some time to muster up the courage to come up with a different plan from my predecessors. So, it really depends on you." Leng Feng looked very serious.

Xia Qingtang also realized that the policeman who caught the real murderer in his previous life was probably Leng Feng himself. So what he said was not wrong. If Xia Qingtang had not deliberately provoked him, he would have to wait a long time before catching the real murderer.

However, Xia Qingtang was not used to Leng Feng's behavior, so she squinted at him and then at Xie Jinxuan.

Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "Leng Feng is just like that. If he thinks you deserve some thanks, he will definitely thank you. If he thinks it's your contribution, he will definitely give you credit. So... Qingtang, you don't have to refuse too much. Just accept it."

Xia Qingtang then said, "Well, this is my contribution. I will wait for your police station to send me a certificate of honor. I will write "Little Hero Eliminating Harm for the People"."

She spoke in a joking tone, clearly just joking.

But Leng Feng took it seriously. He pondered for a moment and whispered, "I will tell my leaders about this. If they agree, I will definitely give you a big award."

"Oh...Is that so? Okay then, just do whatever you want." Xia Qingtang laughed again, still not taking the matter to heart.

As someone who wanted to get rich, she didn't really care about awards or honors.

Leng Feng continued, "As for my personal thanks, I'm not really familiar with you, and I don't know how to thank you. I just asked Jin Xuan, and he told me to ask you myself, whatever you want, as long as I can afford it, I can buy it to thank you."

Xia Qingtang chuckled: "That's right, we are not friends. You must feel uncomfortable because you owe me a favor. How about this, I don't have any other preferences. I just like to eat eggs, fish and other things. If you give me ten eggs and a month's worth of meat tickets, we'll be even."

"Okay, then I'll buy you ten eggs... and two months' worth of meat coupons. I can't eat much pork with just one month's worth of meat coupons," said Leng Feng.

"Okay, that's settled then." Xia Qingtang said, "We are even now."

Leng Feng let out a long breath, and his expression became more relaxed. Xia Qingtang said, "By the way, can I ask a question?"

Leng Feng was stunned for a moment, but soon said, "You ask."

"So what is the motive for the crime?" Xia Qingtang asked curiously.

She was really curious because although she remembered the name of the victim and who the real murderer was, she had long forgotten the other specific details, and of course she didn't remember what the newspaper wrote at the time.

Leng Feng was stunned again, as if he had not expected her to ask this question. After thinking for a while, he said, "You got it right. It was a murder of passion."

Xia Qingtang was stunned: "What? I was right? Murder of passion? Wait, aren't they close relatives? What a mess..."

"This kind of thing is not considered a big deal in the archives room, it's quite common. But the victim is actually an adopted daughter, so she's not a close relative of the murderer. He seems to have liked this pretty cousin a few years ago, but given their relationship, even if she's an adopted daughter, her family wouldn't agree to them being together. Plus, the victim had other partners, more than one, and she didn't like this skinny cousin at all... A lot of things happened in between, making the murderer's mood more and more complicated. That night, while the victim's parents were not at home, he went to find the victim, trying again, but the victim insulted him with all kinds of ugly words. He said he was dizzy and his eyes were bloodshot. When he woke up, the victim was no longer breathing."

After listening to this, Xia Qingtang sighed and said, "The victim is so pitiful. She is so young, but she was killed because of something like this."

Leng Feng said: "All murderers cannot be viewed with common sense. Their way of thinking and their hearts are abnormal."

Xia Qingtang smiled, looked at him and said deliberately: "Comrade Leng, you are a good policeman."

Leng Feng was puzzled: "Why do you say that suddenly?"

"You have always been prejudiced against good-looking women. Just now, I thought you would say that the victim was too beautiful and undisciplined, which led to her death. I didn't expect you to say such a thing."

Leng Feng's originally relaxed expression suddenly froze. He looked like he wanted to get angry but didn't dare to. After a few seconds, he stood up and said, "I've said everything I wanted to say. I won't bother you anymore. I'm going home first."

Xia Qingtang curled her lips, realizing that this person would learn to be polite after owing a favor to others.

Xie Jinxuan stood up and escorted him out: "You've been working too hard recently. You can't even open your eyes. Go home and take a shower and have a good sleep. If you're doing this job, you should take good care of your health."

"It's okay. In our line of work, we also have idle times. When we have free time, we will take a good rest. When we are busy, we will be busy. Old colleagues all say that you will get used to it once you get used to it."

After seeing Leng Feng off, Xie Jinxuan closed the gate to the yard and walked back, only to see Xia Qingtang already in the kitchen preparing to cook.

"There are potatoes and some vegetables at home. Do you want to eat fried shredded potatoes or potato stewed with rice?" Xia Qingtang asked.

"It's all right. I love whatever you cook."

"Then let's make some dried vegetable and potato rice, and stir-fry some vegetables. Aunt Liu will go buy vegetables tomorrow, so we can have a bigger meal tomorrow night." Xia Qingtang said, and began to look for dried vegetables.

Xie Jinxuan went over to help her. She found some dried cowpeas, dried eggplants and dried mushrooms, and took out a little of each and soaked them in boiling water.

While picking vegetables, Xie Jinxuan said, "This time, Leng Feng's case was really solved thanks to you. In fact, I didn't expect that Brother Zhen was actually that cousin."

"You didn't expect it, or because he had no motive for committing the crime?"

"Yes, because the old policeman who led Leng Feng also said that the motive for committing a crime is the most important. It is impossible for a person to kill people for no reason."

"But superficial evidence cannot prove their true relationship. No one in the family knew that her cousin liked her, and they thought they had a good relationship. How can we judge the real motive of the crime based on these alone? Of course, the path of love killing they found was correct, because in the end it was indeed a love killing." Xia Qingtang said, "But it's hard to say for some people. I've heard others say that some people are born bad people, and they will hurt others for no reason. So we should treat all suspects equally and look for evidence for all of them. Only evidence can show that nothing is wrong."

Xia Qingtang had seen such plots in TV dramas and movies. Some people are born bad. If you ask them why they hurt others, they themselves don't know. They may just do it because they feel happy.

In fact, many such incidents have been reported in newspapers, so Xia Qingtang felt from the beginning that it was not necessary to analyze the motive for this kind of thing. Even if it was this college cousin, the motive he gave might not be true. After all, the victim was no longer there, and no one knew what exactly happened between the two of them.

She expressed her thoughts, and Xie Jinxuan nodded and said, "You are right, evidence is the most important thing. Although the motive is also important, the investigation should be two-pronged. Through this incident, Leng Feng said that he will no longer blindly trust the old predecessors, and he will investigate the case according to his own ideas."

"It fits his personality very well. Congratulations to them. By solving such a big case, Leng Feng, the rookie policeman, has made a small contribution, right?" Xia Qingtang said, "If he can solve more cases, will he be promoted faster in the future?"

"Just solving cases may not lead to promotion. No matter what unit you are in, personal connections are still important. But it doesn't matter for Leng Feng. His family has a background. For the sake of his family's reputation, as long as he maintains a stable rate of solving cases, he will definitely be promoted in the future, and faster than others," said Xie Jinxuan.

Xia Qingtang sighed, it turned out that reincarnation was the most important thing.

Xie Jinxuan said: "Why are you sighing? Do you think it's unfair?"

"I don't know whether it is fair to other people or not, but if Leng Feng gets promoted, I think it is still fair. After all, this person works so hard and he is also very smart. I believe he can do his job well and should be able to be a good leader after being promoted." Xia Qingtang said.

Xie Jinxuan was surprised: "You think so highly of him? I thought you hated him."

"I do hate him, but I hate him in real life. I don't have any problem with him at work. For things like this, we should treat them one by one. I am always very objective when evaluating people."

Xie Jinxuan reached out and rubbed Xia Qingtang's head, and said, "Qingtang, you are really amazing."

"You just realized that I am a very remarkable person, so you have to be nicer to me." Xia Qingtang made a cute face and put the prepared stewed rice on the stove. "Okay, let the rice simmer, I'll go clean the room."

Generally speaking, Xie Jinxuan is more responsible for the hygiene of the house, but Xia Qingtang will also take the initiative to clean when he is free.

Xie Jinxuan said, "Let me help you clean up."

After the stewed rice was ready and the house was cleaned, Xia Qingtang fried a plate of vegetables and then started to eat dinner.

The braised rice was as fragrant as ever. Xia Qingtang added a little bit of lard and stirred it evenly, which made it taste even better.

Although it is a simple risotto and there are a lot of potatoes, it still tastes very satisfying.

It's already April, the air of spring is gradually getting stronger, and the weather is getting warmer day by day.

After dinner, Xie Jinxuan cleaned up the kitchen and said, "The weather is nice today, how about we go out and play table tennis for a while and come back later?"

"Don't you have to study hard today?" Xia Qingtang was a little surprised. After all, after school started, Xie Jinxuan studied hard almost every day after dinner, and she also read books carefully.

"We have almost learned everything, so there is no need to waste a little time. Come on, let's go out and exercise. We can't always let you read with me." Xie Jinxuan walked over with a smile and kissed her.

Xia Qingtang followed Xie Jinxuan to get the rackets and ping-pong balls. The two of them went to the ping-pong table on the playground, found an empty table, and started playing.

They arrived relatively late, and the nearby tables with good lighting were occupied by other people, but both of them had good eyesight, so they still had a lot of fun playing.

Because of a job change, Xia Qingtang hadn't had proper exercise for a while. Now, playing with the ball with Xie Jinxuan, he immediately regained the happy feeling.

The two played table tennis for nearly an hour until Xia Qingtang was a little tired. Xie Jinxuan put away her racket and pulled her to the sidelines to rest for a while and watch the game on the basketball court.

"It's so refreshing today. The weather is warm. Let's play table tennis twice a week." Xia Qingtang said, "My work is now busier than before, but I've thought about it. I can't let my life be delayed because of work. That's not good."

Xie Jinxuan nodded: "I can't always stay at home reading and studying. The weather is getting warmer, and I want to go out for a walk with you more often. By the way, on Sunday afternoon, shall we go out and play for a while? Now that the weather is warm, we can go to the zoo."

"Sure, I'll go to class in the morning, come back for lunch at noon, and then we'll go out and play in the afternoon!" Xia Qingtang was very happy, "But, are you not so busy with your studies recently?"

“Studying is still intense, but compared to last semester, I have mastered the state and method of studying, so I spend less time on the same content now.”

"You are awesome. I am still not good enough. No matter what I learn, I can only rely on rote memorization. It turns out that intelligence is innate. Smart people can master quick learning methods, but I am not good enough."

Xie Jinxuan was about to comfort her, but Xia Qingtang continued, "But it doesn't matter. You guys are serious students in college, and I'm just learning for fun. I won't compete with you. I just want to be satisfied with myself."

The two people smiled at each other, and their eyes were full of sweetness and mutual understanding.

This feeling is really good. Xia Qingtang always heard people say that the feelings between husband and wife will become weaker and weaker as time goes by. But when facing Xie Jinxuan, Xia Qingtang has no doubt that their feelings will also fade.

She was full of confidence in Xie Jinxuan, or rather, she was full of confidence in the relationship between the two of them.

This is a feeling that is hard to describe in words. She doesn't know how to say it, but she just feels at ease.

Xia Qingtang held his big hand tightly and said softly: "I feel very happy."

"Me too." Xie Jinxuan looked at her seriously, "I really want to kiss you right now, but this is the wrong place."

Since they had almost rested, Xia Qingtang said, "Let's go back and take a shower, then go to bed early."

Taking a shower and going to bed at this time is really too early even for others.

However, Xie Jinxuan was already familiar with her way of speaking, and when she heard her say that, she knew that she meant to go home and have some intimacy.

He pulled her up and said, "What are you waiting for? Let's go home!"

Both of them felt a sense of urgency, but they did not deliberately walk fast. Instead, they suppressed the thoughts in their hearts and walked home calmly.

As soon as he reached the main road, he met Luo Xiangqian who had hurried back from outside.

"Xiang Qian? Why did you come back just now?" Xie Jinxuan even greeted him.

Luo Xiangqian was startled: "Oh, it's you guys, I thought it was someone else, why are you two here at this time?"

Xie Jinxuan said: "The weather is nice today, Qingtang and I came out to play table tennis for a while."

"You're not at home reading, that's rare. What? Are you changing your personality? Are you planning to relax and start playing basketball like us?" Luo Xiangqian chuckled, "How about this, our basketball team is still lacking a good scorer. You used to be a small forward, why don't you play with us? Leng Feng is not good, he's good at fighting, but so-so at basketball, unlike you who are good at everything."

Xie Jinxuan said: "Forget it, I still won't participate, because I won't slack off in my studies, I just want to pay attention to the combination of work and rest. Instead of using the extra time to play basketball, I might as well play table tennis with Qingtang more often."

Luo Xiangqian's face fell: "You really are... stop talking, I'm really fed up with you people, having a lover is great!"

Xie Jinxuan smiled and said, "Having a lover is amazing. By the way, you haven't answered me yet. Where did you come back from?"

"I just came back from outside." Luo Xiangqian's eyes flickered, obviously not wanting to tell the truth, and he kept avoiding Xia Qingtang's gaze, as if he didn't dare to look at her.

Xie Jinxuan felt a little strange, so she said, "Of course I know you came back from outside, I was asking you what you did at night?"

"I went to eat and drink with my colleagues." Luo Xiangqian said: "Now I have a lot of colleagues who are on good terms with me. We are all good brothers, so it is inevitable that we get together often."

Xie Jinxuan nodded and said, "Speaking of drinking, Qingtang said that the spicy dish he was going to make for you didn't go well last time. How about you come and have it again one day this month?"

Luo Xiangqian said, "Sure, I'm thinking about that spicy salad, how about this Sunday?"

"Not this Sunday, maybe next Sunday," said Xie Jinxuan.

"Okay, then we've got a deal. It's next Sunday. Can I ask Leng Feng to come along? That guy got a bottle of wine from somewhere last time. I'm quite interested in it and want to try it, but I'm afraid he won't agree. But if I ask him to go to your house for dinner, I can coax him into taking out that bottle of wine." While saying this, Luo Xiangqian stared at Xia Qingtang, because he knew that the right to speak in the Xie family rested with Xia Qingtang alone.

It’s useless even if Xie Jinxuan agrees, Xia Qingtang must agree.

Xia Qingtang said: "Sure, it's just a meal, I don't dislike Leng Feng that much, right?"

Luo Xiangqian became happy: "Great, then I'll go talk to Leng Feng later, and we'll all go to your house to eat spicy hotpot. By the way, Xiaoxia, you can also try that wine. I've drunk other wines before, the kind that's not too strong, and tastes very good. Maybe you'll like it, too."

Xia Qingtang had never drunk wine before, so she said, "Sure, since you said it's okay, I'll try it then. We're at home anyway, so we don't have to worry about getting drunk."

"Great, great! Xiao Xia, this is what's so great about you. You're a smart person!" Luo Xiangqian gave Xia Qingtang a thumbs up, then said, "I'll go find Leng Feng right away!"

Xie Jinxuan said, "Don't go looking for him now. Leng Feng and his team have been busy with a big case lately and have been staying at the company. He finally came back to rest today, and he just went home to take a shower and sleep. If you go looking for him now, you will wake him up."

Luo Xiangqian was very surprised: "Really? I didn't even know he was living in the company recently. What kind of big case has he encountered?"

"A murder case." Xie Jinxuan said, "Don't you often go play basketball with him? How come you didn't know he wasn't at home?"

"Oh, I haven't played basketball much recently. I've been busy with work. Hehehe, you know, I want to be an advanced player this year!"

Xie Jinxuan laughed and said, "Then you have to show us a big award certificate by the end of the year."

"no problem!"

As they were talking, they just came to a fork in the road, and Luo Xiangqian quickly said, "Okay, I won't look for Leng Feng today, I'll look for him tomorrow. We agreed to have a good drink together next Sunday. I'm going home first, see you later."

After saying that, he turned and ran away.

Xia Qingtang looked at Luo's back as he ran away and whispered, "Don't you think Old Luo is a little weird?"

"It's really strange. He said he went to eat and drink with his colleagues, but there was no smell of alcohol on him. It was obvious that he didn't drink."

"I noticed it, too. He was clearly lying. But why would he lie to us? Did he do something bad?"

Xie Jinxuan said: "I don't understand either. Forget it. This person can't hide anything. I guess he will tell it himself in a few days."

Xia Qingtang thought about it and realized that this was the truth, so he went home happily with Xie Jinxuan.

There was hot water available at home, so the two of them took a quick shower, one after the other, and then returned to the bedroom to spend two hours together.

Finally, Xia Qingtang fell asleep due to exhaustion, and looked particularly good the next day. Shi Xiaoyu kept asking her what kind of vanishing cream she usually used.

Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "I just use those vanishing creams sold in the mall, the same as you use. I also use Pechoin in winter. That one has more oil in it, so it won't burn my face in the cold winter."

"I don't believe it. If you use the same thing as me, why don't I have such good skin as yours?"

"Maybe it's because... I'm in a good mood. When I'm in a good mood, I look brighter." This is the truth, and it is also Xia Qingtang's true feeling.

Although she was still very beautiful when she was not doing well, her beauty seemed to be covered with a layer of dust.

But since she got together with Xie Jinxuan, her former friends such as Wen Xiaoli and others all felt that she was getting more and more beautiful, and there was a kind of glow on her. This was the effect of mood.

Shi Xiaoyu said: "Then why are you in such a good mood every day? I go to work and come home from get off work just like you, and I don't feel like there's anything special to be happy about on a daily basis."

Before Xia Qingtang could say anything, Yang Dachuan, who was sitting next to him, interrupted and said, "Secretary Shi, you don't know yet, do you? Our Secretary Xia is in a good mood, and there is a special reason for that."

"What's the special reason?"

"Because Secretary Xia married well. Her husband's family is very powerful. The family conditions are good, she eats well and uses good things. She doesn't have any worries, so of course she is happy every day. Ordinary people can't compare with her. Ordinary people have worries, but Secretary Xia doesn't." Yang Dachuan smiled wickedly.

After Xia Qingtang came here, she never told her colleagues about her in-laws' family. In addition, these colleagues would not mention it normally, so no one knows what her in-laws do until now.

Now that Yang Dachuan had said it, she wasn't too angry, she just felt that Yang Dachuan was a very poor person.

What would happen if she told him about it? Didn't Xia Qingtang still work in the cotton mill? Her colleagues were surprised at first, but then they just kept doing what they had to do. It didn't affect her at all.

Shi Xiaoyu was stunned. She looked at Yang Dachuan, then at Xia Qingtang. After a long while, she said, "Xiao Xia, are your in-laws and Secretary Yang's family acquaintances?"

Wang Qing also turned around and looked at this side with great interest, but the other two colleagues looked indifferent.

Yang Dachuan deliberately glanced at Xia Qingtang, and seeing that she looked calm, he said, "How dare I be acquainted with Secretary Xia's in-laws? My father would have to call her "big boss" in front of her in-laws."

As soon as these words came out, Wang Qing jumped up: "What? A big leader? I remember Xiao Xia lived on Zhongxin Road, so your husband's family is a big leader in the province? My God, Xiao Xia, you are really a hidden talent! We have been colleagues for so long, why don't you say anything?"

Xia Qingtang said: "There's nothing much to say. We're here to work. Why would I bring up my in-laws?"

Yang Dachuan deliberately said: "Secretary Xia is a man of high moral character. She is afraid that if you find out, you will treat her specially."

Xia Qingtang was silent, but Shi Xiaoyu said, "Ah, it's pretty much what I guessed."

"Almost what?" Yang Dachuan asked.

"Although I haven't asked before, I always think Xiaoxia married a very good family." Shi Xiaoyu said with a smile: "Xiaoxia is the most beautiful young girl I have ever seen. She is steady, mature and smart. It is impossible for someone like her to marry a man casually."

Xia Qingtang was amused by Shi Xiaoyu's words: "Thank you for the compliment, Secretary Shi."

Yang Dachuan sneered: "You think very highly of Secretary Xia."

Shi Xiaoyu said: "I am speaking from the heart. Xiaoxia is an excellent person and ordinary people are not worthy of her."

After hearing this, Yang Dachuan's face suddenly darkened: "Oh, what are you talking about? Is her lover some supernatural being? Isn't my junior just an ordinary person?"

Wang Qing said, "Secretary Yang, Xiao Xia's lover is your junior? You two really have known each other for a long time."

Xia Qingtang said: "My lover is indeed an ordinary person, but in my heart, my lover is the best and the most outstanding, no one can compare to him."

Yang Dachuan's face became even uglier. When he was about to say a few words, Chai Qiaoying walked out of the small office. Everyone immediately shut up and started listening to Chai Qiaoying.

After that, except for Wang Qing, other colleagues' attitude towards her remained the same as before, which made Xia Qingtang feel very comfortable.

Wang Qing didn't do anything special, but he saw the conflict between Yang Dachuan and Xia Qingtang, so he may have hesitated for a moment and chose to stand on Yang Dachuan's side. His attitude towards Xia Qingtang was not as friendly as before.

Shi Xiaoyu also noticed this. When it was almost time to get off work, she and Xia Qingtang went to the bathroom on the first floor together, and she said, "Xiao Xia, Secretary Yang's attitude towards you is not very friendly."

"I know, but it doesn't matter. I won't take it to heart."

Shi Xiaoyu said: "Did he...did he fall in love with you, but you didn't choose him, so his love turned into hate?"

I have to say that girls have a natural sense in this regard, and Shi Xiaoyu actually saw it.

Xia Qingtang whispered, "It was almost the same thing, but the order was wrong. When I met Secretary Yang, I was already married. Also, I told him right away that I was married, but he still leaned towards me. I got a little impatient, so I said some harsh words to him. That's why we had a grudge against each other."

"So that's how it is. Secretary Yang is so... wrong... No wonder I felt something was strange between you two. Secretary Yang always looked at you with strange eyes, but I couldn't say anything." Shi Xiaoyu couldn't scold anyone, so she could only say: "That's really hard for you. It's not easy to come here to work and meet him every day."

Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "It's nothing. Secretary Yang is a member of the Municipal Labor Union after all. He will leave after a while."

"That's true. Fortunately, he will leave sooner or later. Everything will be fine when he goes back." Shi Xiaoyu said happily.

The next day was Sunday. Xia Qingtang went to Xu Zhenhua for class in the morning. After class, she quickly rode her bike back home.

In order to save time, she did not cook. The two of them took their lunch boxes to the cafeteria for a simple meal, then packed their backpacks and went to the zoo.

The weather was very good and there were many people in the zoo, including many families, young and old. It looked very lively.

Xia Qingtang hadn't been to a lively place like the zoo for a while. Seeing so many people, she felt even better. She pulled Xie Jinxuan to look at each animal and even took several photos.

Just when they were having fun, Xie Jinxuan suddenly pulled her under a nearby tree, then hugged her and hid her.

Although Xia Qingtang didn't know what his purpose was, she hid with him because she trusted him very much.

After a long while, Xie Jinxuan whispered in her ear, "It was a close call. We almost ran into something incredible."

Xia Qingtang's eyes widened: "What's the matter?"

“I see forward.”

"Luo Xiangqian? What happened to seeing him? Oh, no, what was he doing in the zoo? Dating a lesbian?" Xia Qingtang reacted.

Xie Jinxuan nodded, her eyes looking a little subtle: "Yes, he is really with a lesbian."

"Then why are we hiding? Isn't it a good thing that he has a girlfriend? Since we have run into him, we should go up and say hello openly. What's the purpose of hiding?" Xia Qingtang didn't understand.

Xie Jinxuan hesitated for a moment and whispered, "Because we all know the female comrade next to him."

"We all know each other. Could it be someone from the compound?"

"no."

"Who is that? Don't keep me in suspense. If you saw it, tell me quickly."

Xie Jinxuan hesitated for a moment before whispering, "I can tell you, but don't get too excited."

Xia Qingtang was not a fool. She understood what was said immediately. She widened her eyes and said, "No way, could it be my good sister Hu Yanni?"

She knew Xie Jinxuan very well, and she would not have spoken like that if the person was not someone she was very familiar with.

Xie Jinxuan didn't say anything, just nodded.

Xia Qingtang was extremely surprised. She asked, "Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"I'm sure my eyesight is very good."

"Well... that's a good thing! Didn't we originally want to bring them together? Since they are together, isn't it a happy ending for everyone? So why should we hide?" Xia Qingtang still didn't understand.

Xie Jinxuan explained, "Do you remember Friday night? Xiang Qian came back from outside, and I asked him where he came from and what he had been doing, but he refused to tell me. He even lied and said he had gone out to eat and drink with his colleagues. But he didn't smell of alcohol at the time, and the lie was very obvious. I guess he might have gone to see Comrade Xiao Hu that night. But he kept it a secret from us, which means he didn't want us to know about it. If that's the case, then if we ran into them today... he might be very surprised and embarrassed, and he might even have a conflict with Comrade Xiao Hu because of this. So, I think it's better for us to pretend that we didn't run into them."

"You're right. We should pretend we don't know and let them develop freely. When they develop to a certain level, they won't be able to hide it from me anymore." Xia Qingtang said, "But if we continue to hang out here, we might still run into them. Anyway, we've had enough fun, why don't we go out first?"

"But it's still early. We've finally come out for some fun. Wouldn't you feel disappointed if we go home so early?" Xie Jinxuan still considered Xia Qingtang's feelings first.

Xia Qingtang smiled and said, "It's okay. We've been to the zoo many times before, and it will be the same next time. I just want to go to Xinhua Bookstore today, so you can accompany me."

"good."

The two of them left the zoo together and rode their bikes to Xinhua Bookstore.

On Monday morning, Xia Qingtang got on the bus and saw Hu Yanhui at a glance. The seat next to him happened to be empty, so she quickly sat over and began to ask him indirectly about Hu Yanni's recent situation.

"Yanni? She's fine. She seems to be happy every day recently, which is completely different from the depressed and sad look she had a while ago. I think she should have completely come out of it, which is a good thing for her, and I'm very happy. By the way, she went to the zoo with her classmates yesterday afternoon. She said she ate at a state-owned restaurant outside and brought some food back. I tried it and it tasted very good." Hu Yanhui smiled and said, "Don't worry, my mother and I have been paying close attention to Yanni. If there is anything wrong with her, I will definitely ask you for help. She should not be thinking about that boy anymore. After all, they were not together for a long time, and she should have forgotten about it by now."

"Yeah, it's been so long, it's time to forget it." Xia Qingtang nodded with a smile, and his mind became clearer.

Hu Yanni and Luo Xiangqian’s affair was not only kept secret from her and Xie Jinxuan, they even kept it secret from their own families.

Although it is not clear why they kept it a secret from everyone, Luo Xiangqian is not a bad person, and Hu Yanni is also very smart now and believes that Luo Xiangqian will not hurt her.

In this case, Xia Qingtang felt more at ease. She pretended that she knew nothing and quickly changed the topic to talk about something else.

Hu Yanhui didn't notice anything wrong at all. He still smiled and talked about the factory training.