Wow! What a distinguished guest!

The sound startled Xu Li.

Xu Li just wanted to see how the wound was bandaged so that she could treat it herself in the future.

What did Zhou Junchang mean by that just now? Does he think he's that kind of person?

Xu Li looked at the shaky, still-open door and felt bewildered, and couldn't help but feel a little angry.

Xu Li went to work with a limp that day. Because of this, she didn't go downstairs all day and didn't eat anything. She originally went downstairs at noon to have lunch, but she was unlucky and fell. She went straight back to Tianguang Hall and had no appetite for anything.

As expected, Xu Li was a little hungry when evening came. Seeing that there were few people in the store and that her leg was injured, Xu Li was really exhausted after a long day, so she simply went home.

After going downstairs, Xu Li didn't see Zhou Junchang, so he probably hadn't come back.

Xu Li limped home, unaware that someone was following her.

Duan Ruiming had followed Xu Li more than once; this was the second time, so he knew where Xu Li lived.

He saw Xu Li limping and didn't know how she got injured. He couldn't go up to help her, so he could only follow her slowly.

Since Xu Li arrived in Yangcheng, Duan Ruiming has traveled back and forth between Yangcheng and Linpu countless times. He doesn't know if Xu Li will ever come to her senses, so he just keeps waiting like this.

Duan Ruiming watched Xu Li enter the apartment building and then stopped following her. In fact, after a while and many times, Duan Ruiming even became somewhat dazed, or perhaps a little afraid to face Xu Li. He didn't know why.

Sometimes when he couldn't figure things out, Duan Ruiming would think of Xu Zhengbei, the person who led him onto the right path, the person who taught him how to do things in the branch, and the person who always fulfilled his duties as a police officer.

Actually, Duan Ruiming came here today because he wanted Xu Li to return to Yangcheng, but he didn't know how to bring it up. It turns out that the first person to make a change was not Xu Li, but Duan Ruiming.

Looking at Xu Li's lonely figure, to be honest, Duan Ruiming felt a little sorry for her, but more than that, he felt guilty for not being able to take good care of Xu Li after Xu Zhengbei left.

Duan Ruiming touched the police badge in his pocket and walked back.

Duan Ruiming felt a pang of regret. He regretted slipping the letter under the door and dragging Xu Li back into that memory that no one could escape.

But Duan Ruiming still held onto a sliver of hope: if Xu Li really was willing to come back, then everything would be for the best.

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As soon as Zhou Junchang opened the door to the private room, he saw Xu Li lying unconscious on the sofa, with several empty wine bottles and another unfinished bottle on the table.

I had just gotten home from get off work tonight and gotten into my car when Xu Li called.

After they became friends, they never exchanged messages again. The only time they talked on the phone was when Zhou Junchang called Xu Li.

They remained quietly in each other's friend lists, like two strangers.

Zhou Jun answered the call, but it wasn't Xu Li. Instead, it was a hotel waiter. It was noisy on the other end, and the waiter was shouting that the person on the other end was drunk and had taken her phone to a contact, asking if she could come and pick someone up.

Zhou Junchang was immediately annoyed. Just two days ago he was limping, but now he can go to a bar by himself.

Suppressing his inner irritation, Zhou Jun said into the phone, "Address."

"Fuxing Road, Moyuan Bar".

Zhou Jun walked over to Xu Li and watched her silently.

Breathing is even, but the eyebrows are not properly furrowed.

Did you have a nightmare? Who was in your dream?

Xu Li lay on the sofa, unwilling to move, humming incoherently.

When they went back, Zhou Jun carried Xu Li on his back.

While making sure Xu Li's legs didn't get hurt, Zhou Junchang pulled her onto his back.

At first, Xu Li resisted a little, but once she got up on Zhou Junchang's back, she wrapped her arms around his neck and hugged him tightly.

Zhou Junchang then took the opportunity to separate his hands and put his arms around Xu Li's calves.

This time she was really drunk; Xu Li had never been so soft, weak, and non-aggressive as she was now.

It was like a withered flower, clinging to Zhou Junchang with only a little remaining resilience. Its breath sprayed onto Zhou Junchang's shoulder, down his neck, and then to his ear, making Zhou Junchang feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"dad……"

It seems to be about his father again.

So, what was she trying to say to her father when she called him "Dad"?

Xu Li, who is always straightforward, stubborn and obstinate, is now lying softly on Zhou Junchang's back.

Whether Xu Li remembers after waking up or not, although it is highly likely that she will not, Zhou Jun will remember.

Zhou Junchang thought of the policeman again. The matter might be more complicated than Zhou Junchang thought, and might involve many things he didn't know.

Zhou Junchang felt a strange sense of powerlessness, but he didn't know where this feeling came from at the moment.

It was only later that he realized that people rarely have inexplicable feelings; if they do, it might be a sign of something.

Many feelings are not inexplicable. It is difficult for people to explain their intuition and sixth sense, but when you feel it, it is often true.

Later, Zhou Junchang realized that, in many cases, everything changes after something happens.

That night was a long one for Zhou Jinchuan. He sat on the windowsill, looking at the stars, feeling the cold wind blowing quietly, and thinking about the person on his back...

Everything seemed so unreal, as if it would shatter at the slightest pressure, and vanish the moment one regained consciousness.

Zhou Junchang still remembered Afeng's address. He carried Xu Li home on his back, took the key out of the bag Xu Li was carrying, and then opened the door.

Perhaps it's a bit immoral to barge into someone's home, especially a home of the opposite sex, but Zhou Junchang himself isn't exactly a very moral person either; he can't exactly carry him back to his own home.

Zhou Jun took Xu Li to bed, covered her with a blanket, poured her a glass of water, and put the key on the bedside table. Seeing that Xu Li was fast asleep, he figured everything was fine, so he put the key on the bedside table, closed the door, and left.

This time, Zhou Junchang didn't go home; instead, he knocked on the door downstairs.

A voice came from inside, calling out, "Who is it?"

Zhou Junchang didn't speak, but continued knocking on the door with a blank expression.

Ah Feng was puzzled. Who would be knocking on the door so late at night? Did they want to see him?

Upon opening the door, Zhou Junchang exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! A distinguished guest!"

"Um."

Zhou Jun walked straight to the sofa and lay down.

The sofa was a bit small, so Zhou Jun often bent his legs. There was no pillow, so he just used his hands to support himself.

Ah Feng found it rather strange. He knew Zhou Jun often disliked staying overnight at other people's houses, but something seemed off today: "What's wrong? Looks like you're going to sleep here?"

"Um."

Ah Feng asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Jun often opened his eyes as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't.

He actually wanted to ask if he had noticed anything different about Xu Li since they lived close by, but he couldn't bring himself to ask. Although Ah Feng was a bit slow on the uptake, he figured that if he asked, Ah Feng would probably notice something too.

"...She's asleep."

The next day, the two brothers huddled together in the small washroom to wash up.

Ah Feng hadn't originally planned to go to Mingyue Night today, but seeing that Zhou Jun was going, he decided to go along with him.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

With toothpaste foam in his mouth, Ah Feng mumbled, "Who's knocking on the door so early?"

Ah Feng went to open the door, and standing outside was Xu Li.

"Xu Li? Is something wrong so early?"

Although it was Ah Feng who opened the door, Xu Li's attention was not on Ah Feng; her gaze was fixed on the inside of the house.

After looking around and not seeing the person she wanted to see, Xu Li asked, "Are you alone at home?"

"No, Junchang is here too."

It seems I wasn't wrong.

"What, are you looking for him?"

After saying that, Ah Feng was about to shout towards the bathroom when Xu Li stopped him in a hurry.

Ah Feng suddenly realized, "Huh? How did you know he was here with me?"

Xu Li smiled slyly. She woke up early this morning and found herself back home. She knew she had been brought back by someone, but she didn't know who it was. She couldn't remember anything about last night. She checked her call logs, but she couldn't confirm that Zhou Junchang had answered the phone and come over. She also thought that if Zhou Junchang had brought her back, she might have ended up sleeping at Afeng's house. So she knocked on Afeng's door early this morning to see if she could see Zhou Junchang.

I was right after all.

At this moment, Zhou Junchang finished washing up and came out of the door, glancing indifferently at the doorway.

Ah Feng's house is small and the soundproofing isn't very good, so he could hear everything clearly from the bathroom.

Xu Li saw Zhou Junchang.

There seemed to be some awkwardness between the two, as they hadn't had a proper conversation since what happened last time.

So it's unclear whether they've made up or not.

"...Shall we go to Mingyue Night?"

Xu Li didn't know whether to ask "you all" or "you" as the subject.

"Yes, yes, we'll be leaving in a bit."

It has to be Ah Feng; he solved Xu Li's problem with just one sentence.

Xu Li smiled and said, "Okay, you go wash up first."

Ah Feng left, leaving the door open, leaving only the two of them behind.

One was inside the door, one was outside the door; one was standing, one was sitting.

"last night?"

Xu Li left it at that, but both of them knew the truth.

Xu Li is now standing at the door, and there is no indication that she was drunk last night.

Zhou Jun thought of Xu Li from last night and suddenly didn't want to be angry anymore.

Zhou Junchang felt last night that it was a waste of his emotions to spend them on this kind of thing.

"Um.""

Seeing Zhou Junchang's unhurried reply, Zhou Junchang realized that if he were normally so, he would never have responded so politely. He was no longer angry.

Xu Li herself was even less angry, since Zhou Jun had driven her home last night.

The two of them didn't say anything more and waited quietly for Ah Feng in the house.

Finally, the three of them bought breakfast downstairs and then went to Mingyue Night together.