Chapter 9 Does she even have the brains for that? Could it be that Zhao Shuyi discovered...?
Before dawn, children in the neighboring yard started crying, gradually waking up one yard after another.
Just then, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.
Zhao Shuyi hurriedly stepped forward and opened the courtyard gate.
"Secretary Zheng."
Secretary Zheng came with Zheng Jingcheng and his driver.
"Is everything packed?"
Seeing her carrying a suitcase, Secretary Zheng was somewhat surprised, "I thought you hadn't gotten up yet."
"I've already packed everything. I mailed the extra things over there; it's not convenient to carry too much on the way."
Secretary Zheng nodded in satisfaction. "That makes sense. Let's go."
Zheng Jingcheng stepped forward and said, "Let me help you carry your things."
The three of them came together, clearly to get something for Zhao Shuyi.
Young girls, when they go out, they definitely can't bear to part with anything.
They probably didn't expect Zhao Shuyi to have so few things.
Zhao Shuyi didn't stand on ceremony. After thanking him, she locked the courtyard gate and followed him out of the alley.
She left quietly without telling anyone.
The original owner of this body had a bad temper, and the Zhao couple spent most of their time at the research institute, so they were usually engrossed in their research and didn't interact with people much. However, they were paid very high salaries, which inevitably made them unpopular.
None of the three family members had many close friends.
Once they were in the car, Secretary Zheng began to speak with Zhao Shuyi.
"I contacted Yunnan Province for you, but Gu Yan is on a mission and I couldn't reach him. You should go there first and check the situation. If there's anything wrong, come back with Jing Cheng and the others, and I'll make the arrangements for you."
Zhao Shuyi nodded. She could sense the other person's goodwill, suppressed the last trace of doubt in her heart, and said thank you.
"We originally planned for you to go directly there tomorrow, but they have to go to Shanghai first. We'll trouble you to make the trip. Just let them know if you need anything."
"I understand, thank you, Secretary Zheng."
Secretary Zheng, like an elder watching their child embark on a long journey, gave many instructions and then asked, "Is there anything else you need?"
Zhao Shuyi thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing. As long as my parents are okay, I'll be okay too."
Secretary Zheng smiled and said, "He's a filial son. Don't worry, the organization will remember your parents' contributions. In the current environment, it's the best arrangement for them to go and do projects."
Zhao Shuyi was slightly surprised; he knew something.
Actually, it makes sense. It wasn't just him; anyone with a keen sense of smell could have sensed the tension in the situation.
The parents said that someone reminded them, and perhaps Secretary Zheng was among them.
"Secretary Zheng, you should also be careful."
"You're all alone now, so keep in touch often and don't let people think you don't have any family."
As he spoke, he pulled out a large wad of banknotes.
“Take these. If it’s not enough, send me another telegram. There’s a letter inside for Deputy Division Commander Cao. He’s an old comrade-in-arms of mine. Go find him if you need anything.”
Secretary Zheng seemed to genuinely regard him as Zhao Shuyi's family member, returning the favor after giving him gifts.
Zhao Shuyi was at a loss for how to refuse.
She had never encountered such a situation before and couldn't help but ask, "Secretary Zheng, is there something you want me to do for you?"
Secretary Zheng was taken aback at first, then laughed twice before his laughter subsided and he said seriously, "I need you to protect yourself so that your parents have no worries."
Zhao Shuyi stared at him, trying to see if there was anything inappropriate in his words.
It's good to be wary; I hope you can maintain that.
These words made Zhao Shuyi a little embarrassed.
In truth, she couldn't see anything wrong with him at all, but since he was the male and female protagonists' protector in the book...
The female lead is no good, so what good can come from protecting her?
However, Zhao Shuyi cannot express many of her emotions right now.
She felt that she didn't have anything about herself that the other party would want from her. In any case, her parents had already gone to the project team, and everything could wait until ten years later.
She would never let it go if anything happened to her parents.
Now she's just a young girl who's leaving her parents to get married.
"Feel sorry."
Secretary Zheng waved his hand, seemingly not taking her offensive words to heart at all.
"We've arrived, get off the bus."
There were seven of them, including her.
Whether it was out of consideration for her or by coincidence, there was another woman among them.
The other person stood upright and exuded an air of righteousness; he looked like a soldier.
"Hello, Comrade Zhao Shuyi. I am Zhu Yi. Just follow me on the way."
"Thank you, Comrade Zhu Yi."
Zhao Shuyi felt that the other person's eyebrows and eyes looked very familiar, as if she had seen them somewhere before.
But the original owner couldn't find such a heroic face in her memories.
Zhao Shuyi thought, "I probably saw it in a short video in my past life."
They arrived relatively early and waited in the waiting hall.
Whether it was because they were not familiar with each other or because of discipline, none of them spoke.
Zhao Shuyi stood there obediently, stunned.
Soon after, she heard some interesting topics amidst the noise.
"The Gao family, the Gao family whose wife works at the neighborhood committee..."
Zhao Shuyi didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.
Her heart began to race.
Although she felt she had been careful enough and the evidence was sufficient to bring down the Gao family, she was still worried about the possibility that there might be some issues she had overlooked.
"You wouldn't believe it, the neighborhood committee, the police station, and the supply and marketing cooperative all came. They're all here to investigate that guy surnamed Gao for embezzling money. They say he embezzled several thousand yuan!"
"It's all written clearly in the ledger, and they even opened the secret compartment in their house, but the money is gone!"
"How could it be gone? A cunning rabbit has three burrows; it must have hidden somewhere else..."
"Oh dear, I was just saying I'd introduce my niece to his son, who I heard is a researcher..."
Zhao Shuyi scoffed inwardly, thinking, "A researcher, huh? Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew?"
Whether or not it includes the word "internship" makes a big difference.
Where does your niece work?
The conversation between the two gradually veered off course, and Zhao Shuyi eavesdropped for a while longer, but didn't hear anything she wanted to hear.
Given the Gao family's situation, Xu Wanxia probably won't fare any better.
"Comrade Zhao Shuyi, get on the bus."
Zhu Yi's voice pulled Zhao Shuyi back to her senses.
The group boarded the bus following the crowded passengers.
The noise from the crowd—crying, shouting, and talking—was deafening.
It wasn't until she entered the sleeper car that Zhao Shuyi felt like she had come to her senses.
If Zhao Shuyi only had doubts before getting on the bus, she was completely certain after getting on.
Zhu Yi did this to take care of herself.
All the men sat in hard seats, while the two women had sleeper berths.
Beijing was the first stop, and they boarded the train quickly, before the carriage was even empty.
"Comrade Zhao Shuyi, you can sleep on the lower bunk. I'll be right above you. If you need anything, just let me know."
The other party was too polite, and Zhao Shuyi felt really embarrassed.
"Comrade Zhu Yi, you don't need to be too nervous. I can take care of myself."
In her previous life, Zhao Shuyi was always the one taking care of others. Even though she transmigrated into the body of a pampered young lady, she never thought of having anyone take care of her.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but recall the purpose of her trip.
Judging from the original owner's memories, Gu Yan has good physical appearance, his abilities are beyond doubt, and he is responsible, making him a suitable marriage partner.
But the other party doesn't like the original body.
Given what happened in April, the other party probably has an even worse impression of her, and might even think that she still has feelings for Gao Zhiyun.
This is a troublesome matter.
If you're going to marry someone, there has to be a foundation for the two of you to be able to make it work.
It's not about love, but about mutual respect.
Just as Zhao Shuyi was lost in thought, another man entered the carriage. The man wore glasses and looked very refined.
Seeing that there were only two women in the carriage, he nodded slightly, and then Zhao Shuyi noticed that the roots of his ears were bright red.
Ah, this...
People these days are so innocent.
Suddenly remembering Gao Zhiyun and Xu Wanqing from last night, I retracted my previous thought.
I wonder how those two are doing.
After the commotion at home, did the two of them try to extricate themselves?
Zhao Shuyi had a pretty good idea of what was going on with those two people.
Xu Wanqing dared to be with Gao Zhiyun at night because she knew her mother was on night duty.
Having experienced those things in her past life, she knew best how to deal with men. These men would run away if she didn't give them a little something in return; they were utterly ruthless.
But she wasn't stupid; she knew she couldn't let those scoundrels get their way, so nothing really happened between her and Gao Zhiyun. She just casually moved her fingers and had Gao Zhiyun completely infatuated with her.
Xu Wanqing was very proud of this.
She wanted to see Zhao Shuyi hurt from being constantly deceived by men.
Having gotten Gao Zhiyun under her thumb today, and having obtained an imported fountain pen and fifty yuan from him, she went to the state-run restaurant as before and bought some steamed buns and soy milk, pretending that she had gone out early to buy breakfast for her mother who was finishing her night shift.
But as soon as she reached the alley entrance, she saw a large group of people making a fuss around the gate of her yard.
This situation immediately made her think of bad things.
She walked behind those people and no one noticed her.
She overheard people talking about her family, about her mother taking money from patients, about how much cash they had, about how much chicken, fish, and eggs they had, and about how many fashionable dresses she and her mother wore—it was all capitalist stuff.
Upon hearing this, she began to tremble.
In her past life, her family was arrested and exiled in the same way; it was a nightmare for her!
But that was years later!
She accidentally saw her mother's ledger of receiving money, which led to a commotion and was subsequently discovered and reported.
She originally planned to keep that ledger to control her mother in her second life.
Otherwise, her mother would always feel that she was incompetent in everything and would always try to control her.
But she hasn't made a move yet.
She should have destroyed that ledger sooner.
When Xu Wanqing saw so many people, she turned around and wanted to run, but she stopped after taking two steps.
She can't leave; her money is still inside.
Thinking of this, Xu Wanqing felt even more desperate.
She had painstakingly accumulated so much money through her prophetic abilities; if someone discovered this, she would definitely be questioned, and if she couldn't explain where it came from, she would certainly be arrested.
Without further hesitation, Xu Wanqing turned and ran.
Her first reaction was to go find Gao Zhiyun. Although she looked down on Gao Zhiyun, she knew very well that since her rebirth, to be precise, in both her previous and current lives, only Gao Zhiyun had been truly kind to her, like a dog.
Only Gao Zhiyun could help her come up with a solution.
However, to her surprise, she heard that the Gao family had also been investigated as soon as she arrived at the entrance of the Red Star Military Factory.
"The Gao family? Which Gao family are you talking about? Why are they being investigated?"
The people talking didn't recognize Xu Wanqing, but they were always more patient with pretty girls.
"That's the home of Gao Zhiyun, the intern researcher at the institute. Do you know him? Don't go near him. I heard his parents embezzled several thousand yuan from the institute. They're definitely going to get shot."
Xu Wanqing's vision went black.
Several thousand dollars.
How dare his parents do that?
She can no longer go to Gao Zhiyun; not only can she not go to him, she must also stay away from him.
Otherwise, it would be bad if I got involved.
"By the way, Zhao Shuyi, I can go find Zhao Shuyi."
Zhao Shuyi is the most overly kind-hearted person. She can go to Zhao Shuyi; maybe the other party can help her.
Let her introduce me to the officer I'm betrothed to.
Once she marries a military officer, all these troubles will be a thing of the past.
Xu Wanqing's mind was in complete turmoil; she didn't even have time to think about why things had turned out this way.
All she knew was that she absolutely could not repeat the mistakes of her past life.
However, when she ran to the Zhao family's courtyard, she found the gate locked, and Zhao Shuyi was nowhere to be seen.
Not only did she fail to find Zhao Shuyi, she was also caught red-handed by Gao Zhiyun, who came looking for Zhao Shuyi.
Gao Zhiyun looked flustered, clearly having also learned about what had happened at home.
"Wanqing, I have something to tell you..."
Xu Wanqing really didn't want to hear it, but things had already come to this point.
Whether he listens or not doesn't seem to matter anymore. Gao Zhiyun is always quick-witted; what if he has a solution?
If he can't get rid of him himself, it's not too late to go find Zhao Shuyi.
So Xu Wanqing let Gao Zhiyun pull her into an abandoned factory behind the military factory.
"Wanqing..."
Before the other party could speak, Xu Wanqing suddenly threw herself into Gao Zhiyun's arms.
"Zhiyun, what should I do? My mom has been kidnapped, sob sob... Zhiyun, what should I do?"
"What did you say?"
Gao Zhiyun was about to tell Xu Wanqing the bad news about his family when Xu Wanqing unexpectedly told him this news.
"Was Auntie investigated as well?"
Gao Zhiyun was always more thoughtful and considered things more than Xu Wanqing, so he immediately sensed that something was amiss.
"How could it be such a coincidence?"
When he said that, Xu Wanqing was stunned for a moment, and then she realized what he meant.
But her current persona is that she knows nothing, so she can only continue to play dumb, crying and asking, "What coincidence? Zhiyun, what are you talking about?"
"Wanqing, my family was also investigated. What a coincidence! How could our two families be investigated at the same time? Where's Shuyi? Were you looking for Shuyi just now? Did you find her?"
Gao Zhiyun stared at Xu Wanqing, but when he saw how pitiful she looked, he lost all pity for her.
He had a bad feeling.
I had this feeling starting yesterday, but it's reached its peak now.
Xu Wanqing was filled with mixed thoughts. She shook her head. "She's not here. Her house is locked. Zhiyun, are you saying that Zhao Shuyi harmed us?"
She didn't believe it.
Zhao Shuyi is a fool who believes whatever others say; how could she possibly do such a thing?
Gao Zhiyun was also puzzled.
He thought the Zhao family of three was stupid.
If he had such powerful information, he would have shown it off long ago, instead of keeping it hidden.
Saying that the technology is not mature and that they are afraid of wasting resources due to research failure is ridiculous. The resources don't belong to the Zhao family, so why be so careful?
Zhao Shuyi is even more stupid.
But then he remembered what had happened in the past two days, and the sudden departure of Zhao's parents.
And who else could it be but them?
He didn't provoke anyone.
"Wanqing, have you forgotten? You asked me to slip something into her house."
Xu Wanqing's face paled as she also thought of that thing.
She originally thought that even if Gao Zhiyun stuffed that thing in his mouth and someone found out, she wouldn't worry, since it had nothing to do with her anyway.
But what does he mean by that now?
Not only did the other party discover it, but they also dragged me into the mess?
Why? Zhao Shuyi never even asked herself that question.
Does she even have the brains for it?
Xu Wanqing no longer cared about pretending, and asked the question that was on her mind.
Gao Zhiyun felt a chill in his heart. "She didn't. Her parents aren't stupid."
He knew they were intelligent, and although they weren't very shrewd in interpersonal relationships, they weren't easily fooled, especially when it came to something so obvious.
Gao Zhiyun suppressed his earlier thought that the other party was stupid. He began to complain about Xu Wanqing, who had let him stuff such a thing into the Zhao family earlier, but didn't act sooner.
Xu Wanqing felt uneasy; she still sensed that something was wrong.
"Even if they find that note, what does it have to do with me, and what does it have to do with my mother?"
The two exchanged a glance, both having an even worse premonition.
Could it be that Zhao Shuyi has discovered their affair?
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