Chapter 251 Stalking
Jiang Zhizhi and Zhou Xiye were laughing and joking when, at the crucial moment, she suddenly thought of a problem: "No, no, let me go first, there are no more little balloons at home."
Zhou Xiye smiled and hugged her, then pulled a handful of things out from under the pillow.
Jiang Zhizhi exclaimed in astonishment: "Zhou Xiye! You...you're so busy, yet you still remember this?"
Zhou Xiye smiled and kissed her eyebrows and eyes: "It won't delay anything..."
Because Jiang Zhizhi had to go to school the next day, the two didn't stay up too late.
Without Fang Hua making breakfast, Zhou Xiye got up early, heated up the oxtail soup from last night, cooked noodles, and heated up two steamed buns for Jiang Zhizhi, stuffing them with fermented bean curd and putting them in a lunchbox for lunch.
Jiang Zhizhi woke up late and didn't say much to Zhou Xiye. She quickly ate breakfast and rushed to school.
Zhou Xiye tidied up the kitchen, and following Jiang Zhizhi's example, put all the unfinished food into the storage room before leaving.
First, I went to Song Dong and asked him to find out about the researcher at the research institute named Tan Songlin.
Song Dong arranged for someone to investigate, then pulled Zhou Xiye to sit in the office and wait: "It will be quick. Unless this person's file is top secret, it will definitely not be found. For example, Li Simin's file is top secret. Not to mention us, even if the higher-ups want to see his file, they are not allowed to."
Zhou Xiye wasn't in a hurry. He had taken leave this time to find out how Sun Xiaoyue knew about this.
If this matter is investigated thoroughly, it will be quite serious.
Song Dong found a white porcelain cup used for entertaining guests and brewed a cup of tea for Zhou Xiye: "This tea was prepared for me by your sister-in-law; it's good for the lungs."
Zhou Xiye casually asked, "So... has your sister-in-law come back? Did you go to apologize?"
Song Dong sighed again: "I went, but your sister-in-law is really determined this time and refuses to come back. When she gets stubborn, not even ten oxen could pull her back. I haven't been too busy lately, so I go to see her every day. Anyway, the family can't be separated."
Zhou Xiye thought for a moment and said, "You and that family member must keep your distance, otherwise there will still be all sorts of trouble in the future."
Song Dong couldn't understand: "Zhou Xiye, tell me the truth, if you encountered something like this, would you really just ignore it?"
Zhou Xiye took a sip of tea: "I will definitely help, and I will also consider Zhizhi's feelings. If this makes her uncomfortable, then there must be a problem. Why should I insist on doing it?"
"Is your sister-in-law an unreasonable person? So why do you insist that you are always right?"
Song Dong looked at Zhou Xiye incredulously, and finally came to a conclusion: "Have you been brainwashed by your sister-in-law?"
Zhou Xiye felt this was a very easy question to understand: "First of all, the partners we choose are not unreasonable people. So when problems arise, and they even affect the family, why insist on who is right and who is wrong?"
Song Dong pondered the meaning behind Zhou Xiye's words: "I agree with that, but your sister-in-law is really stubborn! I'll have a good talk with her later. I also need to make things clear to Chen Shuang that she should find someone else in the future. I'm too busy to help her."
He suddenly laughed: "I have to say, your personality has changed a lot since you got married. It seems your sister-in-law has played a big part in it."
Zhou Xiye paused for a moment: "There are many things about her that we can learn from."
The pride in those eyes and the barely suppressed smirk on his lips were too much for Song Dong to bear.
Is this... still the same calm, taciturn, serious, and aloof Zhou Xiye?
The person sent to retrieve the file came out quickly and said that Tan Songlin's file was also classified and could not be retrieved.
Song Dong and Zhou Xiye weren't too surprised, since it involved the research institute and most of the people's files were classified.
Zhou Xiye then asked Song Dong, "Are those two people still inside?"
Song Dong shook his head: "They've already been sent to the detention center, and they'll probably be sentenced soon. Do you mean we should try to find a breakthrough by dealing with those two?"
Zhou Xiye nodded: "Also, Sun Xiaoyue. Have someone keep an eye on her and see who she's in contact with."
Song Dong hesitated for a moment: "You mentioned it before, but I haven't responded. If it's related to the case, we can keep an eye on it. Sun Xiaoyue is not a suspect at the moment, so we can't waste our manpower on this, and we don't have that many people."
Zhou Xiye understood this: "I'll figure something out. This matter definitely needs to be dealt with before Monday."
Song Dong, however, was more optimistic: "If she went to find you, she must know you took leave to come back. They can also guess why you came back. Do you think they're worried?"
Zhou Xiye checked the time: "I'll be going now, I won't disturb your work."
Song Dong urged them to stay for lunch: "Try the food at our workplace later, it tastes pretty good."
Zhou Xiye refused: "No, I've come all this way, I'm going to the school to have dinner with Zhizhi."
Song Dong: "..."
He waved his hand and said, "Alright, go ahead. I'll hurry and get some food for your sister-in-law; she's pregnant."
It's as if he doesn't know how to cherish his wife.
...
Jiang Zhizhi originally planned to have lunch with Ge Qinghua, but as soon as get out of class ended, Zhou Xiye was standing at the classroom door.
It wasn't surprising that he was able to get in; after all, his uniform inspired trust, and all he had to do was register at the mailroom.
Jiang Zhizhi's eyes lit up. She told Ge Qinghua, then happily ran out with her schoolbag on her back and lunchbox in her arms.
What brings you here?
Zhou Xiye smiled slightly as he twitched his eyelids: "I just finished my work, so I'll pick you up to have lunch together."
Jiang Zhizhi smiled, her eyes crinkling: "Then let's go..."
The two left side by side, their silhouettes still a beautiful sight.
As the two left, the students in the class began to whisper among themselves.
Some people also questioned: "Xiao Jiang looks quite young, but her husband looks much older."
"Yeah, how come she found someone so much older, someone who seems to be more than ten years older than her?"
When Sun Xiaoyue saw Zhou Xiye appear at the classroom door, she felt a mix of panic and jealousy.
Hearing the students behind her talking, she turned around and glanced at them: "It's not good for you to talk about her behind her back like that. Although Jiang Zhizhi's lover is more than ten years older than her, he is a national hero and his status is protected by the state."
The others immediately fell silent, no longer daring to gossip, but they secretly wondered if Jiang Zhizhi was after someone so much older than herself because of his family background.
Sun Xiaoyue could no longer hold back, got up and hurriedly went out, but did not see Zhou Xiye and Jiang Zhizhi after leaving the school gate.
I quickly ran towards the post office across the street.
Jiang Zhizhi excitedly tugged at Zhou Xiye's sleeve: "She went into the post office, who do you think she'll call? Come on, let's go take a look..."
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