"Can you tell me what you know? Maybe I can help you!" Lu Qing said earnestly.
Jiang Xiaoting shook her head again, choking back tears as she said:
"It's no use, no one can help me!"
"Thank you for today. You're not from the school, are you?"
Lu Qing nodded slightly: "This is his alma mater. I'm accompanying him back for a visit. We'll leave in a little while."
Jiang Xiaoting: "Then you should leave as soon as possible. Lü Jiayuan is a very vengeful person. You just offended him, and he might do something to harm you."
"And what about you?" Lu Qing asked with some concern.
"Me? Heh~" Jiang Xiaoting gave a wry smile:
"What else can I do? Pretend nothing happened, and avoid Lü Jiayuan from now on!"
Lu Qing frowned and pondered for a moment, then found paper and pen, wrote down her phone number, and handed it to Jiang Xiaoting:
"This is my contact information. If you want to call the police, you can contact me, and I will testify for you."
Jiang Xiaoting accepted it, smiled slightly at Lu Qing, and then turned and left.
Watching her retreating figure, Lu Qing's brows furrowed even more deeply.
Even without consulting a fortune teller, it's not hard to tell from Jiang Xiaoting's words that Lü Jiayuan must have harmed many innocent women.
But no one has come forward to report this so far, so Lü Jiayuan must have used some underhanded tactics.
Lu Qing wanted to help them, but the case required the victim to provide evidence. If the victim backed down, then no matter what others did, it would be of no use.
"Gu Xicheng, let's go!"
"good!"
Gu Xicheng pulled Lu Qing away from the laboratory building.
Because of what had just happened, neither of them was in the mood to continue shopping, so they walked around the school once and then left.
Not far behind them, Lü Jiayuan secretly watched them, a sinister glint in his eyes:
"Gu Xicheng, you wait, I'm going to kill you this time!"
Lu Jiayuan made a phone call and said through gritted teeth:
"Find me ten thugs, no! Twenty. Price is negotiable, but they must be ruthless, preferably those who aren't afraid of taking the blame for murder!"
...
Gu Xicheng took Lu Qing for a stroll around the neighborhood, walking the paths he had once walked and playing at the amusement parks he had once played at, which made Lu Qing feel much better.
Gu Xicheng found a skateboard and had Lu Qing stand on it. He then pulled Lu Qing along as they slowly glided through the amusement park.
"Your life used to be quite down-to-earth!" Lu Qing said with a smile.
Gu Xicheng: "So what do you think my life was like before?"
"Hmm..." Lu Qing thought for a moment:
"At the very least, they should have nannies and bodyguards by their side, endless homework every day, expensive high-tech models, and occasional trips abroad. That's how it's portrayed on TV."
Gu Xicheng couldn't help but laugh:
"TV dramas are deceiving; at least that's not my life."
“My parents have always raised me in a very free-range manner. As long as my basic values are correct, I don’t harm myself, and I don’t break the law, I’m allowed to grow up freely.”
Lu Qing raised an eyebrow and smiled:
So, you're saying that your intelligence and abilities are all the result of your own hard work?
Gu Xicheng: "Not entirely! There should be some genetic factors, but the main reason is that I have strong talent."
This undisguised narcissism left Lu Qing both amused and exasperated.
"Gu Xicheng, you're even more narcissistic than when I first met you."
"This isn't narcissism, it's self-confidence."
Gu Xicheng smiled, then lifted Lu Qing off the skateboard:
"Are you tired from playing? I'll take you to buy ice cream."
Lu Qing's eyes lit up: "They still sell ice cream in this weather?"
Gu Xicheng: "Not only does it have it, but it also has a flavor you've never tasted before."
Gu Xicheng pulled Lu Qing to an ice cream truck:
"Boss, two cactus-flavored ice creams, please."
Lu Qing was surprised: "You can make ice cream from cactus?"
"He not only has cactus flavors, but also aloe vera flavors, scallion and chicken flavors, and turkey noodles. There's no flavor he can't make, only flavors you can't imagine," Gu Xicheng said with a smile.
The thought of combining these foods with ice cream made Lu Qing swallow hard.
"Are you sure this is ice cream, or some kind of culinary disaster?"
"Let's try something new!"
Just then, the ice cream was ready.
Lu Qing took a bite; the milky aroma was mixed with a faint grassy scent, somewhat like the smell of a green belt that had just been trimmed by workers.
"It's quite unique!" Lu Qing said with a smile.
"Would you like to try some other flavors?" Gu Xicheng asked.
Lu Qing nodded repeatedly: "Since we're already here, let's try it!"
Gu Xicheng: "Boss, give me one of all your ice cream flavors."
"So much food, can you finish it all?" the owner asked.
Gu Xicheng: "It's alright, you can make small portions. We can take any leftovers home and it won't go to waste."
"All right!"
There are ten flavors of ice cream in total, including sweet and salty ones. All sorts of strange flavors are mixed in the ice cream, some delicious and some not.
Lu Qing's expression changed every now and then, depending on the flavor of the ice cream.
Before they knew it, they had eaten all ten ice creams.
The boss felt cold just watching them eat.
"You two absolutely mustn't drink hot water later, or you'll definitely get diarrhea."
Lu Qing: "It's okay, my stomach is fine!"
Having eaten too much ice cream, Lu Qing's cravings started to stir again when she saw a stall selling steaming hot noodle soup not far away.
"Boss, two bowls of braised beef noodles, please!"
Lu Qing had just finished ordering when Gu Xicheng stopped her:
"You just ate so much ice cream, and now you want to eat hot noodles? Aren't you afraid of getting a stomachache?"
"It's okay, I'll just let it cool down before eating it."
Seeing Lu Qing acting coquettishly, Gu Xicheng could only sigh helplessly:
"Then let the noodles cool down before eating."
"Um!"
Lu Qing verbally agreed, but as soon as the noodles arrived, she took advantage of Gu Xicheng's inattention and stuffed a piece of beef into her mouth.
Mmm, it smells so good!
Seeing her like this, Gu Xicheng was truly helpless and could only keep lifting the noodles up for her to cool them down as quickly as possible.
After finishing two bowls of noodles, Lu Qing felt a little full, but her stomach started rumbling.
A faint pain came over her; she felt something was wrong with her stomach, but she didn't dare to say anything.
Lu Qing began to regret it; she shouldn't have been so eager for momentary pleasure, eating both cold and hot food at the same time.
Fortunately, the pain wasn't intense and I could bear it for the time being.
However, twenty minutes later, Lu Qing couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Gu Xicheng, I need to go to the restroom!"
After saying that, she ran off in a flash, afraid that Gu Xicheng would nag her like an old man again.
Gu Xicheng guessed that Lu Qing must have gotten an upset stomach from eating the wrong food, so he turned around and went to a nearby pharmacy to buy medicine.
Lu Qing squatted in the toilet for more than 20 minutes, and his legs were numb before he finally finished.
After coming out, seeing that Gu Xicheng wasn't waiting for her at the door, she sent a message:
[Gu Xicheng, I'm all better now, where are you?]
The other party replied quickly and even sent a location.
I'm here.
When Lu Qing checked the location, she found that Gu Xicheng had actually gone to the forest paragliding area.
Because it was winter, the project was closed, so there was almost no one there.
Just as Lu Qing was about to go over, her eyelids suddenly twitched. Her intuition told her that something was wrong.
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