The office was empty on Saturday, except for Ke Yin's workstation.
After closing the door, Ke Yin carefully examined He Xiao again. Knowing that he didn't like people getting close, she didn't approach him rashly.
“You look more like your dad, but for a moment you also look a lot like your mom.”
This is probably a set of lines that all adults would say. He Xiao's expression remained unchanged, and he nodded politely, saying, "Thank you."
Ke Yin wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and asked hesitantly, "Did your mother and father get divorced?"
He Xiao lifted his eyelids and calmly said, "No, my mother should be dead."
Ke Yin: "..."
Her eyes reddened further, and she choked up at one point.
"I never thought it was true, I really never thought... She was so young, and that news from back then wasn't false." She spoke incoherently, tears streaming down her face.
"She'll definitely blame me for not visiting her all these years," Ke Yin said, somewhat devastated.
For so many years, she has always held onto a sliver of hope that the news was fake, because the He family suppressed it less than an hour after it came out. She preferred to believe that Shen Linyue and He Liyu's marriage had broken down and that she had gone abroad.
Shen Linyue felt distressed seeing this, so she stepped forward and gently hugged her to comfort her, saying, "It's okay, Teacher Ke. My sister won't blame you. In fact, she might even be glad that you didn't know these things, so you won't be sad for her."
Ke Yin leaned on her shoulder and vented her emotions for a while. She wiped away her tears and looked at He Xiao, hesitant to speak, but finally asked Shen Linyue.
"Is there something you want to ask me?" She knew the two younger people wouldn't approach her for no reason.
That was because of Lin Yue's matter.
Shen Linyue handed her a piece of paper before asking softly, "I want to know the relationship between Jiang Jinyu and He Liyu. Also, do you know Jiang Yanxin?"
Ke Yin didn't expect her to ask this. After a moment of silence, she said, "Jiang Jinyu and He Liyu's relationship is just like mine and A Yue's. They are roommates and classmates in the same department. Their abilities and grades are equally outstanding. Their personalities are also completely different. One is a playboy and the other is a cold and aloof god. Two people who seem to be completely mismatched are actually good friends."
"By the way, Jiang Jinyu even claimed he was going to pursue A Yue, but in the end A Yue and He Liyu got together. That's when I found out that the two were actually childhood sweethearts."
"As for Jiang Yanxin," she said, frowning, "she's very resistant to me and afraid that I'll take A-Yue away from her. So when she and A-Yue go out together, I won't go. I don't know her very well."
After hearing all this, Shen Linyue had already thought it through several times in her mind, and this relationship was not enough to draw conclusions about what she had assumed.
"Don't Jiang Yanxin and Jiang Jinyu have a good relationship?" she murmured.
Ke Yin was surprised that she knew this, and nodded after thinking for a moment: "Indeed, the two of them together are more like a pair of bickering lovers."
Shen Linyue understood, but before she could speak, Ke Yin hesitated for a moment and said, "On the day I graduated from university, I saw Jiang Yanxin and Jiang Jinyu hugging each other... cough, maybe I was mistaken, after all, Jiang Yanxin later married someone else, and Jiang Jinyu went abroad to do investment business."
Shen Linyue was surprised, her thoughts returning to that day at the stairwell corner...
“Now that Jiang Yanxin’s husband is gone and Jiang Jinyu is still single, it would be nice if they got together,” Shen Linyue pondered.
Ke Yin chuckled: "Perhaps. Is there anything else you want to know?"
"Do you know if there have been any murders involving my sister or brother-in-law?" Shen Linyue asked directly.
Ke Yin was taken aback, and her brows furrowed unconsciously. After a long pause, she said in a deep voice.
"Yes, but it's not A-Yue, it's He Liyu, but that's just a rumor." Ke Yin glanced at He Xiao before saying, "Back then, He Liyu was a very popular and unattainable figure in our school. The number of people who liked him could stretch from our school to the next province. There were even many students from other schools who sneaked into our school just to catch a glimpse of He Liyu."
“There was a girl from the university next door who supposedly jumped off the roof after being rejected by He Liyu, just to force him to be with her.” Ke Yin pursed her lips: “That’s a rumor. At the time, He Liyu was subjected to a lot of scorn and pranks, with people thinking he was the one who killed someone.”
"But the truth came out quickly. It turned out that this girl was caught by thugs on her way to Taipei University while trying to take a shortcut, and she couldn't think straight..." She felt a little sorry for her and also felt indignant for the innocent He Liyu: "Do you think this can be blamed on He Liyu?"
"I can't believe such a thing exists. Is this girl related to Jiang Jinyu or Jiang Yanxin?" Shen Linyue asked.
"I don't know about that," Ke Yin shook her head.
Shen Linyue didn't press for further details. She stood up and thanked Ke Yin, asking, "Teacher Ke, do you usually live at the school?"
Ke Yin shook her head and smiled slightly: "I don't live on campus. I only stayed to work overtime today because President Jiang Jin came to the school to give a lecture. I didn't expect everyone to be so enthusiastic on a Saturday."
Shen Linyue understood and took out her phone again: "Ah Xiao and I have other things to do. Let's add each other on WeChat, Teacher Ke. We'll visit you when we have time."
“Sure, I really like you. Your personality is a lot like A-Yue's. By the way, your name is Lin Yue, right? Even your names are similar,” Ke Yin said with a smile.
Shen Linyue was startled and glanced at He Xiao with a guilty conscience. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was expressionless and seemed to be thinking.
"Hehe, I also really like Teacher Ke."
...
The two came out of Taipei University, and He Xiao's motorcycle was parked outside the school gate, its bright red color very eye-catching.
"Was your car a gift from He Liyu?" Shen Linyue asked curiously as she sat in the back seat.
He Xiao paused slightly as he put on the helmet, then nodded casually: "Is there a problem?"
Shen Linyue was also wearing a helmet, so her expression couldn't be seen. She shook her head and said, "I was just feeling a bit emotional thinking about what Ke Yin said earlier."
He Xiao pursed his lips and after a long pause said, "Who told him to attract so many women?"
Shen Linyue: "..." What a filial son.
"Do you know where Jiang Yanxin's husband's grave is?" Shen Linyue asked.
He Xiao had already gotten into the car, his brow furrowed slightly: "Why are you suddenly asking this?"
“I’m thinking about what Ke Yin said. I suspect that Jiang Yanxin and Jiang Jinyu have an unusual relationship. I also want to know about the Xie family.”
He Xiao pondered, "The Xie family went abroad a long time ago, and I don't know about that person's grave."
Shen Linyue tilted her head and looked at He Xiao in front of her: "Oh, where is my sister's grave? I want to go and see it."
He Xiao: "..." So he just can't stand being near graves.
He pursed his lips, his brows furrowing in annoyance: "You really want to go?"
"Yes." As soon as Shen Linyue nodded, He Xiao started the accelerator, and the car sped off.
Shen Linyue, who almost flew out, thought, "..." What's wrong with this brat now?
When the two arrived at their destination, Shen Linyue saw a large cemetery with only a blank tombstone.
Shen Linyue: ?
He Xiao stared at the blank stele and said in a deep voice, "She may be dead or not, but she has disappeared and her remains have not been found."
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