Has he returned to the detachment?
Listening to the discussion next to her, Xu Man was a little confused. She listened carefully, then opened her phone to check the work group and confirmed that Qin Shen had indeed returned to the detachment. In her heart... she felt an indescribable feeling.
Under normal circumstances, Qin Shen should continue to stay at home today. There must be a reason why he suddenly came to the detachment. Either the Municipal Bureau sent him a notice asking him to return to the team to work normally, or he had to come here for something. In short, he should have been busy in the first three hours.
But he's not so busy that he can't spare some time to check her news, right?
Xu Man was sure that if Qin Shen saw the message she sent, no matter how busy he was, he would definitely reply, or at least say "hmm". In a way, this is a good thing, because it represents her confidence in their relationship, but from another perspective, it's just...
I can’t say I’m angry, I just feel a little frustrated and deflated.
Although she had just comforted herself by thinking that Qin Shen was busy and that was why he had not replied to her message, but now that he had arrived at the detachment, he would be able to take some time to check his phone along the way, right? Or was the situation so urgent that he couldn't spare any time?
...It is possible... right?
Thinking of this, Xu Man sent another message to Qin Shen: [Captain, have you returned to the detachment? 】
As expected, the message I sent still fell on deaf ears and received no reply.
Xu Man: “…”
Well, there were indeed many things to take care of after returning to the team. It was understandable that she was busier than the previous three hours. She would not try and would wait until after get off work.
…Hopefully he can get off work at a normal time.
Pursing her lips, Xu Man put away her phone and forced herself to focus back on her work.
Just over an hour passed and it was half past four, time for the brigade to get off work.
People around started to pack up and go home after get off work. Those who stayed on duty also opened their phones and ordered takeout. Zhao Jia browsed the list of nearby businesses on the app. Seeing that Xu Man was still sitting in her seat, she asked her, "What are you having for dinner?"
Xu Man shook her head. "I'm not on duty today."
Zhao Jia said, "I saw that you didn't mean to leave work, so I thought you were on duty today. Why don't you leave when the time comes? Are you waiting for someone?"
As she spoke, she winked at Xu Man and said in a low voice, "Waiting for Captain Qin?"
Xu Man smiled awkwardly, stood up from her seat, took her bag and started packing. "No...I'll be right back."
She lied. She was indeed waiting for Qin Shen, but a quarter of an hour had passed before the end of get off work and Qin Shen had not replied to any of her messages, nor did he show any intention of coming to the office to join her after get off work. She felt disappointed, but also didn't want to stay in the office any longer, lest more people come to ask her like Zhao Jia why she didn't go home after get off work.
She packed up her things, saved the document, turned off the computer, said goodbye to Zhao Jia, and left the office. On the way, she opened her mobile phone with the last glimmer of hope and continued to stare at the chat interface.
Finally, when she walked down the second floor and was about to cross the hall, a new message bubble appeared with Qin Shen's avatar, bringing the long-lost greetings from her lover.
Qin Shen: [Sorry Xiao Man, I just finished my work and saw your message. Are you off work? Where are you now? 】
Although Xu Man was not very angry about Qin Shen's lack of reply for a long time, she still felt a little depressed after an afternoon. But the moment she saw this message, all the depression and loss in her heart disappeared, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up slightly, as if the rain had stopped and the sky had cleared, and the whole world was lit up.
She walked to the entrance of the hall, stopped, and called Qin Shen's cell phone.
The call was quickly connected. "Hello? Xiao Man?"
"Yeah." She smiled and replied softly, "I'm off work, but I haven't gone home yet. I'm waiting at the entrance of the detachment now. Where are you?"
"I'm still in the office." There were a few noises from the other end of the phone. It sounded like someone stood up from a chair and moved back a bit. "I'll be down soon. Wait for me for two minutes."
Generally speaking, if people wait for two or three minutes, it will basically be extended to five or six minutes. Anyway, as long as you can arrive within ten minutes, it will be counted as two or three minutes. But Qin Shen is not like that. If he says two minutes, it really is only two minutes. He will only go earlier and never exceed it. I don’t know if it’s because of his profession, but he is extremely sensitive to time and always grasps it precisely.
Just like now, Xu Man only waited at the door of the hall for a little over a minute and a half before she saw a familiar figure behind the glass door. She couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth and smile at the person who came.
Qin Shen smiled back at her and strode forward: "Come on, I'll take you back."
Xu Man nodded and walked towards the parking yard with him.
It was just after get off work, and there were many members of the detachment driving back home, and the two met quite a few of them along the way. However, since Qin Shen had been picking up and dropping off Xu Man to and from get off work for a while before the two of them started dating, everyone was no longer surprised to see them walking home from get off work together. Most of them welcomed Qin Shen's return to the team. There were also team members with a strong sense of humor who joked about the hot topics on the Internet and said with a smile that Captain Qin had become a big star. The atmosphere was relaxed and harmonious.
While Xu Man breathed a sigh of relief, she couldn't help but secretly grumble, wondering why the scene she encountered at lunch was not such a harmonious one. Was it because she was unlucky enough to meet a group of people who were the best at making fun of others, or was it because she was not as calm as Qin Shen in controlling the situation?
...I always feel it's the latter.
Sitting in Qin Shen's car, watching him drive out of the detachment gate, Xu Man asked: "What were you busy with this afternoon? How come you didn't even have time to read my message?"
Qin Shen listened and explained to her: "I went to the Municipal Bureau at noon today, and then went back to the team to deal with things. I didn't have time to check my phone, so I didn't see the message you sent. Don't be angry."
"I'm not angry." Xu Man said, her attention drawn to the word "Municipal Bureau" in his words, "Why did the Municipal Bureau ask you to come over? Did they come to notify you?"
"I guess so." He answered, and gave a brief account of what happened in the director's office. "I will resume my normal work schedule from tomorrow, and I will pick you up at the old time from now on."
Xu Man agreed, "Okay." Then she said, "I didn't expect the bureau would have an opinion about you being on the hot list... It won't cause any bad effects, right?"
Qin Shen smiled slightly: "It's okay, there's no need to worry about it."
She was still a little worried: "I'm just worried that it will have a bad influence on you. I shouldn't have gone to Jiumiao Mountain..."
There was another half sentence she didn't say, which was that netizens are very good at digging. She was afraid that they would find out that Qin Shen had beaten someone and put the hat of assault suspect on his head, which would be bad.
Qin Shen turned his head and glanced at Xu Man while turning right. He probably guessed what his lover was thinking and smiled: "It was me who insisted on traveling to Jiumiao Mountain, and it was also me who went to the crime scene to check the situation. Even if something happened, it was my own fault. Don't take all the responsibility on yourself."
Xu Man didn't like the way he spoke, as if he didn't care about anything. Normally, she would think he was free and easy, but now she felt that he was stubborn and wouldn't listen to advice. However, she also knew that it was difficult for others to change his opinion and decision, so she didn't say anything more. I hope things will turn out just as he said and won't have any further impact.
"Is this case easy to solve?" She started a new topic. "The city bureau wants you to solve this case as soon as possible. What are you going to do? Just like the previous case, have everyone divide into three groups and take turns to investigate continuously?"
"Let's keep our normal pace for the next two days." Qin Shen frowned, "I'll wait until I have sorted out this case and see what happens next."
"Is the case complicated?"
"It's OK. I got a preliminary understanding of the situation with Lao Chen and the others. It's just so-so."
Xu Man said "oh" and asked him again: "After you send me home, will you also go back home or back to the team?"
"Let's go back to the team first. We still have some things to do." Qin Shen said, "But we won't stay too late. We can probably go home around eight o'clock."
"Working overtime again?"
"Yeah." He smiled helplessly, "I have to work overtime all night when there is a case. I'm used to it."
As they were talking, the car had already entered Xu Man's residential area and stopped beside the flower bed next to the apartment building. Qin Shen stepped on the brakes, and after the car stopped, he turned to look at the person next to him and said with a smile: "How about it, do you want to give me a kiss of encouragement?"
Xu Man blushed and didn't answer him. She just said, "I'm getting off the car," then unbuckled her seat belt, picked up her bag, opened the car door and got out.
Qin Shen also got out of the car, locked the door and sent her upstairs. In the elevator, he suddenly seemed to remember something and said, "By the way, have you not had dinner yet? And yesterday, didn't you have dinner either? After what happened, I forgot about it."
"There's bread in the refrigerator." Xu Man answered him, "Besides, I had already eaten my fill at the scenic spot yesterday, and I just wanted to sleep when I got home, so it's okay to skip dinner."
"You still have to eat a little for dinner, otherwise it's not good for your health." Qin Shen stepped out of the elevator, walked to her room door, took out the key and opened the door, "Don't just eat bread, eat something hot."
"I don't want to order takeout," she muttered quietly, "It doesn't feel like much fun to eat too much."
"You're too lazy to go to a restaurant and you can't cook for yourself, right?" Qin Shen looked back at her with a smile, pushed open the door, and walked in first. "You are so spoiled and willful. What will you do if you live in another place by yourself?"
She was a little unconvinced: "I live alone now."
"I am the one who is taking care of you." Qin Shen sneered and replied, "Ask yourself, if I hadn't treated you to a meal and sent you back since the first day you came here, would you have been so busy? If I hadn't been there for more than a month, would you have been more comfortable than you are now?"
“……”Once again, Xu Man was speechless.
"Then can you just take care of me a little more, okay?" Since a normal answer doesn't work, the only option is to act like a spoiled brat.
"Okay, why not." Qin Shen stepped aside, closed the door after she came in, looked at her with a smile, and invited her to live together for the third time, "Why don't you consider moving in with me? Since you want me to take care of you, isn't it a bit inhumane for me to run back and forth every day?"
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