"Criminal record?" Xu Man was surprised. Although what happened that night was a shock to her, she had always thought that it was just an ordinary attempted murder case. Why did it feel more and more confusing now?
"It's just a suspicion. There is no evidence to prove that this is true, so it's just my personal speculation." Qin Shen said, picking up the chopsticks again, "Okay, let's stop talking. Let's eat quickly. The food is getting cold."
Seeing that he didn't want to talk anymore, Xu Man nodded in response, then lowered her head and concentrated on eating, without continuing the topic. But she was still thinking, first the younger brother committed a crime, then the older brother slandered her, how come all these troublesome things happened at the same time, was it just that she and Qin Shen were just unlucky, or was there someone behind the brothers pushing them, it really made her uneasy...
In the afternoon, Qin Shen took the car keys and prepared to go to the detachment. He did not say why he was going there, only that he had something to deal with, but everyone could guess what he was going there for.
Xu Man originally wanted to follow, but maybe it was because of the cold wind that blew too much in the morning, her throat felt itchy and she coughed even more violently than in the morning. Seeing this, Qin Shen did not let her go, but asked her to stay at home and have a good rest.
She thought about it and felt that she couldn't help him in any way, and she might even be photographed as a "transaction". So she didn't insist. She was just secretly depressed in her heart, thinking that she was really useless and couldn't even help.
Qin Shen noticed her depressed mood, and smiled, put his arm around her waist, and kissed her on the lips: "Don't think too much. You finally have a weekend, and you should have a good rest. Why think about those annoying things? Relax."
Xu Man was stunned for a moment. After realizing what he had done, her first move was to cover her mouth: "Don't kiss me. I might have a cold. Don't let me infect you."
Qin Shen laughed, "No, I have a good physique, it's not that easy for me to be infected." As he said that, he kissed her on the forehead, as if to tell her that it didn't matter if he didn't kiss her, he could kiss her in many other places.
Xu Man could only helplessly let him go. She had no say at all on this point. It was the kind of thing that any talk would be in vain because the other party would not listen at all. Even if he listened, he would just perfunctorily answer her questions and she would still do what she was supposed to do.
"Then come back early," she advised him softly, "don't stay in the team too long."
Qin Shen deliberately smiled and asked, "Wait for me to come back and make dinner for you?"
She pretended to be angry and pushed him: "You are not the only one who can cook. I can cook too."
"Okay then, you'll pay for dinner tonight."
"I'll pack it if I want."
"Did you pack dinner, or just a meal?"
…
Although she spoke with great confidence and refused to admit defeat, in the end, Xu Man still failed to book the dinner.
After Qin Shen left, she returned to the bedroom and browsed her phone for a while. She couldn't help but click on the blog post. She bit her lip and frowned as she saw the number of reposts increased to four thousand.
The number of comments below didn't increase much, only about 20 or 30, but they were all making weird innuendos. Some even made direct malicious comments about Qin Shen himself, saying that he was just an internet celebrity who relied on his looks to gain popularity, and it was a shame to have such a scum among the criminal police.
She was annoyed by what she saw, so she simply turned off her phone, lay down on the bed, closed her eyes and prepared for a nap. Her original intention was to relax and kill time. She hoped that Qin Shen would be back when she opened her eyes. Unexpectedly, she slept until the sun went down. When she woke up, the room was dark and gloomy. For a moment, she couldn't tell whether it was morning or evening.
Her throat wasn't itchy anymore, but it was painful now, and her temples were throbbing. She sat up in bed and tried to clear her throat, but found that not only had her voice become hoarse, but her head was also dizzy, her eyelids were sore, and her body was uncomfortable. These were obviously symptoms of a cold.
It really is like when it rains it pours. It is already very annoying to have encountered such a thing, and I have caught a cold at this time...
Xu Man sat on the bed for a while, stroking her forehead. When she felt better, she picked up her cell phone and found that it was already half past six, which was past the usual dinner time for the two of them. She didn't know whether Qin Shen had returned or not.
She went downstairs and found that the living room and kitchen were empty, so she went to the kitchen to make herself a pot of hot water, sat at the dining table and sent a message to Qin Shen: [Are you still in the team? When will you be back? 】
As a result, she waited until the water was boiled, but the other party still didn't reply to her. She became a little uneasy, wondering if something had happened that hindered him in the team.
Apart from the newly reported case, there was only Luo Junyi's blog post. Was it widely circulated, or was there some new scandal that was exposed, causing it to become popular and attract widespread attention?
Thinking of this, she clicked on the relevant webpage to check, and found that the number of reposts of the blog post remained the same as a few hours ago, and there was no new revelation released. She was slightly relieved, thinking that it must be another reason, whether it was a temporary case or a traffic jam on the road, as long as it was not the reason she just thought of.
She poured herself a cup of hot water, returned to the living room, turned up the temperature of the central air conditioner, and sat on the sofa with the cup in her hand, drinking it slowly while waiting for Qin Shen to come back.
As a result, the water line in the cup was only one-third gone when there was movement at the door. Qin Shen came in from outside and saw her sitting on the sofa. He was surprised: "Why did you come down?"
"What?" Xu Man replied subconsciously. Unexpectedly, as soon as the words came out of her mouth, she felt a sharp pain in her throat and her voice became hoarse. She quickly took another sip of hot water to moisten her throat.
Qin Shen also saw the message she sent on his phone at this time and replied, "I just came back and saw you sleeping in bed, so I didn't wake you up. A package happened to arrive, so I went out to get it. Are you awake?"
As he spoke, he closed the door and walked over, raised the express box in his hand, and placed it on the coffee table in the middle of the sofa.
Xu Man looked curiously and asked, "What is this?"
"Headphones. Didn't you tell me before that your headphones were broken? I bought you a new pair. Try them later to see if they are original." Qin Shen said, sitting down next to her and looking at her with concern, "What's wrong with your throat? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Xu Man answered him in a muffled voice: "I seem to have a slight cold." Her throat felt a little uncomfortable when she said this, and she cleared her throat twice before she finished her words.
Qin Shen frowned when he heard this and reached out to touch her forehead: "It's a little hot. Have you taken the medicine I bought for you?"
"I've had lunch." Xu Man snuggled into his arms. "I'll have dinner after dinner. Have you finished your work in the team?"
Qin Shen took the opportunity to hug her, stroked her cheek, and compared her body temperature at her temple: "It's all done. How are you, are you feeling well? You seem to have a low-grade fever, do you want to go to the hospital for an injection?"
She shook her head and said softly, "Just take some medicine. Do you have any medicine for the fever?"
"No. I'll go to the pharmacy and buy you a box later." Qin Shen said, "Take one pill tonight and see how things go tomorrow. If the fever hasn't gone down or you're really feeling unwell, go to the hospital. Don't just fight it."
Xu Man actually doesn't like injections. She would rather get an IV drip or have her blood drawn than have an injection. She doesn't know if it's because of some psychological trauma from her childhood that makes her always have an inexplicable resistance to this matter, but what Qin Shen said was very right, so she had to nod and agree.
Anyway, if her fever doesn't go away after taking the medicine, it's not a low-grade fever. The hospital will usually just recommend an IV drip. There's nothing to be afraid of.
She comforted herself in this way.
Qin Shen didn't know what she was thinking. Seeing her nod, he continued, "Then I'll cook porridge for you tonight? Vegetable porridge, or ordinary white porridge? I just bought a box of preserved eggs this morning. Dip them in soy sauce and add some meat floss. It's just right to eat with the porridge."
"Plain porridge," Xu Man said, looking up and asking him, "What are you going to eat tonight? Are you going to eat porridge with me?"
"I won't suffer with you." He smiled, "I'll have a big dinner tonight."
"What feast?"
"Instant noodles."
…
The weekend night was spent under Qin Shen's care. If Xu Man was still worrying about the blog post during the day, at night she was only thinking about how to suppress her cough.
Living together is not the same as living alone. It doesn't matter if you cough loudly. Now she has Qin Shen by her side, and tomorrow is a workday. She doesn't want to disturb his sleep, so she has been suppressing the urge to cough. She only coughed twice when she couldn't help it. She still coughed while lying on her side with her back to him, trying to reduce the noise as much as possible so as not to disturb him.
But in the end, Qin Shen still turned on the bedside lamp, came over and asked her with concern: "Are you okay? Why are you coughing so badly? Do you want to go to the hospital?"
"It's okay. Coughing is normal when you have a cold." She answered in a low voice and coughed twice in between her words. "Don't turn on the light. It's too bright. I can't sleep."
Qin Shen turned off the lights and hugged her from behind: "Are you cold? Do you want to turn off the air conditioner?"
Xu Man shook her head and tried to speak as few words as possible: "Don't come over here, be careful of getting infected..."
"It's okay." Qin Shen repeated what he had said at noon, then continued to hug her, covered her shoulders tightly with the quilt, and fell asleep with her in his arms.
As the antipyretic took effect, Xu Man gradually became sleepy and fell asleep in a daze. However, her sleep quality was not very good that night. When she woke up in the morning, her eyelids were particularly sore. The fever was gone, and Qin Shen smiled after feeling the temperature of her forehead.
"Fortunately, the fever has gone down." He said, "How are you, are you feeling better?"
She tried to clear her throat, and it still felt the same as last night, raw and itchy, but she still nodded: "Better."
If Qin Shen couldn't tell that she was lying to comfort herself, then his criminal investigation work for more than a year would be in vain. He simply made a decision for her: "The cold is still a bit serious. How about this, you don't go to work for the next two days, stay home and have a good rest, and return to the team when you feel better."
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