After everyone's efforts, the cultural relics in the ancient tomb have basically been packed up. Now we are waiting for the escort vehicle to come and transport them back to the research institute.
At this moment, a figure came from a distance. He had an upright posture and steady steps. The sunlight shining on him made him look particularly dazzling.
That was Ren Tingxi, he was wearing a white shirt and black trousers, simple yet elegant.
His face has clear contours and his eyes are deep and bright, as if they can penetrate people's hearts.
At this moment, his brows were slightly furrowed, his thin lips were unconsciously pursed, his eyes were lowered, and he looked like he was worried about something.
"Professor Bai, have you finished counting everything here?"
"It's almost done. Now we just have to wait for the escort vehicle to arrive and transport them back to the institute."
"I'm really sorry for causing you a lot of trouble these days, Mr. Ren."
"Don't say that. Protecting historical relics is also our duty as citizens. This is what I should do."
"Thank you so much, Mr. Ren, for your understanding and cooperation."
Professor Bai shook Ren Tingxi's hand tightly and expressed his sincere gratitude.
"By the way, thank you very much for taking care of Lanlan for me during this period. She has many clever ideas and is quite quirky. I hope she hasn't caused any trouble for you, Mr. Ren."
Ren Tingxi raised the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing a bitter smile: "No trouble, just... a little disobedient..."
"Oh? Why aren't you listening?" Professor Bai asked curiously.
"No, no," Ren Tingxi thought about all these messed up things and almost said the wrong thing. He had to quickly explain, "We went to Shimo Village that day. The Xu family there was not easy to mess with."
"I told her not to go, but she insisted on going. I almost got beaten out with a stick. Tell me, is she disobedient?"
Professor Bai laughed heartily. "Haha, that's just how she is. Once she's determined on something, she'll get to the bottom of it. But it's precisely because of her personality that this ancient tomb mission was completed so smoothly."
"Yes, she has always been like this." The word "always" seemed to reveal something to Professor Bai.
"Mr. Ren, you and Lanlan seem to know each other very well."
Professor Bai is an old professor in his sixties. In addition to doing archaeological research, he also teaches students at school or gives lectures everywhere, so he has come into contact with many people.
Ever since the first meeting at the Municipal Party Committee, I felt something was wrong when I saw the look in Ren Tingxi's eyes when he looked at Lan Xiaolan.
In addition, the two of them have been inseparable these days, and Professor Bai can see even more clearly that something is wrong with them.
"Lanlan and I are high school classmates. We've known each other for many years."
Not only were they high school classmates, but after entering college, he also successfully confessed his feelings to Lan Xiaolan and got together with her.
Later, they lived together for a year during their internship. They were once a loving couple.
Of course, Ren Tingxi just kept these words in his heart and didn't say them out loud.
"Ha, you two really know each other. No wonder the look in my eyes is different when I see you looking at Xiaolan."
"Why, do you like her?" Professor Bai leaned his head closer to Ren Tingxi's face, just like an old man who loves to read gossip.
Ren Tingxi covered half of his mouth with one hand and whispered, "Yeah, I've been chasing her for eight years, but I didn't get her."
Professor Bai leaned forward, his mouth slightly open, his eyes as big as bells, looking surprised.
Ren Tingxi was the second son of the capitalist Ren family, and his family environment was first-rate. Apart from other things, just looking at himself, he was a well-known bridge designer both domestically and internationally.
He is handsome, has a good family background and good education. There are girls in this world that Ren Tingxi can't pursue.
By the way, that girl was his beloved disciple Lan Xiaolan.
"I usually see Lanlan likes to stay in the institute when she has nothing to do, repairing cultural relics or working on reports. I rarely see her go out. I'm worried that she'll be too bored and lonely."
Professor Bai nudged Ren Tingxi with his elbow and said, "She's the treasure of our institute. President Ren, you have to work harder."
Professor Bai said this while covering half of his mouth and smiling.
"It's all because of you, Professor, that you trapped her in the research institute. She hid it so well that I couldn't find her."
This is indeed true. After Lan Xiaolan left, Ren Tingxi mobilized all the resources and acquaintances around him to look for her.
But Lan Xiaolan was very determined at the time. Not only did she block him completely, she also blocked all their mutual friends.
At that time, Lan Xiaolan had just graduated and was doing an internship. Ren Tingxi had looked for many jobs but couldn't find Lan Xiaolan.
People who work in the institute usually come into contact with national historical relics. In order to protect the relics and state secrets, the identities of the staff here are not disclosed to the public.
So it’s no wonder why Ren Tingxi hasn’t found Lan Xiaolan’s whereabouts for so many years.
"Mr. Ren, Mr. Ren, your words are quite serious."
Professor Bai said as he pulled a card from his pocket. "This is my business card. It has the address and contact information for our institute. Mr. Ren, this is all I can do for you."
Lan Xiaolan walked over here with a thick cultural relics registration book.
"Professor, what are you two talking about so happily?"
"We're about to vacate the site, and Mr. Ren's project will be completed successfully. He's beaming with joy. How could he not be?"
"Mr. Ren, don't you agree?"
Ren Tingxi raised the corners of his eyebrows, raised the corners of his mouth shyly, and smiled mischievously.
"Yeah, I finally don't have to see people from the research institute hanging around in front of me. I'm happy to go."
Lan Xiaolan gave Ren Tingxi a deep look: "Oh, really? Then I have to congratulate you, Mr. Ren."
"Professor, all the boxes have been counted, and the escort vehicle will be here in 10 minutes. Let's go."
Everyone was waiting at the entrance of the construction site, ready to go.
At this moment, I unexpectedly saw Luo Yingying walking towards me from a distance, followed by two policemen.
"Yingying, why did you open it?"
"Lanlan, that..." Luo Yingying frowned, and her expression seemed to indicate that something was wrong.
"Are you here to see me? What's wrong? Why are there two policemen following behind you?" Lan Xiaolan tilted her head and looked at the policemen behind her with a look of curiosity.
"Lanlan, we're not here to see you, we're here to see Ren Tingxi."
"Oh?" Lan Xiaolan was full of confusion. Yingying was a forensic doctor, and the police usually came because of a case.
And when a forensic doctor appears, there is most likely a homicide.
But why did she say that he came to see Ren Tingxi?
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