"Are you hungry? Do you want me to make you noodles? Or do you want something else?"
Lan Zheng now wanted to find an excuse to get away so that he could take out the painting hidden in his sleeve and hide it somewhere else.
But he couldn't let the other party find out that he had her paintings.
"No, I'm not hungry tonight."
Su Su looked at Lan Zheng and asked him, "What are you hiding behind this?"
He hadn't had his hands behind his back just now, but now, she couldn't help but wonder what he was hiding.
Look at the coffee table again, it’s clean.
When she came over, she clearly saw a piece of paper on the coffee table, but he suddenly rushed over and threw himself on the coffee table, leaving her no chance to see the contents of the paper clearly.
"No. I'll get you a cup of warm water. The nights in Wangcheng are colder than the days. Drinking a cup of hot water can warm you up."
Lan Zheng walked away as if nothing had happened and poured water for Susu.
Susu saw that his hands were indeed empty and he was not holding anything. She looked at the coffee table suspiciously, then at the ground, but did not see the paper. Did the paper disappear out of thin air?
Lan Zheng took the opportunity of pouring water to hide the crumpled painting.
When he returned to Susu, he was more natural and had no sense of guilt.
"Have a drink of water."
Lan Zheng placed a cup of warm water in front of Susu, then turned around to get the various snacks that women liked to eat.
It only took a few minutes to fill up the coffee table. Su Su looked at the snacks on the table and said with a smile, "I haven't seen you for a while. Young Master Lan has so many snacks here. They are all the girls' favorites."
Lan Zheng sat down across from her, staring at her silver mask, and responded, "My sister loves snacks. She said most girls like these snacks, so I prepared some."
"It's impossible for you to come here every time without having something to treat you."
Lan Zheng found a good excuse to prepare snacks for himself, which was the art of hospitality.
Susu picked up the glass of water. The water temperature was just right, so she took two sips and felt warmer in her heart.
The autumn in Wangcheng is like the winter in City A, especially at night when it is colder.
Fortunately, she brought thick clothes with her this time, otherwise the cold would have affected her speed when she was fighting with Lan Zheng's bodyguards outside.
"I'm sorry about last time."
Lan Zheng apologized to Susu for what happened last time, "My sister is back and lives next door to me. I forgot to tell you."
Susu thought of the last close call and coughed twice. She quickly drank another sip of water to ease the coughing and said, "It's a good thing that your sister is back. How are you going to arrange for her to stay in the guest room?"
Lan Zheng explained, "We've connected the two guest rooms and renovated them, making the space even bigger."
Su Su hummed, "I see. By the way, your sister is quite cunning."
Lan Zheng smiled, still looking at Susu intently, and asked tentatively: "Since my sister has seen your true face, can you take off your mask tonight and let me see your true face?"
"If someone pretends to be you in the future, I'll be able to recognize them."
"Someone was impersonating me. Master Lan could have recognized them just by the voice, without me having to take off the mask. Your sister has already seen my true face, and it was simply too ugly under the mask. She was so frightened at the time that she didn't dare take it off, and Master Lan was frightened too."
"Young Master Lan is a child of destiny. The worst woman he has ever seen must be a beautiful lady. If he suddenly saw my ugliness, he would be terrified and sick to his stomach, or even have nightmares at night. Young Master Lan, do you know why I wear a mask? It's because I don't want to scare people to death."
"Even someone as ugly as me can go out at night without makeup and still scare children to tears."
Susu tried her best to discredit her own appearance.
Lan Zheng was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm not a superficial person. I won't judge people by their appearance."
"I know that Young Master Lan is a true man with noble character, but this is the last of my dignity. I hope Young Master Lan will not force me."
Susu has said this, what else can Lan Zheng say?
"You, eat something."
"good."
Susu didn't hesitate to try several snacks.
She often saw Mu Qing and Yang Xi eating these snacks. It had to be said that Mu Qing and Yang Xi had similar tastes. Both of them loved to eat, could eat, and liked to eat similar things.
No wonder they are so close that they can wear the same pair of pants.
Lan Zheng looked at her eating with relish and actually felt a little happy.
It seemed like watching her eat was a very happy thing, mainly because the snacks she ate were all prepared by him for her.
"Master Lan, I came here tonight mainly to report to you on the progress of the investigation you entrusted me with."
After Susu ate some snacks and drank a few sips of water, she stopped.
I had a full dinner and didn't exercise, so I didn't consume much energy. I'm not hungry now and can't eat that much.
Lan Zheng hummed calmly and said, "Don't worry, just take your time investigating. This is an old case, and even the police can't get to the bottom of it quickly. After I became an adult and had my own connections and influence, I started investigating. Six years have passed, and we haven't found much evidence yet."
He was still unable to kill all the people he wanted to kill.
Su Su nodded. "It seems that Young Master Lan is well aware of how difficult the task you entrusted us to do is. Young Master Lan, you are much more powerful than our firm. You have been investigating for six years, but the evidence you have obtained is still not enough to catch those people in one fell swoop. Our temple is small, and we have few people, so it is even more difficult."
"I haven't spent a cent of the deposit you gave us yet, and I can cancel the employment relationship at any time. Can you... I really can't help you, but if I had any confidence that I could, I would definitely help you. The deposit given by Young Master Lan is too tempting."
"I do this because I like it and I want to make money. There's no reason not to make money. It's really Young Master Lan's money, and I really can't earn it."
"I've been trying for a while, but I've found I have no idea where to start. Master Lan, I'll return your deposit. You can cancel your order like you did last time. If you need us in the future, we'll definitely be able to help you. Just tell me, I'll help you for free."
Susu felt embarrassed after asking him to cancel the order twice.
Thinking that she could help Lan Zheng in the future, she helped him for free.
But she really had no way to help him investigate the old events that happened more than 20 years ago.
When Mu Qing was taken away, there were too many people who tried to take advantage of her, and they all erased all traces in time. Even if there were suspicions, there was no evidence to prove who did it.
This is a very depressing thing.
Lan Zheng looked at her quietly.
Susu looked at him.
After a long time, Lan Zheng leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the armrests. Susu watched him tapping and simply picked up her snacks and started eating again.
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