Chapter 39 Bed Sheets
Chapter 39
After washing up and hurriedly eating breakfast, Chen Wan stood in front of the wardrobe and looked at it for a long time.
I wondered if I looked messy just now. The knee-length skirt I wore yesterday had been weighed down all night and was now wrinkled beyond recognition.
Finally, I chose a pair of loose jeans and paired them with a beige shirt, which looked very decent.
Chen Wan didn’t think his clothes were too plain before, but now he thinks they lack some vitality.
After hesitating for a long time, he went out with the tray to find Lin Yu.
When I entered the front hall, I saw him sitting in an armchair looking at his cell phone, his brows slightly furrowed and his expression serious.
Lin Yu opened the newly received file. Yesterday he asked his colleagues at the Anti-Human Trafficking Office for some information about Yu Jiayi, and received a reply today.
Yu Jiayi came from an orphanage. Three years ago, a large number of unlicensed charitable welfare homes were closed down in the province.
Some are directly brought under government management, while for the other part, those children may have been dismissed. In any case, their whereabouts cannot be found.
Yu Jiayi is one of them, and now she appears in the trafficking gang.
Lin Yu pressed his forehead, his thoughts became more rational, and he enlarged the group photo that had been taken at the orphanage.
His sharp eyes scanned the faces of a dozen children, finally stopping on two smiling faces that were extremely similar.
The little girl next to Yu Jiayi had the same brown eyes and an innocent smile as her.
Lin Yu was dazed and sent a message to his colleagues, asking them to carefully investigate whether Yu Jiayi had a sister.
After dealing with all this, I saw Chen Wan sitting quietly opposite me.
Lin Yu put down his phone and greeted her with a smile, "Have you had breakfast?"
Chen Wan nodded. "I ate it. Were you busy working just now?"
"Yes, my vacation ends tomorrow. I just said I had something to discuss with you, and that's this." Lin Yu paused and looked at her seriously. "Are you willing to go back to South City with me, or stay..."
"I do." Chen Wan said quickly, met his gaze, and added, "Let's go back to South City together."
After saying this, in order to hide his emotions, Chen Wan poured a glass of water and held it up to cover most of his face.
Lin Yu thought about the words "I do" and chuckled inadvertently.
He raised his eyes again, smiling warmly, and discussed with her, "Then let's go back after lunch. We'll probably be home around 8 o'clock, not too early or too late."
After returning home, Chen Wan held the cup of water and thought thoughtfully about the word "home".
To her, home is just an empty house.
But now, when I heard Lin Yu mention this word, I finally felt a sense of belonging in my heart.
Based on his intuition in handling the case, Lin Yu believed that there must be deeper and more special reasons for Yu Jiayi's suicide.
She hides a secret and is willing to sacrifice her life to protect it.
He recalled the other smiling face in the photo, pondered the connection between the two, and speculated on the truth behind the case.
Chen Wan knew that Lin Yu needed to concentrate when thinking about a case, so he didn't disturb him. After drinking the water, he went straight back to the room to pack his clothes.
After finishing my own business, I went to the backyard to prepare food for soybeans and millet.
"Huangdou, I'm going home today." She poured the dog food, touched Huangdou's head, felt a little reluctant, and stroked its fur again.
I took a quick look and found that Xiaomi's nest was empty. It seemed that she was out on a date again.
Chen Wan changed the cat litter and squatted in front of Huang Dou again.
She smiled with her eyes curved, and said seriously, "Huangdou, you have to work hard and find your true love soon, then you won't be alone anymore."
Huangdou blinked as if he understood something, then lowered his head and chewed dog food with a grunt.
After Chen Wan finished speaking, he suddenly found it a little funny. Discussing true love with a dog was a bit off-topic.
If you find true love, you won’t be lonely anymore?
Just as I was lost in thought, the top of my head was rubbed and I felt a warm touch.
She looked up and saw Lin Yu's drooping eyes.
The smile soaked into the dark pupils like rain.
"Let's go have lunch." He extended his hand for Chen Wan to use to stand up.
When I arrived at the dining room, I saw a table full of delicious dishes.
The old lady's eyes were red. She pulled Chen Wan to sit down and said goodbye to her in not very fluent Mandarin.
Chen Wan smiled and said that he would definitely come to the town to see her again if he had the chance.
After dinner, the rain stopped, so we returned to Nancheng half an hour earlier.
It was similar to what Lin Yu said. We arrived in Nancheng at around eight o'clock.
Zhang Mo called and said he wanted to welcome them, and even booked a high-end club so they could go karaoke after dinner.
Thinking that he had to return to the team tomorrow, Lin Yu decisively refused.
After parking the car, I went to a wonton shop in the alley with Chen Wan to have a quick bite to eat.
The six-hour drive was exhausting.
While eating, both of them looked tired.
When they arrived at the door, Chen Wan thanked him. Lin Yu paused in his yawning, his voice a little muffled, and told her to go to bed early.
"You too, go to bed early." Chen Wan smiled, turned around and opened the door.
Lin Yu stood in front of the door with sleepy eyes. He searched his pockets for a long time but still couldn't find any trace of the key.
His brows furrowed tighter and tighter, wondering if the key had fallen.
Chen Wan noticed something was wrong and asked him, "Did you forget your keys?"
Lin Yu turned his head to look at her and chuckled twice, "It seems so."
He searched in his backpack for a long time but to no avail.
I scratched my hair in frustration, thinking that I couldn't go to the landlord to get a spare key at this time.
It seems I have to stay in a hotel tonight.
"If you don't mind, why don't you stay at my house for one night?"
Chen Wan suddenly spoke. Lin Yu paused as he walked down the stairs and turned to look at her.
"I have a spare room at home." Chen Wan pushed the door open a few inches. "Do you mind?"
It would be a lie to say that I don’t mind. How can I not mind when the person I like invites me to his home?
Lin Yu touched his nose, feeling a little confused.
Chen Wan didn't really think much about it, he just looked at him, waiting for an answer.
Meeting her clear eyes, Lin Yu felt relieved and said nonchalantly, "Okay, thank you."
Chen Wan smiled and stepped aside to let him in.
After walking for more than half a month, there was a faint smell of dampness in the room.
Chen Wan sniffed, put down his luggage, and went to open the floor-to-ceiling window on the balcony to let in some air.
Lin Yu followed her, looking confused and embarrassed, and asked her, "What can I do to help you?"
"Get a good rest, that's what you need to do." Chen Wan smiled, "You can sleep in the master bedroom."
She held the clean bedding, turned the doorknob, and turned on the ceiling light in the master bedroom.
The slightly bluish light of the incandescent lamp makes the room look tidier and cleaner.
Lin Yu casually looked at the home furnishings, and his eyes fell on the wall, where he saw a square mark and a rusty thumbtack.
Chen Wan also looked over there. "We used to have our family photos hanging there. After we took them down, the wall got damp and left some marks."
Her voice was indifferent, just like her expression.
Lin Yu withdrew his gaze and had no intention of discussing this topic in depth.
I just happened to see Chen Wan half-kneeling on the bed, spreading out the clean quilt cover, then opening a hole and pulling the quilt to crawl inside.
Lin Yu was startled by this behavior and asked with a smile, "What are you doing?"
Chen Wan fumbled with the edges of the quilt, trying to straighten it out.
"Put on the quilt." Her voice was soft because of the cloth.
Lin Yu looked at her round head under the quilt and laughed in silence.
He sat on the edge of the bed, raised his hand and lifted the quilt, revealing her face.
Because this action was a bit sudden, Chen Wan suddenly met his eyes, his expression stunned, with the corner of the quilt still clutched in his hand.
The air was stifling in the quilt, so her face was slightly flushed, which made her eyes look dark and clear like stars.
The fine hair on his forehead stuck to the corners of his eyes. Chen Wan blinked subconsciously, and the light in his eyes flashed briefly, which was incredibly cute.
"What's wrong?"
The question was asked very innocently, and the voice was as soft as cotton.
Lin Yu turned his gaze away from her. His Adam's apple twitched twice, and after a silent sigh, he smiled and said, "You always crawl under to put on the quilt?"
Chen Wan nodded, "Because if it's just one person, things will always get messy."
Just get in, lay it all out, zip it up, and you're done.
Although it's a stupid method, it's very reliable.
"Let me do it." He smiled again, then raised his eyebrows. "Let me show you some real skills."
Chen Wan looked at him doubtfully, then slowly emerged from the quilt. "Can you?"
Lin Yu tutted, pulled off the quilt, and his eyes fell on Chen Wan's lap, "Move aside, let me teach you how to put on the quilt."
"oh."
Chen Wan still had some doubts, so he stood up and moved next to Lin Yu, leaning close to his shoulder, and carefully studied his movements.
Lin Yu smelled the light jasmine scent on her and felt a little confused.
He turned his head slightly to look at her and said in a serious tone, "Look carefully, this is the secret of quilt-covering in the army that cannot be passed on to others."
It was quite mysterious. Chen Wan smiled and nodded, "Yes, sir!"
Lin Yu turned the quilt cover upside down and aligned it with the corners. After finishing, he grabbed the edge of the quilt cover and raised his hand to flip the quilt cover over.
"alright."
Chen Wan blinked, a little bit unbelievable. "Were you performing magic just now?"
Lin Yu clapped his hands, looked down at her, and smiled proudly, "I can do housework too."
Chen Wan looked at the neatly clean quilt again and praised him sincerely, "Yes, you are a good man who can do housework."
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.
Lin Yu was thinking about a good man who could do housework, and this sentence sounded particularly heartwarming.
In this situation, it seems particularly ambiguous.
"Okay, you should get some rest early."
Chen Wan put the pillow in place, patted it twice, and signaled Lin Yu that he could lie down and rest.
Lin Yu looked at the clean bedding, then looked at Chen Wan, and said foolishly, "You want to watch me lie down?"
Chen Wan choked when he heard this, lowered his head and coughed twice, then said in panic, "I'll get out right away!"
Then he quickly closed the door and left.
Hearing the sound of the door closing, Lin Yu slapped his forehead and cursed himself for being so stupid.
Chen Wan returned to the room and placed Jasmine under the bay window, thinking of the moment when his eyes met Lin Yu's just now.
Perhaps it was because the light was too bright, so his eyes seemed very bright, as if he could see through all secrets.
"You want to watch me lie down?"
Lin Yu's words replayed in his mind. Chen Wan pinched his face hard, took a breath, and fell on the bed.
I buried my head in the soft pillow and rocked back and forth, muttering "Stop, stop!"
Lin Yu finished his work, lay down with his hands under his head, and glanced up at the yellowed square marks and rusty thumbtacks on the wall.
The photo that will be hung in the master bedroom should be a wedding photo.
Lin Yu had never seen Chen Shan, but he had heard some about him from Qiao Yue and Chen Wan.
I think Chen Wan's introverted and taciturn personality is probably inherited from Chen Shan.
He was a university professor with a bright future and a role model for others, but he went astray.
Lin Yu sighed and thought about Yu Jiayi again.
Having gone astray, how can one live his life on the right track?
......
The two of them spent the night with their own thoughts. When they opened the door in the morning and looked face to face, they both had dark circles under their eyes.
Lin Yu raised his hand and scratched his shoulder, his posture casual, half-closed eyes and greeted Chen Wan, "Good morning."
Chen Wan mumbled a good morning and after a two-second pause, he opened his eyes wide, his expression unable to conceal his panic.
Then he took two steps back and slammed the door.
Lin Yu looked confused, not knowing why. He took his clothes and knocked on her door, "Wanzi, can I borrow your bathroom? I want to take a shower."
Chen Wan was fixing his bangs in front of the mirror. When he heard him say he wanted to take a shower, his ears felt hot. "Okay! I'll go... go buy breakfast!"
After changing her clothes, she ran downstairs and felt her pocket, but found that her cell phone was not there.
Chen Wan stood in the corridor, looking at the gray sky and sighed.
People are really stupid.
I turned back home and found that I didn't have my keys, so I had to knock on the door.
After knocking four or five times, I heard Lin Yu ask, "Who is it?"
Then there were footsteps, they stopped behind the door, and asked again, "Wanzi?"
Chen Wan nodded, then realized he couldn't see her. After a moment of silence, she explained, "I forgot my keys and my phone."
The door opened, and Lin Yu had a towel hanging around his neck. He tilted his head slightly and raised his hand to brush his hair back.
The corners of his eyes drooped, and he looked at her with a half-smile, "You can be so careless sometimes."
Chen Wan was just as tall as his shoulders. When he looked up, he saw his wet black hair tucked behind his ears, and his dark eyes were covered with a thin layer of water.
Perhaps because of the fine moisture floating on her face, her facial features looked particularly clean and the contours were more distinct.
The bright water droplets slid down from his forehead to his straight nose, making him look more youthful.
Because he came in a hurry, Lin Yu just put on a white vest, which could not hide his tight skin lines.
Chen Wan lowered his eyes calmly and took a look.
This time I am sure it is eight-pack abs.
It rises and falls with the rhythm of breathing, revealing a vague outline.
"Wanzi you..." Lin Yu saw her staring at him in a daze, raised his hand and clenched his fist, rubbing his nose. "Aren't you going to come in and get your phone?"
Chen Wan came back to his senses, suppressed his unnecessary expression, and said, "Then get out of the way."
Lin Yu slowly moved away from the door frame, looked at her back, and sighed.
He raised his hand, grabbed the towel and rubbed it around, then walked towards the bathroom, where he happened to pass by Chen Wan who was leaving.
The person who had remained calm just now now had a face as red as a tomato.
Lin Yu stood there, feeling a hot flash on his face. He touched his chin, coughed twice, and called out to Chen Wan.
"You didn't forget to bring your keys this time, did you?"
Chen Wan turned her back to him and ran towards the door. Only after she closed the door did she reply, "I haven't forgotten."
......
I haven't seen the aunt at the breakfast stall for more than half a month, and she is more enthusiastic than before.
Looking at Chen Wan's eyes, it was as if he saw his long-lost daughter.
"Chen Wan, I heard you ranked eighth in the province this time?"
Chen Wan took the soy milk, narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled, "Yeah."
"That's incredible! I was just saying I haven't seen you for a long time. Where have you been?" Auntie asked while opening the steamer to pick up potato buns for her.
"I went to my mother-in-law's house in the countryside."
"Oh, come to think of it, it's been ages since I've seen Officer Xiaolin." Auntie said with a hint of regret. "I was planning on having him try my new Jianbing Guozi (rice cake) recipe. He claims to be an expert on northern Jianbing, but how come he's gone missing again?"
When Chen Wan heard the words "pancake expert", he blinked, and thought of the nickname "Quick Knife Lin", and couldn't help laughing.
Lin Yu must have read a lot of martial arts novels when he was in school.
Seeing her cute smile, the aunt said with some emotion, "Chen Wan, I think your personality has become much more cheerful. You love to laugh, and you look very well behaved when you laugh."
Chen Wan took the breakfast and smiled sincerely at the aunt after hearing this. "Well, thank you, aunt."
After Chen Wan walked away, the aunt at the breakfast stall realized that she had bought too much breakfast.
After arriving home, I saw Lin Yu sitting in front of the coffee table, casually adjusting the remote control.
Chen Wan came into the room carrying breakfast, and he quickly got up to take it.
"Are you watching the news?" Chen Wan put down his breakfast and glanced at the name of the program. It was the morning news.
Lin Yu added sugar to her soy milk, picked up a beef vermicelli bun and was about to eat it when he saw the latest message.
"Viewers, we are now at the Pingyi Vegetable Market in Jiangbei District, which is the scene of the murder." The camera followed the reporter's steps and gradually approached the crime scene.
The situation at the scene gradually became clear, and a large crowd of people gathered outside the bright yellow cordon.
"Sister Yue?"
Chen Wan and Lin Yu both saw clearly that the person who crossed the cordon in the camera was Qiao Yue.
Reporters were still chattering away reporting on the situation at the scene. Because of the rain, it was very noisy everywhere.
The camera wobbled, briefly flashing past the victim's face. Because it was a live broadcast, there was no time to blur it out.
Lin Yu looked at the pale, blood-stained face, his eyes fixed in disbelief.
Thoughts: Wow, I have to praise myself. I’ve been stuck on a writer’s block for over 4,000 words. I hope I’m not talking nonsense. Oh, I’m really an expert in promoting life skills. Didn’t everyone learn how to change the sheets this time?
Then the plot line unfolded. I didn’t want to give away any spoilers, but it wasn’t too brain-burning. So far, it’s interconnected and not complicated. I guess the IQ won’t drop. As for the love line, it all depends on Lin Yu’s betrayal. Thank you, Yu Zai’er!
Why do I keep writing more and more? I really want to finish it. Damn it! I originally outlined more than 50 chapters, but now each chapter seems to have no outline at all. I just write whatever I want. So what's the point of having an outline?
Thanks to Tangtangzi for urging me to update! Beautiful women are the best!
Anyway, thanks Mingmingyue, baby, be happy. We all encounter problems in family relationships, but as I've written before, family love is like water. As long as it's integrated, it will remain close. I believe this matter will be fine soon! Every family has its own problems. My parents always lecture me, but it's all tears.
My little cutie, the same goes for me. After work, I think everyone has their own worries, so don’t let others affect you. If you are unhappy, drink milk tea!
The same goes for Youran, Tiezhi, I report to you every day and try not to delay the update!
Then Weiyang, those who steal your tweets are all stupid pigs. I envy your talent, so don’t be angry!
Xiao Liuhua, you are really talented for giving each other a kiss when you have nothing to do. Hahahaha.
Pillow, thank you for your feedback, I hope I can always give you the results you want.
He Ji, you little cutie, I have read all your messages, thank you so much!
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