Once they were a distance away, Gu Xin asked, "Why didn't you let me pull him away? He'll really break down if he keeps going like this."
Lu Zheng said, "You can pull him away, but he'll come out in a while. There's no use in others comforting him about this; he has to get through it on his own. I believe he can get through it; it's just a matter of time."
Gu Xin pursed her lips, offering no rebuttal.
Well, since I wasn't home all day, and I'll probably be in Tongzhou for a few more days until the Wang family is buried, I'll just give Fatty Wang a jade bead of water every day for the next few days. I think he'll be able to hold on.
With that thought, Gu Xin stopped worrying and turned to ask Zheng Qiu, "Xiao Qiu, do you want to go back to the capital with the people from the yamen later?"
Zheng Qiu nodded: "Yes, I need to go back. I'll go back and say a few words to my brother, then I'll come back. I suppose Bai Yi and the others will come to pay their respects too, and I'll come with them then. I'm really a little worried about my brother and the others."
Gu Xin nodded: "Yes, that's what I was thinking too. You should go back and explain things first, then come over with Bai Yi and the others. You can come in my family's car, and my family will definitely send someone too. You should also tell my family that I won't be going back for the next few days; I'll stay here and see if I can be of any help."
Zheng Qiu said, "Okay. Then I'll go back with He Gang and He Qiang early tomorrow morning."
Gu Xin then asked Lu Zheng, "Brother Yuanyuan, do you want to go back first?"
Lu Zheng nodded: "I'll go with Xiao Qiu and the others. I'll come back after I've taken care of things back home. Oh, by the way, make sure you settle Sha Ya in properly and have Dong Xue look after her."
Gu Xin was taken aback and said, "Why is Brother Yuanyuan suddenly concerned about others? Is it because that silly girl was staring at you so intently just now?"
Lu Zheng smiled helplessly, "No. I just felt that she looked familiar. Now that Zhang Liushi and Zhang Huzi have been arrested, and this silly girl has no ability to live independently, if we let her go back to the village alone, she probably won't have a way to survive."
Because Zheng Qiu was there, Lu Zheng couldn't say some things.
Zheng Qiu wasn't the kind of person who didn't understand social cues. She waved to the two of them and said, "You two can chat as you please, and Xin Xin can get jealous as she pleases. I'm afraid of getting caught in the crossfire, so I'm going back to my room first!"
After saying that, he went straight back to his room without waiting for them to reply.
Lu Zheng and Gu Xin exchanged a glance, then took hands and went into Lu Zheng's room. Gu Xin's room was right between Lu Zheng's and Zheng Qiu's rooms.
"Brother Yuanyuan, I was just about to ask you this. It seems like you already knew about Wang Pangzi's father's past, and that there was someone who wanted to kill him. How did you know?" Gu Xin asked as soon as she sat down.
She had been holding it in for most of the day, but hadn't found a chance to ask.
“You forgot, I told you before,” Lu Zheng said.
"?" Gu Xin blinked, trying hard to recall, then shook her head firmly. "When did you tell me that? You definitely didn't. Otherwise, I wouldn't forget."
"Do you remember that battle in the Western Lands when we were chasing Princess Yunhai?" Lu Zheng didn't answer directly, but asked instead.
"Does this have anything to do with that?" Gu Xin asked, then slapped her forehead and said, "I know! It's about the dream you had, Yuan Yuan. You said you dreamed about a lot of people, and it felt so real. Back then, we hadn't met Fatty Wang yet."
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