When Xu Keke told her that she was going to call the police in the car, the man's expression changed. Even through his sunglasses, Xu Keke could feel the anger in his eyes.
Gritting his teeth, the man said resentfully, "No need, I misremembered. The thing was in my pocket, I forgot."
The man picked up his briefcase from his seat and stormed off. Several onlookers, seeing the spectacle had died down, returned to their seats.
After placing the bag of sunflower seeds on the table, Butler Liu asked Xu Keke in a low voice, "You weren't scared, were you?"
Xu Keke smiled at him nonchalantly, opened the paper package, grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, and started cracking them open.
Butler Liu knew his question was redundant; this woman didn't seem to have anything on her mind. From the moment he picked her up, he had always assumed this young lady of the manor was timid and mild-mannered. He hadn't expected her to be so bold.
It seems that the person must have done something to offend her, because she threw away their things.
After thinking for a moment, Butler Liu, still uneasy, leaned forward and grinned obsequiously at Xu Keke, "These days are turbulent, full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Who knows who we might offend? It's better to avoid trouble, Miss. What do you say?"
Xu Keke was chewing on sunflower seeds and couldn't speak, but she nodded in agreement.
She understood what Butler Liu meant; he was simply afraid she would cause more trouble. She was the kind of person who hated trouble the most if it weren't necessary, but she had no choice.
In her past life, when this train arrived at the station, it was met with a massive military search. The station was filled with heavily armed soldiers in uniform. Because her father was the deputy director of the Education Bureau, she and her housekeeper got off the train before the other passengers.
As a result, on the platform, the original owner, who was completely unaware of the situation, had the hem of her clothes bitten by a search dog, and it wouldn't let go for a long time.
The original owner was terrified at the time, but what happened next was something she never expected.
They found something important in her pocket—the cloth bag. The original owner of this body had no idea what was inside before she was imprisoned.
The original owner was imprisoned for three whole months because the troops stationed on the outskirts were the forces of the warlord Yan Zhongshan, who was not aligned with the Republic of China government. Later, the original owner heard that her father had spent a considerable amount of money to pull strings and get her released.
She got married a few days after she was released. She never saw this housekeeper, Liu, again.
Based on the original owner's memories from her previous life, only this man had ever had physical contact with her, which is why Xu Keke had been secretly observing him from the beginning. Afraid of missing anything, she also made a point of looking around to observe the situation in the car before finally focusing her attention entirely on the man.
The other party must know the original owner's identity and wants to use her to send the items out. They'll then come back to her to retrieve them later.
He probably didn't expect that although the original owner wasn't searched in the car, she was still discovered. It makes sense; with such a large-scale operation, how could the rules be broken just because of a deputy bureau chief's daughter? Those exempt from search in the car would likely be thoroughly checked after getting out. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that dogs were being used for searches along the route?
Anyway, the things wouldn't end up in the man's hands sooner or later, and she didn't want to risk herself for a stranger or for something she didn't know.
Not long after, they heard someone shouting to jump out of the car. Xu Keke and Butler Liu both guessed who it was. Butler Liu looked surprised, while Xu Keke looked out the car window and casually tossed out some sunflower seed shells.
At this speed, it will probably take this guy quite a while to go back and look for it.
After the train pulled into the station, a large-scale search was conducted again. This time, Xu Keke didn't ask Butler Liu to pull some strings; she obediently followed the crowd and underwent the inspection. She then successfully exited the station.
Xu Keke finally breathed a sigh of relief after she got into the car that Du Fuhou was waiting for her to take home from the train station.
After all that trouble, it was already dark when they arrived at the Du residence.
Just like in the original owner's memories, the Du residence was a garden villa, but a smaller version. The yard was not large, with only a sycamore tree that one person could hug and a few rose bushes, their swaying branches serving as a flower garden.
It's only a few steps from the gate to the villa, so there are no streetlights in the yard. The two-story Western-style villa has a round incandescent light at the entrance, which is enough to give a general view of the yard.
The original owner's stepmother, Lin Meijuan, was only thirty-five years old this year. She wasn't particularly pretty, with a round face and a pair of big, round eyes. She was plump, which made her appear quite wealthy.
She wore a honey-colored, modernized cheongsam that was about 80% new, and a chicken-fat yellow amber bracelet on her wrist—you could tell from its color that it wasn't cheap. Her ring was a Western-style handmade piece; the tiny yellow crystal the size of a fingernail wasn't anything special, but what was special was the setting, which was studded with a circle of small diamonds. The exquisite detail clearly indicated it wasn't a typical mass-produced item.
Anyone who sees her now would find it hard to believe that this pampered rich lady was once just a secretary to the original owner's father, Du Bingtian.
In her previous life, the original owner of this body hadn't had much interaction with her. After being released from prison, the original owner didn't stay at home for very long. In addition, she felt that she had caused trouble for her father, so she lived cautiously like a criminal in the Du residence.
Lin Meijuan pointed to the two aunts standing behind her and the three young ladies of the family, and explained with a smile that they had been waiting in the living room and had come to greet her at the gate when they heard the sound of the gate.
Xu Keke smiled. It was just that the timing of their meeting had changed. In the original owner's memories from her previous life, the cold and difficult stepmother had become such a thoughtful and warm person.
“Your father has a social engagement today. Your eldest brother went horseback riding with the son of Chief of Staff Chen. Your second brother caught the eye of the mayor's wife, who asked him to be her daughter's companion at some kind of banquet hosted by foreigners. Don't blame them; they all want to see you right away.”
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