Ever since Xiao Jin left, Su Man has been looking forward to her contacting Aunt Tao Jing.
But it has been a week and there is no news about Xiao Jin, which makes Su Man a little worried.
Hearing Su Man's question, Aunt Tao Jing also became anxious, "No, do you think Xiao Jin has forgotten my phone number?"
"Won't."
Su Man denied this statement, "Your number was given to me by Xiao Jin, she knows it very well..."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Man suddenly stopped.
How could Xiao Jin know Aunt Tao Jing's number so well? Even a close friend couldn't do that.
And although Xiao Jin has a bit of a mischievous personality, there's no reason why he should be sent to this place...
However, Aunt Tao Jing was not surprised by these anomalies. She just sighed softly, "Yeah, how could Xiao Jin not remember my phone number? She and Tao Jing... Oh, forget it. Now it seems that as long as they are safe and sound, that's better than anything else."
Suman:!!!
It seems like he knows something extraordinary.
But now is not the time to talk about this. Compared with safety, these are trivial matters.
As the two were talking, Aunt Tao Jing suddenly paused for a few seconds, and then her excited voice rang out, "Here it comes, there's an unknown number calling!"
Before she could ask any further questions, Su Man heard the tone indicating that her call was on hold.
Although there was no time left, Su Man was reluctant to hang up the phone. She was eager to know about Xiao Jin's situation.
The clock in the archive room was ticking. Su Man was so anxious that her whole body was hot, but her fingertips holding the microphone were cold.
She kept her ear pressed against the microphone, afraid of missing a single word.
Finally, the call was connected again.
Su Man couldn't wait to ask, "How is it? Is there any news about Xiao Jin?"
"Uh, Xiao Jin, she, she uh..." Aunt Tao Jing hesitated and couldn't explain it for a long time.
Time was running out. Su Man stared at the door handle and urged, "Just tell me what she said."
"When Xiao Jin called me just now, I don't know if anyone was there, but she called me aunt right away. You said I should respond no matter what she called me, so I didn't argue. Then she said a few words to me, all normal. Before she hung up, she suddenly said, 'The kapok flowers back home will be blooming in a few days, and I really want to go see them.'"
"Kapok?" Su Man was a little surprised. "Don't kapok trees only bloom in the south? Aren't Xiao Jin and Tao Jing from the north?"
"That's right, then why did she say that?"
Aunt Tao Jing suddenly thought of something and slapped her thigh. "Oh, could it be that Xiao Jin is signaling to us that there are kapok trees in the city they are in?"
Su Man frowned, she always felt that things would not be so simple. But at this juncture, it would rather kill the wrong person than let him go.
Seeing the movement at the door lock, Su Man hurriedly said, "Tell this to the private detective and ask him to check it out."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
Su Man changed her voice into tears, "Dad, you have to take good care of yourself. I will come back to see you when I graduate."
“…”
Crystal tears slid across her cheek and fell slowly from her white chin, one after another.
Ding Gaoxuan silently walked to the chair and squatted down, raised his hand to catch a drop and held it in his palm.
He was tall, and even if he squatted down, he could easily touch Su Man's face with his hand. "Don't cry, your father will be fine."
Su Man nodded with tears in her eyes. She wiped her tears pitifully with her sleeve, but the more she wiped, the more tears came. She looked at Ding Gaoxuan cautiously like a child who had done something wrong. "I can't help it. Can you cry for a while longer?"
Ding Gaoxuan smiled, and a softness he had never felt before surged in his heart. He stood up and pressed Su Man's head into his arms, "Cry, cry as long as you want."
“…”
[Ding Gaoxuan's favorability increased by 10, current favorability is 90]
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After being delayed for a while, Su Man almost bumped into someone in the archives room when she went out.
Fortunately, Ding Gaoxuan reacted quickly enough and blocked the other party's sight, so Su Man took the opportunity to slip away.
Just as she bent over to open the door, a ball of paper was thrown at her feet.
Su Man subconsciously turned around, but only saw a back.
Lu Ming?
Before I could take a closer look, Ding Gaoxuan had already come down from the other end of the stairs.
Su Man quickly stuffed the paper ball into her pocket and asked worriedly before Ding Gaoxuan could speak, "Are you okay?"
Ding Gaoxuan made a "hush" gesture and pulled her out.
Outside the office building
"Didn't I tell you to go first?" Ding Gaoxuan pretended to be angry.
Su Man blinked and looked at him, "I'm worried about you."
"Silly, it's okay even if I'm discovered."
"Oh, that's right." Su Man smiled innocently, "I'm so stupid."
Ding Gaoxuan was also amused. He pinched Su Man's face and said, "Tell me, what will a little fool like you do without me?"
"I..."
Su Man's eyes dimmed instantly, "What if I still leave you?"
Ding Gaoxuan knew that Su Man was talking about Huang Mei. He bent his fingers to lift Su Man's chin, looked into her eyes and said solemnly, "No, I will never let you leave me."
Su Man looked touched, but her hands in her pockets were stroking the paper ball.
...
When we returned to the dormitory, Li Ping and Jia Jia were going to wash up together.
Jia Jia said enthusiastically, "Xiao Man, you came back so early today. Would you like to go wash up with us?"
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