【029】 Clues
As the sun set, the day's training finally concluded, and the freshmen, exhausted as dogs from the drill, scattered. The starving boys ran past the girls, leaving behind a gust of wind tinged with sweat, proudly proclaiming "authentic manliness," causing the girls to cover their noses in disgust and the others to burst into laughter.
Gu Juan and Zhang Cong walked towards the dormitory building together.
Zhang Cong wiped the sweat from his face, fanned himself with his hat, and looked at Gu Juan enviously, "You don't seem to sweat much." Apart from a thin layer of sweat on his face, there was no trace of sweat on Gu Juan's clothes.
Gu Juan said, "Everyone's physique is different." Military training was quite intense for others, but for him it was just like walking normally, not tiring at all. Even the sweat on his face was from intentionally restraining his true energy to avoid suspicion.
Xi Lang stood downstairs of the dormitory, looking at Gu Juan who was approaching. With his handsome features, upright posture, and steady steps, the young man had a heroic demeanor that was unmatched.
Gu Juan quickened his pace, "Why are you here?" It was exactly one week ago, and Xi Lang had already come to get the medicine. He should not be here to get the medicine today.
Zhang Cong greeted Xi Lang and said, "You guys chat, I'll go up first."
Xi Lang lifted the handbag in his hand and said, "Today is the weekend, and I happened to be free, so I came to see you."
Gu Juan glanced at the bulging handbag.
Xi Lang pulled out a four-layered thermos and handed the bag to him. "Take these things upstairs first, take a shower and change your clothes. I'll wait here for you, and we'll go to the cafeteria to eat later. I didn't bring much food today, so I won't share it with your roommate."
"Then wait a minute, I'll be down soon. There's a stone table and stone chairs diagonally opposite, go sit there for a while."
Gu Juan drooled at the thought of Xi Lang's cooking skills, then rushed into the dormitory with his bag in hand. Back in the dorm, he opened the bag and took a quick look. Inside were fruits, drinks, and even a large box of chocolates—presumably to replenish his energy during military training. After a quick shower, he quickly ran downstairs.
Xi Lang was still standing under the tree, looking in the direction of the dormitory building, his left hand casually tucked into his trouser pocket. He looked quiet and comfortable, without a trace of impatience, like a unique landscape.
Gu Juan muttered to himself that this kind of person was probably deliberately arranged by God to attract the jealousy of others, while walking over quickly.
There are six canteens in total at Congzhou University. The first to fourth canteens serve Chinese food, the fifth canteen serves Western food, and the sixth canteen is a halal canteen.
Gu Juan and Xi Lang went to the first cafeteria and found a seat by the window. Gu Juan used his meal card to get some rice. Xi Lang opened the lunch box and placed the honey-braised pork, squirrel fish, spicy chicken, and beer-baked duck on the rectangular dining table. On the top shelf of the thermos was a small compartment containing a bowl of light vegetable and tofu soup.
The students eating at the nearby tables smelled the fragrance, looked over curiously, and salivated.
Gu Juan beamed when he saw that all four dishes were meat, and he glanced at Xi Lang approvingly. Xi Lang really understood him well. He had tried every dish in the cafeteria these days, and the food tasted pretty good. But during these days of military training, everyone was scrambling to get to the cafeteria. He wasn't used to competing with so many people, and sometimes, if he arrived too late, the good dishes would be gone. He rarely had a satisfying meal, and he'd been craving meat for a long time.
Xi Lang looked at his expression, a smile playing on his lips, and he put a piece of braised pork into his bowl, "Eat it."
"You eat too." Gu Juan also picked up a piece of braised pork for him and started eating.
Seeing that he was eating in a hurry, Xi Lang helped him pick up some food from time to time.
After Gu Juan had somewhat relieved his hunger, he ate and chatted with him. Seeing that Xi Lang was still wearing the same suit, he asked, "You're not going to work today. Don't you find it boring to wear a suit every day?"
"I won't pick any other clothes."
Gu Juan blurted out, "How about I buy it for you another day?"
Xi Lang nodded, "Okay."
Gu Juan commented truthfully: "You are handsome, tall, and have a good figure. No matter what clothes you wear, you will look good."
The corners of Xi Lang's lips curled up. It's not that no one has ever praised him like this, but these words sounded better coming from Gu Juan's mouth than from others.
"How are you these past few days? Are you holding up?"
Gu Juan disagreed, "Not bad. Did you go to university in China before? Did you also undergo military training?"
Xi Lang said, "Imperial Capital University."
Gu Juan clicked his tongue twice. Tall, rich and handsome men are no longer uncommon these days. The one who is both tall, rich and handsome and a top student is the real male god.
"At that time, we went to a military training base for training. The training schedule was almost exactly the same as that of the troops. There was even live-fire shooting in the last few days," said Xi Lang.
Gu Juan's eyes lit up, "Did you really touch the gun?"
Xi Lang nodded. "There's a shooting club in the city. I'll take you there someday. It's still not as good as the ones in the capital, though. I'll take you to the shooting club in the capital someday when I have the chance."
Gu Juan's blood boiled after hearing this. "Great! Are you familiar with the imperial capital?"
Xi Lang said, "I'm originally from the imperial capital, and I've only come here in the past two years to help manage the branch office here."
The two were chatting happily and didn't notice that there was a beautiful girl in a white dress sitting at the table behind them. She ate very slowly, her eyes wandering around, as if she was listening to their conversation and glancing back from time to time.
Zhao Rui and Liu Hui were sitting at a dining table not far away. They had already seen Gu Juan and Xi Lang. Gu Juan was talking and laughing in front of Xi Lang, which was completely different from his taciturn appearance in front of them. Both of them were a little surprised.
"The third brother is so unkind. Look how delicious his meal is. He doesn't even think about his brothers." Liu Hui could clearly see the tempting dishes in front of Gu Juan from where he was standing, and his mouth was watering.
Zhao Rui said with a smile: "You are not still thinking about eating for free?"
"Is it not possible?" Liu Hui shrank his stomach, squeezed out of the chair with some difficulty, stood up, picked up the plate, and said, "Let's go over there."
"Isn't this a bad thing? It seems that these two brothers have a lot to talk about." Zhao Rui was moved.
"Are you going or not? Follow your brother and you'll have meat to eat!" Liu Hui said, and without paying any attention to him, he walked over swayingly.
"Second brother, how dare you commit treason?" Zhao Rui hurriedly chased after him.
Liu Hui shouted, "Old Three."
Gu Juan remembered that when the four of them had dinner together on the first day of school, Liu Hui ate one more bowl of rice than him, so he quickly picked up the plate and put the remaining food into his and Xi Lang's bowls.
"Third brother - show mercy!" Liu Hui watched the bright red and tempting braised pork fall into Gu Juan's bowl, screamed, and rushed over.
Gu Juan kept moving his hands while speaking apologetically, "Big Brother, Second Brother, you see, we've been eating here for quite some time, and it's not good for us to let you eat our leftovers, so we won't share any with you."
It was the first time that Xi Lang saw Gu Juan so... lively, with a smile on his face, and he didn't interfere.
Liu Hui was unwilling to give up, so he quickly snatched half a fish from Gu Juan's bowl and ran away. Before Gu Juan could say anything, he saw Zhao Rui snatch a duck leg that Xi Lang had specially left for him from his bowl while he was looking at Liu Hui, and also ran away.
Gu Juan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "It really isn't a good habit to save the best dish for last."
Xi Lang curled his lips, picked up the chicken leg from the bowl and put it into his bowl, "Eat it quickly, or it will get cold if you don't eat it now."
Gu Juan nodded. When he heard his phone ring, he glanced at the screen and stood up. "I'll go answer the call."
Xi Lang noticed a subtle change in his eyes and couldn't help but follow him to the corner.
"How is it?" Gu Juan asked.
"Mr. Wu, let me first tell you about Chen Bin. Chen Bin attended Baiyun Private High School. This kid is really a piece of shit! He actually raped... a female classmate at the age of fifteen..."
Gu Juan's expression suddenly turned cold, and he felt nauseous. In his previous life, Chen Bin said he went to No. 1 High School in the city!
How did Gu Juan and Chen Bin know each other? One time, he was walking on the street and was accidentally hit by a motorcycle. There were many people on the road at the time, but no one helped him. Only Chen Bin came over and not only took him to the hospital for bandages, but also paid for his medical expenses. At that time, because he was too introverted and had few contacts, he subconsciously thought that Chen Bin was a good person. Later, the two of them gradually interacted more and more. Now thinking about it, Chen Bin probably had a purpose when he approached him in the beginning. If Chen Bin really regarded him as a friend, he would not have lied about which high school he attended. He had never heard that Chen Bin had insulted girls.
In his previous life, he was really blind!
"The girl's family wanted to sue Chen Bin, but Chen Bin's father spent a fortune arranging the case, and no lawyer dared to help them. The witnesses at the time were also bribed by Chen Bin's father. The girl couldn't accept the reality and committed suicide. Her mother went crazy. Her father also had a bad ending. He used to be the deputy director of a factory, but now he can only support himself and his crazy wife by picking up garbage."
Gu Juan almost crushed the phone and took a deep breath. "Go on."
"That's all I have to say about Chen Bin for now. Let me talk about An Jiaqi. An Jiaqi doesn't have any problems right now, but I 'accidentally' discovered something that I don't know if it could be helpful to you."
Gu Juan understood his implication and said, "If it helps me, the money is negotiable."
The person on the other end laughed. "No problem. Our company's employees are all very dedicated. When I was investigating An Jiaqi, I also checked his family. An Jiaqi has a younger brother named An Jiakang, who is four years younger than him. He and An Jiaqi's father are almost a spitting image. But the strange thing is, An Jiaqi looks neither like his father nor his mother."
Gu Juan's heart moved, and he said in a serious tone: "You mean..."
"I didn't mean anything. I continued to investigate and found that An Jiaqi's parents' attitude towards An Jiakang was completely different from their attitude towards An Jiaqi."
Gu Juan couldn't help but wonder, could it be that An Jiaqi was not his parents' biological son at all?
"Find out whether An Jiaqi is his parents' biological son. Also, I want evidence of Chen Bin's scandal."
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