Chapter 23: The Third Sister Appears (Part 1)
The video in the USB flash drive was cut off at the hospital entrance, and Chen Yu and the woman he called Third Sister disappeared again.
Gao Bochuan asked people to carry photos of the tattoos throughout the city for investigation, and to search every tattoo shop one by one, but there is no news yet.
Xia Beibei has been very busy recently. When she finally got a break and was about to turn off her phone and sleep for a day and a night, she was dragged out shopping by Lin Qi.
No, it's not shopping, it's being a stalker.
This sister didn't stay at home to sleep during her good time. She went out shopping without buying anything or eating, and actually dragged her to follow Yang Lin!
Five meters away, Yang Lin was accompanying a woman shopping. The two of them followed them stealthily. Along the way, several shop owners and passers-by saluted them.
Xia Beibei had not eaten lunch and was repeatedly scolded by Lin Qi. She was extremely hungry after being tossed around for the whole afternoon. After trying to persuade Lin Qi to no avail, she was about to shout to stop Yang Lin when she saw Yang Lin taking the woman into a western restaurant.
Yang Lin and the others sat by the window. Since each seat was separated by a vase, Lin Qi directly chose the seat behind Yang Lin. She and Yang Lin sat back to back, and Xia Beibei could just see the woman opposite Yang Lin.
"Da Qizi, tell me the truth, are you jealous? Are you jealous that Yang Lin is dating another woman?"
Finally able to eat, Xia Beibei's mood improved. She ordered three steaks in one go. Her ferocious eating style made Lin Qi feel painful. When she heard her words, she coughed dryly and snorted coldly.
"Who is jealous? I'm just helping him check. Yang Lin is a bit stupid. Look at that woman, she's dressed up so fancy, you can tell she's not the type to stay at home. I'm afraid Yang Lin will be cheated and it will affect his work."
Xia Beibei looked at her meaningfully, put a bite of steak in her mouth, and then tilted her head to look at the woman.
She wasn't dressed up at all, she was actually very simple, with short hair that reached her ears, a delicate southern look, and a smile on her face, which made her look very comfortable.
She seemed very satisfied with Yang Lin, but there was a hint of sadness and nervousness between her eyebrows. She was obviously very thin, but she was wearing a loose and baggy skirt.
It felt a bit strange. Xia Beibei was about to look away when she saw a tall woman wearing sunglasses coming in from the door. The woman looked around and then walked straight towards Yang Lin and the others.
Because of the letter tattoo, Xia Beibei would subconsciously look at her ankles whenever she saw a woman. So when the woman in sunglasses came over, the first thing she looked at was her ankles.
Unexpectedly, there really was a tattoo, and it was also a letter, but the letter was different. The woman was wearing a long skirt that just reached her ankles, and a letter G could be vaguely seen.
However, although the letters were different, the location of the tattoo was exactly the same. Xia Beibei put down her knife and fork, stood up and walked towards the three people. Lin Qila didn't even stop her.
"Oh, Yang Lin, what a coincidence!"
Xia Beibei patted Yang Lin's shoulder and pretended to meet him by chance, then pushed him inside and sat down on the sofa.
Yang Lin didn't expect to meet her here. He sat down obediently and then asked her why she was here.
Xia Beibei was notoriously lazy in the bureau, and she was even more notoriously hated shopping, so Yang Lin was still surprised when they met in the mall. However, when he saw Lin Qi, he understood that Xia Beibei must have been dragged here by Lin Qi to go shopping.
When Yang Lin saw Lin Qi, he felt inexplicably guilty. Lin Qi glared at him coldly without saying anything, then pulled a stool from the side and sat down.
Xia Beibei said: "Recently, a handsome guy fell in love with Lin Qi and tattooed Lin Qi's name on his body. Lin Qi thought it was ugly and wanted to help him find a good tattoo shop. He dragged me around the whole street, but we couldn't find a suitable one."
Lin Qi was stunned, not understanding what she meant, but seeing Yang Lin's gloomy expression when he heard the word "handsome guy", she felt relieved.
"Yes, I am troubled by the handsome guy's persistent pursuit, but I am a person who pursues perfection. Even if my name is engraved on someone else, it must be beautiful."
When Yang Lin heard this, his face turned even uglier. He drank his tea silently, but the woman sitting opposite him said:
"Are you looking for a tattoo shop? My cousin knows one. The tattoo artist is really good. I'm planning to find time to get a tattoo."
After saying that, the woman turned around and hugged the arm of the woman in sunglasses next to her: "Cousin, let them see the tattoo on your ankle."
The woman took off her sunglasses, revealing a gorgeous face. She ignored her cousin's words and kept her scrutinizing eyes on Xia Beibei. After looking at her for a while, she suddenly spoke in a sinister tone:
"Are you Xia Beibei?"
Xia Beibei was surprised. She withdrew her gaze from her ankles and was about to speak, but the woman just stood up and walked away with a disapproving look in her face.
"I have something else to do, Pan Yuan, call me when you get home, I have something to tell you."
After everyone left, the woman named Pan Yuan opposite Yang Lin explained to them with great guilt: "I'm sorry, my cousin has always had a weird temper. She's been in a bad mood recently. It's not targeting you."
Xia Beibei narrowed her eyes and asked, "Does your cousin know me?"
Pan Yuan seemed to know something, but she didn't say anything. Xia Beibei looked at her twice and didn't ask any more questions. She just took out her cell phone from her pocket and said:
"I just saw the tattoo on your cousin's ankle. It's very beautiful. Can you tell me her name and phone number so we can contact her later?"
Pan Yuan hesitated for a moment, then looked at Xia Beibei meaningfully and said, "My cousin's name is Maureen. Forget about her phone number. She probably doesn't want to answer your call. However, you should meet soon, so you can ask her in person then."
Xia Beibei was stunned and couldn't help feeling sad. Hey, could it be that this person named Maureen is her enemy? But she doesn't know this person. How could such an enemy suddenly appear?
Pan Yuan didn't want to say more, and after dinner he refused to let anyone see him off. He just took a taxi back home. Xia Beibei was still in deep thought, while Lin Qi was already glaring at Yang Lin with a ferocious look on her face. Yang Lin stammered and explained.
"Pan Yuan is the daughter of my mom's colleague. My mom wanted to bring us together, but I refused several times. My mom pretended to be sick every day and wanted to sever the mother-son relationship with me. I had no choice but to invite her out for dinner. She said her mom's birthday was coming up soon and asked me to accompany her to buy a birthday present, so we went shopping for the whole afternoon. During the meal, she said her cousin insisted on coming to check, and then it became like this."
Because of Yang Lin's blind date, Lin Qi ignored him for three days. In the past, Xia Beibei would definitely join in the fun, but after that day, she kept thinking about Pan Yuan's words.
Pan Yuan said that she and that Maureen would meet soon, but three days had passed and she still hadn't seen that Maureen.
So she decided to give up thinking about this problem, and as a result, at noon on the fourth day, she really met Maureen.
After lunch, everyone in the office was taking a nap. Xia Beibei was sleeping soundly on the table. She was pulled up from behind while she was dazed. Before she could react, she was slapped in the face. The burning pain stimulated her nerves and Xia Beibei woke up immediately.
"Fuck! Are you fucking sick?"
After being slapped for no reason, Xia Beibei's anger instantly rose from her feet to her head. When she saw that it was Maureen who hit her, after a brief pause, she slapped her backhand.
Although she didn't know why Maureen hit her, Xia Beibei was never one to suffer a loss. She believed that she had never done anything unscrupulous, and she had never had any contact with Maureen. No matter why Maureen disliked her, she couldn't take this slap in vain.
The two crisp slaps and Xia Beibei's roar woke everyone in the office. Seeing that their family was being bullied, everyone rushed over and protected Xia Beibei at the first moment.
Seeing this situation, Maureen was about to lose her temper, but suddenly she saw Gao Bochuan walking in from outside. She immediately covered her face and ran over, grabbing his arm and crying and complaining.
"Bochuan, she hit me!"
Maureen pointed at her face where the slap marks were left and complained to Gao Bochuan aggrievedly. Gao Bochuan first pulled her hand away, then looked in the direction of her finger.
Xia Beibei pushed Lin Qi and the others aside and walked over, saying coldly: "She hit me first, Yang Lin, turn on the surveillance video"
Yang Lin was suddenly called. He responded and was about to check the surveillance camera, but Gao Bochuan had already strode towards Xia Beibei: "No need!"
His voice was extremely cold and filled with terrifying hostility, which instantly extinguished Xia Beibei's rage. She thought Gao Bochuan was going to hit her, and when he came over, she subconsciously took two steps back.
Just when she was thinking about whether she should just run away, Gao Bochuan had already reached out and touched her face. Xia Beibei shuddered all over and dared not move for a moment. Gao Bochuan pinched her chin and looked at her for a long time, then said something expressionlessly.
"He knows how to fight back, he's not stupid, but he was too gentle. For this level of severity, he should have slapped back twice."
Xia Beibei blinked and looked at him in astonishment. Her heart suddenly started beating wildly. Before she could say anything, Gao Bochuan had let go of her and turned to look at Maureen. His expressionless face was filled with gloom and anger.
"Why did you hit her, Maureen? Your reasons had better convince me, otherwise you are assaulting a police officer."
Mo Lin was frightened by Gao Bochuan's gloomy face. She hesitated for a long time without saying a word. Then she suddenly thought of something, her eyes became sharp again, and she pointed at Xia Beibei and said angrily:
"Because she killed Pan Yuan!"
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