Chapter 164 How lucky she was, this person was hers
Lu Nian listened silently to the side, thinking to himself that only Miss Wen could talk to their boss like that, and the key was that their boss didn't get angry.
They had it figured out perfectly.
"Do I not want to talk to you?" Zhou Yanchuan asked.
Wen Jiu looked up at him, but didn't answer immediately. Instead, she paused for a few seconds and explained in a low voice, "Didn't you say that we should put the past behind us and live a good life from now on? You don't blame me, so why should I blame them?"
He remained silent.
"Zhou Yanchuan, I'm not wronged, I'm very happy."
She was so happy that every morning when she woke up, she was afraid that everything in front of her was a dream.
Zhou Yanchuan withdrew his hand and pulled her into his arms.
Wen Jiu thought he was going to say something touching after hearing this, but he just said to her, "You're quite the chatterbox."
"..."
She raised her hand to push him.
He tightened his grip on her waist, his lips brushing against her forehead: "Let me hold you a little longer."
*
After returning to Beicheng, Wen Jiu got busy. In her spare time, she overheard Lin Fan and the others discussing Zhou Yanchuan.
Hearing his name from their mouths, she always felt that he was someone very distant from her.
“I went to dinner with my boss the other day and caught a glimpse of him from afar. A female celebrity dressed in haute couture was standing in front of him, but she couldn’t match his presence.”
“My dad used to work for his grandfather. I heard that Grandpa Zhou used to be a leader in the ministry, and now the family has cooperation with several central enterprises. His family background is unfathomable.”
"Otherwise, why would all those young ladies in the northern part of the city be so anxious when they heard he was getting married? The line of people wanting to marry him could stretch from Chang'an Avenue all the way to the Fifth Ring Road."
Wen Jiu's fingertips traced the rim of her cup as she drifted into a daze, listening to their conversation. In her mind's eye, she pictured Zhou Yanchuan teasing her with a smile, dressed in an elegant and sharp suit, his eyes filled with a lazy and indulgent air.
How lucky.
This person belongs to her.
"Sister Jiu Jiu".
A voice suddenly sounded in her ear, and Wen Jiu came back to her senses: "Hmm?"
She looked up and met the curious gaze of the girl across the table: "Are you also from University A?"
As soon as Lin Fan said this, the others around her also looked at her.
Wen Jiu was lost in thought and didn't hear what they were talking about earlier, but he nodded at the question.
Lin Fan was delighted: "So you're in law school too?"
She nodded again.
Upon seeing this, the expressions of the group changed. One of the girls couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "Has Wen Jian heard that Zhou Yanchuan is dating any girl in your major?"
"cough."
Wen Jiu almost choked on her soup, never expecting that the group had just been discussing this topic.
A hint of barely perceptible panic flickered in her usually cool eyes.
The young woman explained to her, "We saw a post online saying that he had a girlfriend during his university years, and we were curious because you were also a student at University A."
The man spoke sincerely, and Wen Jiu was momentarily at a loss for words. After thinking for a long time, she said calmly, "I've heard of it."
"He really has an ex-girlfriend?" the girl asked in surprise.
Someone chimed in, "Isn't it normal for people like them to have ex-girlfriends?"
"Having an ex-girlfriend is normal, but having only one is not so normal."
"Does the temperature checker know who it is?" someone else asked.
Wen Jiu lifted her eyelids to look at the girl who asked the question. She remembered her; she was the new clerk from the Juvenile Prosecution Department next door.
She put down her chopsticks and said softly, "I know."
Several pairs of eyes widened immediately, much more alert than when they were organizing case files: "Who?"
Wen Jiu met their gazes and slowly opened her mouth: "Hurry up and get to work."
"..."
*
Wen Jiu and her team recently got a new case that involves many people and is quite complicated. They've been running around like crazy these past few days.
Bribery cases involving officials are more troublesome than previous cases, as the suspects have powerful backgrounds, making it almost impossible for them to move an inch.
After several attempts to obtain a search warrant, when we finally got it, there was no useful evidence left in the person's house.
When Wen Jiu arrived, Sun Jin and Lin Fan had already led their colleagues out of the suspect's house. Judging from their appearances, Wen Jiu estimated that they probably hadn't found anything.
But I still asked, as usual, "How is it?"
The two shook their heads.
Sun Jin gestured for her colleagues to go back first.
As she and Wen Jiu walked out of the residential area, a voice suddenly sounded from behind.
"Little Jiu, my sister?"
The two turned around at the sound.
Sun Jin recognized the man on the left wearing a dark gray cashmere coat as He Shixu, but she had never seen the man on the right who looked lazy and aristocratic before.
When Wen Jiu saw Xie Tinghe and He Shixu walking in this direction, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.
"What are you doing here?" she asked, puzzled.
“Shi Xu’s father-in-law lives here,” Xie Tinghe said, glancing at Wen Jiu before turning his gaze to Sun Jin, who was standing next to her in a prosecutor’s uniform. “Are you here to investigate a case?”
Wen Jiu denied it: "Just a simple question."
"Could it be that he's asking about Shi Xu's future father-in-law?"
"What?"
As soon as Wen Jiu finished speaking, a gentle female voice was heard.
"Why didn't you come inside?"
She looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young woman with a gentle appearance and a beautiful demeanor.
“Prosecutor,” the woman exclaimed instinctively when she saw Sun Jin, a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Then, upon seeing Wen Jiu beside him, his expression changed slightly: "And who is this?"
He Shixu said frankly, "I've told you before, Wen Jiu."
“Ah,” a knowing look appeared in the woman’s eyes, as if she hadn’t heard anything about the rumors about the two of them in the circle. She was polite and gentle. “Hello, Ms. Wen.”
"Hello."
"Does Miss Wen know this prosecutor?"
"My colleague."
"Ah," Pei Yici seemed to suddenly realize, and after a moment's thought, she invited again, "Dinner's ready at home, would you like to have dinner together?"
Wen Jiu naturally declined, saying, "I won't bother you any longer."
After saying goodbye to the group, Wen Jiu frowned almost imperceptibly.
When Sun Jin noticed this, she assumed that he was unhappy to see that his former rumored boyfriend suddenly had a fiancée, and comforted him, "Don't take it too seriously."
"What?"
"Um?"
Seeing this, Wen Jiu knew it was a misunderstanding, and said softly, "I didn't mean for the two of them. I just didn't expect He Shixu to be related to Pei Song."
This case is likely to be quite extensive to investigate.
That night, perhaps influenced by what happened that afternoon, Wen Jiu tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.
As she turned over, she suddenly heard a noise in the yard and faintly heard a familiar voice.
Wen Jiu sat up in bed and ran into the yard without even putting on her coat.
When she saw the man who had suddenly returned, her eyes lit up with joy: "Zhou Yanchuan?"
Zhou Yanchuan was momentarily stunned by the gleam in her eyes. He lifted his leg and walked towards her. He raised his hand to hug her, but stopped because of the chill emanating from his body. "Let's go inside first."
Wen Jiu obediently stepped back, and as he changed his shoes, she looked up at him and asked, "Why are you back?"
"Grandma's condition stabilized a bit, so she came back."
Only one warm yellow light was on in the living room, making the whole room feel very soft.
Zhou Yanchuan straightened up and looked at her: "Why aren't you asleep yet?"
"I can't sleep."
"Again because of the case?"
"Um."
He took off his coat, looked at the person standing motionless, and naturally pulled her into his arms: "What case is keeping you up so late at night?"
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