Su He stared at her for a while, until Sun Xiaorui seemed a little lost, before she finally looked away.
Then he continued, "Tell me what you know about Li Jingjing and Zhou Qingbei."
Sun Xiaorui seemed relieved, but hesitated before answering the question:
“I’m not really familiar with them. That day was the first time I met them. I only knew that Zhou Qingbei’s family background was not as good as Yang Chen’s. I was trying to curry favor with him that day. Li Jingjing seemed very quiet and didn’t talk much. She just stayed by Zhou Qingbei’s side. I didn’t have much contact with her.”
"Did Li Jingjing have some unpleasantness with you people that day?"
"No, she rarely speaks, and when she does, it's only with Zhou Qingbei. But Zhou Qingbei was busy currying favor with others that day, so he didn't pay much attention to her."
After hearing this, Su He knew she probably wouldn't get any information out of her; her expression suggested that she had either been instructed to do so or simply didn't want to talk.
As expected, Sun Xiaorui's answers to the following questions were all standard and unhelpful.
So Su He decided not to ask those questions anymore, and instead asked, "You're about to graduate high school, right? What are your plans after that?"
Sun Xiaorui's expression remained unchanged, but it was clear that she wasn't that worried about the issue. She simply shook her head and said, "I don't know. My family is helping me find a job. If I can find one, I'll stay. If not, I'll probably have to go to the countryside."
Su He listened to her words thoughtfully, and then left the Sun family.
When she got downstairs, she saw Wang Aiguo waiting outside. As soon as he saw her, he said, "Captain Su, I just asked the Sun family's neighbors. They all said that the Sun family favors sons over daughters and that the parents often beat and scold Sun Xiaorui."
Not long ago, the Sun family was in a hurry to marry off Sun Xiaorui, but for some reason, they suddenly stopped contacting her.
Everyone says they probably can't find a suitable match. After all, the Sun family is quite picky, and since Sun Xiaorui is beautiful, they want a higher dowry. So many men who were interested in her eventually gave up. It seems they can only go to the countryside..."
Su He nodded to indicate that she understood, and then the two returned to their workplace.
When they arrived, Qi Yang and the others had also returned, so both sides immediately began reporting the information they had received.
“We looked into Li Jingjing and Zhou Qingbei’s classmates. According to them, Li Jingjing is a good student and has a low-key and introverted personality. Although she is good-looking and has many fans, she doesn’t interact much with boys, probably because her parents are strict and she has a personality.
Zhou Qingbei, on the other hand, was very high-profile in school and had many followers. He always went out with friends and acquaintances.
In addition, because of his wealthy family background, no one dared to offend him.
The two were not in the same class, so they shouldn't have had much interaction.
I just heard that Li Jingjing was bullied off campus once, and Zhou Qingbei saved her, and that's how the two met.
After that, Zhou Qingbei started pursuing Li Jingjing. However, it is said that Li Jingjing did not agree at first and even avoided him. But as time went on, she was moved by him, and the two secretly got together.
However, not many people knew about this; only those in the class who were close to Li Jingjing and a few of Zhou Qingbei's underlings knew.
Su He nodded. "Did they say anything about their relationship?"
Zhou Yan shook his head. "No, because one of them is introverted and the other is high-profile. They are not the same type of people as others, so we don't have much contact with them and we didn't find out anything."
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