Chapter 122 Chapter 122 At night, at the entrance of the alley where Xia Li lived...
At night, at the entrance of the alley where Xia Li lived, a small car with its headlights on drove up and slowly stopped at the intersection.
Xu Zhining smiled and said, "We're here!", but he seemed to have something else to say.
Charlie urged him, "What else do you want to say? You're not the type to waste time! If you don't want to say it, we can talk about it next time we meet. We're all friends anyway, so we won't stop seeing each other in the future, right?"
Xia Li spoke generously, as if the situation of rejecting the other party without hesitation during the meal had never happened.
Xu Zhining held his forehead and gave a wry smile. "It seems you really don't have any other feelings for me!" But as he said this, he also knew that as a man, there was no need to be pretentious. If you meet someone you like, you can pursue them and express your feelings. But if the other person truly has no interest in you, there's no need to pursue them. It's better to be open-minded.
"Speaking of which, our previous meetings were all due to cases. So, if you encounter any difficulties in the future, I hope you can think of me. We are all friends, and I am happy to serve my friends."
Charlie laughed, as if she had to be involved in so many accidents. She said, "Thank you! Okay, see you later! Be careful on your way."
"Okay, goodbye then!" Xu Zhining said goodbye to her.
As the car drove away, Charlie put down her waving hand, sighed slowly, and turned around to go home.
"This crappy alley!" Looking at the dark entrance of the alley, Charlie was a little nervous.
Although the alley is not deep, it is dark. There should be lights, but I don’t know why the street lights have not been on recently.
The moon is not visible, and the few stars can only cast vague shadows, which makes people feel even more scared.
Are the people next door asleep? She feels that it is not too late yet. Why can't she hear any human movement? There is only the sound of high heels "tapping", "tapping", "tapping" on the stone road.
It was too dark to see the road clearly, and Charlie didn't dare to walk too fast.
Her heart was pounding, and she didn't dare look back, so she just walked forward bravely. For some reason, she had a strange feeling, as if someone was watching her.
God bless you, please don’t let any bad people come out.
She tried to calm down, but the more she tried, the more thoughts of things she had seen on TV, read in the newspapers, and heard about, such as the missing girl case, the murder and dismemberment case, the rape of women, and human trafficking, all invaded her mind one by one and could not be driven away.
Oh my God, this is right next to my doorstep.
Suddenly, a tall black shadow flashed out from the dark wall in front of Charlie.
"Ah! Ugh!"
The terrified cry almost echoed throughout the alley. However, the moment she screamed, the shadowy figure immediately stepped forward and covered her mouth.
The palm covering her mouth was large and rough. Charlie's legs almost fell to the ground. She was held firmly in the "robber's" arms, unable to struggle at all.
Xia Li thought: She's done. Jiang Zai, you'll never see your mother again. Jiang Dong, you'll never get to pick me up from work again.
But soon, Charlie felt that the contact and the breath were somewhat familiar.
Who else could it be? His fear instantly turned into double the anger.
While thinking about it, Jiang Dong's voice came to my ears at the same time. He said, "It's me, don't shout, or you'll shout everyone out!"
After saying that, he let go of her hand, and Xia Li was helped to stand steadily by him.
Xia Li stood still, but took advantage of Jiang Dong's carelessness and slapped him hard.
After the slap, Xia Li shook her hand. It hurt quite a bit, but some people were not human and acted like dogs, so they had to be taught a lesson.
Jiang Dong hissed coldly, touched his face, and thought to himself that she was really merciless!
Charlie left after slapping the man. Seeing the dark alley, she no longer felt any fear. She thought that even if a ghost appeared, it would be blown away by her anger.
Jiang Dong quickly caught up to her and followed Xia Li's footsteps. "Xia Li, are you okay? I didn't mean to. I was just waiting outside to scare you. I didn't know you were so scared. I won't do it again next time. If you're still angry, I'll give you my face to hit, okay?"
Xia Li, who was walking in front, stopped after hearing this and asked Jiang Dong, "Are you serious?" She looked unconvinced.
Jiang Dong bent his body slightly and stretched out his right cheek, "Why don't you just try it? Of course, if you feel sorry for it--" I.
Then she wouldn't be polite. Before Jiang Dong could finish his words, Xia Li swung a slap in the face and rushed over again. After she was done, she turned around and ran away. The sound of her high heels clattering on the cobblestones in the alley was deafening.
Maybe it was because Xia Li was not as angry the second time, and because she was not comfortable with it, this slap was not as painful as the first time. After being slapped, Jiang Dong touched his face again, smiled at Xia, and then ran to follow her.
When they reached the gate, Xia Li wanted to go in, but Jiang Dong held her back and refused to let her in. After all, it would be inconvenient to talk inside the house.
"Xia Li, you just hit me, so I'm done with my business. Let's talk about yours now."
Charlie stood at the door and replied to him unhappily, "What do I need?"
"Where did you go today? What did you do? Who drove you back?" Jiang Dong asked three times in a row. He considered himself a man with a broad mind. He supported his wife in everything else. But why did she come home so late with another man?
"Oh." Upon hearing this, Xia Li stopped what she was doing and looked up at Jiang Dong.
"What do you mean by oh? Xia Li, you can't do this! You called me over today and I worked hard to take care of the children all day, but now you go out to meet another man. Do you think this is something a human being should do?" Jiang Dong's tone was a little angry, and he blocked Xia Li's way and forced her to tell him the whole story.
God knows how angry Jiang Dong was after seeing Xia Li get out of the car.
He knew who the car's owner was. It was the man Xia Li's mother had mentioned to him earlier. Jiang Dong had taken it to heart and went to see him later. He was indeed handsome and had a respectable job. To be honest, he felt a sense of crisis.
Before, I always thought that Xia Li was a woman that no one could seduce, but when I saw someone like that, Jiang Dong still subconsciously compared her.
"It wasn't me who asked her out. We just bumped into each other by chance. There's nothing wrong." Xia Li explained unhappily.
"Is there really nothing? I don't believe it." Jiang Dong didn't know what was wrong with him. Even though he knew that the two of them had no other unnecessary interactions, he still couldn't help but want to ask Xia Li about her attitude.
"Okay then, I admit that there is indeed a relationship between us. What's the matter? You are just a male mistress."
Jiang Dong's eyes widened: "What is a mistress?"
Charlie: "You're a country bumpkin, right? Xiao San means you're the third person between him and me, you know?"
Jiang Dong was stunned and laughed out loud. Who the hell is the third party?
Seeing the man stunned, Charlie snorted, feeling that she had won.
Who knew that after this moment, Jiang Dong would move.
He took a step forward and bent down to kiss the little mouth that he loved and hated at the same time.
After returning home, Charlie went straight back to her room and didn't come out for a long time.
Xia Pingzhi sat in the living room and asked Jiang Dong, who was following behind her: "Xiao Jiang, what happened to Xia Li?"
Jiang Dong smiled and replied, "I just went to wait for her. The road was too dark and I got scared."
Jiangzai laughed secretly on the side, saying that his mother was afraid of the dark.
He looked at his father again and felt that his father seemed a little different. "Dad, why is your face red?"
Jiang Dong heard this and felt a little uncomfortable under the gazes of the old man and the young man in the room. He tugged at his collar and said, "It's a bit hot outside. Dad is sweating!"
Xia Li was lying at the doorway when she heard Jiang Dong's shameless words. She wanted to go out and kick him. Recalling the scene at the door before, she frowned and snorted twice.
My aunt was really deceived and let a wolf into the house!
She gathered herself together, took off her bag, and sat on the chair, lost in thought.
Until Charlie felt that it was time to wash up and go to bed, and there seemed to be no movement outside, she picked up her clothes and opened the door. Sure enough, the living room was empty.
I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Jiang Dong finally left.
So, with brisk steps, Charlie went to wash up.
She washed up quickly, and when she came out, she hummed a tune, wiped her hair, and walked towards her room.
It was summer, and the weather was hot. After the initial excitement wore off, Charlie didn't want to use the hairdryer anymore, as it would only leave her sweating. Natural drying was better; at least she wasn't in a rush to go to bed.
I wanted to read the book next to the table, but suddenly I saw something on the table.
Charlie was startled and stood up immediately. She looked around the room and found that she was alone.
She thought Jiang Dong was hiding secretly in her room, but this guy's action was not much better. What did he put in her room while she was taking a shower?
Charlie opened it out of boredom and took a look, then her eyes widened the next second.
This, this is the property certificate?
She knew the address information on the property certificate. She had seen the advertisement on it when she was reading a newspaper in the office before. There were big letters printed on the newspaper saying that the price was more than 2,000 yuan per square meter!
The key is the name above. She was not mistaken. It was a person's name. It was her.
How did Jiang Dong make so much money? And bought a house? Her name?
She suddenly had trouble breathing.
It wasn't that she looked down on Jiang Dong; commercial housing had only recently become a thing. Nowadays, most people lived in houses either given to them by their parents or allocated by their employers. Few people even considered purchasing commercial housing, and how much would it cost? Xia Li didn't even dare to calculate. It was only after she'd made a lot of money recently that she dared to think that if she worked for a few more years, she'd have enough money to buy a house. But she kept this secret in her heart, and she kept it to herself.
Now, this is it?
Xia Li wanted to find Jiang Dong immediately. Needless to say, he must still be sleeping with the child in the next room.
When she reached the door, she paused again. Although she was filled with curiosity and doubt, she couldn't rush over just yet. She wasn't in a hurry; it was others who were.
So, he sat down at his desk leisurely again, and happily looked at the property certificate carefully.
The next day, Xia Li got up and went out, and saw Jiang Dong still eating breakfast.
"Good morning!" she greeted and went into the bathroom.
Jiang Dong paused as he was stuffing the biscuit into his mouth, feeling a little confused. This shouldn't be the case!
He looked at Charlie's door again. Could it be that the place he put it last night was not very conspicuous, and Charlie went to bed directly after taking a shower without even glancing at the table?
Damn it, I should have put it on her bed last night, so I wouldn't have missed it. He also felt that Charlie was a bit hateful. Why did she have such big eyes? She didn't even see such an important thing. She might as well have given half of her eyes to those with smaller eyes!
After Xia Li finished cleaning up, she sat down at the dining table. She asked Jiang Dong in confusion, "Aren't you busy today? Why haven't you gone to work yet? Earn money and don't slack off! When your son gets married, you, as a father, have to take care of him. You have to have a home, right? And what about your aunt?"
Jiang Dong was so upset by Xia Li's questioning that he couldn't eat. Why was the meal so unpalatable today? His cooking skills hadn't declined at all!
"I went outside to exercise."
"Where's Jiangzai?" Charlie asked again.
Jiang Dong said, "He's still sleeping. He and I slept together quite late last night." After that, Jiang Dong took a deep breath and then asked Xia Li carefully, "Did you go straight to bed after taking a shower last night?"
Xia Li picked up an egg and cracked it on the table. She looked at Jiang Dong and said, "What else? I'm tired from work too. I'll definitely go to bed straight after taking a shower."
Jiang Dong squeezed his hands after hearing this, but still asked unwillingly, "Did you see anything on the table when you got up this morning?"
"What is this?" Charlie mumbled as she ate the egg.
Well, Jiang Dong felt that he had to come clean. "There is something very important on your desk."
"Everything on my desk is important, my documents, my books, my water cup, my lipstick..." Xia Li started laughing as she spoke, but she couldn't hold it anymore. Seeing Jiang Dong's deflated look, she really couldn't pretend anymore.
When Jiang Dong saw Xia Li's expression at this time, he knew that he had been deceived. He leaned back in the chair dejectedly, feeling quite depressed.
"No, aren't you excited at all?" he asked, staring at Charlie.
Xia Li laughed heartily, then said to Jiang Dong with a gloating look, "I'm excited, but I'm holding it back. I prefer seeing you excited!"
She laughed so happily that she almost suffocated herself the whole night. But being able to make Jiang Dong laugh today made it worth it.
"By the way, how do you make so much money?" Xia Li looked at him with scrutiny. Although she trusted Jiang Dong's character, nothing is absolute. If he really did something illegal, Xia Li would never take this money.
Jiang Dong sat up straight and said to Xia Li seriously, "Don't worry, I never do those things. I earned all of this money bit by bit."
"Are you really willing to add my name to this house?" Charlie thought about the house, which was a huge sum of money after all.
"Xia Li, this is just the first one. I will give you more in the future. Everything I have is yours."
"I won't be polite with you. Besides, if you give it to me, you are also giving it to your son! I can tell the difference clearly." Xia Li was very arrogant.
Jiang Dong shook his head helplessly, "Just do it to piss me off!" But this was his choice, and he was happy with it.
The house quickly soothed Xia Li's mind, and the two of them were reconciled. Xia Li also went to see the house with everyone else. She was very satisfied with both the orientation and the layout. Next, they would look at how to decorate it.
Xia Li was satisfied, and Xia Pingzhi was even more satisfied. She didn't expect Xiao Jiang to be able to do this. After that, he treated Jiang Dong even better, which made Xia Li jealous.
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