Dropping out
Because she had to go to Columbia University to handle the withdrawal procedures today, Shen Ziyao got up early to wash and dress.
She no longer wore the brown dress and high heels from yesterday, but instead changed into a gray sportswear and white sneakers.
Although she didn't bring any change of clothes when she came yesterday, Director Du asked a young lady from the consulate to buy some for her, all of which were the latest styles.
After she was dressed, she picked up her bag and prepared to go to the cafeteria for breakfast. Although her foot was injured, she was still able to move, so she couldn't just sit and wait for others to bring her breakfast.
Just at this moment her cell phone rang again. Shen Ziyao was helpless. Who was this person? Did he have a grudge against her? He always disturbed her while she was eating.
"Yaoyao, go back and apologize to Zheng Yan."
As soon as the call was connected, Shen Yu's angry voice came from the machine.
Being scolded so early in the morning, Shen Ziyao was very annoyed, grabbed a handful of hair, and replied firmly: "I won't go."
This morning, I received a call from Zheng Yan, telling her that Shen Ziyao had gone to the Chinese consulate. She asked her to persuade her quickly, otherwise when Zheng Jiawang found out, he would drive Shen Ziyao out of the Zheng family and might even cut off the household income of the third room.
Shen Ziyao's phone was not working, and she had no way to contact her. She was restless all day, and finally got through on the phone, but her obedient niece suddenly became rebellious.
But he still patiently advised: "Yaoyao, don't lose your temper, quickly admit your mistake to Zheng Yan and ask her to help you hide the matter of the Chinese Consulate, otherwise you will really be kicked out of the Zheng family by the master."
Shen Ziyao was a little surprised that Zheng Yan knew about her visit to the consulate so quickly. She was quite well-informed.
Unable to wait for Shen Ziyao's reply, Shen Yu could only continue to persuade: "Yaoyao, be obedient, don't be stubborn, you are still in school, without the Zheng family, how will you pay for your tuition?"
"Aunt, don't worry about my tuition. I can handle it myself, and I don't plan to go back to the Zheng family."
Shen Ziyao did not tell Shen Yu that she was going to drop out of school and return to China. Before she got a Chinese residence permit and set foot on Chinese soil, the smaller the circle of people who knew about it, the better.
"If you don't go back to the Zheng family, what are you going to do? By the way, why are you going to the Chinese Consulate? Do you want to go back to China? Do you want to give up your studies? China is so poor, what can you do if you go back? Are you going to starve?"
Although Shen Ziyao knew that Shen Yu's worldview was problematic, she still got angry when she heard this: "Aunt, you are also a Chinese. When you belittle your motherland, others will not look up to you, but will look down on you even more."
Shen Yu sneered and said, "I'm not belittling anyone. I'm telling the truth. Yaoyao, you're still young and haven't suffered. You may think that ideals and beliefs are important, but ideals and beliefs can't be eaten. Money is the most important thing. Humph, when you have no money and are hungry, you know that ideals and beliefs are not as important as a handful of rice."
As she spoke, she seemed to suddenly think of something, her breathing changed, and she asked Shen Ziyao: “Yaoyao, how much money did the mainland give you?”
“Bang, bang, bang!”
“Comrade Shen, it’s time to eat.”
Outside the door, Xiao Lin came to bring her food again. Shen Ziyao first agreed, and then whispered into the microphone: “Aunt, I have something else to do, so I won’t talk to you anymore. Don’t worry, I won’t give up my studies, and I won’t go hungry.”
Shen Ziyao deliberately spoke vaguely, not only to avoid exposing her own purpose, but also to reassure Shen Yu that she was an orphan in her previous life, without any blood relatives, but now she has one in this life, and when there are no irreconcilable conflicts, she still wants to get along well with her.
After that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Shen Yu to speak, then hurried to open the door for Xiao Lin, took the breakfast, and thanked him.
Xiao Lin was polite for a while before saying, "Director Du asked you to go to his office after breakfast."
Shen Ziyao hurriedly said, “Okay!”
She also had something to ask Director Du. She had originally asked Director Du to help arrange things so that Shen Yu and her daughter would not be harassed by the Zheng family because of her return to China. Now she had changed her mind. After two phone calls with Shen Yu, she suddenly realized that Shen Yu's three views had been formed, and they could not be corrected by simple education. He had to suffer some hardships to change for the better.
It's not that she is cruel to her relatives, but she has to be cruel. Without mentioning the issue of principle, the Zheng family alone is a big pit. From the head of the family, Zheng Jiawang, to Zheng Yan, none of them are easy to deal with. However, Shen Yu thinks she is smart and can benefit from the Zheng family. Only by breaking her fantasy can she cut off from her cousin and the Zheng family.
Director Du was deeply shocked when he learned of her plan. He did not expect Shen Ziyao to be so courageous.
When Shen Ziyao saw that Director Du was silent, she quickly asked, "Director, what's wrong?"
Du collected his thoughts and asked uncertainly, "Are you sure you don't want to care about your aunt and cousin anymore?"
Shen Ziyao sighed: "I didn't say I don't care, I just want them to suffer a little, and I also ask our people to ensure their safety."
Director Du looked at the young face of the girl in front of him, not knowing whether he should envy Shen Yu for having a good niece who could pull her back on the right track, or sympathize with her for being bullied by her own niece.
"Director Du, Attorney Smith is here."
Secretary Lin came in and announced it. When Shen Ziyao heard that there was a visitor, she was about to leave, but Director Du stopped her: "Lawyer Smith was hired by the Consul General for you. He will take you to the school to handle the withdrawal procedures, and try to avoid any future troubles."
Shen Ziyao said gratefully: "Thank you, Director. When I come back, I will definitely thank the Consul General in person."
Lawyer Smith is a very handsome white man with a tall and muscular figure, three-dimensional and deep facial features, and charming big eyes, exuding hormones all the time.
After entering the office, he winked at Shen Ziyao, but unfortunately his seductive eyes were cast to the blind man. Shen Ziyao, this woman, was unromantic and did not understand the meaning of his wink at all.
Smith pretended to be sad and said, "Beautiful lady, you hurt my heart."
Shen Ziyao was puzzled and asked Secretary Lin: “Comrade Lin, is this lawyer reliable?”
Secretary Lin affirmed: "He is a lawyer from a top law firm in New York. He is absolutely reliable."
Smith understood Chinese. After hearing Shen Ziyao's doubts, he immediately regained the serious look that an elite lawyer should have.
"Miss, I promise I won't waste your dollars."
Seeing that he finally looked like an elite lawyer, Shen Ziyao smiled and said, “I’ll wait and see.”
Smith was relieved to see that she did not terminate the deal and no longer dared to flirt with her. Beauty was important, but dollars were more important.
Then Director Du discussed the specific demands with Smith, and Shen Ziyao added two points before signing the entrustment contract.
After Lawyer Smith left, Director Du said, "Comrade Liang Lin will accompany you later."
Shen Ziyao looked at Director Du in confusion, and Director Du also looked at her in confusion: "Don't you know Comrade Liang Lin?"
Chen Ziyao shook her head and Director Du frowned. He had read her information. Liang Lin heroically rescued her just the day before yesterday, but she had already forgotten about him in just two days. How could the next plan be carried out?
When Shen Ziyao heard that Liang Lin was the Lei Feng she was looking for, her eyes suddenly lit up. She finally knew his name.
Director Du then realized that Liang Lin did good deeds without leaving his name, and that this was indeed the style of their Chinese public security. He was now relieved and could proceed according to the original plan.
After hearing this plan, Shen Ziyao shook her head like a rattle. She had never been in love, so how could she play the role of a girl crazy about love.
Director Du: "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've seen pigs run. You've seen TV movies, right? Just act as they say."
Shen Ziyao recalled the love dramas that the original owner had watched in Taiwan, rubbed her goosebumps, and wanted to refuse, but she heard Director Du say: "It's okay to refuse, you can find a reasonable explanation for your sudden return to China."
Shen Ziyao was speechless immediately. In order to make her return to China reasonable and not arouse suspicion, Director Du and his men asked her to act out a scene of being crazy about love.
Liang Lin saved her from a gangster, and she was grateful to him and fell in love with him. When she learned that he was a Chinese public security officer and could not marry a foreign woman, she thought about becoming a Chinese citizen and dropping out of school just to be with her lover.
Although this play is not rigorous, there is no logic to love affairs. Otherwise, why would there be so many infatuated men and resentful women in the world?
Since she couldn't refuse, Shen Ziyao took the most serious attitude to her business, recalling the various changes in facial expressions of love-brained girls in film and television dramas when they were with their lovers, and then took out a mirror to practice.
For example, a smile should show 6 to 8 teeth, and the smile arc should be about 30 to 45 degrees. After she adjusted herself, she looked at the mirror and realized that the person in the mirror was not smiling at all, she was clearly baring her teeth. No, baring her teeth also showed emotional fluctuations, and her eyes were dull.
She moved her facial muscles again, trying to make her smile more genuine, but unfortunately the opposite happened and her whole face became wrinkled.
Director Du was watching from the sidelines and finally suggested: "You can imagine Comrade Liang Lin as anything you like."
Shen Ziyao was taught and thought of hot pot and spicy crayfish, looking like a nympho (greedy). Director Du was satisfied and called Liang Lin to come over. Soon the office door rang and Shen Ziyao hurried to open it.
As soon as she saw someone, she smiled and said, "Comrade Liang Lin, do you still remember me? Thank you for saving me last time."
After all, she is her benefactor, so she should still have a positive attitude.
Although the girl in front of him was an absolute beauty, Liang Lin remained calm and replied in a serious tone: "You have already thanked me. Serving the people is our duty as police officers."
Chen Ziyao said, "It's not enough to just say thank you verbally. At least it has to be formal. I heard that mainland China likes to give silk banners. I will send the silk banner to your unit later. This will be considered a formal thank you."
Liang Lin thought of the banners hanging on the walls of the unit and wanted to refuse, but before he could open his mouth, he was called in by Director Du.
“Liang Lin, you are an excellent investigator in the public security system. Comrade Shen Ziyao has not received relevant training. I hope you can guide her to complete the task during the mission. Remember that her safety is the top priority.”
Liang Lin stood at attention and saluted with a serious expression: "I guarantee to complete the mission!"
Director Du smiled with satisfaction, and then asked Secretary Lin to take Shen Ziyao and Liang Lin to an empty house to familiarize themselves with each other's information. Then he asked them to meet up with Lawyer Smith and go to Columbia University together.
As soon as they walked out of the empty room, Liang Lin bent his arm and stretched it towards Shen Ziyao. Shen Ziyao thought he was going to put his arm in his pocket or button his shirt and ignored him.
Liang Lin had no choice but to remind him: “Comrade Shen, lovers should be more intimate, you should hold my arm.”
Shen Ziyao didn't act pretentiously, she just reached out her hand, then looked at Liang Lin's face, imagined him as a spicy crayfish, and smiled like a nympho (greedy look): "Let's go."
Liang Lin always felt that the way the female comrade in front of him looked at her was like a hungry wolf seeing meat, wishing to swallow it up in one bite. His face couldn't help but feel a little hot. He thought that Director Du asked him to guide her, but it turned out that she was more into the role than him.
"Wow, you two are what we call a perfect match in Chinese."
As soon as Lawyer Smith saw them, he praised them exaggeratedly. Shen Ziyao's hand holding Liang Lin froze. This was the first time she had received such praise in her two lives.
Liang Lin responded by giving a gentle and elegant smile: "Thank you."
After all, he had received professional training and had once partnered with others to pretend to be a couple in a disguised reconnaissance mission.
When getting in the car, Liang Lin opened the door like a gentleman, put one hand on the upper edge of the door, and helped Shen Ziyao get in the car with the other hand, and gently urged: "Slow down."
After Shen Ziyao got in the car, she thought about roast chicken and roast duck in her mind, and then she smiled charmingly: "Thank you, dear!"
It was the first time that Liang Lin was addressed so intimately, and coupled with the shock of the beautiful face and smile, his heart suddenly skipped a beat and his ears began to feel hot.
Fortunately, he had amazing self-control and did not get lost. The gentleman said, "You're welcome!"
After the car door closed, Shen Ziyao smiled. With such a professional around, she could feel more relaxed when acting out this scene of being crazy about love.
Indeed, on the way to Columbia University, Liang Lin was in charge of the conversation with Lawyer Smith. She just had to smile and be shy. It was extremely relaxing.
When she arrived at Columbia University, thanks to the presence of attorney Smith, the withdrawal procedures went smoothly. After all, she was not an outstanding student at the school. The school simply expressed its regret and completed the procedures.
After graduating from Columbia University, Shen Ziyao felt relieved. As long as she went to the Immigration Bureau to cancel Form 1-20, she would say goodbye to the United States and could finally return home.
Unfortunately, when she returned to the consulate, Director Du asked her to go to Hong Kong first, and cancel her household registration there while she was not well-known, so as to avoid trouble in the future.
After saying this, Director Du then asked: "Xiao Shen, how do you get along with Comrade Liang Lin?"
Shen Ziyao replied: "Not bad."
Director Du smiled and said, "That's good. This way I can rest assured that he will go back to Hong Kong with you."
"Is this not necessary?"
Shen Ziyao is self-aware. When she arrived in Hong Kong, she was afraid that her aunt Shen Yu would notice something was wrong when she played the original owner. If she played someone else, she would definitely make a lot of mistakes.
What she didn't know yet was that what was waiting for her in Hong Kong was not only her aunt Shen Yu, but also the evil hand prepared by the eldest wife of the Zheng family. How could they tolerate their pet dog escaping their control so easily?
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