Since Fang Qiao suspected that Wu Tianyou had ulterior motives, she would not accept his gift.
“My affair with Sun Shuyi is a thing of the past. We’ll never see each other again anyway, so there’s no need to bring it up again. I don’t want your apology; you can take it back yourself.”
Wu Tianyou wanted to say more: "I'm here to sincerely apologize, you don't need to be so resistant, having more friends means having more options..."
“There’s no need for that, I don’t need it.” Fang Qiao interrupted him, “Please take your things with you, that way you’ll look more presentable. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if I threw them out.”
Fang Qiao remained unmoved, so Wu Tianyou took a deep breath and said, "Fine, I'll go."
He took the gifts he had brought back and turned to leave, just as he ran into Cheng Baidong, who was returning home from get off work.
His pupils contracted sharply, he subconsciously lowered his head, then quickened his pace and hurried away, his back view showing a hint of panic.
Cheng Baidong glanced back at him, his brows furrowed slightly, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.
"Aren't you supposed to get off work at midnight? Why are you back so early today?"
Hearing Fang Qiao's question, he looked away and explained, "I finished my work and left early."
He then asked Fang Qiao, "Who was that just now? He doesn't look familiar. He's not from our factory, is he?"
Fang Qiao: "He is the guy Sun Shuyi was talking to, the one I told you about. He's supposed to be a scholar."
Cheng Baidong: "What brings you here?"
"They said they came to apologize, but I don't feel something's off." Fang Qiao pouted. "What happened between me and Sun Shuyi a month ago is long gone. We should just keep our relationship as strangers and never see each other again. Why does he need to bother coming here to apologize?"
"And right off the bat, it was wild ginseng, winter..."
"A gift as precious as cordyceps? Is it really necessary?" Fang Qiao was speechless. "Luckily, we have a spatial dimension at home, full of rare and precious things. We don't need this kind of thing. If it were anyone else, who wouldn't be envious of such a valuable item? Does he have some other purpose?"
"I guess it's because this person's face doesn't look quite right."
Since it involved classified information, Cheng Baidong didn't say much. He turned to Fang Qiao and said, "I'm going out again. Don't bother cooking lunch for me."
Fang Qiao was slightly taken aback: "You're not coming back?"
Cheng Baidong nodded: "I guess we'll be busy."
"Oh, okay." Fang Qiao realized something and didn't ask any further questions.
Cheng Baidong was so busy that he didn't return until late at night when the dew was heavy, and he was even brought back by Gao Ping.
Cheng Baidong looked exhausted, and Fang Qiao asked with concern, "Have you had dinner?"
Cheng Baidong shook his head.
Fang Qiao then asked Gao Ping, "What about you, Xiao Gao?"
Gao Ping scratched his head and said, "Sister-in-law, I haven't eaten either. Everyone's off work after finishing at the cafeteria. Can I have a meal with Brother Cheng?"
"Yes, of course, it's just a matter of adding more noodles," Fang Qiao said with a smile. "You two wait in the main room for a while, I'll make it for you."
"I'll go myself. You're pregnant, so you should get some rest." Cheng Baidong pushed Fang Qiao into the main room.
"Can you do it yourself?" Fang Qiao knew Cheng Baidong was capable, but in front of his subordinates, Fang Qiao had to put on a show when asking him to go into the kitchen.
"Okay, okay, you should go to sleep. It's fine if you stay up late, but don't turn the baby in your belly into a night owl." Cheng Baidong coaxed Fang Qiao back to her room.
Fang Qiao went back to the inner room and saw Cheng Baidong and Gao Ping enter the kitchen one after the other through the glass window.
During this time, her cultivation level increased again, and her hearing improved as well. Especially in the still of the night, she could hear even the faintest sounds more clearly. So even though Cheng Baidong and Gao Ping spoke in hushed tones, Fang Qiao still managed to catch a few words intermittently.
Heshan...be careful...Wu Tianyou...and his accomplices...
Although I didn't hear the whole thing, these words were enough to prove that Wu Tianyou was indeed a problematic person.
Fang Qiao didn't think too much about it, because these things weren't her, as a family member, to worry about. Anyway, Cheng Baidong would take care of everything, and if things went wrong, the factory leaders would be there to handle things.
Her most important task now is to take good care of her pregnancy.
Since becoming pregnant, her sleep has improved a lot, but she also gets tired more easily than usual and falls asleep as soon as her head hits the pillow.
I was half asleep when I felt the bed move and a warm body pressed against me.
She hummed twice, and Cheng Baidong gently patted her shoulder with his large hand and coaxed her softly, "It's me, go back to sleep."
Hearing Cheng Baidong's voice, Fang Qiao felt relieved and hummed in agreement. She found a comfortable spot in his arms and continued to sleep.
The next day.
After breakfast, Chen Guizhi came to Fang Qiao to gossip: "Little Qiao, Little Qiao, did you know that Sun Shuyi's boyfriend was arrested?"
Fang Qiao's brow twitched, but she shook her head calmly: "I don't know, when did this happen?"
“In the middle of the night,” Chen Guizhi said gossipy, “he tried to sneak into the office building through the window, but was caught red-handed by the night patrol guards. In addition, they also caught an inside man who was working with him.”
Fang Qiao said "Oh," thinking to herself, "Cheng Baidong was so busy yesterday that he didn't even have time to eat. He was probably arranging this."
Chen Guizhi clicked her tongue: "Sun Shuyi is crying and wailing to the leaders right now, insisting that the factory has wronged an innocent person."
Fang Qiao was speechless: "What is she saying? Is she out of her mind? We've caught her red-handed, and she still won't admit it?"
“She doesn’t admit it. She even made up a story, saying that Wu Tianyou has sleepwalking and went out in the middle of the night because he was sleepwalking.” Chen Guizhi scoffed, “Who would climb out of a window if they were sleepwalking? She’s really good at making things up.”
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