Chapter 286 The Gossip I Didn’t Finish Hearing
After coaxing the other person to move back, Lu Shiman let go of Ji Linshen and quickly answered the phone.
"Manman~ It's sunny today, the weather is great, suitable for meeting, what do you think?" Qin Jiaojiao's slightly excited voice came from the receiver.
"I think you're right." Lu Shiman leaned on Ji Linshen's shoulder, her earlobe rubbing against the knitted pattern of his turtleneck sweater, and her voice unconsciously became a little gentler.
Ji Linshen felt sad when he heard the tone, and he gently twisted the soft flesh around her waist with his arms around her waist.
"Then let's have lunch together at noon, and then go for tea in the afternoon. Huo Beiyan said there's an old teahouse with a great environment."
"Okay, that's the two of us, so we still have to bring..." Lu Shiman paused, raised his eyes and stared at Ji Linshen: "...boyfriend."
Hearing her mention her boyfriend, Ji Linshen's heart trembled suddenly, and an indescribable joy spread in his chest.
"It just so happens that I didn't hear the second gossip you mentioned last night." Lu Shiman suddenly thought of the gossip.
"Didn't you hear it? You didn't hear any gossip in the voice chat. May I ask where you were?" Qin Jiaojiao asked.
"Ji Linshen is gone."
Qin Jiaojiao wondered: "Where did Ji Linshen go?"
"It's nothing. When we meet later, just tell me in person. I'm extremely curious." Lu Shiman changed the subject.
The two agreed on a meeting time, chatted for a few more words, and then reluctantly hung up the phone.
Throwing the phone aside, Lu Shiman sat astride Ji Linshen's legs, ran her hands through the ends of his hair, entangled the strands of hair at the back of his neck, and hooked her hands around his neck. Her nose rubbed against his Adam's apple: "Baby, I will never compare you with a male model again. Please don't be sad, okay?"
Ji Linshen wrapped his hands around her waist and pressed her into his arms, the corners of his lips raised slightly: "Aren't you afraid that the brothers will come down and see it?"
She gathered her arms together and buried her head in the crook of his neck: "It's not like my brothers don't know about our relationship, so I'm not afraid."
Ji Lin sneered, his fingers slid down her back, and he gently pinched her buttocks: "Aren't you afraid that you'll still let me wear a turtleneck sweater?"
"I'm worried your sexy Adam's apple will get cold." Lu Shiman opened the collar of his sweater and gently sucked on his Adam's apple: "How about it, am I very considerate?"
Her Adam's apple spasmed and rolled under the tip of her tongue. Ji Linshen's hands, which were pinching her hips, sank into the soft texture. "Well, that's very considerate."
There were footsteps coming from upstairs, and Lu Shiman immediately jumped off his lap, hurriedly smoothed out the wrinkles on her skirt, and sat upright beside him.
Lu Jianheng followed Lu Yannan downstairs, and his collar was pulled up by his elder brother.
"Your third brother and I are going out for a while and won't be back for lunch." After Lu Yannan said this, he grabbed Lu Jianheng by the scruff of the neck and left in a hurry as if he was carrying a large dog.
From the entrance came the sound of Lu Jianheng hopping on one foot to put on his shoes.
Lu Shiman watched the two brothers leave, then turned to look at Ji Linshen: "Change your clothes, I'll go upstairs and tell my fourth brother."
"Yeah." Ji Linshen took her hand and went upstairs.
After changing clothes, Lu Shiman knocked on Lu Qiyun's door.
It was a long time before Lu Qiyun opened the door. He looked at Lu Shiman without saying a word, with a questioning look in his eyes.
"Fourth brother, the eldest brother is out with the third brother, the second brother is out with a friend, Ji Linshen and I have an appointment with Jiaojiao and will be out soon."
"Um."
"Fourth brother, you must eat well at noon even if you are alone." Lu Shiman reminded him again with concern.
"Um."
"If you're bored this afternoon, you can come see me. However, the doctor told you to get more rest, so you should just stay in your room and sleep."
"Know."
"Then we'll go first. Fourth brother, please be careful not to touch your hands."
"I know, let's go." Lu Qijun gently pushed her shoulder with the spine of a book, feeling that his sister talked too much.
Lu Shiman kept looking back as she watched her fourth brother close the door. She sighed softly, "We feel like parents who are worried about their autistic child when they go out."
The apt metaphor made Ji Lin laugh deep in his throat.
I have to say, her instructions and Lu Qiyun's answer just now really sounded like the instructions of a worried mother giving to her child.
He inserted his fingers into hers and clasped them tightly: "Can you go out now without worry, little mother?"
The four of them had lunch and walked leisurely to the old teahouse in Ge Lane.
It was still the same private room as before, and the tea artist was already waiting in the tea room.
When the tea artist saw Lu Shiman and the others, his eyes widened. Isn't this the 'Drum Sister'?
She was deeply impressed. After all, such a beautiful face, but the words she spoke were so vulgar, it was hard for her to forget.
Lu Shiman and Qin Jiaojiao chose a seat by the window and started chatting before the tea was served.
"Tell me again, the bride becomes the mother-in-law, so where did the bride go?" Lu Shiman couldn't wait to know.
Ji Lin looked deeply at the two figures standing close to each other, sighed, and resigned himself to sitting next to Huo Beiyan.
Huo Beiyan didn't miss the flash of disdain in his eyes. He glanced at him and pointed to the corner of the wall: "If you don't want to sit, you can squat over there."
He didn't want to sit with him, and he didn't want to sit with Ji Linshen either.
Ji Linshen ignored him, sat next to him and flipped through the menu.
I ordered all the pastries that Man liked to eat last time on the road.
Putting down the menu, he tilted his head and asked, "How's the investigation going?"
"Brother, can you let me and my people take a break during the New Year?" Huo Beiyan squinted at him.
I told him to just ask if he needed anything, but I didn't expect that this guy would actually treat me like a donkey.
"I asked Chu Qi to check Ji Liangxing's whereabouts. He secretly went to Jincheng. I suspect..."
Qin Jiaojiao's voice interrupted their conversation.
"Young Master Cao, on the wedding day, he went to the dressing room to see the bride, and it turned out that the person sitting there in her wedding dress was the bride's mother."
"The mother-in-law turned into a bride in an instant!" Lu Shiman exclaimed.
Ji Linshen and Huo Beiyan's attention was also drawn to the gossip.
"Yes, and then the Cao family refused to accept it and demanded an explanation from the girl's family."
"The mother-in-law started crying, saying her daughter had left a note and ran away from home. She had no other choice but to arrange a marriage in her place."
"Ah?" Lu Shiman opened his mouth wide, his three views were shocked.
"Here comes the point. When the Cao family was arguing, Mrs. Cao discovered that her husband had not appeared since last night."
Qin Jiaojiao said this and took a sip of water.
Everyone's eyes were on her, including the tea master.
Lu Shiman picked up a piece of cake and handed it to her: "Don't be in a hurry, talk slowly."
Qin Jiaojiao took a bite, frowned, and stuffed it into Huo Beiyan's mouth: "Then, Mrs. Cao called her husband, but found that the number was directly disconnected."
"The Cao family sent someone to investigate and found her husband's flight booking to fly abroad. And then there was the even more shocking news..."
"The one flying with Mrs. Cao's husband was the bride."
"Mr. Cao's father took away his bride, and his mother-in-law married her in her place?" Lu Shiman concluded.
"Yes, that's right. I heard that he is still abroad and hasn't come back yet."
"Is the marriage concluded?"
"It must be yellow."
The two began to talk about other gossip.
Lu Shiman's phone on the table vibrated and a text message popped up.
[Ms. Lu, are you satisfied with the contents of the USB drive?]
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